▁Physics ▁was ▁originally ▁conce ived ▁and ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁by ▁Hel mut ▁K . V . ▁Lot sch ▁at ▁Springer - Verlag ▁Berlin ▁Heidel berg ▁New ▁York . ▁Lot sch ▁edited ▁the ▁journal ▁up ▁to ▁volume ▁ 2 5 ▁and ▁split ▁it ▁there after ▁into ▁the ▁two ▁part ▁A 2 6 ( Sol ids ▁and ▁Sur faces ) ▁and ▁B 2 6 ( Ph ot oph ys ics ▁and ▁Las er ▁Chem istry ). ▁He ▁continued ▁his ▁editor ship ▁up ▁to ▁the ▁volumes ▁A 6 1 ▁and ▁B 6 1 . ▁Starting ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁the ▁two ▁journal ▁parts ▁were ▁continued ▁under ▁separate ▁editor ships : ▁App lied ▁Physics ▁B : ▁Phot oph ys ics ▁and ▁Las er ▁Chem istry ▁( ), ▁in ▁existence ▁from ▁September ▁ 1 9 8 1 ▁( volume ▁B : ▁ 2 6 ▁no . ▁ 1 ) ▁to ▁December ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁( volume ▁B : ▁ 5 7 ▁no . ▁ 6 ) ▁It ▁partly ▁continues ▁App lied ▁Physics ▁( ), ▁in ▁existence ▁from ▁January ▁ 1 9 7 3 ▁( volume ▁ 1 ▁no . ▁ 1 ) ▁to ▁August ▁ 1 9 8 1 ▁( volume ▁ 2 5 ▁no . ▁ 4 ). ▁ ▁Abstract ing ▁and ▁indexing ▁The ▁journal ▁is ▁abstract ed ▁and ▁indexed ▁in : ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁▁ ▁Category : Hy brid ▁open ▁access ▁journ als ▁Category : Public ations ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 1 ▁Category :