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ANNOTATED INDEX No. 32 OF NON-PERIODICAL LITERATURE ON THE PHYSICAL SCIENCES PUBLISHED IN THE USSR IN THE FOURTH QUARTER OF 1947
1. Adam N. K., The Physics and Chemistry of Surfaces, translated from the 3rd English edition by D. M. Tolstoi, edited by Prof. A. S. Akhmatov, 552 pp., 62 figs., OGIZ, State Publishing House for Technical-Theoretical Literature, Moscow—Leningrad, 1947, price 22 rubles, binding 2 rubles, print run 6000.
A monograph intended for scientific workers and senior students. The author presents the current state of questions connected with the study of the physical and chemical properties of the surfaces of liquids and solids, devoting attention chiefly to experimental research. Contents by chapters: I—Surface of liquids. Capillarity (11–30), II—Films of insoluble substances on the surfaces of liquids (31–143), III—Surface films of soluble and volatile substances. Adsorption on the surfaces of liquids (144–203), IV—Results of measurements of surface tension (204–223), V—Solid surfaces. General properties (224–273), VI—Spreading of liquids and lubrication (274–305), VII—Solid surfaces: fine structure. Adsorption and catalysis (306–389), VIII—Electrical phenomena at interphase boundaries (390–465), IX—Measurement of surface tension (466–496).
2. Altschuler S. V., Labeled Atoms, 48 pp., 10 figs., Popular Science Library, OGIZ, State Publishing House for Technical-Theoretical Literature, Moscow—Leningrad, 1947, price 90 kopecks, print run 100,000.
A popular-science brochure intended for the reader with little preparation. Contents by sections: I—From Democritus to our days (4–20), II—Labeled atoms (20–33), III—Artificial radioactivity (33–48).
3. Bachinskii A. I. and Ilyashenko S. M., Physics, textbook for vocational and railway schools, 3rd ed., revised, 396 pp., 566 figs., OGIZ, State Publishing House for Technical-Theoretical Literature, Moscow—Leningrad, 1947, price 10 rubles, binding 1 ruble, print run 200,000 (1st plant 1–110,000).
By the Academic Council for Vocational-Technical Education of the Ministry of Labor Reserves of the USSR, the book has been approved as a textbook for vocational and railway schools. Contents by chapters: I—Introduction (9–36), II—Solids (37–53), III—Liquids (54–74), IV—Gases (75–88), V—Basic information from chemistry (89–114), VI—Motion (115–146), VII—Forces (147–167), VIII—Motion and forces (168–182), IX—Work and energy (183–222), X—Thermal phenomena (223–264), XI—Electric current (265–309), XII—Electromagnetism and induction (310–341), XIII—Sound (Brief information from acoustics) (342–352), XIV—Light (Brief information from optics) (353–385).
4. Belov N. V., The Structure of Ionic Crystals and Metallic Phases, 239 pp., 174 figs., 1 color insert. (Academy of Sciences of the USSR, Institute of Crystallography), Publishing House of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR, no city, 1947, price 19 rubles (in lederin binding), print run 3000.
A scientific monograph in which is set forth the theory (“method of difference space”) of the second stage of any structural investigation—the method of constructing a structural model on the basis of the normal initial data of X-ray analysis, with the aim of complete final deciphering of the structure of the crystalline object.
of sufficient complexity. Contents (by chapters): I — Symmetry of close-packed sphere packings (8–38), II — On voids between the spheres of a close packing. Types and number of these voids (39–50), III — Structural motifs \(AX_1\), \(AX_2\), \(AX_3\), etc. (51–144), IV — Structures with coordination numbers 8 and 12 (145–226), V — Pseudosymmetry and twinning (227–230), VI — New structures solved on the basis of the stated principles of closest packing (231–234). By decision of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR, the work here annotated was awarded the prize named after E. S. Fedorov.
5. Bergmann P. G., Introduction to the Theory of Relativity, with a foreword by A. Einstein. Translated from the English by P. Kunkin and I. Gaksar, edited by V. L. Ginzburg, 380 pp., 9 figs., State Publishing House of Foreign Literature, Moscow, 1947, price 20 rubles (bound), no print run indicated.
The book is intended for students—physicists and mathematicians—who have no preliminary knowledge in this field and whose mathematical training does not go beyond what is necessary for the study of classical theoretical physics. Contents (by parts and chapters): I — Special theory of relativity (15–199), 1 — Systems of reference, coordinate systems and coordinate transformations (17–21), II — Classical mechanics (22–47), III — Lorentz transformations (48–71), IV — Vector and tensor analysis in \(n\)-dimensional space (72–120), V — Relativistic mechanics of point masses (121–147), VII — Relativistic electrodynamics (148–165), VIII — Mechanics of continuous media (165–181), IX — Application of the special theory of relativity (182–199), II — General theory of relativity (201–321), X — The principle of equivalence (203–215), XI — Riemann–Christoffel curvature tensor (216–234), XII — Field equations in the general theory of relativity (235–264), XIII — Exact solutions of the field equations in the general theory of relativity (265–280), XIV — Experimental verification of the general theory of relativity (281–294), XV — Equations of motion in the general theory of relativity (295–321), III — Unified field theories (323–371), XVI — Weyl’s gradient-invariant geometry (323–336), XVII — Kaluza’s five-dimensional theory and projective field theories (337–358), XVIII — Generalization of Kaluza’s theory (359–371).
6. Blazhko S. N., Prof., Course of General Astronomy, VIII + 500 pp., 251 illustrations, OGIZ, State Publishing House of Technical-Theoretical Literature, Moscow–Leningrad, 1947, price 11 rubles 50 kopecks, bound 1 ruble, print run 25,000.
By the Ministry of Higher Education of the USSR, the book has been approved as a textbook for state universities. It is written in full accordance with the current program of the course of general astronomy for physico-mathematical, mechanics-mathematical, and physical faculties, approved in 1939 by the All-Union Committee for Higher School Affairs under the Council of People’s Commissars of the USSR. Contents (by chapters): I — Introduction (3–13), II — Apparent motions of the heavenly bodies (13–35), III — Actual motions of the planets. Establishment of the heliocentric system (35–55), IV — Fundamentals of the dynamics of planetary motions (56–87), V — The Earth as a celestial body (87–122), VI — Fundamentals of astrometry (123–209), VII — Instruments and methods of astrophysical investigations (209–245), VIII — The Moon. Eclipses of the Moon and the Sun (245–278), IX — The Sun (279–316), X — The planetary system (316–347), XI — Comets and meteors (347–375), XII — Stars (376–438), XIII — Structure of the universe (438–465), XIV — Cosmogony (465–487). The book may be used as a textbook for students
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for physics-mathematics and geography faculties of pedagogical institutes and geography faculties of state universities. In addition, the book will be very useful to teachers of physics and astronomy in secondary school.
7. Veselovskii I. N., A Course in Mechanics for Technical Schools, 592 pp., 574 figs., OGIZ, State Publishing House of Technical-Theoretical Literature, M.—L., 1947, price 15 rub. 50 kop., binding 1 rub., print run 100,000.
By the Ministry of Higher Education of the USSR the book has been approved as a textbook for technical schools. Contents (by sections): I — Motion (13—80), II — Force (82—176), III — Forces in Motion (177—274), IV — Statics (275—327), V — Kinematics (328—428), VI — Dynamics (429—488), VII — Strength of Materials (489—587).
8. Volkenshtein F. F., Electrical Conductivity of Semiconductors, 352 pp., 115 figs., OGIZ, State Publishing House of Technical-Theoretical Literature, M.—L., 1947, price 12 rub. 25 kop., binding 2 rub., print run 7000.
A scientific monograph in which, from a single point of view, the diverse electronic processes developing in real crystals are considered. The book gives a summary of experimental material, although for the most part it is theoretical in character. The book is intended for experimental physicists and engineers concerned with the electrical properties of solids. Contents (by chapters): I — Ideal and Real Crystalline Lattices (15—60), II — Electronic Levels in an Ideal Crystal (61—131), III — Electronic Levels in a Real Crystal (132—178), IV — Influence of Temperature and Impurities on the Electrical Conductivity of Semiconductors (179—240), V — Influence of Strong Electric Fields on the Electrical Conductivity of Semiconductors (241—312), VI — Influence of Illumination on the Electrical Conductivity of Semiconductors (313—352).
9. Gold’veizer A. L., Temperature Stresses in Thin Shells, 8 pp., without title page, Ministry of Aviation Industry of the Union of the SSR, Central Aerohydrodynamic Institute named after Prof. N. E. Zhukovskii, TsAGI Proceedings, No. 618, Publishing House of the Bureau of New Technology, no city, 1947, price 2 rub. 50 kop., no print run.
The author investigates problems of determining the stressed and deformed state of a thin shell subjected to the action of a static load or of temperature, but not loaded by external forces.
10. Gorenik G. S., Prof., and Levin M. L., Radar, 32 pp., 22 figs., Popular-Science Library, OGIZ, State Publishing House of Technical-Theoretical Literature, M.—L., price 50 kop., print run 200,000.
A popular-science brochure intended for the reader with little preparation. Contents (by sections): 1 — Waves Around Us (3—8), 2 — Scattering of Waves (8—11), 3 — Radio Waves (11—13), 4 — How We See (13—15), 5 — Can One See with the Help of Radio Waves? (15—16), 6 — How the Direction to a Target Is Determined (17—19), 7 — “Radio Echo” (19—23), 8 — The Electron Beam as a Watchman of the Clock (23—28), 9 — What Horizontal Plates Are Needed For (28—31).
11. Didebulidze A. I., full member of the Academy of Sciences of the Georgian SSR, Didebulidze G. A., specialist in scientific photography, Reproduction of the Invisible, 356 pp., 121 figs., Scientific-Technical Publishing House of the State Industrial Institute, Tbilisi, 1946 (signed for printing July 20, 1947), price 35 rub., print run 3000.
A scientific monograph in which methods of detecting the invisible are analyzed, meaning by this everything that is not visible under ordinary conditions.
in view of its physico-optical properties, and not because of its small size. The authors were the first to put into systematic form the methodology of reproduction of the invisible and broadened the field of its application. Contents (by parts and chapters): I — General part (6–128), I — General survey (6–86), II — Sensitizers and sensitization (87–112), III — Developers and development (112–120), IV — Correction of perspective distortions. Phototransformation (120–128), II — Methodology of photographic reproduction of the invisible (129–267), V — Method of color separation (132–135), VI — Method of light scattering (136–140), VII — Relief method (141–149), VIII — Method of reflected (scattered) ultraviolet rays (149–163), IX — Method of transmitted ultraviolet rays (164–168), X — Method of X-rays (169–184), XI — Method of fluorescence (185–197), XII — Method of phosphorescence (198–201), XIII — Method of infrared rays (202–214), XIV — Contact method (214–215), XV — Contrast enhancement (215–262), XVI — Photographic detailing (262–267), III — Application of methods of photographic reproduction of the invisible in separate branches of science (268–303), XVII — Reproduction of palimpsests (268–272), XVIII — Reproduction of the invisible in the field of fine art, miniatures, frescoes, and icon painting (273–278).
12. Dmitrov G. and Baker D., Telescopes and Their Accessories, translated from the English by M. S. Navashin, 308 pp., 146 photographs, 1 insert, OGIZ, State Publishing House of Technical-Theoretical Literature, Moscow–Leningrad, 1947, price 5 rubles, binding 2 rubles, print run 15,000.
A translation of one of the books of the Harvard astronomical series, intended for readers with preparation at the level of a secondary-school course. Contents (by sections): 1 — Means as objects of research (5–22), 2 — Visual telescopes (23–54), 3 — Photographic process (55–81), 4 — Photographic telescopes (82–129), 5 — Spectroscopy (130–176), 6 — Measurement of light (177–209), 7 — Instruments for investigating the Sun (210–240), 8 — Construction of a telescope (241–292).
13. Sauer R., Introduction to Gas Dynamics, translated from the German by G. A. Volpert, 228 pp., 19 figs., OGIZ, State Publishing House of Technical-Theoretical Literature, Moscow–Leningrad, 1947, price 7 rubles 50 kopecks, print run 10,000.
A scientific monograph constituting a theoretical introduction to gas dynamics. Questions of experimental and measuring technique are not discussed in the book at all. The theoretical questions are limited to the consideration of steady flows, and moreover without taking friction and thermal conductivity into account. Contents (by chapters): I — Fundamental concepts (11–46), II — Linearized flow (41–89), III — Nonlinearized flow around an angle and a cone, expansion shock (90–141), IV — Nonlinearized flow with arbitrary boundary conditions (142–225).
14. Zeldovich Ya. B. and Polyarny A. I., Calculations of Thermal Processes at High Temperature, 68+1 pp., without title page, 13 figs., 4 diagrams (Ministry of Aviation Industry of the USSR, Scientific Research Institute No. 1), Publishing Bureau of New Technology, no city, 1947, price 16 rubles, no print run stated.
The authors had in mind the creation of a reliable method of thermodynamic calculation, mainly for jet engines. The stated methodology can be used also in calculating an internal-combustion engine, the combustion of explosives, in welding, certain metallurgical processes, etc. Contents
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(by sections): I — Initial quantities for thermodynamic calculations (3–11), II — Chemical composition of combustion products at low temperature (11–12), III — Calculation in the region of high pressures (13–17), IV — Calculation in the region of low and medium pressures (17–42), V — Calculation of the thermodynamic characteristics of various engines by means of the \(I\)–\(S\) diagram (42–49), Calculation of the thermodynamic characteristics of an engine by the “selected points” method (49–60).
15. Isakovich M. A., Theory of Flight, 328 pp., 219 figs., OGIZ, State Publishing House of Technical-Theoretical Literature, Moscow–Leningrad, 1947, price 10 rubles, binding (folder) 1 rub. 50 kopecks, print run 6000.
A popular-science monograph intended for readers with preparation at the level of a secondary-school course. The author devotes primary attention to questions determining the physical picture of phenomena, doing so, insofar as possible, in the form in which they are subjected to mathematical treatment in more detailed courses. Contents (by parts and chapters): I — Mechanics (9–89), 1 — Kinematics (9–31), 2 — Dynamics (32–83), 3 — Statics (84–89). II — Aerodynamic forces and the operation of a propeller-engine group (90–219), 4 — Atmosphere (90–103), 5 — Motion of air and frontal resistance (104–139), 6 — Aerodynamic forces of a wing (140–179), 7 — Propeller-engine group (180–219). III — Flight of an airplane (220–328), 8 — Horizontal flight (220–251), 9 — Climb (252–264), 10 — Gliding (265–275), 11 — Equilibrium of moments in flight. Stability and controllability (276–311), 12 — Turn (312–328).
16. Krasnushkin P. E., Prof., The Method of Normal Waves as Applied to the Problem of Long-Distance Radio Communications, 52 pp., 10 figs. (Moscow Order of Lenin State University named after M. V. Lomonosov), Moscow University Press, Moscow, 1947, price 6 rubles, print run 2000.
The brochure consists of the essentially unchanged Parts III and IV of the author’s doctoral dissertation, “The Method of Normal Waves as Applied to Waveguides and to the Algebraic Problem,” in which, by one and the same method, processes of wave-energy transport are investigated in tubes, multipath lines, multipath filters, and, finally, in inhomogeneous media. Contents (by chapters): I — Plane-layered medium (8–31), II — Spherical-layered medium (32–51).
17. Kublyanovsky L. B., Elements of the Theory and Calculation of Instruments for Measuring Pressures and Forces (Methods of resistance and inductance), 24 + 2 pp. Without title page, 36 figs. (Ministry of Aviation Industry of the USSR, Scientific-Research Institute No. 1), Proceedings of NII-1, No. 37, Publishing House of the Bureau of New Technology, no city, 1947, price 6 rubles, no print run.
The work presents the basic elements of the theory and gives practical methods for calculating instruments for measuring pressures, forces, vibrations, etc., based on the methods of resistance and inductance. Experimental verification of the calculation methods gave positive results. Contents (by sections): I — Resistance method (1–10), II — Inductance method (10–21), III — Experimental verification of the theory and calculation of inductive measuring instruments (21–24).
18. Kutilin D. I., Theory of Finite Deformations, 275 pp., 12 figs., OGIZ, State Publishing House of Technical-Theoretical Literature, Moscow–Leningrad, 1947, price 8 rub. 70 kopecks, binding 2 rubles, print run 3000.
A scholarly monograph containing a systematic exposition of the theory of finite deformations. Contents (by sections and chapters): I — Mathematical introduction (9–142), I — Affine algebra (9–50), II — Curvilinear coordinates (51–78), III — Curvilinear coordinates in space (79–103), IV — Tensor analysis in Euclidean space (104–140), II — Theory of finite deformations (141–268), V — Finite deformations (141–171), VI — On certain types of simple deformations (172–195), VII — Change of the deformed state (196–211), VIII — Stress tensor (212–221), IX — Expression of the components of the stress tensor through the elastic potential. Explicit form of the elastic potential (222–242), X — Theory of Euclidean action (243–268).
19. Malchenko E. V. General Meteorology, 352 pp., 238 figs., 1 map and 6 graphs in the text and on 7 inserts, Hydrometeorological Publishing House, L., 1947, price 26 rubles (bound), print run 8000.
The book has been approved by the Ministry of Higher Education of the USSR as a textbook for hydrometeorological technical schools. Contents (by parts and chapters): Meteorological part (9–235), I — Height and composition of the atmosphere (18–21), II — Solar radiation (21–42), III — Soil temperature (42–55), IV — Air temperature (55–84), V — Air humidity (85–94), VI — Condensation of water vapor (94–100), VII — Clouds (100–108), VIII — Evaporation (108–116), IX — Precipitation (117–131), X — Atmospheric pressure (131–150), XI — Wind (150–188), XII — Atmospheric optics (188–202), XIII — Atmospheric acoustics (202–205), XIV — Atmospheric electricity (206–214), XV — Fundamentals of climatology (214–221), XVI — Climate of the European territory of the USSR (221–226), XVII — Climate of Central Asia (226–228), XVIII — Climatic conditions of Siberia (228–231), XIX — General information on microclimate (231–234), Aerological part (235–335), XX — Method of pilot-balloon observations (235–286), XXI — Methods of sounding the atmosphere (286–307), XXII — On certain quantities characterizing the state of an air mass (307–311), XXIII — Auxiliary graphs in the analysis of the synoptic chart (312–317), XXIV — Radiosonde (317–332), XXV — Determination of cloud height (332–333), XXVI — Preparation of aerological observational material for publication (334–335).
20. Moscow University—In Memory of Isaac Newton, 1643–1943, 108 pp. with figures and 1 portrait on an insert (Moscow Order of Lenin State University named after M. V. Lomonosov), MSU Publishing House, M., 1946, price 9 rubles, print run 1000.
Among the articles: Acad. S. I. Vavilov, Ether, Light, and Matter in Newton’s Physics (3–26), Acad. A. N. Kolmogorov, Newton and Modern Mathematical Thought (27–42), Corresponding Member of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR V. K. Arkad’ev, Newton’s Optics and Modern Spectroscopy (43–49), Prof. A. A. Kosmodem’yanskii, Newton’s Work on Dynamics and Celestial Mechanics (81–88), Prof. G. N. Duboshin, Astronomy in Newton’s Works (89–99).
21. Omel’ianovskii M., Prof., The Struggle of Materialism against Idealism in Contemporary Physics, 59 pp. (Academy of Sciences of the Ukrainian SSR, Institute of Philosophy), Ukrainian Publishing House of Political Literature, Kiev, 1947, price 1 ruble 25 kopecks, print run 25,000 (in Ukrainian).
The author reveals the philosophical significance of the struggle taking place in contemporary physics between materialist ideas and theories and idealist ones.
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22. Okhotnikov R. L., Honored Worker of Science and Technology, In the World of Fading Sounds, 40 pp., 14 figs., Popular-Science Library, OGIZ, State Publishing House of Technical-Theoretical Literature, Moscow–Leningrad, 1947, price 60 kopecks, print run 100,000.
A popular-science brochure intended for the general reader. The author explains how people learned to record sound, what machines had to be invented for this, how these machines were improved, and what role the art of recording and reproducing sound plays in modern life.
23. Pauli W., Theory of Relativity, translated from the German by V. L. Ginzburg and L. M. Levin, 300 pp., 4 figs., OGIZ, State Publishing House of Technical-Theoretical Literature, Moscow–Leningrad, 1947, price 9 rubles 50 kopecks, binding 1 ruble 50 kopecks, print run 10,000.
A classic book on the theory of relativity, written in 1920 and intended for a broad circle of persons possessing a higher physico-mathematical education. Contents (by sections): I — Foundations of the special theory of relativity (9–38), II — Mathematical apparatus (39–107), III — Systematic construction of the special theory of relativity (108–205), IV — General theory of relativity (206–265), V — Theories on the nature of charged elementary particles (266–298).
24. Sakharov D. I. and Kosminkov I. S., Collection of Problems in Physics, 3rd ed. (revised), 240 pp., 227 figs., State Educational-Pedagogical Publishing House of the Ministry of Education of the RSFSR, Moscow–Leningrad, 1947, price 9 rubles 25 kopecks (bound), print run 50,000.
By the Ministry of Higher Education (it should read: “higher education of the USSR”) the book has been approved as a teaching aid for pedagogical institutes. It is intended for students of the physico-mathematical faculties of pedagogical higher educational institutions. Contents (by chapters): I — Mechanics (5–42), II — Molecular physics (43–70), III — Electricity (71–130), IV — Acoustics and optics (131–156).
25. Sobolev S. L., Equations of Mathematical Physics, 440 pp., 14 drawings, OGIZ, State Publishing House of Technical-Theoretical Literature, Moscow–Leningrad, 1947, price 10 rubles 60 kopecks, binding 2 rubles, print run 10,000.
By the Ministry of Higher Education of the USSR the book has been admitted as a teaching aid for the physico-mathematical faculties of universities. It is a reworking of a course of lectures read by the author at Moscow State University named after M. V. Lomonosov. Contents (by lectures): I — Derivation of the basic equations (9–23), II — Formulation of problems of mathematical physics. Hadamard’s example (24–32), III — Classification of linear equations of the 2nd order (33–43), IV — Equation of vibrations of a string and its solution by d’Alembert’s method (44–53), V — Goursat’s problem. Riemann’s method (54–63), VI — Multiple integrals (64–102), VII — Integrals depending on a parameter (103–114), VIII — Equation of heat propagation (115–128), IX — Laplace’s and Poisson’s equations (129–138), X — Some general consequences from Green’s formula (139–149), XI — Poisson’s equation in unbounded space. Newtonian potential (150–155), XII — Solution of the Dirichlet problem for a sphere (156–161), XIII — Dirichlet and Neumann problems for a half-space (162–170), XIV — Wave equation and retarded potentials (171–184), XV — Properties of potentials of simple and double layers (185–197),
XVI—Information on integral equations of the Dirichlet and Neumann problem (198–203), XVII—Laplace’s and Poisson’s equations on the plane (204–211), XVIII—Theory of integral equations (212–232), XIX—Extension of Fredholm’s theorems to equations with an unbounded kernel (233–245), XX—Application of Fredholm’s theorems to the solution of the Dirichlet and Neumann problems (246–252), XXI—Green’s function (253–280), XXII—Green’s function for the Laplace operator (281–288), XXIII—Correct statement of boundary-value problems of mathematical physics (289–311), XXIV—Fourier’s method (312–327), XXV—Integral equations with symmetric kernel (328–340), XXVI—Bilinear formula and the Hilbert–Schmidt theorem (341–362), XXVII—Nonhomogeneous integral equation with symmetric kernel (363–367), XXVIII—Vibrations of a rectangular parallelepiped (369–374), XXIX—Laplace’s equation in curvilinear coordinates. Examples of application of Fourier’s method (375–388), XXX—Harmonic polynomials and spherical functions (389–404), XXXI—Some simplest properties of spherical functions (405–410), XXXII—Ritz’s method and direct methods in equations of mathematical physics (411–435).
26. Studenkov E. M., An Experimental Study of the Propagation of Electromagnetic Waves in Hollow Conductors. Edited by Prof. N. N. Malov, 96 pp., 1 portrait, 53 figs. (Moscow State Pedagogical Institute named after V. I. Lenin), Scientific Notes, vol. XVIII, Faculty of Physics and Mathematics, Publication of the Moscow State Pedagogical Institute named after V. I. Lenin, Moscow, 1947, price 9 rubles, print run 1000.
A dissertation for the degree of Candidate of Physico-Mathematical Sciences, defended by the author in June 1941. It reports on some results obtained in the experimental study of the phenomena of propagation of electromagnetic waves of ultrahigh frequency in hollow conductors. Contents (by sections): I—History of the question (7–13), II—Brief theoretical information (13–43), III—Experimental part (43–92), IV—Summary (92).
27. Terminology of Hydromechanics, 56 pp. (Academy of Sciences of the USSR, Committee on Technical Terminology), Collection of recommended terms, edited by Acad. S. A. Chaplygin, Acad. A. M. Terpigorev and D. S. Lotte, Series—Mechanics, issue 3, managing editor Acad. A. M. Terpigorev, Publishing House of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR, Moscow–Leningrad, 1947, price 3 rubles 50 kopecks, print run 1500.
The brochure has been recommended by the Ministry of Higher Education of the USSR for higher technical educational institutions. It contains recommended terms, corresponding definitions or mathematical formulations and notes, synonyms (nonrecommended terms), and foreign terms in English, French, and German.
28–29. Proceedings of the Seminar on the Theory of Machines and Mechanisms, managing editor Acad. I. I. Artobolevsky (Academy of Sciences of the USSR, Institute of Machine Science), Publishing House of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR, Moscow–Leningrad, 1947, print run 2200. Vol. II, issues 5–8, 208 pp., with figures in the text and on 1 inset, price 13 rubles.
Contents: Prof. M. A. Kreines and M. S. Rozovetskii, Plan of angular velocities of a gearbox with two degrees of freedom without a constant external support of moment (5–16), N. I. Levitskii, On some transformations of plane mechanisms with lower pairs
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(17—33), Acad. I. I. Artobolevsky and N. I. Levitsky, P. L. Chebyshev and the Russian theory of mechanisms (on the fiftieth anniversary of his death) (34—52), Docent M. A. Skuridin, Dynamics of two-link and kinetostatics of dyadic mechanisms (taking friction into account) (55—100), Corresponding Member of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR B. N. Delone, On one hinged-lever evolute, Prof. B. N. Delone (101), Docent M. M. Tishin, Design of cam mechanisms with an oscillating flat lever (105—110), Corresponding Member of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR V. V. Dobrovolsky, Spherical representation of spatial four-bars (111—126), Corresponding Member of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR V. V. Dobrovolsky, On spherical gearing (127—140), Cand. Tech. Sci. S. A. Cherkudinov, On the dead positions of the driven link (143—149), Cand. Tech. Sci. S. A. Cherkudinov, On one family of double-crank four-bars (150—155), Cand. Tech. Sci. S. A. Cherkudinov, On extreme velocities of slider mechanisms (156—163), Prof. Ya. L. Geronimus, On the calculation of counterweights of a crankshaft installed for unloading bearing rollers (164—174), Cand. Tech. Sci. S. I. Sheinberg, On the question of air lubrication of rotating rotors (175—206). Volume III, issue 9, 76 pp. with figs., price 5 rubles.
Contents: Dr. Tech. Sci. D. S. Tavkhelidze, On the question of the existence of a slider and two sliders in spatial mechanisms (5—17), Prof. N. I. Kolchin, Meshing produced by an angle rotated about its axis (18—51), Cand. Tech. Sci. S. A. Cherkudinov, On the curvature of conjugate profiles of circular wheels (52—54), Cand. Tech. Sci. S. A. Cherkudinov, The transmission angle in a hinged four-bar (55—59), Cand. Tech. Sci. S. A. Cherkudinov, On the synthesis of hinged four-bars that produce approximately uniform motion (60—73).
30. Faraday, Michael, Experimental Researches in Electricity, volume I, translated from the English by E. A. Chernysheva and Ya. R. Shmidt-Chernysheva, commentaries and editing by Corresponding Member of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR Prof. G. P. Kravts, 848 pp., 149 figures, 2 portraits on inserts (Academy of Sciences of the USSR), series “Classics of Natural Science,” under the general editorship of the Commission of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR for the publication of popular-science literature, Publishing House of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR, no city, 1947, price 43 rubles (bound), print run 5500.
A translation of the fourteen series of “Experimental Researches in Electricity,” collected by the author in one volume, first published in Philosophical Transactions in 1831—1833. Contents (by sections): 1 — On the induction of electric currents (11—19), 2 — On the evolution of electricity from magnetism (10—31), 3 — On a new electrical condition of matter (31—41), 4 — Explanation of Arago’s magnetic phenomena (42—66), 5 — Terrestrial magneto-electric induction (67—86), 6 — General remarks and explanations concerning the force and direction of magneto-electric induction (86—109), 7 — Identity of various kinds of electricity derived from different sources (110—145), 8—Quantitative relations between ordinary and galvanic electricity (146—154), 9—On a new law of electric conduction (155—166), 10 — General considerations on electric conduction (167—175), 11—On electrochemical decomposition (176—266), 12—On the power of metals and other solid bodies to bring about the combination of gaseous bodies (227—264), 11 — On electrochemical decomposition (continued). Preliminary considerations (265—334), 13 — On the absolute quantity of electricity associated with particles or atoms
matter (334–346), 14—On the electricity of a galvanic element; its source, quantity, voltage, and its principal properties (347–428), 15—On the inductive influence of an electric current on itself and on the inductive action of electric currents in general (429–456), 16—On a galvanic battery of the improved type (457–466), 17—Some practical instructions on the construction of a galvanic battery and its use (466–476), 18—On induction (477–676), 19—The nature of electric current (677–698), 20—The nature of electric force or forces (699–715), 21—The relation between electric and magnetic forces (715–724), 22—Remarks on electric excitation (724–729).
- Electrophor, 4 pp., 1 fig. (Ministry of Education of the RSFSR, Glavuchtekhprom), publication of the Physics Department No. 9 of educational visual aids of Glavuchtekhprom of the Ministry of Education of the RSFSR, no place, 1947, price 50 kopecks, print run 10,000.
Explanatory brochure for an apparatus manufactured by the “Fizpribor” plant.
- Elshtein L. A., Resistance of poorly streamlined bodies at subsonic speeds, 10 pp., without title page, 8 figs. (Ministry of Aviation Industry of the USSR, Central Aero-Hydrodynamic Institute named after Prof. N. E. Zhukovsky), TsAGI Transactions, No. 620, Publishing House of the Bureau of New Technology, no place, 1947, price 2 rubles 50 kopecks, no print run given.
The principal hypothesis, placed by the author at the basis of the present work, is that the influence of compressibility on profile resistance and on phenomena in the boundary layer (separation, transition to the turbulent state) can be determined from the corresponding dependences on the Reynolds number in an incompressible fluid.
S. A. Shorygin