Memoirs of Riazuddin: A Physicists Journey

Author:   Fayyazuddin ,  Muhammad Jamil Aslam (Associate Professor, Associate Professor, Quaid-i-Azam University)
Publisher:   OUP Pakistan
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Pages:   284
Publication Date:   10 March 2020
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Author:   Fayyazuddin ,  Muhammad Jamil Aslam (Associate Professor, Associate Professor, Quaid-i-Azam University)
Publisher:   OUP Pakistan
Imprint:   OUP Pakistan
Dimensions:   Width: 13.80cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 21.50cm
Weight:   0.322kg
ISBN:  

9780199406661


ISBN 10:   0199406669
Pages:   284
Publication Date:   10 March 2020
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Editors' Note Preface PART I 1. Dr Riazuddin: A Brief Introduction 2. Ludhiana 3. The Making of a Physicist 4. The Nuclear Energy Programme of Pakistan in a Historical Context, 1947-72 5. A Stranger in the Nuclear World Appendix 5.1: The Day After Appendix 5.2: The Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT) Priorities of Pakistan Appendix 5.3: Bhutto and the Bomb Appendix 5.4: Nuclear Danger Appendix 5.5: Munir Ahmad Khan Appendix 5.6: Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan 6. The Theoretical Physics Group at Quaid-i-Azam University 7. The National Centre for Physics Annexure 7.1: Terms and Conditions for Loaning Land to NCP 8. The International Nathiagali Summer College 9. An Accelerator in Pakistan Appendix 9.1: Where Billions Vanish Appendix 9.2: Revival of Higher Education Appendix 9.3: Clarification About Accelerator PART II 10. Synchrotron Radiation Facility in Pakistan Annexure 10.1: A Draft Proposal by Dr Zahid Hussain Annexure 10.2: Cost Estimate of Soft X-ray Beamline (30-1200 eV) for SESAME Annexure 10.3: Background Material-A SRS for Pakistan 11. Professor Dr Riazuddin-In Memoriam 12. Contributions of Professor Abdus Salam as Member of PAEC 13. A Personal Perspective on the Work of Professor Abdus Salam 14. The State of our Society 15. Of Sloppy Policies and Apathy 16. Can Applied Research Survive Without Basic Research? 17. Some Thoughts on an Education Policy 18. Some thoughts on Self-Governance of Universities 19. Government of Pakistan Steering Committee On Higher Education 20. The World in the 2030s 21. Austrianization of Kashmir Simplified Scientific Notes Index

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Fayyazuddin is a prominent theoretical particle physicist, HEC distinguished Professor (Retired) associated with the Physics Department of Quaid-i-Azam University since 1968, and an honorary consultant at the National Centre for Physics. He was awarded the Hilal-i-Imtiaz for his contributions in particle physics. M. Jamil Aslam is Associate Professor at the Quaid-i-Azam University and a researcher focusing on theoretical particle physics. He is working on the phenomenology of flavor-changing physics.

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