Ebook: Fundamental Interactions in Physics

The Center for Theoretical Studies of the University of Miami has been the host of annual winter conferences whose content has expanded from the particular topic of symmetry principles in high energy physics to encompass the bases and relationships of many branches of know­ ledge. The scope of the Tenth Coral Gables Conference on Fundamental Interactions included astrophysics, atomic and molecular physics, fundamental theories of gravi­ tation, of electromagnetism, and of hadrons, gauge theories of weak and electromagnetic interactions, high energy physics, liquid helium physics, and theoretical biology. The range of topics is partially represented by the scientific talks which form this book. The tangible fruits of the conference are these papers; the intangible ones are the changes of outlook which the participants experienced and the new appreciation they gained of the basic unity of all knowledge. Historically, the early Coral Gables Conferences witnessed the introduction of the concept of the quark and the attempts to formulate a unification of the in­ ternal and space-time symmetries of the elementary particles, while later ones were the initial forums for new unified theories of interactions and for the ideas of scaling, light-cone dominance, and partons.

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Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-x
Long Range Forces and Broken Symmetries....Pages 1-17
Fundamental Interactions....Pages 19-54
On SL(6,C) Gauge Invariance....Pages 55-82
Geometry and Physics of the Elementary Particles....Pages 83-95
Initial Experiments at NAL....Pages 97-108
Total Absorption Detectors and their Applications to High Energy Physics....Pages 109-124
Opening Comments on Gauge Theories....Pages 125-128
Unified Gauge Theories of Strong, Weak and Electromagnetic Interactions....Pages 129-141
Concerning the Formulation of Charge Independence of the Pion Nucleon Interaction....Pages 143-167
Theory of a One-Dimensional Relativistic Elastic Continuum and Hadronic Wave Equation....Pages 169-174
An Approach to Hadron Physics Through Asymptotic SU(3) and the Chiral SU(3) x SU(3) Algebra....Pages 175-181
The Electron and the Muon as Eigensolutions in Quantum Electromechanics....Pages 183-187
Slow Positron Collision in Gases....Pages 189-212
Variational Principles, and Atomic Scattering....Pages 213-227
Panel Discussion Spin and Polarization Effects in Atomic Processes....Pages 229-260
Electron-Molecule Scattering....Pages 261-284
Panel Discussion Electron Molecule Collisions....Pages 285-313
X-Ray Astronomy....Pages 315-335
Helium in Small Assemblies and Heavy Nuclei....Pages 337-353
Quantum Structural Stability and Biology....Pages 355-388
Back Matter....Pages 389-399

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Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-x
Long Range Forces and Broken Symmetries....Pages 1-17
Fundamental Interactions....Pages 19-54
On SL(6,C) Gauge Invariance....Pages 55-82
Geometry and Physics of the Elementary Particles....Pages 83-95
Initial Experiments at NAL....Pages 97-108
Total Absorption Detectors and their Applications to High Energy Physics....Pages 109-124
Opening Comments on Gauge Theories....Pages 125-128
Unified Gauge Theories of Strong, Weak and Electromagnetic Interactions....Pages 129-141
Concerning the Formulation of Charge Independence of the Pion Nucleon Interaction....Pages 143-167
Theory of a One-Dimensional Relativistic Elastic Continuum and Hadronic Wave Equation....Pages 169-174
An Approach to Hadron Physics Through Asymptotic SU(3) and the Chiral SU(3) x SU(3) Algebra....Pages 175-181
The Electron and the Muon as Eigensolutions in Quantum Electromechanics....Pages 183-187
Slow Positron Collision in Gases....Pages 189-212
Variational Principles, and Atomic Scattering....Pages 213-227
Panel Discussion Spin and Polarization Effects in Atomic Processes....Pages 229-260
Electron-Molecule Scattering....Pages 261-284
Panel Discussion Electron Molecule Collisions....Pages 285-313
X-Ray Astronomy....Pages 315-335
Helium in Small Assemblies and Heavy Nuclei....Pages 337-353
Quantum Structural Stability and Biology....Pages 355-388
Back Matter....Pages 389-399
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