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Halo nuclei
This is the first book written on the subject of halo nuclei, an exotic form of nuclei that typically contain many more neutrons than stable isotopes of those elements. It provides an introductory description of the halo and outlines the discovery and evidence for its existence. It also discusses...
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Introduction to cellular biophysics, volume 2
The aim of this book is to look into the basic physical phenomena occurring in cells. These physical transport processes facilitate chemical reactions in the cell and various electrical effects, and that, in turn, leads to the biological functions necessary for the cell to satisfy its role in the...
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Crystal engineering
This book is a look at the origin of the molecular architecture of crystals; a topic that is becoming increasingly important and is often termed “crystal engineering”. It is a study of the means of predicting crystal structures and of designing crystals with particular properties by manipulating ...
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Understanding sonoluminescence
Sonoluminescence is the transformation of sound into light. To most who know how to do sonoluminescence, it’s just a little glowing bubble levitating in a flask of water. But it holds some surprises that have been overlooked. This book looks to reform our scientific understanding of sonoluminesce...
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Electronic structure of organic semiconductors
Written from the perspective of an experimental chemist, this book puts together some of the fundamentals from chemistry, solid-state physics and quantum chemistry to help with understanding and predicting the electronic and optical properties of organic semiconductors. The text is intended to as...
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Searching for dark matter with cosmic gamma rays
This book summarizes the evidence for dark matter and what we can learn about its particle nature using cosmic gamma rays. Overwhelming evidence suggests 95% of the universe’s energy density doesn’t fit within our Standard Model of particle physics…most of the cosmos is filled with dark energy an...
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Modern analytical electromagnetic homogenization
Electromagnetic homogenization is the process of estimating the effective electromagnetic properties of composite materials in the long-wavelength regime, wherein the length scales of nonhomogeneities are much smaller than the wavelengths involved. This is a bird’s-eye view of currently available...
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An introduction to liquid crystals
Practically every display technology in use today relies on the flat, energy-efficient construction made possible by liquid crystals. These displays provide visually-crisp, vibrantly-colored images that a short time ago were thought only possible in science fiction. Yet, although liquid crystals ...
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Nuclear power
This book looks at the early history of nuclear power, at what happened next, and at its longer-term prospects. The main question is: can nuclear power overcome the problems that have emerged? It was once touted as the ultimate energy source, freeing mankind from reliance on dirty, expensive foss...
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Airborne maritime surveillance radar, volume 2
Today, air-to-surface vessel (ASV) radars, or more generally maritime surveillance radars, are installed on maritime reconnaissance aircraft for long-range detection, tracking and classification of surface ships (ASuW—anti-surface warfare) and for hunting submarines (ASW—anti-submarine warfare). ...
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What’s the matter with waves
Like rocket science or brain surgery, quantum mechanics is pigeonholed as a daunting and inaccessible topic, which is best left to an elite few. Authors have run the gamut from hand waving to heavy handed in hopes to dispel this common belief. This particular effort focuses on giving the reader a...
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Electrodynamics
This book of problems and solutions is a natural continuation of Ilie and Schrecengost’s first book, Electromagnetism: Problems and solutions. Aimed towards students who would like to work independently on more electrodynamics problems in order to deepen their understanding and problem-solving sk...
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Essential mathematics for the physical sciences
Physics is expressed in the language of mathematics; it is deeply ingrained in how physics is taught and how it’s practiced. A study of the mathematics used in science is thus a sound intellectual investment for training as scientists and engineers. This first volume of two is centered on methods...
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Numerical solutions of boundary value problems with finite difference method
Containing an extensive illustration of the use of finite difference method in solving boundary value problems numerically, a wide class of differential equations have been numerically solved in this book.
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The electric dipole moment challenge
The electric dipole moment challenge (EDM) measures a non-zero proton EDM value and this book suggests how the challenge can be met. Any measurably large proton EDM would violate the standard model. The method to be employed uses an intense beam of "frozen spin" protons circulating for hour-long ...
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Detecting the stochastic gravitational-wave background
The stochastic gravitational-wave background (SGWB) is by far the most difficult source of gravitational radiation detect. At the same time, it is the most interesting and intriguing one. This book describes the initial detection of the SGWB and describes the underlying mathematics behind one of ...
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The continuing quest for missile defense
This book provides an introduction to the complex story of missile defense, by recounting past successes and failures, describing the current systems in place, and exploring what may lie ahead. In the process, it will explain the technologies involved in attempting such a difficult task.
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The physics and art of photography, volume 3
This is the third volume in a three-part series that uses art photography as a point of departure for learning about physics, while also using physics to ask fundamental questions about the nature of photography as an art.
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Novel microstructures for solids
Until the 1980s, experimental evidence suggested that virtually all solid materials were either amorphous or ordered three-dimensional structures with translational and rotational symmetry that were described by classical crystallographic concepts. Since then, a number of structures that stretch ...
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Relativistic quantum field theory, volume 1
Volume 1 of this three-part series introduces the fundamental concepts of quantum field theory using the formalism of canonical quantization. Starting with a brief review of classical field theory as a jumping off point for the quantization of classical fields, thereby promoting them to proper qu...
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The tao of microelectronics
Microelectronics is a subject that most physics and engineering students traditionally find hard. Dr Yumin Zhang shows how it can be learnt more effectively through paying attention to the ideas or Tao behind various intricate circuits. This book plays a supplementary role to the classic microele...
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Quantum thermodynamics
This book introduces the emerging field of quantum thermodynamics, with a focus on its relation to quantum information and its implications for quantum computers and next-generation quantum technologies. Aimed at graduate-level physics students with a working knowledge of quantum mechanics and st...
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Logic for physicists
This book gives a rigorous yet physics focused introduction to mathematical logic that is geared towards natural science majors. We present the science major with a robust introduction to logic, focusing on the specific knowledge and skills that will unavoidably be needed in calculus topics, and ...
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Quantum metrology with photoelectrons
Since the turn of the century, the increasing availability of photoelectron imaging experiments, along with the increasing sophistication of experimental techniques, and the availability of computational resources for analysis and numerics, has allowed for significant developments in such photoel...
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Adventures with lissajous figures
Lissajous figures are produced by combining two oscillations at right angles to each other. The figures, drawn by mechanical devices called harmonographs, have scientific uses, but are also enjoyed for their own beauty. The author has been working with harmonographs since his undergraduate days, ...
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Numerical solutions of initial value problems using mathematica
The book contains a detailed account of numerical solutions of differential equations of a number of elementary problems of physics using Euler and second order Runge–Kutta methods using Mathematica 6.0. The problems are motion under constant force (free fall), motion under Hooke’s law force (sim...
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The ringed planet (second edition)
Written for the general audience, with an emphasis on the fundamental physics of planetary systems, The Ringed Planet is a fascinating exploration of the Saturn system that places Saturn in the context of the solar system as a whole. More than a journey of discovery at Saturn, this book is also a...
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Mitigation of cancer therapy side-effects with light
Mitigation of Cancer Therapy Side-Effects with Light is an attempt to portray the current status of the supportive care interventions that are possible with photobiomodulation (PBM) using low-level laser therapy (LLLT) in patients undergoing cancer treatment for solid tumours, haematological mali...
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A tour of the subatomic zoo
A Tour of the Subatomic Zoo: A guide to particle physics is a brief and ambitious expedition into the remarkably simple ingredients of all the wonders of nature. With hardly a mathematical formula, Professor Cindy Schwarz clearly explains the language and much of the substance of elementary parti...
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The tai chi in star formation
Tai chi, a Chinese martial art developed based on the laws of nature, emphasises how "to conquer the unyielding with the yielding". The recent observation of star formation shows that stars result from the interaction between gravity, turbulence and magnetic fields. This interaction again follows...
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The physics of thermoelectric energy conversion
This book outlines the principles of thermoelectric generation and refrigeration from the discovery of the Seebeck and Peltier effects in the 19th century through the introduction of semiconductor thermoelements in the mid-20th century to the more recent development of nanostructured materials. T...
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Advanced numerical and theoretical methods for photonic crystals and metamaterials
This book provides a set of theoretical and numerical tools useful for the study of wave propagation in metamaterials and photonic crystals. While concentrating on electromagnetic waves, most of the material can be used for acoustic (or quantum) waves. For each presented numerical method, numeric...
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Nonlinear dynamics
This book employs a hands-on approach to nonlinear dynamics using commonly available software, including the free dynamical systems software Xppaut, Matlab (or its free cousin, Octave) and the Maple symbolic algebra system. Detailed instructions for various common procedures, including bifurcatio...
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Maple
Maple is a comprehensive symbolic mathematics application that is well suited for demonstrating physical science topics and solving associated problems. This book records the author’s journey of discovery. He was familiar with SMath, but not with Maple, and he set out to learn this more advanced ...
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Stimuli-responsive polymers
This book provides a general introduction to nanogels and the design of various stimuli-sensitive nanogels that can control drug release in response to specific stimuli. Formed by physically or chemically crosslinking polymers, nanogels are three-dimensional nanosized networks. They have highly i...
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The physical microbe
Physical biology is a fusion of biology and physics. This book narrows down the scope of physical biology by focusing on the microbial cell; exploring the physical phenomena of noise, feedback, and variability that arise in the cellular information-processing circuits used by bacteria. It looks a...
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Talking renewables
Talking Renewables provides a clear and factual picture of the status of renewable energy and its capabilities today. It covers all areas of renewable energy (RE), starting from biomass energy and hydropower and proceeding to wind, solar and geothermal energy before ending with an overview of oce...
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Relativistic many-body theory and statistical mechanics
Relativistic Many-Body Theory and Statistical Mechanics explains the development of the SHP theory, both classical and quantum, and reviews its basic concepts. It gives examples of its applications, such as the explanation of the Lindner et al experiment and the proposed experiment of Palacios et...
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Python and matplotlib essentials for scientists and engineers
This book provides an introduction to the core features of the Python programming language and Matplotlib plotting routings for scientists and engineers (or students of either discipline) who want to use Python to analyse data, simulate physical processes, and render publication-quality plots. No...
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Advances in thermodynamics of the van der waals fluid
This book is a comprehensive exposition of the thermodynamic properties of the van der Waals fluid, which includes a review of past work together with a presentation of the author’s own recent extensive studies. The book provides readers with a graphical overview of the many interesting and diver...
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Mechanics of biological systems
This book is an introduction to the mechanical properties, the force generating capacity, and the sensitivity to mechanical cues, of the biological system. To understand how these qualities govern many essential biological processes, we also discuss how to measure them. However, before delving in...
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Physics and video analysis
We currently live in a world filled with videos. There are videos on YouTube, feature movies and even videos recorded with our own cameras and smartphones. These videos present an excellent opportunity to not only explore physical concepts, but also inspire others to investigate physics ideas. Th...
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Gravity, magnetic and electromagnetic gradiometry
Gradiometry is a multidisciplinary area that combines theoretical and applied physics, ultra-low noise electronics, precision engineering, and advanced signal processing. Applications include the search for oil, gas, and mineral resources, GPS-free navigation, defence, space missions, and medical...
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Science in the arena
The arena of sport is filled with marvelous performances and feats that, at times, seem almost beyond belief. As curious onlookers, we often wonder whether or not athletes will reach certain peaks and what determines their limits of athletic performance. Science, with its emphasis on theoretical ...
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Cold plasma cancer therapy
Cold atmospheric plasma (CAP) emerges as a possible new modality for cancer treatment. This book provides a comprehensive introduction into the fundamentals of the CAP and plasma devices used in plasma medicine. An analysis of the mechanisms of plasma interaction with cancer and normal cells, inc...
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Applied digital logic exercises using fpgas
Applied Digital Logic Exercises Using FPGAs is appropriate for anyone interested in digital logic who needs to learn how to implement it through detailed exercises with state-of-the-art digital design tools and components. The book exposes readers to combinational and sequential digital logic con...
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