Ernst Stueckelberg was one of the most eminent Swiss physicists of the 20th century whose breakthroughs have influenced the development of contemporary theoretical physics. This book presents a selection of his most important scientific papers.

From the contents:

Preface.- Conventions and notations.- Overview of Stueckelberg's Life as a Scientist.- Stueckelberg in Geneva and Lausanne.- Stueckelberg and Molecular Physics.- Stueckelberg's Covariant Perturbation Theory.- Stueckelberg's Unitary Field Theory: 1936-1939.- Stueckelberg 1937-1942: The B-Field and Antiparticles as Time-Reversed Particles.- Stueckelberg and S-Matrix Theory and the Renormalization Group.- Relativistic Thermodynamics.- Stueckelberg's Selected Papers.- Stueckelberg's Complete List of Publications.- Index.

Klappentext

From the contents: Preface.- Conventions and notations.- Overview of Stueckelberg's Life as a Scientist.- Stueckelberg in Geneva and Lausanne.- Stueckelberg and Molecular Physics.- Stueckelberg's Covariant Perturbation Theory.- Stueckelberg's Unitary Field Theory: 1936-1939.- Stueckelberg 1937-1942: The B-Field and Antiparticles as Time-Reversed Particles.- Stueckelberg and S-Matrix Theory and the Renormalization Group.- Relativistic Thermodynamics.- Stueckelberg's Selected Papers.- Stueckelberg's Complete List of Publications.- Index.

Zusammenfassung

From the contents:

Preface.- Conventions and notations.- Overview of Stueckelberg's Life as a Scientist.- Stueckelberg in Geneva and Lausanne.- Stueckelberg and Molecular Physics.- Stueckelberg's Covariant Perturbation Theory.- Stueckelberg's Unitary Field Theory: 1936-1939.- Stueckelberg 1937-1942: The B-Field and Antiparticles as Time-Reversed Particles.- Stueckelberg and S-Matrix Theory and the Renormalization Group.- Relativistic Thermodynamics.- Stueckelberg's Selected Papers.- Stueckelberg's Complete List of Publications.- Index.

Inhalt
Ernst C. G. Stueckelberg: Biography and Personal Recollections.- Overview of Stueckelberg's Life as a Scientist.- Stueckelberg in Geneva and Lausanne.- Scientific Work.- Stueckelberg and Molecular Physics.- Stueckelberg's Covariant Perturbation Theory.- Stueckelberg's Unitary Field Theory of 19361939.- Stueckelberg 19371942: The B-Field and Antiparticles as Time-Reversed Particles.- Stueckelberg and the S-Matrix Theory.- Relativistic Thermodynamics.- Stueckelberg's Selected Papers.- Theorie der unelastischen Stösse zwischen Atomen.- Relativistisch invariante Störungstlieorie des Diracechen, JElehtrons I. Teil: Streustrahlung und Bremsstrahlung.- Austauschskräfte zwischen Elementarteilchen und Fermische Theorie des ?-Zerfalls als Konsquenzen einer möglichen Feldtheorie der Materie [26].- Radioactive ?-decay and nuclear exchange forces as a consequence of a unitary field theory [27].- Artificial radioactivity giving continuous ?-radiation [30].- Über die Methode der physikalischen Naturbeschreibung [33].- On the existence of heavy electrons [38].- Die Wechselwirkungs Kräfte in der Elektrodynamik und in der Feldtheorie der Kernkraefte (I) [39].- Die Wechselwirkungskräfte in der Elektrodynamik und in der Feldtheorie der Kernkräfte (Teil II und III) [40].- La signification du temps propre en mécanique ondulatoire [53].- Remarque à propos de la création de paires de particules en theorie de relativité [54].- La mécanique du point matériel en théorie de relativité et en théorie des quanta [56].- An unambiguous method of avoiding divergence difficulties in quantum theory [67].- Une proprieté de l'opérateur S en mécanique asymptotique [78].- A convergent expression for the magnetic moment of the neutron [81].- Erratum: A Convergent Expression for the Magnetic Moment of the Neutron.- Causalité et structure de la Matrice S [82].- A propos des divergences en théorie des champs quantifiés [83].- Relativistic Quantum Theory for Finite Time Intervals [84].- Elimination des constantes arbitraires dans la theorie relativiste des quanta [85].- Restriction of Possible Interaction in Quantum Electrodynamics [86].- The normalization group in quantum theory [87].- Thermodynamique en Relativité Générale [89].