Selected Scientific Papers of Sir Rudolf Peierls
Subtitle: With Commentary (Series in 20th Century Physics)
Contributors: R. H. Dalitz (Editor); Rudolf Ernst Peierls (Editor)
Publisher: World Scientific Pub Co Inc
Published: December 1996
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 600
ISBN-13: 9789810226923
Subjects: Nuclear structure physics; Theoretical methods; Physics (General); Science; Science/Mathematics; Physics
First sentence: It will be shown that one can derive from Bloch's calculations qualitatively correct conclusions about the galvano-magnetic effects: in particular, both signs are obtained for the Hall effect, which the Sommerfeld Theory had not been able to produce, and the order of magnitude of the changes in resistance is obtained.