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David Hestenes
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Physics Department, Arizona State University, Tempe, USA
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Antonio Weingartshofer
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Laser-Electron Interactions Laboratory, Department of Physics, St. Francis Xavier University, Antigonish, Canada
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Table of contents (19 chapters)
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Experiment
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- Robert S. Van Dyck Jr., Paul B. Schwinberg, Hans G. Dehmelt
Pages 239-293
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- Anne L’huillier, Louis-André Lompre, Mainfray Gérard
Pages 321-332
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About this book
techniques, and raises new issues of physical interpretation as well as possibilities for deepening the theory. (3) Barut contributes a comprehensive review of his own ambitious program in electron theory and quantum electrodynamics. Barut's work is rich with ingenious ideas, and the interest it provokes among other theorists can be seen in the cri tique by Grandy. Cooperstock takes a much different approach to nonlinear field-electron coupling which leads him to conclusions about the size of the electron. (4) Capri and Bandrauk work within the standard framework of quantum electrodynamics. Bandrauk presents a valuable review of his theoretical approach to the striking new photoelectric phenomena in high intensity laser experiments. (5) Jung proposes a theory to merge the ideas of free-free transitions and of scattering chaos, which is becoming increasingly important in the theoretical analysis of nonlinear optical phenomena. For the last half century the properties of electrons have been probed primarily by scattering experiments at ever higher energies. Recently, however, two powerful new experimental techniques have emerged capable of giving alternative experimental views of the electron. We refer to (1) the confinement of single electrons for long term study, and (2) the interaction of electrons with high intensity laser fields. Articles by outstanding practitioners of both techniques are included in Part II of these Proceedings. The precision experiments on trapped electrons by the Washington group quoted above have already led to a Nobel prize for the most accurate measurements of the electron magnetic moment.
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' ...the book is well worth acquiring for the departmental library, even in these times of tight budgets. ' American Association of Physics Teachers 60:11 1992
Editors and Affiliations
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Physics Department, Arizona State University, Tempe, USA
David Hestenes
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Laser-Electron Interactions Laboratory, Department of Physics, St. Francis Xavier University, Antigonish, Canada
Antonio Weingartshofer
About the editors
David Hesteness is awarded the Oersted Medal for 2002.
The Oersted Award recognizes notable contributions to the teaching of physics. It is the most prestigious award conferred by the American Association of Physics Teachers.
