Baier, V. N., Katkov, V. M., Fadin, V. S. Radiation of Relativistic Electrons (Izluchenie relyativistskikh elektronov), 1973. In Russian.

Байер В. Н., Катков В. М., Фадин В. С. Излучение релятивистских электронов.
Москва : Атомиздат, 1973.
374 с. : ил. Твёрдый издательский переплёт, обычный формат. Тираж 1890 экз.
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Baier, V. N., Katkov, V. M., Fadin, V. S. Radiation of Relativistic Electrons (Izluchenie relyativistskikh elektronov).
Moscow : Atomizdat, 1973.
374 pp. : ill. Publisher’s hardcover, standard format. Print run: 1,890 copies.

This 1973 monograph is a foundational pillar of modern accelerator physics and the study of synchrotron radiation. Published by Atomizdat, the primary Soviet house for nuclear and atomic research, it was authored by three luminaries of the Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics (IYAF) in Novosibirsk: Vladimir Baier, Valery Katkov, and Victor Fadin. At the time of its release, this book represented the world's most comprehensive and rigorous systematic treatment of the quantum effects associated with high-energy electrons moving in magnetic fields.
The work is famous for its development of the operator method (or semi-classical approach) for calculating radiation processes. This method allowed the authors to account for complex quantum phenomena—such as quantum recoil and the effects of particle polarization—which become significant as electron energies reach the multi-GeV range. The book provides exact calculations for the spectral and angular distributions of radiation, making it an essential manual for the design of electron-positron colliders and synchrotron light sources.
One of the highlights of the monograph is the detailed discussion of the Sokolov-Ternov effect (self-polarization of electrons due to synchrotron radiation), a phenomenon critical for high-precision experiments in particle physics. The authors' rigorous approach bridged the gap between fundamental quantum electrodynamics and the practical needs of accelerator engineering. Despite being half a century old, the theoretical framework established in this volume remains so robust that it is still a standard reference cited in contemporary papers on FELs (Free Electron Lasers) and fourth-generation light sources.
With a very limited print run of only 1,890 copies, this first edition was primarily intended for research libraries and high-level specialists at institutes like CERN, SLAC, and JINR. Its scarcity, combined with its enduring scientific relevance, makes it a prized acquisition for collectors of scientific first editions, historians of the Siberian physics school, and experts in high-energy electrodynamics.