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Nuclear Methods in Mineralogy and Geology: Techniques and Applications

Name: Nuclear Methods in Mineralogy and Geology: Techniques and Applications
Author: Attila Vertes
ISBN: 9781461374473

by Attila Vertes (Editor), Sandor Nagy (Editor), Karoly Suvegh (Editor)

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Overview

The first part examines difficulties in praying and objections to prayer today. Then, in the second part, which forms the bulk of the book, there are discussions of the passages about prayer in the Synoptic Gospels and especially the Lord's Prayer; the writings of Paul; the Gospel of John and especially the Farewell Discourses; and the rest of the New Testament, with a focus on Acts, I Peter, James, Hebrews and Revelation. The last part then considers what answers the New Testament still offers for men and women today, in chapters on the difficulty of praying, human weaknesses and prayer, the idea of God and prayer, divine providence and prayer, the immutability of the divine plan and divine freedom, and prayer and the question of God's omnipotence. He ends the book with ten main principles which arise from his detailed New Testament study.

Synopsis

This book appears a century after the discovery of radioactivity. It was in 1896, when Henri Becquerel reported his first results about the penetrating radiation, which could darken the packed photographic plates. The initial fascination of radioactivity, e.g., the discovery of new radioactive elements, the first real description of the structure of atoms and their nuclei, the applications of radiotracers, the high sensitivity of activation analysis, etc., was followed by the use of atomic bomb in 1945. The mushroom cloud became a symbol of destructive nuclear power. And even nuclear energy production (which provides about 20% of the world's electricity) is overshadowed by radioactive waste. However, the latest results suggest that the Accelerator-Driven Transmutation Technology (ADTT) will solve this problem, since this technique can decrease the lifetime of the fission products comparatively to the human lifespan. Practical control of fusion may also be possible in the first decades of the next millennium.

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Presents the peaceful and useful applications of nuclear science and technique. Ten chapters discuss the basics; various types of analysis such as neutron activation, nuclear reaction prompt gamma-ray, and energy dispersive X-ray fluorescence; characterization of geological materials using ion and photon beams; nuclear magnetic resonance in geosciences; geological and mineralogical applications of M<:o>ssbauer spectroscopy; radioactive dating methods; radiometric methods for dating groundwater; and isotopic paleoclimatology. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.