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Some recent discoveries
First of all thanks to Siddharth for his amazing and non-stop efforts in bringing out some many links to us. Perhaps we need to make a separate post for his books! From now on we will shift completely to The … Continue reading
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Tagged books, progress, soviet
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Nuclear Physics and Nuclear Reactors – Klimov
In this post we will see Nuclear Physics and Nuclear Reactors by A. Klimov. About the book: The book covers different aspects of nuclear physics. In chapters 1 to 4 basics of nuclear physics and interactions of elementary particles are … Continue reading
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Tagged antimatter, atomin nuclei, chain reaction, critical mass, diffusion of neutrons, dosimetry, elementary particles, fast reactors, heavy water reactors, interactions, light water reactors, non-critical reactor, nuclear physics, nuclear reactors, physics, quantum mehcanics, radiation shielding
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Something Called Nothing – Podolny
The present book relates the history of views, the development of ideas, often ones that are still in the making. In this post we will see a book about nothing! The curios title of the book is Something Called Nothing … Continue reading
Posted in astronomy, books, history, mathematics, mir books, mir publishers, physics, science, soviet
Tagged dirac sea, elementary particles, ether, fields, history of science, mir publishers, neutrino, physics, planck length, popular science, quantum mecha, vacuum, void
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Low Temperature Physics – Borovik-Romanov
In this post we will see another book in the Advances in Science and Technology in the USSR – Physics series. The book is titled Low Temperature Physics and was edited by A. S. Borovik-Romanov. This book is a collection … Continue reading
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Tagged condensed matter physics, crystallization waves, electrons, FMR, kaptiza resistance, liquid helium, low temperature, magnetism, magnetoresistance, magnons, NMR, phonons, quantum crystals, quantum liquids, quantum mechanics, solid helium, solid state physics
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Science for Everyone – Ethology What Animals Do and Why?
Ethology is derived from two Greek words: “ethos”, meaning character, or custom; and “logos”, meaning study. In this post we will see another book in the series Science For Everyone. This one is titled Ethology – What Animals Do and … Continue reading
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Tagged animal behavior, animals, cognition, communication, ethology, mir publishers, pheromones, territories, tropisms, zoology
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Laser Physics and Applications – Tarasov
We have already seen two books on Lasers by Lev Tarasov, namely Laser Age in Optics and Laser Physics. In this post we will see yet another book on Lasers by him, this one is titled Laser Physics and Applications. … Continue reading
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Tagged applications of lasers, fusion, history, holography, laser control, lasers, optical coherence, physics, Q-switching, resonant cavity, types of lasers
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Laser Physics – Tarasov
We had earlier seen Laser Age in Optics by Tarasov. In this post we will see Laser Physics by L. V. Tarasov. About the Book The book aims at bringing the reader up-to-date with the latest achievements and trends in … Continue reading
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Tagged applications of lasers, coherence, control of laser, history, lasers, performance data, physics, Q-switching, resonant cavity, types of lasers
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Pioneers of Space – Mitroshenkov
In this post we will see Pioneers of Space compiled by V. Mitroshenkov “PIONEERS OF SPACE” IS A COLLECTION OF DOCUMENTARY ESSAYS WRITTEN BY. COSMONAUTS, SCIENTISTS AND JOURNALISTS ABOUT THE ORGANISATION OF THE SOVIET SPACE PROGRAMME. OFFERS INFORMATION ABOUT THE … Continue reading
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Tagged astronauts, cosmonauts, space, space ship, space travel, yuri gagarin
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Geochemistry for Everyone – Fersman
In this post we will see Geochemistry for Everyone by Alexander.E.Fersman This book is neither a fascinating novel nor a scientific treatise. It is built according to a special plan. One after another its four parts pass from general problems … Continue reading
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Tagged atoms, chemical elements, geochemistry, geology, mendelev
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