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Physics and Contemporary Needs

Volume 1

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  • © 1977

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Editors:
  1. Riazuddin

    1. Quaid-I-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
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  2. Physics and Technology

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Lasers

      • H. Welling
      Pages 3-51

    3. Surface Phenomena

      • N. H. March
      Pages 53-95

    4. Applications of Superconductivity to Fundamental Research in Physics

      • M. Yaqub
      Pages 97-153

    5. The Impact of Physics on Technology and Industry

      • Frederick J. Milford
      Pages 155-183

  3. Physics, Energy and Natural Resources

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 185-185
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    2. Solid State Physics Aspects of Solar Energy Conversion

      • B. O. Seraphin
      Pages 187-216

    3. The Physics of the Earth

      • A. H. Cook
      Pages 217-280

    4. The Oceans

      • G. E. R. Deacon
      Pages 281-298

  4. Physics and the Frontiers of Knowledge

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 299-299
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    2. Probing into the Heart of Matter

      • Abdus Salam
      Pages 301-319

    3. Particle Physics

      • Benjamin W. Lee
      Pages 321-357

    4. Astrophysics, General Relativity and Cosmology

      • R. Ruffini
      Pages 359-381

    5. Aspects of General Relativity

      • Roger Penrose
      Pages 383-420

  5. Back Matter

    Pages 421-434
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About this book

Even in this age of information explosion, Seminars and Symposia have an importance of their own, particularly in countries which are scientifically and geographically remote from active centres of learning. Our scientists suffer this isolation very acutely; the Cow~ission recognises this problem and has endeavoured to solve it through organisation of meetings and conferences in Pakistan to which international specialists in different fields are invited to share their experience with colleagues in Pakistan. We find that the personal encounter and human touch still remain one of the most effective methods of transferring and sharing scientific knowledge. The International Summer College at Nathiagali held in August, 1976, also grew out of our need to communicate with each other and to identify promising areas of development relevant to the needs of a developing country. In the implementation of this idea, the Pakis­ tan Atomic Energy Commission received support from the International Centre for Theoretical Physics, Trieste and from the Swedish Inter­ national Development Authority which is gratefully acknowledged.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Quaid-I-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan

    Riazuddin

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Physics and Contemporary Needs

  • Book Subtitle: Volume 1

  • Editors: Riazuddin

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-2427-0

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Plenum Press, New York 1977

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4684-2429-4Published: 30 March 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4684-2427-0Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XII, 436

  • Topics: Science, Humanities and Social Sciences, multidisciplinary

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