Low Temperature Physics

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.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.