Abstract
THE phenomena of the electric discharge in gases are very striking in character and appeal strongly to those interested in physics. Besides, they have received numerous technical applications. But the subject is in reality complicated from an experimental point of view and is one which from a theoretical point of view is incompletely understood. The nature of the discharge is due to the occurrence of many elementary processes (the most important of which are ion formation and the excitation of light) linked together in a way which is obscure. Dr. Emeléus has presented fairly the present stage of development of the subject, and, therefore, we welcome his little work even though we may regret that he has not had more space to develop his views; for then the book would have been more readable as well as more informative. But in compensation it is very cheap, and since, within its limits, it is extremely well written, we have no hesitation in recommending it.
The Conduction of Electricity through Gases.
Dr.
K. G.
Emeleus
. (Methuen's Monographs on Physical Subjects.) Pp. x + 94. (London: Methuen and Co., Ltd., 1929.) 2s. 6d. net.
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SKINNER, H. The Conduction of Electricity through Gases . Nature 125, 740 (1930). https://doi.org/10.1038/125740c0
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