Atomic Fragments

Author : Mary Palevsky
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2000-06-29
Category : History
ISBN : 0520923650

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Atomic Fragments by Mary Palevsky Pdf

More than most of us, Mary Palevsky needed to come to terms with the moral complexities of the atomic bomb: Her parents worked on its development during World War II and were profoundly changed by that experience. After they died, unanswered questions sent their daughter on a search for understanding. This compelling, sometimes heart-wrenching chronicle is the story of that quest. It takes her, and us, on a journey into the minds, memories, and emotions of the bomb builders. Scientists Hans Bethe, Edward Teller, Joseph Rotblat, Herbert York, Philip Morrison, and Robert Wilson, and philosopher David Hawkins responded to Palevsky's personal approach in a way that dramatically expands their previously published statements. Her skill and passion as an interlocutor prompt these men to recall their lives vividly and to reexamine their own decisions, debating within themselves the complex issues raised by the bomb. The author herself, seeking to comprehend the widely differing ways in which individual scientists made choices about the bomb and made sense of their work, deeply reconsiders those questions of commitment and conscience her parents faced. In personal vignettes that complement the interviews, she captures other remembrances of the bomb through commemorative events and chance encounters with people who were "there." Her concluding chapter reframes the crucial moral questions in terms that show the questions themselves to be the abiding legacy we all share. This beautifully written book bridges generations to make its readers participants in the ongoing dialogue about science and philosophy, war and peace.

Author : Mary Palevsky
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1350791390

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Author : Anonim
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 440 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2023-06-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780323992534

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Advances in Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics by Anonim Pdf

Advances in Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics, Volume 72 highlights new advances in the field, with this new volume presenting interesting chapters written by an international board of authors. Provides the authority and expertise of leading contributors from an international board of authors Presents the latest release in the Advances in Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics series Includes the latest information in the field

Author : United States. Representative to the Atomic Energy Commission of the United Nations
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 1946
Category : Nuclear energy
ISBN : COLUMBIA:CU60721367

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The International Control of Atomic Energy by United States. Representative to the Atomic Energy Commission of the United Nations Pdf

Author : A. L'Huillier,Bernard Piraux,Kazimierz Rzazewski
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 494 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781461579632

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Super-Intense Laser—Atom Physics by A. L'Huillier,Bernard Piraux,Kazimierz Rzazewski Pdf

The rapid development of powerful pulsed lasers is at the origin of a conside rable interest in studying the response of an atom, a molecule (or a solid) to a strong electromagnetic field. It is now possible to produce at the laboratory scale, ultra-short 13 pulses with a duration of 100 femtoseconds (10- second) and a power of the order 12 of 1 terawatt (10 Watt). Under these conditions, very high peak intensities may be obtained and electric fields exceeding typical electron binding fields in atoms are generated. The interaction of an atom or a molecule with such electromagnetic fields has a highly non-linear character which leads to unexpected phenomena. Amongst them, - above-threshold ionization (ATI) i.e. the absorption of additional photons in excess of the minimal number necessary to overcome the ionization potential and its molecular counterpart, above-threshold dissociation (ATD); - generation of very high harmonics of the driving field; - stabilization of one-electron systems in strong fields. These processes were the main topics of two international meetings which were held in 1989 and 1991 in the United States under the common name SILAP (Super-Intense Laser-Atom Physics).

Author : Ian David Brown
Publisher : Oxford University Press on Demand
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780198508700

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The Chemical Bond in Inorganic Chemistry by Ian David Brown Pdf

The bond valence model is a recently developed model of the chemical bond in inorganic chemistry that complements the bond model widely used in organic chemistry. It is simple, quantitative, intuitive, and predictive - no more than a pocket calculator is needed to calculate it. This book focuses on the theory that underlies the model, and shows how it has been used in physics, materials science, chemistry, mineralogy, soil science, and molecular biology.

Author : Franck van Breugel,Marsha Chechik
Publisher : Springer
Page : 524 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2008-08-19
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9783540853619

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CONCUR 2008 - Concurrency Theory by Franck van Breugel,Marsha Chechik Pdf

This volume contains the proceedings of the 19th International Conference on Concurrency Theory (CONCUR 2008) which took place at the University of TorontoinToronto,Canada,August19–22,2008. CONCUR2008wasco-located with the 27th Annual ACM SIGACT-SIGOPS Symposium on the Principles of Distributed Computing (PODC 2008), and the two conferences shared two invited speakers, some social events, and a symposium celebrating the lifelong research contributions of Nancy Lynch. The purpose of the CONCUR conferences is to bring together researchers, developers, and students in order to advance the theory of concurrency and promote its applications. Interest in this topic is continuously growing, as a consequence of the importance and ubiquity of concurrent systems and their applications, and of the scienti?c relevance of their foundations. Topics include basic models of concurrency (such as abstract machines, domain theoretic m- els, game theoretic models, process algebras, and Petri nets), logics for c- currency (such as modal logics, temporal logics and resource logics), models of specialized systems (such as biology-inspired systems, circuits, hybrid systems, mobile systems, multi-core processors, probabilistic systems, real-time systems, synchronoussystems, and Web services),veri?cationand analysis techniques for concurrent systems (such as abstract interpretation, atomicity checking, mod- checking, race detection, run-time veri?cation, state-space exploration, static analysis,synthesis,testing, theorem provingand type systems), andrelated p- gramming models (such as distributed or object-oriented). Of the 120 regular and 5 tool papers submitted this year, 33 regular and 2 tool papers were accepted for presentation and areincluded in the present v- ume.

Author : Carla Guidotti,Maria Allegrini
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 297 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783642717789

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Photons and Continuum States of Atoms and Molecules by Carla Guidotti,Maria Allegrini Pdf

Since 1981 there has been an attempt in Europe to organize a series of small meetings/workshops/tavole rotonde with the aim of bringing together physi cists and chemists interested in problems concerning atoms or molecules in teracting with external photons where the continua are investigated. The number of problems that fall into this category turns out to be vast. However, it is not possible to make a strict separation into problems con cerning atomic and molecular collisions and those related to the usual spec troscopy. This admixture of two disciplines, discussions on the role of photons and on the interaction of external electromagnetic fields with the continuum provided a central motivation for these workshops. The fourth of this series of meetings was held at Cortona between June 16 and 20, 1986. It was attended by about 100 researchers in the field and there were 43 presentations, all having equal time. These talks form the subject matter of this volume. The idea of publishing the proceedings of these meetings is not new. It allows one to have small meetings in which the subject matter can be discussed at length in a lively atmosphere. However, after the meeting is over, the speakers can collect their thoughts and produce articles in which the results of their interaction with the other participants can be incorporated.

Author : Theo W. Hänsch,Yuen R. Shen
Publisher : Springer
Page : 430 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2013-06-05
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783540396642

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Laser Spectroscopy VII by Theo W. Hänsch,Yuen R. Shen Pdf

The Seventh International Conference on Laser Spectroscopy or SEICOLS'85 was held at the Maui Surf Hotel, Hawaii, USA, June 24 to 28, 1985. Like its predecessors at Vail, Megeve, Jackson Lake, Rottach-Egern, Jasper Park, and Interlaken, SEICOLS '85 aimed at providing an informal setting for active scientists to meet and discuss recent developments and applications in laser spectroscopy. The Conference site on the sunny sands of famed Kaanapali Beach on the Island of Maui, although perhaps not the traditional mountain resort, offered nonetheless an atmosphere most inspiring to creative discussions during the unscheduled afternoons. The Conference was truly international: 223 scientists represented 19 countries, including Australia, Canada, People's Republic of China, Denmark, Finland, France Germany (FRG), Great Britain, Israel, Italy, Japan, South Korea, Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and U.S.A. The intense scientific program included 14 topical sessions with 59 invited talks. Approximately 60 additional invited papers and 16 postdeadline papers were presented during three lively evening poster sessions. The present Proceedings contain oral as well as poster and postdeadline papers. We thank all authors for the timely preparation of their manuscripts, now available to a wider audience. We would also like to thank the members of the International Steering Committee for their valuable suggestions and advice. Our special thanks go to the members of the Program Committee for their painstaking efforts.

Author : Lou Massa
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2011-06-10
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780199830480

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Science and the Written Word by Lou Massa Pdf

In order to meet the growing scientific requirements of an increasingly complex society, it is essential for us to have an appreciation of the power and breadth of science. Science and the Written Word is a collection of interviews featuring some of the world's greatest scientists and Nobel Prize winners. The interviews examine topics related to the nature of science and technology, making them more accessible to the general reader, and emphasize the relationship of various scientific disciplines to one another. Through this book, readers learn from the "inside" how science is done, what motivates it, and why it is of importance to society as a whole. The book offers insights into scientific personalities and dispels common misconceptions regarding the popular image of scientists. The interviews in this book examine standards of behavior and ethics and demonstrate the relationships between science and social values. They delve into topics such as the utility of science in application to war, the importance of science in the educational curriculum, cost benefits of fundamental research in consideration of the national budget, and the public controversy of evolution versus intelligent design. Cumulatively, the discussions in this book give rise to an awareness of both the reality of science and technology and its profound impact upon the well being of society.

Author : Ilia Bider,Khaled Gaaloul,John Krogstie,Selmin Nurcan,Henderik A. Proper,Rainer Schmidt,Pnina Soffer
Publisher : Springer
Page : 506 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2014-06-05
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9783662437452

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Enterprise, Business-Process and Information Systems Modeling by Ilia Bider,Khaled Gaaloul,John Krogstie,Selmin Nurcan,Henderik A. Proper,Rainer Schmidt,Pnina Soffer Pdf

This book contains the refereed proceedings of the 15th International Conference on Business Process Modeling, Development and Support (BPMDS 2014) and the 19th International Conference on Exploring Modeling Methods for Systems Analysis and Design (EMMSAD 2014), held together with the 26th International Conference on Advanced Information Systems Engineering (CAiSE 2014) in Thessaloniki, Greece, in June 2014. The 20 full papers accepted for BPMDS were selected from 48 submissions and cover a wide spectrum of issues related to business process development, modeling, and support. They are grouped into topical sections on business process modeling as a human-driven process, representing the human perspective of business processes, supporting humans in business processes, variability-enabling process models, various models for various process perspectives, and BPMDS in practice. The ten full and three short papers accepted for EMMSAD were chosen from 27 submissions and focus on exploring, evaluating, and enhancing modeling methods and methodologies for the analysis and design of information systems, enterprises, and business processes. They are grouped into sections on conceptual modeling, requirements modeling, business process modeling, goal and language action modeling, enterprise and business modeling, and new approaches.

Author : Mohammad Hossein Keshavarz
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2023-10-04
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783111189673

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Toxicity: 77 Must-Know Predictions of Organic Compounds by Mohammad Hossein Keshavarz Pdf

Due to the advances of various methods for the prediction of toxicity of organic compounds and ionic liquids (ILs), it is necessary to review these methods for scientists and students. It is essential to compare the advantages and shortcomings of these methods. Since many organic compounds and ILs are synthesized each year, this book introduces suitable models for the assessment of their toxicities. This book reviews the best predictive methods for the prediction of toxicity of organic compounds and ILs, which were derived by in vitro or in vivo experiments. Different available quantitative structure‐toxicity relationship (QSTR) models based on various descriptors have been discussed to predict toxicity parameters such as LD50 (50% lethal dose), EC50 (the concentration of the desired IL that produces mortality of 50 percent of the bacterial population) and log(IGC50-1) (logarithm of 50% growth inhibitory concentration of T. pyriformis) of various classes of organic compounds and ILs. The reliability of these methods is compared and discussed. Each chapter contains some complimentary problems with their answers, which can improve the experience of students and researchers. The introduced subjects are suitable for advanced students in chemistry, biochemistry, medicinal chemistry, and chemical engineering.

Author : Alex Keller
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2013-10-09
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780486149950

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The Infancy of Atomic Physics by Alex Keller Pdf

This compelling history portrays the human faces and lives behind the beginnings of atomic science, from experiments in the 1880s to the era just after the First World War.

Author : Willem-Paul de Roever,Hans Langmaack,Amir Pnueli
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 655 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 1998-12-18
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9783540654933

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Compositionality: The Significant Difference by Willem-Paul de Roever,Hans Langmaack,Amir Pnueli Pdf

This book originates from the International Symposium on Compositionality, COMPOS'97, held in Bad Malente, Germany in September 1997. The 25 chapters presented in revised full version reflect the current state of the art in the area of compositional reasoning about concurrency. The book is a valuable reference for researchers and professionals interested in formal systems design and analysis; it also is well suited for self study and use in advanced courses.

Author : United States. Congress. Joint Committee on Atomic Energy
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 906 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 1958
Category : Nuclear energy
ISBN : CHI:28283638

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Hearings and Reports on Atomic Energy by United States. Congress. Joint Committee on Atomic Energy Pdf