Nuclear Physics and Nuclear Reactors – Klimov

Posted on November 25, 2013 by The Mitr

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 considered. Topics covered are atomic structure, elementary particles (Chapter 1), properties of nucleus and nuclear particles (Chapter 2), nuclear transformations (Chapter 3) and interactions (Chapter 4). Chapter 5 talks about moderation of neutrons and thus sets stage for the chapters on nuclear reactors (Chapters 6, 7 & 9). The book also talk about shielding against radiation and dosimetry (Chapter 8). The reactors covered are water cooled graphite moderated, Graphite Gas-Cooled Reactors, Heavy-Water Reactors, Light-Water Reactors, Fast Reactors.

The book was translated from the Russian by O. Rudnitskaya, and was first published by Mir Publishers in 1975.

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Something Called Nothing – Podolny

Posted on November 24, 2013 by The Mitr 
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 – Physical Vacuum: What Is It? by R. Podolny. 

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About the book:

What does emptiness consist of? On the face of it, this question seems senseless. Emptiness is called emptiness precisely because it consists of noting. But this is not exactly so. Absolute emptiness “exists” only theoretically. Real empty space, however, is not a simple void. It is a physical vacuum, a complex intermixture of spontaneously appearing and immediately vanishing fields. The deeper we penetrate into the region of ultrasmall scales, the more complex and rich properties of does this void – the vacuum – become.

If we descend farther and farther down, distances represented by decimal with 32 zeroes following the decimal point (10^-33 cm, a quantity difficult even to conceive), we shall find something entirely fantastic. Space resembles a sponge or a foamlike structure. It is a vacuum foam, undulating, continuously changing its shape and consisting of self-closing spatial bubbles.

All of this is vividly and fascinating dealt with in this book by Soviet science writer Roman Podolny. Historical events and analogies, “crazy” hypotheses and rigorous conclusions of theoreticians, interviews with well known physicists, all this you will find in Something Called Nothing.

The book was translated from the Russian by Nicholas Weinstein, and was first published by Mir Publishers in 1986.

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Differential Equations and the Calculus of Variations – Elsgolts

Posted on November 23, 2013 by The Mitr

In this post we will see the book Differential Equations and the Calculus of Variations by L. Elsgolts.

About the book:

This text is meant for students of higher schools and deals with the most important sections of mathematics-differential equations and the calculus of variations. The book contains a large number of examples and problems with solutions involving applications of mathematics to physics and mechanics.

The book was translated from the Russian by George Yankovsky and was first published by Mir Publishers in 1970. There were two reprints one in 1973 and one in 1977. The link below is to the third reprint.

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Problems in Higher Mathematics – Minorsky

Posted on November 22, 2013 by The Mitr

In this post we will see Problems in Higher Mathematics by V. P. Minorsky.

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About the book:

The list of topics covered is quite exhaustive and the book has over 2500 problems and solutions. The topics covered are plane and solid analytic geometry, vector algebra, analysis, derivatives, integrals, series, differential equations etc. A good reference for those looking for many problems to solve.

The book was translated from the Russian by Yuri Ermolyev and was first published by Mir Publishers in 1975.

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Partial Differential Equations – Mikhailov

Posted on November 22, 2013 by The Mitr

In this post we will see the book Partial Differential Equations by V. P. Mikhailov.

About the book:

This book has developed from courses of lectures given by the
author over a period of years to the students of the Moscow PhysicoTechnical
Institute. It is intended for the students having basic
knowledge of mathematical analysis, algebra and the theory of
ordinary differential equations to the extent of a university course.

Except Chapter I, where some general questions regarding partial
differential equations have been examined, the material has been
arranged so as to correspond to the basic types of equations. The
central role in the book is played by Chapter IV, the largest of all,
which discusses elliptic equations. Chapters V and VI are devoted
to the hyperbolic and parabolic equations.

The method used in this book for investigating the boundary value
problems and, partly, the Cauchy problem is based on the notion
of generalized solution which enables us to examine equations with
variable coefficients with the same ease as the simplest equations:
Poisson’s equation, wave equation and heat equation. Apart from
discussing the questions of existence and uniqueness of solutions of
the basic boundary value problems, considerable space has been
devoted to the approximate methods of solving these equations:
Ritz’s method in the case of elliptic equations and Galerkin’s
method for hyperbolic and parabolic equations.

The book was translated from the Russian by P. C. Sinha and was first published by Mir Publishers in 1978.

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Problems and Exercises in Integral Equations – Krasnov, Kiselev, Makarenko

Posted on November 21, 2013 by The Mitr

In this post we see yet another problem and solution book in mathematics titled Problems and Exercises in Integral Equations by M. Krasnov, A. Kiselev, G. Makarenko.

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About the book:

As the name suggests the book is about integral equations and methods of solving them under different conditions. The book has three chapters. Chapter 1 covers Volterra Integral Equations in details. Chapter 2 covers Fredholm integral equations. Finally in Chapter 3, Approximate Methods for solving integral equations are discussed. There are plenty of solved examples in the text to illustrate the methods, along with problems to solve. This will be a useful resource book for those studying integral equations.

The book was translated from the Russian by George Yankovsky and was first published by Mir Publishers in 1971.

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700,000 + and counting…

Posted on October 26, 2013 by The Mitr

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We have crossed the 700,000 mark in the number of visits to our blog!

Thanks to all those who have supported and encouraged.

Some forthcoming titles:

A Course of Differential Geometry and Topology – Mishchenko, Fomenko
Differential Equations and the Calculus of Variations – Elsgolts
Electricity and Magnetism – Matveev
Electrodynamics – Novozhilov, Yappa
Fundamentals of The Theory of Electricity – Tamm
General Methods for Solving Physics Problems – Belikov
Generalized Functions in Mathematical Physics – Vladimirov
Introduction to Semiconductor Theory – Anselm
Lectures on the Theory of Functions of a Complex Variable – Sidorov, Fedoryuk, Shabunin
Mechanics and Theory of Relativity – Matveev
Nuclear Physics and Nuclear Reactors – Klimov
Partial Differential Equations – Mikhailov
Plasma Physics – Kadomtsev (Ed.)
Problems and Exercises in Integral Equations – Krasnov, Kiselev, Makarenko
Problems in Differential Geometry and Topology – Mishchenko, Solovyev, Fomenko
Problems in Higher Mathematics – Minorsky
Problems of Mathematical Physics – Lebedev, Skalskaya, Uflyand
Selected Problems on Physics – Myasnikov, Osanova
Semiconductors: Testing and Adjusting – Green, Shokalsky
Senior Physics 1 – Kikoin, Kikoin
Something Called Noting – Podolny
The Root System of Fruit Plant – Kolesnikov
The Theory of Functions of A Complex Variable – Sveshnikov, Tikhonov
Theory of Elasticity – Filoneko, Borodich
Worked Problems in Applied Mathematics – Lebedev

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Radio Receiver Theory – Chistyakov

Posted on October 25, 2013 by damitr

In this post we will see the book Radio Receiver Theory by N. Buka, A. Falko and N. Chistyakov, which was edited by N. I. Chistyakov.

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About the Book:

This book is a general course on radio receivers as taught in the Soviet Union to all students majoring in radio communications and broadcasting. Those who plan to specialize in radio engineering take an additional course concerned with radio receiver design and operation and based on the present course. For this reason, this book is primarily concerned with the principles underlying radio reception and radio receiver theory and, does not go into circuit and component details.

The authors have widely drawn on related subjects, such as the theory of linear and nonlinear circuits and electron devices, the theory of telecommunications, etc., presumably already taken by the reader as part of his studies.

This book was translated from the Russian by Boris V. Kuznetsov. The book was first published by Mir Publishers in 1990, perhaps making it one of the last ones published by them.

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Problems in Linear Algebra – Proskuryakov

Posted on October 24, 2013 by damitr

In this post we will see Problems in Linear Algebra by I. V. Proskuryakov.

From the Preface:

In preparing this book of problems the author attempted firstly, to give a sufficient number of exercises for developing skills in the solution of typical problems (for example, the computing of determinants with numerical elements, the solution of systems of linear equations with numerical coefficients, and the like), secondly, to provide problems that will help to clarify basic concepts and their interrelations (for example, the connection between the properties of matrices and those of quadratic forms, on the one hand and those of linear transformations, on the other), thirdly to provide for a set of problems that might supplement the course of lectures and help to expand the mathematical horizon of the student (instances are the properties of the Pfaffian of the skew-symmetric determinant, the properties of associated matrices, and so on).

Compared with other problem book, this one has few new basic features. They include problems dealing with polynomial matrices (Sec. 13), linear transformations of affine and metric spaces (Secs. 18 and 19), and a supplement devoted to group rings, and fields. The problems of the supplement deal with the most elementary portions of the theory. Still and all, I think it can be used in pre-seminar discussions in the first and second years of study.

Starred numbers indicated problems that have been worked out or provided with hints. Solutions are given for a small number of problems.

The book was translated from the Russian by George Yankovsky and was first published by Mir Publishers in 1978.

Note: Though the file size is large (~ 26 M) the scan quality is really poor and is barely readable at times. 2-in-1 page scan with lot of warping. We tried to rectify this but were unable to do so. There is a weird colour hue (pink and blue) on many of the pages. If any one has access to a better copy please let us know.

Update 10 June 2025,

There is a completely new, very clean scan added now.

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Low Temperature Physics – Borovik-Romanov

Posted on October 23, 2013 by damitr

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 of articles on the topic of Low Temperature Physics or Cryogenics.

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About the book:

The authors of this collection are leading members of the staff at the Institute of Physics Problems of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR, Moscow. Three of them are Members of the Academy of Sciences.

The Institute was founded fifty years ago by the great contemporary physicist P. L. Kapitza. Academician L. D. Landau another giant of our time, also worked at the institute. The institute is world famous for research in low temperature physics.

This is a collection of six articles on the basic achievements of the Institute during the last few years. They include the discoveries of crystallization waves in helium and quantum magnetic breakdown. The collection is intended for scientists working in solid state physics and students interested in the latest advances of quantum physics of the condensed state.

The book was translated from the Russian by by Valerii Ilyushchenko and was first published by Mir Publishers in 1985.

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