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Symposium of plasma dynamics
Nuclear Physws 18 (1960) 715--719, ( ~ North-Holland Pubhsh*ng Co , Amsterdam
BOOK REVIEWS R I-IOBARTELLIS, J r , Nuclear Technology/or Engineers (McGraw-Hill, L o n d o n 1959 x - - 2 8 4 p 74s ) Thin book gives in an easy-to-read version a r a t h e r brief review of four f u n d a m e n t a l topics in m o d e r n nuclear technology radio-tracer, radioactive irradiation, fission reactors, and -- bringing the description up to date -- fusion I t is m e a n t as an i n t r o d u c t o r y textbook, and tbe p r e s e n t a t i o n of the material is in this respect excellent B u t it is not of great help in conducting the reader into f u r t h e r s t u d y There is no reference at all, which reduces the applicability of the book as a textbook I t is good only for people who w a n t to be Introduced Into the nuclear field, b u t do not w a n t to go a n y f u r t h e r I find t h a t the book m a y be really useful for mechanics and other technicians desirous of widening their horizon a httle E a c h c h a p t e r is followed up b y questions m e a n t for discussion, and p r o b l e m s t h a t will force the reader to go over the c h a p t e r once more I n chapter 3, Detection of Radiation, one observes t h a t the older t e r m "well-known g e o m e t r y " is replaced b y a newer one, "well-understood geome t r y " , Indicating the a u t h o r ' s general intention t h a t the reader should t h i n k instead of l u s t accept. ~nd th~s could be taken as the main impression of the book J Thomas FRANCIS H CLAUSER (Editor), Symposium o/ Plasma Dynam*cs (Addison-Wesley P u b h s h m g C o m p a n y , Reading, Mass 1960 369 p $ 12 50) The v o l u m e is based on an international s y m p o s i u m on p l a s m a d y n a m i c s held at W o o d s Hole, Massachusetts, d u r i n g the week J u n e 9 - 1 3 , 1958, u n d e r t h e s p o n s o r s h i p of the NatJonal A c a d e m y of Sciences and the Office of Scientific Research, Air Research and D e v e l o p m e n t C o m m a n d The transcribed proceedings of the sessions served as the basis for the material compiled in the v o l u m e b y a distinguished b o a r d of editors While the subject is one of growing interest to m a n y t y p e s of scientists, the book should be of particular value to t h e r m o n u c l e a r physicists, missile and space engineers, astrophysicists, and electronics engineers The book offers the b r o a d e s t view yet presented of the whole field of p l a s m a d y n a m i c s The well-written text, the excellent editing, the beautiful d r a w i n g s and r e m a r k a b l e p h o t o g r a p h s as well as the fascinating s u b j e c t m a k e the reading of the book a real pleasure H Wllhelmsson FI SEMAT, Introductzon ~ la physique atomtque et nuclda~re (Gauthmr-Vlllars, Paris 1960 x m - - 5 9 9 p 50 N F ) Cette traductlon, revue par l'auteur, d ' u n tralt6 dldmentalre j u s t e m e n t reputd, ne m a n q u e r a de rendre les plus g r a n d s services a u x dtudlants en r u e desquels elle a dtd entreprlse I1 est d o m m a g e que la n a t u r e du papler employ6 g~che l'effet des Illustrations p h o t o g r a p h l q u e s Au point de vue de sa p r o d u c t i o n matdrmlle, ce v o l u m e n ' a pas mellleur aspect que la p l u p a r t des h v r e s russes destlnds a u x dtudiants reals 11 cofite c m q lois plus cher L R J G WILSON and S A WOUTHUYSEN (Editors), Progress zn elementary parhcle and cosmic ray physics, vol V (N¢ r t h - H o l l a n d P u b h s h m g C o , A m s t e r d a m 1960 x n - - 4 6 1 p ) This volume, which intends to s u r v e y the progress m a d e in the last two years, offers a v e r y selection of m o n o g r a p h s The new d e v e l o p m e n t s in the q u e s t i o n of weak interactions is described b y A L u n d b y , the article is divided into two parts, t r e a t i n g of the theoretical aspects. w i t h some brief m e n t i o n of the r e l e v a n t e x p e r i m e n t a l results, and of the experimental m e t h o d s b y which the polarization of 7-rays and electrons can be determined J L G a m m e l a n d R M Thaler discuss the phenomenologmal r e p r e s e n t a t i o n of the interaction between nucleons, and J McConnell
Judicious
715
BOOK REVIEWS R I-IOBARTELLIS, J r , Nuclear Technology/or Engineers (McGraw-Hill, L o n d o n 1959 x - - 2 8 4 p 74s ) Thin book gives in an easy-to-read version a r a t h e r brief review of four f u n d a m e n t a l topics in m o d e r n nuclear technology radio-tracer, radioactive irradiation, fission reactors, and -- bringing the description up to date -- fusion I t is m e a n t as an i n t r o d u c t o r y textbook, and tbe p r e s e n t a t i o n of the material is in this respect excellent B u t it is not of great help in conducting the reader into f u r t h e r s t u d y There is no reference at all, which reduces the applicability of the book as a textbook I t is good only for people who w a n t to be Introduced Into the nuclear field, b u t do not w a n t to go a n y f u r t h e r I find t h a t the book m a y be really useful for mechanics and other technicians desirous of widening their horizon a httle E a c h c h a p t e r is followed up b y questions m e a n t for discussion, and p r o b l e m s t h a t will force the reader to go over the c h a p t e r once more I n chapter 3, Detection of Radiation, one observes t h a t the older t e r m "well-known g e o m e t r y " is replaced b y a newer one, "well-understood geome t r y " , Indicating the a u t h o r ' s general intention t h a t the reader should t h i n k instead of l u s t accept. ~nd th~s could be taken as the main impression of the book J Thomas FRANCIS H CLAUSER (Editor), Symposium o/ Plasma Dynam*cs (Addison-Wesley P u b h s h m g C o m p a n y , Reading, Mass 1960 369 p $ 12 50) The v o l u m e is based on an international s y m p o s i u m on p l a s m a d y n a m i c s held at W o o d s Hole, Massachusetts, d u r i n g the week J u n e 9 - 1 3 , 1958, u n d e r t h e s p o n s o r s h i p of the NatJonal A c a d e m y of Sciences and the Office of Scientific Research, Air Research and D e v e l o p m e n t C o m m a n d The transcribed proceedings of the sessions served as the basis for the material compiled in the v o l u m e b y a distinguished b o a r d of editors While the subject is one of growing interest to m a n y t y p e s of scientists, the book should be of particular value to t h e r m o n u c l e a r physicists, missile and space engineers, astrophysicists, and electronics engineers The book offers the b r o a d e s t view yet presented of the whole field of p l a s m a d y n a m i c s The well-written text, the excellent editing, the beautiful d r a w i n g s and r e m a r k a b l e p h o t o g r a p h s as well as the fascinating s u b j e c t m a k e the reading of the book a real pleasure H Wllhelmsson FI SEMAT, Introductzon ~ la physique atomtque et nuclda~re (Gauthmr-Vlllars, Paris 1960 x m - - 5 9 9 p 50 N F ) Cette traductlon, revue par l'auteur, d ' u n tralt6 dldmentalre j u s t e m e n t reputd, ne m a n q u e r a de rendre les plus g r a n d s services a u x dtudlants en r u e desquels elle a dtd entreprlse I1 est d o m m a g e que la n a t u r e du papler employ6 g~che l'effet des Illustrations p h o t o g r a p h l q u e s Au point de vue de sa p r o d u c t i o n matdrmlle, ce v o l u m e n ' a pas mellleur aspect que la p l u p a r t des h v r e s russes destlnds a u x dtudiants reals 11 cofite c m q lois plus cher L R J G WILSON and S A WOUTHUYSEN (Editors), Progress zn elementary parhcle and cosmic ray physics, vol V (N¢ r t h - H o l l a n d P u b h s h m g C o , A m s t e r d a m 1960 x n - - 4 6 1 p ) This volume, which intends to s u r v e y the progress m a d e in the last two years, offers a v e r y selection of m o n o g r a p h s The new d e v e l o p m e n t s in the q u e s t i o n of weak interactions is described b y A L u n d b y , the article is divided into two parts, t r e a t i n g of the theoretical aspects. w i t h some brief m e n t i o n of the r e l e v a n t e x p e r i m e n t a l results, and of the experimental m e t h o d s b y which the polarization of 7-rays and electrons can be determined J L G a m m e l a n d R M Thaler discuss the phenomenologmal r e p r e s e n t a t i o n of the interaction between nucleons, and J McConnell
Judicious
715