Hendrik Brugt Gerhard Casimir (1909--2000). The physicist in research, industry and society (Q5890313)
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scientific article; zbMATH DE number 1654596
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| English | Hendrik Brugt Gerhard Casimir (1909--2000). The physicist in research, industry and society |
scientific article; zbMATH DE number 1654596 |
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18 August 2003
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Hendrik Brugt Gerhard Casimir (1909--2000). The physicist in research, industry and society (English)
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The author reviews life and work of Hendrik Casimir in five sections: 1) The education of a theoretical physicist (1909-1929); 2) The rise of a quantum physicist (1929-1933); 3) The turn to low-temperature physics and industry (1934-1972); 4) The Casimir effect, a new quantum-mechanical phenomenon and its experimental verification (1947-1958); 5) Casimir as elder stateman of European physics.
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