Discrete Integrable Systems

The present book is the first volume of edited lectures based on material presented at the Euroschool on Exotic Beams over the past years.It introduces the graduate student and nonspecialist scientist from related areas to various topics encompassing theoretical, experimental as well as application-related aspects of this growing field of research. Research with radioactive ion beams has entered a new era with the advent of energetic beams of radioactive nuclei able to induce nuclear reactions.

The book will benefit graduate students and newcomers to the field as a high-level but accessible textbook, lecturers in search for advanced course material and researchers wishing to consult a modern and authoritative source of reference. Albeit still quite young, this field has already been recognized as a necessary tool for research in quantum optics and quantum information, beyond being a fascinating subject in its own right since it touches upon the conceptual foundations of quantum mechanics.

This book will benefit postgraduate students and reseachers alike.

The book presents reviews written by leading experts in the field.The question of a possible temporal variation of the fundamental constants was raised by Paul Dirac in his "large number hypothesis" in 1937. Today it appears in the context of the search for a unified theory of the fundamental interactions. It touches both fundamental and applied physics, as the postulate of the unalterability of the constants is the foundation for modern metrology.

The book presents reviews written by leading experts in the field.. It touches both fundamental and applied physics, as the postulate of the unalterability of the constants is the foundation for modern metrology.