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December 1975
ISSN 0031-9228
EISSN 1945-0699
Letters
Trivial error/disastrous goof
Physics Today 28 (12), 15–60 (1975);
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3069232
Search and Discovery
The need for basic research in industry
Physics Today 28 (12), 23–25 (1975);
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3069237
Industries will have to spend more to make up for the 36% decrease in federal support over the last decade—to maintain their expertise, and to survive the transition to post‐industrial society.
Articles
The Earth's magnetosphere
Physics Today 28 (12), 28–35 (1975);
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3069238
Far from being an empty cavity, as was once believed, the Earth's magnetic environment is filled with a diversity of plasma, wave and field conditions.
Physics in combustion research
Physics Today 28 (12), 36–47 (1975);
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3069239
Modelling and diagnostics are two areas in which physics can contribute to reduced pollutant emissions and improved engine efficiency—a 1% increase would save the US 14.5 million barrels of oil a year.
Books
Quantum Physics of Atoms, Molecules, Solids, Nuclei and Particles
Physics Today 28 (12), 51–52 (1975);
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3069243
Black Holes, Gravitational Waves and Cosmology: An Introduction to Current Research
Physics Today 28 (12), 57–58 (1975);
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3069251
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Editorial
The lessons learned from ephemeral nuclei
Witold Nazarewicz; Lee G. Sobotka
FYI science policy briefs
Lindsay McKenzie; Jacob Taylor