RefNoRHB/5/2/2/1/1
Previous numbersE.61
LevelFile
Title'Photons' correspondence 1957-1959
Date1957-1959
DescriptionIncludes a draft on time correlated photons sent by R V Pound to R Q Twiss.

Also includes a circular letter from R C Jones and a draft 'On the disagreement between Hanbury-Brown and Twiss, and Fellgett and Jones', dated 1 March 1958, with a further draft on 'The resolution of the controversy among Hanbury-Brown and Twiss, and Fellgett and Jones', dated 21 October 1959.

Further includes a letter from E Brannen, dated 22 May 1959, regarding his and W Wehlau's criticism of the Hanbury Brown-Twiss-effect, with a draft of Brannen and Wehlau's 'Polarization and resolving time effects in photon correlation'.

This material pertains to the controversy created by Hanbury Brown's and Twiss's publications on photons in 1956.
Extent1 folder.
AccessStatusOpen
RelatedMaterialSee also C.7.
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