New Frontiers for Metrology: From Biology and Chemistry to Quantum and Data Science

M.J.T. Milton, D.S. Wiersma, C.J. Williams, Martin J.T. Milton, Diederik S. Wiersma, Carl J. Williams, Michela Sega

• Publisher: SAGE Publications Ltd
• Year: 2021
• Print ISBN: 9781643682464
• eBook ISBN: 9781643682471
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Physical Sciences
• Subtopic: Physics
• Index: Physics

The use of standard and reliable measurements is essential in many areas of life, but nowhere is it of more crucial importance than in the world of science, and physics in particular. This book contains 20 contributions presented as part of Course 206 of the International School of Physics Enrico Fermi on New Frontiers for Metrology: From Biology and Chemistry to Quantum and Data Science, held in Varenna, Italy, from 4 -13 July 2019. The Course was the 7th in the Enrico Fermi series devoted to metrology, and followed a milestone in the history of measurement: the adoption of new definitions for the base units of the SI. During the Course, participants reviewed the decision and discussed how the new foundation for metrology is opening new possibilities for physics, with several of the lecturers reflecting on the implications for an easier exploration of the unification of quantum mechanics and gravity. A wide range of other topics were covered, from measuring color and appearance to atomic weights and radiation, and including the application of metrological principles to the management and interpretation of very large sets of scientific data and the application of metrology to biology. The book also contains a selection of posters from the best of those presented by students at the Course. Offering a fascinating exploration of the latest thinking on the subject of metrology, this book will be of interest to researchers and practitioners from many fields.

Table of contents

• Title Page
• Contents
• M.J.T. Milton, D.S. Wiersma, C.J. Williams and M. Sega - Preface
• Course group shot
• Andrew J. Lewis - Realising the metre
• Andrew J. Lewis - Dimensional metrology in practice
• E. Massa - Avogadro, Planck and the kilogram redefinition
• Juris Meija - Traceability in chemical measurements: The role of data analysis
• Juris Meija - Atomic weights of the elements: From measurements to the Periodic Table
• S.M. Judge and D.T. Burns - Metrology for the safe and effective use of ionizing radiation. Part 1: Radiation dosimetry
• Carl J. Williams - The SI from platinum to Planck: The biggest revolution in metrology since the French Revolution
• Ekkehard Peik - Optical atomic clocks and tests of fundamental principles
• Paolo Brenni - The production and trade of scientific instruments (1750-1950)
• Martin J.T. Milton and Celine Fellag Ariouet - The metric system, the Metre Convention and the BIPM
• Gael Obein - The measurement of appearance
• S.M. Judge - Metrology for the safe and effective use of ionizing radiation. Part 2: Radioactivity
• A. Henson - Metrological traceability: A global perspective
• Steven Westwood, Gustavo Martos, Norbert Stoppacher and Robert Wielgosz - Metrological applications of NMR and qNMR in organic analysis
• Michela Sega - Reference Materials: Preparation, homogeneity, stability and value assignment
• Patrizia Tavella - Analysing and obtaining statistical information on time varying quantities
• Patrizia Tavella - Timekeeping and navigation systems
• W. Bich - Measurement uncertainty: Historical perspective, present status and foreseeable future
• Carl J. Williams, John H. Lehman and Christopher W. Oates - The future of metrology
• M.-O. Andre - Fundamentals and applications in electrical metrology
• Posters
• List of participants