Fundamental Physics — Heisenberg and Beyond, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2004 Werner Heisenberg Centennial Symposium “Developments in Modern Physics”

I Commemorative Meeting.- Address from the Japan Academy.- Heisenberg und die Verantwortung des Forschers.- Staatsbürger und Patriot.- Wegbereiter der Wissenschaft in Deutschland.- Förderer internationaler Zusammenarbeit in der Wissenschaft.- English translation: Heisenberg and the Scientist’s Responsibility.- Werner Heisenberg (1901–1976).- II Scientific Symposium.- Welcome Address.- Heisenberg’s Uncertainty and Matter Wave Interferometry with Large Molecules.- Quantum Physics at the Microscopic/Mesoscopic Interface.- Heisenberg’s Uncertainty Relation.- Young’s Double/Multi-slit Experiment with Buckyballs.- Interchanging the Roles of Light and Matter.- A Scalable Interferometer for Large Molecules.- Perspectives.- 50.- The Stability of Matter and Quantum Electrodynamics.- Foreword.- Nonrelativistic Matter Without the Magnetic Field.- Relativistic Kinematics (No Magnetic Field).- Interaction of Matter with Classical Magnetic Fields.- Relativity Plus Magnetic Fields.- References.- The Quantum Theory of Light and Matter — Mathematical Results.- Ultraviolet Renormalization of the “Standard Model”.- Stability of Matter [4].- Atomic Spectra [5].- Scattering Theory [6].- Return to Equilibrium, Thermal Ionization.- References.- Four Big Questions with Pretty Good Answers.- What Is the Origin of Mass?.- Why Is Gravity Feeble?.- Are the Laws of Physics Unique?.- What Happens if You Keep Squeezing?.- References.- Supersymmetry: the Next Spectroscopy.- Triumphs and Problems of the Standard Model.- Supersymmetry.- Supersymmetry as the Successor to the Standard Model.- Beyond the Supersymmetric Standard Model.- Interpretation of the SUSY-Breaking Parameters.- Measuring the Superspectrum..- Conclusions.- References.- Neutrino Masses as a Probe of Grand Unification.- Neutrino Masses and Lepton Number Violation.- Four-Neutrino Models.- Three-Neutrino Models.- Simple Examples with Horizontal Abelian Charges.- From Minimal to Realistic SUSY SU(5).- SU (5) Unification in Extra Dimensions.- SO(10) Models.- Conclusion.- References.- M Theory: Uncertainty and Unification.- A Fundamental Length.- Uncertainty.- Nonlinearity.- Observables.- On to Heligoland.- References.- The Highest Energy Particles in Nature: What We Know and What the Future Holds.- Measurement of UHECR.- The Energy Spectrum, Arrival Direction Distribution and Mass of UHECRs.- Theoretical Interpretations.- Detectors of the Future.- Conclusions.- 180.- III Appendix.- Biographical Notes on Werner Heisenberg.- List of Contributors.