E.C.G. Stueckelberg, An Unconventional Figure of Twentieth Century Physics

Ernst Stueckelberg was one of the most eminent Swiss physicists of the 20th century whose breakthroughs have influenced the development of contemporary theoretical physics. This book presents a selection of his most important scientific papers.

From the contents:

Preface.- Conventions and notations.- Overview of Stueckelberg's Life as a Scientist.- Stueckelberg in Geneva and Lausanne.- Stueckelberg and Molecular Physics.- Stueckelberg's Covariant Perturbation Theory.- Stueckelberg's Unitary Field Theory: 1936-1939.- Stueckelberg 1937-1942: The B-Field and Antiparticles as Time-Reversed Particles.- Stueckelberg and S-Matrix Theory and the Renormalization Group.- Relativistic Thermodynamics.- Stueckelberg's Selected Papers.- Stueckelberg's Complete List of Publications.- Index.

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Zusammenfassung

From the contents:

Preface.- Conventions and notations.- Overview of Stueckelberg's Life as a Scientist.- Stueckelberg in Geneva and Lausanne.- Stueckelberg and Molecular Physics.- Stueckelberg's Covariant Perturbation Theory.- Stueckelberg's Unitary Field Theory: 1936-1939.- Stueckelberg 1937-1942: The B-Field and Antiparticles as Time-Reversed Particles.- Stueckelberg and S-Matrix Theory and the Renormalization Group.- Relativistic Thermodynamics.- Stueckelberg's Selected Papers.- Stueckelberg's Complete List of Publications.- Index.

Inhalt
Ernst C. G. Stueckelberg: Biography and Personal Recollections.- Overview of Stueckelberg's Life as a Scientist.- Stueckelberg in Geneva and Lausanne.- Scientific Work.- Stueckelberg and Molecular Physics.- Stueckelberg's Covariant Perturbation Theory.- Stueckelberg's Unitary Field Theory of 19361939.- Stueckelberg 19371942: The B-Field and Antiparticles as Time-Reversed Particles.- Stueckelberg and the S-Matrix Theory.- Relativistic Thermodynamics.- Stueckelberg's Selected Papers.- Theorie der unelastischen Stösse zwischen Atomen.- Relativistisch invariante Störungstlieorie des Diracechen, JElehtrons I. Teil: Streustrahlung und Bremsstrahlung.- Austauschskräfte zwischen Elementarteilchen und Fermische Theorie des ?-Zerfalls als Konsquenzen einer möglichen Feldtheorie der Materie [26].- Radioactive ?-decay and nuclear exchange forces as a consequence of a unitary field theory [27].- Artificial radioactivity giving continuous ?-radiation [30].- Über die Methode der physikalischen Naturbeschreibung [33].- On the existence of heavy electrons [38].- Die Wechselwirkungs Kräfte in der Elektrodynamik und in der Feldtheorie der Kernkraefte (I) [39].- Die Wechselwirkungskräfte in der Elektrodynamik und in der Feldtheorie der Kernkräfte (Teil II und III) [40].- La signification du temps propre en mécanique ondulatoire [53].- Remarque à propos de la création de paires de particules en theorie de relativité [54].- La mécanique du point matériel en théorie de relativité et en théorie des quanta [56].- An unambiguous method of avoiding divergence difficulties in quantum theory [67].- Une proprieté de l'opérateur S en mécanique asymptotique [78].- A convergent expression for the magnetic moment of the neutron [81].- Erratum: A Convergent Expression for the Magnetic Moment of the Neutron.- Causalité et structure de la Matrice S [82].- A propos des divergences en théorie des champs quantifiés [83].- Relativistic Quantum Theory for Finite Time Intervals [84].- Elimination des constantes arbitraires dans la theorie relativiste des quanta [85].- Restriction of Possible Interaction in Quantum Electrodynamics [86].- The normalization group in quantum theory [87].- Thermodynamique en Relativité Générale [89].