Modeling semi-arid water-soil-vegetation systems

This book conceptualises the interrelated physical processes of water-soil-vegetation systems, introduces mathematical models for simulating the processes, and develops a variety of modelling cases of selected systems across the world.

Simplified quantum computing with applications

Much enhanced contents to tell the basic to applications of quantum computing. So, the book provides the theory of quantum computing in its actual status starting from the basic algorithms.

Analytical techniques for biomedical nanotechnology

This book provides a comprehensive overview of analytical techniques for applications in biomedical nanotechnology, at both the fundamental and applied level. It includes a discussion of how fundamental knowledge of techniques can be translated to applications, coverage of state-of-art analytical...

Radiation dose management of pregnant patients, pregnant staff and paediatric patients

This book reflects the broad advances that have been made in the field of medical dosimetry and medical radiation protection, and it provides information about the practical use of new information in radiation dose management of pregnant patients, pregnant staff and paediatric patients in diagnos...

Advances in ophthalmic optics technology

This book presents the basics of refractive correction and discusses advances in ophthalmic optics, with focus on current and future intraocular lenses, shedding light on challenges for premium features and bridging the gap between the knowledge in clinical practice and in the physics and enginee...

Bias in science and communication

This book is intended as an introduction to a wide variety of biases affecting human cognition, with a specific focus on how they affect scientists and the communication of science. The role of this book is to lay out how these common biases affect the specific types of judgements, decisions and ...

Digital informatics and isotopic biology

Digital Informatics and Isotopic Biology proposes a new niche in physics, is fully original in its scope and message, and its potential will likely be unfolded in the years ahead. In time, this book may be seen as a foundational monograph and the founding document of the entire emerging areas of ...

Cryogenics

This book is particularly designed to aid those practitioners coming newly into Cryogenics, giving them a context and signposts for where to go for further information. It spans a broad range of applications and undoubtedly will contain new information useful to those already involved with Cryoge...

Particle–antiparticle asymmetry in the 𝐵 meson system

This book examines the asymmetry of charge–parity within weak interactions, particularly the B meson system, which is thought to be the cause of the dominance of matter over antimatter throughout the universe.

Practical electrodynamics with advanced applications

This textbook covers both the basic and advanced topics of electrodynamics, along with the applications and techniques. It is an excellent learning resource for students studying electrodynamics courses.

Elliptical mirrors

Elliptical Mirrors: Applications in microscopy discusses the importance of the elliptical mirror; the third solution after parabolic reflectors and lenses for which apodization factors were established in 1921 and 1959 respectively. This detailed and highly insightful book will be an important re...

Solid-state nmr

This book describes the methodology and applications of solid-state NMR spectroscopy to studies of membrane proteins, membrane-active peptides and model biological membranes. As well as structural studies, this book contains coverage of membrane interactions and molecular motions. All chapter con...

Concepts and applications of nonlinear terahertz spectroscopy (second edition)

This book focuses on nonlinear terahertz spectroscopy of condensed matter and introduces basic concepts, technologies, and methods for an interdisciplinary research audience. Recent applications in basic science illustrate the potential and relevance of the field.

Seeing the unseen

This book tells the story of the origin of stellar interferometry and how it subsequently developed at the Mount Wilson Observatory. It covers the instruments, methods and people involved in the advancement of high angular resolution astronomy at the Observatory, and is an excellent book for hist...

Analytical lens design (second edition)

With new ideas and results appearing in the field of optics, this second edition presents an in-depth look at lenses free of spherical aberrations and uses illustrative examples.

Differential topology and geometry with applications to physics

This book presents, in a concise and direct manner, the appropriate mathematical formalism and fundamentals of differential topology and differential geometry, together with essential applications in many branches of physics.

Nanofabrication

A comprehensive edited volume on important and up-to-date nanolithography techniques and applications. Ideally suited for Master/PhD students who need a basic understanding of nanolithography techniques and their applications. The book also contains state-of-the-art information for researchers ne...

The physics of sound and music, volume 2

This second volume of ‘The Physics of Sound and Music: A complete course text’ is a lab manual providing a complete resource to accompany undergraduate courses on the physics of sound and music, and is supplemented by the textbook in volume one of this two-volume set.

Laser micro- and nano-scale processing

Offering a one-stop reference, this book provides an understanding of the physical phenomena, process principles, latest achievements, and applications from the key researchers and research groups that focus on precision micro- and nano-scale laser processing.

Spectroscopic probes of quantum matter

This graduate-level book explains how the spectroscopic probes, which examine excitations in various phases of matter, are modeled within the quantum theory and how their outcome is interpreted as the collective response of many interacting particles in thermal equilibrium. Practical examples are...

The jaynes-cummings model and its descendants (second edition)

A monograph dedicated to the enduring relevance of the Jaynes–Cummings Model underpinning modern research directions.

Inside the stars

This book describes the historical development of our current understanding of stellar interiors. It is a non-mathematical exposition intended for anyone interested in this subject.

Matrix models of string theory

Beginning with a systematic review of the standard exposition of string theory, this book proceeds to provide a comprehensive presentation of matrix models of string theory and their areas of applications, and includes an appendix on Monte Carlo algorithms and methods used for matrix models of st...

Fundamentals of quantum entanglement

Fundamentals of Quantum Entanglement describes the origin of the physics of quantum entanglement and provides a transparent interferometric description of the subject matter. This monograph will be useful to optical engineers, graduate students and those with an interest in quantum entanglement a...

Electrostatic phenomena on planetary surfaces (second edition)

This book examines our understanding of electrostatic phenomena on the different planetary surfaces in the solar system using knowledge gathered from instrumentation on space exploration missions.

Physics of cancer: second edition, volume 2

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...

Quantum field theory

This book introduces field theory models from a classical point of view where symmetries are easy to understand and reformulates them with tensorial methods suitable for quantum computations. It is targeted at graduate students and researchers in high-energy, condensed matter and atomic physics.

Molecular response and genetic engineering for stress in plants, volume 2

This book will be helpful for researchers, teachers, and students in the fields of Entomology, Plant Pathology, Plant Protection, Resistance Plant Breeding, and Plant Biotechnology as it provides excellent knowledge and comprehension of biotic stress.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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.

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...

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...

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.

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)...

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.

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 ...

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...

Astrophysical polarimetry

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...

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.

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.

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.

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.

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...

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.

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...

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...

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...

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.

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...

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.

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.

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...

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...

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.

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.

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.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

The solar wind

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...

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...

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.

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...

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.

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...

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...

Extragalactic novae

Extragalactic Novae: A historical perspective takes the reader on a journey chronicling the study of a class of eruptive variable stars known as "Novae Stella", Latin for "New Stars". These mysterious transient objects, now referred to simply as novae, have been recognized since antiquity, sudden...

A handbook of mathematical methods and problem-solving tools for introductory physics (second edition)

This is a companion text for an introductory course in physics. The purpose is to thoroughly link the theories students learn in class with actual problem-solving techniques., It will equip you with the problem-solving techniques and conceptual explanations that can be applied to almost anything ...

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...

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...

Single-particle cryo-em of biological macromolecules

This is an edited book that provides a comprehensive, accessible and authoritative introduction to the field of high-resolution structure analysis by single-particle cryo-EM. It covers all necessary background, ranging from the underlying concepts to practical aspects such as specimen preparation...

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.

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.

Non-equilibrium hydromagnetic dynamos

In short, the main aim of this book is to gather the knowledge and explain the effect of generation of large scale magnetic fields by wave interactions in non-equilibrium turbulent wave field. In addition, the book emphasizes the variety of distinct physical mechanisms leading to mean-field dynam...

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.

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...

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...

The wigner function in science and technology

This book describes Wigner functions and its applications in various fields of science where it has been found to be very useful in wide range of modern disciplines, including quantum information, coherent optics, and superconducting qubits.

Waves in nonlinear layered metamaterials, gyrotropic and plasma media

The purpose is to give a wide, tutorial-driven, presentation of the theory of wave processes occurring in layered nonlinear and active metamaterials, gyrotropic and plasma media; to determine the regularities of electromagnetic wave propagation and formation of wave structures.

Measurement techniques of space geodesy

Advances in x-ray spectroscopy of laser plasmas

Recent advances in X-ray spectroscopy of laser plasmas are presented in this book to significantly expand the scope of the practical applications, allowing study of the development of Langmuir waves, ion acoustic waves, transverse electromagnetic waves, parametric decay instabilities, as well as ...

The bohr atom

This book gives students and instructors a full exploration of Bohr’s model of the atom. Topics covered include the historical background and Bohr’s approach to his original derivation. It also includes student exercises, a bibliography, a list of important physical constants, and a survey of Boh...

Introduction to the physics of the cryosphere (second edition)

This book describes components of the cryosphere: permafrost, snow, land and sea ice and their interactions with the ocean and atmosphere. It explains how numerical modelling of thermodynamic exchanges: conservation of mass, energy, and momentum as well as satellite measurements allow us to obser...