The American Institute 01 Physics Handbook has won wide acceptance among scientists and engineers. It is just such a degree of acceptance that has stimulated the issuance of this revised and updated third edition. This edition, like the previous two, continues the philosophy of supplying authoritative reference material-including tables of data, graphs, and bibliographies-selected and described with a minimum of narration by leaders in physical methods for research. Among the entirely new sections in this edition are those on nonlinear optics, calibration energies for alpha particles and gamma rays, nonlinear acoustics, atomic mass formulas, particle accelerator principles, atomic transition probabilities, electric and magnetic fields in the earth's environment, and far infrared. Examples of topics in which especially extensive revisions have been made are: optical masers, various optical constants, virial coefficients, heats of combustion and formation, and superconductors. A number of sections were completely rewritten; these include radioastronomy, radiometry, various crystal properties, molecular constants and phase transitions. The mathematics section now consists of a special treatment of SI units and a bibliography that has been revised to include references to new methods, algorithms, and computer programs. Publication of this Handbook was a mammoth undertaking that required the contributions and cooperation of many individuals and two organizations.
Author(s): Dwight E. Gray (Ed.)
Edition: 3
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Book Company
Year: 1972
Language: English
Pages: XII; 2341
City: New York
Front Cover
Table of Fundamental Physical Constants
Title Page
Table of Contents
Contributors
Preface
Section 1 - MATHEMATICS BIBLIOGRAPHY; SI UNITS
1a. Mathematics Bibliography
1b. SI Units
Section 2 - MECHANICS
2a. Fundamental Concepts of Mechanies. Units and Conversion Factors
2b. Density of Solids
2c. Centers of Mass and Moments of Inertia
2d. Coefficients of Friction
2e. Elastic Constants, Hardness, Strength, Elastic Limits, and Diffusion Coefficients of Solids
2f. Viscosity of Solids
2g. Astronomical Data
2h. Geodetic Data
2i. Seismological and Related Data
2j. Oceanographic Data
2k. Meteorological Information
2l. Density and Compressibility of Liquids
2m. Viscosity of Liquids
2n. Tensile Strength and Surface Tension of Liquids
2o. Cavitation in Flowing Liquids
2p. Diffusion in Liquids
2q. Liquid Jets
2r. Viscosity of Gases
2s. Molecular Diffusion of Gases
2t. Compressible Flow of Gases
2u. Laminar and Turbulent Flow of Gases
2v. Shock Waves
Section 3 - ACOUSTICS
3a. Acoustical Definitions
3b. Standard Letter Symbols and Conversion Factors for Acoustical Quantities
3c. Propagation of Sound in Fluids
3d. Acoustic Properties of Gases
3e. Acoustic Properties of Liquids
3f. Acoustic Properties of Solids
3g. Properties of Transducer Materials
3h. Frequencies of Simple Vibrators. Musical Scales
3i. Radiation of Sound
3j. Architectural Acoustics
3k. Speech and Hearing
3l. Classical Dynamical Analogies
3m. Mobility Analogy
3n. Nonlinear Acoustics (Theoretical)
3o. Nonlinear Acoustics (Experimental)
3p. Selected References on Acoustics
Section 4 - HEAT
4a. Temperature Scales, Thermocouples, and Resistance Thermometers
4b. Thermodynamic Symbols, Definitions, and Equations
4c. Critical Constants
4d. Compressibility
4e. Heat Capacities
4f. Thermal Expansion
4g. Thermal Conductivity
4h. Thermodynamic Properties of Gases
4i. Pressure-Volume-Temperature Relationships of Gases; Virial Coefficients
4j. Temperatures, Pressures, and Heats of Transition, Fusion and Vaporization
4k. Vapor Pressure
41. Heats of Formation and Heats of Combustion
Section 5 - ELECTRICITY AND MAGNETISM
5a. Definitions, Units, Nomenclature, Symbols, Conversion Tables
5b. Formulas
5b-1. Capacitance Formulas in MKS Units
5b-2. Electrostatic-force Formulas
5b-3. Multipole Formulas
5b-4. Dielectric-boundary Formulas
5b-6. Dielectric Bodies in Electrostatic Fields
5b-7. Static-magnetic-field Formulas
5b-8. The Electromagnetic Field Equations
5b-9. Guided Waves
5b-10. Cavity Resonators.
5b-11. Radiation
5b-12. Scattering and Diffraction
5b-13. Waves in Plasma.
5b-14. Skin Effect
5c. Electrical Standards
5d. Properties of Dielectrics
5e. Electrical Conductions in Gases
5f. Magnetic Properties of Materials
5f-1. Types of Magnetism and Some Formulas
5f-2. Magnetic Properties of Elements
5f-3. Properties of Ferromagnetic Compounds
5f-4. Saturation and Curie Points of Magnetic Alloys
5f-5. Properties of Some Materials for Permanent Magnets
5f-6. Losses
5f-7. Antiferromagnetic Materials Studied by Neutron Dlffraction
5f-8. Gyromagnetic Ratios and Spectroscopic Splitting Factors
5f-9. Change of Curie Point and Neel Point with Pressure.
5f-10. Magnetic Anisotropy
5f-11. Magnetostriction
5f-12. Hall Constants of Ferromagnetic Elements and Alloys
5f-13. Faraday Effect.
5f-14. Susceptibility
5f-16. Very Low Temperature Data. Properties of Paramagnetic Salts.
5f-16. Susceptibility in High Magnetic Fields
5f-17. Demagnetizing and Form Factors
5g. Electrochemical Information
5h. Electric and Magnetic Fields in the Earth's Environment
5i. Lunar, Planetary, Solar, Stellar, and G-alactic Magnetic Fields
Section 6 - OPTICS
6a. Fundamental Definitions, Standards, and Photometric Units
6b. Refractive Index of Special Crystals and Certain Glasses
6c. Transmission and Absorption of Special Crystals and Certain Glasses
6d. Geometrical Optics and the Index of Refraction of Various Optical Glasses
6e. Index of Refraction for Visible Light of Various Solids, Gases, and Liquids
6f. Optical Characteristics of Various Uniaxial and Biaxial Crystals
6g. Optical Properties of Metals
6h. Reflection
6i. Glass, Polarizing, and Interference Filters
6j. Colorimetry
6k. Radiometry
6l. Wavelengths for Spectrographic Calibration
6m. Magneto-, Electro-, and Elasto-optic Constants
6n. Nonlinear Optical Coefficients
6o. Specific Rotation
6p. Radiation Detection
6q. Radio Astronomy
6r. Far Infrared
6s. Optical Masers
Section 7 - ATOMIC AND MOLECULAR PHYSICS
7a. The Periodic System
7b. The Electronic Structure of Atoms
7c. Energy-level Diagrams of Atoms
7d. Persistent Lines of the Elements
7e. Important Atomic Spectra
7f. X-Ray Wavelengths and Atomic Energy Levels
7g. Constants of Diatomic Molecules
7h. Constants of Polyatomic Molecules
7i. Atomic Transition Probabilities
Section 8 - NUCLEAR PHYSICS
8a. Nuclear Constants and Calibrations
8b. Properties of Nuclides
8c. Atomic Mass Formulas
8d. Passage of Charged Particles Through Matter
8e. Gamma Rays
8f. Neutrons
8g. Nuclear Fission
8h. Elementary Particles and Interactions
8i. Health Physics
8j. Particle Accelerators
Section 9 - SOLID-STATE PHYSICS
9a. Crystallographic Properties
9b. Structure, Melting Point, Density, and Energy Gap of Simple Inorganic Compounds
9c. Electronic Properties of Solids
9d. Properties of Metals
9e. Properties of Semiconductors
9f. Properties of Ionic Crystals
9g. Properties of Superconductors
9h. Color Centers and Dislocations
9i. Luminescence
9j. Work Function and Secondary Emission
Index
Rear Cover
