Physics Through the 1990s -- Copyright -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Summary -- BACKGROUND -- PHYSICS AND THE NATION -- UNIVERSITIES AND SMALL-GROUP RESEARCH -- LARGE FACILITIES AND MAJOR PROGRAMS -- SUPPORTING PHYSICS RESEARCH -- MANPOWER -- INTERNATIONAL POSITION OF U.S. PHYSICS -- 1 Physics and Society -- 2 Progress in Physics -- INTRODUCTION -- Elementary-Particle Physics -- Nuclear Physics -- Condensed-Matter Physics -- Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics -- Plasma Physics -- Cosmology, Gravitation, and Cosmic Rays -- Interfaces and Applications -- THE UNITY OF PHYSICS -- PROGRESS IN PARTICLE PHYSICS -- Quarks and Leptons as Elementary Particles -- Unification of the Forces of Nature -- PROGRESS IN NUCLEAR PHYSICS -- PROGRESS IN CONDENSED-MATTER PHYSICS -- Surfaces, Interfaces, and Artificially Structured Materials -- Phase Transitions and Disordered Systems -- PROGRESS IN ATOMIC, MOLECULAR, AND OPTICAL PHYSICS -- PROGRESS IN PLASMA AND FLUID PHYSICS -- Progress in Plasma Physics -- Fusion -- Space Plasmas -- Fluid Physics -- PROGRESS IN GRAVITATION, COSMOLOGY, AND COSMIC-RAY PHYSICS -- Gravitational Physics -- Cosmology -- Cosmic-Ray Physics -- INTERFACES AND APPLICATIONS -- Interface Activities -- Chemistry -- Biophysics -- Geophysics -- Materials Science -- Applications -- Energy and the Environment -- Medicine -- National Security -- Industry -- 3 Maintaining Excellence -- THE FUNDING PROCESS -- EDUCATING THE NEXT GENERATION OF PHYSICISTS -- Primary and Secondary Education -- Undergraduate Education -- Education at the Graduate Level -- RESEARCH IN SMALL GROUPS -- LARGE FACILITIES AND MAJOR PROGRAMS -- Elementary-Particle Physics -- The Superconducting Super Collider -- Extensions of the Capabilities of Existing Accelerators -- Support of Existing and Extended Facilities -- Nuclear Physics.

The Continuous Electron Beam Accelerator Facility -- The Relativistic Nuclear Collider -- Extensions of Existing Facilities -- Condensed-Matter Physics -- Synchrotron Radiation Facilities -- Neutron Facilities -- High Magnetic Fields -- Plasma Physics -- Magnetic Fusion Research -- Inertial Fusion Research -- Space and Astrophysical Plasmas -- Gravitation, Cosmology, and Cosmic-Ray Physics -- Search For Gravitational Radiation -- Relativity Gyroscope Experiment -- Vigorous Space Program in Astrophysics -- Long-Duration Cosmic-Ray Experiments -- Ground-Based Cosmic Rays -- Neutrino Astronomy -- MANPOWER AND EXCELLENCE -- POLICY ISSUES CONNECTED WITH MAINTAINING EXCELLENCE -- Role of Industry and Mission Agencies in Basic Research -- Freedom of International Communication and Exchange -- COMPUTATION AND DATA BASES -- Computers -- Data Bases -- Supplement 1 International Aspects of Physics: the U.S. Position in the World Community -- EXPENDITURES FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH IN THE UNITED STATES AND ABROAD -- General Trends -- Trends in Specific Areas of Physics -- THE U.S. POSITION IN BASIC PHYSICS RESEARCH -- INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION AND COOPERATION -- Increased Internationalization of the Physics Community -- Scale and Costs -- Avoiding Duplication -- Maintaining Breadth and Depth in Forefront Areas -- Freedom for Scientists and the Free Flow of Information -- EDUCATION OF FOREIGN PHYSICISTS IN THE UNITED STATES -- SUMMARY -- Supplement 2 Education and Supply of Physicists -- PRODUCING TRAINED YOUNG PHYSICISTS-A HISTORICAL OVERVIEW -- ENROLLMENTS AND DEGREES: THE PROLONGED DECLINE -- U.S. and Foreign Composition -- Women and Minorities -- Declining Enrollments in Physics Subfields -- RETENTION OF PHYSICS DEGREE HOLDERS-MOBILITY -- AN AGING COMMUNITY -- CHANGING PATTERNS OF EMPLOYMENT -- PROJECTIONS -- Demand Projections -- Academe.

Demand Scenarios-Universities -- Demand Scenarios-4-Year Colleges -- Demand Scenarios-Industrial and Other Nonacademic Sectors -- Supply Projections -- Physics Ph.D. Production -- Supply of Physics Ph.D.s: 1981-2001 -- The Demand-Supply Balance -- CONCLUSION -- Supplement 3 Organization and Support of Physics -- THE DIVERSITY OF INSTITUTIONS FOR RESEARCH IN PHYSICS -- Major Facilities and National Laboratories -- University Research -- Industrial Research -- THE COMPLEMENTARY ROLES OF OUR RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS -- FUNDING SUPPORT FOR PHYSICS RESEARCH -- Organization and Decision Making -- Abbreviations and Acronyms -- Glossary of Physical Terms -- Appendix A Panel Members -- PANEL ON ATOMIC, MOLECULAR, AND OPTICAL PHYSICS -- PANEL ON CONDENSED-MATTER PHYSICS -- PANEL ON ELEMENTARY-PARTICLE PHYSICS -- PANEL ON GRAVITATION COSMOLOGY, AND COSMIC-RAY PHYSICS -- PANEL ON NUCLEAR PHYSICS -- PANEL ON THE PHYSICS OF PLASMAS AND FLUIDS -- PANEL ON SCIENTIFIC INTERFACES AND TECHNOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS -- Index.