..., and the invariants of the theory of relativity, it expressed a unity concerning all places and times, all scientists, nations, and cultures ( Planck, 1909 ; and Heilbron, 2000 , pp. 44–60). Yet in the aftermath of World War I, Planck's community was riven by a set of intersecting conflicts between theorists...

... in physics. Another poster-boy of theoretical physics is certainly Albert Einstein (1879–1955). We have already mentioned his famous thought experiment of chasing a beam of light, to which Einstein later assigned a memorable role in his development of special relativity ( Einstein, 1949 , p. 52f). According...

... as a rational account of how a shift in the relative “status” of an existing naïve conception and the scientific conception to be learned can be achieved. This view inspired many investigations into science learning and the design of effective instruction (e.g., Hewson and Hennessey, 1992 ; and Beeth, 1998...

.... As the material properties are intricately correlated with the atomic structure, strain engineering has long been explored by experimentalists and theorists alike to design new and unique material properties by altering the structure. It is, therefore, vital to study the role of strain not only to understand...

... . There are four types of charged amino acids: Arg⇒ + 1e, Lys⇒ + 1e, Glu⇒ −1e and Asp⇒ −1e. The relative dielectric constant ε is 80 to mimic the aqueous environment. The Debye length κ⁻¹ is dictated by the ionic strength and the temperature. In the normal case (ionic strength of 0.1 M...

... denotes the dimensionality. Only for d = 2 the resistance is a scale invariant quantity. This puts the experimentalists and the theorists on the same page, as the geometry of the sample does not explicitly enter the analysis of its transport properties. As we dig more into the details...

... In physics research, there is usually a stark divide between theorists and experimentalists. Very occasionally, a person appears who can do both. One such was Enrico Fermi. ¹ His accomplishments in the one are matched by those in the other. Certainly, his most famous achievement...

... important problem for multidimensional setups Presents theoretical (analytical and numerical) and experimental results on optical and matter-wave solitons in diverse settings Researchers – both theorists and experimentalists – working in optics and photonics, low-temperature and atomic physics...

... theorists and experimentalists alike is the propagation and self-trapping of spatiotemporal modes in multimode nonlinear optical fibers. A commonly known fact is that light propagation in single-mode fibers is very accurately described by the one-dimensional NLS equation (1.9) (see Chap. 1), with time...

... foundations of modern physics. particle physics relativity theorists solid state chemistry ...

... foundations of modern physics. particle physics relativity theorists solid state chemistry To Arya, Arnav, and Hira Grow up quickly and do something great! Acknowledgments Starting to write a book such as this is not easy. It does not fall into any of the usual book categories relating...

... subject areas at all grade levels” ( Marzano et al., 2001 , p. 7). These strategies, listed in order of highest to lowest average effect size (a quantitative measure of the relative impact of particular approaches), are as follows: Identifying similarities and differences Summarizing and note...