Cooperative Phenomena

1. Front Matter

   Pages I-XV

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2. Quasi-Particles and their Interactions

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. Specific Editorial Introduction

      1. Some Problems about Polarons in Transition Metal Compounds

         • N. F. Mott

         Pages 2-14

      2. Light Absorption by Electrons in Polar Crystals in a Strong Magnetic Field

         • P. G. Harper

         Pages 15-19

      3. Properties of Crystals at High Concentration of Excitons

         • S. Nikitine

         Pages 20-42

      4. Some Steady State Effects Associated with Electric Currents in Semiconductors

         • B. V. Paranjape

         Pages 43-48

      5. The Free Energy and Dynamical Structure Factors of a Metallic System

         • A. B. Bhatia

         Pages 49-61

3. Superconductivity and Superfluidity

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 62-62

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   2. Specific Editorial Introduction

      1. Electron-Phonon Interactions and Superconductivity

         • John Bardeen

         Pages 63-78

      2. The Mechanism for Superconductivity—Twenty-Two Years Later

         • G. Rickayzen

         Pages 79-93

      3. Transition Temperatures of Superconductors

         • Bernd T. Matthias

         Pages 94-95

      4. The Effect of Stress on the Superconductivity of Tin

         • F. R. N. Nabarro, Barbara D. Rothberg

         Pages 96-107

      5. Aspects of Condensation in 4He II

         • F. W. Cummings

         Pages 108-116

      6. The Derivation of Time-Dependent Ginzburg-Landau Equations in Superfluids

         • A. W. B. Taylor

         Pages 117-128

      7. Scattering of 4He Atoms by the Surface of Liquid 4He

         • C. G. Kuper

         Pages 129-138

4. Dielectric Theory

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 139-139

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   2. Specific Editorial Introduction

      1. Some Comments on the Dynamical Dielectric Constants

         • Ryogo Kubo

         Pages 140-146

      2. Vibrational Absorption and Electronic Deformation in Solids

         • B. Szigeti

         Pages 147-173

      3. Electrically Induced Stresses in Dielectric Fluids

         • B. K. P. Scaife

         Pages 174-182

      4. Dielectric Constant of Alkali Halide Crystals Containing OH− Substitutional Impurities

         • J. H. Simpson

         Pages 183-190

The study of cooperative phenomena is one of the dominant features of contem­ porary physics. Outside physics it has grown to a huge field of interdisciplinary investigation, involving all the natural sciences from physics via biology to socio­ logy. Yet, during the first few decades following the advent of quantum theory, the pursuit of the single particle or the single atom, as the case may be, has been so fascinating that only a small number of physicists have stressed the importance of collective behaviour. One outstanding personality among these few is Professor HERBERT FROHLICH. He has made an enormous contribution to the modern concept of cooperativity and has stimulated a whole generation of physicists. Therefore, it seemed to the editors very appropriate to dedicate a volume on "cooperative phenomena" to him on the occasion of his official retirement from his university duties. Nevertheless, in the course of carrying out this project, the editors have been somewhat amazed to find that they have covered the essentials of contemporary physics and its im­ pact on other scientific disciplines. It thus becomes clear how much HERBERT FROHLICH has inspired research workers and has acted as a stimulating discussion partner for others. FROHLICH is one of those exceptional scientists who have wor­ ked in quite different fields and given them an enormous impetus. Unfortunately, the number of scientists of such distinctive personality has been decreasing in our century.

• atom
• atoms
• crystal
• dynamics
• electron
• electrons
• hydrodynamics
• hydrogen
• mechanics
• phase transition
• quantum theory
• scattering
• semiconductor
• statistical mechanics
• superconductivity

• Institut für Theoretische Physik, Universität Stuttgart, Deutschland

  Hermann Haken, Max Wagner

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