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Semiconductor controlled rectifiers
Book Notes ENGINEERING COMMUNICATIONS, by A. B. Resenstein, R. R. Rathbone and W. F. Schneerer. 129 pages, diagrams, 6 X 9 in. Englewood Cliffs, N. J., Prentice-Hall, Inc., 1964. Price, $4.95 (cloth); $2.95 (paper).
Each of the three authors of this volume has contributed a section on his particular area of specialization in the field of engineering communications. In the opening section, A. B. Rosenstein surveys the important concepts of information theory, relates them to the modern theory of engineering design and employs them in the construction of the theoretical framework of communication. In the second section, R. R. Rathbone demonstrates how information theory can aid in the practical achievement of a more effective spoken and written communication. The final section, by W. F. Schneere, analyzes the principles of technical drawing and shows how the application of information theory can improve the communicating efficiency of graphic representations. THEORY OF CRYSTAL DISLOCATIONS, by A. H. Cottrell. 91 pages, diagrams, 6 X 9 in. New York, Gordon and Breach, 1964. Price, $4.50 (cloth), $2.50 (paper).
This book is based upon a series of lectures, given at Les Houches in 1956, on dislocation in crystals--a basic theory which has successfully withstood both the test of time and various new experimental techniques. Discussions include: Dislocations and slip; Geometrical properties of dislocations; Geometry of dislocated crystals; Elastic field of a dislocation ; Dynamics of moving dislocations; Forces on dislocations; Structure of the centre of a dislocation; Imperfect dislocations; Dislocations and the properties of crystals.
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ABSOLUTE STABILITY OF REGULATOR SYSTEMS, by M. A. Aizerman and F. R. Gantmacher. 172 pages, diagrams, 6 X 9 in. Russian translation by E. Polak. San Francisco, Cal., Holden-Day, Inc., 1964. Price, $8.95.
This text gives an historical survey of the problem of absolute stability and presents systematically the main results obtained in the theory. It details the work of Lur'e, Popov, Kalman, Yakubovitch, Pliss and numerous other well-known researchers in the field of stability theory. To make the book accessible to a wider audience, the authors eliminated matrix techniques. However, readers familiar with matrix theory can easily translate the various results into matrix terminology. The book can be equally useful as a reference for the researcher, and as a text for graduate level courses on nonlinear systems and circuits. SEMICONDUCTOR CONTROLLED RECTIFIERS, by F. E. Gentry et at. 383 pages, illustrations, 6 X 9 in. Englewood Cliffs, N. J., Prentice-Hall, Inc., 1964. Price, $15.00;
This book covers the broad field of p-n-p-n semiconductor devices, including light activated switches, gate turn-off switches, and diode and triode a-e switches. Chapters 1 and 2 cover the theoretical foundations of the SCR. Following chapters deal with the major spheres of application of p-n-p-n devices, within the context of "theory to application," with the help of design equations and charts. Other chapters treat the practical operation and limitations of p-n-p-n devices in terms of fundamental device characteristics. The authors, among the original group which explored the SCR bringing the device to its present eminent position in the electrondevice field, have produced a comprehensive and authoritative book on the subject.
Journal of The Franklin Institute
Each of the three authors of this volume has contributed a section on his particular area of specialization in the field of engineering communications. In the opening section, A. B. Rosenstein surveys the important concepts of information theory, relates them to the modern theory of engineering design and employs them in the construction of the theoretical framework of communication. In the second section, R. R. Rathbone demonstrates how information theory can aid in the practical achievement of a more effective spoken and written communication. The final section, by W. F. Schneere, analyzes the principles of technical drawing and shows how the application of information theory can improve the communicating efficiency of graphic representations. THEORY OF CRYSTAL DISLOCATIONS, by A. H. Cottrell. 91 pages, diagrams, 6 X 9 in. New York, Gordon and Breach, 1964. Price, $4.50 (cloth), $2.50 (paper).
This book is based upon a series of lectures, given at Les Houches in 1956, on dislocation in crystals--a basic theory which has successfully withstood both the test of time and various new experimental techniques. Discussions include: Dislocations and slip; Geometrical properties of dislocations; Geometry of dislocated crystals; Elastic field of a dislocation ; Dynamics of moving dislocations; Forces on dislocations; Structure of the centre of a dislocation; Imperfect dislocations; Dislocations and the properties of crystals.
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ABSOLUTE STABILITY OF REGULATOR SYSTEMS, by M. A. Aizerman and F. R. Gantmacher. 172 pages, diagrams, 6 X 9 in. Russian translation by E. Polak. San Francisco, Cal., Holden-Day, Inc., 1964. Price, $8.95.
This text gives an historical survey of the problem of absolute stability and presents systematically the main results obtained in the theory. It details the work of Lur'e, Popov, Kalman, Yakubovitch, Pliss and numerous other well-known researchers in the field of stability theory. To make the book accessible to a wider audience, the authors eliminated matrix techniques. However, readers familiar with matrix theory can easily translate the various results into matrix terminology. The book can be equally useful as a reference for the researcher, and as a text for graduate level courses on nonlinear systems and circuits. SEMICONDUCTOR CONTROLLED RECTIFIERS, by F. E. Gentry et at. 383 pages, illustrations, 6 X 9 in. Englewood Cliffs, N. J., Prentice-Hall, Inc., 1964. Price, $15.00;
This book covers the broad field of p-n-p-n semiconductor devices, including light activated switches, gate turn-off switches, and diode and triode a-e switches. Chapters 1 and 2 cover the theoretical foundations of the SCR. Following chapters deal with the major spheres of application of p-n-p-n devices, within the context of "theory to application," with the help of design equations and charts. Other chapters treat the practical operation and limitations of p-n-p-n devices in terms of fundamental device characteristics. The authors, among the original group which explored the SCR bringing the device to its present eminent position in the electrondevice field, have produced a comprehensive and authoritative book on the subject.
Journal of The Franklin Institute