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October 1995

Volume 48, Issue 10

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Quantum Information and Computation

Charles H. Bennett
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A new quantum theory of communication and computation is emerging, in which the stuff transmitted or processed is not classical information, but arbitrary superpositions of quantum states.

Helioseismology

John Harvey
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Observation and analysis of the vibrations of the Sun allow us to probe its interior structure and dynamics to test and expand our understanding of physics and astrophysics.

Julian Schwinger: Prodigy, Problem Solver, Pioneering Physicist

Paul C. Martin and Sheldon L. Glashow
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He made major contributions to atomic, nuclear and particle physics, statistical mechanics, QED and field theory, and discovered many of the principles and methods we now take for granted.
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Physics Update

Benjamin P. Stein, Ray Ladbury, and Phillip F. Schewe
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The Choice

Daniel Kleppner
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Pu Breeders in the Sky Not a Burning Issue after All

Eric B. Norman, Bernard G. Harvey, Glenn T. Seaborg, Howard C. Hayden, Matjaz Ravnik, Bernard L. Cohen, and Alex Gabbard
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Universities Use Their Faculties Well

Kurt Gottfried
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Cosmological Claims Prompt Model Discussion

Robert L. Oldershaw, Peter Jakobsen, and P. J. E. Peebles
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More on Sagdeev

Alexander Ershkovich
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Use of Classical Laws Isn't Hard and Fast

Allen L. King and George J. Hademenos
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Labs Collaborate on ICF Research

John D. Lindl and Melissa Cray
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Photon Tunneling Goes Back in Time

Charles W. McCutchen
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‘Shrinking Science’ Revisited

David Montgomery
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Right to Reply? Writer Replies

Duncan Bryant, Robert Bingham, Umberto De Angelis, and Jack Sandweiss
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Reflections on Adel, Lawrence

Virgil E. Bottom
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Why Do Vines Twine?

Grote Reber
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Correction

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Oscillating Granular Layers Produce Stripes, Squares, Hexagons…

Gloria B. Lubkin
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Experiments with vertically oscillating thin layers of granular particles show robust pattern formation. Studying the pattern dynamics may yield insight into basic mechanisms of granular flow and connect these patterns to those found in other dissipative systems.

Space‐Based Telescopes See Primordial Helium in Spectra of Distant Quasars

Barbara Goss Levi
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Looking way back in time, astronomers have found evidence of the primordial gases—first, hydrogen, and now, with the help of space‐based telescopes, the more elusive helium.

German Neutron Source Gets Go‐Ahead

Barbara Goss Levi
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American Vacuum Society to Convene in Minneapolis

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Bose–Einstein Condensation

Allan Griffin, David W. Snoke, Sandro Stringari, and Thomas Greytak
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The First Nuclear Era: The Life and Times of a Technological Fixer

Alvin M. Weinberg and Harold W. Lewis, Reviewer
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The Internet for Scientists and Engineers: Online Tools and Resources

Brian J. Thomas and Marc Sher, Reviewer
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The Beat of a Different Drum: The Life and Science of Richard Feynman

Jagdish Mehra and Silvan S. Schweber, Reviewer
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Environmental Physics

Egbert Boeker, Rienk Van Grondelle, and David Hafemeister, Reviewer
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Industry's Future: Changing Patterns of Industrial Research

Herbert I. Fusfeld and Charles B. Duke, Reviewer
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Case Studies in Superconducting Magnets: Design and Operational Issues

Yukikazu Iwasa and Kenneth R. Marken, Reviewer
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Fractal Concepts in Surface Growth

Albert László Barabasi, H. Eugene Stanley, and Leonard M. Sander, Reviewer
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Interaction of Electromagnetic Waves with Electron Beams and Plasmas

C. S. Liu, V. K. Tripathi, and Yue‐Ying Lau, Reviewer
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Electric and Magnetic Interactions

Ruth Chabay, Bruce Sherwood, and William Wyatt Quivers, Reviewer
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New Books

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New Products

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1995 Dirac Medal Goes to Berry

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AAPM Awards Presented in Boston

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In Brief

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Joseph Ford

T. Uzer, Boris Chirikov, Franco Vivaldi, and Giulio Casati
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Lorella M. Jones

Robert Delbourgo and Laura H. Greene
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Horst W. J. Foelsche

Derek Lowenstein and Satoshi Ozaki
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Harold A. Gersch

James M. Stevenson and Henry S. Valk
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Despite Nuclear Tests by France and China, Prospects Rise for Comprehensive Test Ban

Irwin Goodwin
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Congress Murders Its Own Analytic Child, Ending OTA's Bipartisan Studies

Irwin Goodwin
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Technological Challenges Let Congressional Fellows Showcase Their Knowledge and Skills

Denis F. Cioffi
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Latest AIP Survey Confirms Physicists’ Job Fears

Denis F. Cioffi
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Physics at James Madison University Gets a New Life

Denis F. Cioffi
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Exposing the Dangers of Tobacco Smoke

Jean Kumagai
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