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A magnetic memorial to decades of experiments

Chris Jones looks back 45 years to when the arrival of a special magnet at CERN began a long dynasty of g-2 experiments that continued at the laboratory for more than 20 years.

High pT Physics at Hadron Colliders

Allan Clark reviews in 2005 High pT Physics at Hadron Colliders.

From Fields to Strings: Circumnavigating Theoretical Physics (Ian Kogan Memorial Collection)

Luis Alvarez-Gaume reviews in 2005 From Fields to Strings: Circumnavigating Theoretical Physics (Ian Kogan Memorial Collection).

50 Years of Yang-Mills Theory

Ian Aitchison reviews in 2005 50 Years of Yang-Mills Theory.

Fifty years of antiprotons

It is 50 years since Emilio Segrè, Owen Chamberlain and their group first created an antiproton. Lynn Yarris describes their achievement at Berkeley's Bevatron in 1955.

The physics of pulsed electrical discharges, properties of coaxial lines, spark gap switches, various plasma and semiconductor switches and their use in pulse generators are covered, as well as the pr...

Foundations of Modern Cosmology (Second Edition)

The new edition of this thorough, descriptive introduction to the physical basis for modern cosmological theory includes the latest observational results and provides the background material necessary...