Physics through the 1990s: Gravitation, cosmology, and cosmic-ray physics

Technical Report · Tue Dec 31 23:00:00 EST 1985

OSTI ID:5404584

This report reviews and highlights three areas of astrophysics; gravitation; cosmology; and cosmic-ray physics. Topics such as: gravitational collapse and black holes, gravitational waves, general relativity, nucleosynthesis, and the standard model are among the many topics highlighted. (LSP)

• Research Organization: National Research Council, Washington, DC (USA). Physics Survey Committee
• DOE Contract Number: FG05-83ER40093
• OSTI ID: 5404584
• Report Number(s): DOE/ER/40093-T1-Vol.3; ON: DE88006392
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS
GENERAL PHYSICS
ANTIMATTER
ASTRONOMY
ASTROPHYSICS
BLACK HOLES
COSMIC NEUTRINOS
COSMIC RADIATION
COSMOLOGY
ELEMENTARY PARTICLES
FERMIONS
FIELD THEORIES
GAMMA ASTRONOMY
GENERAL RELATIVITY THEORY
GRAVITATION
GRAVITATIONAL COLLAPSE
GRAVITATIONAL WAVE DETECTORS
GRAVITATIONAL WAVES
IONIZING RADIATIONS
LEPTONS
MASSLESS PARTICLES
MATHEMATICAL MODELS
MEASURING INSTRUMENTS
NEUTRINOS
NEUTRON STARS
NUCLEOSYNTHESIS
PARTICLE MODELS
RADIATION DETECTORS
RADIATIONS
RESEARCH PROGRAMS
STANDARD MODEL
STARS
SYNTHESIS
UNIFIED GAUGE MODELS