Thursday, June 26, 2008

Bapa's thesis in Imperial College

Here's what i found today on the internet. Bapa's thesis at Imperial College London in 1960 !
I wish he could have seen this proud moment for me.

Regards,
Sunder

http://www.iop.org/EJ/abstract/0370-1328/76/3/301

Ultrasonic Relaxation in Triethylamine
R A Padmanabhan et al 1960 Proc. Phys. Soc. 76 321-328 doi: 10.1088/0370-1328/76/3/301

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R A Padmanabhan1 2 and E L Heasell11 Electrical Engineering Department, Imperial College, London2 Mr Padmanabhan carried out this work whilst on leave from the National Physical Laboratory of India, New Delhi
Abstract. The absorption of ultrasonic waves in triethylamine has been studied at temperatures between - 50°C and 25°C, at frequencies between 10 and 100 Mc/s. These measurements supplement those reported in 1956 by Heasell and Lamb and permit a more detailed analysis. To explain the complete set of results it is necessary to assume the existence of a temperature-dependent entropy of activation. Physical reasons as to why this is a plausible explanation are advanced.
Print publication: Issue 3 (1 September 1960)Received 15 February 1960