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Atomic energy waste—Its nature, use and disposal
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THEORY OF MARKOV PROCESSES, by E. B. Dynkin, translated by D. E. Brown and edited by T. Kovary. 210 pages, 6 )< 8½ in. Englewood Cliffs (N. J.), PrenticeHall, Inc., 1961. Price: $11.95 (trade); $8.95 (text). Mathematicians will welcome this English translation of this Russian work covering both general state spaces and general transition functions, under the theory of Markov processes. After an introductory chapter, the author defines Markov processes (both stationary and equivalent), discusses subprocesses, the construction of Markov processes with given transition functions, covers strictly Markov processes and subprocesses, and treats the conditions for boundedness and contilmity of a Markov process. About 30 pages of supplementary notes, references, and several indices complete the book. ELEMENTS OF NUCLEAR ENGINEERING, by Glenn Murphy. 209 pages, diagrams, illustrations, 6 )< 9 in. New York, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1961. Price, $7.50. Intended as a text for a survey course in nuclear engineering, this book presents, at the college senior level, the scope, potentialities, and limitations of nuclear engineering. Its aim is to help the student decide whether he wishes to continue in the field, as well as to give him an idea of the various specialties he may choose. The text is divided into three sections: background (concepts and principles of nuclear engineering); a presentation of the reactor core and how it works; and a survey of radiation, with applications. ATOMIC ENERGY WASTE--ITS NATURE, USE AND DISPOSAL, edited by E. Glueckauf. 420 pages, diagrams, plates, 6 X 9~ in. New York, Interscience Publishers, Inc.; London, Butterworth & Co., Ltd.; 1961. Price, $14.00. The great strides in the field of atomic energy waste disposal are evidenced in this volume covering such materials. Seventeen papers by specialists cover six broad fields: the waste material itself; the effects of radiation on materials and living organisms; the treatment of radioactive wastes; fission products as sources of radiation ; and the uses of radiation in research and agriculture. The book
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is a valuable record of what has already been done, as well as a guidepost to what may be accomplished in the future. CREATIVE ENGINEERING ANALYSIS, by Frederick L. Ryder. 281 pages, diagrams, 6 X 9 in. Englewood Cliffs (N. J.), Prentice-Hall, Inc., 1961. Price: $9.00 (trade) ; $6.75 (text). This book has been prepared to teach the technique of solving engineering problems rather than subject matter. The problems are those not directly associated with applicable formulas and are, therefore, difficult to analyze. Fields covered in this unusual book are mechanics, strength of materials, electricity and electronics, and miscellaneous subjects such as servomechanisms, steam ovens, heat loss, and gamma ray shielding. A lengthy chapter on aids to problem solving in general covers notation, inductive analysis, units, energy methods, error analysis, mathematical aids and many other useful tools for solving engineering problems. GENERAL RELATIVITY AND GRAVITATIONAL WAVES, by J. Weber. Interscience Tracts on Physics and Astronomy No. 10. 200 pages, diagrams, 5 X 8 in. New York, Interscience Publishers, Inc., 1961. Price: $4.50 (cloth); $2.50 (paper). A revived interest in general relativity has made this new tract of use particularly in quantum field theory and in the new approach to gravitation. Nine chapters cover the equivalence principle, generalization of the special theory of relativity, Riemannian geometry and tensor calculus, field equations of general relativity and electromagnetism, experimental tests of general relativity, the conservation laws, gravitational waves, detection and generation of gravitational waves, and selected topics in general relativity. EXTRACTIVE METALLURGY OF COPPER, NICKEL, AND COBALT, edited by Paul Queneau. 647 pages, illustrations, 6 X 9 in. New York, Interscience Publishers, Inc., 1961. Price, $22.50. The twenty-four papers included in this volume were presented at an international symposium held in New York in February 1960 and sponsored by The Extractive Metal-
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THEORY OF MARKOV PROCESSES, by E. B. Dynkin, translated by D. E. Brown and edited by T. Kovary. 210 pages, 6 )< 8½ in. Englewood Cliffs (N. J.), PrenticeHall, Inc., 1961. Price: $11.95 (trade); $8.95 (text). Mathematicians will welcome this English translation of this Russian work covering both general state spaces and general transition functions, under the theory of Markov processes. After an introductory chapter, the author defines Markov processes (both stationary and equivalent), discusses subprocesses, the construction of Markov processes with given transition functions, covers strictly Markov processes and subprocesses, and treats the conditions for boundedness and contilmity of a Markov process. About 30 pages of supplementary notes, references, and several indices complete the book. ELEMENTS OF NUCLEAR ENGINEERING, by Glenn Murphy. 209 pages, diagrams, illustrations, 6 )< 9 in. New York, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1961. Price, $7.50. Intended as a text for a survey course in nuclear engineering, this book presents, at the college senior level, the scope, potentialities, and limitations of nuclear engineering. Its aim is to help the student decide whether he wishes to continue in the field, as well as to give him an idea of the various specialties he may choose. The text is divided into three sections: background (concepts and principles of nuclear engineering); a presentation of the reactor core and how it works; and a survey of radiation, with applications. ATOMIC ENERGY WASTE--ITS NATURE, USE AND DISPOSAL, edited by E. Glueckauf. 420 pages, diagrams, plates, 6 X 9~ in. New York, Interscience Publishers, Inc.; London, Butterworth & Co., Ltd.; 1961. Price, $14.00. The great strides in the field of atomic energy waste disposal are evidenced in this volume covering such materials. Seventeen papers by specialists cover six broad fields: the waste material itself; the effects of radiation on materials and living organisms; the treatment of radioactive wastes; fission products as sources of radiation ; and the uses of radiation in research and agriculture. The book
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is a valuable record of what has already been done, as well as a guidepost to what may be accomplished in the future. CREATIVE ENGINEERING ANALYSIS, by Frederick L. Ryder. 281 pages, diagrams, 6 X 9 in. Englewood Cliffs (N. J.), Prentice-Hall, Inc., 1961. Price: $9.00 (trade) ; $6.75 (text). This book has been prepared to teach the technique of solving engineering problems rather than subject matter. The problems are those not directly associated with applicable formulas and are, therefore, difficult to analyze. Fields covered in this unusual book are mechanics, strength of materials, electricity and electronics, and miscellaneous subjects such as servomechanisms, steam ovens, heat loss, and gamma ray shielding. A lengthy chapter on aids to problem solving in general covers notation, inductive analysis, units, energy methods, error analysis, mathematical aids and many other useful tools for solving engineering problems. GENERAL RELATIVITY AND GRAVITATIONAL WAVES, by J. Weber. Interscience Tracts on Physics and Astronomy No. 10. 200 pages, diagrams, 5 X 8 in. New York, Interscience Publishers, Inc., 1961. Price: $4.50 (cloth); $2.50 (paper). A revived interest in general relativity has made this new tract of use particularly in quantum field theory and in the new approach to gravitation. Nine chapters cover the equivalence principle, generalization of the special theory of relativity, Riemannian geometry and tensor calculus, field equations of general relativity and electromagnetism, experimental tests of general relativity, the conservation laws, gravitational waves, detection and generation of gravitational waves, and selected topics in general relativity. EXTRACTIVE METALLURGY OF COPPER, NICKEL, AND COBALT, edited by Paul Queneau. 647 pages, illustrations, 6 X 9 in. New York, Interscience Publishers, Inc., 1961. Price, $22.50. The twenty-four papers included in this volume were presented at an international symposium held in New York in February 1960 and sponsored by The Extractive Metal-