What is a mathematical physicist doing out in the cold?

Physics Today ◽  
2016 ◽  
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Mathematical Physicist

GALILEO FERRARIS (1847-1897) TRA SCIENZA E TECNOLOGIA

Nuncius ◽  
1999 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 121-132
Author(s):  
ARCANGELO ROSSI
Keyword(s):  
Induction Motor ◽  
Science And Technology ◽  
Electromagnetic Theory ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Innovative Teaching ◽  
Practical Point ◽  
New Device ◽  
Electric Induction ◽  
Xix Century ◽  
Mathematical Physicist

Abstracttitle SUMMARY /title Galileo Ferraris (1847-1897), the most eminent Italian electrician in the last quarter of the XIX Century, is wrongly considered a pure technician who invented a new kind of electric induction motor. Instead, in introducing the new device, he also contributed, as a valuable mathematical physicist, to the deepening of Maxwell's electromagnetic theory itself, and, if ever, he did not draw all consequences of his invention from a practical point of view. Here are well exemplified the main characteristics of the beginning of Italian politechnical culture at the end of the XIX Century, which was also characterized by G. Ferrari's deep engagement in innovative teaching of electrical science and technology.

Teaching the Three A's in Elementary Mathematics

1957 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 24-27
Author(s):  
Raymond J. Seeger
Keyword(s):  
Mathematics Teachers ◽  
Elementary Mathematics ◽  
Mathematical Physicist

Recently i had occasion to think somewhat about the teaching of elementary arithmetic, algebra, and analysis—the three A's of mathematics. It occurred to me that some mathematics teachers might be interested in the personal reactions of a mathematical physicist, although these may well be commonplace to education experts. Let me begin with the first A—arithmetic.

scholarly journals ‘Dirty work’, but someone has to do it: Howard P. Robertson and the refereeing practices of Physical Review in the 1930s

2016 ◽  
Vol 70 (2) ◽  
pp. 151-174 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roberto Lalli
Keyword(s):  
Evaluation Criteria ◽  
Physical Review ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Dirty Work ◽  
Refereeing Process ◽  
The World ◽  
Historical Investigation ◽  
The Rich ◽  
Mathematical Physicist

In the 1930s the mathematical physicist Howard P. Robertson was the main referee of the journal Physical Review for papers concerning general relativity and related subjects. The rich correspondence between Robertson and the editors of the journal enables a historical investigation of the refereeing process of Physical Review at the time that it was becoming one of the most influential physics periodicals in the world. By focusing on this case study, the paper investigates two complementary aspects of the evolution of the refereeing process: first, the historical evolution of the refereeing practices in connection with broader contextual changes, and second, the attempts to define the activity of the referee, including the epistemic virtues required and the journal's functions according to the participants' categories. By exploring the tension between Robertson's idealized picture about how the referee should behave and the desire to promote his intellectual agenda, I show that the evaluation criteria that Robertson employed were contextually dependent and I argue that, in the 1930s, through his reports the referee had an enormous power in defining what direction future research should take.

scholarly journals A distinguished mathematical physicist Boris S. Pavlov

2016 ◽  
pp. 782-788 ◽  
Author(s):  
I.Y. Popov ◽  
P.A. Kurasov ◽  
S.N. Naboko ◽  
A.A. Kiselev ◽  
A.E. Ryzhkov ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mathematical Physicist

Richard Ernst Meyer 1919 - 2008

2010 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 75 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. J. Stalker ◽  
E. Nicole Meyer
Keyword(s):  
Fluid Motion ◽  
Wave Theory ◽  
Federal Institute ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Institute Of Technology ◽  
The University ◽  
University Of Manchester ◽  
Aircraft Production ◽  
Supersonic Aerodynamics ◽  
Mathematical Physicist

Richard E. Meyer was a mathematical physicist who specialized in the physics of fluid motion. His research career began with his doctorate at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, followed by a brief period of employment with the English Ministry of Aircraft Production. He then went to the University of Manchester, where he made his first major research contributions. In 1953 he left Manchester for the University of Sydney. By this time he was established as a theoretical supersonic aerodynamicist and he continued with this work as well as assuming the responsibilities of a research group leader. In 1957 he went to the USA and remained there for the rest of his life, essentially abandoning supersonic aerodynamics in favour of water-wave theory. His work was marked by an ability to analyse the approach to limiting conditions, or singularities, in models of physical processes. From the 1970s, he focused increasingly on developing the mathematical aspects of his work.

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