Read article 'A New Kind of Science'
A New Kind of Science
Luis Alvarez-Gaume reviews in 2003 A New Kind of Science.
Read article 'A New Kind of Science'
Read article 'TRIUMF: the home of Canadian subatomic physics'
TRIUMF: the home of Canadian subatomic physics
The acronym for Canada’s national laboratory for particle and nuclear physics, TRIUMF, was out of date almost as soon as it was coined. Derived from “TRI-University Meson Facility”, ...
Read article 'Sketches of an Elephant – A Topos Theory Compendium'
Sketches of an Elephant – A Topos Theory Compendium
This comprehensive two volume set on the theory of topos - the abstract construction of algebraic geometry - owes its title to the Indian tale of four blind men asked to describe an elephant.
Read article 'Introduction to Quantum Fields on a Lattice'
Introduction to Quantum Fields on a Lattice
This book is based on a series of lectures given by the author at an advanced undergraduate/beginning graduate level.
Read article 'Gauge Theories in Particle Physics Third Edition Volume 1: From Relativistic Quantum Mechanics to QED'
Gauge Theories in Particle Physics Third Edition Volume 1: From Relativistic Quantum Mechanics to QED
For the third edition of this classic graduate textbook, first published in 1982, the authors have substantially enlarged the text to reflect developments both in university curricula and the field of...
Read article 'Mathematics for the Imagination'
Mathematics for the Imagination
Robert Cailliau reviews in 2003 Mathematics for the Imagination.
Read article 'From Nuclear Transmutation to Nuclear Fission, 1932-1939'
From Nuclear Transmutation to Nuclear Fission, 1932-1939
Gordon Fraser reviews in 2002 From Nuclear Transmutation to Nuclear Fission, 1932-1939.
Read article 'The Particle Odyssey'
The Particle Odyssey
Martin Redfern reviews in 2002 The Particle Odyssey.
Read article 'Physicists and the decision to drop the bomb'
Physicists and the decision to drop the bomb
The tide of the Second World War turned in the Allies’ favour in 1943. In January the siege of Leningrad ended, and in February the Germans surrendered at Stalingrad and were in retreat before t...
Read article 'Fermilab: a laboratory at the frontier of research'
Fermilab: a laboratory at the frontier of research
Since its foundation in 1967, creeping urbanization has taken away some of Fermilab's remoteness, but the famous buffalo still roam, and farm buildings evocative of frontier America dot the landscape ...
