BAD PHYSICS: Misconceptions spread by K-6 Grade School Textbooks

BAD PHYSICS: Misconceptions spread by K-6 Grade School Textbooks

How To Think Like A Computer Scientist

How To Think Like A Computer Scientist

The GNU C Library

The GNU C Library: "Another possibility to check for and guard against bugs in the use of malloc, realloc and free is to set the environment variable MALLOC_CHECK_. When MALLOC_CHECK_ is set, a special (less efficient) implementation is used which is designed to be tolerant against simple errors, such as double calls of free with the same argument, or overruns of a single byte (off-by-one bugs). Not all such errors can be protected against, however, and memory leaks can result. If MALLOC_CHECK_ is set to 0, any detected heap corruption is silently ignored; if set to 1, a diagnostic is printed on stderr; if set to 2, abort is called immediately. This can be useful because otherwise a crash may happen much later, and the true cause for the problem is then very hard to track down.

There is one problem with MALLOC_CHECK_: in SUID or SGID binaries it could possibly be exploited since diverging from the normal programs behavior it now writes something to the standard error descriptor. Therefore the use of MALLOC_CHECK_ is disabled by default for SUID and SGID binaries. It can be enabled again by the system administrator by adding a file `/etc/suid-debug' (the content is not important it could be empty).

So, what's the difference between using MALLOC_CHECK_ and linking with `-lmcheck'? MALLOC_CHECK_ is orthogonal with respect to `-lmcheck'. `-lmcheck' has been added for backward comp"

Example Fortran program to measure elapsed time

Example Fortran program to measure elapsed time: "Example Fortran program to measure elapsed time
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c--
c etime.f: Demonstrate measurement of elapsed time
c--
program etimetest
real etime ! Declare the type of etime()
real elapsed(2) ! For receiving user and system time
real total ! For receiving total time
integer i, j

print *, 'Start'

do i = 1, 5000000 ! That's five million
j = j + 1
end do

total = etime(elapsed)
print *, 'End: total=', total, ' user=', elapsed(1),
& ' system=', elapsed(2)
stop
end

Here is some sample output, run on a Sun SLC:

Start
End: total= 3.75000 user= 3.61667 system= 0.133333"

美民众评十佳太阳照片_文化频道

美民众评十佳太阳照片_文化频道

Scratchbox - Environment Variables Understood by Glibc Toolchains

Scratchbox - Environment Variables Understood by Glibc Toolchains

Visual Assist X - The Code Project - Product Showcase

Visual Assist X - The Code Project - Product Showcase: "I type a few characters I recall from the name of a method and the list shrinks. Press Enter to jump.

vax_function_list_short.png

There is another shrinking list for files in my workspace. Press Alt+Shift+O and this one appears. Type part of a filename and simply select the file you want to open:

vax_file_list.png

Yet another list exists for all symbols in my workspace:"

航空工业55周年总结：独立自主体系是买不来的_新浪军事_新浪网

航空工业55周年总结：独立自主体系是买不来的_新浪军事_新浪网

量子力学

量子力学: " 首先，随机力学用严格的数学演绎证明了态函数的演化相当于位形空间（组态空间）中的Markov过程，因此量子力学同Brown运动一样，都可以用表示经典几率时间演化的Fokker-Planck方程来描述。换言之，随机力学成功地统一了Brown运动和量子力学的基本方程。Nelson在其名著《Brown运动的动力学理论》[66]（1967年）和《量子涨落》[67]（1985年）中讲的就是这件事。"

Plasma Science and Technology - Resources - References

Plasma Science and Technology - Resources - References


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General Public

P. I. John, Plasma Sciences and the Creation of Wealth, Tata-McGraw-Hill, New Delhi, 2005.
Yaffa & Shalom Eliezer, The Fourth State of Matter, Hilger, Bristol, 1989 (2nd edition, 2001).
John W. Freeman, Storms in Space, Cambridge, 2001.
Kenneth R. Lang, The Cambridge Encyclopedia of the Sun, Cambridge Press, 2001.
Hans Wilhelmsson, Fusion: A Voyage Through the Plasma Universe, IOP, 1999.
Steven T. Suess and Bruce T. Tsurutani, From the Sun: Auroras, Magnetic Storms, Solar Flares, Cosmic Rays, American Geophysical Union, 1998.
T. Kenneth Fowler, The Fusion Quest, Johns Hopkins Press, 1997.
Kenneth R. Lang, Sun, Earth and Sky, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1995, 1997.
Gareth Wynn-Williams, The Fullness of Space, Cambridge, 1992.
Paul D. Thompson, Gases & Plasmas, Lippincott Company, Philadelphia, 1966 (out of print)
Introductory

Plasma Science: Basic Physics of the Local Cosmos, National Academy Press, Washington D.C., 2004.
A. A. Harms et al., Principles of Fusion Energy, World Scientific, 2000.
R. Hazeltine and F. Waelbroeck, The Framework of Plasma Physics, Perseus Books, 1998.
Plasma Science: From Fundamental Research to Technological Applications, National Academy Press, Washington D.C., 1995.
R. J. Goldston and P. H. Rutherford, Introduction to Plasma Physics, IOP, 1995.
Richard Dendy, Plasma Physics, Cambridge, 1993, 1995.
Francis Chen, Introduction to Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion, Plenum Press, 1974, 1988.
Basic Plasma Physics

Nonequilibrium Phenomena in Plasmas, A. Surjalal Sharma and Predhiman Kaw, eds., Springer, 2005.
Takashi Fujimoto, Plasma Spectroscopy, Clarendon Press, Oxford, 2004.
J. Goedbloed and S. Poedts, Principles of Magnetohydrodynamics: With Applications to Laboratory and Astrophysical Plasmas, Cambridge, 2004.
T. Tajima, Computational Plasma Physics with Applications to Fusion and Astrophysics, Westview Press, 2004.
William Kruer, The Physics of Laser Plasma Interactions, Westview Press, 2003.
Y. Elskens and D. Escande, Microscopic Dynamics of Plasmas and Chaos, IOP, 2002.
Per Helander and Dieter J. Sigmar, Collisional Transport in Magnetized Plasmas, Cambridge, 2002.
Paul Gibbon, Short Pulse Laser Interactions with Matter, Imperial College Press, 2000.
R. Davidson, The Physics of Nonneutral Plasmas, Imperial College Press, 2001.
V. A. Rozhansky and L. D. Tsendin, Transport Phenomena in Partially Ionized Plasma, Taylor & Francis Group, London, 2001.
H. Wilhelmsson and E. Lazzaro, Reaction-Diffusion in the Physics of Hot Plasmas, IOP, 2000.
J. T. Mendonca, Theory of Photon Acceleration, IOP, 2000.
Paul Gibbon, Short Pulse Laser Interactions with Matter, Imperial College Press, 2000.
J. Weiland, Collective Modes in Inhomogeneous Plasmas, IOP, 1999.
S. S. Moiseev, V. Oraevsky, and V. Pungin, Non-Linear Instabilities in Plasmas and Hydrodynamics, IOP Press, 1999.
Vladimir Fortov and Igor Iakubov, The Physics of Non-Ideal Plasma, Imperial College Press, 1999.
Plasma Chemistry, L. S. Polak and Yu A. Lebedev, eds., Cambridge, 1999.
V. V. Antsiferov and G. I. Smirnov, Coherent Radiation Processes in Plasmas, Cambridge, 1999.
M. Brambilla, Kinetic Theory of Plasma Waves: Homogeneous Plasmas, Oxford, 1998.
Hans R.Griem, Principles of Plasma Spectroscopy,Cambridge, 1997.
W. Horton and Y-H Ichikawa, Chaos and Structures in Nonlinear Plasmas, World Scientific, 1996.
The Physics of Dusty Plasmas, P. Shukla, D. Mendis & V. Chow, editors, World Scientific, 1996.
Toshiro Ohnuma, Radiation Phenomena in Plasmas, World Scientific, 1996.
C. S. Liu and V. K. Tripathi, Interaction of Electromagnetic Waves with Electron Beams and Plasmas, World Scientific, 1995
E. A. Oks, Plasma Spectroscopy, Springer-Verlag, 1995.
W. Lochte-Holtgreven, Plasma Diagnostics, North-Holland, 1968, APS 1995.
Dusty and Dirty Plasmas, Noise, and Chaos in Space and in the Laboratory, H. Kikuchi, editor, Plenum Press, NY, 1995.
Sanborn C. Brown, Basic data of plasma physics, AIP Press, 1994.
V. Shevelko and L. Vainshtein, Atomic Physics for Hot Plasmas, Oxford, 1993.
Setsuo Ichimaru, Statistical Plasma Physics, Vol. 1. Basic Principles, Vol. 2. Condensed Plasmas, Perseus Books, 1992, 1994.
Thomas Stix, Waves in Plasmas, AIP Press, 1992.
Nonlinear and Relativistic Effects in Plasmas, V. Stefan, ed., AIP, 1992.
A. Mikhailovskii, Electromagnetic Instabililties in an Inhomogeneous Plasma, IOP, 1992.
R. A. Cairns, Radiofrequency Heating of Plasmas, IOP, 1991.
Ronald Davidson, An Introduction to the Physics of Nonneutral Plasma, Addison-Wesley, 1990.
W. Manheimer and C. Lashmore-Davies, MHD and Microinstabilities in Confined Plasmas, IOP, 1989.
R. C. Cross, An Introduction to Alfven Waves, Hilger, Bristol, 1988.
A. Galeev and R. Sudan, Basic Plasma Physics, North-Holland, 1989
(selections from Handbook of Plasma Physics, Vol. 1 & 2, 1983, 1984)
J. P. Freidberg, Ideal Magnetohydrodynamics, Plenum Pr., NY, 1987.
Plasma Waves and Instabilities, C. L. Grabbe, ed., American Assoc. of Physics Teachers, 1986.
Dwight Nicholson, Introduction to Plasma Theory, Wiley, 1983.
E. Lifshitz and L. Pitaevskii, Physical Kinetics: Volume 10, Elsevier, 1981.
N. Krall and A. Trivelpiece, Principles of Plasma Physics, McGraw-Hill, 1973.
Fusion Plasmas

Plasma Physics: Confinement, Transport and Collective Effects, A. Dinklage et al., eds., Springer-Verlag, 2005.
G. McCracken and P. Stott, Fusion: The Energy of the Universe, Elsevier, 2005.
J. Wesson, Tokomaks, 3rd ed., Oxford Univ. Press, 2004.
C. Braams and P. Stott, Nuclear Fusion: Half a Century of Magnetic Confinement Fusion, IOP Press, 2002.
R. Davidson and H. Qin, Physics of Intense Charged Particle Beams in High Energy Accelerators, Imperial College Press, 2001.
P. C. Stangeby, The Plasma Boundary of Magnetic Fusion Devices, IOP Press, 2000.
Paul M. Bellan, Spheromaks, Imperial College Press, 2000.
M. Liberman, J. Degroot, A. Toor, and L. Spielman, Physics of High-Density Z-Pinch Plasmas, Springer, 1999.
M. Wakatani, Stellerator and Heliotron Devices, Oxford Univ. Press, 1998.
J. Lindl, Inertial Confinement Fusion, Springer, 1998.
A. B. Mikahilovskii, Instabilities in a Confined Plasma, IOP, 1998.
Laser Plasma Interactions 5: Inertial Confinement Fusion, M. Hooper, ed., IOP, 1996.
Physics of High Energy Particles in Toroidal Systems, T. Tajima and M. Okamoto, eds., AIP Press, 1994.
M. N. Rosenbluth, New Ideas in Tokamak Confinement, Springer, 1994.
B. Kadomtsev and I. Kurchatov, Tokamak Plasma: A Complex Physics System, IOP, 1993.
M. Nezlin and I. Kurchatov, Physics of Intense Beams in Plasmas, IOP, 1993.
H. L. Berk, Fusion, Magnetic Confinement, in Encyclopedia of Applied Physics, Vol. 6, pp. 575-607, VCH Publishers, Inc., 1993.
Richard D. Hazeltine and James D. Meiss, Plasma Confinement, Perseus Books, 1992.
High-frequency Plasma Heating, ed. A. Litvak, AIP, 1992.
K. Nishikawa, and M. Wakatani, Plasma Physics: Basic Theory with Fusion Applications, Springer-Verlag, 1990.
Kenro Miyamoto, Plasma Physics for Nuclear Fusion, MIT Press, 1980, 1989.
J. Reece Roth, Introduction to Fusion Energy, Lincoln Rembrandt, Charlottesville, 1986.
Weston Stacey, Fusion: An Introduction to the Physics and Techniques of Magnetic Confinement Fusion, Wiley, 1984.
Space Plasmas

Cosmic Magnetic Fields, R. Wielebinski and R. Beck, eds., Springer-Verlag, 2005.
Wolfgang Kundt, Astrophysics: A New Approach, Springer-Verlag, 2005.
D. A. Gurnett and A. Bhattacharjee, Introduction to Plasma Physics with Space and Laboratory Applications, Cambridge, 2005.
James Lequeux, The Interstellar Medium, Springer-Verlag, 2005.
A. C. Das, Space Plasma Physics: An Introduction, Narosa Publishing House, New Delhi, 2004.
Gunther Rudiger and Rainer Hollerbach, The Magnetic Universe: Geophysical and Astrophysical Dynamo Theory , Wiley-VCH, 2004.
Gerd W. Prolss, Physics of the Earth's Space Environment, Springer-Verlag, 2004.
Solar and Space Weather Radiophysics, Astrophysics and Space Science Library, Vol. 314, Dale Gary and C. Keller, eds., Kluwer, 2004.
J. Goedbloed and S. Poedts, Principles of Magnetohydrodynamics: With Applications to Laboratory and Astrophysical Plasmas, Cambridge, 2004.
M-B Kallenrode, Space Physics: An Intro to Plasmas and Particles in the Heliosphere and Magnetospheres, Springer-Verlag, 2001, 2004.
Toshi Tajima, Computational Plasma Physics: With Applications to Fusion & Astrophysics, Perseus, 2004.
Markus Aschwanden, Physics of the Solar Corona, Springer-Verlag, 2004.
Exploration of the Outer Heliosphere and the Local Interstellar Medium, NAS/NRC, National Academies Press, Washington, DC, 2004.
Space Plasma Simulation, Jorg Buchner et al., eds.,Springer-Verlag, 2003
Alan C. Tribble, The Space Environment: Implications for Spacecraft Design, Princeton, 2003.
Arnoldo O. Benz, Plasma Astrophysics: Kinetic Processes in Solar and Stellar Coronae, Kluwer Academic Publ., 2002.
Syun-Ichi Akasofu, Exploring the Secrets of the Aurora, Kluwer Academic Publ., 2002.
Arnold Hanslmeier, The Sun and Space Weather, Kluwer Academic Publ., 2002.
H. Kikuchi, Electrodynamics in Dusty and Dirty Plasmas - Gravito-Electrodynamics and EHD, Kluwer, 2001.
Space Weather, Paul Song, Howard J. Singer, and George L. Siscoe, eds., Geophys. Mono. 125, American Geophysical Union, 2001.
Plasma Astrophysics, B. Coppi et al, eds.Vol. 142, Int'l School of Physics Enrico Fermi, 2000.
E. Priest and T. Forbes, Magnetic Reconnection: MHD Theory and Applications, Cambridge, 2000.
F. Verheest, Waves in Dusty Space Plasmas, Kluwer, 2000.
A. Choudhuri, The Physics of Fluids and Plasmas: An Intro for Astrophysicists, Cambridge, 1999.
Jorg Buchner, Plasma Astrophysics and Space Physics, Kluwer Academic Publ., 1999.
Vinod Krishan, Astrophysical Plasmas and Fluids, Kluwer Academic Publ., 1999.
Magnetic Helicity in Space and Laboratory Plasmas, M. R. Brown, R. C. Canfield, A. A. Pevtsov, eds., Geophys. Mono. 111, American Geophysical Union, 1999.
Sun-Earth Plasma Connections, J. L. Burch, R. Carovillano, S. Antiochos, ed., Geophys. Mono. 109, American Geophysical Union, 1999.
Measurement Techniques in Space Plasmas, Particles, ...Fields, R. F. Pfaff, J. Borovsky, D. Young, eds., Geophys. Mono. volumes 102, 103, American Geophysical Union, 1998.
D. Bryant, Electron Acceleration in the Aurora and Beyond, IOP, 1998.
M.-B. Kallenrode, Space Physics: Plasmas and particles in the Heliosphere and Magnetosheres, Springer, 1998.
T. Tajima and K. Shibata, Plasma Astrophysics, Addison-Wesley, 1997.
R. A. Treumann and W. Baumjohann, Advanced Space Plasma Physics, World Scientific, 1997.
J. F. Lemaire, D. Heynderickx, and D. N. Baker, eds., Radiation Belts: Models and Standards, Geophys. Mono. 97, American Geophysical Union, 1996.
W. Baumjohann and R. A. Treumann, Basic Space Plasma Physics, World Scientific, 1996.
V. V. Zheleznyakov, Radiation in Astrophysical Plasmas, Kluwer Academic Publ., Dordrecht, 1996.
The Physics of Dusty Plasmas, P. Shukla, D. Mendis and V. Chow, eds., World Scientific, 1996.
Plasma Astrophysics and Cosmology, Anthony L. Peratt, ed., Kluwer, 1995.
Margaret Kivelson and Chris Russell, Introduction to Space Physics, Cambridge, 1995.
J. Buchner, Physics of Space Plasmas, MIT Press, 1995.
Charles F. Kennel, Convection and Substorms, Oxford Univ. Press, 1995.
Leonard F. Burlaga, Interplanetary Magnetohydrodynamics, Oxford Press, 1995.
P. Sturrock, Plasma Physics: An Intro to the Theory of Astrophysical, Geophysical, and Laboratory Plasmas, Cambridge, 2004.
J. G. Kirk, D. B. Melrose, and E. R. Priest, Plasma Astrophysics, Springer-Verlag, 1994.
Sergei Sazhin, Whistler-mode Waves in a Hot Plasma, Cambridge Univ. Press, 1993.
S. Peter Gary, Theory of Space Plasma Microinstabilities, Cambridge, 1993.
Anthony Peratt, Physics of the Plasma Universe, Springer-Verlag, 1992.
George Parks, Physics of Space Plasmas, Addison-Wesley, 1991.
Modeling Magnetospheric Plasma Processes, G. Wilson, ed., American Geophysical Union, 1991.
F. Curtis Michel, Theory of Neutron Star Magnetospheres, U. Chicago, 1991.
Numerical Simulation of Space Plasmas, B. Lembege and J. Eastwood, eds., North-Holland, 1988.
Donald Melrose, Instabilities in Space and Laboratory Plasmas, Cambridge, 1986.
Eric Priest, Solar Magnetohydrodynamics, Reidel, 1985.
Plasma Technology

The Physics and Technology of Ion Sources, Ian Brown, ed., Wiley, 2004.
A. Fridman and L. Kennedy, Plasma Physics and Engineering, Taylor and Francis, 2004.
Emerging Applications of Vacuum-ARC-Produced Plasma, Ion, and Electron Beams, E. Oks and I. Brown, eds, Kluwer, 2003.
J. Reece Roth, Industrial Plasma Engineering, Vol. 2 - Applications, IOP, 2001.
E. Bazelyan and Y. Raizer, Lightning Physics and Lightning Protection, IOP, 2000.
K. Muraoka and M. Maeda, Laser Aided Diagnostics of Gases and Plasmas, IOP, 2000.
Yu. M. Aliev, H. Schluter, and A. Shivarova, Guided-Wave-Produced Plasmas, Springer, 2000.
W. N. G. Hitchon, Plasma Processes for Semiconductor Fabrication, Cambridge, 1999.
Thermal Plasmas and New Materials Technology, vol 1&2, M. Zukov and O. Solonenko, eds., Cambridge, 1999.
H. Zhang, Ion Sources, AIP, 1999.
M. Sugawara, Plasma Etching: Fundamentals and Applications, Oxford, 1998.
Microlithography: Science and Technology, J. R. Sheats and B. W. Smith, eds., Marcel Dekker, NY, 1998.
I. C. E. Turcu and J. B. Dance, X-Rays from Laser Plasmas, Wiley, 1998.
Generation and Application of High Power Microwaves, R. Cairns and A. Phelps, eds., IOP, 1997.
Environmental Aspects in Plasma Science, Sugiyama, L., T. Stix, and W. Mannheimer, eds., AIP Press, 1997.
Y. P. Raizer and J. E. Allen, Gas Discharge Physics, AIP, 1997.
Plasma Science and the Environment, W. Manheimer, L. Sugiyama, and T. Stix, eds., AIP, 1996.
R. Geller, Electron Cyclotron Resonance Ion Sources and ECR Plasmas, IOP, 1996.
Dynamics of Transport in Plasmas and Charged Beams, G. Maino and M. Ottaviani, eds., World Scientific, 1996.
12th International Symposium on Plasma Chemistry, J. V. Heberlein, D. W. Ernie, and J. T. Roberts, Int'l Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry, Univ. of Minnesota Pr., Minneapolis, Aug., 1995. Rimini, E., Ion Implantation: Basics to Device Fabrication, Kluwer Academic Publishing, Boston,1995.
Stephen O. Dean and N. Poltoratskaya, "Applications of Fusion and Plasma Device Technologies," in Plasma Devices and Operations, Vol. 4, 1995.
J. Reece Roth, Industrial Plasma Engineering, Vol. 1 - Principles, IOP, 1995.
Michael Lieberman and Allan Lichtenberg, Principles of Plasma Discharges and Materials Processing, Wiley & Sons, 1994.
Alfred Grill, Cold Plasma in Materials Fabrication, IEEE Press, 1994.
J. C. Miller, Laser Ablation, Springer-Verlag,1994.
Plasma Spraying: Theory and Applications, ed. R. Suryanarayanan, World Scientific, 1993.
Non-thermal Plasma Techniques for Pollution Control, B. M. Penetrante and S. E. Schulteis, eds., NATO-ASI Series G, Vol. 34, Parts A and B, 1993.
Plasma Technology: Fundamentals and Applications, eds. M. Capitelli and C. Gorse, Plenum Press, 1992.
Dry Etching for VLSI, eds. A. J. van Roosmalen, J. A. G. Baggerman, S.J.H. Brader, Plenum Press, NY, 1991.
Handbook of Plasma Processing Technology, eds. S. Rossnagel, J. Cuomo, and W. Westwood, Noyes Publications, 1990.
Plasma Polymerization and Plasma Interactions with Polymeric Materials, ed. H. Yasuda, Wiley & Sons, 1990.
Plasma Diagnostics, eds. O. Auciello and D. Flamm, Academic Press, 1989.
Plasma Etching, eds. D. Manos and D. Flamm, Academic Press, 1989.
A. Chambers, R. Fitch, Walmley, S. Coldfield, and B. Halliday, Basic Vacuum Technology, IOP Publ., 1989.
Russ Morgan, Plasma Etching in Semiconductor Fabrication, Elsevier, 1985.
Plasma Diagnostic Techniques, eds. R. Hudlestone and S. Leonard, Academic Press, 1978. Techniques and Applications of Plasma Chemistry, eds. J. Hollahan and A. Bell, Wiley & Sons, 1974.
Computational Plasma Physics
T. Tajima, Computational Plasma Physics: With Applications to Fusion and Astrophysics, Addison Wesley, 1989.
C. K. Birdsall, and A. B. Langdon, Plasma Physics via Computer Simulation, McGraw-Hill, 1985, 1991.
Hockney and Eastwood, Computer Simulation using Particles, Adam Hilger, 1988.
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New and Special Sources

Plasma science materials from Russia and other FSU states
are a specialty of Cambridge International Science Publishing.

William Beaty's Nikola Tesla and Tesla Coil page
and resources on ball lightning

Vladimir Rokov and Martin Uman, Lightning Physics and Effects, Cambridge Press, 2003.