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Volume 31, Issue 11
November 1978
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ISSN 0031-9228
EISSN 1945-0699

Letters

Decline in crystallography
George A. Jeffrey
Physics Today 31 (11), 9 (1978); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2994857
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Chinese participation
S. S. Chern; Marvin L. Goldberger; C. K. Jen; C. C. Lin; Olli V. Lounasmaa; Gordon Shaw; Yuen‐Ron Shen; Chia‐Wei Woo; Chen‐Ning Yang; Harrison Brown
Physics Today 31 (11), 9–13 (1978); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2994858
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Inventor's horror story
Franklin F. Offner; Betsy Ancker‐Johnson
Physics Today 31 (11), 13–15 (1978); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2994807
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Demand for good physicists
M. Martini; William J. Meggs; G. Adomian
Physics Today 31 (11), 15–77 (1978); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2994808
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Sins of authors and referees
Hans Dolezalek
Physics Today 31 (11), 77–78 (1978); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2994827
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Lasers for fusion
George Dubé; C. Martin Stickley
Physics Today 31 (11), 78 (1978); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2994828
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Coal overoptimism
Albert A. Bartlett
Physics Today 31 (11), 78–79 (1978); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2994829
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Even fewer students
Gerald M. Daniels
Physics Today 31 (11), 79 (1978); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2994830
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Opportunities in sales
Wade L. Fite
Physics Today 31 (11), 79 (1978); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2994831
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Technical controversies
C. Sharp Cook
Physics Today 31 (11), 79 (1978); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2994832
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Author‐written abstracts
A. W. K. Metzner
Physics Today 31 (11), 79–80 (1978); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2994833
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Particle poetry
Ronald G. Newburgh
Physics Today 31 (11), 80 (1978); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2994834
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Counterculture dialogue
Paul A. Smith
Physics Today 31 (11), 80 (1978); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2994835
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Plutonium‐free bomb
M. Lieber; Ernest J. Moniz; Thomas L. Neff
Physics Today 31 (11), 80 (1978); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2994836
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More oppressed physicists
Cyrano De Dominicis; Joel Primack
Physics Today 31 (11), 80 (1978); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2994837
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Search and Discovery

PLT reaches high temperature in a collisionless plasma
Gloria B. Lubkin
Physics Today 31 (11), 17–20 (1978); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2994809
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Helium atoms probe silicon surface by diffraction
Thomas von Foerster
Physics Today 31 (11), 17–18 (1978); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2994810
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Brookhaven light source invites user interest
Physics Today 31 (11), 18–19 (1978); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2994811
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The $13-million Large Coil Test Facility (shown in a scale model)
Physics Today 31 (11), 19 (1978); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3040799
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In Brief
Physics Today 31 (11), 20 (1978); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2994812
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Articles

Stability in the dissipative steady state
Rolf Landauer
Physics Today 31 (11), 23–30 (1978); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2994813

Systems requiring a continuous inflow of energy to maintain their state exhibit many analogies to equilibrium but their behavior is more strongly influenced by noise.

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Hydrogen in metals
Donald G. Westlake; Cameron B. Satterthwaite; John H. Weaver
Physics Today 31 (11), 32–39 (1978); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2994814

Interstitial alloys that can store hydrogen at a greater density than either the liquid or solid element alone may have a role in future energy conversion and transmission schemes.

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Metal–insulator transitions
Sir Nevill Mott
Physics Today 31 (11), 42–47 (1978); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2994815

Changes in temperature, pressure, magnetic field or alloy composition can affect the electronic band structure of substances, in some cases leading to dramatic changes in conductivity.

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Meetings

Vacuum Society meets in San Francisco
Michael E. Jacobs
Physics Today 31 (11), 48–50 (1978); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2994816
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Books

William Henry Bragg 1862–1942: Man and Scientist
G. M. Caroe; Roger H. Stuewer
Physics Today 31 (11), 67–68 (1978); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2994817
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Shell‐Model Applications in Nuclear Spectroscopy
P. J. Brussaard; P. W. M. Glaudemans; Abraham Klein
Physics Today 31 (11), 68–70 (1978); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2994818
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Mathematical Cosmology: An Introduction and Cosmology
P. T. Landsberg; D. A. Evans; M. Rowan‐Robinson; Malcolm MacCallum
Physics Today 31 (11), 70–71 (1978); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2994819
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An Introduction to Trapped‐Particle Instability in Tokamaks
W. M. Manheimer; Gregory Rewoldt
Physics Today 31 (11), 71–72 (1978); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2994820
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Ellipsometry and Polarized Light
R. M. A. Azzam; N. M. Bashara; Stanley S. Ballard
Physics Today 31 (11), 72 (1978); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2994821
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Optics and Lasers: An Engineering Physics Approach
M. Young; Donald F. Nelson
Physics Today 31 (11), 72 (1978); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2994822
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New Books
Physics Today 31 (11), 72–74 (1978); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2994823
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APS News

Adair named to top post at PRL
Physics Today 31 (11), 75 (1978); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2994824
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Bederson is new editor of Physical Review A
Physics Today 31 (11), 75 (1978); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2994825
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IRS rules APS a tax‐exempt organization
Physics Today 31 (11), 75 (1978); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2994826
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We Hear That

Ahlers, Rowell and McMillan win Fritz London Award
Physics Today 31 (11), 83 (1978); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2994838
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Bargmann and Wigner honored
Physics Today 31 (11), 83–84 (1978); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2994839
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S of R presents Bingham Medal to Thor Smith
Physics Today 31 (11), 84 (1978); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2994840
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NASA and ESA name Spacelab scientists
Physics Today 31 (11), 84 (1978); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2994841
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Physics teachers give Bork Millikan Lecture Award
Physics Today 31 (11), 84–85 (1978); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2994842
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Obituaries

Herbert P. Broida
A. M. Bass; J. R. Fulco; D. O. Harris; V. Jaccarino; W. C. Walker
Physics Today 31 (11), 85 (1978); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2994843
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Gregor Wentzel
V. L. Telegdi
Physics Today 31 (11), 85–86 (1978); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2994844
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Reimar Pohlman
Physics Today 31 (11), 86 (1978); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2994845
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Hellmuth Etzold
Physics Today 31 (11), 86 (1978); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2994846
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Calendar

Calendar
Physics Today 31 (11), 87–92 (1978); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2994847
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State and Society

US and Japan discuss joint fusion projects
Craig B. Waff
Physics Today 31 (11), 93–96 (1978); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2994848
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DOE uses science‐court concept; Minnesota does not
Craig B. Waff
Physics Today 31 (11), 93–96 (1978); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2994849
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In Brief
Physics Today 31 (11), 96 (1978); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2994855
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Physics Community

AIP and German group to publish new journal
Physics Today 31 (11), 95 (1978); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2994850
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History projects at DOE national laboratories
Physics Today 31 (11), 95 (1978); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2994851
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Survey of PhD graduates in mechanics 1972–76
Physics Today 31 (11), 95 (1978); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2994852
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AIP selects new editors for Soviet translations
Physics Today 31 (11), 95 (1978); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2994853
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In Brief
Physics Today 31 (11), 95 (1978); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2994854
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New Products

New Products
Physics Today 31 (11), 99–101 (1978); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2994856
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Editorial

Aiding physicists in developing countries
Abdus Salam
Physics Today 31 (11), 112 (1978); https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2994806
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