The Problems of Physics (OPUS S.) - Softcover

Leggett, A.J.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0192891863 ISBN 13: 9780192891860

Publisher: Oxford Paperbacks, 1987

Synopsis

This book attempts to give the non-specialist reader a general view of what physicists do, and of the problems which are still to be solved in contemporary physics. In contrast to many popular books on the subject, it concentrates not on the achievements of physicists, but on the exciting frontier areas of modern physics, and the fascinating work which is still to be done in the field. Readership: sixth-formers planning to study physics at a higher level; first-year physics students and academics in related disciplines; some general readers with a particular interest in physics.

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Review

In The Problems of Physics, first published in 1987, Anthony Leggett presents an overview of the frontiers of physics at the time, aimed at the general reader. (CERN Courier, Vol 47 No 6, July/August 2007)

First published in 1987 this reissue remains topical as it focuses on problems faced by physicists, rather than answers they provide. For instance, observation of the Higgs boson would not be the end of the story. (Nature Physics, Vol.2 November 2006.)

About the Author

A. J. Leggett Macarthur Professor and Professor of Physics University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Anthony J. Leggett was born in London, England in March 1938.He attended Balliol College, Oxford where he majored in Literae Humaniores (classical languages and literature, philosophy and Greco-Roman history), and thereafter Merton College, Oxford where he took a second undergraduate degree in Physics. He completed a D.Phil. (Ph.D.) degree in theoretical physics under the supervision of D. ter Haar. After postdoctoral research in Urbana, Kyoto and elsewhere he joined the faculty of the University of Sussex (U.K.) in 1967, being promoted to Reader in 1971 and to Professor in 1978. In 1983 he became John D. and Catherine T. Macarthur Professor at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, a position he currently holds. His principal research interests lie in the areas of condensed matter physics, particularly high-temperature superconductivity,and the foundations of quantum mechanics.

Edition details

• Publisher: Oxford Paperbacks
• Publication date: 1987
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0192891863
• ISBN 13: 9780192891860
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 192