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Associated Sturm-Liouville systems
Crum's seminal result of 1955 is archived here
M. M. CrumAug 10, 1999
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On a proposition relative to linear equations
One of Darboux's seminal results is archived here
G. DarbouxAug 3, 1999
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Study of the one-dimensional Schroedinger equation generated from the hypergeometric equation
Original English Summary. - A systematic method of constructing potentials, for which the one-variable Schroedinger equation can be solved in terms of the hypergeometric (HGM) function, is presented.…
G. A. NatanzonJul 20, 1999
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On the analytic expression that must be given to the gravitational tensor in Einstein's theory
Foreword. While most textbooks of general relativity and research articles discuss at length the relative merits of the pseudo tensors proposed by Einstein and by other authors for representing the…
T. Levi-CivitaJun 2, 1999
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On the gravitational field of a mass point according to Einstein's theory
Translation by S. Antoci and A. Loinger of the fundamental memoir, that contains the ORIGINAL form of the solution of Schwarzschild's problem. The solution is regular in the whole space-time,…
K. SchwarzschildMay 12, 1999
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Supersymmetry : A new organizing principle for the microworld?
A glorious achievement of twentieth century Physics is the identification of the building blocks of nature. A related triumph a deep understanding of the forces of interaction. In particular, it has…
U. A. YajnikApr 26, 1999
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Concepts of Space, Time, and Consciousness in Ancient India
This paper describes Indian ideas of the early-Purana/Mahabharata times (centuries BC) on the nature of space, time and consciousness that would be of interest to the physicist. In order to simplify…
Subhash KakMar 29, 1999
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The Road to Stueckelberg's Covariant Perturbation Theory as Illustrated by Successive Treatments of Compton Scattering
We review the history of the road to a manifestly covariant perturbative calculus within quantum electrodynamics from the early semi-classical results of the mid-twenties to the complete formalism of…
J. Lacki, H. Ruegg, V. TelegdiMar 15, 1999
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Certainty and Uncertainty in the Practice of Science: Electrons, Muons, and Taus
During the past one hundred years three related elementary particles - the electron, the muon, and the tau - were discovered by very different scientific techniques. The author, who received the Wolf…
M. L. PerlFeb 1, 1999
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The Solar Numbers in Angkor Wat
The great Vishnu temple at Angkor Wat in north-central Kampuchea (Cambodia) is known to have been built according to an astronomical plan. In this note we show that the little-understood solar…
Subhash KakJan 9, 1999
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The Relativity of Discovery: Hilbert's First Note on the Foundations of Physics
Hilbert's paper on ``The Foundations of Physics (First Communication),'' is now primarily known for its parallel publication of essentially the same gravitational field equations of…
Tilman SauerNov 26, 1998
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Searching for Shakespeare in the Stars
The question of the authorship of Shakespeare's plays has long been debated. The two leading contenders are W. Shakspere (1564-1616) and Edward de Vere the 13th Earl of Oxford (1550-1604). Here I…
Eric Lewin AltschulerOct 23, 1998
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Catalog of the scientific manuscripts left by Ettore Majorana (with a Recollection of E.Majorana, sixty years after his disappearance)
Ettore Majorana, perhaps the greatest Italian theoretical physicist of this century (Enrico Fermi compared him to Galilei and Newton), disappeared misteriously from Naples in 1938, when he was 31. In…
Erasmo RecamiOct 13, 1998
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E. Noether's Discovery of the Deep Connection Between Symmetries and Conservation Laws
Emmy Noether proved two deep theorems, and their converses, on the connection between symmetries and conservation laws. Because these theorems are not in the mainstream of her scholarly work, which…
Nina ByersSep 23, 1998
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The "fingers" of the physics
The passage of particles through matter is one of the principal ways to investigate nature. In this article, we would like to outline the most important stages in the development of the theory about…
Luigi FoschiniAug 25, 1998
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Short range gravitational fields: Rise and fall of the fifth force
During the 80's, some experiments and the repetitions of old ones, lead to the hypothesis of a fifth force. Nevertheless, a more accurate research was not able to confirm this hypothesis. This…
Luigi FoschiniAug 25, 1998
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Is Science going through a critical stage?
The unexpected discoveries at the beginning of the century, particularly thanks to Heisenberg, Bohr, and Godel, has driven the science to drastic changes, opening new, extraordinary, and infinite…
Luigi FoschiniAug 21, 1998
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When an experiment is crucial?
Although we accept that Physics is, as a last resort, an experimental science, the relationship between theory and experiment is far away from being trivial. Any experiment is always explained within…
V. PleitezJul 23, 1998
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Louis de Broglie und die Quantenmechanik
In 1923 Louis de Broglie (1892-1987) discovered the material waves and six years later received the Nobel price for this discovery. Apart these well known facts this French physicist nevertheless…
Henning SieversJul 3, 1998
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Dogmatism and Theoretical Pluralism in Modern Cosmology
This work discusses the presence of a dogmatic tendency within modern cosmology, and some ideas capable of neutralizing its negative influence. It is verified that warnings about the dangers of…
Marcelo B. Ribeiro, Antonio A. P. VideiraJun 8, 1998
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Early Theories on the Distance to the Sun
According to an ancient Indian text (c. 1700 BC?), the heavens are 1000 earth diameters away from the earth. Other texts took the sun to be halfway to the heavens, so this suggests a distance of the…
Subhash KakApr 20, 1998
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History and outlook of statistical physics
This paper gives a short review of the history of statistical physics starting from D. Bernoulli's kinetic theory of gases in the 18th century until the recent new developments in nonequilibrium…
D. FlammMar 4, 1998
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Historical Note on the Relativistic Theories of Electromagnetism
Quantum electrodynamics is the well-accepted theory. However, we feel it is useful to look at formalisms that provide alternative ways to describe light, because in the recent years the development…
Valeri V. DvoeglazovFeb 19, 1998
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Vladimir Gribov (BH)
In memoria of Vladimir Naumovich Gribov
Yu. L. DokshitzerJan 20, 1998
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Ludwig Boltzmann -- A Pioneer of Modern Physics
In two respects Ludwig Boltzmann was a pioneer of quantum mechanics. First because in his statistical interpretation of the second law of thermodynamics he introduced the theory of probability into a…
D. FlammOct 7, 1997
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