Selected Works of Yakov Borisovich Zeldovich, Volume II

Yakov Borisovich Zeldovich

Published by Princeton University Press 1993

Selected Works of Yakov Borisovich Zeldovich, Volume II

Particles, Nuclei, and the Universe

Yakov Borisovich Zeldovich
Edited by: Jeremiah P. Ostriker

Volume 5184 in the series Princeton Legacy Library

https://doi.org/10.1515/9781400887279

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This is the second volume of a two-volume collection of over 100 articles spanning half a century of work by the late Soviet scientist Yakov Borisovich Zeldovich. The breadth and depth of Zeldovich's work is staggering. Author of over twenty books and more than 500 scientific articles, he made fundamental contributions in chemical catalysis and kinetics, combustion and the hydrodynamics of explosive phenomena, nuclear chain reactions and nuclear energy, the physics of elementary particles, and the large-scale structure of the universe and cosmology. The importance of this collection lies not only in its documentary value as a collection of key scientific works by a man of genius. Zeldovich himself considered his most valuable role to be that of a teacher, to convey to young scientists the how of science. The author of several excellent textbooks on topics ranging from elementary mathematics to advanced methods of mathematical physics, he saw this collection of works, enlarged from the original Russian edition, as a contribution to that end. Commentaries by the author and the editors are included with each paper serving to enhance both the historical and the pedagogical value of this edition. The passing of Yakov Borisovich Zeldovich in December, 1987, was a loss felt deeply by scientists all over the world. This collection of his works serves as a tribute to him as a man, a scientist, and, above all, a teacher.

Originally published in 1993.

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Jeremiah P. Ostriker, Co-Winner of the 2015 Gruber Cosmology Prize for Theoretical and Experimental Explorations of the Universe (with John Carlstrom and Lyman Page), The Gruber Foundation

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	v
Preface Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	ix
Acknowledgements Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	xiii
Part One. Particles and Nuclei
I. Nuclear Physics Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	2
II. Theory of Elementary Particles Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	56
III. Atomic Physics and Radiation Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	101
Part Two. Astrophysics and Cosmology
IV. Elementary Particles and Cosmology Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	146
V. General Theory of Relativity and Astrophysics Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	174
VI. Neutron Stars and Black Holes. Accretion Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	306
VII. Interaction of Matter and Radiation in the Universe Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	367
VIII. Formation of the Large-Scale Structure of the Universe Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	418
IX. Observational Effects in Cosmology Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	540
Part Three. The History of Physics. Personalia Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	593