‎Physique‎

‎"AMPÈRE, ANDRÉ-MARIE. - INCORPORATED IN THE ""PRINCIPIA"" OF ELECTRODYNAMICS AND THE INVENTION OF THE SOLENOID.‎

‎Extrait d'un Mémoire sur les Phénomènes électro-dynamiques. (Communique à l'Academie royale des Sciences le 22 dévcembre 1823). + Suite de l'Extrait, fait par M. Ampère, de son Mémoire sur les Phénomènes électro-dynamiques. + Description d'un Appa...‎

‎Paris, Crochard, 1824. 8vo. Contemp. hcloth with gilt lettering to spine. In 'Annales de Chimie et de Physique', Series 2 - Volume 26. 448 pp. a. 5 large folded engraved plates. (Entire volume offered). Ampere's papers: pp. 134-162, 246-258 a. 390-411. A bit of browning to halftitle and verso of last plate. A few scattered brownspots.‎

‎"AMPÈRE, ANDRÉ-MARIE. - THE INVENTION OF THE SOLENOID.‎

‎Description d'un Apparail électro-dynamique.‎

‎(Paris, Crochard, 1824). 8vo. Without wrappers. In 'Annales de Chimie et de Physique', Series 2 - Volume 26, Cahier 4. Pp. 337-448 (entire issue offered). With htitle to volume 26. Amperes' paper: pp. 390-411 and 2 folded engraved plates.‎

‎"ANDERSON, P. W.‎

‎Absence of Diffusion in Certain Random Lattices. - [THE ANDERSON LOCALIZATION]‎

‎Lancaster and New York, American Institute of Physics, 1958. Lex8vo. Volume 109, March 1, No. 5, 1958 of ""The Physical Review"", Second Series. In the original printed blue wrappers. Slight traces of wear to spine. Previous owner's stamp to front wrapper (C. Møller). Internally fine and clean. Pp. 1492-1505. [Entire issue: Pp. 1407-1862].‎

‎First edition of Anderson's seminal paper, in which he laid the foundation for a quantum-mechanical theory of transport in systems with a certain generic type of disorder involving onsite energy randomness. This is also known as the Anderson localization. On the basis of the discovery presented in the present article which led to investigations into the electronic structure of magnetic and disordered systems, Anderson was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1977. The discovery has allowed for the development of electronic switching and memory devices in computers.""Disorder-induced electron localization, i.e. Anderson localization, was first predicted by Andersonin 1958 [in the present paper]. In his pioneering paper, the continuity or discontinuity of the energy spectrum of electrons on a diagonally disordered system is related to their localization property."" (Nakayama, Fractal concepts in condensed matter physics, 2003, p. 117)""Anderson's model ushered in a new quantum mechanical view of metal-insulator transitions. And in the early 1960s, Nevill Mott introduced the notion of a mobility edge that separates extended and localized states. The idea of a mobility edge would develop into one of the most studied concepts of condensed-matter physics. For their work on disordered systems, Anderson, his thesis adviser John van Vleck, and Mott shared the 1977 Nobel Prize in Physics.Ironically, Anderson's 1958 paper hardly got noticed at first"" it was cited just 30 times in the first 10 years. Today, it's been cited over 4000 times, though too often as an ""unrecognizable monster"" as described by its creator in 1983. Indeed, theoreticians have found a variety of ways to look at localization - from scale-dependent diffusion and fractal wavefunctions to quantum chaos, dense-point spectra, and kicked rotors."" (Fifty years of Anderson localization Physics Today, August 2009).‎

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‎"ANDERSON, WILHELM.‎

‎Über die Existenzmöglichkeit von kosmischem Staube in der Sonnenkorona.‎

‎Berlin, Springer, 1924. 8vo. Bound in contemporary half cloth. In "" Zeitschrift für Physik"", vol. 28, 1924. Entire volume offered. Stamp to title page, otherwise fine and clean. Pp. 299-324. [Entire volume: IV, 392, (1) pp.].‎

‎First printing of Anderson's paper on the possibility of the existence of cosmic dust in the solar corona.‎

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‎"ANDERSON, P. W.‎

‎Absence of Diffusion in Certain Random Lattices. - [THE ANDERSON LOCALIZATION]‎

‎Lancaster and New York, American Institute of Physics, 1958. Lex8vo. Volume 109, March 1, No. 5, 1958 of ""The Physical Review"", Second Series. In the original printed blue wrappers. Slight traces of wear to spine. Previous owner's stamp to front wrapper (C. Møller). Internally fine and clean. Pp. 1492-1505. [Entire issue: Pp. 1407-1862].‎

‎"ARNOWITT, R. (+) DESER, S. (+) MISNER, C.‎

‎Canonical Variables for General Relativity.‎

‎U.S.A., 1960. Royal8vo. Without wrappers (as issued). Offprint from ""The Physical Review"", Vol. 117, No. 6, March 15, 1960. Very fine and clean. Pp. 1595-1602‎

‎Offprint of Arnowitt, Deser and Misner's paper in which they cast the general theory of relativity into a Hamiltonian form in terms of two pairs of independent conjugate field variables.‎

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‎"ARSENJEVA-HEIL, A. (+) O. HEIL.‎

‎Eine neue Methode zur Erzeugung kurzer, ungedämpfter, elektromagnetischer Wellen großer Intensität. - [MODERN HIGH POWER LINEAR BEAM MICROWAVE ELECTRON TUBES]‎

‎Berlin, Springer, 1935. 8vo. In contemporary halv cloth with gilt lettering to spine. In ""Zeitschrift für Physik"", Bd. 95, 1936. Entire volume offered. Stamp to front free end-paper. Fine and clean. Pp. 752-62. [Entire volume: VIII, 818 pp.].‎

‎First appearance of this important paper which constitute the first description of the fundamental principles behind modern high power linear beam microwave electron tubes.""They described a transit-time tube in which the three characteristic features"" velocity modulation, phase focusing, and energy transfer were designed to occur in three separate regions, an arrangement which is also characteristic of a klystron. Further they demonstrated, in my opinion for the first time, that it is necessary, in order to achieve high RF power output, to use a linear electron beam, and that the beam must be positioned in such a way as to prevent the electrons from landing on RF electrodes - they must only be allowed to penetrate the fringe field of the RF electrodes, finally landing on a separate electrode, now called the collector. This arrangement made it possible to separate high frequency from beam guiding electrodes, thus permitting the use of high power electron beams"" (Sarkar, History of Wireless). ""which outlined the fundamental working principles of the klystron tube, a high power microwave oscillator, used to provide the transmitter power in the newly developed radar equipment. Leaving Arsenjeva in Russia, he later moved to the UK to continue development work on the klystron with Standard Telephones and Cables (STC), the UK arm of ITT. The day before England went to war with Germany Heil slipped out of the country returning to Germany to continue his work at Standard Electric Lorentz (SEL), ITT's German arm in Berlin. Heil's klystrons, known as ""Heil's Generators"", became key components in Germany's World War II radars.""""After the war Heil's name appeared on an FBI list of Germans accused of war crimes. He was brought to the US by the military and worked at Wright Patterson Air Force Base. Subsequently he formed his own company and carried out intensive research the physiology of the human ear and sound generation by small animals which he applied to the design of sound transducers. His 1973 patent for the Heil Air Motion Transformer (AMT) made him well known to HiFi buffs.""‎

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‎"ARRHENIUS, SVANTE.‎

‎Sol-Maskinen.‎

‎Uppsala, Almqvist & Wiksells,1915. 8vo. In the original printed wrappers. In ""K. Svenska Vetenskapsakademiens Årsbok, 1915"". Very fine and clean. Pp. 263-272‎

‎First edition.‎

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‎"ARAGO, DOMINIQUE- FRANCOIS et AUGUSTIN FRESNEL. - ESTABLISHING THAT LIGHT VIBRATES TRANSVERSELY.‎

‎Mémoire Sur l'Action que les rayons de lumière polarisés exercent les uns sur les autres.‎

‎Paris, Crochard, 1819. 8vo. No wrappers. In ""Annales de Chimie et de Physique"", Tome X, 2. Series, Cahier 3. Titlepage to vol. X. Pp. 241-336 (entire issue offered, Cahier 3). Arago and Fresnel's paper: pp. 288-306.‎

‎"ARNOWITT, R. (+) DESER, S. (+) MISNER, C.‎

‎Canonical Variables for General Relativity.‎

‎U.S.A., 1960. Royal8vo. Without wrappers (as issued). Offprint from ""The Physical Review"", Vol. 117, No. 6, March 15, 1960. Very fine and clean. Pp. 1595-1602‎

‎"ARSENJEVA-HEIL, A. (+) O. HEIL.‎

‎Eine neue Methode zur Erzeugung kurzer, ungedämpfter, elektromagnetischer Wellen großer Intensität. - [MODERN HIGH POWER LINEAR BEAM MICROWAVE ELECTRON TUBES]‎

‎Berlin, Springer, 1935. 8vo. In contemporary halv cloth with gilt lettering to spine. In ""Zeitschrift für Physik"", Bd. 95, 1936. Entire volume offered. Stamp to front free end-paper and titlepage, Extremities with light soiling. Pp. 752-62. [Entire volume: VIII, 818 pp.].‎

‎"AVOGADRO, A. (AMEDEO). - HIS FIRST PAPER.‎

‎Consideration on the State in wich a Stratum of nonconducting Matter must be, when interposed between Two Surfaces endued with opposite Electricities.‎

‎London, W. Nicholson, 1808. Contemp. hcalf, but clothbacked later. Corners bumped. Titlelabel with gilt lettering. In: ""A Journal of Natural Philosophy, Chemistry, and the Arts. By William Nicholson. Vol. XXI. VIII,384,(8) pp. a. 10 engraved plates. (Entire volume offered). Avogadro's paper: pp. 278-290. Internally clean.‎

‎First English edition of Avogadro's first printed paper (originally in Journal de Physique LXIII, 1806). It deals with electricity. ""He considered the state of a nonconductor placed between two oppositely charged elementary layers. If there was air between two charged bodies, it would become charged. In the later terminology of Faraday the claim could be made that Avogadro had some conception of the polarization of dielectrics."" (DSB).‎

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‎"BARLOW, PETER. - THE FIRST ""BARLOW LENS""‎

‎An account of a Series of experiments made with the view to the construction of an achromatic telescope with a fluid concave lens, instead of the usual lens of flint glass. In a letter adressed to Davies Gilbert.... Read January 17, 1828.‎

‎(London, Richard Taylor, 1828). 4to. No wrappers as extracted from ""Philosophical Transactions"" 1828 - Part I. Pp. 105-112.‎

‎First appearance of the paper in which Barlow described his invention of the so-called first ""Barlow-Lens"".He constructed his first achromatic telescope lens by enclosing liquid carbon disulfide between two pieces of glass. The Barlow- lens has come into general use for increasing the eyepiece power of any optical instrument.‎

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‎"BARDEEN, J.(+) W. G.PFANN,‎

‎Effects of Electrical Forming on the Rectifying Barriers of n- and p-Germanium Transistors‎

‎Lancaster, American Institute of Physics, 1950. Lex8vo. Entire volume offered in the original blue wrappers with previous owner´s stamps [C. Møller, Danish physician] to front wrapper. In ""The Physical Review"" Volume 77, February 1, No. 3, 1950. A fine and clean copy. Pp. 401-2. [Entire volume: Pp. 305-424].‎

‎First printing of Bardeen and Pfann's note on the effects of electrical forming. Bardeen recived the Nobel Prize in Physics for his work on the transistor.C. Møller was a Danish physician. He was the author of ""The Theory of Relativity"", 1952.‎

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‎"BALMER, J. J. (JOHANN JAKOB).‎

‎Notiz über die Spectrallinien des Wasserstoffs. - [THE DISCOVERY OF BALMER LINES.]‎

‎Leipzig, Johann Ambrosius Barth, 1885. 8vo. Contemporary half calf. 5 raised bands, gilt spine and gilt lettering to spine. A few scratches to spine. Small stamp on half title, title page and verso of title page. In: ""Annalen der Physik und Chemie"", Band. XXV. VIII, 680 pp. + 4 large folded plates all with a small stamp.Balmer's paper: pp. 80-87. Internally fine and clean.‎

‎First edition of Balmer's seminal paper on spectral lines of the hydrogen atom which today is known as Balmer series, the first discovery of a mathematical relationsship between the frequencies of atomic spectral lines. Balmer's discovery was the decisive factor in Bohr's famous and groundbreaking discovery and description of his model of atomic structure published in 1913. ""As soon as I saw Balmer's formula, the whole thing was immediately clear to me"" Bohr told Leon Rosenfeld in an interview. (Heilbron, Historical studies in the theory of atomic structure, p. 265).The discovery that sets of lines in the spectra of alkalis and alkaline earth are related in series was discovered by G. D. Liveing in 1879 but Balmer discovered a simple formula (presented in the present paper) how to relate the wavelength of a series of line in the visible spectrum of hydrogen. The Balmer series was far from similar to the more simple ratio proposed by George Stoney. Although Balmers fomular linked together the four then known hydrogen spectra and turned out to by applicable for the ultraviolet and infrared spectra of hydrogen a complete understandig of the relations came first with Bohr in 1913.""What Balmer did is slightly incredible. Having at his disposal four frequencies measured by Åndgtröm, he fitted them with a mathematical expression that predicts an infinity of lines - and his formula is in fact correct! Balmer's formula has stood the test of time as more hydrogen lines kept being discovered. Soon his results became widely known"" they were quoted in the 1912 edition of the Encyclopedia Britannica. For nearly thirty years no one knew, however, what the formula was trying to say - then Bohr came along."" (Pais. Niels Bohr's Times, pp. 142-3).Due to the relatively large occurrences of hydrogen in the universe the Balmer lines are useful in astronomy since the spectral classification of stars, which is primarily a determination of surface temperature, is based on the relative strength of spectral lines.(Appeared simultaneously in Verhandlungen der Naturforschenden Gesellschaft in Basel, Vol. 7, 1885, pp. 548-556, 750-752).Other papers of interest contained in the present volume:Lorenz, L. Bestimmung der electrischen Widerstände von Quecksilbersäulen in absolutem electromagnetischen Maasse. Pp. 1-31.Kirchhoff, G. Ueber einige Anwendungen der Theorie der Formänderung, welche ein Körper erfährt, wenn er magnetisch oder diëlectrisch polarisirt wird. Pp. 601-617.And many other.‎

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‎"BARDEEN, JOHN., WALTER H. BRATTAIN.‎

‎Physical Principles Involved in Transistor Action. [In: The Bell System Technical Journal, vol. 28, pp.239-277]. - [INVENTION OF THE TRANSISTOR]‎

‎New York: Bell Telephone Laboratories, 1949. 8vo. The entire April issue in original printed wrappers offered. Spine strips with some wear. Small rubberstamp on front wrapper. Otherwise fine.‎

‎First edition. The first comprehensive report to describe the transistor - one of the most important inventions of the 20th Century. The invention of the transistor was first announced in three short letters by Bardeen, Brattain, Shockley, and Pearson, in The Physical Review (Number 2 Volume 74, 1948). The following year Bardeen and Brattain published the more comprehensive report ""Physical Principles Involved in Transistor Action"" [as offered here]. This paper was simultaneously published, the same month, in The Physical Review (Number 8 volume 75). In 1956 Bardeen and Brattain shared the Nobel Prize in Physics with William Shockley ""for their researches on semiconductors and their discovery of the transistor effect"". In 1972 Bardeen again received the Nobel Prize in Physics for his part in the development of the theory of superconductivity (BCS-theory), and thus became the only person, until this day, to receive the Nobel Prize more than once in the same field. Hook & Norman: Origins of Cyberspace, No. 450.‎

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‎"BARDEEN, J., L. N. COOPER & J. R. SCHRIEFFER.‎

‎Theory of Superconductivity. (Contained in The Physical Review, Second Series, Volume 108, Number 5, p.1175-1204.).‎

‎Lancaster, PA, 1957. The complete issue in original blue printed wrappers. A fine copy, with no tears, stamps or fading.‎

‎First edition of this historic paper. The phenomenon of low-temperature superconductivity was discovered by the Dutch physicist Kamerling Onnes already in 1911. For nearly half a century this peculiar phenomenon remained a mystery. The B(ardeen)C(ooper)S(schrieffer)-theory was first announced in this issue of the Physical Review. The theory turned out to be very successful in explaining in considerable detail the properties of superconductors. The theory also predicted new effects and stimulated an intensive activity in theoretical and experimental research. In 1972 the authors shared the Nobel Prize in Physics ""for their jointly developed theory of superconductivity, usually called the BCS-theory"". This was Bardeen's second Nobel Prize in Physics (1956 for the co-invention of the transistor) - until today only two scientists have received the prize twice in the same field. The importance of this paper is still today of the greatest magnitude, as it has been one of the most cited articles in the last decade.‎

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‎"BARDEEN, J.‎

‎Theory of Relation between Hole Concentration and Characteristics of Germanium Point Contacts. - [FROM THE FATHER OF THE TRANSISTOR]‎

‎(New York), American Telephone and Telegraph Company, 1950. 8vo. Original printed blue wrappers. In ""The Bell System Technical Journal."", Volume XXIX, October, 1950, No. 4. pp. 469-495. [Entire volume: pp. 469-675]. A bit of sunning to spine and a small tear to lower part of spine. Previous owner's name to front front wrapper. Internally fine and clean.‎

‎First edition of Bardeen' paper on hole concentration and germanium point contacts. Bardeen is known as the inventor of the transistor, for which he, together with Shockley, was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1956. Bardeen is the only person to have been awrded the Nobel Prize in Physics twice, first in 1956 and again in 1972 for his part in the development of the theory of superconductivity (BCS-theory) and thus became the only person, until this day, to receive the Nobel Prize more than once in the same field. Hook & Norman: Origins of Cyberspace, No. 450 (the journal issue). Other papers contained in the volume:1. Morton, J.A." Ryder, R.M. Design Factors of the Bell Telephone Laboratories 1553 Triode. Pp. 496-530.2. Bowen, A.E. Mumford, W.W. A New Microwave Triode: Its Performance as a Modulator and as an Amplifier. Pp. 531-552.3. Hines, M.E. A Wide Range Microwave Sweeping Oscillator. Pp. 553-559.4. Van Roosbroeck, W. Theory of the Flow of Electrons and Holes in Germanium and Other Semiconductors. Pp. 560-607. 5. Pierce, J.R. Traveling-Wave Tubes (Fourth Installment). Pp. 608-671.‎

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‎"BARDEEN, J. [JOHN].‎

‎Tunnelling from a Many-Particle Point of View. - [FROM THE FATHER OF THE TRANSISTOR]‎

‎(New York), American physical Society, 1961. Lex8vo. Volume 6, No. 2, January 15, 1961 of ""Physical Review Letters"", entire volume offered. In the original printed blue wrappers. Back wrapper has some scratches and minor sunning. Otherwise a very nice and clean copy externally as well as internally. Pp. 57-9. [Entire issue: Pp. 47-84].‎

‎First printing of Bardeen's paper in which he discusses Tunneling from a many-particle point of view after Giaever (see link below), Nicol, Shapiro and Smith observed the tunneling current flowing between two metals separated by a thin oxide layer. In 1956 Bardeen and Brattain shared the Nobel Prize in Physics with William Shockley ""for their researches on semiconductors and their discovery of the transistor effect"". In 1972 Bardeen again received the Nobel Prize in Physics for his part in the development of the theory of superconductivity (BCS-theory), and thus became the only person, until this day, to receive the Nobel Prize more than once in the same field.‎

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‎"BARGMANN, VALENTINE.‎

‎Zur Theorie des Wasserstoffatoms: Bemerkungen zur gleichnamigen Arbeit von V. Fock.‎

‎Berlin, Springer, 1936. 8vo. In contemporary halv cloth with gilt lettering to spine. In ""Zeitschrift für Physik"", Bd. 99, 1936. Entire volume offered. Stamp to front free end-paper, otherwise fine. Pp. 576-582.. [Entire volume: VIII, 803 pp.].‎

‎First appearance of Bargmann's paper in which he showed that the Kepler problem is mathematically equivalent to a particle moving freely on the surface of a four-dimensional (hyper-)sphere, so that the whole problem is symmetric under certain rotations of the four-dimensional space.Bargmann functioned as Albert Einstein assistant for several years.‎

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‎"BALMER, J. J. (JOHANN JAKOB).‎

‎Notiz über die Spectrallinien des Wasserstoffs. - [THE DISCOVERY OF BALMER LINES.]‎

‎Leipzig, Johann Ambrosius Barth, 1885. 8vo. Contemporary half calf. 5 raised bands, gilt spine and gilt lettering to spine. A few scratches to spine. Small stamp on half title, title page and verso of title page. In: ""Annalen der Physik und Chemie"", Band. XXV. VIII, 680 pp. + 4 large folded plates all with a small stamp.Balmer's paper: pp. 80-87. Internally fine and clean.‎

‎"BARDEEN, J.‎

‎Theory of Relation between Hole Concentration and Characteristics of Germanium Point Contacts. - [FROM THE FATHER OF THE TRANSISTOR]‎

‎New York, American Telephone and Telegraph Company, 1950. 8vo. Original printed blue wrappers. In ""The Bell System Technical Journal."", Volume XXIX, October, 1950, No. 4. pp. 469-495. [Entire volume: pp. 469-675]. A bit of sunning to spine and a crease to front wrapper. Internally fine and clean.‎

‎"BARDEEN, J. & G. L. PEARSON.‎

‎Electrical Properties of Pure Silicon and Silicon Alloys Containing Boron and Phosphorous.‎

‎Lancaster, American Institute of Physics, 1949. Lex8vo. Volume 75, March 1, No. 5, 1949 of ""The Physical Review"", Second Series. Entire volume offered in the original printed blue wrappers. Previous owner's stamp to front wrapper. A fine and clean copy. Pp. 865-883. [Entire issue: Pp. 705-911].‎

‎"BARDEEN, J. [JOHN].‎

‎Tunnelling from a Many-Particle Point of View. - [FROM THE FATHER OF THE TRANSISTOR]‎

‎(New York), American physical Society, 1961. Lex8vo. Volume 6, No. 2, January 15, 1961 of ""Physical Review Letters"", entire volume offered. In the original printed blue wrappers. Back wrapper has some scratches and minor sunning. Otherwise a very nice and clean copy externally as well as internally. Pp. 57-9. [Entire issue: Pp. 47-84].‎

‎"BARDEEN, J., L. N. COOPER & J. R. SCHRIEFFER.‎

‎Theory of Superconductivity. (Contained in The Physical Review, Second Series, Volume 108, Number 5, p.1175-1204.).‎

‎Lancaster, PA, 1957. The complete issue in original blue printed wrappers. A fine copy, with no tears, stamps or fading.‎