Contemporary Physics

期刊简介：Contemporary Physics presents authoritative and lucid introductory review articles on important recent developments in physics. The articles are specially commissioned from experts in their field. The authors aim to review comprehensively the current state of their subject and place it within a broader context of contemporary research, industrial possibilities and applications in an accessible way.The Journal is of particular use to undergraduates, teachers and lecturers and those starting postgraduate studies who wish to be introduced to a new area. Readers should be able to understand the review without reference to other material, although authors provide a full set of references so that those who wish to explore further can do so. The reviews can also be profitably read by all those who wish to keep abreast of the fields outside their own, or who need an accessible introduction to a new area.Articles are written for a wide range of readers, whether they be physicists, physical scientists or engineers employed in higher education, teaching, industry or government.Contemporary Physics also contains a major section devoted to standard book reviews and essay reviews which review books in the context of the general aspects of a field.

【译文】当代物理学杂志提供了关于物理学重要近期发展的权威且清晰的综述文章。这些文章由该领域的专家特别委托撰写。作者旨在全面回顾他们学科的现状，并将其置于更广泛的当代研究、工业可能性和应用的大背景下，以易于理解的方式呈现。该杂志对本科生、教师和讲师以及那些希望了解新领域的硕士研究生特别有用。读者应能够在不参考其他材料的情况下理解这些综述，尽管作者提供了一套完整的参考文献，以便那些希望进一步探索的人可以这样做。这些综述文章也适合所有希望了解自己领域之外领域的人阅读，或者需要了解新领域的可访问性介绍。文章是为广泛的读者撰写的，无论是物理学家、物理科学家还是高等教育、教学、工业或政府中工作的工程师。