''Zeitschrift für Physik'' (English: ''Journal for Physics'') is a defunct series of German

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ed physics journals established in 1920 by

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. The series stopped publication in 1997, when it merged with other journals to form the new ''

European Physical Journal The ''European Physical Journal'' (or ''EPJ'') is a joint publication of EDP Sciences, Springer Science+Business Media, and the Società Italiana di Fisica. It arose in 1998 as a merger and continuation of ''Acta Physica Hungarica'', '' Anales d ...

'' series. It had grown to four parts over the years.

History

*''Zeitschrift für Physik'' (1920–1975 ), The first three issues were published as a supplement to '' Verhandlungen der Deutschen Physikalischen Gesellschaft''. The journal split in parts A and B in 1975. :*''Zeitschrift für Physik A'' (1975–1997). The original subtitle was ''Atoms and Nuclei'' (). In 1986, it split in ''Zeitschrift für Physik A: Atomic Nuclei'' () and ''Zeitschrift für Physik D''. ''Zeitschrift für Physik A'' now continues as the ''

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''. :*''Zeitschrift für Physik B'' (1975–1997). This is the result of the split of ''Zeitschrift für Physik'' and the merger of ''

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'' (). ''Physics of Condensed Matter'' was itself the continuation of ''

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'' ). The original subtitle of ''Zeitschrift für Physik B'' was ''Condensed Matter and Quanta'' () but changed to ''Condensed Matter'' () in 1980. ''Zeitschrift für Physik B'' merged with '' Journal de Physique I'' () to form ''

European Physical Journal B ''The European Physical Journal B: Condensed Matter and Complex Systems'' is a peer-reviewed scientific journal that covers condensed matter physics, statistical and nonlinear physics, and complex systems. Part of the ''European Physical Jou ...

''. :*''Zeitschrift für Physik C: Particles and Fields'' (1979–1997, ), continuing as the ''

European Physical Journal C The ''European Physical Journal C'' (''EPJ C'') is a biweekly peer-reviewed, open access scientific journal covering theoretical and experimental physics. It is part of the SCOAP3 initiative. See also * ''European Physical Journal The ''Europea ...

''. :*''Zeitschrift für Physik D: Atoms, Molecules and Clusters'' (1986–1997, ). ''Zeitschrift für Physik D'' merged with ''

Journal de Physique II The ''European Physical Journal'' (or ''EPJ'') is a joint publication of EDP Sciences, Springer Science+Business Media, and the Società Italiana di Fisica. It arose in 1998 as a merger and continuation of ''Acta Physica Hungarica'', '' Anales de ...

'' ( to form ''

European Physical Journal D {{Infobox Journal , title = European Physical Journal D: Atomic, Molecular, Optical and Plasma Physics , cover = Epjd webcover.jpg , editor = A. Beige, S. Ptasinska and A.V. Solov'yov , discipline = Atomic Physics , langu ...

''.

External links

''Z. Phys. A'' website''Z. Phys. B'' website''Z. Phys. C'' website''Z. Phys. D'' website
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