Contemporary Physics, Volume 50, Issue 1 (2009)

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Introduction to the 50th Anniversary Issue of Contemporary Physics
Peter Knight Editor
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‘Elementary particles’ (1960) by Abdus Salam
F. Close
Page: 3
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Elementary particles
Abdus Salam
Pages: 5-22
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‘The development of quantum theory. Part 1. Formulation and interpretation’ (1964) by R.E. Peierls
P. T. Greenland
Page: 23
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The development of quantum theory
R. E. Peierls
Pages: 25-35
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‘Elementary particle symmetries’ (1965) by T.W.B. Kibble
A.J. Leggett
Page: 37
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Elementary particle symmetries
T. W. B. Kibble
Pages: 39-55
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‘Take a photon…’ (1965) by O.R. Frisch
P. W. Milonni
Page: 57
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Take a photon…
O. R. Frisch
Pages: 59-67
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‘The Josephson effects’ (1969) by B.W. Petley
P.V.E. McClintock
Page: 69
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B. W. Petley
Pages: 71-90
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‘Gravitational radiation: the theoretical aspect’ (1972) by S.W. Hawking
R. Joseph
Page: 91
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Gravitational radiation: the theoretical aspect
S. W. Hawking
Pages: 93-102
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‘The black hole in astrophysics: the origin of the concept and its role’ (1974) by S. Chandrasekhar
R. Joseph
Page: 103
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The black hole in astrophysics: the origin of the concept and its role
S. Chandrasekhar
Pages: 105-128
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‘The Rydberg constant’ (1974) by G.W. Series
R. Thompson
Page: 129
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The Rydberg constant
G. W. Series
Pages: 131-150
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‘Snow crystals’ (1982) by F.C. Frank
A. Fisher
Page: 151
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Snow crystals
F.C. Frank
Pages: 153-172
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‘Particle substructure. A common theme of discovery in this century’ (1982) by W.K.H. Panofsky
F. Close
Page: 173
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Particle substructure. A common theme of discovery in this century
W. K. H. Panofsky
Pages: 175-196
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‘Soap, cells and statistics – random patterns in two dimensions’ (1984) by D. Weaire and N. Rivier
A. Stefanovska
Page: 197
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Soap, cells and statistics – random patterns in two dimensions
D. Weaire & N. Rivier
Pages: 199-239
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‘Schrödinger's cat and her laboratory cousins’ (1984) by A.J. Leggett
J.H. Eberly
Page: 241
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Schrödinger's cat and her laboratory cousins
A. J. Leggett
Pages: 243-258
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‘Nothing's plenty. The vacuum in modern quantum field theory’ (1985) by I.J.R. Aitchison
P. W. Milonni
Page: 259
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Nothing's plenty. The vacuum in modern quantum field theory
I.J.R. Aitchison
Pages: 261-319
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‘Measuring the quantum mechanical wave function’ by M.G. Raymer (1997)
R. Thompson
Page: 321
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Measuring the quantum mechanical wave function
M. G. Raymer
Pages: 323-335
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‘Quantum random walks: an introductory overview’ (2003) by J. Kempe
Martin Plenio
Page: 337
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Quantum random walks: an introductory overview
J. Kempe
Pages: 339-359
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‘Negative refraction’ (2004) by J.B. Pendry
P. W. Milonni
Page: 361
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Negative refraction
J. B. Pendry
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