Author: ROYAL SOCIETY
Title: Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series A. Mathematical and Physical Sciences. Volume 221 1954 (Numbers 1144-1147)
Description: London: The Royal Society, 1954. First Edition; First Edition. Library Buckram. Iv, 562 pages. With plates, diagrams, tables & illustrations. Original wrappers in. With library stamps & labels. Slight wear & slight soiling to spine, covers & corners. ; Ex-Library; Quarto; SERIES A VOLUME 221 No. 1144 7 January 1954Ñ Mathematical theory of the flow of a gas in a porous solid and of the associated temperature distributions. By D. R. BlandÑ The photosensitized polymerization of vinyl chloride in tetrahydrofuran solution. I. Characteristics of the overall reaction. By G. M. Burnett and W. W. Wright Ñ The photosensitized polymerization of vinyl chloride in tetrahydrofuran solution. II. Theory of intermittent illumination for simultaneous monomer and mutual termination. By G. M. Burnett and W. W. WrightÑ The photosensitized polymerization of vinyl chloride in tetrahydrofuran solution. III. Determination of the kinetic coefficients. By G. M. Burnett and W. W. Wright Ñ Effects of band shape on the magnetic and thermal properties of metals and alloys. By E. W. Elcock, P. Rhodes and A. Teviotdale Ñ Mass transfer in laminar flow. By D. B. Spalding Ñ Mass transfer from a liminar stream to a flat plate. By D. B. Spalding Ñ The infra-red spectra of some optically active and meso-synthetic polypeptides. By A. Elliott Ñ The effect of static and dynamic loading and temperature on the yield stress of iron and mild steel in compression. By J. M. Krafft, A. M. Sullivan and C. F. Tipper. (Plates 1 and 2) Ñ Covariant Fock equations. By P. T. Matthews and Abdus Salam. Ñ The influence of configurational interaction on the theoretical values of the polarizability of helium. By J. A. Abbott and H. C. BoltonNo. 1145 21 January 1954Ñ Anniversary Address by Dr E. D. Adrian, O. M, P. R. S. Ñ Low-temperature oxidation and cool flames of propane. By J. H. Knox and R. G. W. Norrish, F. R. S Ñ Experiments on nuclear orientation at very low temperatures. I. Establishment of a method of nuclear alinement and its application to cobalt-60. By B. Bleaney, F. R. S, J. M. Daniels, M. A. Grace, H. Halban, N. Kurti, F. N. H. Robinson and F. E. Simon, F. R. S. Ñ On the stability of viscous flow between parallel planes in the presence of a co- planar magnetic field. By J. T. Stuart Ñ On the diffuse reflexion of neutrons by a single crystal. By R. D. Lowde . Ñ High-angle Kikuchi patterns. By M. N. Alam, M. Blackman and D. W. Pashley. (Plate 3) Ñ The thermal and magnetic properties of chromium potassium alum below 0-1í K. By J. M. Daniels and N. Kurti Ñ On gas flow in one dimension following a normal shock of variable strength. By C. W. JonesÑ A new semi-automatic apparatus for measurement of specific heats and the specific heat of sodium between 55 and 315í K. By T. M. Dauphinee, D. K. C. MacDonald and H. Preston-ThomasNo. 1146 27 January 1954A Discussion on V-particles and heavy mesonsUnder the leadership of C. F. Powell, F. R. S. (Plates 4 to 15) . Ñ C. F. Powell, F. R. S. (Leader of the Discussion) . Introduction: V-particles and heavy mesons Ñ M. G. K. Menon and C. O+Ceallaigh. Observations on the decay of heavy mesons in photographic emulsions Ñ N. Isachsen, P. Vangen and S. O. S0rensen. The emission of a slow K-particle from a nuclear disintegration. (Title only) Ñ A. Bonetti, R. Levi Setti, M. Panetti and G. Tomasini. Some slow K-particles, their decay at rest and production in cosmic-ray starsÑ J. Crussard, L. Leprince-Ringuet, D. Morellet, A. Orkin-Lecourtois and J. Trembley. Ejected K-particles. (Title only) Ñ K. H. Barker. The decay process of neutral V-mesons Ñ C. C. Butler, S-particles and charged V-particles Ñ R. R. Daniel and D. H. Perkins. Production of heavy mesons by protons of energy between 2 and 3000 GeV Ñ J. H. Mulvey. A study of a disintegration produced by a particle of energy ~ 20 000 GeV Ñ G. Baroni, C. Castagnoli, G. Cortini, C. Franzinetti and A. Manfredini. Analysis of a T-meson observed in a photographic emulsion exposed at 26000 mÑ M. Ceccarelli, N. Dallaporta, M. Merlin, G. Quareni and G. T. Zorn. An example of a T-meson generated in a nuclear encounter at high energyÑ P. E. Hodgson. The production of T-mesons Ñ W. O. Lock and J. V. Major. Decay of a T-meson Ñ M. W. Friedlander, G. G. Harris and M. G. K. Menon. A search for nuclear disintegrations produced by slow negative heavy mesonsÑ J. A. Newth. The mean lifetime and frequency of production of charged V-particlesÑ J. P. Astbury. S-particles and ? -mesons Ñ D. D. Millar. The production of V-particles in low-energy interactions Ñ G. Bernardini and E. SegrÄ. An attempt to detect the artificial production of Ví-particles by high-energy photons Ñ A. D. Dainton and P. H. Fowler. D-ray counting as an aid to distinguishing between singly charged particles of different mass Ñ N. Dallaporta. Discussion on K-mesons emerging from starsNo. 1147 9 February 1954Ñ Relations between the low atomic configurations in the long periods. By M. A. Catalan, F. Rohrlich and A. G. Shenstone, F. R. S. Ñ Self-branching in the polymerization of vinyl acetate. By J. C. Bevington, G. M. Guzman and H. W. Melville, F. R. S. Ñ Self-branching in the polymerization of styrene. By J. C. Bevington, G. M. Guzman and H. W. Melville, F. R. S Ñ The alkyl nitrites : chemiluminescence in decomposition and related processes. By P. GrayÑ The pressure of radiation in a refracting medium. By R. V. Jones and J. C. S. Richards Ñ The statistical mechanics of assemblies of axially symmetric molecules. I. General theory. By J. A. Pople Ñ The statistical mechanics of assemblies of axially symmetric molÄcules. II. Second virial coefficients. By J. A. Pople Ñ The liquid-vapour equilibrium of the binary system argon/oxygen. By A. M. Clark, F. Din and J. Robb Ñ Thermo-electricity at low temperatures. II. The alkali metal group. By D. K. C. MacDonald and W. B. Pearson Ñ The cold drawing of high polymers. By I. Marshall and A. B. Thompson. Good .

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