An introduction to modern timekeeping and time transfer / Parameswar Banerjee, Demetrios Matsakis.

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An introduction to modern timekeeping and time transfer / Parameswar Banerjee, Demetrios Matsakis.

9783031307805 (electronic bk.)
3031307801 (electronic bk.)
9783031307799
3031307798

Cham : Springer, 2023.

English

1 online resource (xvii, 303 pages) : illustrations (some color).

10.1007/978-3-031-30780-5 doi

TS545

681.1/1

This book provides a comprehensive, systematic description of modern timekeeping and its specializations. Introductory chapters discuss the concept of time and its definition, then briefly look at pre-Atomic Era timekeeping to set the stage for the introduction of the atomic clock. Subsequent chapters focus on concepts such as frequency stability and measurement uncertainty, as well as computer network time-synchronization protocols including Network Time Protocol (NTP) and Precise Time Protocol (PTP). The book then delves into the nuts and bolts of the Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS), Two-Way Satellite Time and Frequency Transfer, and Optical Time and Frequency Transfer. Timescale theory is then described as a way to combine clock data, and the algorithms and procedures used to generate Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) are given. Finally, there is a look at modern applications of timekeeping and time transfer. Featuring a glossary of all key terms, this book is highly recommended for trained or incoming physicists, engineers, or mathematicians working, for example, in manufacturing or timing laboratories. Additionally, it is suitable for use in introductory university courses dealing with the subject of timekeeping.

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Springer series in measurement science and technology.

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