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Klappentext Originally published in 1937, this book was written to provide a discussion of 'the principal problems that have occupied low temperature physicists since the time when low temperatures began to form a separate branch of experimental science'. Illustrative figures are incorporated throughout and a bibliography is also included. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in the development of low temperature physics and the history of science. Zusammenfassung Originally published in 1937! this book was written to provide a discussion of 'the principal problems that have occupied low temperature physicists since the time when low temperatures began to form a separate branch of experimental science'. Illustrative figures are incorporated throughout and a bibliography is also included. Inhaltsverzeichnis Part I. Phase Equilibrium: 1. Early methods of gas liquefaction; 2. Industrial air liquefaction; 3. The production of low temperatures; 4. The measurement of low temperatures; 5. Rectification in theory and practice; 6. Solid liquid equilibrium; Part II. The Solid State: 1. The crystal lattice; 2. The thermal energy of crystals; 3. Nernst's third law; Part III. Orbit and Spin: 1. Internal degrees of freedom; 2. Paramagnetism; 3. Magnetic cooling; Part IV. The 'Free' Electron: 1. Conductivity at low temperatures; 2. Supra-conductivity; Note added in proof; Bibliography; Addenda.
