Physics and Electronics

Visions of the Future

J. Michael, Thomas M. Thompson

214 pages, parution le 16/10/2001

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Leading young scientists, many holding prestigious Royal Society Research Fellowships, describe their research and give their visions of the future. Re-written in a popular and well illustrated style, the articles are derived from scholarly and authoritative papers published in a special Millennium Issue of the Royal Society's Philosophical Transactions (used by Newton, this is the world's longest running scientific journal). Carefully selected by the journal's editor, Professor J. M. T. Thompson FRS, topics include :

quantum physics and its relation to relativity theory and human consciousness;
electronics for the future;
exotic quantum computing and data storage;
telecommunications and the internet.

The book conveys the excitement and enthusiasm of the young authors for their work in Physics and Electronics. Two companion books cover Astronomy and Earth Science, and Chemistry and Life Science. All are definitive reviews for anyone with a general interest in the future directions of science.

Contents

Preface
1 Night thoughts of a quantum physicist 1
2 Metals without electrons: the physics of exotic quantum fluids 17
3 Atom optics: matter and waves in harmony 39
4 Quantum electronics: beyond the transistor 49
5 Spin electronics 79
6 Polymer electronics 97
7 Quantum-enhanced information processing 117
8 Magnets, microchips and memories 139
9 Future high-capacity optical communications: systems and networks 161
10 Control and pricing of the Internet 183
Contributors biographies 197
Index

L'auteur - Thomas M. Thompson

Thomas M. Thompson received his Ph.D. from the University of California, Davis, under Sherman Stein. Before going to Davis, he began his teaching career at Walla Walla College in southeastern Washington State where he subsequently returned and has remained there to the present. His main mathematical interests are in algebra, history, and pedagogy, and for the past eleven years he has team-taught an interdisciplinary honors course combining science, mathematics, and the arts. This latter experience has also allowed him to pursue, without guilt, one of his many hobbies: amateur astronomy. While at Walla Walla College he has received The Thomas and Violet Zapara Excellence in Teaching Award in mathematics and science.

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Éditeur(s)	Cambridge University Press
Auteur(s)	J. Michael, Thomas M. Thompson
Parution	16/10/2001
Nb. de pages	214
Format	15 x 22,8
Couverture	Broché
Poids	395g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9780521805384

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Physics and Electronics

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