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...

Ultrasonic and multimodal techniques for liquids and complex fluids characterisation

This handbook provides readers with a practical, “how-to” guide to the use of ultrasound for the characterization of fluids. Intended as a basic introduction (suitable for undergraduate courses) and an advanced text (targeting postgraduate researchers and R&D scientists/engineers in industry)...

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.

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...

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...

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.

Light-material interactions and applications in optoelectronic devices

This book will connect light-matter interactions and device performance. Useful for those studying or working with optoelectronic devices, optical materials, and nano-plasmonics, this book provides the fundamental knowledge of light-matter interactions in the optical wavelength range, which can e...

Astrophysical polarimetry

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.

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...

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...

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...

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.

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.

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 ...

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...

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.

Creating materials with a desired refraction coefficient (second edition)

The second edition of Creating Materials with a Desired Refraction Coefficient includes three new chapters and provides a recipe for creating materials with a desired refraction coefficient and solves the many-body wave scattering problem for many small impedance bodies.

Solitons in crystalline processes (2nd edition)

An introduction to the statistical thermodynamics of phase transitions in crystallized solids, polymers and liquid crystals. Written as an introductory treatise with respect to the soliton concept, the book examines structural transitions where the crystal symmetry changes, magnets and supercondu...

Machine learning for physicists

This book presents ML concepts with a hands-on approach for physicists. The book aims to enable its readers to understand the approaches available to them and to equip them to be able to apply these techniques to their research problems.

Advances in all-optical communication

This book will provide an overview of the recent developments in all-optical communication technology, relevant and critical materials, and recent and emerging applications in various domains. It focuses on all-optical communication technology and applications in the most critical domains: microw...

Neutron and x-ray reflectometry

This book introduces the techniques of neutron and x-ray reflectometry and presents the studies carried out to date, using the techniques to understand emerging phenomena at the interfaces of thin films.

Atomic and molecular physics

This book introduces the fundamental quantum physics of atoms and molecules. It is the first of a series of three aiming to present a broad coverage of atomic, molecular, solid-state and statistical physics, and it is well suited to accompany undergraduate courses in these topics.

Quantum transport in nanostructures and molecules

This reference text presents a conceptual framework for understanding room-temperature electron and phonon transport through molecules and other quantum objects. The flow of electricity through molecules is explained at the boundary of physics and chemistry, providing a pedagogical account of qua...

Electrochemical capacitors

This research and reference text provides comprehensive coverage of the fundamentals of electrochemical capacitors, including metal properties, the mechanisms of different types of capacitors, and their function at low temperatures and under flexible conditions.

Electromechanical machinery theory and performance

Electromechanical Machinery Theory and Performance presents a detailed explanation of electromagnetic machines, giving specific focus on transformers and AC rotating machines that can be used in the preservation and transference of energy and power. This book is developed for students at both gra...

Principles of protein–protein association

Anyone teaching physical biochemistry or structural biology will find this to be a concise and thorough guide for their lectures on protein–protein association. Students and researchers will appreciate the clarity of presentation of fundamental concepts, and the guided reading of informative clas...

Origins of giant planets, volume 1

Origins of Giant Planets is a comprehensive overview of giant planet formation aimed at new researchers in the field. Volume one covers protoplanetary disk theory, dynamics of planet-forming dust and ice, collisional grain growth, and planetesimal formation. The book is a valuable reference for a...

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...

Organic lasers and organic photonics

Aimed at researchers and practitioners in optics, medical research and photochemical industries, this book provides exciting and comprehensive insight into the world of organic dyes and lasers with chapters that explore optogenetics, organic laser medicine and quantum communications.

Artificial intelligence in cancer diagnosis and prognosis, volume 1

This book focuses on major trends and challenges in the area of diagnosing lung and kidney cancer using artificial intelligence tools. It presents work aimed to identify new techniques and their use in biomedical analysis.

Quantum artificial intelligence

Quantum AI is one of today’s most rapidly growing fields, which has attracted enormous attention from not only research scientists but also the public and press. However, hitherto there is no such a book that introduces quantum AI to readers in a relatively comprehensive and up-to-date way. In pa...

The solar wind

Defining and measuring nature (second edition)

In this significantly updated and extended edition of his popular book, Jeffrey Huw Williams outlines the history of the science of measurement, the origin of the world’s measurement system – the Metric System – and the recent redefinition based on fundamental quantum properties.

Quantum chemistry (third edition)

This book provides a basic understanding of the underlying concepts of quantum chemistry. It is both a text for students and a reference for researchers. The emphasis is on explaining ideas rather than enumerating facts or presenting procedural details. Features extensive changes to increase clar...

Biological evaluation of materials

This reference text presents a comprehensive strategy for the identification, characterisation and grouping of nanomaterials using biological methods. The book discusses the interaction of materials with their environment, the field of materiomics, the biological recognition of materials, and the...

Random telegraph signals in semiconductor devices

As semiconductor devices move to the nanoscale, random telegraph signals have become an issue of major concern to the semiconductor industry. This book aims to provide a comprehensive and up-to-date review of one of the most challenging issues facing the semiconductor industry, from the fundament...

Nanocarbon allotropes beyond graphene

This book presents a comprehensive overview of the synthesis, characterisation, and advanced technological applications of novel nanocarbons, with a focus on graphane, graphyne, graphdiyne, graphene nanoribbon, onion like carbons and carbon nanotori.

Photo acoustic and optical coherence tomography imaging, volume 2

This book explores state-of-the-art techniques of fundus imaging for the diagnosis of retinal diseases. The text focusses on major trends and challenges within the field and presents work aimed to identify new techniques and their use in biomedical analysis.

Astrophysics of red supergiants

Astrophysics of Red Supergiants is the first book of its kind devoted to our current knowledge of red supergiant stars, a key evolutionary phase that is critical to our larger understanding of massive stars. It is accessible to a broad range of experience levels, from graduate students up to seni...

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

Neurocognitive perspectives of prosocial and positive emotional behaviours

Neurocognitive and behavioural science is a unique discipline with the potential to develop new research in the fields of neuroscience and social, biological and engineering sciences. Combining the authors’ own research with a comprehensive survey of the field, this book explores the idea that pr...

Functionally graded structures

This book explores the static and dynamical behaviours such as bending, buckling, and vibration of functionally graded structures using existing and new theories. The text presents a holistic examination of functionally graded structures, providing invaluable knowledge for professionals, research...

Employability for phd students in stem

The employability of a STEM PhD rises if the candidate has mastered communication skills, both writing and speaking; has multidisciplinary expertise; and develops a capacity to up-skill regularly to stay ahead of the emerging digital technologies.

Biopharmaceutical manufacturing, volume 2

This volume covers the unit processes involved in producing a GMP (Good Manufacturing Practice) biopharmaceutical product, laid out in the order of operation, with complete details on equipment, compliance and yield improvement suggestions. The unit processes described include several emerging tr...

Gas sensor technologies for environmental sensing

This book presents and evaluates the most common, basic gas sensing technologies and their respective potential against the background of user requirements. The book is primarily aimed at end-users of gas sensing technology who need to be able to judge the different technological offers available.

Non-instantaneous impulsive differential equations

Non-instantaneous impulsive differential equations are widely used in physics, biology, dynamics and ecology, and have a wide-ranging scope within the scientific industry. This book will help pave the way for a better fundamental understanding of the mathematical models and how they can be implem...

Global oncology

The material presented in this book is at the cutting edge of global oncology and provides highly illuminating examples, addresses frequently asked questions, and provides information and a reference for future work in global oncology care, research, education and outreach.

Physics in food manufacturing

This book is the first authoritative text on the role that physicists play in solving the inherently multidisciplinary science and technology challenges in food manufacturing. The book is an essential reference for interdisciplinary physical scientists, food/nutrition scientists and engineers wor...

Photocatalytic dye degradation using green polymeric-based nanostructures

This comprehensive book investigates the doping influence of green biopolymers on metal, metal oxide, and metal sulphide nanomaterials being employed as photocatalysts in the process of water purification.

Machine learning, medical ai and robotics

An up-to-date review of current medical artificial intelligence and robotics applications across different medical disciplines.

Spectroscopic techniques for dentistry applications

This book presents a general overview of different spectroscopic techniques and explores how they might be used for dentistry applications, with a focus on recent trends and advances.

Quantitative radiobiology for proton therapy

This book describes the relative biological effectiveness (RBE) issues within proton therapy and advises on how to use a variable RBE within treatment planning and in dose prescription to improve the safety of proton and other forms on ion beam therapy. Decision-making advice is also provided for...

Modelling and analysis of active biopotential signals in healthcare, volume 1

This book focuses on analysis and modelling of active bio potential signals addressing the real-time challenges in biomedical signal processing used in a variety of applications such as analysis, classification and identification of different disorders in healthcare systems.

Path integral quantization

This is a self-contained and compact introduction to the derivation and methods of path integral approaches to quantum mechanics and quantum field theory. The necessary background mathematics as well as illustrative examples are included.

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...

Calcium signals

This book discusses the cellular and molecular basis for the regulation of calcium changes in cells and, in turn, the impact of changes in cell calcium on physiological function.

Polarization and directional effects in the radiation from plasmas

The book covers various polarization and directional effects – practically important for diagnostics of plasmas – in the radiation of satellites of spectral lines from plasmas, in the intra-Stark spectroscopy of plasmas, in the Stark broadening of spectral lines by a high-energy hydrogen or deute...

Guidance on the personal monitoring requirements for personnel working in healthcare

This book is essential reading for medical physicists in radiation protection, diagnostic radiology and nuclear medicine, as well as radiographers and technologists, due to changes in global dosimetry requirements. Additionally, it presents guidelines for medical physicists and others using radia...

Introduction to stars and planets

How do astronomers know what they know about the stars and planets? This book’s 28 mildly mathematical activities invite readers to carry out the essential work of the astronomer by utilizing real observational data sets and high-quality celestial photographs to establish the innate properties of...

Problems and solutions in particle mechanics

Mechanics is the backbone of physics, and particle mechanics is the most fundamental aspect. It has two parts; kinematics and dynamics. In this book, units and dimensions are covered in the first chapter, and the 2nd chapter (vectors) is specifically for dealing with all vector operations (additi...

Full field optical metrology and applications

This book explores specific optical techniques and methods in Full-Field based metrology. The text covers surface metrology and is useful for scientists and engineers. It explores other characteristics related to the surface, such as strain, stress, vibration, contouring, and its x, y, and z disp...

Biomaterials

A biomaterial is defined as a substance that has been engineered to take a form which, alone or as part of a complex system, is used to direct, by control of interactions with components of living systems, the course of any therapeutic or diagnostics procedures. The modern field of biomaterials c...

Intensity modulated radiation therapy

This book, written by leading researchers and medical doctors in the field, provides an overview of intensity modulation technology and its evolution over the last 35 years. Every aspect of IMRT is covered, from fundamental concepts to advanced processes and clinical applications, and comprehensi...

An introduction to chaotic dynamics

This book fills the gap between popular accounts of dynamical systems and chaos and textbooks aimed at physicists and mathematicians by covering the preliminary material needed to understand the literature to the broader implications of chaos.

High-pressure materials science

The book covers theoretical and experimental aspects of high-pressure materials science, including practical techniques, experimental results, and applications to materials design and synthesis. A range of techniques and materials are covered, including recent and high-pressure discoveries, creat...

Dimensional analysis

An accessible, modern, self-contained and systematic overview to dimensional analysis for scientists and engineers. Explains how it can be applied practically to aid y a greater understanding of theoretical concepts, in designing experiments and analysing experimental data. With examples from the...

Artificial intelligence strategies for analyzing covid-19 pneumonia lung imaging, volume 1

The utilization of AI strategies for diagnosis, follow-up, and treatments of COVID-19 patients is now becoming essential. This is the first comprehensive reference work published detailing the latest research and developments in the utilization of AI strategies in the diagnosis and treatment of C...

Open-channel microfluidics (second edition)

The development of open microfluidics is relatively recent and is an emerging sub-domain of capillarity, with many applications. This second edition research text presents the recent advances in open microfluidics, the science that describes capillary microflows guided by solid structures and par...

Spectroscopic tools for food analysis

Food quality analysis is an area of interest that has always attracted the attention of everyone, and making suitable tools for food analysis is especially important. This volume presents such techniques and their state-of-the-art applications.

Multimodality imaging, volume 2

This volume discusses various diseases related to lung, heart, peripheral arterial imaging, and miscellaneous topics like risk characterization and classification.

Gamma-ray burst correlations

Gamma-ray Burst Correlations presents an overview of the observational correlations; their physical interpretations, their use as redshift estimators, and their potential use as cosmological tools. The author describes the existing correlations as well as broaching the possible meaning and contro...

Introduction to pharmaceutical biotechnology, volume 3 (second edition)

This third volume of the Second Edition of “Introduction to Pharmaceutical Biotechnology”, focuses on animal tissue culture, with strong presentations of stem cell culture and engineering, with a special emphasis on their clinical use and applications.