Proceedings of the Dirac Centennial Symposium

' Paul Adrian Maurice Dirac (1902–84) is one of the icons of modern physics. His work provided the mathematical foundations of quantum mechanics. He also made key contributions to quantum field theory and quantum statistical mechanics. He is perhaps best known for formulating the Dirac equation, a relativistic wave equation which described the properties of the electron, and also predicted the existence of anti-matter. He was awarded the Nobel prize in Physics in 1933 along with Erwin Schreodinger for his contributions to quantum theory. The Dirac Centennial Symposium held commemorated the contributions of Dirac to all areas of physics, and assessed their impact on frontier research. This invaluable book constitutes the proceedings of the symposium, containing articles by Leopold Halpern, Pierre Ramond, Frank Wilczek, Maurice Goldhaber, Jonathan Bagger, Joe Lykken, Roman Jackiw, Stanley Deser, Joe Polchinski, Andre Linde and others. A special contribution from Dirac's daughter Monica Dirac presents a portrait of Paul Dirac as father and family man. The proceedings have been selected for coverage in: • Index to Scientific & Technical Proceedings (ISTP CDROM version / ISI Proceedings) Contents:Introduction (H Baer)Paul Dirac: Building Bridges of the Mind (L M Brown)From Reminiscences to Outlook (L Halpern)My Father (M Dirac)The Dirac Equation (F Wilczek)Anomalous Magnetic Moments (W J Marciano)Dirac's Footsteps and Supersymmetry (P Ramond)PAM Dirac and the Development of Modern General Relativity (S Deser)Building Atomic Nuclei with the Dirac Equation (B D Serot)New Focus on Neutrinos (V Barger)Dirac's Magnetic Monopoles (Again) (R W Jackiw)Monopoles, Duality, and String Theory (J Polchinski)Time Variation of Fundamental Constants as a Probe of New Physics (P Langacker)Amending the Standard Model of Particle Physics (M Goldhaber) Readership: Graduate students and researchers in high energy physics. Keywords:High Energy Physics;Particle Physics;Quantum PhysicsReviews:“There are 13 contributions from the speakers, more-or-less centred around areas of Dirac's interest. The anecdotes sprinkled throughout are particularly entertaining to read, especially for younger readers who may not have heard many of them.”CERN Courier “For the more general reader there is a long, accessible and interesting chapter by Frank Wilczek on the Dirac Equation, and a charming memoir by his daughter Monica on life as a child in the Dirac home.”Contemporary Physics '