From aether impulse to QED: Sommerfeld and the Bremsstrahlen theory

The radiation that is due to the braking of charged particles has been in the focus of theoretical physics since the discovery of X-rays by the end of the 19th century. The impact of cathode rays in the anti-cathode of an X-ray tube that resulted in the production of X-rays led to the view that X-rays are aether impulses spreading from the site of the impact. In 1909, Arnold Sommerfeld calculated from Maxwell׳s equations the angular distribution of electromagnetic radiation due to the braking of electrons. He thereby coined the notion of “Bremsstrahlen.” In 1923, Hendrik A. Kramers provided a quantum theoretical explanation of this process by means of Bohr׳s correspondence principle. With the advent of quantum mechanics the theory of bremsstrahlung became a target of opportunity for theorists like Yoshikatsu Sugiura, Robert Oppenheimer, and–again–Sommerfeld, who presented in 1931 a comprehensive treatise on this subject. Throughout the 1930s, Sommerfeld׳s disciples in Munich and elsewhere extended and improved the bremsstrahlen theory. Hans Bethe and Walter Heitler, in particular, in 1934 presented a theory that was later regarded as “the most important achievement of QED in the 1930s” (Freeman Dyson). From a historical perspective the bremsstrahlen problem may be regarded as a probe for the evolution of theories in response to revolutionary changes in the underlying principles.     

Emergence in holographic scenarios for gravity

‘Holographic’ relations between theories have become an important theme in quantum gravity research. These relations entail that a theory without gravity is equivalent to a gravitational theory with an extra spatial dimension. The idea of holography was first proposed in 1993 by Gerard ׳t Hooft on the basis of his studies of evaporating black holes. Soon afterwards the holographic ‘AdS/CFT’ duality was introduced, which since has been intensively studied in the string theory community and beyond. Recently, Erik Verlinde has proposed that even Newton׳s law of gravitation can be related holographically to the ‘thermodynamics of information’ on screens. We discuss these scenarios, with special attention to the status of the holographic relation in them and to the question of whether they make gravity and spacetime emergent. We conclude that only Verlinde׳s scheme straightforwardly instantiates emergence. However, assuming a non-standard interpretation of AdS/CFT may create room for the emergence of spacetime and gravity there as well.     

Vaidya-Bonner-de Sitter黑洞的量子非热辐射及视界表面引力

在Vaidya-Bonner-deSitter黑洞时空中，通过研究Hamihon-Jacobi方程，采用tortoise坐标变换，讨论了此黑洞的量子非热辐射及视界表面引力问题．     

Quantum decoherence and the approach to equilibrium (II)

In a previous paper [Hemmo, M & Shenker, O (2003). Quantum decoherence and the approach to equilibrium I. Philosophy of Science, 70, 330–358] we discussed a recent proposal by Albert [(2000). Time and chance. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press. Chapter 7] to recover thermodynamics on a purely dynamical basis, using the quantum theory of the collapse of the quantum state of [Ghirardi, G, Rimini, A and Weber, T., (1986). Unified dynamics for microscopic and macroscopic systems. Physical Review, D 34, 470–479]. We proposed an alternative way to explain thermodynamics within no collapse interpretations of quantum mechanics. In this paper some difficulties faced by both approaches are discussed and solved: the spin echo experiments, and the problem of extremely light gases. In these contexts, we point out several ways in which the above quantum mechanical approaches as well as some other classical approaches to the foundations of statistical mechanics may be distinguished experimentally.     

改进QDPSO算法在BP网络训练中的应用

QDPSO（Quantum Delta-Potential-Well-based Particle Swarm Optimization）算法是基于量子空间的粒子群算法，对QDPSO算法进行了改进，结合Iris分类问题，应用到BP网络的权值优化中，并和基于标准PSO算法的方法进行了比较。实验结果表明：该算法性能优于所比较的两种算法，并且具有良好的收敛性和稳定性。     

原子结构中的物理理论

本文较系统地介绍了有关原子结构方面的一些基础理论,由定性到定量,并应用量子力学知识描绘了原子结构状态。     

单摆测重力加速度的研究

本文分析了单摆测重力加速度的误差主要来源，在测量装置，测量工具和测量方法上进行改进，从而有效地提高了测量精度。     

模糊集重心法在评估科研院所绩效素质中的应用

为了评价中国科研院所的绩效和素质提出了一个由人才资源、成果绩效、发展后劲和财务管理指标组成的评价指标体系 ,使用模糊集重心法解决了各种线性和非线性问题。由于此模型具有中间过程的分析能力 ,大大丰富了提供给决策部门的信息。这种方法可成为研究我国中央级科研院所的等级分布、类型优势分析、改革现状估计、潜力比较和指标灵敏度分析的有力工具     

狄拉克（Dirac）与当代物理学

从量子力学、真空、大数假说、磁单极子诸方面，阐述了坎拉克的治学思想和研究方法的特点及其对当代物理学所做出的重大贡献．     

洛希极限和引力作用范围的近似改正

运用广义相对论的后牛顿效应，得到洛希(Roche)极限和引力作用范围的近似改正表示式，表明洛希极限不仅与牛顿引潮力及惯性离心力有关，而且受重力后牛顿近似改正的影响。并且估计、讨论了太阳系天体的某些具体情况。