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catalog tableOfContents "The science study series -- Introduction -- I. The structure of the earth -- II. Radioactivity -- III. The radioactive earth -- IV. Measurement of absolute geologic time -- V. Memorable dates in earth history -- VI. The earth's beginnings -- Bibliography -- Index.".
catalog tableOfContents "v. 1. Mechanics, by S.P. Strelkov [and] I.A. Yakovlev.--v. 2. Electricity and magnetism, by S.P. Strelkov, I.A. Elt́sin, and S.E. Khailkin.--v. 3. Optics, by V.L. Ginzburg [and others]--v. 4. Molecular physics, thermodynamics, atomic and nuclear physis, by V. L. Ginzburg [and others]".
catalog tableOfContents "F. Reines. Introduction and preface. -- Alpher, R.A. and Herman, R. Reflections on "big bang" cosmology. -- Hoyle, F. and Narlikar, J.V. Conformal invariance in physics and cosmology. -- Penzias, A.A. Cosmology and microwave astronomy. -- Wataghin, G. On a model of the expanding universe. -- Dirac, P.A.M. The variability of the gravitational constant. -- Teller, E. Are the constants constant? -- Fowler, W.A. New observations and old nucleocosmochronologies. -- Shapiro, M.M., Silberberg, R., and Tsao, C.H. Diffusion of cosmic rays and their source composition. -- Cowan, C.L. and Reines, R. Neutrino physics -- prospects. -- Kavanagh, R.W. Reaction rates in the proton-proton chain. -- Critchfield, C.L. Analytic forms of the thermonuclear function. -- Tuck, J.L. World energy reserves and some speculations on the future of nuclear fusion energy. -- Longmire, C.L. Heating of charged particles by electric waves. -- Yourgrau, W. and van der Merwe, A. Entropy (positive and negative), information and statistical thermodynamics. -- Ulam, S.M. Gamow -- and mathematics. -- Delbrück, M. Out of this world. -- Rosenfeld, L. Nuclear reminiscences. -- Shapiro, M.M. George Gamow -- an appreciation. -- Alpher, R.A. and Herman, R. Memories of Gamow.".
catalog tableOfContents "Activity-Concentration Relations -- Carbonate Equilibria -- Complex Ions -- Measurement of Eh and pH -- Partial Pressure Diagrams -- Eh-pH Diagrams -- Ion Exchange and Ion-Sensitive Electrodes -- Effects of Temperature and Pressure Variations on Equilibria -- Combination Diagrams -- Some Geological Applications of Mineral Stability Diagrams.".
catalog tableOfContents "pt. I. The study of motion. Speed and acceleration -- Galileo and the kinematics of free fall -- Projectile motion -- pt. II. The study of forces. Newton's laws of motion -- Uniform circular motion -- pt. III. The study of planetary systems. The astronomy of ancient Greece -- The heliocentric theory of Copernicus -- On the nature of scientific theory -- Kepler's laws -- Galileo's contribution to astronomy -- The theory of universal gravitation -- Some consequences of Newton's work -- pt. IV. On structure and method in physical science. On the nature of concepts -- On the duality and growth of science -- On scientific discovery -- pt. V. The conservation principles. The principle of conservation of mass -- The principle of conservation of momentum -- The principle of conservation of energy in mechanics -- Heat phenomena and the caloric theory -- Extension of the principle of conservation of energy -- pt. VI. Origins of the atomic theory in physics and chemistry. Gases and the structure of matter -- Dalton's atomic theory of chemistry -- The rise of modern chemistry -- The periodic system of the elements -- The kinetic theory of matter and heat -- pt. VII. Theories of fields in electricity and magnetism. The quantification of electrical science -- Further developments in electrostatics -- Electrochemistry and electromagnetism -- The electromagnetic theory of light -- pt. VIII. The quantum physics of light and matter. Some optical principles -- Continuous spectra. Birth of the quantum theory -- The photoelectric effect. Einstein's photon theory -- Spectra of gases -- The atomic model of Rutherford and Bohr -- Further successes of Bohr's theory of atomic structure -- pt. IX. The nucleus. Radioactivity -- Isotopes -- Nuclear structure and nuclear energy -- Further developments of nuclear physics.".
catalog tableOfContents "Geologic framework of Gulf Coastal province of United States / Grover E. Murray -- Sources and dispersion of Holocene sediments, northern Gulf of Mexico / Tjeerd H. van Andel -- Mississippi Delta : marginal environments, sediments, and growth / Francis P. Shepard -- Delta building and the deltaic sequence / P.C. Scruton -- Phytoplankton production in the Mississippi Delta / William H. Thomas and Ernest G. Simmons -- Bays of central Texas coast / Francis P. Shepard and David G. Moore -- Sediments of Laguna Madre, Texas / Gene A. Rusnak -- Gulf Coast barriers / Francis P. Shepard -- Sediments and history of Holocene transgression, continental shelf, northwest Gulf of Mexico / Joseph R. Curray -- Sedimentary patterns of microfaunas in northern Gulf of Mexico / Fred B. Phleger -- Ecology and distributional patterns of marine macro-invertebrates, northern Gulf of Mexico / Robert H. Parker -- Rise of sea level along northwest Gulf of Mexico / Francis P. Shepard -- Regional aspects of modern sedimentation in northern Gulf of Mexico and similar basins, and paleogeographic significance / Tjeerd H. van Andel and Joseph R. Curray -- Recent sedimentology, northwest Gulf of Mexico : retrospect and prospect / Fred B. Phleger.".
catalog tableOfContents "Search for the past -- From fish to mammal -- Man's ancestors -- A breath of cold -- Ice Ages: why -- Time and the Ice Age -- Paradise lost -- The regimen of ice -- Mammoths and musk oxen -- Interglacial life -- Man's physical presence -- The cave -- Flint, fire, and ocher -- The roads -- America -- The toll of death.".
catalog tableOfContents "Introduction -- Family and childhood -- Schiller and Ogarev -- University and "circle" -- Schelling and idealism -- Saint-Simon and socialism -- Arrest and exile -- Love and religion -- The quest for reality -- Realism in philosophy : Hegel -- Realism in love : George Sand -- The Slavophiles and nationalism -- Socialist and liberal westerners -- The crucial year : 1847 -- The Revolution of 1848 -- Russian socialism -- The gentry revolutionary.".
catalog tableOfContents "Equilibrium and stability -- Application of the pressure equation to permanent gases. Stability of air masses -- Static lift on gas-filled aircraft -- Surface tension -- Methods of description -- Geometry of the vector field -- Acceleration of a fluid particle -- Equation of continuity -- The Eulerian equation and its integration along a streamline -- Potential motion -- Two-dimensional potential motion -- Vortex motion -- The influence of conpressibility -- Theories of energy and momentum -- The equation of Navier-Stokes for viscous fluids.".
catalog tableOfContents "Plane motion -- Motion in space -- Dynamical laws -- Simple gyroscopic phenomena -- The free gyro -- The top -- Motion on a plane -- Constrained motion -- The gyro-compass -- Stabilizers.".
catalog tableOfContents "Rings and modules -- Additive functors -- Satellites -- Homology -- Derived functors -- Derived functors of [tensor product of] and Hom -- Integral domains -- Augmented rings -- Associative algebras -- Supplemented algebras -- Products -- Finite groups -- Lie algebras -- Extensions -- Spectral sequences -- Applications of spectral sequences -- Hyperhomology.".
catalog tableOfContents "Modern cosmology / George Gamow -- A larger and older universe / George W. Gray -- The curvature of space / Philippe Le Corbeiller -- Turbulence in space / George Gamow -- Electricity in space / Hannes Alfven -- The milky way / Bart J. Bok -- The spiritual structure of the galaxy / W.W. Morgan -- The supergalaxy / Gerard de Vaucouleurs -- The evolution of galaxies / Cecilia H. Payne-Gaposchkin -- The evolution of stars / Otto Struve -- The energy of stars / Robert Marshak -- Ultrahot stars / Fred Hoyle -- The dust cloud hypothesis / Fred L. Whipple -- The sun / Armin J. Deutsch -- Mars / Gerard de Vaucouleurs -- Comets / Fred L. Whipple -- Meteors / Fletcher G. Watson -- Starlight by photocell / Joel Stebbins -- Radio stars / A.C.B. Lovell -- Radio waves from interstellar space / Harold I. Ewen.".
catalog tableOfContents "Elementary differential geometry -- Curvature -- Evolutes and involutes -- Calculus of variations -- Introduction to transformation groups -- Lie group germs -- Transformation groups -- Space curves -- Tensors -- Surfaces -- Inner geometry of surfaces -- Affine geometry of surfaces -- Riemannian geometry -- Connections -- Answers to selected exercises.".
catalog tableOfContents "Homotopy groups -- Homology and homotopy -- Fibre spaces.".
catalog tableOfContents "Preface -- Suggestions for the use of the book -- Preliminary notions. Notions of set theory ; Theorems on vector spaces ; More detailed structure of homomorphisms ; Duality and pairing ; Linear equations ; Suggestions for an exercise ; Notions of group theory ; Notions of field theory ; Ordered fields ; Valuations -- Affine and projective geometry. Introduction and the first three axioms ; Dilatations and translations ; Construction of the field ; Introduction of coordinates ; Affine geometry based on a given field ; Desargues' theorem ; Pappus' theorem and the commutative law ; Ordered geometry ; Harmonic points ; The fundamental theorem of projective geometry ; The projective plane -- Symplectic and orthogonal geometry. Metric structures on vector spaces ; Definitions of symplectic and orthogonal geometry ; Common features of orthogonal and symplectic geometry ; Special features of orthogonal geometry ; Special features of symplectic geometry ; Geometry over finite fields ; Geometry over ordered fields -- Sylvester's theorem -- The general linear group. Non-commutative determinants ; The structure of GLn(k) ; Vector spaces over finite fields -- The structure of symplectic and orthogonal groups. Structure of the symplectic group ; The orthogonal group of euclidean space ; Elliptic spaces ; The Clifford algebra ; The spinorial norm ; The cases dim V <̲ 4 ; The structure of the group [omega](V).".
catalog tableOfContents "The phenomena of least area problems -- Integration of differential forms over rectifiable sets -- Varifolds -- Variational problems involving varifolds.".
catalog tableOfContents "Order of the Dolphin -- Spheres within spheres -- Science reborn -- Is our universe unique? -- The solar system: exception or rule? -- The puzzle of the "slow" stars -- Where to look -- The origin of life: creation or evolution? -- The origin of life: building molecules -- Visitors from space -- "Wax and wigglers" -- Is there life on Mars? -- The uniquely rational way -- Project Ozma -- Other channels -- Can they visit us? -- Is there intelligent life on earth? -- Celestial syntax -- What if we succeed?".
catalog tableOfContents "Galileo's youth -- Paduan period -- The first fortunate astronomical observations -- The ambitious program -- The first discomfiture -- The years of silence -- The Copernican manifesto -- The collapse of the Galilean program -- The return to pure science -- The serene conclusion of an embattled life -- Appendix A: The Galileo-Bellarmine meeting : a historical speculation / by Stillman Drake -- Appendix B: Reply to Stillman Drake / by Giorgio de Santillana.".
catalog tableOfContents "1. Atoms and atomic structure -- historical prelude -- 2. Atom mechanics and the uncertainty principle -- 3. Mainly about electrons -- 4. The wonderland of relativity -- 5. Wonder upon wonder -- relativistic quantum theory -- 6. Exploring the atomic nucleus -- the tools and some of the results -- 7. Exploitation of the nucleus -- 8. Cosmic rays and the strange particles -- 9. The strangest one of all -- 10. Radioastronomy -- 11. Exploring the upper atmosphere -- 12. Artificial satellites and space probes.".
catalog tableOfContents "Introduction -- Special relativity and the Lorentz transformation -- Relativity kinematics -- Relativity mechanics -- Relativity optics -- Relativity electromagnetic theory -- Relativity and atomic physics -- Relativity thermodynamics, statistical mechanics, and hydromechanics.".
catalog tableOfContents "Basic ideas of Newtonian mechanics and Galilei-newtonian relativity -- Historical preliminaries -- Einstein's special theory of relativity and its basic kinematic results -- Relativistic mechanics -- Tensor analysis in flat spaces -- Relativistic mechanics of continuous media -- The electromagnetic field -- Relativity and quantum mechanics.".
catalog tableOfContents "Tensor algebra -- Vector fields in affine and Riemann space -- Tensor analysis -- Tensors in physics -- The gravitational field equations in free space -- The Schwarzschild solution and its consequences: experimental tests of general relativity -- The mathematical structure of the Einstein differential system; the problem of Cauchy -- The linearized field equations -- The gravitational field equations for nonempty space -- Further consequences of the field equations -- Cosmology and astronomy -- Cosmological models -- Electromagnetism and general relativity.".
catalog tableOfContents "Part I. Space and Time in the History of Philosophy. The Concept of Space in Antiquity / Max Jammer. -- Aristotle and the Sea Battle / G.E.M. Anscombe. -- Questions About Time / St. Augustine. -- Space and Matter / Renè Descartes. -- Absolute Space and Time / Isaac Newton. -- The Relational Theory of Space and Time / Gottfried Leibniz. -- Place, Extension and Duration / John Locke. -- Transcendental Ideality of Space and Time / Immanuel Kant. -- Mirror Images / Immanuel Kant. -- Newton's Views of Time, Space and Motion / Ernst Mach. -- The Unreality of Space and time / F.H. Bradley. -- Duration and Intuition / Henri Bergson. -- The Problem of Infinity Considered Historically / Bertrand Russell. -- Part II. Geomoetry and Physics. What is Geometry? / A.S. Eddington. -- Space and Geometry / Ernest Nagel. -- Non-Eucledian Spaces / Hans Reichenbach. -- Geometry and Definition of Congruence / Hans Reichenbach. -- Geometry as a Branch of Physics / H.P. Robertson. -- Part III. Space-Time and Relativity. Relativity / R.E. Peierls. -- Autobiographical Notes / Albert Einstein. -- The Four-Dimensional World / Moritz Schlick. -- Space and Time / H. Minkowski.".
catalog tableOfContents "The Philosophical Retention of Absolute Space in Einstein's General Theory of relativity / Adolf Grünbaum. -- Part IV. Recent Philosophical Analyses. Ostensible Temporality / C.D. Croad. -- Time: A Treatment of Some Puzzles / J.N. Findlay. -- Time and Language, and the Passage fo Time / Nelson Goodman. -- Time / W.V. Quine. -- Geometrical Objects / W.V. Quine. -- Spatial and Temporal Ananlogies and the Concept of Identity / Richard Taylor. -- Time, Irreversible Processes, and the Physical Status of Becoming / Adolf Grünbaum.".
catalog tableOfContents "The meaning of a physical theory -- Space and time in physics -- The foundations of mechanics -- Probability and some of its applications -- The statistical point of view -- The physics of continua -- The electron theory and special relativity -- Quantum mechanics -- The problem of causality.".
catalog tableOfContents "pt. I: The dynamics of particles. The nature of physics -- Some mathematics of physics -- Particle dynamics--accelerated motion -- Particle dynamics--mass and force -- Particle dynamics--gravitation -- Work and conservation of energy -- Momentum and its conservation -- Atomism and the laws of gases -- Heat energy and the kinetic theory of gases -- Periodic motions and waves -- pt. II: The electrodynamics of particles. Electric charge -- Electric field and potential difference -- Electric currents -- The magnetic field -- Induced electromotive force -- Thermionic emission and some electronics -- pt. III: Atomic and nuclear phenomena. The identification of the electron -- The discovery of isotopes -- Light waves and the electromagnetic theory of light -- Aspects of the theory of relativity -- The birth and growth of the quantum theory -- X rays -- Bohr's quantum theory of the atom -- The duality of waves and particles -- Natural radioactivity -- Induced transmutation and other nuclear processes -- Nuclear forces and nuclear energy -- Particle accelerators -- Nuclear fission and nuclear energy.".
catalog tableOfContents "Particle mechanics -- Fields -- Motion of a rigid body -- Oscillations -- The structure of matter -- The theory of symmetry -- Heat -- Thermal processes -- Phase transitions -- Solutions -- Chemical reactions -- Surface phenomena -- Mechanical properties of solids -- Diffusion and thermal conduction -- Viscosity.".
catalog tableOfContents "Group 1. Radioactivity: The cause and nature of radioactivity / Rutherford and Soddy. The magnetic and electric deviation of the easily absorbed rays from radium / Rutherford. The mass and velocity of the alpha particles expelled from radium and actinium / Rutherford. The nature of the alpha particle from radioactive substances / Rutherford and Royds -- Group 2. The atom: Cathode rays / J.J. Thomson. On the charge of electricity carried by the ions produced by Röntgen rays / J.J. Thomson. On the masses of the ions in gases at low pressures / J.J. Thomson. On a diffuse reflection of the alpha particles / Geiger and Marsden. Scattering of alpha particles by gases / Rutherford and Nuttall. The laws of deflexion of alpha particles through large angles / Geiger and Marsden. The high-frequency spectra of the elements / Moseley. The structure of the atom / Rutherford. Nuclear constitution of atoms / Rutherford. Possible existence of a neutron / Chadwick. The existence of a neutron / Chadwick -- Group 3. Further developments: The photoelectric effect / Richardson and Compton. The disintegration of elements by high velocity protons / Cockcroft and Walton. X-ray spectra from a ruled reflection grating / Compton and Doan -- Group 4. Some tools of the trade: Condensation of water vapour in the presence of dust-free air and other gases / C.T.R. Wilson. On an expansion apparatus for making visible the tracks of ionising particles in gases and some results obtained by its use / C.T.R. Wilson. The first mass-spectrograph / Aston.".
catalog tableOfContents "v. 1. Lectures on Theoretical physics.--v.2. Mechanics of deformable bodies.--v.3. Electrodynamics.--v.4 Lectures on Theoretical.-- v. 5. Thermodynamics and statistical mechanics.--v.6. Partial differential equations in physics.".
catalog tableOfContents "pt. I. Null experiments. Eörvös experiment -- Space isotropies -- The ether drift experiments -- pt. II. Three famous tests of general relativity. The gravitational red shift -- The gravitational deflection of light -- The perihelion rotation of Mercury -- Cosmic experiments -- Appendix I. Experimental tests of Mach's principle -- Appendix II. Mach's principle and invariance under transformation of units -- Appendix III. Long-range scalar interaction -- Appendix IV. Field theories of gravitation -- Appendix V. Cosmology, Mach's principle and relativity -- Appendix VI. Significance of spatial isotropy -- Appendix VII. Mach's principle and a relativistic theory of gravitation -- Appendix VIII. Lee-Yang vector field and isotropy of the universe -- Appendix IX. The earth and cosmology -- Appendix X. Implications for cosmology of stellar and galactic evolution rates -- Appendix XI. Dating the galaxy by uranium decay -- Appendix XII. Dirac's cosmology and the dating of meteorites.".
catalog tableOfContents "Introduction to laboratory work -- The nature of measurement -- The propagation of uncertainties -- The nature of experimenting -- Experiment planning -- Experiment evaluation -- The scientific report -- Laboratory practice -- Appendix 1. The statistics of the Gaussian or normal distribution -- 2. Least squares fit to straight lines.".
catalog tableOfContents "Introductory -- Dimensional formulas -- On the use of dimensional formulas in changing units -- The [pi] theorem -- Dimensional constants and the number of fundamental units -- Examples illustrative of dimensional analysis -- Applications of dimensional analysis to model experiments. Other engineering applications -- Applications to theoretical physics.".
catalog tableOfContents "v. 1. Mainly mechanics, radiation, and heat.--v. 2. Mainly electromagnetism and matter.--v. 3. Quantum mechanics.".
catalog tableOfContents "pt. I. Classical mechanics. Vectors and the equation of motion -- The Lorentz transformation -- The conservation laws of mechanics -- The harmonic oscillator -- The inverse square force law -- Collisions and scattering -- pt. II. Kinetic theory of matter. Equation of state for gases -- Transport phenomena in gases -- The Maxwell-Boltzmann distribution -- Weakly ionized gases -- Properties of plasmas -- Equation of state for solids -- Crystal structure -- Mechanical and thermal properties of crystals -- Imperfections in solids -- pt. III. Quantum mechanics. The wave equation -- Light corpuscles -- Emission and absorption of light -- Electron waves -- Wave mechanics -- pt. IV. Electronic structure of matter. The hydrogen atom -- Many-electron atoms -- Atomic spectra -- Molecular binding -- electron band theory of solids -- Electronic properties of solids -- pt. V. Nuclear particles. Basic properties of nuclei -- The nuclear force -- The structure of nuclei -- Radioactive decay and nuclear reactions -- Elementary particles -- Appendix A. Units and conversion factors -- Appendix B. Physical constants.".
catalog tableOfContents "Mechanics -- Wave motion and sound -- Heat -- Electricity and magnetism -- Light -- Atomic and electronic physics.".
catalog tableOfContents "Speeches at the commemorative session.--The general significance of the discovery of the atomic nucleus, by N. Bohr.--Honorary degree ceremony.--Correspondence between Ernest Rutherford and Sir Arthur Schuster.--Rutherford memorial lectures.--Reprints of original papers.--The publication of the late Lord Rutherford (p. 316-333)--Papers published from the Physical Laboratories, University of Manchester, 1907-19 (p. 334-361)--Postscript.".
catalog tableOfContents "v. 1. Normal Fermi liquids.".
catalog tableOfContents "Crystal structure -- Crystal diffraction and the reciprocal lattice -- Crystal binding -- Elastic constants and elastic waves -- Phonons and lattice vibrations -- Thermal properties of insulators -- Free electron Fermi gas I -- Free electron Fermi gas II -- Energy bands -- Semiconductor crystals -- Superconductivity -- Dielectric properties -- Ferroelectric crystals -- Diamagnetism and paramagnetism -- Ferromagnetism and antiferromagnetism -- Magnetic resonance -- Optical phenomena in insulators -- Point defects in solids -- Dislocations.".
catalog tableOfContents "Theories -- Heat -- Heat capacity -- Order -- Symmetry -- Atoms and ions -- Molecules and metals -- Structures -- Atomic motions -- Particles and waves -- Electrons in atoms -- Electrons in solids -- Electrical conduction -- Semiconductors -- Magnets -- Appendix. Scales of energy.".
catalog tableOfContents "Introduction to dualistic theory of matter; Development of Schrödinger's wave equation -- Wave packets and the relation between classical mechanics and wave mechanics -- One-dimensional energy-level problems -- The mathematical theory of complete systems of orthogonal functions -- The discrete energy spectrum of the two-particle central-field problem -- The continuous spectrum and the basic properties of solutions of the many-particle problem -- Dynamical variables and operators -- Commutation rules and related matters -- The measurement of dynamical variables -- Matrix theory -- Theory of perturbations which do not involve the time -- Quantum statistical mechanics and the Einstein transition probabilities -- Introduction to the problem of atomic structure: electron spin -- The theory of the structure of many-electron atoms.".
catalog tableOfContents "Air-Analysis.".
catalog tableOfContents "General considerations -- Physical theories of the classical period -- The quantum theory.".
catalog tableOfContents "The velocity of propagation and the pressure of radiation -- Black-body radiation -- The atomicity of matter and electricity -- The ratio of charge to mass of electrons and ions -- The wave aspect of matter -- Thermionic and photoelectric effects -- Line spectra -- Atomic energy states -- X-rays -- Radioactivity -- Appendix A. Instruments for measuring small currents and potential differences -- Appendix B. Vacuum technique.".
catalog tableOfContents "The theory of relativity -- Quantum mechanics -- The one-dimensional harmonic oscillator -- The free particle -- The one-electron atom -- Radiation and radiative transitions -- The Pauli principle, atomic shell structure, and the periodic system -- Atomic spectroscopy -- Molecular binding and molecular spectra -- Quantum statistics -- The band theory of solids -- X-rays -- Basic properties of nuclei -- Particle scattering -- Radioactivity -- Systematics of nuclear stability -- Dynamics of nuclear reactions -- Nuclear models -- Nuclear forces -- Particles -- Modern physics in nature.".
catalog tableOfContents "Introduction -- Abstract group theory -- Theory of group representations -- Physical applications of group theory -- Full rotation group and angular momentum -- Quantum mechanics of atoms -- Molecular quantum mechanics -- Solid-state theory.".
catalog tableOfContents "The Dirac equation -- Lorentz covariance of the Dirac equation -- Solutions to the Dirac equation for a free particle -- The Foldy-Wouthuysen transformation -- Hole theory -- Propagator theory -- Applications -- Higher-order corrections to the scattering matrix -- The Klein-Gordon equation -- Nonelectromagnetic interactions.".
catalog tableOfContents "pt. I. The nuclear force problem. Introductory remarks -- Qualitative discussion of nuclear forces -- pt. II. The two-body problem. Ground state of the deuteron -- Excited states of the deuteron -- S-scattering by bound nuclei -- Further considerations of the two-body problem -- Remarks on the meson theory of nuclear forces -- pt. III. Complex nuclei. Structure of complex nuclei -- Electromagnetic interactions of nuclei -- Nuclear reactions -- Concerning beta decay -- Appendix I. Theorem on ordering of levels in a central potential -- Appendix 2. Feshbach-Schwinger solution of the deuteron ground state problem for a Yukawa potential including tensor interaction -- Appendix 3. The time-reversal properties of the Schroedinger equation -- Appendix 4. Quadrupole moments of odd Z-even N nuclei for Mayer-Jensen coupling -- Appendix 5. Configurations of odd-even nuclei for Mayer-Jensen coupling.".
catalog tableOfContents "General principles -- The radiation field -- Relativistic theory of free electrons -- Interaction of radiation with electrons -- Invariance properties of the coupled fields -- Subsidiary condition and longitudinal field -- The S-matrix -- Evaluation of the S-matrix -- The divergences in the iteration solution -- Renormalization -- The photon-electron system -- The electron--electron system -- The photon-photon system -- Theory of the external field -- External field problems -- Special problems -- Appendix A1. The invariant functions -- Appendix A2. The gamma-matrices -- Appendix A3. A theorem on the representation of the extended Lorentz group by irreducible tensors -- Appendix A4. The ordering theorem -- Appendix A5. On the evaluation of certain integrals -- Appendix A6. A limiting relation for the [delta]-function -- Appendix A7. The method of analytic continuation -- Appendix A8. Notation.".
catalog tableOfContents "pt. I. The black body radiation law -- Light quanta -- Rutherford's atom -- Bohr's atom -- Atomic spectra in the old quantum theory -- Radiation theory -- pt. II. On an improvement of Wien's equation for the spectrum / by M. Planck -- On the theory of the energy distribution law of the normal spectrum / by M. Planck -- On a Heuristic point of view about the creation and conversion of light / by A. Einstein -- The scattering of [alpha] and [beta] particles by matter and the structure of the atom / by E. Rutherford -- On the constitution of atoms and molecules / by N. Bohr -- On the excitation of the 2536Å Mercury resonance line by electron collisions / by J. Franck and G Hertz -- On the quantum theory of radiation / by A. Einstein -- On the connexion between the completion of electron groups in an atom with the complex structure of spectra / by W. Pauli.".
catalog tableOfContents "The etymology of the word "mass" -- Did ancient thought have a concept of mass? -- The neoplatonic concept of inertia -- "Quantiatas materiae" in medieval thought -- The conceptualization of inertial mass -- The systematization of mass -- Philosophical modifications of the Newtonian concept -- The modern concept of mass -- The concept of mass in axiomatized mechanics -- The gravitational concept of mass -- The electromagnetic concept of mass -- The relativistic concept of mass -- Mass and energy -- The concept of mass in quantum mechanics and in field theory.".
catalog tableOfContents "General properties of the nucleus -- Two-body problems at low energies -- Nuclear forces -- Two-body problems at high energies -- Three-and four-body problems -- Nuclear spectroscopy: I. General theory -- Nuclear spectroscopy: II. Special models -- Nuclear reactions: General theory -- Nuclear reactions; Application of the theory to experiments -- Formal theory of nuclear reactions -- Spontaneous decay of nuclei -- Interaction of nuclei with electromagnetic radiation -- Beta-decay -- Nuclear shell structure -- Appendix A. Angular momentum operators and eigenfunctions -- Appendix B. Multipole radiation.".
catalog tableOfContents "v. 1. pt. I. The foundations of atomic theory. -- pt. II. The foundations of atomic chemistry. -- pt. III. The foundations of the kinetic theory of matter. -- pt. IV. New confirmation of chemical atomic theory. -- pt. V. Beyond the atom. -- pt. VI. The beginnings of modern atomic physics. -- pt. VII. New ideas and new measurements. -- pt. VIII. Two far-reaching discoveries. -- pt. IX. The nuclear atom. -- pt. X. X-rays and their contribution to the riddle of matter. -- v. 2. pt. XI. Atomic theory develops. -- pt. XII. Wave mechanics. -- pt. XIII. New particles and atomic accelerators. -- pt. XIV. Newer developments in atomic and nuclear theory. -- pt. XV. Nuclear reactions and nuclear energy. -- pt. XVI. High-energy physics.".
catalog tableOfContents "Introduction -- Information -- Statistical mechanics -- Choice of probabilities -- General considerations -- Equilibrium -- Identical particles -- Small deviations from equilibrium -- Nonequilibrium equations -- Appendix A: Constants and units -- Appendix B: The classical analogue of second quantization.".
catalog tableOfContents "A. Thermodynamics and kinetic theory. The laws of thermodynamics -- Some applications of thermodynamics -- The problem of kinetic theory -- The equilibrium state of a dilute gas -- Transport phenomena -- The Chapman-Enskog method -- B. Statistical mechanics. Classical statistical mechanics -- Canonical ensemble and grand canonical ensemble -- Quantum statistical mechanics -- The partition function -- Ideal Fermi gas -- Ideal Bose gas -- Imperfect gases at low temperatures -- Cluster expansions -- Phase transitions -- C. Special topics in statistical mechanics. The Ising model -- The Onsager solution -- Liquid helium -- Hard-sphere Bose gas.".
catalog tableOfContents "Quantum-mechanical theories -- Perturbation and variation methods -- Electric and magnetic moments -- Polarizabilities and susceptibilities -- Spin Interactions -- The effect of radiation in electric and magnetic fields -- Appendix I: Classical electrodynamics -- Appendix II: The multipole expansion.".
catalog tableOfContents "The atomic theory of matter -- Light and the electromagnetic field -- The atomicity of electric charge -- Thermal radiation and the quantum theory -- Quanta and atoms -- Relativity -- Wave mechanics -- Some applications of quantum mechanics -- The nucleus.".
catalog tableOfContents "Introduction -- Wave mechanics -- Schrödinger's equation -- Fourier techniques and expectation values -- Review of classical mechanics -- Operator formalism -- Measurement -- The correspondence principle -- Angular momentum -- Central forces -- Matrix representations -- Spin angular momentum -- Transformations of representations -- Approximation methods -- Interaction with a strong electromagnetic field -- Scattering -- Identical particles -- Quantum-statistical mechanics.".
catalog tableOfContents "The principle of superposition -- Dynamical variables and observables -- Representations -- The quantum conditions -- The equations of motion -- Elementary applications -- Perturbation theory -- Collision problems -- Systems containing several similar particles -- Theory of radiation -- Relativistic theory of the electron -- Quantum electrodynamics.".
catalog tableOfContents "Introduction to statistical methods -- Statistical description of systems of particles -- Statistical thermodynamics -- Macroscopic parameters and their measurement -- Simple applications of macroscopic thermodynamics -- Basic methods and results of statistical mechanics -- Simple applications of statistical mechanics -- Equilibrium between phases or chemical species -- Quantum statistics of ideal gases -- Systems of interacting particles -- Magnetism and low temperatures -- Elementary kinetic theory of transport processes -- Transport theory using the relaxation time approximation -- Near-exact formulation of transport theory -- Irreversible processes and fluctuations.".
catalog tableOfContents "Preliminary survey -- Vibratory motion -- Transverse waves -- Longitudinal waves -- Longitudinal vibrations of bars -- Velocity of sound. Vibrating air columns. Doppler effect -- Interference, beats, and combination tones -- Intensity of sound. Derivation of physical relations -- Intensity of sound. Measurement by resonance methods -- Intensity of sound. Measurement by nonresonant microphones -- Hearing -- Architectural acoustics.".
catalog tableOfContents "Contiene: Vol. 1 -- Vol. 2.".
catalog tableOfContents "The scope of thermodynamics, chemical thermodynamics, and statistical thermodynamics -- Physical units, accepted constants, and empirical temperatures -- Historical background of the first and second laws of thermodynamics -- Equations of state -- The first law of thermodynamics and its formal applications -- Formal treatment of the second law of thermodynamics -- Equilibria between two or more phases of a pure substance -- Partial molal quantities -- Generalized thermodynamics (The methods of J. Willard Gibbs, Part I) -- Imperfect gases. Fugacity and entropy diagrams -- Solutions. The activity of non-electrolytes -- Systematic calculation of heat content (enthalpy), free energy, and entropy changes in chemical reactions. The equilibrium constant. Use of tables. The third law of thermodynamics -- Solutions of electrolytes -- Electromotive force of cells -- Thermodynamics involving variables other than pressure, temperature, and composition -- Energy levels of particles, atoms, and molecules. Atomic and molecular spectra -- Introduction to statistical mechanics. The distribution laws -- Thermodynamic functions for systems of localized elements and "dilute" gases -- Calculation of the thermodynamic properties of diatomic gases -- Calculation of the partition functions and thermodynamic properties of polyatomic gases -- Calculation of the thermodynamic properties of crystals -- Calculation of the magnetic contribution to thermodynamic properties -- The general principles of statistical mechanics (Methods of J. Willard Gibbs, Part II).".
catalog tableOfContents "Atoms and molecules -- Molecular sizes, motions, and forces -- Vectors and linear motion -- Newton's laws of motion, gravitation -- Work and energy -- Friction -- Temperature and heat -- The kinetic theory of gases -- Change of state -- Static electricity -- Electric fields and potential differences -- The electronic charge -- Batteries, electrolysis, and electric currents -- Forces between charges in motion -- Magnets and magnetic fields -- Electric currents and magnetic fields -- Laws of flow of electric currents -- Rotational motion -- Electrons -- Positive rays and isotopes -- Radioactivity -- Electromagnetic induction -- Mechanical and electrical oscillations -- Alternating currents -- Waves and wave motion -- Light -- Radiation and matter.".
catalog tableOfContents "v. 1. Electromagnetic theory and relativity.--v. 2. Quantum theory of atoms and radiation, rev. by G. Leibfried and W. Brenig.".
catalog tableOfContents "Vector analysis -- Electrostatics -- Solution of electrostatic problems -- The electrostatic field in dielectric media -- Microscopic theory of dielectrics -- Electrostatic energy -- Electric current -- The magnetic field of steady currents -- Electromagnetic induction -- Magnetic properties of matter -- Microscopic theory of the magnetic properties of matter -- Magnetic energy -- Slowly varying currents -- Physics of plasmas -- Maxwell's equations -- Applications of Maxwell's equations -- Electrodynamics -- Appendix I : Logical definitions of mks units -- Appendix II : Other systems of units -- Appendix III : Proof that div B = 0 and curl B = [mu subscript 0]J.".
catalog tableOfContents "General theory -- Linear flow of heat: the infinite and semi-infinite solid -- Linear flow of heat in the solid bounded by two parallel planes -- Linear flow of heat in the rod -- Flow of heat in a rectangle -- The flow of heat in a rectangular parallelepiped -- The flow of heat in an infinite circular cylinder -- The flow of heat in regions bounded by surfaces of the cylindrical coordinate system -- The flow of heat in a sphere and cone -- The use of sources and sinks in cases of variable temperature -- Change of state -- The Laplace transformation: problems in linear flow -- The Laplace transformation: problems on the cylinder and sphere -- The use of Green's functions in the solution of the equation of conduction -- Further applications of the Laplace transformation -- Steady temperature -- Integral transforms -- Numerical methods.".
catalog tableOfContents "Definitions and basic concepts -- Temperature -- First law -- Second law -- Entropy -- Analytical methods, with examples -- Applications to simple systems: gases, liquids, and solutions -- Thermochemistry, and an introduction to chemical equilibrium -- Systems involving new variables; surface effects, radiation, magnetism, electrochemical cells -- Criteria for equilibrium -- Open systems and phase equilibrium -- Open systems and chemical equilibrium -- Nernst postulate (third law).".
catalog tableOfContents "An introductory survey -- Some simple partition functions -- The microcanonical assembly -- The second law of thermodynamics -- The canonical assembly -- The third law of thermodynamics -- Dilute gases -- The grand canonical assembly -- Fermi-Dirac, Bose-Einstein and imperfect gases -- The partition function method applied to Fermi-Dirac, Bose-Einstein and photon gases -- Classical statistical thermodynamics -- The relationship between classical and quantum statistics -- Appendix 1. The probability integral -- Appendix 2. Stirling's formula for in n! -- Appendix 3. The method of variation of constants -- Appendix 4. The dynamic equilibrium of a microcanonical assembly -- Appendix 5. The adiabatic principle -- Appendix 6. Liouville's theorem.".
catalog tableOfContents "Specific heats -- Thermal expansion -- Thermal conductivity of non-metals -- Electrical conductivity of metals and alloys -- Thermal conductivity of metals, alloys, and semiconductors -- Superconductivity -- Semiconductors -- Thermo-electricity -- Magnetic properties -- The susceptibility of metals-the de Haas-van Alphen effect -- Mechanical properties.".
catalog tableOfContents "v. 1 Magnetic ions in insulators, their interactions, resonances, and optical properties.--v. 2A. Statistical models, magnetic symmetry, hyperfine interactions, and metals.--v. 2B. Interactions and metals--v. 3. Spin arrangements and crystal structure, domains, and micro-magnetics.--v. 4. Exchange interactions among itinerant electrons, by C. Herring.".
catalog tableOfContents "pt. I. Geometrical optics. Fundamental principles -- Ideal optical systems -- Computation of constants -- Physical limitations of optical images -- Apertures of optical systems -- Photometry and image brightness -- Optical instruments -- Stereoscopy -- pt. II. Physical optics. Wave propagation -- Interference of light -- Diffraction -- Polarization and double refraction -- Optical activity -- Refraction and dispersion -- Optical constants of metallic absorbers -- pt. III. Radiation and spectra. Thermal radiation -- Line and band spectra -- X-ray spectra -- Magneto- and electro-optics -- Measurement of color -- The scattering of light -- pt. IV. Experimental optics.".
catalog tableOfContents "Introduction -- The zeroth and first laws of thermodynamics -- Reversible changes -- The second law of thermodynamics -- A miscellany of useful ideas -- Applications of thermodynamics to simple systems -- The thermodynamic inequalities -- Phase equilibrium -- Higher-order transitions.".
catalog tableOfContents "General introduction -- The method of the most probable distribution -- Discussion of the Nernst theorem -- Examples on the second section -- Fluctuations -- The method of mean values -- The n-particle problem -- Evaluation of the formulae. Limiting cases -- The problem of radiation.".
catalog tableOfContents "Nuclear resonant scattering without recoil (The Mössbauer effect) / W.E. Burcham -- The Mössbauer effect / Harry Lustig -- Some simple features of The Mössbauer effect / Harry J. Lipkin -- Some simple features of The Mössbauer effect: sum rules and the moments of the energy spectrum / Harry J. Lipkin -- Gravitational red-shift in nuclear resonance / R.V. Pound and G.A. Rebka, Jr. -- Apparent weight of photons / R.V. Pound and G.A. Rebka, Jr -- Variation with temperature of the energy of recoil-free gamma rays from solids / R.V. Pound and G.A. Rebka, Jr. -- Polarized spectra and hyperfine structure in Fe 57 / S.S. Hanna [and others] -- Interpretation of the Fe 57 isomer shift / L.R. Walker [and others] -- The nuclear Zeeman effect, and quadrupole splitting in 119 Sn / A.J.F. Boyle [and others] -- The isomer shift in 119 Sn and the quadropole moment of the first excited state / A.J.F. Boyle [and others] -- Time spectra of filtered resonance radiation of Fe 57 / R.E. Holland [and others] -- Time dependence of resonantly filtered gamma rays from Fe 57 / F.J. Lynch [and others] -- Mössbauer effect in metallic iron / R.S. Preston [and others].".
catalog tableOfContents "Concepts from thermodynamics -- One-dimensional gasdynamics -- One-dimensional wave motion -- Waves in supersonic flow -- Flow in ducts and wind tunnels -- Methods of measurement -- The equations of frictionless flow -- Small-perturbation theory -- Bodies of revolution. Slender body theory -- The similarity rules of high-speed flow -- Transonic flow -- The method of characteristics -- Effects of viscosity and conductivity -- Concepts from gaskinetics.".
catalog tableOfContents "The Zeroth law -- The first law -- Integrability -- The second law (I) -- The second law (II) -- The third law -- Potentials, constitutive coordinates, and conditions of equilibrium -- Miscellaneous topics -- Applications (I) -- Applications (II).".
catalog tableOfContents "Electric charge, Coulomb's law of electrostatic forces -- The Electric field -- The Electric potential -- Capacitance -- Dielectrics -- The Magnetic field -- Current, resisitance, and electric circuits -- INduced electromotive force, inductance -- Magentism in matter -- Alternating-current circuits -- Electronics -- Maxwell's equations and electromagnetic waves -- Conduction of electricity in gases and magnetohydrodynamics -- Electric and magnetic quantum effects -- Units of measurment.".
catalog tableOfContents "Fundamental equations -- The equilibrium of rods and plates -- Elastic waves -- Thermal conduction and viscosity in solids.".
catalog tableOfContents "The basic principles of statistical physics -- Thermodynamic quantities -- The Gibbs distribution -- The perfect gas -- The Fermi and Bose distributions -- Condensed bodies -- Real gases -- Phase equilibrium -- Solutions -- Chemical reactions -- The properties of matter at very high temperatures and densities -- Fluctuations -- The symmetry of macroscopic bodies -- Second-order phase transitions -- Surfaces.".
catalog tableOfContents "Spectroscopy as a scientific tool -- Selection of spectroscopic instruments -- Prism spectroscopes and spectrographs -- Diffraction-grating spectrographs -- The testing, adjustment, and care of spectroscopic equipment -- Illumination of the spectroscope -- Photography of the spectrum -- Light sources for spectroscopy -- Identification of spectrum lines -- The origins of atomic spectra -- Molecular spectra and molecular structure -- The measurement of spectral intensities -- Photographic photometry -- Absorption spectrophotometry -- Qualitative spectrographic analysis of materials -- Quantitative spectrochemical analysis -- Spectroscopy of the infrared region -- Raman spectroscopy -- Spectroscopy of the vacuum ultraviolet -- Interferometric spectroscopy.".
catalog tableOfContents "The electrostatic field in vacuum -- Boundary conditions and relation of microscopic to macroscopic fields -- General methods for the solution of potential problems -- Two-dimensional potential problems -- Three-dimensional potential problems -- Energy relations and forces in the electrostatic field -- Steady currents and their interaction -- Magnetic materials and boundary value problems -- Maxwell's equations -- Energy, force, and momentum relations in the electromagnetic field -- The wave equation and plane waves -- Conducting fluids in a magnetic field (magnetohydrodynamics) -- Waves in the presence of metallic boundaries -- The inhomogeneous wave equation -- The experimental basis for the theory of special relativity -- Relativistic kinematics and the Lorentz transformation -- Covariance and relativistic mechanics -- Covariant formulation of electrodynamics -- The Liénard-Wiechert potentials and the field of a uniformly moving electron -- Radiation from an accelerated charge -- Radiation reaction and covariant formulation of the conservation laws of electrodynamics -- Radiation, scattering, and dispersion -- The motion of charged particles in electromagnetic fields -- Hamiltonian formulation of Maxwell's equations -- Appendix I. Units and dimensions in electromagnetic theory -- Appendix II. Useful vector relations -- Appendix III. Vector relations in curvilinear coordinates.".
catalog tableOfContents "Atomic theories and atomic models -- Stationary states of the hydrogen atom -- Term values for alkali-like atoms -- The spinning electron and the fine structure of alkali-like spectra -- The vector model for alkali-like atoms -- The vector model for atoms with two valence electrons -- The vector model for many-electron atoms -- The intensity and polarization of spectral lines -- The Pauli exclusion principle and the periodic system of the elements -- X-ray spectra -- Hyperfine structure and nuclear moment -- Magnetic phenomena other than the Zeeman effect.".
catalog tableOfContents "Rotational spectra of diatomic molecules -- Linear polyatomic molecules -- Symmetric-top molecules -- Asymmetric-top molecules -- Atomic spectra -- Quadrupole hyperfine structure in molecules -- Molecules with electronic angular momentum -- Magnetic hyperfine structure in molecular spectra -- Interpretation of hyperfine coupling constants in terms of molecular structure and nuclear moments -- Stark effects in molecular spectra -- Zeeman effects in molecular spectra -- The ammonia spectrum and hindered motions -- Shapes and widths of spectral lines -- Microwave circuit elements and techniques -- Microwave spectrographs -- Millimeter waves -- Frequency measurement and control -- The use of microwave spectroscopy for chemical analysis -- Appendix I. Intensities of hyperfine structure components and energies due to nuclear quadrupole interactions -- II. Second-order energies due to nuclear quadrupole interactions in linear molecules and symmetric tops -- III. Coefficients for energy levels of a slightly asymmetric top -- IV. Energy levels of a rigid rotor -- V. Transition strengths for rotational transitions -- VI. Molecular constants involved in microwave spectra -- VII. Properties of the stable nuclei (abundance, mass, and moments).".
catalog tableOfContents "Electrostatics -- Electrostatic energy and dielectrics -- Physical characteristics of dielectrics and conductors -- Direct-current circuits -- Nonohmic circuit elements and alternating currents -- Chemical, thermal, and photoelectric effects -- Thermionic vacuum tubes -- Electrical conduction in gases -- Electromagnetic effects of steady currents -- Changing electric currents and electromagnetic reactions -- Magnetic properties of matter -- Electromagnetic machinery -- Simple circuits containing inductance, capacitance, and resistance -- Vacuum tube circuits -- Radiation -- Mathematical appendix. A. Taylor's or the general mean-value theorem -- B. Fourier analysis -- C. Elementary differential equations -- D. General vector theory necessary for the description of elementary electric and magnetic phenomena -- E. Units and standards.".
catalog tableOfContents "Elastic collision phenomena -- Free diffusion -- Mobility -- Ambipolar diffusion -- Inelastic collisions -- Ionization -- Secondary emission from surfaces -- Attachment and recombination -- Radiation from low-pressure discharges -- High-frequency breakdown -- D.C. breakdown -- Sheaths -- Glow discharges -- Steady-state microwave discharges -- Arc discharges -- Propagation of electromagnetic waves in a plasma -- Interaction of plasmas with electromagnetic fields -- Plasma oscillations.".
catalog tableOfContents "Introduction -- electron optics -- Electron microscopes -- Electron images -- Specimens for electron microscopy -- Particulate preparations -- Replicas -- Some other electron optical methods -- Thin sectioning -- Some results from thin sectioning -- Bacterial and viral suspensions -- The growth of viruses -- Macromolecular structures -- Macromolecular crystals -- Conclusion.".
catalog tableOfContents "Relationship of the Heisenberg and Schrödinger pictures -- Basic quantum concepts: Hilbert-space case -- Basic quantum concepts: general case -- The Fock representation -- Second quantization: bosons -- Second quantization: fermions -- A model Hamiltonian -- Value of the classical theory -- The scalar field -- The scalar field: relativistic invariance -- The electron field -- The electron field: relativistic invariance -- Fields with interaction: relativistic invariance -- Constraints -- The electromagnetic field without charges -- Quantum electrodynamics -- Solution of the Heisenberg equations of motion: general -- Solution of the Heisenberg equations of motion: quantum electrodynamics -- Normal ordering -- The energy change -- Cutoffs -- Case of no static field -- Mass renormalization -- The anomalous magnetic moment -- The Lamb shift: preliminary -- The Lamb shift: vacuum-polarization term -- The Lamb shift: relativistic term -- The Lamb shift: nonrelativistic term -- The Lamb shift: total -- The Coulomb force -- The general physical interpretation -- Relationship of the present field theory to the usual one.".
catalog tableOfContents "The Hamilton method -- The problem of quantization -- Quantization on curved surfaces -- Quantization on flat surfaces.".
catalog tableOfContents "Classical theory of free fields -- Quantum theory of free fields -- The scattering matrix -- Removal of divergences from the S-matrix -- Application of the general theory of the removal of divergences to special cases -- Schrödinger equation and dynamic variables -- The method of functional averaging -- The renormalization group -- Dispersion relations.".
catalog tableOfContents "Elements of the kinetic theory of gases -- Distribution law for molecular velocities -- General motion and spatial distribution of the molecules -- Viscosity, thermal conduction, diffusion -- The equation of state -- Energy, entropy, and specific heats -- Fluctuations -- Properties of gases at low densities -- Statistical mechanics -- Wave mechanics of gases -- Electric and magnetic properties of gases.".
catalog tableOfContents "Wave motion and interference.--Comparison of the efficiency of the microscope, telescope, and interferometer.--Application of interference methods to measurements of distances and angles.--Application of interference methods to spectroscopy.--Light waves as standards of length.--Analysis of the action of magnetism on light waves by the interferometer and the echelon.--Application of interference methods to astronomy.--The ether.".
catalog tableOfContents "Linear motion -- The foundations of dynamics -- Effect of several forces on a particle -- Work, power, and energy -- The laws of impact -- Rigid bodies and equilibrium -- The dynamics of rigid bodies -- Elastic bodies -- Temperature and some of its effects -- The discrete nature of matter and the kinetic-molecular theory of gases -- The properties of vapors -- Quantity of heat and calorimetry -- The mechanics of fluids -- Motion with varying acceleration -- Wave motion and sound.".
catalog tableOfContents "Foundations of the atomic theory -- Fundamental particles -- Energy and radiation -- The structure of the atom -- Natural radioactivity -- Measurement of nuclear radiations -- Properties of nuclear radiations -- Isotopes -- The acceleration of charged particles -- Nuclear transmutation and artificial radioactivity -- The neutron -- Nuclear forces and nuclear structure -- Nuclear fission -- The utilization of nuclear energy -- Nuclear reactors -- The new elements -- The uses of isotopes and radiations -- Cosmic rays and strange particles -- Radiation protection and health physics.".
catalog tableOfContents "Stable nuclei -- Empirical evidence for the magic numbers -- Review of electronic structure of atoms -- Individual orbits in the nucleus -- Properties of nuclear ground states -- Discussion of the empirical data for odd-[A] nuclei -- Determination of parity and occupation numbers by the angular distribution of (d, p) and (d, n) reactions -- Quadruple moments and isotope shifts -- Decay, in particular for nuclei of odd [A] -- Light nuclei -- Nuclei of even [A] -- General facts about nuclear spectroscopy -- Isomerism in nuclei of odd [A].".
catalog tableOfContents "Introdcution -- The hydrogen atom -- The periodic system -- Motion and position of nuclei in molecules -- Atoms and molecules in electric fields -- Van der Waals attraction forces -- The chemical bond -- Forces in solid state -- Magnetic properties of matter -- Molecular vibrations -- Electronic spectra -- Nuclear chemistry -- State of matter in stars.".
catalog tableOfContents "Interstellar communication / Philip Morrison -- The search for signals from other civilizations / Sebastian von Hoerner -- Extraterrestrial intelligent life and interstellar communication: an informal discussion / J.P.T. Pearman -- Interstellar communication / B.M. Oliver -- Interstellar communication and human evolution / Robert Ascher and Marcia Ascher -- Future research on interstellar communication / A.G.W. Cameron -- Outlook regarding interstellar communication / Philip Morrison.".
catalog tableOfContents "Is communication possible with intelligent beings on other planets? / Iosif S. Shklovskiy -- The history of our galaxy ; The origin of the solar system ; The early development of the earth / A.G.W. Cameron -- Chemical evolution / Melvin Calvin -- Occurrence of life in the universe ; The problem of life in the universe and the mode of star formation ; Life-supporting regions in the vicinity of binary systems ; The sizes of habitable planets / Su-Shu Huang -- Stellar life zones / A.G.W. Cameron -- Search for artificial stellar sources of infrared radiation ; Gravitational machines / Freeman J. Dyson.".
catalog tableOfContents "Radioastronomy and communication through space / Edward Purcell -- The general limits of space travel / Sebastian von Hoerner -- Searching for interstellar communications / Giuseppe Cocconi and Philip Morrison -- How can we detect radio transmissions from distant planetary systems? ; Project Ozma / Frank D. Drake -- Detection of intelligent signals from space / J.A. Webb -- Coherence in interstellar signals / M.J.E. Golay -- Radio signals from other planets / R.N. Bracewell -- Problem of transmission in interstellar communication / Su-Shu Huang -- Some potentialities of Optical Masers / B.M. Oliver -- Interstellar and interplanetary communication by Optical Masers / R.N. Schwartz and C.H. Townes -- Life in the galaxy ; Communications from superior galactic communities / R.N. Bracewell.".
catalog tableOfContents "Introduction -- Experimental techniques -- The primary radiation -- High energy nuclear interactions -- High energy electromagnetic processes -- Unstable particles in the cosmic radiation -- Degradation of the primary energy in the high atmosphere -- Remarks on effects at sea-level and underground.".
catalog tableOfContents "Preface -- Illustrations -- pt. one. The atom. 1. The elements. 2. The atom and its nucleus. 3. Nuclear disintegration. 4. Nuclear energy captured. 5. British atomic energy research. 6. Industrial use of atomic energy. 7. Isotopes -- pt. two. Physical chemistry. 8. Electrolysis. 9. The building of molecules -- valency. 10. Catalysis and catalysts. 11. Colloids -- pt. three. Inorganic chemistry. 12. Hydrogen. 13. Oxygen and nitroge. 14. Water, water everywhere. 15. Rain on tap. 16. Some metals and their compounds -- pt. four. Organic chemistry. 17. Oil. 18. Coal-tar. 19. Underground gasification of coal. 20. Natural and synthetic dyes. 21. Drugs. 22. Antibiotics. 23. Hormones. 24. Growth-regulating substances (plant hormones). 25. Vitamins. 26. Insecticides. 27. Perfumes. 28. The importance of cellulose -- pt. five. Industrial chemistry. 29. Natural and synthetic rubber. 30. Plastics. 31. Explosives. 32. Fertilizers from the air. 33. Harnessing and use of fluorine. 34. The sugars -- pt. six. The chemistry of living things. 35. Protein. 36. Enzymes. 37. Life -- Glossary -- Index.".

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