Kernenergie und Leben: J. Meissner, (Verlag Karl Thiemig KG, München, 1966. 77 p.)
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I 10.D [ Nuclear Physics A98 (1967) 627--629; (~ North-Holland Publishing Co., Amsterdam BOOK REVIEWS J. MEISSNER, Kernenergie undLeben (Verlag Karl Thiemig KG, Miinchen, 1966. 77 p.) Illustrated text of six popular broadcasts in which the physical background and the main applica- tions and implications of radio biology are outlined. L.R. E. BAGGE, Entstehung der kosmischen Ultrastrahlung und das Expansionsphiinomen (Verlag Karl Thiemig KG, Miinchen, 1966. 62 p.) In this pamphlet Professor Bagge proposes the hypothesis of the existence of a weak electric charge distribution in the galaxies which he argues could be the origin of the recession of the nebulae and of the high accelerations of cosmic rays. The argument is developed quantitatively and accounts for the observed orders of magnitude of the various quantities involved. An English edition is announced. L.R. Y. CHOW (ed.), Non-compact groups in particle physics, Proceedings of the 1966 Conference on Non-Compact Groups in Particle Physics (W. A. Benjamin, Inc., New York, 1966. 216 p.) J. Fox and D. ROBSON (eds.), Isobaric spin in nuclear physics, Proceedings of the Conference on Isobaric Spin in Nuclear Physics, Florida, 1966 (Academic Press, New York, 1966. xiv-896 $9.00) Proceedings of highly specialized conferences. L.R. R. C. HWA and V. L. TEPL1TZ, Homology and Feynman integrals (W. A. Benjamin, Inc., New York, 1966. 331 p) Collection of reprints with a detailed introduction, which is a competent monograph of this difficult mathematical technique. L.R. B. M. McCORMAC (ed.), Radiation trapped in the earth's magneticfieM (D. Reidel, Dordrecht, 1966. xiv-901 p, Hfl 130) This volume, the fifth of the "Astrophysics and Space Science Library", contains the proceedings of a two-week conference held at Bergen in the summer of 1965. The scope of this conference was truly encyclopaedic, and although the contributions are of a highly specialized level, there is much to interest also such outsiders as high energy and nuclear physicists. Indeed, this rapidly growing field, apart from it intrinsic fascination, has several points of contact with our studies. Thus, we find in the volume under review many articles concerning the cosmic radiation, the physics of mag- netic fields and fast charged particles, as well as more technical questions like the after effects of nu- clear explosions and radiation damage. The book is extremely well printed, with a profusion of dia- grams and photographs, and full references attached to each paper. Workers in this field ought to adopt the system of units and unit symbols recommended by the IUDAP (thus MHz instead of Mc/sec or the downright erroneous Mc). L.R. M. ROUSSEAU et J. P. MATTHIEU, ProblOmes d'optique (Dunod, Paris, 1966. 390 p. f 39) Recueil de 79 probl~mes du niveau de l'examen de licence, accompagn6s de solutions d6taill6es. Le term "optique" est largement con~u: outre l'optique ondulatoire classique (interf6rences, bir6- frigence, diffraction, dispersion), le domaine des ondes hertziennes et celui de la photom6trie et du rayonnement, il englobe un chapitre sur la m6canique ondulatoire et un chapitre de spectroscopie atomique et mol6culaire. Les questions trait6es sont choisies de mani6re h permettre h l'6tudiant de passer en revue tout l'essentiel de ce vaste domaine. L.R. 627
Transcript of Kernenergie und Leben: J. Meissner, (Verlag Karl Thiemig KG, München, 1966. 77 p.)
I 10.D [ Nuclear Physics A98 (1967) 627--629; ( ~ North-Holland Publishing Co., Amsterdam
BOOK R E V I E W S
J. MEISSNER, Kernenergie undLeben (Verlag Karl Thiemig KG, Miinchen, 1966. 77 p.)
Illustrated text of six popular broadcasts in which the physical background and the main applica- tions and implications of radio biology are outlined. L.R.
E. BAGGE, Entstehung der kosmischen Ultrastrahlung und das Expansionsphiinomen (Verlag Karl Thiemig KG, Miinchen, 1966. 62 p.)
In this pamphlet Professor Bagge proposes the hypothesis of the existence of a weak electric charge distribution in the galaxies which he argues could be the origin of the recession of the nebulae and of the high accelerations of cosmic rays. The argument is developed quantitatively and accounts for the observed orders of magnitude of the various quantities involved. An English edition is announced.
L.R.
Y. CHOW (ed.), Non-compact groups in particle physics, Proceedings of the 1966 Conference on Non-Compact Groups in Particle Physics (W. A. Benjamin, Inc., New York, 1966. 216 p.)
J. Fox and D. ROBSON (eds.), Isobaric spin in nuclear physics, Proceedings of the Conference on Isobaric Spin in Nuclear Physics, Florida, 1966 (Academic Press, New York, 1966. xiv-896 $9.00)
Proceedings of highly specialized conferences. L.R.
R. C. HWA and V. L. TEPL1TZ, Homology and Feynman integrals (W. A. Benjamin, Inc., New York, 1966. 331 p)
Collection of reprints with a detailed introduction, which is a competent monograph of this difficult mathematical technique. L.R.
B. M. McCORMAC (ed.), Radiation trapped in the earth's magneticfieM (D. Reidel, Dordrecht, 1966. xiv-901 p, Hfl 130)
This volume, the fifth of the "Astrophysics and Space Science Library", contains the proceedings of a two-week conference held at Bergen in the summer of 1965. The scope of this conference was truly encyclopaedic, and although the contributions are of a highly specialized level, there is much to interest also such outsiders as high energy and nuclear physicists. Indeed, this rapidly growing field, apart from it intrinsic fascination, has several points of contact with our studies. Thus, we find in the volume under review many articles concerning the cosmic radiation, the physics of mag- netic fields and fast charged particles, as well as more technical questions like the after effects of nu- clear explosions and radiation damage. The book is extremely well printed, with a profusion of dia- grams and photographs, and full references attached to each paper. Workers in this field ought to adopt the system of units and unit symbols recommended by the IUDAP (thus MHz instead of Mc/sec or the downright erroneous Mc). L.R.
M. ROUSSEAU et J. P. MATTHIEU, ProblOmes d'optique (Dunod, Paris, 1966. 390 p. f 39)
Recueil de 79 probl~mes du niveau de l'examen de licence, accompagn6s de solutions d6taill6es. Le term "optique" est largement con~u: outre l'optique ondulatoire classique (interf6rences, bir6- frigence, diffraction, dispersion), le domaine des ondes hertziennes et celui de la photom6trie et du rayonnement, il englobe un chapitre sur la m6canique ondulatoire et un chapitre de spectroscopie atomique et mol6culaire. Les questions trait6es sont choisies de mani6re h permettre h l'6tudiant de passer en revue tout l'essentiel de ce vaste domaine. L.R.
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