The theory of relativity,: 2nd ed., by R.K. Pathria (International Series in Natural Philosophy, vol. 73). 316+ xi pages, diagrams, 934×614 in. Pergamon Press, Oxford, 1974. Price, $24.00 (approx. £10·00).

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• Publisher: Elsevier Science
• Year: 1975
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 139 KB
• Volume: 300
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0016-0032
• DOI: 10.1016/0016-0032(75)90167-2

✦ Synopsis

Volume 14 of thti useful series oontains invited papers given et t#he Spring meeting of the German Physical Society in 1974. All 12 contributions are in English and range from superaonductivity to ternary semiconductors. Pride of place is given to the article by Andreas Otto, who was the second recipient of the Walter Sohottky Prize; it is on "Experimental Investigation of Surface Poleritona on Plane Interfts.ces" and is a thorough review of surface polaritons with nearly 200 references. There are two papera on superconductors : D. N. Langenberg on "Characteristic