The legacy of Léon Van Hove

This volume describes the wide-ranging scientific activities of Leon Van Hove, through commentaries by his colleagues and a selection of his most influential papers and documents. The reprinted papers are grouped by topic, starting from his early work in mathematics and theoretical and statistical p...

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Other Authors: edited by Alberto Giovannini
Language:Undetermined
Published: Singapore,River Edge, NJ World Scientific 2000
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Institutions: Trung tâm Học liệu Trường Đại học Trà Vinh
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Summary:This volume describes the wide-ranging scientific activities of Leon Van Hove, through commentaries by his colleagues and a selection of his most influential papers and documents. The reprinted papers are grouped by topic, starting from his early work in mathematics and theoretical and statistical physics, up to his very last contributions in elementary particle physics and multiparticle dynamics. Van Hove's career as teacher, director and science advisor in many European institutions is presented in sketches by friends and co-workers. A selection of his speeches and documented thoughts on science completes the volume
Physical Description:xvii, 570 p.
ill.
27 cm
ISBN:9789810243302
9810243308