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November 1985

Volume 38, Issue 11

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Comparitive Magnetospheres

Louis J. Lanzerotti and Stamatios M. Krimigis
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The interaction between rotating planetary magnetic fields and the solar wind creates enormous flowing regions of plasma—Jupiter's dwarfs the Sun—whose behavior bears on a broad set of astrophysical problems.

Space Missions to Comets

Marcia Neugebauer
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Five spacecraft now heading toward an ambitious March 1986 encounter with comet Halley mark the beginning of a new era in cometary research, which promises to modify our understanding of the evolution of the solar system.

The Physics Classroom Revisited: Have We Learned Our Lesson?

George Pallrand and Peter Lindenfeld
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The new high‐school courses introduced in the 1950s and 1960s made physics more interesting but also tougher and more abstract; a new program at Rutgers may provide an alternative approach, appealing to a broader spectrum of students.

Werner Heisenberg and the Beginning of Nuclear Physics

Arthur I. Miller
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The advent of quantum mechanics caused a greater transformation in the understanding of physical reality of microscopic phenomena than the change in the understanding of macroscopic phenomena brought about by relativity.
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Reality and the Quantum Theory

Alain Aspect, T. W. Marshall, E. Santos, Thomas M. Jordan, Peder Voetmann Christiansen, F. Rohrlich, Susan J. Feingold, Asher Peres, Ronald Mirman, Martin Gardner, Kenneth E. Ekstrand, Andre Mirabelli, and David Mermin
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Nuclear Power Plant Accidents

Jacques B. Read and L. G. Hulman
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Conceptual Understanding

D. V. Sathe
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‘Physics News in 1984’

H. Alfvén and N. C. Luhmann, Jr.
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Serendipity

Patrick J. Hannan, John F. Christman, and Rustum Roy
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SDI Clarification

Ahno Penzias
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Correction

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Puzzling Positron Peaks Appear in Heavy‐Ion Collisions at GSI

Bertram Schwarzschild
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MRS Meets in Boston

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Inner Exile: Recollections of a Life with Werner Heisenberg

Elizabeth Heisenberg and Nevill Mott, Reviewer
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Nonlinear Oscillations, Dynamical Systems, and Bifurcations of Vector Fields

J. Gluckheimer, P. Holmes, and K. K. Lee, Reviewer
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Physics of Gravitational Systems

A. M. Fridman, V. L. Polyachenko, and David Layzer, Reviewer
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Medical Images and Displays

R. Stuart Mackay and J. R. Singer, Reviewer
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Leptons, Hadrons and Nuclei

Florian Scheck and Carl Shakin, Reviewer
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New Books

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New Products

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ASA Honors Spiess, Blackstock and Zwislocki

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Laser Institute Presents Schawlow Award to Patel

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American Academy of Arts and Sciences Elects New Members

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In Brief

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Frank Oppenheimer

David Hawkins
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Reagan Issues an Order on Science Secrecy: But Will it be Obeyed?

Irwin Goodwin
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Wisconsin Seeks to Prolong Life of Aladdin Light Source

Irwin Goodwin
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Washington Ins and Outs: Merrell to NSF astronomy post

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‘Star Wars’ Petitions Attract Strong Support at Some Schools

William Sweet
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US Test of ASAT Dims Prospects for Comprehensive Treaty

William Sweet
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Interceptor Destroyed Working Satellite

William Sweet
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In Brief

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Calendar

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APS Plans International Conference with Foreign Societies

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STEP Grants Available for 1986 Meetings

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Air Travel Service Offers Discounts for 1986 Meetings

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Ensuring that Fundamental Research Remains Unrestricted

Lewis M. Branscomb
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