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Letter from Rudolf Ernst Peierls, on a paper 'Photodisintegration of the alpha-particle and the inverse processes' by Brian Hilton Flowers and F Mandl, to D C Martin, Assistant Secretary of the Royal Society

Reference number: RR/73/286

Date: 02 December 1950

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Paper reference code: A228

Peierls informs that one of the authors, B H Flowers works at the Department of Mathematical Physics and saw the paper on his desk and knows Peierls is the referee. He therefore discussed his criticisms with Flowers, who agreed with him. Peierls suggests once the paper has been returned with comments from a second referee, he can look at the amendments and see if his criticism has been met.

Written at Department of Mathematical Physics, The University, Edgbaston, Birmingham [England].

[Published in Proceedings A, 1951].

Endorsed on recto as received 5 December 1950.

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RR/73/286
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02 December 1950
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Rudolf Ernst Peierls, Letter from Rudolf Ernst Peierls, on a paper 'Photodisintegration of the alpha-particle and the inverse processes' by Brian Hilton Flowers and F Mandl, to D C Martin, Assistant Secretary of the Royal Society, 02 December 1950, RR/73/286, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_73_286/letter-from-rudolf-ernst-peierls-on-a-paper-photodisintegration-of-the-alpha-particle-and-the-inverse-processes-by-brian-hilton-flowers-and-f-mandl-to-d-c-martin-assistant-secretary-of-the-royal-society, accessed on 09 February 2026

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