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Table of Contents:
- F. Reines. Introduction and preface.
- Alpher, R. A. and Herman, R. Reflections on "big bang" cosmology.
- Hoyle, F. and Narlikar, J. V. Conformal invariance in physics and cosmology.
- Penzias, A. A. Cosmology and microwave astronomy.
- Wataghin, G. On a model of the expanding universe.
- Dirac, P. A. M. The variability of the gravitational constant.
- Teller, E. Are the constants constant?
- Fowler, W. A. New observations and old nucleocosmochronologies.
- Shapiro, M. M., Silberberg, R., and Tsao, C. H. Diffusion of cosmic rays and their source composition.
- Cowan, C. L. and Reines, R. Neutrino physics
- prospects.
- Kavanagh, R. W. Reaction rates in the proton-proton chain.
- Critchfield, C. L. Analytic forms of the thermonuclear function.
- Tuck, J. L. World energy reserves and some speculations on the future of nuclear fusion energy.
- Longmire, C. L. Heating of charged particles by electric waves.
- Yourgrau, W. and van der Merwe, A. Entropy (positive and negative), information and statistical thermodynamics.
- Ulam, S. M. Gamow
- and mathematics.
- Delbrück, M. Out of this world.
- Rosenfeld, L. Nuclear reminiscences.
- Shapiro, M. M. George Gamow
- an appreciation.
- Alpher, R. A. and Herman, R. Memories of Gamow.
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Language Notes:
- Item content: English
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General Notes:
- Includes bibliographies.
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Physical Description:
- xiv, 320 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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Call Numbers:
- QC780 .C65
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ISBNs:
- 0870810251
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Library of Congress Control Numbers:
- 77159018
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OCLC Numbers:
- 517170