Laser Interaction and Related Plasma Phenomena (eBook)

Volume 2 Proceedings of the Second Workshop, held at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Hartford Graduate Center, Hartford, Connecticut, August 30-September 3, 1971

Heinrich Hora (Autor)

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2013
Springer US (Verlag)
978-1-4684-7738-2 (ISBN)

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Paul Harteck Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy, New York When the Maser and the Laser Were discovered, people were speculating if this was the beginning of a new page, or even a new chapter, in the Book of Physics. The Second Workshop on "e;Laser Interaction and Related Plasma Phenomena"e; held in Hartford made it clear that the perspective had changed, that people now question if the consequences of these discoveries constitute a new chapter, or possibly a new era in Physics. While the papers presented were all stimulating and of out- standing quality, of special interest were the experiments which demonstrated that triggering of thermonuclear fusion by Laser techniques is indeed in the realm of the possible. Along these lines, I enjoy recalling an anecdote concerning the late F. G. Houtermans. I think that all who knew him will agree that he was an unusual genius and at the same time a very amusing colleague.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 11.12.2013
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Atom- / Kern- / Molekularphysik
• Themenwelt: Technik ► Elektrotechnik / Energietechnik
• ISBN-10: 1-4684-7738-2 / 1468477382
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4684-7738-2 / 9781468477382