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100	1		_aPeierls, Rudolf, _eauthor. _965817
245	1	0	_aSurprises in Theoretical Physics _h[Electronic book] / _cRudolf Peierls.
264		1	_aPrinceton, NJ : _bPrinceton University Press, _c[2021]
264		4	_c�1980
300			_a1 online resource (176 pages).
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490	0		_aPrinceton Series in Physics ; _v107
505	0	0	_tFrontmatter -- _tCONTENTS -- _tPREFACE -- _t1. GENERAL QUANTUM MECHANICS -- _t2. QUANTUM THEORY OF ATOMS -- _t3. STATISTICAL MECHANICS -- _t4. CONDENSED MATTER -- _t5. TRANSPORT PROBLEMS -- _t6. MANY-BODY PROBLEMS -- _t7. NUCLEAR PHYSICS -- _t8. RELATIVITY
520			_aProblems in theoretical physics often lead to paradoxical answers; yet closer reasoning and a more complete analysis invariably lead to the resolution of the paradox and to a deeper understanding of the physics involved. Drawing primarily from his own experience and that of his collaborators, Sir Rudolf Peierls selects examples of such "surprises" from a wide range of physical theory, from quantum mechanical scattering theory to the theory of relativity, from irreversibility in statistical mechanics to the behavior of electrons in solids. By studying such surprises and learning what kind of possibilities to look for, he suggests, scientists may be able to avoid errors in future problems. In some cases the surprise is that the outcome of a calculation is contrary to what physical intuition seems to demand. In other instances an approximation that looks convincing turns out to be unjustified, or one that looks unreasonable turns out to be adequate. Professor Peierls does not suggest, however, that theoretical physics is a hazardous game in which one can never foresee the surprises a detailed calculation might reveal. Rather, he contends, all the surprises discussed have rational explanations, most of which are very simple, at least in principle. This book is based on the author's lectures at the University of Washington in the spring of 1977 and at the Institut de Physique Nucleaire, University de Paris-Sud, Orsay, during the winter of 1977-1978.
546			_aIn English.
588	0		_aDescription based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 25. Feb 2021).
500			_aAvailable through DeGruyter.
590			_aIEEE _bIEEE Xplore Princeton University Press eBooks Library
650		0	_aMathematical physics. _911013
650		6	_aPhysique math�ematique. _964802
650		7	_aSCIENCE / Physics / General. _2bisacsh _97424
650		7	_aMathematical physics. _2fast _0(OCoLC)fst01012104 _911013
655		4	_aElectronic books. _93294
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