Zum 100. Geburtstag von Otto Hahn)

Anläßlich des 100. Geburtstages des Entdeckers der Kernspaltung, Otto Hahn, und des 40jährigen Jubiläums dieser bedeutsamen wissenschaftlichen Entdeckung wird die historische Entwicklung, die zur Kernspaltung führte, dargestellt. Es werden Aspekte des damaligen wissenschaftlichen Lebens in Berlin und in der ganzen Welt betrachtet und Wechselbeziehungen der Wissenschaftler untereinander durch Zitate beleuchtet. In diesem Zvsammenhang wird besonders auf das Leben und Wirken von Otto Hahn als Mensch und Wissenschaftler eingegangen, und es werden seine herausragenden wissenschaftlichen Leistungen gewürdigt.     

Abram Isaakovich Alikhanov—scientist,director, personality

Physics of Atomic Nuclei -     

Pierre Turq,an inspirational scientist in charge and at interfaces

Pierre Turq has made decisive contributions to the theory and to the multiscale simulation of charged systems, such as molten salts, electrolyte solutions and colloidal suspensions, in the bulk, at interfaces and under confinement. His research line focussed on dynamical properties and was characterised by constant efforts to connect his theoretical work to both experiments and practical applications. In this article, his colleagues and former students pay a tribute to his past and current research interests by illustrating some recent developments accomplished in his laboratory.     

Erwin Schrödinger and the rise of wave mechanics. III. Early response and applications

This article (Part III) deals with the early applications of wave mechanics to atomic problems—including the demonstration of the formal mathematical equivalence of wave mechanics with the quantum mechanics of Born, Heisenberg, and Jordan, and that of Dirac—by Schrödinger himself and others. The new theory was immediately accepted by the scientific community.This article (in three parts) is an expanded version of the Schrödinger Centenary Lecture delivered by me at CERN (Organisation Européenne pour la Recherche Nucléaire), 1211 Geneva 23, Switzerland, on July 30, 1987.     

Erwin Schrödinger and the rise of wave mechanics. II. The creation of wave mechanics

This article (Part II) deals with the creation of the theory of wave mechanics by Erwin Schrödinger in Zurich during the early months of 1926; he laid the foundations of this theory in his first two communications toAnnalen der Physik. The background of Schrödinger's work on, and his actual creation of, wave mechanics are analyzed.This article (in three parts) is an expanded version of the Schrödinger Centenary Lecture delivered by the author at CERN (Organisation Européenne pour la Recherche Nucléaire), 1211 Geneva 23, Switzerland, on July 30, 1987.