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Manuel Cardona

Memories and Reminiscences

  • Is somehow a biographical book about important segments in Manuel Cardona´s life
  • Reflects the personal aspects of collaboration with Manuel Cardona
  • Written by important researchers who had common projects and personal interaction with Manuel Cardona
  • Represents a unique book about a unique person with a unique personality
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (45 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xv
  2. Playing with Symmetry and Other Memories

    • Maria Isabel Alonso
    Pages 5-6
  3. Manuel Cardona, The Person

    • David Aspnes
    Pages 13-14
  4. From My Postdoc at the “Abteilung Cardona”

    • Andrés Cantarero
    Pages 23-27
  5. Strong Coupling at Cardona’s Abteilung

    • Alex Fainstein
    Pages 35-43
  6. Manuel to Walt

    • Walter A. Harrison
    Pages 49-49
  7. Manuel Cardona, Isotopic Effects, and Path Integrals

    • Carlos P. Herrero, Rafael Ramírez
    Pages 59-61
  8. Firma y Rúbrica

    • Reinhard K. Kremer
    Pages 63-67
  9. My Memories of Manuel Cardona

    • Chengtian Lin
    Pages 75-76

About this book

This book pays tribute to an extraordinary researcher and personality, Manuel Cardona. He had significant influence in the development of science and inside the scientific community. The book consists of contributions by former collaborators and students of Prof. Manuel Cardona. The short contributions deal with personal encounters with Manuel Cardona describing his extraordinary personality. This includes descriptions of scientific discussions, Manuel Cardona's involvement in social justice and his enormous knowledge about human culture, languages and history.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Physics Dept., ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland

    Klaus Ensslin

  • Fisica de Materiales, Universidad Autonoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain

    Luis Viña

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eBook USD 39.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as EPUB and PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
Softcover Book USD 54.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Compact, lightweight edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info
Hardcover Book USD 54.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Durable hardcover edition
  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
  • Free shipping worldwide - see info

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