Physics in a New Era: An Overview

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Table of Contents
Front Matter R1-R20
Executive Summary 1-8
Introduction 9-16
1. Quantum Manipulation and New Materials 17-36
2. Complex Systems 37-54
3. Structure and Evolution of the Universe 55-69
4. Fundamental Laws and Symmetries 70-88
5. Physics Education 89-106
6. Health and Biomedical Sciences 107-115
7. The Environment 116-121
8. National Security 122-130
9. The Economy and the Information Age 131-148
10. A New Era of Discovery 149-156
11. Recommendations I: Physics and the Wider Society - Investment, Education, and National Security 157-167
12. Recommendations II: Strengthening Physics Research - Partnerships, Federal Science Agencies, and Physics Information 168-172
Index 173-182

Page 121

SUMMARY

Environmental science is highly interdisciplinary. The life sciences, chemistry, applied mathematics, geology, oceanography, and physics are all front and center. Physics plays a broad role, contributing directly to energy production and environmental projects and indirectly through basic research, providing technological spin-offs from research programs, and helping to educate a technically literate population capable of responding to environmental issues. Basic research in atmospheric and oceanic physics provides the foundation.

Table of Contents

Front Matter R1-R20

Executive Summary 1-8

Introduction 9-16

1. Quantum Manipulation and New Materials 17-36

2. Complex Systems 37-54

3. Structure and Evolution of the Universe 55-69

4. Fundamental Laws and Symmetries 70-88

5. Physics Education 89-106

6. Health and Biomedical Sciences 107-115

7. The Environment 116-121

8. National Security 122-130

9. The Economy and the Information Age 131-148

10. A New Era of Discovery 149-156

11. Recommendations I: Physics and the Wider Society - Investment, Education, and National Security 157-167

12. Recommendations II: Strengthening Physics Research - Partnerships, Federal Science Agencies, and Physics Information 168-172

Index 173-182

SUMMARY