 Landolt-Börnstein (LB) is a systematic collection of critically assessed numerical data and functional relationships in physics, physical chemistry, biophysics, geophysics, astronomy, materials science, and technology. It is a valuable but often overlooked source of reliable physical data. Its full German title is Zahlenwerte und Funktionen aus Physik, Chemie, Astronomie, Geophysik und Technik. The 6th Edition was published from 1950 to 1980, and contains 22,500 pages in 28 volumes. The 6th Edition contains fundamental, well-tested information that is less likely to require revision. In 1961 the extensive New Series began publication, which updates and expands the base set.
- Indexes:
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The University of Hamburg has created web indexes that can be browsed or searched. "This site lists all substances and their properties which are reported on in the indexed Landolt-Bšrnstein volumes. In total, 160,000 organic and inorganic compounds are described by names, molecular structures, chemical abstract numbers and other identifiers." (Note: The links provided to PDF full text will not work because UT does not subscribe to LB online.)
- There is a small printed "Comprehensive Index" for properties in the 6th Edition and New Series up to 1990. The keyword system in the indexes is arranged in four levels of hierarchy. The primary or first keyword generally denotes a physical quantity or constant, or type of material in question. A "(d)" sometimes added to page numbers in the index entry tells the user that only "dispersed" data will be found for a particular keyword -- in other words, the data for that keyword are scattered and not the main focus for the given range of pages. If an item of interest is not assigned a first keyword in the index, search under synonyms or broader terms.
- A 3-volume print index covers inorganic substances and systems through 1993.
- Holdings:
- The Chemistry Library has the 6th edition base set and most volumes of the New Series Groups I-IV and VII through 1998. LB is shelved in the reference stacks of the Chemistry Library, near Beilstein and Gmelin. The Physics-Math-Astronomy Library also has the 6th edition and Group VI of the New Series. Group V is at the Geology Library. No volumes published after 1998 have been acquired due to their extraordinarily high cost.
Catalog record and holdings for base set
Catalog record and holdings for New Series
- Language:
- The New Series is in English or German or both. All volumes of the 6th Edition base set are in German (except for Vol. II/9 and II/10, which are bilingual). LB consists mostly of numeric data tables and charts, with very little text. A knowledge of common German physical and chemical terms is useful when browsing the detailed tables of contents and substance indexes. A German-English chemical dictionary is located nearby.
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New Series
The New Series is divided into subject groups. Each group is further subdivided into volumes and subvolumes on particular topics.
- Group I: Nuclear and Particle Physics
- Group II: Atomic and Molecular Physics
- Group III: Crystal and Solid State Physics
- Group IV: Macroscopic and Technical Properties of Matter
- Group V: Geophysics and Space Research (in Geology Library)
- Group VI: Astronomy, Astrophysics, and Space Research (in PMA Library)
- Group VII: Biophysics
Volumes of the 6th Edition
Volume I : Atomic and Molecular Physics.
- Part 1: Atoms and Ions (1950)
- Part 2: Molecules I (Nuclear Structure) (1951)
- Part 3: Molecules II (Electron Shells) (1951)
- Part 4: Crystals (1955)
- Part 5: Atomic Nuclei and Elementary Particles (1952)
Volume II : Properties of Matter in its Aggregated States.
- Part 1: Mechanical-Thermal Properties of States (1971)
- Part 2: Equilibria except Fusion Equilibria:
- Part 2a: Equilibria Vapor-Condensate and Osmotic Phenomena (1960)
- Part 2b: Solution Equilibria I (1962)
- Part 2c: Solution Equilibria II (1964)
- Part 3: Fusion Equilibria and Interfacial Phenomena (1956)
- Part 4: Caloric Quantities of State (1961)
- Part 5a: Transport Phenomena I (Viscosity and Diffusion) (1969)
- Part 5b: Transport Phenomena II (Kinetics. Homogenous Gas Equilibria.) (1968)
- Part 6: Electrical Properties I (1959)
- Part 7: Electrical Properties II (Electrochemical Systems) (1960)
- Part 8: Optical Constants (1962)
- Part 9: Magnetic Properties I (1962)
- Part 10: Magnetic Properties II (1967)
Volume III : Astronomy and Geophysics. (1952)
Volume IV : Technology.
- Part 1: Material Values and Mechanical Behavior on Non-Metals (1955)
- Part 2: Material Values and Behavior of Metallic Industrial Materials:
- Part 2a: Principles; Testing Methods; Iron Industrial Materials (1964)
- Part 2b: Sinter Materials; Heavy Metals (except special industrial materials) (1964)
- Part 2c: Light Metals; Special Industrial Materials; Semiconductors; Corrosion. (1965)
- Part 3: Electrical Engineering; Light Technology; X-ray technology (1957)
- Part 4: Heat Technology:
- Part 4a: Methods of Measurement; Thermodynamic Properties of Homogenous Materials (1967)
- Part 4b: Thermodynamic Properties of Mixtures; Combustion; Heat Transfer (1972)
- Part 4c: Absorption Equilibria of Gases in Liquids:
- Part 4c1: Absorption of Liquids of Low Vapor Pressure (1976)
- Part 4c2: Absorption in Liquids of High Vapor Pressure (1980)
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