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Ralph A. Alpher

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33

Publications

3.1K

Citations

23

H-Index

1947

Active since

Affiliations

General Electric (United States)(Current)

Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory

General Motors (United States)

George Washington University

Ralph A. Alpher is an author at General Electric (United States) specializing in engineering, physics, and natural sciences.

Top concepts

EngineeringPhysicsCosmologyNatural SciencesGeochemistryNuclear PhysicsNucleosynthesisMagnetohydrodynamicsCosmic RayThermodynamics

Publications per year

1947–2007

33

Publications

33

The Origin of Chemical Elements

Ralph A. Alpher, H. A. Bethe, George Gamow · Physical Review · 1948 · 682 citations · Full text

Materials Science, Inorganic Chemistry, Engineering +6

Evolution of the Universe

Ralph A. Alpher, Robert K Herman · Nature · 1948 · 246 citations

Alternative Cosmology, Engineering, Evolution +6

Optical Refractivity of High-Temperature Gases. I. Effects Resulting from Dissociation of Diatomic Gases

Ralph A. Alpher, Donald R. White · The Physics of Fluids · 1959 · 238 citations

Optical Materials, Engineering, Optical Testing +22

Optical Refractivity of High-Temperature Gases. II. Effects Resulting from Ionization of Monatomic Gases

Ralph A. Alpher, Donald R. White · The Physics of Fluids · 1959 · 221 citations

Engineering, Laser-plasma Interaction, Plasma Physics +17

Remarks on the Evolution of the Expanding Universe

Ralph A. Alpher, Robert C. Herman · Physical Review · 1949 · 192 citations

Cosmic Abundance, Galaxy Formation, Photometry +13

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