Volumes 1-15, Volume Cumulative Index (v. 1-15)

The first volumes of the Handbook on the Physics and Chemistry of Rare Earths were published in 1978 and 1979. Since then approximately one volume per year has been published, making a total of 15 volumes up till now, containing 104 chapters with little duplication of topics covered. Some of the discoveries of marked technological importance of the 1980's include the excellent permanent magnet properties of the Nd-Fe-B alloys, the magneto-optic behavior of Co(or Fe)-Gd(or Tb) amorphous thin films, and the existence of superconductivity at temperatures well above liquid nitrogen (77 K) in YBa 2 Cu 3 0 7-x ; and these topics have been reviewed in some of the 104 chapters. In order to further enhance the usefulness of this serial publication, comprehensive subject and author indexes were considered to be valuable and this volume covers the entire series up to and including volume 15. The value of the index volume has been enhanced by the inclusion of a comprehensive tabulation of most of the physical properties of the rare earth metals (14 tables). Also included is an errata listing all corrections of mistakes discovered while compiling this index, and those errors pointed out by authors, editors and users of the Handbook.Gschneidner, K. A., Jr. is the author of 'Volumes 1-15, Volume Cumulative Index (v. 1-15)', published 1993 under ISBN 9780444899651 and ISBN 0444899650.