New Releases by Stephen Tucker

A broad investigation, experimental and theoretical, of the mechanism of unipolar arcing has been conducted. A theoretical discussion of existing unipolar arc models is presented. Experimental and theoretical evidence is used to support the Schwirzke-Taylor Model at the expense of other models. Three current models of arc motion are examined and refuted. Experimental results show that Aluminum and various steels arc heavily, Molybdenum and Nickel to a lesser extent, and commercially prepared metallic glasses not at all. The semi-conductors showed some arcing on Germanium but none on Silicon. Experiments showed that grain boundaries play no significant role in unipolar arc initiation. Experiments were conducted in which a laser produced metallic glass is exposed to the plasma produced by the same laser pulse. The results are used to refute the microwhisker explosion models of unipolar arc initiation. (Author).

The Chronicles of Haaro is a three book series which chronicles the rise of a young boy named Haaro and his journey from boy to legend. There are heroes and then there’s HAARO! After a mission to find a missing king goes horribly wrong, it leaves the land of Gemini’s big time heroes out of commission. With the country now defenceless an old enemy returns from the shadows to claim what he believes to be his. With all the heroes gone there is still one hope, a young boy with the power to save us all, his name…. is HAARO!