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कथाक्रम

शतपक्षी पलंग 1

सुनहरी मछली 11

चतुर स्त्री 20

इल्ली के रूप में सांप 24

पाएरिन पहलवान 30

ऊलानकालू 36

दास और नाग-कुमारी 44

जादुई कटोरा 63

नाग-कुमारी पेड़ 69

गोटा-कुमारी 77

कुबड़ा दादू और केला बच्चा 82

आयशा 88

लूशङ 91

सुनहरी बांसुरी श्वेता और इनलिङ 100

Men Vs. Cancer by B. Shubin; Yu. Gritsman

Posted on October 9, 2026 by The Mitr

Cancer is one of the most acute problems that exist in world biology and medicine. It is being tackled by a vast number of scientists and practitioners. Two specialists in the field, both Doctors of Medical Science, wrote this book. Complex questions are made more comprehensible because they are dealt with from the point of view of the founders of different directions in oncology. Achievements in this field, along with the problems still existing, are described, and the numerous legends and myths are countered by true stories about the successful treatment and prevention of this formidable disease. The book is intended both for a wide circle of readers and for medical specialists interested in the problem of cancer.

Translated from the Russian by Arthur Aksenov

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Contents

Foreword 5
Reading Chekhov a New 9
Facts and Reflections 28
What Is What? 28
Plus Growth, Minus Differentiation 37
Kept Under Suspicion 44
What Failed? 53
A Dangerous Encirclement 68
Filterable Agents 93
It’s Too Early to Shout: “Land Ahead!” 123
Iskander’s Grandson 154
Men Against Cancer 172
Legends About Cancer 200
The Main Condition 250
The Statistics of Survival 278
The Doctor and the Patient 318
The Authors Argue 371

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Science Vs. Cancer by Yu. Gritsman

Posted on October 8, 2026 by The Mitr

The book enters into the series of contributions devoted to the problems of cancer. In language accessible even to those who are not professionally concerned with oncological studies, and with the help of numerous examples from the history of medicine, Professor Yu. Gritsman acquaints the readers with some of the major and most recent achievements in this domain of science. He also devotes significant space to the criticism of the spurious methods of treating this disease, which are advocated by the pseudo-scientists whose practices continue to cause considerable harm to patients.

As its predecessor, Men vs. Cancer by B. Shubina and Yu. Gritsman (English translation, Mir Publishers, 1987), this book will undoubtedly find the appreciation of many readers who will cover its pages with no minor interest.

Translated from the Russian by G. G. Egorov

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Contents

Chapter One. Oncology Today 15
A Burning Mystery 16
Ignoramus’s Challenge Oncology 20
New Answers to the Old Questionnaire 28
Hypotheses May Be Down But Not Out 34
The Organism in Defence 65

Chapter Two. Achievements of Oncological Studies 81
Organisation, Organisation and Once More Organisation 81
Prophylaxis of Cancer 90
Detecting the Sick 93
A Difficult Diagnosis 101
Surgery Lives and Develops 104
Radiation Energy Serves Oncology 112
Magic “Bullets” 124
Mobilisation of Internal Resources 132

Chapter Three. Fallacies in Science or Scientific Delusions 140
The Growth of Disease 145
A Deficit of Information 149
Not Everything Can Be Cured 151
The Doctor’s Behaviour or Deontology 153
The Overall Meaning of Pseudo-Scientific Myths 169
Vaccine 172
“Grafting” 200
Turpentine Baths and the Treatment of Cancer 209
A Legend About the Magnet 220

Chapter Four. Miracle-Working Healers, Charlatans, and Quacks 236
The Progress of Science and the Sciolists 236
The Philippine Healers 238
Sheikh — The Magician 242
Healers, Cancer and the Woman-Shaman from Chukotka 248
“Folk Medicine” and the Treatment of Cancer 251
A Belligerent Ignoramus 266
Herbal Remedies 271
Oriental Methods 278

Chapter Five. Knowledge or Faith (Conclusion) 289
The Viability of Superstition 289
Strategy of the Anti-Cancerous Struggle 291
Unvanquishable Dogmas 300

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Electrical Machine Installation And Wiring Practice by M. Kaminsky; V. Poluchankin

Posted on October 7, 2026 by The Mitr

This book covers methods for installing medium and large electrical machines, including their inspection and testing. It addresses the dispatch of electrical machines in assembled condition, focusing on packaging and handling methods. The book also covers hoisting and hauling facilities, fixtures, tools, instruments, and materials used during the installation of electrical machines.

It provides brief information on tolerances and fitting considerations during the mounting process. Recommendations are made for preparing electrical machines for installation, including inspection, acceptance of foundation plates, and marking out basic axes. The installation procedure for electrical machines delivered on-site in a disassembled condition is described in detail, covering the sequence of operations, setting and levelling of bed plates and bearing pedestals, pre-installation tests of rotors and stators, rotor fitting onto the stator, installation of non-split and split stators, and adjustment of gaps between stator and rotor.

Additionally, the book specifies methods for installing electrical machines delivered on-site in an assembled condition, including the installation technique for electrical machines with segmental bearings. It discusses various types of coupling electrical machine shafts to other shafts and their design features, along with compensating abilities. It also covers how to fit half-couplings on shafts, align shafts, and the types of alignment fixtures to use.

The book provides data on the mechanical design and assembly of bearings, particularly the alignment of antifriction bearing shells. It explains how to check and wire electrical machine current-carrying parts, verify commutator surfaces, and adjust the brush gear. Methods for drying moist insulation of electrical machines are outlined, with recommendations for recognizing when a machine can be placed in operation without drying its insulation.

Post-insulation checks, tests, trial starts, and debugging of electrical machines are specified. Finally, the book offers recommendations on the organisation of labour and safety precautions to be observed during the installation of electrical machines.

Translated from the Russian N. B. Volodina

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Physical Chemistry – Volumes 1, 2 by Ya. Gerasimov ( Ed.); Y. A. Gerasimov; V. Dreving; B. Eremin; A. Kiselev; V. Lebedev; G. Panchenkov; A. Shlygin

Posted on October 6, 2026 by The Mitr

About Volume 1

This book is the first volume of a two-volume university course in physical chemistry. It deals with the fundamentals of chemical thermodynamics, the thermodynamics of solutions, chemical and heterogeneous equilibria, surface phenomena, and adsorption. A special chapter is devoted to gas chromatography.

The second volume deals with the kinetics of chemical reactions, catalysis, electrochemistry, and electromotive forces.

The size of the book is mainly due to the fact that the authors have done everything possible to present the fundamentals and their interrelationships in the clearest manner. The mathematical deductions are given in sufficient detail and are explained in a simple manner.

The book is intended for students of chemical faculties in universities and will also be useful for postgraduate students and teachers of physical chemistry. The authors expect that the book will be understood by readers studying physical chemistry for the first time, provided they have a foundational knowledge of mathematics and physics within the scope of the usual courses in these subjects as taught in chemical faculties.

The present first volume of Physical Chemistry was written by well-known scientists in the field: Prof. Yakov Gerasimov, D.Sc., corresponding member of the USSR Academy of Sciences; Vladimir Dreving, Cand.Sc.; and Prof. Andrei Kiselev, D.Sc., under the general editorship of Ya. Gerasimov.

Yakov Gerasimov heads the Chair of Physical Chemistry at Moscow State University. His research focuses on the thermodynamic characteristics of metal sulphides and oxides, the salts of rare metals, liquid and solid metal alloys, semiconductors, and compositions of thermal-insulating materials. He is also deeply involved in the history and methodology of chemistry and has authored over 150 publications, including numerous monographs, textbooks, and articles on physical chemistry.

From 1963 to 1965, he was a titular member of the Commission on Symbols, Terminology, and Units of the Division of Physical Chemistry of the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry.

About Volume 2

This book is the second volume of a university course in physical chemistry and deals with the fundamentals of chemical kinetics, catalysis, and electrochemistry.
It is designed for students of chemical faculties of universities. It will also be useful for postgraduate students and teachers of physical chemistry.

The two volumes of Physical Chemistry include all the sections of the corresponding course envisaged by the syllabus for chemical faculties of universities. The structure of matter is not considered in the present course, since chemical faculties have separate courses in The Structure of Molecules and Crystallo-Chemistry.

The sections of the book designated by asterisks, and also the parts of other sections printed in small type, may be omitted when studying physical chemistry according to a required syllabus. This additional material, which is set out in the same comprehensible manner as the main part of the course, can be used for a more detailed study of the subject.

Translated from the Russian by G. Leib

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Internal Diseases by Aram Gukasyan

Posted on October 5, 2026 by The Mitr

A textbook on internal diseases of respiratory tract, cardiovascular system, urinary system, diegestive system, live and bile ducts, pancreas and haemopoietic organs their symptoms, diagnosis and treatment.

Translated from the Russian by Yuri Shirokov
Translation Editor: Lyudmila Aksenova

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A Modern Handbook of Physics – B.M. Yavorsky, A.A. Detlaf (LaTeX Version)

Posted on October 4, 2026 by The Mitr

ScreenshotIn this post, we will see the LaTeX version of a great resource in physics:
A Modern Handbook of Physics by B. M. Yavorksy and A. A. Detlaf.

About the book (From the Preface)

The basic sciences and physics, in particular, are of prime importance today in the training of engineers for the various branches of the national economy. This has led to fundamental changes in recent years in the teaching of physics in engineering institutes, and to the students of other educational institutions in which they do not major in physics. The scope and scientific level of physics courses have been substantially supplemented and cover the main trends in the development of modern physics. Consequently, the physics textbooks for engineering students have inevitably become three-volume editions of almost fifteen hundred pages. The need has arisen, in this connection, for a concise handbook on this subject.

The aim of the authors was to fulfill this need. In scope and depth this handbook includes all of the definitions, formulas and information covered in the most comprehensive and up-to-date physics courses of engineering institutes
and the physics departments of universities and colleges. Physical laws are concisely formulated, all the necessary explanations are given and, in many cases, derivations as well. Though it plays a vital role in the teaching of physics, experimental material has been omitted. This is due only to a lack of space. All the units and symbols comply with the requirements of the SI Units of physical quantities and systems of units are listed and dealt with in a short appendix.

This handbook is designed primarily for engineering students, as well as college and university students studying, but not majoring in physics. It can be used to advantage by engineers and graduate students, as well as by instructors and lecturers of intermediate schools and colleges.

Mathematical knowledge required in using the handbook is within the scope of the ordinary mathematics courses of engineering institutes. The detailed index and the numerous cross references, indicating the chapter, section and subsection, are of aid in finding any required information.

The book was translated from the Russian by Nicholas Weinstein and was published by Mir in 1982.

Some snaps from the LaTeX edition…

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Note: It took me a while to typeset this one. I had started it a long back in 2020, and continued in breaks. This is a long book – almost 1000 pages with eight parts and 43 chapters! At times it felt as if the book will never be completed, it took me on and off more than six years to complete (the first commit is in 2020!, see the screenshot below). The book was essentially complete in June last year, with only few minor tweaks remaining (essentially the margin placements of captions and diagrams) and diagrams to be redone in vector graphics. I have done a few initial ones into SVG, but then I sort of left it. I have not added the appendices and index. May be some time in the future we will have a release that has all diagrams as vector images.

Commits from Sep 2020 to Sep 2026

But anyways, finally here it is. Hope this is useful to all the readers.

PS: Though I have checked (and rechecked), I am sure there will be errors in the typesetting. Do tell if you find any (I am sure you will.) – Damitr

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This book is an Open Educational Resource OER

Released under CC BY NC 4.0

PPS: In the works is Handbook of Elementary Mathematics by Vygodsky (and two textbooks by Irodov), I had real pleasure in typesetting some of the pages there. Hopefully we will see this perhaps before the year end.

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Preface xvii

I. Mechanics 1

1. Kinematics 3

1.1. Mechanical Motion. The Subject Matter of Mechanics 3

1.2. Frames of Reference. Path, Path Length 5

1.3. Velocity 10

1.4. Acceleration 14

1.5. Translational and Rotary Motion of a Rigid Body 17

2. Newton’s Laws 25

2.1. Newton’s First Law. Inertial Frames of Reference 25

2.2. Force 27

2.3. Mass. Momentum 31

2.4. Newton’s Second Law 34

2.5. Newton’s Third Law. Motion of the Centre of Mass 37

2.6. Motion of a Body of Variable Mass 39

2.7. Law of Conservation of Momentum 42

2.8. Galilean Transformations 45

3. Work And Mechanical Energy 51

3.1. Energy, Work and Power 51

3.2. Kinetic Energy 58

3.3. Potential Energy 62

3.4. Law of Conservation of Mechanical Energy 67

3.5. Perfectly Elastic and Inelastic Collisions 72

4. Dynamics of Rotary Motion 79

4.1. Moment of Force and Angular Momentum 79

4.2. Moment of Inertia 85

4.3. The Fundamental Law in the Dynamics of Rotary Motion 89

4.4. Law of Conservation of Angular Momentum 95

5. Fundamentals of the Special Theory of Relativity101

5.1. Postulates of the Special Theory of Relativity 101

5.2. Simultaneity of Events. Synchronization of Clocks 104

5.3. Lorentz’s Transformations 108

5.4. Relativity of Lengths and Time Intervals. 110

5.5. Transformation of Velocities and Accelerations 119

5.6. Basic Law of Relativistic Dynamics 124

5.7. Mass-Energy Relation 127

6. Gravitation 133

6.1. Law of Universal Gravitation 133

6.2. Gravitational Field 136

6.3. Kepler’s Laws. Space Velocities 144

7. Motion in non-inertial Frames of Reference 149

7.1. Kinematics of Relative Motion 149

7.2. Inertial Forces 151

7.3. Frame of Reference Fixed to the Earth 155

7.4. Principle of Equivalence 161

II. Fundamentals of Molecular Physics and Thermodynamics 165

8. Ideal Gases 167

8.1. Subject Matter of Molecular Physics. Thermal Motion 167

8.2. Statistical and Thermodynamic Methods 169

8.3. Thermodynamic Variables 172

8.4. Equation of State of an Ideal Gas 177

9. First law of Thermodynamics 181

9.1. Total and Internal Energy 181

9.2. Heat and Work 184

9.3. First Law of Thermodynamics 189

9.4. Graphical Representation 191

9.5. Heat Capacity of Matter 193

10. Kinetic Theory of Gases 203

10.1. Certain Information on Classical Statistical Physics 203

10.2. Basic Equation 205

10.3. Maxwell’s Distribution Law 208

10.4. Boltzmann Distribution 213

10.5. Mean Free Path of Molecules 216

10.6. Equipartition of Energy 217

10.7. Heat Capacity of Gases 221

10.8. Transport Phenomena in Gases 228

10.9. Properties of Rarified Gases 236

11. Second Law Of Thermodynamics 239

11.1. Cycles. The Carnot Cycle 239

11.2. Reversible and Irreversible Processes 244

11.3. Second Law of Thermodynamics 247

11.4. Entropy and Free Energy 251

11.5. Statistical Interpretation of the Second Law of Thermodynamics 255

11.6. Fluctuations 257

11.7. Brownian Movement 260

11.8. Third Law of Thermodynamics 262

12. Real Gases And Vapours 265

12.1. Forces of Intermolecular Interaction 265

12.2. Van der Waals Equation of State 272

12.3. Isothermals of Real Gases. Phase Transitions 275

12.4. Superfluidity Of Helium 279

13. Liquids 283

13.1. Certain Properties of Liquids 283

13.2. Frenkel’s Hole Theory of the Liquid State 285

13.3. Diffusion and Viscosity Phenomena in Liquids 288

13.4. Surface Tension of Liquids 290

13.5. Wetting and Capillary Phenomena 293

13.6. Vaporization and Boiling of Liquids 298

III. Electrodynamics 303

14. Electric Charges. Coulomb’s Law 305

14.1. Introduction 305

14.2. Coulomb’s Law 307

15. Electric Field Strength And Displacement 311

15.1. Electric Field. Field Strength 311

15.2. Principle of Superposition of Electric Fields 314

15.3. Electric Displacement. Ostrogradsky-Gauss Electric Flux Theorem 318

16. Electric Field Potential 323

16.1. Work in Moving Electric Charge 323

16.2. Electrostatic Field Potential 325

16.3. Field Potential and Strength Relation 331

16.4. Conductors in an Electrostatic Field 333

17. Capacitance 337

17.1. Capacitance of an Isolated Conductor 337

17.2. Mutual Capacitance. Capacitors 339

18. Dielectrics In An Electric Field 345

18.1. Dipole Moments of Molecules of a Dielectric 345

18.2. Polarization of Dielectrics 349

18.3. Relation Between Displacement, Field Strength and Polarization Vectors 353

18.4. Ferroelectric Materials 357

19. Energy Of An Electric Field 361

19.1. Energy of a Charged Conductor and an Electric Field 361

19.2. Energy of a Polarized Dielectric 365

20. Direct Electric Current 367

20.1. Concept of an Electric Current 367

20.2. Current and Current Density 369

20.3. Electron Theory of Electrical Conduction371

21. Direct Electric Current 377

21.1. Extraneous Forces 377

21.2. Ohm’s Law and the Joule-Lenz Law 378

21.3. Kirchhoff’s Laws 384

22. Electric Current In Liquids And Gases 389

22.1. Faraday’s Laws of Electrolysis. Electrolytic Dissociation 389

22.2. Atomicity of Electric Charges 392

22.3. Electrolytic Conduction of Liquids 393

22.4. Electrical Conduction in Gases 395

22.5. Various Types of Gas Discharges 397

22.6. Certain Information on Plasma 400

23. Magnetic Field Of Direct Current 407

23.1. Magnetic Field. Ampere’s Law 407

23.2. The Biot-Savart-Laplace Law 411

23.3. Simplest Cases of Magnetic Fields 415

23.4. Interaction of Conductors 421

23.5. Total Current Law. Magnetic Circuits 424

23.6. Work Done in a Magnetic Field 431

24. Motion of Charged Particles 435

24.1. Lorentz Force 435

24.2. Hall Effect 440

24.3. Charge-to-Mass Ratio of Particles. Mass Spectroscopy 443

24.4. Charged Particle Accelerators 445

25. Electromagnetic Induction 455

25.1. Basic Law of Electromagnetic Induction 455

25.2. Phenomenon of Self-Induction 460

25.3. Mutual Induction 464

25.4. Energy of a Magnetic Field 467

26. Magnetic Materials In A Magnetic Field 471

26.1. Magnetic Moments of Electrons and Atoms471

26.2. An Atom in a Magnetic Field 474

26.3. Magnetic Materials in a Magnetic Field 478

26.4. Magnetic Field in Magnetic Materials 483

26.5. Ferromagnetic Materials 486

27. Fundamentals of Maxwell’s Theory 491

27.1. General Features of Maxwell’s Theory 491

27.2. Maxwell’s First Equation 493

27.3. Displacement Current. Maxwell’s Second Equation 496

27.4. Complete Set of Maxwell’s Equations 501

IV. Oscillations and Waves 507

28. Free Harmonic Oscillations 509

28.1. Harmonic Oscillations 509

28.2. Mechanical Harmonic Vibrations 514

28.3. Free Harmonic Oscillations in an Oscillatory Electric Circuit 521

28.4. Adding Harmonic Oscillations 525

29. Damped And Forced Oscillations 539

29.1. Damped Oscillations 539

29.2. Forced Mechanical Vibration 545

29.3. Forced Electrical Oscillation 551

30. Elastic Waves 559

30.1. Waves in an Elastic Medium 559

30.2. Travelling Wave Equation 564

30.3. Phase Velocity and Energy of Elastic Waves 571

30.4. Superposition of Waves 578

30.5. Interference of Waves 582

30.6. Doppler Effect in Acoustics 591

31. Electromagnetic Waves 595

31.1. Properties of Electromagnetic Waves 595

31.2. Energy of Electromagnetic Waves 601

31.3. Electromagnetic Radiation 606

31.4. Electromagnetic Spectrum 609

31.5. Reflection and Refraction 612

31.6. Doppler Effect 619

V. Optics 623

32. Interference of Light 625

32.1. Monochromaticity and Time Coherence of Light 625

32.2. Interference of Light. Spatial Coherence of Light 629

32.3. Interference of Light in Thin Films 638

32.4. Multiwave Interference 644

33. Diffraction of Light 651

33.1. Huygens-Fresnel Principle 651

33.2. Fresnel Diffraction 657

33.3. Fraunhofer Diffraction 659

33.4. Diffraction by a Space Lattice 669

33.5. Resolving Power of Optical Instruments 673

33.6. Holography 675

34. Absorption, Scattering And Dispersion Of Light 681

34.1. Interaction of Light With Matter 681

34.2. Absorption of Light 683

34.3. Scattering of Light 687

34.4. Normal and Anomalous Light Dispersion 690

34.5. Classical Electron Theory of Light Dispersion 693

34.6. Vavilov-Cherenkov Radiation 697

35. Polarization of Light 701

35.1. Polarization of Light in Reflection and Refraction at the Interface Between Two Dielectric Media 701

35.2. Birefringence (Double Refraction) 705

35.3. Interference of Polarized Light 713

35.4. Artificial Optical Anisotropy 719

35.5. Rotation of the Plane of Polarization 721

36. Thermal Radiation 725

36.1. Thermal Radiation. Kirchhoff’s Law 725

36.2. Stefan-Boltzmann and Wien Laws 731

36.3. Planck’s Formula 733

36.4. Optical Pyrometry 738

37. Fundamentals Of Quantum Optics 743

37.1. External Photoelectric Effect 743

37.2. Mass and Momentum of the Photon. Light Pressure 748

37.3. Compton Effect 751

37.4. Wave-Particle Duality of the Properties of Light 754

VI. Atomic and Molecular Physics 759

38. Elements Of Quantum Mechanics 761

38.1. Wave-Particle Dualism 761

38.2. Schrödinger Wave Equation 765

38.3. Motion of a Free Particle 769

38.4. A Particle in a One-Dimensional Infinitely Deep Potential Well 770

38.5. Linear Harmonic Oscillator 773

38.6. Heisenberg Indeterminacy Principle 779

38.7. Tunnel Effect 784

39. Structure Of Atoms And Molecules 789

39.1. The Hydrogen Atom and Hydrogen-Like Ions 789

39.2. Space Quantization 797

39.3. Pauli Exclusion Principle. Periodic Table 798

39.4. Chemical Bonds and Molecular Structure803

39.5. Optical Properties of Molecules. Molecular Spectra 807

39.6. Raman Scattering of Light 810

39.7. Luminescence. X rays 812

39.8. Stimulated Emission of Radiation. Lasers 817

VII. Basic Solid-State Physics 825

40. Structure Of Solids 827

40.1. Structure of Solids 827

40.2. Thermal Expansion of Solids 830

40.3. Brief Information on the Elastic Properties of Solids 832

40.4. Basic Concepts of Phase Transitions in Solids 837

41. Quantum Physics Of Solids 843

41.1. Basic Concepts of Quantum Statistics 843

41.2. Bose-Einstein and Fermi-Dirac Distribution Functions 844

41.3. Degeneracy of Systems 848

41.4. Degenerate Electron Fermi Gas in Metals851

41.5. Quantum Theory of Electrical Conduction in Metals 856

41.6. Superconductivity 860

41.7. Heat Capacity of Solids 866

41.8. Band Theory of Solids 873

41.9. Metals and Dielectrics in the Band Theory877

41.10. Electrical Conduction of Semiconductors 880

41.11. Electrical Contact Phenomena 885

VIII.Nuclear Physics and Elementary Particles 893

42. Properties Of Atomic Nuclei 895

42.1. Main Properties and Structure of the Nucleus 895

42.2. Binding Energy of Nuclei. Mass Defect 899

42.3. Nuclear Forces 903

42.4. Radioactivity 907

42.5. Alpha Decay 913

42.6. Beta Decay 915

42.7. Gamma Rays 920

42.8. Mössbauer Effect 924

42.9. Nuclear Reactions 929

43. Elementary Particles 945

43.1. Preliminary Information on Elementary Particles 945

43.2. Classification of Elementary Particles and Their Interaction 998

43.3. Certain Information on Various Elementary Particles 1002

43.4. Conservation Laws of Elementary Particles1007

43.5. Antiparticles 1010

43.6. Structure of the Nucleon 1014

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Tool Steels by Yu. Geller

Posted on October 4, 2026 by The Mitr

This is a fundamental and comprehensive reference book on tool steels.

It discusses in great detail the composition and properties of numerous grades of tool steels manufactured in the USSR and other countries for making cutting tools, hot- and cold-forming dies, measuring instruments, surgical tools, etc.

The first Russian edition of the book was published in 1945. Since then, it has undergone four revised and renewed editions (1955, 1961, 1968, and 1975), each updated by the author to reflect advancements in the field. Recommended as a textbook for higher education students and a reference book for engineers, this work has established itself as an invaluable resource.

The present English edition has been specially prepared by the author to include the latest materials published in the USSR and other countries since the last Russian edition.

The late Prof. Yu. A. Geller, Dr. Sc. (Eng.), was a prominent specialist in the field of materials science. For over 20 years, he served as the Head of the Chair of Materials Science and Heat Treatment of Metals at the Moscow Institute of Machine Tools. His teaching and research career in the field spanned more than 40 years.

Prof. Geller’s published works include approximately 280 articles and eight monographs and textbooks. Among his notable works is The Science of Materials (co-authored with Prof. A. G. Rakhstadt), which was recently translated into English by Mir Publishers. Many of his articles were published internationally, including in the USA, Great Britain, France, and other countries.

Translated from the Russian by V. V. Afanasyev

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CONTENTS

Preface to the English Edition

Part One
Structures and Properties of Tool Steels

Chapter 1. Characteristics, Classification and Compositions of Tool Steels

General Characteristics of Tool Steels
Classification by Properties
Classification by Application
Compositions of Tool Steels
Effect of Steelmaking Conditions on Properties of Tool Steels

Chapter 2. Properties of Tool Steels
6. Durability Properties
A. Principal Properties of Tool Steels
7. Requirements for the Properties of Tool Steels
8. Hardness
9. Resistance to Plastic Deformation
10. Strength. Brittle Fracture Resistance
11. Fatigue Fracture Resistance
12. Toughness. Resistance to Dynamic Loads
13. Thermal Stability (Red Hardness)
14. Thermal Fatigue Resistance
15. Physical Properties (Heat Conductivity, Thermal Expansion, Coefficient of Friction, Adhesion)
16. Chemical Properties. Interaction with Worked Material
17. Wear Resistance
18. Hardenability
B. Technological Properties of Tool Steels
19. Workability
20. Overheating Resistance
21. Resistance to Decarbonization, Oxidation and Deterioration of Surface Layer
22. Hardening Capacity
23. Deformation of Tools
24. Cracking Resistance
25. Machinability and Grindability

Chapter 3. The Structure of Tool Steels. Methods of Analysis
26. As-Annealed Steel. Pearlite
27. α → γ Phase Transformation
28. Effect of Martensite on Steel Properties
29. Grain in Steels
30. Carbide Phases
31. Intermetallic Phases
32. Residual Austenite
33. Graphite in Tool Steels

Part Two
Composition and Heat Treatment of Tool Steels

Chapter 4. Non-Thermostable Steels of High Hardness
A. Composition and Properties
34. Typical Properties
35. Alloying
36. Steels of Low Hardenability
37. Steels of Elevated Hardenability
38. Steels of High Hardenability
B. Hot Mechanical Treatment and Heat Treatment
39. As-Received Steels
40. Heating Conditions for Hot Forming
41. Homogenizing, Annealing and High-Heat Tempering
42. Preliminary Hardening and Tempering
43. Hardening
44. Induction Hardening
45. Sub-Zero Treatment (Cryogenic Quenching)
46. Steel Tempering
47. Thermomechanical Treatment
48. Heat Treatment of Large and Shaped Tools
49. Defects of Heat Treatment and Their Prevention

Chapter 5. Non-Thermostable Steels of Elevated Toughness
50. Composition and Properties. Alloying
51. Steels of Low Hardenability
52. Steels of Elevated Hardenability
53. As-Received Steels
54. Thermal Conditions for Hot Forming
55. Annealing, High-Heat Tempering and Preliminary Hardening
56. Hardening
57. Thermomechanical Treatment
58. Tempering
59. Heat Treatment of Shanked Tools

Chapter 6. Semi-Thermostable Steels of High Hardness
60. Composition and Properties. Alloying
61. Steels of Increased and High Wear Resistance
62. Corrosion-Resistant Steels
63. Temperatures for Hot Forming
64. Heat Treatment of Semi-Thermostable Steels

Chapter 7. Semi-Thermostable Steels of Elevated Toughness
65. Composition and Properties. Alloying
66. Steels Retaining a High Strength at Temperatures up to 350–375 °C
67. Steels Retaining a High Strength at Temperatures up to 400–450 °C
68. Hot Mechanical Working
69. Heat Treatment

Chapter 8. Carbide-Strengthened Thermostable Steels of High Hardness
70. Composition and Properties. Alloying
A. Phase Composition, Structure and Transformations in Carbide-Strengthened Steels
71. Phase Composition
72. The Structure of Cast, Deformed and Annealed Steel
73. Transformations on Heating. Their Effect on Steel Structure and Properties
74. Transformations on Cooling. Their Effect on Steel Structure and Properties
75. The Structure and Properties of Tempered Steel
B. High-Speed Steels of Moderate Thermal Stability
76. Tungsten Steels
77. Tungsten-Molybdenum and Molybdenum Steels
C. High-Speed Steels of Elevated Thermal Stability
78. High-Carbon Steels
79. Nitrogen-Alloyed Steels
80. High-Vanadium Steels
81. Cobalt Steels
82. Steels of Reduced Thermal Stability
D. Steels in Cast Tools
83. Composition and Applications
E. Hot Mechanical Treatment and Heat Treatment
84. High-Speed Steels as Delivered
85. Hot and Low-Temperature Working
86. Homogenizing Treatment
87. Annealing
88. Preliminary Hardening and Tempering
89. Hardening
90. Induction Hardening
91. Tempering
92. Thermomechanical Treatment
93. Treatment of Welded and Tipped Tools
94. Faults in Heat Treatment and Their Prevention

Chapter 9. Intermetallic-Strengthened Thermostable Steels of High Hardness
95. Structure and Properties
96. Steels of High Thermal Stability
97. Steel of Elevated Thermal Stability
98. Corrosion-Resistant Steel of Reduced Thermal Stability
99. Hardening Conditions for Intermetallic-Strengthened Steels

Chapter 10. Thermostable Steels of Elevated Toughness. Die Steels
100. Composition and Properties. Alloying
A. Die Steels of Moderate Thermal Stability
101. Carbide-Strengthened Steels
102. Intermetallic-Strengthened (Maraging) Steels
B. Die Steels of Elevated Thermal Stability
103. Carbide-Strengthened Steels
104. Corrosion-Resistant Steels
C. Die Steels of High Thermal Stability
105. Properties and Applications
D. Hot Working and Heat Treatment, Cast Dies
106. As-Delivered Steels; Conditions for Hot Working and Heat Treatment
107. Defects of Heat Treatment and Their Prevention
E. Steels and Alloys for Operation at High Temperatures
108. Intermetallic-Strengthened Austenitic Steels and Alloys
109. Alloys of Refractory and Other Metals

Chapter 11. Surface Layer of Tools. Defects and Improvement
A. Methods for Improvement of Surface Layer
110. Low-Temperature Cyaniding
111. Nitriding and Nitrocementation
112. Sulphocyaniding and Sulphonitriding
113. Oxidation
114. Cementation and High-Temperature Cyaniding
115. Bonding
116. Chromizing
117. Electrolytic (Galvanic) Chrome-Plating
118. Precipitation of Titanium Carbides
119. Welding-On of Tools
B. Defects of Surface Layers
120. Decarbonized Layer
121. Bright Layer
122. Dark (Burnt) Layer

Part Three
Selection of Tool Steels and Their Heat Treatment

Chapter 12. Selection of Steel Composition and Heat Treatment for Cutting Tools
123. Steels for Metal-Cutting Tools
124. Steels for Machining Organic Materials

Chapter 13. Selection of Steel Composition and Heat Treatment for Cold-Forming Tools
125. Requirements for Steels for Cold-Forming Tools
126. Steels for Die-Forging and Knurling Die Tools
127. Steels for Cold Forming of Sheet and Wire
128. Steels for Pneumatic Tools and Chisels

Chapter 14. Selection of Steel Composition and Heat Treatment for Hot-Forming Tools
129. Requirements for Steels for Hot-Forming Tools
130. Steels for Hammer Dies and Heading Dies
131. Steels for Pressing, Piercing and Drawing Dies
132. Steels for Knurling Tools
133. Steels for Cutters and Saws for Hot Cutting

Chapter 15. Selection of Steel Composition and Heat Treatment for Moulds for Pressure Casting, Liquid-Metal Stamping and Pressing
134. Steels for Moulds for Pressure Casting and Liquid-Metal Stamping
135. Mould Steels for Casting Inorganic Materials
136. Mould Steels for Pressing Plastics

Chapter 16. Selection of Steel Composition and Heat Treatment for Precision Tools
137. Requirements to Be Met by Steels. Heat Treatment
138. Steels for Measuring Instruments
139. Steels for Cutting Tools

References

Name and Subject Index

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Ice Hockey by Oleg Spassky

Posted on October 3, 2026 by The Mitr

The book you are about to read is not a comprehensive textbook on ice hockey, nor is it a magic wand that will help you master the intricacies of the game in no time. Rather, regard it as an invitation to the sport of ice hockey. The author did not set out to describe everything about ice hockey. Instead, he thought it more important to help readers take their first steps in this wonderful sport, and to interest those who have not yet tried their hand on the ice rink.

Those who already play the game will, however, find much of interest in this book. For some, it may provide constructive advice from world champions; for others, it offers methods of training. Still others may find new insights into famous forwards or learn about Soviet Olympic, world, and European champions. This section is conducted by the Snowman, our archivist.

Remember the alphabet you studied at school? Don’t you think the debate over which letter was more important — A or Z — was rather strange? If A is the first letter of the alphabet and Z the last, it doesn’t necessarily mean that one is more important than the other. All letters are required to “build” words we need.

The ice hockey alphabet, too, has neither primary nor secondary “letters”. If we conditionally designate the goalkeeper’s technique with the letter H, the technique of a shot at the goal with C, while D denotes puck passing, you will agree that any contention that B is more important than D is absurd. There would simply be no ice hockey without one or the other, without the skillful play of the goalie, or without accurate puck passing to your teammates.

Young ice hockey fans, therefore, should not worry about the hierarchy of “letters” in the ice hockey alphabet — here, everything is important: the shot technique, the pattern of play of the winger, puck checking, the play of a defenseman in attack. All these ice hockey “letters”, when taken together and complementing each other, create ice hockey “reading and writing”, giving birth to an exciting game.

Translated from the Russian by Albert Zdornykh
Designed by Dmitry Orlov
Edited by Jim Mitchell

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Higher Algebra by A. Kurosh

Posted on October 2, 2026 by The Mitr

Higher algebra—the subject of this text—is a far-reaching and natural generalization of the basic school course of elementary algebra. Central to elementary algebra is without doubt the problem of solving equations. The study of equations begins with the very simple case of one equation of the first degree in one unknown. From there on, the development proceeds in two directions: to systems of two and three equations of the first degree in two and, respectively, three unknowns, and to a single quadratic equation in one unknown and also to a few special types of higher-degree equations which readily reduce to quadratic equations (quartic equations, for example).

The second half of the course of higher algebra, called the algebra of polynomials, is devoted to the study of a single equation in one unknown but of arbitrary degree. Since there is a formula for solving quadratic equations, it was natural to seek similar formulas for higher-degree equations. That is precisely how this division of algebra developed historically. Formulas for solving equations of third and fourth degree were found in the sixteenth century. The search was then on for formulas capable of expressing the roots of equations of fifth and higher degree in terms of the coefficients of the equations by means of radicals, even radicals within radicals. It was futile, though it continued up to the beginning of the nine teenth century, when it was proved that no such formulas exist and that for all degrees beyond the fourth there even exist specific examples of equations with integral coefficients whose roots cannot be written down by means of radicals.

Translated from the Russian by George Yankovsky

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