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