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October 2005

Volume 58, Issue 10

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Special Issue: Hans Bethe

Kurt Gottfried
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“The Happy Thirties”

Silvan S. Schweber
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Despite the political upheavals of the 1930s, the decade played a pivotal role in Hans Bethe's life.

Stellar Energy Generation and Solar Neutrinos

John N. Bahcall and Edwin E. Salpeter
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Half a century after he explained how the Sun shines, Hans Bethe addressed the problem of why we see too few of its neutrinos.

Hans Bethe and Quantum Electrodynamics

Freeman Dyson
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In 1947 no one knew how to calculate the fine structure of spectroscopic levels of a real electron making transitions in a real hydrogen atom—except Hans Bethe.
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Hans in War and Peace

Richard L. Garwin and Kurt Gottfried
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Hans Bethe spent a lifetime enhancing the security of his adopted homeland—initially designing its nuclear bombs, but ultimately warning presidents and the public to guard against the hazards of such bombs.

Hans Bethe and the Theory of Nuclear Matter

John W. Negele
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Post‐war research helped take nuclear physics from the domain of phenomenology and models to that of many‐body theory based on the underlying nucleon–nucleon interaction.

Hans Bethe and Astrophysical Theory

Gerald E. Brown
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A scientific colleague and friend reminisces about a nearly 30‐year collaboration working on supernovae, collapsing binaries, and California condominiums with nice bathtubs.
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Changes and Choices

Stephen G. Benka
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Physics Update

Harvey Leifert, Stephen G. Benka, and Phil Schewe
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On Absolute Units, I: Choices

Frank Wilczek
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Woman Physicist's Speaking Guidelines Resonate with Readers

Herman M. Heyn, E. O. LaCasce, and Andres Peekna
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Of Mass and Reference Frames

Ian T. Durham and Frank Wilczek
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Determining Longitude: A Brief History

Jorge Mira‐Pérez and Salvador X. Bará
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Statistical‐Mechanical Viewpoint Needed in Teaching Biophysics

Simon Bauer, Phil Nelson, Tom Powers, and Ray Goldstein
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Gap in Einstein's Early Argument for Existence of Photons

Michael Nauenberg
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Feynman Stamp Is Dedicated

Samuel L. Marateck
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Albert Einstein to Heinrich Zangger

Albert Einstein
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Of Titans and Gods and Knowing the Difference

Klaus Helbig
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Correction

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Devices Based on the Fractional Quantum Hall Effect May Fulfill the Promise of Quantum Computing

Charles Day
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Recent theoretical work suggests the most arcane variant of quantum computing could become the most practicable.

Multiwall Nanotubes Self‐Assemble into Strong, Transparent, Conductive Sheets

Mark Wilson
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Trapping Ions in Pairs Extends the Reach of Ultraprecise Optical Spectroscopy

Charles Day
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Thanks to techniques borrowed from quantum computation, once‐unsuitable ions can now be used for atomic clocks.
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NSF Cancels Brookhaven's Last Remaining Particle‐Physics Experiment

Bertram Schwarzschild
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The planned RSVP search for extremely rare particle metamorphoses has been felled by escalating cost estimates.

Proposed Export Restrictions Alarm US Researchers

Jim Dawson
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Despite hundreds of complaints, the US Department of Commerce is considering export rule changes that many say could hinder research.

One Stone: A Traditional Play on Einstein

Toni Feder
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US Ground‐Based Telescopes Under the Microscope

Toni Feder
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TV Series Raises Profile of Science

Paul Guinnessy
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Task Force Calls for Weapons Lab Consolidation

Jim Dawson
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Web Watch

Charles Day
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Foreign Students Still Face Visa Hurdles in US

Toni Feder
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Plasma Science, Thin Films, and Nanotech Dominate AVS Symposium

Karen H. Kaplan
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AVS 2005 Exhibitor Program

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A Different Universe: Reinventing Physics from the Bottom Down

Robert B. Laughlin and Anthony Leggett, Reviewer
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Fred Terman at Stanford: Building a Discipline, a University, and Silicon Valley

C. Stewart Gillmor and Michael Riordan, Reviewer
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Turbulence: An Introduction for Scientists and Engineers

P. A. Davidson and Mark Nelkin, Reviewer
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Introduction to Mathematical Methods in Bioinformatics

Alexander Isaev and Michael W. Deem, Reviewer
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Kinetic Theory of Granular Gases

Nikolai V. Brilliantov, Thorsten Pöschel, and James W. Dufty, Reviewer
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New Books

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Focus on Photonics and Imaging

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OSA Recognizes Achievements in Optics, Photonics

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APS Honors Awardees

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Halliday Named ESF President

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In Brief

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Alexander Mikhailovich Dykhne

Yuri A. Dreizin, Maxim D. Frank‐Kamenetskii, Valery L. Pokrovsky, Boris I. Shklovskii, and Alexander A. Vedenov
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Bruce John Faraday

Carmine Carosella and Graham Hubler
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Jack Sam Greenberg

Moshe Gai, Jay L. Hirshfield, and Jack Sandweiss
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Kenneth Charles Hass

L. Craig Davis, John M. Ginder, and Willes H. Weber
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Lyman Mower

John F. Dawson and Richard L. Kaufmann
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George T. Reynolds

Sol M. Gruner, Pierre A. Piroué, and Robert H. Socolow
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Lawrence Talbot

Frederick S. Sherman
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