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A Career in Theoretical Physics

By: Philip W. Anderson

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A Career in Theoretical Physics

By: Philip W. Anderson

Theory of ferroelectric behaviour of barium titanate. Use of stochastic methods in line broadening problems. Theory of dirty superconductors.

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9810217188

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The Substance of Psalm 24

An Attempt to Read Scripture after Brevard S. Childs

By: Philip Sumpter

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The Substance of Psalm 24

An Attempt to Read Scripture after Brevard S. Childs

By: Philip Sumpter

This book contributes to the theory and practice of Biblical interpretation by engaging in an interpretation of Psalm 24 inspired by a particular understanding of Brevard Childs' “canonical approach”: an understanding centred on the concept of “theological substance.” Sumpter shows how the literary, historical, and theological dimensions of Psalm 24 cohere into a single vision by reading the text according to the previously discussed dialectic. An initial “synchronic” analysis of the psalm's poetic structure related to a “diachronic” reconstruction of the tradition history that lead to the final form. The question is then posed concerning the primary forces at work in this history of composition, a question which leads to reflection on the Trinity, first in se and then pro nobis. This latter dimension takes us back to the text, as its “Davidic” nature is further analysed in relation to the books of Samuel, the Psalter, and Isaiah. Finally, Patristic exegesis is turned to for further stimulation concerning the mysterious subject matter of the text.

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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0567656160

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9780567656162

Basic Notions Of Condensed Matter Physics

By: Philip W. Anderson

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Basic Notions Of Condensed Matter Physics

By: Philip W. Anderson

First Published in 2018. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an Informa company.

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CRC Press

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0429973748

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9780429973741

The Economy As An Evolving Complex System

By: Philip W. Anderson

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The Economy As An Evolving Complex System

By: Philip W. Anderson

This book proceeds from a meeting at the Santa Fe Institute where economists and physical and biological scientists came together to discuss a conceptual framework incorporating a more appropriate mathematics with a greatly strengthened capacity to deal simultaneously with multiple variables, nonlinearity, incomplete information and dynamical processes.

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CRC Press

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0429961391

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9780429961397

More And Different: Notes From A Thoughtful Curmudgeon

By: Philip W Anderson

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More And Different: Notes From A Thoughtful Curmudgeon

By: Philip W Anderson

Named a Top Five Book of 2012 by Physics Today, USA.“Anderson has put together an entertaining and instructive collection of highly readable reviews, columns, talks, and unpublished essays on science and the scientists he has known. He is rarely inappropriately provocative, and he is a pleasure to read.”Physics TodayPhilip Anderson was educated at University High School in Urbana, Illinois, at Harvard (BS 1943, PhD 1949), and further educated at Bell Laboratories, where his career (1949-1984) coincided with the greatest period of that remarkable institution. Starting in 1967, he shared his time with Cambridge University (until 1975) and then with Princeton, where he continued full time as Joseph Henry Professor until 1997. As an emeritus he remains active in research, and at press time he was involved in several scientific controversies about high profile subjects, in which his point of view, though unpopular at the moment, is likely to prevail eventually. His colleagues have made him one of the two physicists most often cited in the scientific literature, for several decades.His work is characterized by mathematical simplicity combined with conceptual depth, and by profound respect for experimental findings. He has explored areas outside his main discipline, the quantum theory of condensed matter (for which he won the 1977 Nobel Prize), on several occasions: his paper on what is now called the “Anderson-Higgs mechanism” was a main source for Peter Higgs' elucidation of the boson; a crucial insight led to work on the dynamics of neutron stars (pulsars); and his concept of the spin glass led far afield, to developments in practical computer algorithms and neural nets, and eventually to his involvement in the early years of the Santa Fe Institute and his co-leadership with Kenneth Arrow of two influential workshops on economics at that institution. His writing career started with a much-quoted article in Science titled “More is Different” in 1971; he was an occasional columnist for Physics Today in the 1980s and 1990s. He was more recently a reviewer of science and science-related books for the Times (London) Higher Education Supplement as well as an occasional contributor to Science, Nature, and other journals.

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World Scientific

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9814390593

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9789814390590

Swedes of Greater Worcester Revisited

By: Eric J. Salomonsson,William O. Hultgren,Philip C. Becker

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Swedes of Greater Worcester Revisited

By: Eric J. Salomonsson,William O. Hultgren,Philip C. Becker

Industrial expansion in New England gave impetus to large-scale Swedish immigration by the last quarter of the nineteenth century. Swedish American communities were established in many areas, including Worcester County in Massachusetts and adjacent northern Windham County in Connecticut. Swedes of Greater Worcester Revisited, a companion to Swedes of Greater Worcester (2002), expands upon the story of the region's Swedish American population. Vintage images capture the immigration experience, family and organizational life, and religious aspects of the community.

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Arcadia Publishing

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073853756X

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9780738537566

Concepts in Solids

Lectures on the Theory of Solids

By: Philip W. Anderson

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Concepts in Solids

Lectures on the Theory of Solids

By: Philip W. Anderson

These lecture notes constitute a course on a number of central concepts of solid state physics ? classification of solids, band theory, the developments in one-electron band theory in the presence of perturbation, effective Hamiltonian theory, elementary excitations and the various types of collective elementary excitation (excitons, spin waves and phonons), the Fermi liquid, ferromagnetic spin waves, antiferromagnetic spin waves and the theory of broken symmetry.The book can be used in conjunction with a survey course in solid state physics, or as the basis of a first graduate-level course. It can be read by anyone who has had basic grounding in quantum mechanics.

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9810232314

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More and Different

Notes from a Thoughtful Curmudgeon

By: Philip W. Anderson

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Notes from a Thoughtful Curmudgeon

By: Philip W. Anderson

I. Personal reminiscences. Introduction. "BCS" and me. A mile of dirty lead wire: a fable for the scientifically literate. Scientific and personal reminiscences of Ryogo Kubo -- II. History. Introduction. Physics at Bell Labs, 1949-1984: young Turks and younger Turks. It's not over till the fat lady sings. Reflections on twentieth century physics: historical overview of the 20t century in Physics. 21st century Physics. Y. Nambu and broken symmetry. Nevill Mott, John Slater, and the "magnetic state": winning the prize and losing the PR battle -- III. Philosophy and sociology. Introduction. Emergence vs. reductionism. Is the theory of everything the theory of anything? Is measurement itself an emergent property? Good news and bad news. The future lies ahead. Could modern America have invented wave mechanics?. Loose ends and Gordian knots of the string cult. Imaginary friend, who art in heaven -- IV. Science tactics and strategy. Introduction. Solid state experimentalists: theory should be on tap, not on top. Shadows of doubt. The Reverend Thomas Bayes, needles in haystacks, and the fifth force. Emerging physics. On the nature of physical laws. On the "unreasonable efficacy of mathematics"--A proposition by Wigner. When scientists go astray. Further investigations -- V. Genius. Introduction. What mad pursuit. Complexities of Feynman coffee-table complexities. Search for polymath's elementary particles. Giant who started the silicon age. The quiet man of physics. A theoretical physicist. Some thoughtful words (not mine) on research strategy for theorists -- VI. Science wars. Introduction. They think it's all over. Science: a 'dappled world' or a 'seamless web'? Reply to Cartwright. Postmodernism, politics and religion -- VII. Politics and science. Introduction. Politics and science. The case against Star Wars. A dialogue about Star Wars. No facts, just the right answers -- VIII. Futurology. Introduction. Futurology. Dizzy with future Schlock. Einstein and the p-branes. Forecaster fails to detect any clouds -- IX. Complexity. Introduction. Physics: the opening to complexity. Is complexity physics? Is it science? What is it? Complexity II: the Santa Fe Institute. Whole truths false in part -- X. Popularization attempts. Introduction. Who or what is RVB? More on RVB. Brainwashed by Feynman? Just exactly what do you do, Dr. Anderson? What is a condensed matter theorist? Global economy II: or, how do you follow a great act?

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9814350141

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The Digital Origins of Dictatorship and Democracy

Information Technology and Political Islam

By: Philip N. Howard

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The Digital Origins of Dictatorship and Democracy

Information Technology and Political Islam

By: Philip N. Howard

Around the developing world, political leaders face a dilemma: the very information and communication technologies that boost economic fortunes also undermine power structures. Globally, one in ten internet users is a Muslim living in a populous Muslim community. In these countries, young people are developing political identities online, and digital technologies are helping civil society build systems of political communication independent of the state and beyond easy manipulation by cultural or religious elites. With unique data on patterns of media ownership and technology use, The Digital Origins of Dictatorship and Democracy demonstrates how, since the mid-1990s, information technologies have had a role in political transformation. Democratic revolutions are not caused by new information technologies. But in the Muslim world, democratization is no longer possible without them.

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Oxford University Press

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0199780307

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U.S. Household Consumption, Income, and Demographic Changes

1975-2025

By: Philip Musgrove

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U.S. Household Consumption, Income, and Demographic Changes

1975-2025

By: Philip Musgrove

The impacts of the two variables of population and income growth on resources and the environment are transmitted through their effects on the demands for goods and services. To enrich our understanding of the impacts of population and income on consumer demand, Philip Musgrove, with the assistance of Adele Shapanka, undertook the research in this volume, which was first published in 1982. This book will be of interest to students of economics and environmental studies.

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Routledge

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1317388879

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The Al Jazeera Effect

How the New Global Media Are Reshaping World Politics

By: Philip Seib

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The Al Jazeera Effect

How the New Global Media Are Reshaping World Politics

By: Philip Seib

The battle for hearts and minds in the Middle East is being fought not on the streets of Baghdad, but on the newscasts and talk shows of Al Jazeera. The future of China is being shaped not by Communist Party bureaucrats, but by bloggers working quietly in cyber cafes. The next attacks by al Qaeda will emerge not from Osama bin Laden's cave, but from cells around the world connected by the Internet. In these and many other instances, traditional ways of reshaping global politics have been superseded by the influence of new media--satellite television, the Internet, and other high-tech tools. What is involved is more than a refinement of established practices. We are seeing a comprehensive reconnecting of the global village and a reshaping of how the world works. Al Jazeera is a paradigm of new media's influence. Ten years ago, there was much talk about "the CNN effect," the theory that news coverage--especially gripping visual storytelling--was influencing foreign policy throughout the world. Today, "the Al Jazeera effect" takes that a significant step further. The concept encompasses the use of new media as tools in every aspect of global affairs, ranging from democratization to terrorism, and including the concept of "virtual states." "The media" are no longer just the media. They have a larger popular base than ever before and, as a result, have unprecedented impact on international politics. The media can be tools of conflict and instruments of peace; they can make traditional borders irrelevant and unify peoples scattered across the globe. This phenomenon, the Al Jazeera effect, is reshaping the world.

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Potomac Books, Inc.

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1612340024

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9781612340029

Fundamentals of Physics

A Senior Course

By: David G. Martindale,Philip C. Eastman,Robert W. Heath

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Fundamentals of Physics

A Senior Course

By: David G. Martindale,Philip C. Eastman,Robert W. Heath

An algebra-based physics text which provides a thorough examination of basic physical concepts. It also includes applications that give insight into the relevance of physics in our modern technological world. Emphasises problem solving.

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0669950475

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A Career in Theoretical Physics

A Career in Theoretical Physics

The Substance of Psalm 24

The Substance of Psalm 24

Basic Notions Of Condensed Matter Physics

Basic Notions Of Condensed Matter Physics

The Economy As An Evolving Complex System

The Economy As An Evolving Complex System

More And Different: Notes From A Thoughtful Curmudgeon

More And Different: Notes From A Thoughtful Curmudgeon

Swedes of Greater Worcester Revisited

Swedes of Greater Worcester Revisited

Concepts in Solids

Concepts in Solids

More and Different

More and Different

The Digital Origins of Dictatorship and Democracy

The Digital Origins of Dictatorship and Democracy

U.S. Household Consumption, Income, and Demographic Changes

U.S. Household Consumption, Income, and Demographic Changes

The Al Jazeera Effect

The Al Jazeera Effect

Fundamentals of Physics

Fundamentals of Physics

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