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...h-Australian theoretical physicist known for his contributions to particle physics and renormalization theory. ** J. C. Ward, ''Memoirs of a Theoretical Physicist'' (Optics Journal, Rochester, 2004). ...

...in atomic physics, heavy ion physics, nuclear physics, elementary particle physics (particularly in quantum electrodynamics and quantum chromodynamics). ...

...ry Schwarz|John Henry Schwarz]]''' (born November 22, 1941) is an American theoretical physicist. ...econd superstring revolution (1994-??) has brought non-perturbative string physics within reach. The key discoveries were the recognition of amazing and surpr ...

...d to have wide-ranging applicability. However, on a more [[w:philosophy of physics|philosophical]] level, debates continue about the meaning of the measuremen ...cs is fundamentally different from that in classical physics. In classical physics, a measurement reveals a pre-existing property of the physical system that ...

...Einstein]] in 1915 and the current description of gravitation in modern [[physics]]. General relativity generalizes [[special relativity]] and [[w:Newton's l ...ecame an internationally visible, highly active field of research in which theoretical explorations went hand in hand with new astrophysical discoveries such as { ...

...ehavior makes it more interesting than the “expected” (but unobserved) new physics: [[Isidor Isaac Rabi|who ordered this?]] ...

...ing clinical convenience. However, these advances have not been matched by theoretical developments that can yield a quantitative understanding of blood’s microrh ...ttps://www.feynmanlectures.caltech.edu/II_toc.html The Feynman Lectures on Physics, Volume II, Mainly Electromagnetism and Matter] ...

...tly discovered by British mathematician Arthur Cayley in 1845. In modern [[physics]], the octonions have applications in [[quantum field theory]] and [[string * Besides their possible role in physics, the octonions are important because they tie together some algebraic struc ...

...e journal|title=Charged scalar field and quantum number violations|journal=Physics Letters B|volume=161|issue=1-3|year=1985|pages=141–145|issn=03702693|doi=10 ...use that Albert Einstein had lived in. It turned out that we were to learn physics from the top down: For example, we were taught “''F = ma''” as a limiting c ...

...quoted in The Ghost in the Atom: A Discussion of the Mysteries of Quantum Physics, by Paul C. W. Davies and Julian R. Brown, 1986/1993, pp. 45-46 ...e knowledge can compel physics again to relinquish our present statistical theoretical foundation in favor of a deterministic one which would deal directly with p ...

...a State University]], and a 1933 [[w:Nobel Prize in Physics|Nobel Prize in Physics]] recipient. ...onference|Solvay International Conference]] (October 1927), as quoted in ''Physics and Beyond: Encounters and Conversations'' (1971) by [[Werner Heisenberg]], ...

...eneral-purpose computer]]. Turing is widely considered to be the father of theoretical computer science and [[artificial intelligence]]. ...ct matter of cryptography is very easily dealt with by discrete machinery, physics not so easily. ...

...y of relativity|theory of relativity]]''', or simply '''relativity''' in [[physics]], usually encompasses two interrelated theories by [[Albert Einstein]]: [[ ...s including [[spacetime]] as a unified entity of [[space]] and [[w:time in physics|time]], [[w:relativity of simultaneity|relativity of simultaneity]], [[w:ki ...

** [[Richard Dalitz|R. H. Dalitz]] and F. J. Duarte, [[John Clive Ward]], ''Physics Today'' '''53''', 99-100 (2000). ...o describe the quantum mechanics of stimulated emission... he applies that physics to... dye molecules... In this regard, Feynman could have predicted the exi ...

...equations play a prominent role in many disciplines including engineering, physics, economics, and biology. Only the simplest differential equations are solva ** [[Robert Adair (physicist)|Robert Adair]] ''The Physics Of Baseball'' (1990) (2nd Edition - Revised, 1994) Ch. 2, The Flight Of The ...

...in Physics]] with [[w:Pieter Zeeman|Pieter Zeeman]] for the discovery and theoretical explanation of the [[w:Zeeman effect|Zeeman effect]]. He also derived the [ ...our age is not a good one to live in, but for those who are interested in physics there are great compensations.<!--pp.23-24--> ...

...l laureate]]. He is the [[w:Herman Feshbach|Herman Feshbach]] Professor of Physics at the [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology]] (MIT), Founding Director o ...avid Politzer]], was awarded the [[w:Nobel Prize in Physics|Nobel Prize in Physics]] in 2004 "for the discovery of [[asymptotic freedom]] in the theory of the ...

...irector of Research at the [[w:Centre for Theoretical Cosmology|Centre for Theoretical Cosmology]] within the [[University of Cambridge]]. ...singularity theorems]] in the framework of [[general relativity]] and the theoretical prediction that [[black hole]]s emit radiation, often called [[w:Hawking ra ...

** "Theoretical Physics and Philosophical Problems, Selected Writings", Ludwig Boltzmann, ed. B. Mc ...) '''Is the [[Kinetic theory of gases|Theory of Gases]] a [[Truth|true]] [[Physics|physical]] [[theory]] as valuable as any other physical theory?'''<br />(2) ...

...atomic particle|subatomic particle]]s. It is the foundation of all quantum physics including [[w:quantum chemistry|quantum chemistry]], [[quantum field theory ...estricted to [[w:Discrete mathematics|discrete values]] ([[w:Quantization (physics)|quantization]]); objects have characteristics of both [[particle]]s and [[ ...