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Finding Aid to the Paul F. Zweifel Physics Notebooks, 1949-1980

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This finding aid has been encoded by the Center for History of Physics, American Institute of Physics as part of a collaborative project supported by a grant from the National Endowment of the Humanities, an independent federal agency. Collaboration members in 1999 consisted of: American Institute of Physics, California Institute of Technology, Harvard University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Northwestern University, Rice University, University of Alaska, University of Illinois, and University of Texas.

Publisher:

American Institute of Physics. Center for History of Physics.
One Physics Ellipse
College Park, MD 20740
nbl@aip.org

Published in 2001

Encoding Information:

Machine-readable finding aid encoded in EAD v.1.0 by Clay Redding on December 3, 2001 from an existing finding aid using NoteTab Pro and C++ scripts created by James P. Tranowski (provided by Elizabeth Dow, Special Collections, University of Vermont). Any revisions made to this finding aid occurred as part of the editing and encoding process.

Finding aid written in English.

Description of the Collection

Location of collection:

American Institute of Physics. Center for History of Physics.
College Park, MD 20740

Title and dates of collection:

Paul Zweifel Physics Notebooks, 1949-1980

Papers/Records created by:

Zweifel, Paul F. (Paul Frederick), 1929-

Size of collection:

1.5 linear feet (3 manuscript boxes)

Short description of collection:

Notebooks from courses with noted physicists at Duke University, Virginia Polytechnic Institute, and others. Topics include nuclear physics, relativity, quantum mechanics.

Languages Represented:

English

Selected Search Terms

These papers have been indexed in the International Catalog of Sources for History of Physics and Allied Sciences (ICOS) using the following terms. Those seeking related materials should search under these terms.

Biography of Paul Zweifel

Received Ph.D. in Physics at Duke University, 1954. University Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Department of Physics, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University, Blacksburg, VA; also at Duke University.

Scope and Contents of Collection

Notebooks from courses with noted physicists including Fritz London, Eugen Merzbacher, Lothar Nordheim, Nathan Rosen, and Hertha Sponer, at institutions such as Duke University and Virginia Polytechnic Institute. Topics include nuclear physics, kinetic theory, quantum and statistical mechanics, atomic spectra, and relativity.

Arrangement of Collection

Files arranged chronologically where possible.

Access to Collection

No restrictions.

Restrictions on Use of Collection

Use of primary source material in the Niels Bohr Library requires prior approval through an Application for Access, which includes a statement of research purpose and the names and addresses of two scholars as references. Access applications can be obtained by contacting the Library (telephone 301-209-3177; or e-mail nbl@aip.org). The application can also be printed from our website.

Provenance and Acquisition Information

Gift of Paul Zweifel in December 2000.

Processing Information

This collection was processed by Heather McBride in January 2001.

Materials Separated from Collection

Three German textbooks used by Fritz Zweifel from the 1920s were placed in the Niels Bohr Library Book Collection.

Container List

Box 1 Folder 1 Lothar Nordheim, Advanced Dynamics, Duke University, 2 notebooks, 1949
 
Folder 2 Eugene Greuling, Kinetic Theory, Duke University, 2 notebooks, 1949
 
Folder 3 Hertha Sponer, Atomic and molecular spectra, Duke University, 2 notebooks, 1949-1950
 
Folder 4 Eugene Greuling, E and M course, Duke University, 1950
 
Folder 5 Eugene Greuling, Quantum mechanics, Duke University, 2 notebooks, 1950
 
Folder 6 Lothar Nordheim, Quantum Mechanics, Duke University, 1950
 
Folder 7 William Smith; Nathan Rosen, Eugen Merzbacher, Electrons; seminar in SQED, 1950; 1952
 
Folder 8 Eugen Merzbacher, Quantum mechanics, Duke University, 3 notebooks, 1951
 
Box 2 Folder 1 Nathan Rosen, Nuclear physics, NCSU, 2 notebooks, 1951
 
Folder 2 Fritz London, Statistical Mechanics, Duke University, 2 notebooks, 1951
 
Folder 3 Eugene Greuling, Dirac electron; Neutron Diffusion, Duke University, 1951, 1952
 
Folder 4 Eugene Greuling, Electrodynamics, Duke University, 3 notebooks, 1951-52
 
Folder 5 Nathan Rosen, Boundary value problems, U-NC (partial notes), 1952
 
Folder 6 Nathan Rosen, Special and general relativity, U-NC, 3 notebooks, 1952
 
Box 3 Folder 1 P. F. Zweifel, Thesis Notebook, Duke University, 1952
 
Folder 2 Lothar Nordheim, Nuclear physics, Duke University, 1953
 
Folder 3 K.M. Case, Neutron transport theory (incomplete), University of Michigan, 1959
 
Folder 4 Fred Shure, Irene Shenstad, Seminars in plasma dynamics & group theory, University of Michigan, ca. 1960
 
Folder 5 George Summerfield, Dispersion Relations & Weak Interactions, 1968-69
 
Folder 6 Mark Kac, K.M. Case, Nonlinear equations, Rockefeller University, 1975
 
Folder 7 P. F. Zweifel, Scattering Theory, Va. Tech. Physics, 4 notebooks, ca. 1980
 
Folder 8 Joseph Slawny, Mathematical methods in quantum mechanics, Va. Tech. Center for Transport Theory & Mathematical Physics, 1980