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Book SynopsisThis book contains selected papers of Prof Nambu who is one of the most original and outstanding particle theorists of our time. This volume consists of about 40 papers which made fundamental contributions to our understanding of particle physics during the last few decades.The unpublished lecture note on string theory (1969) and the first paper on spontaneous symmetry breaking (1961) are retyped and included. The book also contains a memoir of Prof Nambu on his research career.
Table of ContentsA note on the Eigenvalue problems in crystal statistics; the use of the proper time in quantum electrodynamics; possible existence of a heavy neutral meson; parametric representation of General Green's functions; dispersion relations for form factors; axial vector currents conservation in weak interactions; a "superconductor" model for elementary particles and its consequences; a dynamical model of elementary particles based on analogy with superconductivity I (with G. Jona-Lasino); chirality conservation with soft pion production (with D. Lurie); infinite multiplets; s-matrix in semiclassical approximation; quark model and the factorization of Veneziano amplitude; duality and hadrodynamics; generalized Hamiltonian dynamics; strings, vortices and gauge fields; the BCS mechanisms, quasi-supersymmetry and the Fermion mass matrix. (Part contents).
