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Physics and Contemporary Needs

Volume 3

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  • © 1979

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Editors:
  1. Riazuddin

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

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Table of contents (16 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
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  2. Physics and Energy

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Perspectives on Pakistan’s Energy Problems

      • Mohammad Ahmad
      Pages 3-22

    3. World Energy Problems

      • Bent Elbek
      Pages 23-61

    4. Long-Term Energy Systems and the Role of Nuclear and Solar Energy

      • Dieter Faude
      Pages 63-110

    5. Laser Produced Nuclear Fusion

      • R. Hofstadter
      Pages 111-148

    6. Latest Trends in the Economics of Nuclear Power

      • James A. Lane
      Pages 149-189

    7. Role of Nuclear Energy with Particular References to Western Europe

      • L. Sani
      Pages 191-227

    8. Some Topics in Reactor Physics

      • Ugo Farinelli
      Pages 229-270

    9. Nuclear Non-Proliferation

      • Raymond L. Murray
      Pages 271-284

    10. Unified Neutron Transport Theory

      • Raymond L. Murray
      Pages 285-291

  3. Physics and Technology

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 293-293
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    2. Amorphous Semiconductors

      • William Paul
      Pages 295-352

    3. Solar Energy Materials

      • Lyle H. Slack
      Pages 353-381

  4. Computational Methods in Physics

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 383-383
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    2. Computational Methods in Physics

      • K. V. Roberts
      Pages 385-472

  5. Physics and Frontiers of Knowledge

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 473-473
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    2. Observational Traits of Black Holes in the Optical Band

      • P. L. Bernacca, L. Bianchi, R. Turolla
      Pages 475-501

    3. The Role of Polarization in Microscopic Physics

      • Michael J. Moravcsik
      Pages 503-513

    4. Fundamental Constituents of Matter and Unification of Weak and Electromagnetic Interactions

      • Riazuddin
      Pages 515-544
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About this book

These proceedings cover the lectures delivered at the Third International Summer College on Physics and Contemporary Needs held from June 17 - July 5, 1978 at Nathiagali, one of the scenic hill resorts in the northern part of Pakistan. The college was organized by The Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC) and co-sponsored by the International Centre for Theoretical Physics, Trieste (ICTP). It also received a financial grant by the University Grants Commission for the participation of physicists from various universities of Pakistan. The college was attended by 14 lecturers, 2 invited seminar speakers and 156 participants from 23 countries and consisted of 15 concen­ trated days of lectures, seminars and informal discussions. These proceedings contain only regular lectures delivered there, but the seminars which were held there are listed in the Appendix. This year the college put special emphasis on energy, parti­ cularly on nuclear energy and its role in the context of energy sys­ tems. However the lectures delivered at the college also covered a wide spectrum of physics. The lectures gave an overview of various topics covered at the college and emphasized the inter-disciplinary aspects of physics. Some of the lecturers also indicated the areas where research in developing countries with limited facilities could be carried out. The college had a definite objective of encouraging the physicists, part~cularly those working at the universities, to apply their knowledge of physics and methodology of research to the needs of modern society.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Quaid-I-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan

    Riazuddin

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Physics and Contemporary Needs

  • Book Subtitle: Volume 3

  • Editors: Riazuddin

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-3587-0

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Plenum Press, New York 1979

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4684-3589-4Published: 12 October 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4684-3587-0Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: X, 574

  • Topics: Science, Humanities and Social Sciences, multidisciplinary

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