Track 3: Computations in theoretical physics — techniques and methods

Visualization techniques in theoretical plasma physics

Generation of 3and 4-dimensional graphics is discussed in the context of stellarator ballooning mode theory and the nonlinear dynamics of a 4-dimensional symplectic map (two coupled area-preserving maps). These provide case studies for informally reviewing the history of some commercially available visualization software for personal computers (Macintosh and Windows) developed by US small-to-me...

Mathematical Methods of Theoretical Physics

: metadiscourse in introduction sections of applied linguistics and physics research articles: exploring variation in frequency and type

abstract in written mode of language, metadiscourse markers are used commonly to help writers in general and academic writers in particular to produce coherent and professional texts. the purpose of the present study was to compare introduction sections of applied linguistics and physics articles regarding their use of interactive and interactional metadiscourse markers based on the model pro...

A Track Physics Retrospective

Many condensed matter dosimeters and detectors respond to the perspectives of track physics, a parametric model which relates their response to gamma rays to their response to heavy ions through the radial distribution of dose about a heavy ion’s path. Most dosimeters are treated as 1-hit detectors, a classification which includes emulsions, scintillators, TLDs, the Fricke dosimeter, alanine, a...

Theoretical Physics in Crisis

Contemporary fundamental theoretical physics has been in crisis for a long time, as it cannot provide an answer to the most important question: “What is the basic structural unit of matter (space, time, energy) and how is the universe constructed of these elementary units?” The reason for this situation is explained below. Also shown, is the way to find answers to these basic questions. Crisis ...