Simple atomic and molecular systems

Simple Atomic and Molecular Systems is devoted to simple atomic and molecular systems. It bridges the gap between the textbook descriptions of the systems and the state-of-the-art research, revealing counterintuitive phenomena involving these systems, their fundamental importance and practical ap...

Ecological modelling and ecophysics

This book focuses on use-inspired basic science by connecting theoretical methods and mathematical developments in ecology with practical real-world problems, either in production or conservation. Each methods-based chapter is complimented by an application chapter to engage practitioners from di...

An introduction to stellar magnetic activity

The book provides an introduction to the observational and theoretical knowledge of solar and stellar magnetic activity for graduate or advanced undergraduate students.

Understanding stellar evolution

Understanding Stellar Evolution is based on a series of graduate-level courses taught at the University of Washington since 2004. It describes the structure and evolution of stars, with emphasis on the basic physical principles and the interplay between the different processes inside stars. Based...

Nanomaterials for advanced energy and power storage devices

This book explores recent technological advancements regarding state of the art nanomaterials and nano systems for advanced energy and power storage.

Molecules outside the earth

Transmission, processing, and all-optical routing for ultra-high capacity data center networking (second edition)

This book is designed for the modern world of data centre networking technologies. This second edition offers insights into transport technology for data centres and the principal techniques for modern communication transmission of ultra-wideband channels.

Accreting binaries

This book describes the nature, formation and evolution of accreting binaries, showing how extensive observations, accompanied by heavy simulations, allow astronomers to better understand the energetic phenomena occurring in these intriguing systems. Aimed at graduate students and researchers, th...

Green by design

This book offers an in-depth examination of bio-polymeric materials, emphasizing their interfacial science, including key functional groups, physical phenomena, and interactions within specific environments. It highlights these materials as sustainable alternatives that go beyond merely replacing...

Artificial intelligence strategies for analyzing covid-19 pneumonia lung imaging, volume 2

Time domain electromagnetics

This book, aimed at researchers, practitioners and advanced students will bring the concepts of time and frequency domain reflectometry together, helping the reader develop a detailed understanding not only of each method, but of the relationships between them, and how they can each be used to th...

Vascular and intravascular imaging trends, analysis, and challenges, volume 1

As one of the most prominent diseases in our society, cardiovascular disease (CVD) requires dedicated analysis and investigation to reduce the increasing mortality rate worldwide. Scholars, biomedical engineers and medical practitioners will greatly benefit from the detailed information in this b...

Phase space crystals

This book aims to develop a general framework of condensed matter theory in phase space, instead of configuration space, of a dynamical system. The book covers topics ranging from dynamical systems, Floquet theory, topological physics to quantum many-body physics and time crystals.

Unexpected similarities of the universe with atomic and molecular systems: what a beautiful world

As fascinating and unexplainable as the universe appears to be, there are also an incredible amount of similarities between the universe and the everyday world and we are constantly evolving to discover more about these incredible parallels as this book unveils. For those with a fascination in th...

Advances in optical surface texture metrology

Latest advances in the science and application of optical instruments for the measurement of surface texture.

Ahead of the curve: volume 2

The popular conception of science is of a steady, upward climb of progress. The reality is not that simple. Highly significant discoveries often stay unrecognized for decades, particularly if they conflict with the current paradigm or extend it in ways hard to imagine at the time. Ahead of the Cu...

Lithium-ion and lithium-sulfur batteries

This research text covers the fundamentals, working mechanisms, electrode materials, challenges, and opportunities for energy storage devices of Lithium-ion and Lithium-sulfur battery technology. The book presents the features, advantages, disadvantages, and efforts made to enhance the performanc...

Two-dimensional valleytronic materials

Valleytronics is a brand-new field, which is considered superior to traditional electronics and spintronics due to recent experimental progress at room temperature in manipulating valley degree of freedom. This book aims to give an overview of the theoretical and experimental developments achieve...

Topology in optics (second edition)

Topology in Optics: Tying Light in Knots, Second Edition provides the background needed to understand a broad range of unexpected phenomenon and developments arising from topological effects in optics. This will be an invaluable reference for undergraduate and graduate students as well as researc...

Rich quasiparticle properties of low dimensional systems

This book focuses on the fundamental excitation properties of a large range of graphene-related materials, presenting a new theoretical framework that couples electronic properties and e-e Coulomb interactions together in order to thoroughly explore Coulomb excitations and decay rates in carbon-n...

Quantum computing

In this essential resource for students and active researchers, readers are introduced to quantum computing and quantum logic, fault tolerant quantum computing and quantum dot cellular automata.

Advances in spectroscopic analysis of food and drink

This book covers the applications of spectroscopic techniques for quality analysis of different food and drink with expert contributions.

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.

Electroweak baryogenesis (second edition)

This book introduces the theory and formalism of electroweak baryogenesis. The expanded second edition includes an overview of novel calculation techniques, as well as an updated discussion of gravitational waves, collider signatures and electric dipole moments.

Analytical advances in quantum and celestial mechanics

This book is primarily devoted to recent advances in applying the approximate analytical method of the separation of rapid and slow subsystems to other quantum realms. These results are practically important in the quest for achieving controlled nuclear fusion on Earth, as well as expanding pract...

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 ...

Optical sensors

This comprehensive introductory book on optical sensors provides an overview of essential principles used in optics. Its primary aim is to support students and professionals in developing a practical understanding, accomplished through a dedicated lab section that facilitates hands-on experience ...

Motions of celestial bodies

The primary aim of the book is the understanding of the foundations of classical and modern physics, while their application to celestial mechanics is used to illustrate these concepts. The accompanying simulation programs create vivid and lasting impressions of the investigated phenomena, and pr...

Flexible electronics, volume 1

This volume covers the mechanical aspects of hard-film/soft-substrate structures and the impacts of stress and strain, including deformation and cycling of ductile films, and straining permeation barriers.

Phytochemicals as an epigenetic modifier in cancer prevention

Phytochemical-based cancer therapeutics by targeting epigenetic and cell signalling.

Nuclear and particle physics

This book provides an introductory course on nuclear and particle physics, suitable for undergraduate and early-graduate students. Emphasis is given to the discovery and history of developments in the field, and is experimentally/phenomenologically oriented. Originally published in German as Kern...

Physics of cancer

Physics of Cancer emphasizes a novel biophysical-based view on cancer disease and metastasis highlighting the functional role of mechanical properties of cells while describing the biological state of cancer. Originating in part from the author’s own courses on tumor biology and cellular biophysi...

Dynamical properties in nanostructured and low-dimensional materials

The last few years have seen dramatic advances in the growth, fabrication and characterization of low-dimensional materials and nanostructures. Most studies of these artificially engineered materials have been driven by their potential for device applications that involve smaller and smaller phys...

Transport in semiconductor mesoscopic devices

This book introduces the physics and applications of transport in mesoscopic and nanoscale electronic systems and devices and expands on the behaviour of these novel devices the numerous effects not seen in bulk semiconductors. Including coverage of recent developments, and with a chapter on car...

Physics of surface, interface and cluster catalysis

Physics of Surface, Interface and Cluster Catalysis reviews the fundamental physics of catalysis from simple surface models through to complex cluster and catalytic structures.

Some critical questions in biological physics

Some Critical Questions in Biological Physics discusses 18 key questions in biological physics, each forming independent chapters that will, by presenting the research in terms of key, unsolved problems, encourage interest in the field. It also provides useful reading for undergraduate physical s...

Ultrafast spectroscopy

A physically intuitive approach to nonlinear spectroscopy with practical applications through the modern lens of quantum information and wavepackets, and accompanied by MATLAB® code.

Evolutionary dynamics

Written for researchers and postgraduate students with a background in physics or applied mathematics and a desire to apply their skills to problems in the life sciences, this beautifully illustrated book includes a number of introductory chapters on genetics and cell biology, phylogeny and devel...

Principles and applications of fourier optics

In this text, Robert Tyson presents the fundamentals of Fourier optics with sufficient detail to educate the reader, typically an advanced student or working scientist or engineer, to the level of applying the knowledge to a specific set of design or analysis problems. Key results are presented w...

Advanced digital imaging laboratory using matlab®

In this book, Prof. Yaroslavsky delivers a complete applied course in digital imaging aimed at advanced students and practitioners. Covering all areas of digital imaging, the text provides an outline of underlying principles of each topic before offering more than 80 MATLAB® based exercises. Subj...

Discharge in long air gaps

Discharge in Long Air Gaps: Modelling and applications presents self-consistent predictive dynamic models of positive and negative discharges in long air gaps. Equivalent models are also derived to predict lightning parameters based on the similarities between long air gap discharges and lightnin...

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, ...

Exploring physics with computer animation and physgl

This book shows how the web-based PhysGL programming environment (http://physgl.org) can be used to teach and learn elementary mechanics (physics) using simple coding exercises. The book's theme is that the lessons encountered in such a course can be used to generate physics-based animations, pro...

General relativity: an introduction to black holes, gravitational waves, and cosmology

General Relativity: An Introduction to Black Holes, Gravitational Waves, and Cosmology provides readers with a solid understanding of the underlying physical concepts of general relativity. It also shows how they may derive important applications of the theory and is a solid grounding for those w...