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February 2005

Volume 58, Issue 2

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Rereading Einstein on Radiation

Daniel Kleppner
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The concepts of spontaneous and stimulated emission are well known from Einstein's 1917 paper on radiation, but his theory of radiation comprises many other concepts—the paper is a treasure trove of physics.

Integrated Simulation of Fusion Plasmas

Donald B. Batchelor
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Magnetically confined plasmas, with their many coupled phenomena, pose great difficulties to computer modelers. Several initiatives worldwide are working to meet the challenges.

Infrared Detectors for Astrophysics

Paul L. Richards and Craig R. McCreight
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Recent advances in materials, system architectures, and microfabrication have spawned a new generation of detectors that can image infrared sources at speeds and spatial resolutions orders of magnitude greater than was possible just a decade ago.
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US Visa Difficulties Are Lessening, but More Must Be Done

Amy Flatten
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Security concerns remain paramount in the handling of US visas for international students and scientists, but efforts by science and education organizations to improve the process seem to be paying off.
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Physics Update

Phillip G. Schewe and James R. Riordan
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Former Student Remembers Teller and Fermi with Gratitude

John Firor
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More Details on Hubble and Shapley

William J. McPeak
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A Brief History Lesson in Deep Ice Core Drilling

Chester C. Langway, Jr, Johannes Weertman, and Spencer Weart
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Mixing the Practical and the Scholarly in Physics Education

Burke Ritchie
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Historical Notes on Feshbach and Shape Resonances

A. R. P. Rau and D. M. Eagles
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Pauli Oscillations

Wolfgang Franzen
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Albert Einstein to Arnold Sommerfeld1

Albert Einstein
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Two Groups Observe the Spin Hall Effect in Semiconductors

Charles Day
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Spins of opposite sign accumulate on opposite sides of a semiconductor in response to an external electric field.

Quantum Error Correction Demonstrated with Trapped Ions

Richard Fitzgerald
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For the first time, this necessary part of a quantum computation scheme is implemented in a system that can be scaled up.
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National Academies Committee Sets Steps for Bringing Best Science Advice to Washington

Jim Dawson
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The president's science adviser needs higher status, and candidates for science advisory boards should not be asked their political party or who they voted for, the National Academy of Sciences says in a new report.

Publishing Restrictions Eased, but Not Rescinded

Toni Feder
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Countries Race to Launch Moon Missions

Paul Guinnessy
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Wave Power Wins Siemens Westinghouse Competition

Paul Guinnessy
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News Notes

Jim Dawson
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Web Watch

Charles Day
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The Woman Physicist's Guide to Speaking

Heidi Newberg
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Life in the Solar System and Beyond

Barrie W. Jones and Charley Lineweaver, Reviewer
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Three Mile Island: A Nuclear Crisis in Historical Perspective

J. Samuel Walker and Bernard L. Cohen, Reviewer
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E. Coli in Motion

Howard C. Berg and Richard M. Berry, Reviewer
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Modeling Complex Systems

Nino Boccara and Cosma Shalizi, Reviewer
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The Curious Life of Robert Hooke: The Man Who Measured London

Lisa Jardine and Peter Dear, Reviewer
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The Forgotten Genius: The Biography of Robert Hooke 1635‐1703

Stephen Inwood and Peter Dear, Reviewer
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New Books

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Focus on Test and Measurement

Lawrence G. Rubin
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Hopfield Is New APS Vice President

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Leff Is AAPT's Vice President

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OSA Elects Eberly Vice President

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In Brief

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Thomas Gold

Yervant Terzian and Edwin E. Salpeter
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Robert Aloysius Hein

Don Gubser, Tom Francavilla, Marty Nisenoff, Joe Feldman, and Stu Wolf
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Prabahan Kemal Kabir

P. Q. Hung, Gabriel Karl, and Sandip Pakvasa
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Jules Zeiser Klose

William R. Ott
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Ralph Marks Moon, Jr.

Michael K. Wilkinson and Herbert A. Mook, Jr
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Gerald James Small

Robin M. Hochstrasser, James R. Norris, and Shaul Mukamel
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