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Ya. A. SMORODINSK.Y is a Doctor of Physico-Mathematical Sciences and Professor at the Moscow State University. He is well known in the field of mathematical physics and in nuclear and elementary physics and is also an author of many articles on popular science. For a long time Ya. A. Smorodinsky worked together with the late Academician L. D. Landau. He was awarded the State Prize. The book makes…

Translated from the Russian by A. Zdornykh Contents Principle of Particle Acceleration 7 Acceleration of Charged Particles by the Medium 36 Impact Coherent Acceleration 38 Radiation Acceleration of Quazi-Neutral Bunches of Particles 41   Note: There are some pages with black marks due to fungus, and some pages have warping, but the text is completely readable. You can get the book here and…

A gustnado east of Limon, Colorado. Image Credit: Jessica Kortekaas Severe weather can produce dramatic sights—but not every spinning column of air is a tornado. A [gustnado](chatgpt://generic-entity?number=0) is a brief, ground-level swirl of rotating air that forms along a thunderstorm’s gust front. Gustnadoes often appear suddenly, kicking up dust or debris, which can make them look more…

130 films to be part of ‘Viewing Room’: NFDC

The Film Bazaar, held alongside the International Film Festival of India (Iffi) in Goa, will present 130 films under the ‘Viewing Room’ project, that are in need of funding or distribution partners, National Film Development Corporation India says managing director Nina Lath Gupta.

The 8th edition of Film Bazaar will be held from November 20-24, 2014.

Viewing Room had begun with an aim to promote…