Physics in our time

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Physics in our time

description German-language physics magazine
Area of ​​Expertise Physics, astrophysics, biology, chemistry, energy and environmental research
language German
publishing company Wiley-VCH Verlag
First edition 1970
Frequency of publication bi-monthly
Web link www.phiuz.de
ISSN (print) 0031-9252

Physics in Our Time is a German-language physics magazine that appears in six issues per year. In addition to the printed edition, there is also an online edition that can be subscribed to with freely accessible texts, animations , videos and software . The publisher is the science publisher Wiley-VCH (Weinheim and Berlin).

Readers and subjects

The magazine is aimed primarily at students of physics, physicists in all areas of academic research and business, as well as teachers. In addition to the core areas of physics, “Physics in Our Time” also covers related research areas. These include astrophysics , cosmology , life sciences, chemistry , geo and environmental research , energy research, history of physics and more.

Review and today

The magazine was founded in 1970 and was then conceived as a “living textbook”. To this day, it aims to report on current physical research in as descriptive overview articles as possible. Most of the articles are written by active scientists. They are processed by the editorial team in such a way that readers with a general physical education can understand them without being familiar with the respective specialist area. This is where “Physics in Our Time” differs from the “Primary Research Journals”, because there the authors address specialists in their own field.

In addition to strict scientific research, the magazine also offers articles on everyday physical phenomena (often by Hans-Joachim Schlichting ) or sports physics, for example on the physics of the bicycle .

Structure of the booklets

Each issue of “Physics in Our Time” is divided into three parts. It will be opened by a scientist who is well-established in his field, who in the “editorial” comments on a topic or focus of the issue. The first part, “Research Meeting Point” then brings together short articles and reports on current research results. This is followed by a section with four to six major essays devoted to important fields of research. The final point is a magazine section devoted to everyday phenomena, the history of physics, fun and gimmicks, as well as a riddle, book reviews and TV tips.

Editors and their advisors

Physics in our time has two editors: the physicist and PhD astronomer Thomas Bührke has been on the editorial team since 1990, and the physicist Roland Wengenmayr since 2001 . Both also work as freelance science journalists. They are advised by a board of trustees of physicists from the important research areas, physics didactics and industry.

Jochen Fricke was editor-in-chief from 1970 to 1992 .

Books based on the journal

On the basis of the main essays, books are also created that are edited by the editors. These include "Bührke, Wengenmayr (Ed.): Renewable Energy" (published 2007, English edition 2008). They are aimed at readers who are looking for a more detailed presentation of the respective field of knowledge.

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