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Ancient hindu science
The history of science is incomplete without exposing the immense contributions of the ancient Hindus. They invented everyday essentials such as our decimal number system with place-value notations, the concept of zero, the binary number system, and many algebraic operations. They defined metallu...
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Magnetically confined fusion plasma physics
This book describes the ideal magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) theory for magnetically confined fusion plasmas. Advanced topics are presented in an attempt to fill the gap between up-to-date research developments and plasma physics textbooks. Each topic is self-contained and trackable, with the mathemat...
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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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Networks on networks
This book presents research into the physical rules that can underlie the behavior of biota, as well as the geochemistry of soil development. It addresses both nutrient and water transport limitations of processes from chemical weathering to vascular plant growth. It attempts to bring order to th...
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Spin-wave theory and its applications to neutron scattering and thz spectroscopy
This book discusses the experimental techniques of inelastic neutron scattering and THz spectroscopy and provides the theoretical tools required to analyze their measurements using spin-wave theory. Assuming a background in elementary statistical mechanics and a familiarity with the quantized har...
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Classical mechanics, volume 4
Classical Mechanics: The universal law of gravitation focuses on the notion that forces act through their associated fields, which is first introduced when discussing Newton’s universal law of gravitation. A huge conceptual leap is required from the reader: an object can cause another object to m...
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High power microwave tubes: basics and trends, volume 2
Volume 2 begins with an overview of conventional MWTs leading through to a thorough overview of different types of MWTs including a chapter on fast-wave tubes, vacuum microelectronic tubes and frequency and power ranges. The book finishes with an epilogue that sums up the authors’ attempt to brin...
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Open-channel microfluidics
Jean Berthier is based at the University of Washington in Seattle. He is the author of Microfluidics for Biotechnology, Microdrops and Digital Microfluidics, The physics of micro-droplets, and Open Microfluidics. Ashleigh B Theberge is an assistant professor of chemistry at the University of Wash...
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Investigative science learning environment
The goal of this book is to introduce readers to a new philosophy of teaching and learning physics: Investigative Science Learning Environment, or ISLE (pronounced the same way as a small island). ISLE is an example of an intentional approach to curriculum design and learning activities. Intentio...
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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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Kinematic labs with mobile devices
This book provides 13 labs spanning the common topics in the first semester of university-level physics. Each lab is designed to use only the student's smartphone, laptop and items easily found in big-box stores or a hobby shop. Each lab contains theory, set-up instructions and basic analysis tec...
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Lectures on selected topics in mathematical physics
This book is the sequel to Lectures on Selected Topics in Mathematical Physics: Introduction to Lie Theory with Applications. This volume is devoted mostly to Lie groups, Lie algebras and generating functions, both for standard special functions and for the solution of certain types of physical p...
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Is it the 'same' result: replication in physics
Replication, the independent confirmation of experimental results and conclusions, is regarded as the “gold standard” in science. This book examines the question of successful or failed replications and demonstrates that that question is not always easy to answer. It presents clear examples of su...
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Discrete quantum mechanics
We begin with a presentation of a minimal set of von Neumann postulates while introducing language and notation to facilitate subsequent discussion of quantum calculations based in finite-dimensional Hilbert spaces. We also address two-state quantum systems, entanglement of multiple two-state sys...
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Relativistic quantum field theory, volume 2
Volume 2 of this three-part series begins with an introduction of the path integral formalism for non-relativistic quantum mechanics. The formalism is then extended to quantum fields with an infinite number of degrees of freedom. How to quantize gauge fields using the Fadeev–Popov method, and fer...
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Classical mechanics, volume 5
Classical Mechanics: Conservation laws and rotational motion covers the conservation of energy and the conservation of momentum, which are crucial concepts in any physics course. It also introduces the concepts of center-of-mass and rotational motion.
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The nuclear nonproliferation treaty
The nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT) is the cornerstone of nonproliferation and disarmament efforts, yet its negotiation and success was not inevitable. This book aims to address the developments that led to the negotiation of the treaty, examine its implementation, and address challenges th...
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Quantum metrology with photoelectrons: vol 2
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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Quantum field theory
While there are many good books in particle physics, there are very few non-specialist comprehensive descriptions of quantum field theory. The intention of this short book is to offer a guided tour of that innermost topic of theoretical physics, in plain words and avoiding the mathematical appara...
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An introduction to quantum communications networks
This book fills a gap between experts and non-experts in the field by providing readers with the basic tools to understand the latest developments in quantum communications and its future directions. With the fast pace of developments in quantum technologies, it is more necessary than ever to mak...
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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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Quantum chemistry
This book is designed to help the non-specialist user of spectroscopic measurements and electronic structure computations to achieve a basic understanding of the underlying concepts of quantum chemistry. The book can be used to teach introductory quantum chemistry to second- or third-year undergr...
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Organ printing
This book introduces various 3D printing systems, biomaterials, and cells for organ printing. In view of the latest applications of several 3D printing systems, their advantages and disadvantages are also discussed. A basic understanding of the entire spectrum of organ printing provides pragmatic...
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The globular star clusters of the andromeda galaxy
This book presents a brief compilation of results from nearly a century of research on the globular star clusters in the Andromeda Galaxy (M31). It explores the techniques and limitations of the observations, the successes and challenges of the models, and the paradigm for the formation of M31 th...
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Classical mechanics, volume 3
Classical Mechanics: Newton’s laws and uniform circular motion focuses on the question: “Why does an object move?”. To answer that question, we turn to Isaac Newton. The hallmark of any good introductory physics series is its treatment of Newton’s laws of motion. These laws are difficult concepts...
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Graphene optics: electromagnetic solution of canonical problems
This book is a rigorous but concise macroscopic description of the interaction between electromagnetic radiation and structures containing graphene sheets (two-dimensional structures). It presents canonical problems with translational invariant geometries, in which the solution of the original ve...
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Modelling physics with microsoft excel®
This book demonstrates some of the ways in which Microsoft Excel® may be used to solve numerical problems in the field of physics. But why use Excel in the first place? Certainly, Excel is never going to out-perform the wonderful symbolic algebra tools that we have today – Mathematica, Mathcad, M...
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A brief introduction to topology and differential geometry in condensed matter physics
In recent years, there have been great advances in the applications of topology and differential geometry to problems in condensed matter physics. Concepts drawn from topology and geometry have become essential to the understanding of several phenomena in the area. The main purpose of this book i...
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Confocal microscopy
The confocal microscope is appropriate for imaging cells or the measurement of industrial artefacts. However, junior researchers and instrument users sometimes misuse imaging concepts and metrological characteristics, such as position resolution in industrial metrology and scale resolution in bio...
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Creating materials with a desired refraction coefficient
This book provides a recipe for creating materials with a desired refraction coefficient, and solves the many-body wave scattering problem for many small impedance bodies. The physical assumptions make the multiple scattering effects essential. Technological problems are formulated which, when so...
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Resonant tunneling diode photonics
This book brings together two broad themes that have generated a great deal of interest and excitement in the scientific and technical community in the last 100 years or so: quantum tunnelling and nonlinear dynamical systems. It applies these themes to nanostructured solid state heterostructures ...
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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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Introduction to the mathematical physics of nonlinear waves
Nonlinear physics today is a well established discipline of physics, for which this book offers a comprehensive account of soliton theory and its applications. Designed as a textbook for use in advanced physics courses, Introduction to the Mathematical Physics of Nonlinear Waves is readable with ...
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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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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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