Zeldovich: ReminiscencesR.A. Sunyaev Ya. B. Zeldovich was certainly one of the greatest physicists and cosmologists of the 20th century. This volume presents reminiscences of this exemplary academician, providing biographical and historical insights from colleagues who knew him best. Zeldovich's achievements are outlined, including those in relativistic astrophysics and cosmology, the |
Contents
Chemical Physics | 29 |
Part III The Atomic Project | 78 |
Part IV Elementary Particles and Nuclear Physics | 140 |
Part V Mechanics and Mathematics | 180 |
Part VI Astrophysics and Cosmology | 220 |
Part VII From the Popular Science Legacy | 331 |
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