AB'S COEFFICIENT OF DISPERSION IN SOME BRANCHES OF PHYSICS

摘要

The paper studies the scatter of journal literature in physics, 4916 references from 38 PhD theses of Physics (Electronics, Nuclear Physics, Optics and SoliS State Physics) submitted to the University of Burdwan during 1981 to 1995 are studied, The number of journals required to fulfil 25%, 50%, 75%, 90% and 100% of demands in various subjects and periods are identified.