Author: ROYAL SOCIETY
Title: Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series A. Mathematical and Physical Sciences. Volume 227 1954-1955 (Numbers 1168-1171)
Description: London: The Royal Society, 1955. First Edition; First Edition. Library Buckram. Iv, 564 pages. With plates, diagrams, tables & illustrations. Original wrappers in. With library stamps & labels. Slight wear & some soiling to spine, covers & corners. ; Ex-Library; Quarto; SERIES A VOLUME 227 No. 1168 21 December 1954Ñ The influence of molecular flexibility on the transfer of vibrational energy in hydrocarbons. By W. D. McGrath and A. R. Ubbelohde, F. R. S. Ñ Rates of polymerization in the system styrene, ? -methoxystyrene and methyl methacrylate. By D. C. Blackley, H. W. Melville, F. R. S. And L. Valentine Ñ Irradiation of explosives with high-speed particles and the influence of crystal size on explosion. By F. P. Bowden, F. R. S. And K. Singh. (Plates 1 and 2) Ñ The application of variational methods to atomic scattering problems. IV. The excitation of the 21S and 23S states of helium by electron impact. By H. S. W. Massey, F. R. S. And B. L. Moiseiwitsch Ñ The coherent scattering of y-rays by K electrons in heavy atoms. I. Method. By G. E. Brown, R. E. Peierls, F. R. S. And J. B. Woodward Ñ The coherent scattering of y-rays by K electrons in heavy atoms. II. The scattering of 0.32 mc2 y-rays in mercury. By Sheila Brenner, G. E. Brown and J. B. Woodward Ñ The combustion of methane at high temperatures. By J. H. Burgoyne and H. Hirsch Ñ Renormalization of the transformation operators of quantum electrodynamics. By J. C. Polkinghorne Ñ Antiferromagnetism and ferrimagnetism of non-stoichiometric compounds. By E. W. Elcock Ñ The thermal decomposition of ammonium perchlorate. I. Introduction, experimental, analysis of gaseous products, and thermal decomposition experiments. By L. L. Bircumshaw and B. H. Newman Ñ Secondary flow in a rotating straight pipe. By S. N. Barua No. 1169 7 January 1955Ñ The distribution of temperature along a thin rod electrically heated in vacuo. V. Time lag. By S. C. Jain and Sir K. S. Krishnan, F. R. S Ñ Studies in polymerization. VIII. Reactions of N-carboxy-a-amino acid anhydrides initiated by metal cations. By D. G. H. Ballard, C. H. Bamford and F. J. WeymouthÑ The colours and magnetic properties of hydrated iron group salts, and evidence for covalent bonding. By J. Owen Ñ The crystal and molecular structure of fluorene. By D. M. Burns and J. Iball Ñ On the thermal properties of FrÖhlich+s one-dimensional superconductor. By C. G. Kuper Ñ The thermal decomposition of ammonium perchlorate. II. The kinetics of the decomposition, the effect of particle size, and discussion of results. By L. L. Bircumshaw and B. H. Newman. (Plate 3) . Ñ The theory of the magneto-resistance effects in polar semi-conductors. By B. F. Lewis and E. H. Sondheimer Ñ Studies in chain transfer. V. Acrylonitrile. By Suryya Kumar Das, Satya Ranjan Chatterjee and Santi R. Palit Ñ The early development of spherical blast from a particular charge. By F. J. Berry, D. S. Butler and M. Holt Ñ Finite elastic deformation of compressible isotropic bodies. By A. E. Green No. 1170 20 January 1955Ñ Address off the President, Dr E. D. Adrian. O. M, at the Anniversary Meeting, 30 November 1951 Ñ The valence-bond theory of molecular structure. III. Cycfobutadiene and benzene. By R. McWeeny Ñ Photometric investigations of alkali metals in hydrogen flame gases. I. A general survey of the use of resonance radiation in the measurement of atomic concentrations. By C. G. James and T. M. Sugden . Ñ The valence bands in two-dimensional graphite. By W. M. LomerÑ The structure of the p-band of graphite. By D. P. Johnston Ñ A theory of the Hall effect in graphite. By D. F. Johnston Ñ Two-dimensional flow of a compressible fluid past given curved obstacles with infinite wakes. By L. C. Woods Ñ The interaction of oxygen with clean metal surfaces. By M. A. H. Lanyon and B. M. W. Trapnell Ñ The effects of hydraulic resistance in the dam-break problem. By G. B. Whitham Ñ Quantum-mechanical analysis of spin-echo phenomena. By T. P. Das, A. K. Saha and D. K. Roy No 1171 8 February 1955Ñ Studies of the explosive combustion of hydrocarbons by kinetic spectroscopy. II. Comparative investigations of hydrocarbons and a study of the continuous absorption spectra. By R. G. W. Norrish, F. R. S, G. Porter and B. A. Thrush Ñ The optical properties of thin oxide films on tantalum. By A. Charlesby and J. J. Polling Ñ On the cubic and hexagonal close-packed lattices. By T. H. K. Barron and C. Domb Ñ Further investigations of charge exchange and electron detachment. I. Ion energies 3 to 40 keV. By J. B. H. Stedeford. II. Ion energies 100 to 4000eV. By J. B. Hasted Ñ The use of a high-speed digital computer for the direct determination of crystal structures. I. By W. Cochran and A. S. Douglas Ñ The area of real contact and the shear strength of monomolecular layers of a boundary lubricant. By Anita I. Bailey and J. S. Courtney-Pratt. (Plates 4 to 7) Ñ The numerical solution of differential equations governing reflexion of long radio waves from the ionosphere. By K. G. BuddenÑ Surface studies on a new poly-amino-acid. By J. T. Davies and J. Llopis Ñ Operator equivalents and matrix elements for the excited states of rare-earth ions. By B. R. Judd. Good .

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