Ebook: Symposia on Theoretical Physics and Mathematics 8: Lectures presented at the 1967 Fifth Anniversary Symposium of the Institute of Mathematical Sciences Madras, India
- Tags: Theoretical Mathematical and Computational Physics
- Year: 1968
- Publisher: Springer US
- Edition: 1
- Language: English
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This volume comprises the lectures given at the Fifth Anniversary Symposium held at the Institute of Mathematical Sciences, Madras, India, during January 1967. Professor Dallaporta of Padua delivered the inaugural address on the fundamental problem of quasars "whose study appears to hold im plications for cosmology." He presented a critical review of several attempts to understand their exceptionally large red shifts and also discussed the physical theories concerning the cause of the explosions which give rise to the quasars and to the tremendous energy output they require - questions which still remain unanswered. He stated, in concluding, that we may have to invoke certain aspects of the present theories of elementary particles in order to unravel these mysteries. Professor Mercier, well known for his studies on the philosophical foundations of modern physics, critically examined the various at tempts, such as that of Einstein, to formulate a unified field theory.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xii
A General Outlook on the Quasars....Pages 1-13
On the Unification of Physical Theories....Pages 15-23
A Note on the Representations of Dirac Groups....Pages 25-32
Relativistic Wave Equations for Higher Spin and Their Quantization....Pages 33-45
Contributions to the Relativistic Generalization of the Kinetic Theory of Gases and Statistical Mechanics....Pages 47-60
Variational Methods in Scattering Theory....Pages 61-86
The (?+, 2p) Reactions on Nuclei....Pages 87-103
Muon Capture as a Probe for Nuclear Structure....Pages 105-113
Functional Differential Equations....Pages 115-127
On Some Convex Functions and Related Inequalities....Pages 129-132
On Harmonic Differential Forms in a General Manifold....Pages 133-140
Developments in the Theory of Univalent Functions....Pages 141-150
Generalized Analytic Continuation....Pages 151-163
Congruent Embedding into Boolean Vector Spaces....Pages 165-172
Raikov Systems....Pages 173-183
Certain Problems in the Design of Programmed-Motion Systems....Pages 185-192
Back Matter....Pages 193-200
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xii
A General Outlook on the Quasars....Pages 1-13
On the Unification of Physical Theories....Pages 15-23
A Note on the Representations of Dirac Groups....Pages 25-32
Relativistic Wave Equations for Higher Spin and Their Quantization....Pages 33-45
Contributions to the Relativistic Generalization of the Kinetic Theory of Gases and Statistical Mechanics....Pages 47-60
Variational Methods in Scattering Theory....Pages 61-86
The (?+, 2p) Reactions on Nuclei....Pages 87-103
Muon Capture as a Probe for Nuclear Structure....Pages 105-113
Functional Differential Equations....Pages 115-127
On Some Convex Functions and Related Inequalities....Pages 129-132
On Harmonic Differential Forms in a General Manifold....Pages 133-140
Developments in the Theory of Univalent Functions....Pages 141-150
Generalized Analytic Continuation....Pages 151-163
Congruent Embedding into Boolean Vector Spaces....Pages 165-172
Raikov Systems....Pages 173-183
Certain Problems in the Design of Programmed-Motion Systems....Pages 185-192
Back Matter....Pages 193-200
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