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Stickley, C. Martin – Physics Today, 1978
Reviews recent developments in the field of laser fusion. (SL)
Descriptors: Energy, Lasers, Nuclear Physics, Physics
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Greenberger, Daniel M. – American Journal of Physics, 1979
The extended Galilean transformation carries an inertial frame into a rigid frame with uniform spatial, but arbitrary translational acceleration. Besides being useful in discussing the equivalence principle, this transformation provides a physical interpretation for the theorem in nonrelativistic quantum mechanics, that we cannot coherently…
Descriptors: Mathematics, Models, Physics, Quantum Mechanics
Shimony, Abner – Scientific American, 1988
Describes experiments used during recent history to explain the nature of the quantum world. Explains the essential elements of experiments using polarized light and magnetic flux. Illustrates differences between classical theories in physics and quantum theory. Shows how experiments in the microscopic and macroscopic world appear to support…
Descriptors: Laboratory Experiments, Lasers, Magnets, Optics