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The story of spin / Sin-itiro Tomonaga ; translated by Takeshi Oka.
| Author/creator | Tomonaga, Shin'ichirō |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 1997. |
| Description | xii, 258 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Uniform title | Supin wa meguru. English |
| Contents | Before the dawn -- Electron spin and the Thomas factor -- Pauli's spin theory and the Dirac theory -- Proton spin -- Interaction between spins -- Pauli-Weisskopf and the Yukawa particle -- The quantity which is neither vector nor tensor -- Spin and statistics of elementary particles -- The year of discovery: 1932 -- Nuclear force and isospin -- The Thomas factor revisited -- The last lecture. |
| Abstract | All atomic particles have a particular "spin." Simple as spin may sound, the quantum mechanical reality underlying it is complex and still poorly understood. Because of the wide range of physics needed for its understanding, spin is not described in sufficient depth by any standard textbook. Yet this mysterious quality and the statistics associated with it have vast practical importance to topics as wide-ranging as the stability of atoms and stars and magnetic resonance imaging. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-246) and index. |
| LCCN | 97012189 |
| ISBN | 0226807932 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9780226807935 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 0226807940 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9780226807942 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | QC793.3.S6 T6513 1997 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |