Recollections of early solid state physics

1980 ◽  
Vol 371 (1744) ◽  
pp. 28-38 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
State Physics ◽  
Quantum Mechanics ◽  
Quantum Theory ◽  
Solid State ◽  
Particle Physics ◽  
Critical Size ◽  
Mathematical Physics ◽  
British Government ◽  
Solid State Physics ◽  
Nuclear Bomb

Peierls, Sir Rudolf Ernst. Born Berlin 1907. Studied at Berlin, Munich and Leipzig. From 1932 held research positions in Manchester and Cambridge. Was Professor of mathematical physics in Birmingham and Oxford. Knighted 1968. Author of many papers applying quantum mechanics to problems in solid state and in particle physics', author of Quantum theory of solids, 1955. Author with 0. R. Frisch in 1940 of ‘ Confidential memorandum to British Government on possibility and critical size of nuclear bomb'.

Memories of early days in solid state physics

1980 ◽  
Vol 371 (1744) ◽  
pp. 56-66 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
State Physics ◽  
Quantum Mechanics ◽  
Solid State ◽  
Nobel Prize ◽  
Niels Bohr ◽  
Theoretical Physics ◽  
Solid State Physics ◽  
Research Papers ◽  
Atomic Collisions

Mott, Sir Nevill. Born Leeds 1905. Studied theoretical physics under R. H. Fowler in Cambridge, in Copenhagen under Niels Bohr and in Gottingen. Professor of Theoretical Physics in Bristol 1933-54, and Cavendish Professor of Physics, Cambridge 1954-71. Nobel Prize for Physics 1977. Author of several books and research papers on application of quantum mechanics to atomic collisions and since 1933 on problems of solid state science

Introduction

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
Andrew Zangwill
Keyword(s):  
State Physics ◽  
Solid State ◽  
Symmetry Breaking ◽  
Particle Physics ◽  
Popular Media ◽  
Theoretical Physics ◽  
Solid State Physics ◽  
Scientific Enterprise ◽  
Big Ideas ◽  
Rules Of The Game

This chapter provides an overview of Anderson’s career and contrasts his speciality, the physics of the very many (solid-state physics), with the areas of physics that tend to appear in popular media—the physics of the very small (particle physics) and the physics of the very distant (astrophysics and cosmology). It compares Anderson’s physics skills to those of a chess grandmaster. The number of pieces (atoms and electrons) is so large that merely knowing the microscopic rules of the game is not enough to gain real understanding. There is a focus on the big ideas Anderson brought to the table—symmetry breaking, emergence, and complexity—and also his great interest in the cultural and political aspects of physics. The goal of the book is to help readers understand the magician-like skills Anderson brought to theoretical physics and the effect these had on his students, coworkers, community, and on scientific enterprise.

HANS BETHE'S CONTRIBUTIONS TO SOLID-STATE PHYSICS

2006 ◽  
Vol 20 (16) ◽  
pp. 2227-2236 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. DAVID MERMIN ◽  
NEIL W. ASHCROFT
Keyword(s):  
State Physics ◽  
Quantum Theory ◽  
Solid State ◽  
Nuclear Physics ◽  
Solid State Physics ◽  
Main Interest ◽  
Doctoral Research ◽  
The Subject

Hans Bethe's doctoral research was primarily in solid-state physics. During the late 1920's and early 1930's he played a major role in developing the new quantum theory of solids. Though nuclear physics became his main interest in the mid 1930's, he continued to write papers in solid-state physics into the late 1940's, and remained interested in the subject all his life.

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