Diamane

Diamane is a newly discovered carbon nanoallotrope that displays exceptional mechanical, optical, electrical, thermal, and vibrational properties, which can be an asset for new technologies. This book comprehensively covers the physics, synthesis, functionalization, characterization and advanced ...

Introduction to pharmaceutical biotechnology, volume 3

Introduction to Pharmaceutical Biotechnology: Animal tissue culture and biopharmaceuticals provides background information on all aspects of this fascinating subject, including stem cell treatment, in vitro organ systems and cell culture technology. This book and the previous two volumes are a mu...

Internet of things in biomedical sciences

Discussion of various IOT based systems for classification and design strategy of biomedical systems are provided in the book. This book can serve as a pillar for the IOT application in biomedical systems understanding.

Nonlinear guided wave optics

With introductory material to make the subject area accessible to non-specialists such as graduate and PhD students, and researchers working in other areas where extreme waves are relevant, this book features contributions by prominent scientists in this emerging field and is a comprehensive trea...

Ultrafast lasers and optics for experimentalists

Ultrafast lasers are increasingly used in science by people who are not specialist laser physicists. This book clearly, and without dense physics or mathematics, presents the fundamental concepts of ultrafast lasers and optics that are needed to effectively work in a laser lab.

Modeling and computation in vibration problems, volume 1

These books provide a state-of-the-art treatment of mathematical theories of vibration. The first volume discusses numerical and semi-analytical methods to be used in solving various vibration problems. It is an invaluable guide for graduate and postgraduate students, teachers and researchers in ...

Physics of cancer, volume 5 (second edition)

This book aims to make very important topics in the physics of cancer such as mechanical characterization of cells using biophysical methods visible to the research community, with the goal of ensuring these special techniques receive more attention from the scientific community and are developed...

Engineering electrodynamics (second edition)

This book discusses mathematical tools and key concepts of electrodynamics through principles, theorems and practical engineering examples.

Global approaches to environmental management on military training ranges

This book is a comprehensive summary of military training range management strategies from around the world. Included are global case studies on the environmental impact of live ammunition and their remediation techniques. The text will equip practitioners with the tools to reduce remediation cos...

New windows on the universe

This book focuses on key multi-wavelength and multi-messenger studies in contemporary astronomical research. Examples include exciting areas such as colliding black holes and neutron stars, the discovery of planetary systems around stars other than our own, and the determination of the Hubble con...

Dust in the galactic environment (third edition)

Dust in the Galactic Environment, Third Edition provides a thorough overview of the subject, covering general concepts, methods of investigation, important results and their significance. It includes introductory material for new entrants to the field alongside detailed discussion for more advanc...

Light--material interactions and applications in optoelectronic devices

The aim of this book is to guide students and junior researchers how to investigate and understand optoelectronic devices via exploring the light-material interactions with graphical concepts and simplified formulas.

Thermoacoustic tomography

This book offers a comprehensive overview of thermoacoustic imaging approaches, covering everything from the basics of thermoacoustic generation and image reconstruction methods, and the various implementations, to numerous practical applications.

Optical vortices

This book focus on the latest advances in optical vortices field, from fundamentals to applications. The goal of this book is to present the optical vortices to a broad audience.

The structure of amorphous materials using molecular dynamics

This reference text demonstrates how molecular dynamics can be used in practice to achieve a precise understanding of structural properties for systems devoid of any order beyond the first interatomic distances. The ideas, concepts and methodologies covered are easily applicable to any system.

Lithium across the universe

This book provides an extensive inquiry to determine the degree of understanding of the processes leading to lithium creation, destruction and preservation in the Universe.

Nuclear data

Nuclear structure has two extreme regimes: one where the nuclear structure is collective and driven by all the protons and neutrons acting coherently, and one where the nuclear structure is dominated by single nucleons. Here, we follow the latter "Independent-Particle Motion View" and see how far...

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...

Principles and practice of image-guided abdominal radiation therapy

This book covers the fundamental knowledge required to implement the IGRT techniques in abdominal cancer treatment with detailed operational procedures involved, and also provides an overview of emerging techniques for future application. This is an ideal text for Radiation oncologists, medical p...

An interactive guide to quantum optics

This book provides the reader with an interactive experience of quantum optics, suitable for Final year undergraduate quantum optics students, and new graduate students in AMO physics.

Physics of shock and impact: volume 1

Physics of Shock and Impact is a two volume set of work that looks at the shock physics of solids and covers physical, material, mechanical and thermodynamic fundamentals. Volume 1, Fundamentals and dynamic failure, provides an introduction to the fundamentals of shockwave physics and progresses ...

The mystery of carbon

A valuable reference text for materials scientists and an essential text for any solid-state or electrical engineering student, this book summarises recent developments in the field of carbon materials, including their synthesis and allotropes, and the impact these have had on developmental science.

Additive manufacturing of ceramics

Additive manufacturing or 3D printing offered a new way to fabricate ceramics and ceramic materials, with advantages that could not be achieved by using the traditional manufacturing technologies.

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.

Polarization in astrophysics

Modern classical optical system design

Modern Classical Optical System Design (MCOSD) shares the author’s “bag of tricks”, knowledge, experience, and interpretation of optical design fundamentals to the development of optical systems in a modern fast-paced product development context. Topics include imaging principles, elements of len...

Functional ceramics through mechanochemical activation

With chapters covering ferroelectric materials, ferrite ceramics with magneto-dielectric properties, mullite ceramics with controllable microstructure and anisotropic grain growth behaviours, this is a valuable reference book for advanced students, researchers and engineers in materials science a...

Introduction to pharmaceutical biotechnology, volume 1 (second edition)

The recent advancements in biotechnology, particularly in post-COVID era is accelerating the pace of research and development in all areas of biological sciences. Thus, the aim and scope of this book is to clearly illustrate ideas on diverse ongoing cutting-edge advancements in the field biotechn...

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...

Modern optimization methods for science, engineering and technology

This book reviews the fundamentals, background and theoretical concepts of optimization principles in a comprehensive manner along with their potential applications and implementation strategies. The book will be useful for a wide spectrum of target readers such as research scholars, academics an...

Liquid crystals

Liquid crystals are beautiful and their science is intriguing. This book will take you on a photographic tour of the visual diversity of liquid crystals and describes, for a general audience, their role in technology and biology.

Secondary ion mass spectrometry and its application to materials science (second edition)

In this edition, a more detailed overview of the principles of SIMS is given, and of how the development of dual-beam instruments has blurred the traditional fields of dynamic and static SIMS to enable greater analytical possibilities. This is an ideal text for final year undergraduates, first ye...

Studies in theoretical physics, volume 1

Studies in Theoretical Physics, Volume 1: Fundamental mathematical methods provides a modern and integrated way to teach the mathematical methods needed in theoretical physics and engineering courses. It introduces analytical and computer problem-solving techniques using Mathematica.

Leadership and challenges in medical physics: a strategic and robust approach

Leadership and Challenges in Medical Physics: A Strategic and Robust Approach aims to help present aspiring future medical physics leaders with effective, strategic and robust leadership skills in a world dominated by austerity economics, inter-professional competition and sometimes unchecked com...

Vascular and intravaslcular imaging trends, analysis, and challenges - volume 2

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...

Elementary cosmology (second edition)

This book presents a history of cosmology, covering the scientific developments from the time of the early Greek philosophers until the present day. It introduces the most important discoveries in cosmology, and how they altered our perceptions of the origin, size, structure, and evolution of the...

Magnetically confined fusion plasma physics, volume 3

This book describes advanced kinetic theory and applications for magnetically confined fusion plasmas. It fills the gap between plasma physics textbooks and up-to-date research developments in this field.

Problems and solutions in many-particle systems

Many-particle systems play a fundamental role in physics where we encounter systems of molecules or systems of elementary particles in quantum field theory. overing a wide range of topics and including more than 400 problems and solutions, this book is an ideal resource for students specialising ...

Quantum walks, limits, and transport equations

This book provides an overview of quantum walks, limits, and transport equations. After an introduction to quantum computing, quantum simulation, and then symmetries, it then narrows down to describe quantum transport and quantum walks.

Piezoelectricity in classical and modern systems

A compact derivation of the fundamental physics of piezoelectricity and its applications in classical ultrasonic sensor and actuator systems as well as modern systems where atomistic effects and piezoelectricity together play important roles.

The foundations of electric circuit theory

Circuit theory, one of the most important tools of the electrical engineer, can be derived with approximations from Maxwell’s equations although the two are often taught independently. This book treats these topics as a single subject and derives and presents the key results from circuit analysis...

Astronomy education, volume 2

This book is a practical guide for astronomy instructors who want to develop their first online course as well as those who want to add new tools to their existing courses. It explores online course design, integrating new and social media into online learning experiences, adaptive learning syste...

Nanoengineered materials for solid oxide cells

This book brings together the latest research by top international research groups developing nanoengineered materials for solid oxide cells, focusing on novel fabrication techniques and cutting-edge characterization tools as well as issues and challenges for the successful integration of the nan...

Ecological modelling and ecophysics (second edition)

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.

A mathematically coherent quantum gravity

This book describes a coherent mathematical framework for both the evolution of discrete space–time and the quantum graviton in the Planck regime. The result is a coherent mathematical framework that encapsulates newer developments on both the evolution of discrete space–time and the quantum grav...

Turbulent flows: an introduction

Presenting an introduction to the fundamentals of turbulent flow, this book elucidates the most crucial and practically important aspects of the physics. With a focus on canonical flows of various kinds, the book also offers biographies of the ‘subject giants’ who have shaped the field, alongside...

Wearable communication systems and antennas for commercial, sport and medical applications

Offering fresh insight into a rapidly growing field, Wearable Communication Systems and Antennas for Commercial, Sport and Medical Applications provides useful information for students, engineers and researchers with an interest in wearable communication devices and antennas.