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December 1983
ISSN 0031-9228
EISSN 1945-0699
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Doing physics with microcomputers
Physics Today 36 (12), 25–28 (1983);
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2915383
An ordinary personal computer can be used to do large‐scale calculations in physics at a great savings in cost and added personal convenience for the researcher.
Neutrons in science and technology
Physics Today 36 (12), 31–39 (1983);
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2915384
The neutral nucleon sees much use in research, ranging from particle physics to condensed‐matter physics, and has applications in such diverse areas as mining, food preservation and art history.
Roads to chaos
Physics Today 36 (12), 46–53 (1983);
https://doi.org/10.1063/1.2915388
Simple mathematical systems exhibit complex patterns of behavior that can serve as models for chaotic behavior, including perhaps turbulent flow in real hydrodynamic systems.
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The lessons learned from ephemeral nuclei
Witold Nazarewicz; Lee G. Sobotka
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Lindsay McKenzie; Jacob Taylor