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Books in Physics

Physics titles offer comprehensive research and advancements across the fundamental and applied areas of physical science. From quantum mechanics and particle physics to astrophysics and materials science, these titles drive innovation and deepen understanding of the principles governing the universe. Essential for researchers, educators, and students, this collection supports scientific progress and practical applications across a diverse range of physics disciplines.

  • Quantum Dots in Energy

    Design, Development, and Emerging Applications
    • 1st Edition
    • Rakesh Kumar Sharma + 2 more
    • English
    Quantum Dots in Energy: Design, Development, and Emerging Applications explores quantum dots for energy applications. The book begins with the fundamental properties of quantum dots and then considers their synthesis, fabrication, and characterization techniques before investigating a range of applications in the area of renewable energy solutions and energy-efficient devices. It covers the general properties of quantum dots, recent and possible future applications in the field of energy, and the advantages and disadvantages of various fabrication techniques. Users will also find information on the application of quantum dots in various, important technologies, including light-emitting diodes, photovoltaics, batteries, catalysis, and thermoelectrics.Fina... it looks ahead to future directions for further research and innovation.

  • Fiber-Optic Distributed Acoustic Sensing

    Principles and Applications
    • 1st Edition
    • Marcelo A. Soto + 3 more
    • English
    Fiber-Optic Distributed Acoustic Sensing: Principles and Applications addresses the fundamentals of fiber-optic distributed acoustic sensors (DAS) and their most important application fields. It is divided into three parts, the first of which covers the theoretical aspects of the working principle of DAS technology, including the description of the main optical components used for DAS monitoring, concepts of Rayleigh scattering, and approaches for resolving the spatial information based on optical time-domain and optical frequency-domain reflectometry. The second part focuses on the different interrogation techniques existing today, including dedicated signal processing and other advanced methods for enhancing sensing performance. The third part of the book is devoted to the main industrial applications of DAS technology, such as structural health monitoring, security, geophysical studies and seismic monitoring, and relevant aspects related to the industrial standardization of the technology.For a reader with a basic background in photonics, the book provides the foundation for understanding distributed acoustic sensing technology and its applications, in a single volume. It is relevant to a broad range of scientists and researchers working in the fields of photonics, sensing, environmental and structural health monitoring, optical communications, and optical fiber systems.

  • Progress in Optics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 72
    • English
    Optics series, highlights new advances in the field, with this new volume presenting interesting chapters. Each chapter is written by an international board of authors.

  • Advanced Nanostructured Thin Films for Biomedical Applications

    • 1st Edition
    • Mariana Amorim Fraga + 2 more
    • English
    Advanced Nanostructured Thin Films for Biomedical Applications provides a comprehensive resource for understanding both theoretical first principles and computational modeling concepts and applications of nanostructured thin films. Additionally, it includes information on the latest advancements in the field, along with detailed discussions of current challenges in applying nanostructured thin films and self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) tailored specifically for biomedical applications. The book offers a structured and detailed resource that covers both fundamental and advanced topics, as well as applications, making it a valuable tool to support ongoing research and development in thin films for biomedical applications.In particular, the book addresses not only fundamental principles but also advanced techniques in design and synthesis, first principles theory and computational modeling, and functionalization of nanostructured thin films, including self-assembled monolayers (SAMs). It also discusses challenges such as biocompatibility, stability, and scalability, along with practical strategies and solutions that guide readers on how to overcome common obstacles in the development and application of nanostructured thin films.

  • Hydrophilic-Lipophilic Deviation in Formulation Science and Technology

    Principles, Methods, and Applications of HLD
    • 1st Edition
    • Jean-Louis Salager + 2 more
    • English
    Hydrophilic-Lipophil... Deviation in Formulation Science and Technology: Principles, Methods, and Applications of HLD offers an in-depth examination of the Hydrophilic-Lipophil... Deviation (HLD) concept as a foundational, quantifiable optimization tool in the formulation science of surfactant, oil, and water systems. It brings together contributions from leading experts to cover the historical development of formulation concepts in the past hundred years, from the Bancroft rule, Winsor R, Beerbover CER, Israelachvili intermolecular packing, Griffin HLB and Shinoda PIT through to the advanced HLD multivariable framework, as a way to select an appropriate multi surrogate expression. It provides a deep dive into critical topics such as surfactant and oil characterization, macro-/micro-/nano-e... formulation and properties, particularly interfacial rheology. It also deals with practical applications such as detergency, enhanced oil recovery (EOR), demulsification, asphaltic emulsions, food processing and distribution, cosmetics and medical preparations, and other consumer or industrial products. Each chapter combines theoretical foundations with practical insights, including mistakes and confusions, supported by case studies and recent research findings. The structured approach facilitates a comprehensive understanding the meaning of HLD and its impact on formulation science in various sectors including academia and industry.This book will address the challenges faced by practitioners in designing and optimizing formulations, ultimately enhancing product performance in interfacial tension, solubilization, time stability and fluid properties. Hydrophilic-Lipophil... Deviation in Formulation Science and Technology: Principles, Methods, and Applications of HLD is written primarily for advanced researchers, scientists, and engineers specializing in formulation science, colloid and interface science, surfactant chemistry, and chemical engineering.

  • Optical Fibers for Orbital Angular Momentum

    • 1st Edition
    • Yang Yue + 4 more
    • English
    Optical Fibers for Orbital Angular Momentum comprehensively explores optical fibers for orbital angular momentum (OAM), covering fundamental principles, fiber structures, mode generation techniques, devices, applications, and future research directions. The book provides a structured and in-depth understanding of OAM in optical fibers where readers will learn the theoretical foundations, fiber structures supporting OAM modes, fabrication and characterization techniques, generation methods, and diverse applications. The book also addresses challenges and future research directions, equipping readers with knowledge to advance this rapidly evolving field.

  • Solid State Physics

    • 3rd Edition
    • Giuseppe Grosso + 2 more
    • English
    Solid State Physics, Third Edition provides timely coverage of the most important scientificbreakthrou... of the last decade. The book helps build readers' understanding of the newestadvances in condensed matter physics with rigorous yet clear mathematical explanations.Compreh... examples and chapter appendices are an integral part of the text. Fundamental concepts and recent advances in the field are explained in tutorial style and organizedin an intuitive manner. The book contains new content on topics including the in-depth presentation of Green’s function approach to simulate quantum electron transport in nanostructures. This revised textbook is a basic reference work for students, researchers, and lecturers in any area of solid-state physics.

  • An Introduction to Quantum Physics

    From Schrodinger's Equation to Quantum Computing
    • 1st Edition
    • Michael I. Bergman
    • English
    An Introduction to Quantum Physics: From Schrodinger’s Equation to Quantum Computing develops physical insight and introduces a few mathematical techniques to make quantum physics accessible and engaging. The book introduces the Schrodinger wave equation, solving classic problems such as the infinite square well and the quantum harmonic oscillator, before solving for the electronic structure of the hydrogen atom. It also provides intuition into the famous Heisenberg uncertainty principle, and uses the Pauli exclusion principle to explain the origin of the periodic table. Unusual for an introductory quantum physics text, the book then introduces matrix mechanics for spin, which leads to more recent work on entanglement, Bell’s theorem, and elements of quantum computing. The book explores rigorously philosophical issues that are now experimentally testable, which students find compelling and have become of practical importance. The text makes a point to connect physics, chemistry, mathematics, and computer science. Through clear and entertaining text, ample figures, worked examples, and thoughtful homework problems, the book builds physical intuition and skill at problem solving.

  • Advances in Biogerontology

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 4
    • English
    Explore the latest breakthroughs in aging research with Advances in Biogerontology Volume 4. This comprehensive volume brings together cutting-edge studies on the biological mechanisms of aging, regenerative medicine, and interventions to promote healthy longevity. Featuring contributions from leading scientists worldwide, it delves into innovative approaches to slow, halt, or reverse age-related decline, offering insights into cellular aging, genetic factors, and emerging therapies. Ideal for researchers, clinicians, and students, this volume is a vital resource for understanding the future of aging and extending healthspan. Stay at the forefront of biogerontology with this authoritative collection of scientific advancements.

  • Antiferromagnetic Spintronics

    • 1st Edition
    • Atsufumi Hirohata + 2 more
    • English
    Antiferromagnetic materials display significant potential for the development of low-power and ultrafast spintronic devices for logic, memory, and storage applications, potentially enabling low-power devices operating at THz frequencies. This book provides a succinct and comprehensive overview of recent developments in these materials.Antiferrom... Spintronics is broken into three sections, the first looking at theory and modelling, the second addressing synthesis and fabrication, and the third covering characterisation and validation. The chapters are written by international experts and discuss key developments and achievements, as well as future directions for further research. The book will be of interest to researchers in the field at both the junior and senior level.

  • Ion Irradiation in Emerging Materials and Devices

    From Fundamentals to Advanced Applications
    • 1st Edition
    • Vishnu Chauhan + 3 more
    • English
    Ion Irradiation in Emerging Materials and Devices: From Fundamentals to Advanced Applications presents new paradigms in the modification of both existing materials and the discovery of new materials by modifying materials at specific locations at the nanoscale. The book explores the effects of ion irradiation on different materials and devices and describes the resultant modifications in their structural, electrical, morphological, optical, and magnetic properties. It also provides an assessment of device performance and a comprehensive literature review. Thorough examination of ion beam-induced synthesis and characterization of various materials is included, along with reports of recent advances in materials modification through radiation, a promising technique for creating materials better suited for a range of specific applications.Lastly, the book highlights new materials, showcasing promising technologies and enhanced properties. This book will appeal to new and early career researchers as it examines the work done in the field of ion implantation over the past few decades while also proposing potential new areas of research and their applications.

  • Unveiling the Atom and Its Nucleus

    Discoveries, Insights, and Understanding
    • 1st Edition
    • Michael F. L'Annunziata
    • English
    Unveiling the Atom and Its Nucleus: Discoveries, Insights, and Understanding explores how chemists and physicists have used scientific principles and experimentation to unveil the structure of the atom, factors governing nuclear stability and decay, modes of nuclear decay, and how the components of the atom interrelate to govern nuclear stability or predict its instability. Examples are featured, showing how discoveries (some considered insignificant at the time) have led to remarkable findings and resulted in our knowledge of the concepts and properties of the atom, such as Oliphant’s discovery of nuclear fusion, Bethe’s energy production in stars, and consequent current fusion energy development.The book also describes a dichotomy in the application of atomic energy that includes current advances in vital applications such as nuclear medicine and nuclear energy upon which we depend dearly and the current proliferation of nuclear weapons that threaten our continued existence.

  • Phoretic Motions of Liquid Droplets

    A Theoretical Analysis
    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 40
    • Eric Lee
    • English
    Phoretic Motions of Liquid Droplets: A Theoretical Analysis provides a detailed description of the fundamentals of the electrostatics and electrokinetics of various kinds of droplets: dielectric droplets, conducting droplets such as liquid metal droplets, polymeric liquid droplets and the implications they have for their broad practical applications. It is crucial to fully understand the underlying electrokinetic mechanisms before any meaningful practical applications of liquid droplets can be launched successfully.This is the first book to directly address phoretic motion of droplets; previously there has only been brief mention in texts mostly about solid particles, on which there is much more literature. Droplets of different kinds have different applications in practice. For instance, conducting droplets like liquid metal droplets have an inherent advantage in drug delivery over liposomes of dielectric droplets in terms of chemiphoresis, although both are widely used in drug delivery and micro/nanofluidic operations, among other practical applications. The book provides insights and guidelines for design engineers in drug delivery even in the fabrication stage of the droplets carrying therapeutic chemicals. Moreover, it is helpful in analyzing data for experimental researchers as well. For instance, a droplet filled with dielectric materials may not behave electrokinetically like a dielectric droplet under certain circumstances in practice, as might be expected by experimentalists.Pho... Motions of Liquid Droplets is written for researchers, industry engineers, and graduate and postdoc students in the field of colloidal and interface science and technology who are working on colloidal physics aspects and focused on electrokinetics, primarily from a chemical engineering, biomedical and biochemical engineering background.

  • High Pressure Semiconductor Physics I

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 54
    • English

  • Assessment of Safety and Risk with a Microscopic Model of Detonation

    • 1st Edition
    • C.-O. Leiber
    • English

  • Modern Physics

    for Scientists and Engineers
    • 2nd Edition
    • John Morrison
    • English

  • Origin of the Solar System

    Proceedings of a Conference Held at the Goddard Institute for Space Studies, New York, January 23-24, 1962
    • 1st Edition
    • Robert Jastrow + 1 more
    • English

  • Nanoparticle Technologies

    From Lab to Market
    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 19
    • Farid Bensebaa
    • English

  • Men of Physics: L.D. Landau

    Thermodynamics, Plasma Physics and Quantum Mechanics
    • 1st Edition
    • D. Ter Haar
    • D. Ter Haar
    • English

  • High Frequency and Pulse Scattering

    Physical Acoustics
    • 1st Edition
    • R. N. Thurston + 1 more
    • English

  • Acoustic and Electromagnetic Scattering Analysis Using Discrete Sources

    • 1st Edition
    • Adrian Doicu + 2 more
    • English

  • Thinning Films and Tribological Interfaces

    Proceedings of the 26th Leeds-Lyon Symposium
    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 38
    • L. Flamand + 9 more
    • English

  • Combined Quantum Mechanical and Molecular Mechanical Modelling of Biomolecular Interactions

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 100
    • English

  • Biology, Sociology, Geology by Computational Physicists

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 1
    • Dietrich Stauffer + 3 more
    • English

  • Gases and Vacua

    Handbook of Vacuum Physics
    • 1st Edition
    • A. H. Beck
    • English

  • Large-Order Behaviour of Perturbation Theory

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 7
    • J. Zinn-Justin + 1 more
    • English

  • Pleuropneumonia-Like Organisms (PPLO): Mycoplasmataceae

    • 1st Edition
    • E. Klieneberger-Nobel
    • English

  • Solid State Physics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 65
    • English

  • Progress in Optics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 58
    • English

  • Niels Bohr - Collected Works

    Cumulative Subject Index
    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 13
    • Finn Aaserud
    • English

  • Advances in Imaging and Electron Physics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 191
    • English

  • Advances in Photovoltaics: Part 1

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 87
    • English

  • Radioactive Isotopes in the Localization of Tumours

    The Proceedings of the International Nuclear Medicine Symposium Arranged by the Institute of Cancer Research: Royal Cancer Hospital and Held at the Imperial College of Science and Technology, London, in September, 1967
    • 1st Edition
    • N. G. Trott + 2 more
    • English

  • Handbook of Vacuum Science and Technology

    • 1st Edition
    • Bawa Singh + 2 more
    • English

  • Vapour Growth and Epitaxy

    Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Vapour Growth and Epitaxy, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 18–21 August 1975
    • 1st Edition
    • R.L. Parker + 2 more
    • English

  • Topics in Atomic Collision Theory

    • 1st Edition
    • Sydney Geltman
    • Keith A. Brueckner + 1 more
    • English

  • Surface Contamination

    Proceedings of a Symposium Held at Gatlinburg, Tennessee, June 1964
    • 1st Edition
    • B. R. Fish
    • English

  • Solid State Physics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 59
    • Frans Spaepen + 1 more
    • English

  • High Energy Physics and Nuclear Structure

    Proceedings of the Ninth International Conference on High Energy Physics and Nuclear Structure, Versailles, 6-10 July 1981
    • 1st Edition
    • P. Catillon + 2 more
    • English

  • Hyperpolarized and Inert Gas MRI

    From Technology to Application in Research and Medicine
    • 1st Edition
    • Francis T Hane + 1 more
    • English

  • The Physics of Selenium and Tellurium

    Proceedings of the International Symposium Held at Montreal, Canada October 12–13, 1967
    • 1st Edition
    • W. Charles Cooper
    • English

  • Advances in Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 60
    • English

  • Semiconductor Nanowires

    Materials, Synthesis, Characterization and Applications
    • 1st Edition
    • Q Xiong + 1 more
    • English

  • Handbook on the Physics and Chemistry of Rare Earths

    The Role of Rare Earths in Catalysis
    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 29
    • L. Eyring + 2 more
    • English

  • Principles of Environmental Physics

    Plants, Animals, and the Atmosphere
    • 4th Edition
    • Mike Unsworth + 1 more
    • English

  • Electric Wiring

    Domestic
    • 3rd Edition
    • W. Turner + 1 more
    • English

  • Advances in Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 49
    • English

  • Excited States

    Volume 4
    • 1st Edition
    • Edward C. Lim
    • English

  • Microstructure Sensitive Design for Performance Optimization

    • 1st Edition
    • Brent L. Adams + 2 more
    • English

  • Mössbauer Effect

    Principles and Applications
    • 1st Edition
    • Gunther K. Wertheim
    • English

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