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The 1980s: spurring collaboration

The 1980s were characterized by two outstanding achievements that were to influence the long-term future of CERN.

The Theory of the Quantum World: Proceedings of the 25th Solvay Conference on Physics

The 25th edition in October 2011, chaired by David Gross, continued the tradition of helping to shape modern physics, while also celebrating the conferences’ first centennial.

Mathematics of Quantization and Quantum Fields

Unifying a range of topics currently scattered throughout the literature, this book offers a unique review of mathematical aspects of quantization and quantum field theory.

Three-Particle Physics and Dispersion Relation Theory

The necessity of describing three-nucleon and three-quark systems has led to continuing interest in the problem of three particles.

Science, Religion, and the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence

Achintya Rao reviews in 2014 Science, Religion, and the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence.

Einstein’s Physics: Atoms, Quanta, and Relativity – Derived, Explained, and Appraised

Johann Rafelski reviews in 2014 Einstein’s Physics: Atoms, Quanta, and Relativity – Derived, Explained, and Appraised.

Quantum Field Theories in Two Dimensions: Collected Works of Alexei Zamolodchikov (2 volumes)/

These two volumes contain original contributions of Alexei Zamolodchikov (1952–2007), who was a prominent theoretical physicist of his time.

The Conceptual Framework of Quantum Field Theory

This book attempts to provide an introduction to quantum field theory by emphasizing conceptual issues.

Reminiscences: A Journey through Particle Physics

A personal account as a research physicist for more than 50 years in areas of particle physics and related fields, Adrian Melissinos’s insights into the ways that general research was carried out a...