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Ultrasonics, theory and application
Journal of Molecular Structure Elsevier PublishingCompany, Amsterdam. Printed in the Netherlands.
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by G. L. GOOBERMAN, The Enghsh Universities Press Ltd., London, 1968, pp. 210, price 4%. Ultrasonics,
Theory and Application,
The quantity of information packed into the 210 pages of this book is surprising. As the author remarks in his preface, the hook is “suitable for undergraduates. pursuing a course in ultrasonics and also for research workers who wish to use uhrasonic techniques . . . “_ Mathematical tools are utilized in a sensible way. To follow the author’s explanations the reader needs only a moderate knowledge of electrical network theory and elementary thermodynamics. Many literature references are given in the text for readers thoroughIy interested in the field. The table of contents lists the following chapters: (1) General Principles of Wavemotion which include transmission line theory and equivalent circuits. (2) Radiation starting from Huyghen’s Principle and covering such items as scattering, radiation pressure, streaming, etc. (3) Transducers - and (4) Magnetostrictive Transducers in both chapters (42 pages) equivalent circuits are widely used; recent developments such as the thin film CdS transducer are discussed. (5) High Power Ultrasonics - comprising a treatment of cavitation (theory of Neppiras and Noltirigk). (6) Absorption of Ultrasonic Radiation - treats classical and relaxational absorption and will be of special interest to readers of this Journal, as much as chapter (7) Absorption and Dispersion in Gases and Liquids - which mentions rotationai isomerism, monomer-diiner reactions and structural relaxation. (8) Measurement Techniques for Longitudinal Waves - gives a 17 page survey on the state of the art @aveiling wave tube, reverberation, interferometer, pulse propagation, streaming). (9) Shear Waves - ptopagatron and measurement of shear waves are discussed in 13 pages. (10) Propagation in Solids - of particular interest, since it offers brief chapters on phonon-phonon in?eractions, phonon-electron interactions (uhrasonic amplifier) and phonon-spin wave interactions (in Y.I.G.), topics not yet to be found in most ultrasonic textbooks. (11) Miscellaneous Applications of Ultrasonics - among these are flaw detection (with medical applications), sonar, delay lines, image converters and viscometers. Four appendices display piezoelectric transducer data, ultrasonic data for some liquids, velocity and impedance data for some solids and a selected bibliography. A few changes might be desirable for a future edition. Some figures would gain from larger types for easier legibility; the relaxation chapter should emphasize chemical relaxation, referring to the work of M. Eiger: and K. Tamm; more uhrasonic data are desirable, e.g. temperature values for the a~/‘”vraluesin liquids and some examples for attenuation values in solids; Appendix 4 should include the _T_ Mnl. Srrucrure.
6 (19701 4L7-418
418
BOOKREVIEWS
new Documentation in Ultrasonics (1957-1967), Aachen 1967, which completes the survey of Bergmann’s book. Among the journals, Soviet Physics-Acoustics (published by the American Institute of Physics) and the IEEE Transactions err Sonics and Ultrasonics must be mentioned. In summary, this book is a valuable addition to the small number of modern textbooks on ultrasonics and it is well written as both an introduction and an inspiration to further studies. F-E. J. Mol. Structure, 6 (1970) 417-418
Documenfs on Modern Physics. John Gamble Kirkwood Collected Works. General Editor IRWIN OPPENHEIM: (a) Theory of Liquids, Ed. B. J. ALDER (1968);(b) Theory of Solutions, Ed. 2. W. SALSBURG (1968);(c)Dielectrics - Intermolecular Forces Optical Rotatiotz, Ed. R. H. COLE(1965). Gordon and Breach Science Pub., London, (a) Pages 140, L5, paper g3; (b) Pages 302,56 5s., paper ;63 19s. 6d.; (c) Pages 271, L5 1%. Od., paper L3 2s. 6d. The aim of this series is to provide selected surveys, lecture notes, conference proceedings, and important collections of research papers in areas of current interest. The three volumes under review contain reprints of papers on selected topics published by the late Professor John Kirkwood. In all cases addenda and corrigenda have been incorporated. They serve as excellent examples of the development of statistical mechanics as a mathematical tool for the elucidation of physicochemical problems. The volumes are edited by scientists who were closely associated with Kirkwood’s work in their specific fields. In addition they have written introductions reviewing Kirkwood’s contribution and placing it in historical perspective. These introductions, though short, are valuable but, except in the case of Cole, the numbered references to Kirkwood’s work relate to a complete bibliography which is not published in these volumes_ The reader is therefore reduced to guessing which reference number in the introduction refers to which particular paper. This, it must be said, is not difhcult but it is irritating and should have been unnecessary in publications at this price. W. J.O-T, J. Mol. Structure,
6 (1970) 418
417
BOOK REVIEWS
by G. L. GOOBERMAN, The Enghsh Universities Press Ltd., London, 1968, pp. 210, price 4%. Ultrasonics,
Theory and Application,
The quantity of information packed into the 210 pages of this book is surprising. As the author remarks in his preface, the hook is “suitable for undergraduates. pursuing a course in ultrasonics and also for research workers who wish to use uhrasonic techniques . . . “_ Mathematical tools are utilized in a sensible way. To follow the author’s explanations the reader needs only a moderate knowledge of electrical network theory and elementary thermodynamics. Many literature references are given in the text for readers thoroughIy interested in the field. The table of contents lists the following chapters: (1) General Principles of Wavemotion which include transmission line theory and equivalent circuits. (2) Radiation starting from Huyghen’s Principle and covering such items as scattering, radiation pressure, streaming, etc. (3) Transducers - and (4) Magnetostrictive Transducers in both chapters (42 pages) equivalent circuits are widely used; recent developments such as the thin film CdS transducer are discussed. (5) High Power Ultrasonics - comprising a treatment of cavitation (theory of Neppiras and Noltirigk). (6) Absorption of Ultrasonic Radiation - treats classical and relaxational absorption and will be of special interest to readers of this Journal, as much as chapter (7) Absorption and Dispersion in Gases and Liquids - which mentions rotationai isomerism, monomer-diiner reactions and structural relaxation. (8) Measurement Techniques for Longitudinal Waves - gives a 17 page survey on the state of the art @aveiling wave tube, reverberation, interferometer, pulse propagation, streaming). (9) Shear Waves - ptopagatron and measurement of shear waves are discussed in 13 pages. (10) Propagation in Solids - of particular interest, since it offers brief chapters on phonon-phonon in?eractions, phonon-electron interactions (uhrasonic amplifier) and phonon-spin wave interactions (in Y.I.G.), topics not yet to be found in most ultrasonic textbooks. (11) Miscellaneous Applications of Ultrasonics - among these are flaw detection (with medical applications), sonar, delay lines, image converters and viscometers. Four appendices display piezoelectric transducer data, ultrasonic data for some liquids, velocity and impedance data for some solids and a selected bibliography. A few changes might be desirable for a future edition. Some figures would gain from larger types for easier legibility; the relaxation chapter should emphasize chemical relaxation, referring to the work of M. Eiger: and K. Tamm; more uhrasonic data are desirable, e.g. temperature values for the a~/‘”vraluesin liquids and some examples for attenuation values in solids; Appendix 4 should include the _T_ Mnl. Srrucrure.
6 (19701 4L7-418
418
BOOKREVIEWS
new Documentation in Ultrasonics (1957-1967), Aachen 1967, which completes the survey of Bergmann’s book. Among the journals, Soviet Physics-Acoustics (published by the American Institute of Physics) and the IEEE Transactions err Sonics and Ultrasonics must be mentioned. In summary, this book is a valuable addition to the small number of modern textbooks on ultrasonics and it is well written as both an introduction and an inspiration to further studies. F-E. J. Mol. Structure, 6 (1970) 417-418
Documenfs on Modern Physics. John Gamble Kirkwood Collected Works. General Editor IRWIN OPPENHEIM: (a) Theory of Liquids, Ed. B. J. ALDER (1968);(b) Theory of Solutions, Ed. 2. W. SALSBURG (1968);(c)Dielectrics - Intermolecular Forces Optical Rotatiotz, Ed. R. H. COLE(1965). Gordon and Breach Science Pub., London, (a) Pages 140, L5, paper g3; (b) Pages 302,56 5s., paper ;63 19s. 6d.; (c) Pages 271, L5 1%. Od., paper L3 2s. 6d. The aim of this series is to provide selected surveys, lecture notes, conference proceedings, and important collections of research papers in areas of current interest. The three volumes under review contain reprints of papers on selected topics published by the late Professor John Kirkwood. In all cases addenda and corrigenda have been incorporated. They serve as excellent examples of the development of statistical mechanics as a mathematical tool for the elucidation of physicochemical problems. The volumes are edited by scientists who were closely associated with Kirkwood’s work in their specific fields. In addition they have written introductions reviewing Kirkwood’s contribution and placing it in historical perspective. These introductions, though short, are valuable but, except in the case of Cole, the numbered references to Kirkwood’s work relate to a complete bibliography which is not published in these volumes_ The reader is therefore reduced to guessing which reference number in the introduction refers to which particular paper. This, it must be said, is not difhcult but it is irritating and should have been unnecessary in publications at this price. W. J.O-T, J. Mol. Structure,
6 (1970) 418