Electromagnetic optics

This book will be an in-depth textbook introducing and covering all topics related to the fact that light is a transverse electromagnetic wave.

Smart surface design for efficient ice protection and control

This book consolidates information on modeling, coating, material preparation, characterization, fabrication, and applications of anti-icing surfaces. It offers a comprehensive understanding of icephobic coating strategies and their industrial applications. Divided into two parts, it covers icing...

High-temperature electrolysis

This reference text provides a detailed guide to high-temperature electrolysis, including the fundamental and materials aspects of solid oxide and protonic ceramic electrolysis cells, considerations at stack and system levels, recent developments, and important combinations of high-temperature el...

Practical analog, digital, and embedded electronics for scientists

This book provides an integrated lecture and laboratory course in electronics for science students. It is an integrated textbook and laboratory manual on analog, digital, and embedded electronics for science students with emphasis on understanding how to use the various circuit elements in a prac...

Elementary fourier optics for science and engineering students

This book is a self-contained introduction to Fourier optics for STEM students, covering fundamentals to advanced applications (including holography and FFT) with built-in math and optics reviews, practical computational examples, and exercises.

Advances in drug delivery systems for healthcare

New delivery technologies, green chemistry, computational intelligence, simulation know-how and Internet of Things have risen substantially within the healthcare domain over the past two decades. This reference text collects, analyses, and brings together the latest developments in drug delivery ...

Metamaterial and frequency selective surface assisted antenna design

This book serves as a comprehensive resource on the application of metamaterial in different areas such as - wireless communications, microwave, terahertz and medical domains. It covers different aspects of metamaterial starting from theoretical concepts to hardware implementation.

Magnetic fields in o, b, and a stars

The last few decades have seen significant progress in our understanding of the occurrence of magnetic fields in stars with radiative envelopes. This book provides a comprehensive review of the most recent achievements in the measurements of stellar magnetic fields in O, B and A stars. It aims t...

Visible light communications

A must-read for researchers, graduate students and industry professionals who work in the VLC field, this book investigates the suitability of VLC for vehicular communications from a fundamental wireless communication standpoint. Mathematically accurate channel models are developed, and advanced ...

Experimental particle physics

Experimental Particle Physics is written for advanced undergraduate or beginning postgraduate students starting data analysis in experimental particle physics at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN. Assuming only a basic knowledge of quantum mechanics and special relativity, the text reviews ...

Physics of cancer: second edition, volume 1

This revised second edition is improved linguistically with multiple increases of the number of figures and the inclusion of several novel chapters such as actin filaments during matrix invasion, microtubuli during migration and matrix invasion, nuclear deformability during migration and matrix i...

Life with hubble

A behind-the-scenes narrative of the Hubble mission. Told by the now retired Senior Project Scientist for Hubble, David Leckrone, this fascinating story recounts the history of the mission from 1990 to the present day. It tells the stories of scores of individuals who made major contributions to ...

Microbial fuel cells

This research and reference text explores the electrochemical performance of microbial fuel cells (MFCs). It provides invaluable coverage of the performance and trends of MFCs as well as a clear explanation of the recent advancements in MFC technology.

Astronomical python

Over the past two decades, Python has become the de facto standard language of data science both in industry and astronomy (with the exception of simulations and other extreme scale computing problems). This course text is a full introduction to programming in Python with an explicit focus on ast...

Introduction to networks of networks

Our world relies on networks, from power grids to communications and biology. Yet such networks do not function in isolation, but rather depend on each other. An Introduction to Networks of Networks provides a framework for how to think about and model these systems.

Detection systems in lung cancer and imaging, volume 1

Ultra-brief CopyThis book focuses on major trends and challenges in the detection of lung cancer, presenting work aimed at identifying new techniques and their use in biomedical analysis. Volume 1 examines the main applications of computer-aided diagnosis to lung cancer. It is ideal for academics...

Nanoparticle enhanced radiation therapy

The central purpose of nanoparticle enhanced radiotherapy (NPRT) is to more precisely control where the radiation dose is to be delivered, desirably with subcellular precision. The contents of this text covers the rationale and fundamental principles of NPRT, optimal nanoparticle size, concentrat...

Gravitational waves in physics and astrophysics

This book introduces gravitational waves to advanced undergraduates and beginning graduate students, focusing on what gravitational waves are and how they are produced, as well as how they can be used to learn about astrophysical phenomena and cosmological observations, to investigate the interio...

Nuclear and particle physics with cosmology, volume 2

The topics of nuclear physics, particle physics and cosmology are closely connected. As the second volume of a two-volume set, this book covers particle physics and cosmology. Chapters exploring particle physics describe the standard model of particle physics and deal with the classification of t...

Ultra-relativistic effects of laser beam and electron interactions

Synthesising previous research, this book presents a unitary treatment of the main effects that occur in the ultra-relativistic interactions between laser beams and electrons. Aimed at scientists, graduate students and professionals working in high-power laser facilities and labs, as well as thos...

Cold atmospheric plasma-based cancer therapy (second edition)

This second edition provides an up-to-date description of the fast-growing field of plasma-based cancer therapy, now including a detailed description of non-invasive modality, new in vivo work and adaptive plasma written by experts in these areas.

Nanostructured materials for photoelectrochemical water splitting

Nanostructure-based photoelectrochemical water splitting is a promising process for converting solar energy into hydrogen energy. This book presents the latest research and developments in the area of photoactive nanostructured materials and their photoelectrochemical water splitting for applicat...

Eps grand challenges

In this book, we will look at all these aspects, going from particles, via atoms, cells, starts, galaxies, our place in the universe, to explore what makes us, human beings, really unique in nature: our ability to imagine and shape the future by making use of the scientific method.

Humanitarian engineering for global oncology

This book provides a foundation for humanitarian engineering as applied to oncology care, drawing from various disciplines including radiation oncology.

Mathematical devices for optical sciences

Modern optics is the physics of two-by-two matrices and harmonic oscillators. The one- and two-photon coherent states are based on the mathematics of harmonic oscillators. This comprehensive book examines the mathematical details of how two-by-two matrices, Wigner functions and the Lorentz group ...

Rare-earth-free ferrimagnetic mn4n spintronics

The book provides the latest research trends on ferrimagnetic Mn4N-based thin films that have a magnetic compensation composition at room temperature and achieve ultrafast current-induced magnetic domain wall motion.

Introduction to simulation methods for gas discharge plasmas

This book is an introduction to the numerical modelling methods for gas discharge plasmas for graduate students and junior researchers. Topics covered include the essentials of basic modelling approaches (particle, fluid, and hybrid) for gas discharges, and the implementation of these methods wit...

The mössbauer effect (second edition)

This updated and significantly expanded second edition of "The Mössbauer Effect" describes the basic physics of the Mössbauer effect and its applications in a variety of fields including physics, chemistry, materials science, biology, mineralogy and archaeology.

A modern introduction to dynamical systems

Extragalactic astrophysics (second edition)

This book is designed to be an advanced undergraduate or graduate level text book on Extragalactic astrophysics. The second edition contains over 50 pages of new and updated material, and questions have been added to the end of each chapter.

Human-assisted intelligent computing

This edited book focuses on well-known and new methodologies of optimization techniques in human-assisted computing that are used to resolve some of the very complicated and hard problems we face today

A journey into reciprocal space (second edition)

This is a substantially revised and expanded second edition of a book published in the Concise series. The book has been considerably extended and a number of corrections have been made to the text and diagrams. A new chapter (7) has also been added on distortion mode analysis. Many new diagrams ...

Molecular photophysics and spectroscopy (second edition)

This new, expanded edition provides a fresh, accessible photon-based description of modern molecular spectroscopy and photophysics for senior undergraduates and graduate students. Includes works examples and purposely devised illustrations.

Fundamental ideas in cosmology

This book examines the world of cosmological research, providing an in-depth critical review of the research associated with challenges to the standard Big Bang scenario. It is an excellent resource for working cosmologists, as well as undergraduate and graduate students of Astronomy and Philosop...

Application of low dimensional topological materials in spintronics

This book gives a concise introduction to the principles of topological insulators, and introduces how the special properties of topological insulators can be used in Spintronics. It discusses the typical Hamiltonians of topological insulators and superconductors, with a focus on Group IV materia...

Graphene-based sensors

This book serves as a comprehensive exploration into the realm of graphene-based sensors, delving into the intricate fusion of nanomaterials and sensing mechanisms that underpin their remarkable capabilities.

Zero-dimensional carbon nanomaterials

This book covers the latest advances in zero-dimensional nanomaterials, with a focus on carbon quantum dots (CQDs) and graphene quantum dots (GQDs). Providing a comprehensive reference for researchers, postgraduates and industry practitioners working on zero-dimensional carbon nanomaterials, this...

Aptasensors for point-of-care diagnostics of cancer

This book will demonstrate the current advancement in the field of point-of-care aptasensors-based diagnostic devices, and their working principles, with a historical overview of their utility along with future developments.

Electrochemical sensors based on carbon composite materials

This book represents a summary of “Emerging Trends in Electrochemical Sensors based on Carbon composite materials & its Applications”, and assessment of most significant biological and hazardous molecules.

Precise dimensions

Units are the foundation for all measurement of the natural world, and from which standard, our understanding develops. This book, stemming from a conference on the history of units organised by the editors, provides a detailed and discursive examination of the history of units within physics, in...

Laser safety

Laser Safety: Practical knowledge and solutions provides an in-depth guide to laser safety for a wide variety of people who work regularly with lasers and similar products. The authors provide useful techniques and methods to create a safe working environment for laser culture and answer a number...

Refugee reception in southern africa

This book offers an original and unique perspective on refugee hosting in Southern Africa, through a comparative analysis of the politics surrounding the welcome afforded to refugees in Zambia and South Africa. While state-based reception is frequently framed as one-off moments, such as registrat...

The victoria history of essex: southend

This new history of Southend describes its growth as a town and resort in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Its thematic chapters chart Southend’s expansion and developments in its infrastructure and economy, determined both by the impact of seasonal visitors and the year-round movement of ...

Inverse imaging with poisson data

Inverse Imaging with Poisson Data is an invaluable resource for graduate students, postdocs and researchers interested in the application of inverse problems to the domains of applied sciences, such as microscopy, medical imaging and astronomy.