This book constitutes the proceedings of an up-to-date and comprehensive meeting devoted to the question whether baryon number violation can occur — in the standard model of weak and electromagnetic interactions — at rates which can be relevant to cosmology and particle experiment. There has been a great deal of activity and many new results in the past year, and the meeting was the first occasion for a review of the field. It is the only source in which all the work in this field is reviewed in a single volume. As such, it would provide a useful reference for graduate students and researchers wanting to learn more about this area.

Table of Contents:
NMR studies in ion conducting polymer; theory of fast ion conduction, D. Brinkmann; diffusion mechanism in solid electrolytes; application of synchroton radiation to solid electrolytes, A.V. Chadwick; universal frequency dependent response of ionic solids - microscopic interpretation, W. Dieterich; ionic conductivity in Sol-gel prepared glassy ternary systems; novel proton conductors for humidity sensing, M. Greenblatt; structure and dynamics of superionic conductors, S. Hoshino; properties of PAN and its applications in solid state lithium battery and supercapacitor, C. Liquan; cationic conduction in oxyacid salts; high pressure studies of solid electrolytes by means of DSC, A. Lunden; the influence of internal reactions to solid state diffusion; solid state ionics in heterogeneous electrolytes, J. Maier; polymeric materials for electrochromic devices, B. Scrosati; mixed ionic + electronically conducting polymers, S. Skaarup; in situ diffraction studies of solid-state electrochemical processes; molecular dynamics (MD) simulation as a route to material design, J. Thomas; composite electrode materials, J.B. Wagner; chemical sensors, especially techniques to overcome cross-sensitivity problems, W. Weppner.