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Debate on a comprehensive nuclear weapons test ban: Pro
A critic on the inside says that a treaty is vital to world security, that it is technically feasible, and that the nuclear weapons laboratories should end their opposition to the idea
Debate on a comprehensive nuclear weapons test ban: Con
In the interest of maintaining a reliable nuclear deterrent capable of surviving Soviet attack, the United States should reexamine its commitment to achieving a comprehensive test ban
Physics research organization, Italian style
Faced with the handicap that research funding in Italy is an order of magnitude lower than in other large countries, the Italian physics community has evolved a system for obtaining as much physics as possible per lira.
Large‐N quantum mechanics and classical limits
Increasing the number of degrees of freedom surprisingly simplifies the analysis in many quantum theories, often making it possible to calculate physical observables.