Physics

Baez, John Baez, John- University of California Riverside. Research interests: quantum gravity and n-categories. Regular column on "This Week's Finds in Mathematical Physics". Symmetry People Symmetry People- A list of personal web pages related to symmetries and integrability. Nelson, Mark Nelson, Mark- University of Wollongong. Non-linear chemical dynamics. Greg Moore Greg Moore- Rutgers University. Research on string theory and M-theory, with a particular emphasis on the underlying mathematical structures and applications to and from modern ma… Vladimir I. Arnold Vladimir I. Arnold- Overview of the life and works of the man who has given many topological (and other) contributions to mathematical physics. Vicsek, Tamas Vicsek, Tamas- Department of Biological Physics. Eötvös Loránd University. Budapest, Hungary. Specializes in statistical physics. Edmond Laguerre Edmond Laguerre- Includes a brief biography and bibliography. Elie Cartan Elie Cartan- Includes a brief biography and a reference list. George Green George Green- A biography including quotations from his writings and contemporary articles. Adrien-Marie Legendre Adrien-Marie Legendre- Brief biography and summary of his works. Joseph Liouville Joseph Liouville- The mathematician who developed Sturm-Liouville differential equations. Charles-François Sturm Charles-François Sturm- A biography of the Mathematican who worked on differential equations and created the form now call Sturm-Liouville equations. George Stokes George Stokes- A short biography on the mathematician who created Stokes's theorem Vito Volterra Vito Volterra- A short biography on Volterra and his work in differential equations and mathematical physics. Jean Delambre Jean Delambre- The mathematician who analysed the orbit of Uranus and predicted a possible extra planet. Jean Fourier Jean Fourier- A short biography on the man who invented the Fourier series and transforms. Gustav Jacobi Gustav Jacobi- The mathematician whose work with coordinate transformations is still common in mathematical physics Hermann Hankel Hermann Hankel- The mathematician who developed Hankel functions and the Hankel transform. Sophus Lie Sophus Lie- A short history of the life and work of Sophus Lie, whose work, Lie groups, has applications in quantum mechanics in relativity. Elie Cartan Elie Cartan- A brief biography of Cartan and exposition of his work in applied topology. Charles Hermite Charles Hermite- Includes a biography comparing him with other contemporaries of his, references and quotations. Days on Diffraction Days on Diffraction- St. Petersburg, Russia. MASIE UK MASIE UK- Mechanics and Symmetry in Europe: a series of meetings, supported by the London Mathematical Society. Symmetry in Nonlinear Mathematical Physics Symmetry in Nonlinear Mathematical Physics- Held every two years. Sixth meeting: Kyiv (Kiev), Ukraine; 20--26 June 2005. The IST Lecture Series in Algebraic Geometry and Physics The IST Lecture Series in Algebraic Geometry and Physics- Held regularly at the Department of Mathematics, Instituto Superior Técnico, Lisbon. Oporto Meetings on Geometry, Topology and Physics Oporto Meetings on Geometry, Topology and Physics- Formerly Meetings on Knot Theory and Physics: held annually in Oporto, Portugal to bring together mathematicians and physicists … Mathematical Tools for Physics Mathematical Tools for Physics- A text on the mathematics needed for upper level undergraduate physics courses by James Nearing, University of Miami (PDF). Mathematical Methods in Physics Mathematical Methods in Physics- Covers Conformal Field Theory, Modular Functor, Topological Quantum Field Theory and Frobenius Algebras, Operads, Homotyopy Algebra. Spinors in Physics and Geometry Spinors in Physics and Geometry- A fourth year math/physics course at UIUC with online lecture notes. Preparation for Gauge Theory Preparation for Gauge Theory- Class lecture notes at a graduate level on the mathematical background needed to understand classical gauge theory. Linear Methods of Applied Mathematics Linear Methods of Applied Mathematics- This is a WWW textbook written by Evans M. Harrell II and James V. Herod, both of Georgia Tech. It is suitable for a first course on partial… (Ireland) University College, Dublin (Ireland) University College, Dublin- Department of Mathematical Physics. Information on staff, research, courses, seminars, prizes and history. (Sweden) KTH (Sweden) KTH- Mathematical Physics Group of the Department of Physics. Faculty, projects, publications, courses. (Poland) Warsaw University: KMMF (Poland) Warsaw University: KMMF- Department of Mathematical Methods in Physics (Katedra Metod Matematycznych Fizyki). Research staff, preprints, seminars, teaching and undergradu… (Ireland) NUI Galway (Ireland) NUI Galway- Department of Mathematical Physics. Staff, research, courses, competitions. (UK) University of Cambridge (UK) University of Cambridge- Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics. Details of research, undergraduate and postgraduate study, and computing in the department. (Sweden) Lund Institute of Technology (Sweden) Lund Institute of Technology- Department of Mathematical Physics. Course details and information on research into theoretical nuclear physics, elementary particles, therm… Lawrence and the Cyclotron Lawrence and the Cyclotron- Biography of Ernest Orland Lawrence, from the AIP Center for History of Physics which describes Lawrence's development of the cyclotron. Moritz Immisch 1838-1903 Moritz Immisch 1838-1903- Victorian inventor, electrical engineer, pioneer and manufacturer, particularly remembered for his famous Immisch Electric Motor. David Gross David Gross- Article from wikipedia on this American physicist and string theorist who, along with Frank Wilczek and David Politzer, was awarded the 2004 Nobel Prize in Physics fo… Winners of the Nobel Prize in Physics Winners of the Nobel Prize in Physics- A comprehensive list of Nobel Prize Laureates in physics, at the Nobel Prize Internet Archive. Green, George Green, George- Biographical details of this British mathematician and physicist. Smoluchowski, Marian Smoluchowski, Marian- Biography of this famous Polish physicist. Green, George Green, George- Includes biography and related resources. Ludwig Boltzmann Ludwig Boltzmann- An overview of the life and work of Ludwig Boltzmann Pictures of Physicists Pictures of Physicists- Pictures and drawings of famous physicists, a comprehensive collection. Physicists on Stamps Physicists on Stamps- Scanned images of stamps from around the world. Donated scans are welcome. Lectures on Aristotle, Galileo, Newton, and Einstein Lectures on Aristotle, Galileo, Newton, and Einstein- Full lecture notes from an introductory course taught at U of Virginia. Andrei Nikolaevich Kolmogorov Andrei Nikolaevich Kolmogorov- Very famous Russian physicist and mathematician of the twentieth century. Mentor Graphics: Mechanical Analysis Mentor Graphics: Mechanical Analysis- Provides advanced computational fluid dynamics products including FloTHERM, a 3D computational fluid dynamics software that predicts airflow …