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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.

  • Analytical Techniques for the Characterization of Compound Semiconductors

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 21
    • G. Bastard + 1 more
    • English
    This volume is a collection of 96 papers presented at the above Conference. The scope of the work includes optical and electrical methods as well as techniques for structural and compositional characterization. The contributed papers report on topics such as X-ray diffraction, TEM, depth profiling, photoluminescence, Raman scattering and various electrical methods. Of particular interest are combinations of different techniques providing complementary information. The compound semiconductors reviewed belong mainly to the III-V and III-VI families. The papers in this volume will provide a useful reference on the implications of new technologies in the characterization of compound semiconductors.

  • Hopping Transport in Solids

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 28
    • M. Pollak + 1 more
    • English
    The hopping process, which differs substantially from conventional transport processes in crystals, is the central process in the transport phenomena discussed in this book. Throughout the book the term ``hopping'' is defined as the inelastic tunneling transfer of an electron between two localized electronic states centered at different locations. Such processes do not occur in conventional electronic transport in solids, since localized states are not compatible with the translational symmetry of crystals.The rapid growth of interest in hopping transport has followed in the footsteps of the development of physics of disordered systems during the last three decades. The intense interest in disordered solids can be attributed to the technological potential of the new noncrystalline materials, as well as to new fundamental problems discovered in solid state physics when a crystal is no longer translationally symmetric.In the last decade hopping systems such as organic polymers, biological materials, many oxide glasses, mesoscopic systems, and the new high-temperature superconducting materials in their normal state have attracted much interest. New phenomena investigated recently include interference and coherent scattering in variable range hopping conduction, mesoscopic effects, relaxation processes and thermo-electric power, and thermal conductivity caused by hopping transport. This volume presents the reader with a thorough overview of these recent developments, written by leading experts in the various fields.

  • Nonradiative Recombination in Semiconductors

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 33
    • V.N. Abakumov + 2 more
    • English
    In recent years, great progress has been made in the understandingof recombination processes controlling the number of excessfree carriers in semiconductors under nonequilibrium conditions. As a result, it is now possible to give a comprehensivetheoret... description of these processes. The authors haveselected a number of experimental results which elucidate theunderlying physical problems and enable a test of theoreticalmodels.Th... following topics are dealt with: phenomenological theory ofrecombination, theoretical models of shallow and deep localizedstates, cascade model of carrier capture by impurity centers,capture restricted by diffusion, multiphonon processes, Augerprocesses, effect of electric field on capture and thermalemission of carriers.

  • Handbook on the Physics and Chemistry of Rare Earths

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 14
    • English
    This volume differs somewhat from the previous volumes in the series in that there is a strong emphasis on the physical aspects and not so much on the chemical aspects of intermetallic compounds. Two of the chapters are concerned with relatively new experimental methods of studying rare earth metallic phases - high energy neutron spectroscopy and light scattering. In these chapters the authors explain the new kinds of information one obtains from these techniques and how this complements the knowledge previously gleaned from the more common measurements - such as NMR, heat capacities, magnetic susceptibility, transport and elastic properties. One of the remaining three chapters deals with NMR studies of rare earth intermetallics and the final two chapters are concerned, not so much with a particular experimental technique, but with physical phenomena that occur in these compounds: the electron-phonon interaction and heavy fermion behavior.

  • Nonlinear Topics in Ocean Physics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 109
    • A.R. Osborne
    • English
    The main fields presented at this school were mesoscale and large scale flows, and nonlinear wave dynamics. The resulting proceedings present the latest developments in these fields.

  • Magnetic Thin Films, Multilayers and Superlattices

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 16
    • A. Fert + 4 more
    • English
    Materials Research in thin and ultrathin magnetic structures is a multidisciplinary field which heavily relies on state-of-the-art growth, characterization and theoretical approaches to build a comprehensive physical picture on how magnetic properties depend on interfacial structural issues, interlayer coupling and transport phenomena. Often in this field, the critical properties and characterization required necessitates knowledge of structural and magnetic phenomena extending over several atomic planes. Atomic controlled growth techniques are required and atomic sensitivity is needed from magnetic and structural probes. This critical knowledge is vital for device applications, providing the basis for the synergistic interactions that are predominant in this field of research. This volume is the definitive reference source for anyone interested in the latest advances and results of current experimental research in ultrathin film magnetism.

  • Advances in Research and Applications: Semiconductor Heterostructures and Nanostructures

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 44
    • English
    The explosion of the science of mesoscopic structures is having a great impact on physics and electrical engineering because of the possible applications of these structures in microelectronic and optoelectronic devices of the future. This volume of Solid State Physics consists of two comprehensive and authoritative articles that discuss most of the physical problems that have so far been identified as being of importance in semiconductor nanostructures. Much of the volume is tutorial in characture--while at the same time time presenting current and vital theoretical and experimental results and a copious reference list--so it will be essential reading to all those taking a part in the research and development of this emerging technology.

  • Quantum Semiconductor Structures

    Fundamentals and Applications
    • 1st Edition
    • Claude Weisbuch + 1 more
    • English
    In its original form, this widely acclaimed primer on the fundamentals of quantized semiconductor structures was published as an introductory chapter in Raymond Dingle's edited volume (24) of Semiconductors and Semimetals. Having already been praised by reviewers for its excellent coverage, this material is now available in an updated and expanded "student edition." This work promises to become a standard reference in the field. It covers the basics of electronic states as well as the fundamentals of optical interactions and quantum transport in two-dimensional quantized systems. This revised student edition also includes entirely new sections discussing applications and one-dimensional and zero-dimensional systems.

  • Annual Reports on NMR Spectroscopy

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 23
    • English
    This book is part of a series on spectroscopy, and covers NMR studiesof isolated spin-pairs in the solid state, the oxidation state dependence of transition metal shieldings, the Cinderella nuclei, nuclear spin relaxation in organic systems, solutions of macromolecules and aggregates and the NMR of coals and coal products. Related titlesare volumes 20, 21 and 22 in the series.

  • Advances in Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 28
    • English

  • Advances in Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 27
    • English

  • Handbook of Semiconductor Silicon Technology

    • 1st Edition
    • William C. O'Mara + 2 more
    • English
    This handbook is a comprehensive summary of the science, technology and manufacturing of semiconductor silicon materials. Every known property of silicon is detailed. A complete set of binary phase diagrams is included. Practical aspects such as materials handling, safety, impurity and defect reduction are also discussed in depth.Fundamentals in the areas of silicon precursor compounds, polysilicon, silicon crystal growth, wafer fabrication, epitaxial and CVD deposition are addressed by experts in these fields. Materials properties covered include electrical, optical and mechanical properties, deep level impurities and carrier lifetime, and thermochemistry, as well as specific sections on oxygen, carbon, and nitrogen impurities. The book contains an extensive set of references, tables of materials constants, and silicon properties, and a presentation on the state of the art of materials manufacturing.

  • Quantum Physics, Relativity, and Complex Spacetime

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 163
    • G. Kaiser
    • English
    A new synthesis of the principles of quantum mechanics and Relativity is proposed in the context of complex differential geometry. The positivity of the energy implies that wave functions and fields can be extended to complex spacetime, and it is shown that this complexification has a solid physical interpretation as an extended phase space. The extended fields can be said to be realistic wavelet transforms of the original fields. A new, algebraic theory of wavelets is developed.

  • Surface Processing and Laser Assisted Chemistry

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 18
    • E. Fogarassy + 2 more
    • English
    The papers in this volume cover all aspects of laser assisted surface processing ranging from the preparation of high-Tc superconducting layer structures to industrial laser applications for device fabrication. The topics presented give recent results in organometallic chemistry and laser photochemistry, and novel surface characterization techniques. The ability to control the surface morphology by digital deposition and etching shows one of the future directions for exciting applications of laser surface processing, some of which may apply UV and VUV excitation. The understanding of elementary proceses is essential for the design of novel deposition methods, with diamond CVD being an outstanding example. The high quality of these contributions once again demonstrates that the E-MRS is an efficient forum for interaction between research workers and industry.

  • History of CERN, II

    Volume II - Building and Running the Laboratory, 1954-1965
    • 1st Edition
    • A. Hermann + 4 more
    • English
    The first volume of the History of CERN (published in 1987) dealt with the launching of the European Organization for Nuclear Research covering the period 1949 to 1954. Volume II continues the history through to the mid-1960's, when it was decided to equip the laboratory with a second generation of accelerators and a new Director-General was nominated. It covers the building and the running of the laboratory during these dozen years, it studies the construction and exploitation of the 600 MeV Synchro-cyclotron and the 28 GeV Proton Synchrotron, it considers the setting up of the material and organizational infrastructure which made this possible, and it covers the reigns of four Director-Generals, Felix Bloch, Cornelis Bakker, John Adams and Victor Weisskopf.Three considerations are relevant to the treatment of the material in this volume. Firstly the political dimension, in the broad sense of the term, was no longer omnipresent as during the process of creation. Alongside it scientific and technical determinations were at work. The second consideration is that the institutional dimension was also inescapably present. Finally, there was no longer one dominant process in the organisation's life but several and it was no longer possible to tell just one story. The authors therefore decided to focus attention on various aspects of CERN's life.Part I attempts to describe the various aspects which together constitute the history of CERN and aims to offer a synchronic panorama year by year account of CERN's many activities. Part II deals primarily with technological achievements and scientific results and it includes the most technical chapters in the volume, chapters using as main sources publications in the open literature, internal reports, and minutes of specialized committees or of divisional meetings. Part III aims to define how the CERN ``system'' functioned, how this science-based organization worked, how it chose, planned and concretely realized its experimental programme on the shop-floor and how it identified the equipment it would need in the long term and organized its relations with the outside world, notably the political world. The concluding Part IV aims to bring out the specificity of CERN, to identify the ways in which it differed from other big science laboratories in the 1950's and 1960's, and to try to understand where its uniqueness and originality lay.

  • Handbook on the Physics and Chemistry of Rare Earths

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 13
    • English
    The justification for combining reports of studies of the rare earths from the disciplines of physics and chemistry can be found in the historical reliance each has had upon the other in the apprehension of these mysterious substances. This was stated in the preface to the first four volumes of the series and is even more true today. For a time, specializations thrived more or less independently but as theory has become more comprehensive it has become possible to progress towards unification of these specializations. Nowhere has this need for a unified approach been more evident than in the study of the rare earths where the insights won in one area become a vision to another resulting in the illumination of the whole. The lanthanides are particularly suited to multidisciplinary study because of the unity derived from the progressive filling of the 4f orbitals by electrons. This introduces many profound physical phenomena such as magnetism as well as the frequently subtle chemical variation that affords fine-tuning of our understanding of nature.Volume 13 of the Handbook continues to promote this interactive approach to the science of the rare earths. Insights won from focused study of some aspect of the field are presented in critical and authoritative reviews. Some of these add important archival material of general and lasting interest. Others on topical subjects will promote new understanding of active areas.

  • Progress in Optics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 28
    • English
    Volume XXVIII contains five review articles covering the following areas - digital holography, a field that has found useful applications in connection with data processing and data storage, for 3-d displays and in providing new types of optical components, for example, holographic gratings; - basic investigations concerned with new technologies that may lead to better optical communication systems and improved limits of measurement than are expected from the traditional interpretation of quantum-mechanical measurement theory; - a review of our current understanding of quantum coherence properties of stimulated Raman scattering; - an account of techniques developed in recent years in the field of interferometry, for improvements of high precision measurements; - the fascinating phenomenon of quantum jumps, which were introduced in the theory of atomic spectra by Niels Bohr in 1913.

  • Dissipative Structures and Weak Turbulence

    • 1st Edition
    • English
    Dissipative Structure and Weak Turbulence provides an understanding of the emergence and evolution of structures in macroscopic systems. This book discusses the emergence of dissipative structures. Organized into 10 chapters, this book begins with an overview of the stability of a fluid layer with potentially unstable density stratification in the field of gravity. This text then explains the theoretical description of the dynamics of a given system at a formal level. Other chapters consider several examples of how such simplified models can be derived, complicating the picture progressively to account for other phenomena. This book discusses as well the theory and experiments on plain Rayleigh–Bénard convection by setting first the theoretical frame and deriving the analytical solution of the marginal stability problem. The final chapter deals with building a bridge between chaos as studied in weakly confined systems and more advanced turbulence in the most conventional sense. This book is a valuable resource for physicists.

  • Science, Churchill and Me

    The Autobiography of Hermann Bondi
    • 1st Edition
    • Hermann Bondi + 1 more
    • English
    Recounts the experiences, appointments and achievements of this eminent scientist. Dealing systematically with Bondi's childhood in Austria, arrival in Cambridge and his important contributions to the field of mathematics before his appointment as Master of Churchill College, Cambridge, the book conveys how an initially strictly academic career led to a range of positions in the public sector finishing with a return to academia.

  • Statistical Mechanics

    • 1st Edition
    • R. Kubo + 3 more
    • English
    Statistical Mechanics provides a series of concise lectures on the fundamental theories of statistical mechanics, carefully chosen examples and a number of problems with complete solutions. Modern physics has opened the way for a thorough examination of infra-structure of nature and understanding of the properties of matter from an atomistic point of view. Statistical mechanics is an essential bridge between the laws of nature on a microscopic scale and the macroscopic behaviour of matter. A good training in statistical mechanics thus provides a basis for modern physics and is indispensable to any student in physics, chemistry, biophysics and engineering sciences who wishes to work in these rapidly developing scientific and technological fields. The collection of examples and problems is comprehensive. The problems are grouped in order of increasing difficulty.

  • Radiation Exchange

    An Introduction
    • 1st Edition
    • Jack H. Taylor
    • English
    Here is an introductory examination of electromagnetic radiation. This book deals with the radiation laws, the phenomenon of radiation exchange, the quantification of radiation, and the mechanisms whereby radiation is attenuated in passing through the Earth's atmosphere. It can be used as a supplement to an introductory physics or astronomy text and also as a guide for members of the infrared community who would like additional insight into the area of radiation exchange. The concepts discussed here are well within the grasp of undergraduate students.**After studying this book, the reader will have developed a clear understanding of the phenomenon of radiatin exchange and will appreciate more thoroughly its importance in nature and its numerous applications.

  • Space Groups for Solid State Scientists

    • 2nd Edition
    • Michael Glazer + 2 more
    • English
    This Second Edition provides solid state scientists, who are not necessarily experts in crystallography, with an understandable and comprehensive guide to the new International Tables for Crystallography. The basic ideas of symmetry, lattices, point groups, and space groups are explained in a clear and detailed manner. Notation is introduced in a step-by-step way so that the reader is supplied with the tools necessary to derive and apply space group information. Of particular interest in this second edition are the discussions of space groups application to such timely topics as high-temperature superconductors, phase transitions, semiconductor superlattices, incommensurate modulation, and icosahedral symmetry.

  • Beam Processing and Laser Chemistry

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 12
    • I.W. Boyd + 1 more
    • English
    This volume discusses both the practical and theoretical aspects of energy beam materials processing. It highlights the recent advances in the use of beams and incoherent light sources to enhance or modify chemical processes at solid surfaces. Special attention is given to the latest developments in the use of ion, electron and photon beams, and on laser-assisted process chemistry. Thin film and surface and interface reactions as well as bulk phase transformations are discussed. Practical technological details and the criteria for present and future applications are also reviewed. The papers collected in this volume reflect the continuing strong interest and variety of development in this field. A selection of contents: Deposition. Photo-assisted MOVPE growth of calcium fluoride (K.J. Mackey et al.). XPS characterization of chromium films deposited from Cr(CO)6 at 248 nm (R. Nowak et al.). The chemistry of alkyl - aluminum compounds during laser-assisted chemical vapor deposition (G.S. Higashi). Influence of dilution in nitrogen on the photodissociation processes of silane and disilane at 193 nm. (E. Boch et al.). Growth processes of epitaxial metal films on semiconductor and insulator substrates by ionized cluster beam (I. Yamada). Kinetics and mechanisms of CW laser induced deposition of metals for microelectronics (G. Auvert). Damage Mechanisms. Modelling of lattice damage accumulation during high energy ion implantation (N. Hecking, E.H. te Kaat). Defects created by 3.5 GeV xenon ions in silicon (P. Mary et al.). Mixing, Crystallisation and Synthesis. Material transformations in semiconductor and magnetic thin films (E.E. Marinero). Explosive crystallization of amorphous silicon: triggering and propagation (W.C. Sinke et al.). Structural changes in AuxSi1-x alloy films under laser irradiation (J. Marfaing et al.). Ion-assisted recrystallization of amorphous silicon (F. Priola et al.). Ion beam synthesis of buried compound layers: accomplishments and perspectives (A. Golanski). Epitaxial lateral overgrowth of amorphous CVD silicon films induced by ion irradiation (M. Voelskow et al.). Wear resistant coatings produced by C+ implantation (C. Neelmeijer et al.). Laser surface alloying of Ni film on A1-based alloy (E. Gaffet et al.). Dielectrics. Photoenhanced CVD of hydrogenated amorphous silicon using an internal hydrogen discharge lamp (W.I. Milne et al.). Laser assisted synthesis of ultrafine silicon powder (R. Fantoni et al.). Doping. Excimer laser induced melting of heavily doped silicon: a contribution to the optimization of the laser doping process (E. Fogarassy et al.). In-situ doping of silicon using the gas immersion laser doping (GILD) process (P.G. Carey et al.). Laser solid-phase doping of semiconductors (A.M. Prokhorov et al.). Ablation. Photoablation of polyimide with IR and UV laser radiation (R. Braun et al.). Resputtering of low-energy implanted inert gases: an angle-resolved time-of-flight study (J. van Zwol et al.). Deposition of Y-Ba-Cu oxide superconducting thin films by Nd:YAG laser evaporation (W. Marine et al.). Cluster ion formation by laser evaporation of solid complex oxides (A. Mele et al.). Geometric optimisation for the deposition of high temperature superconductors (M. Brown et al.). Nucleation and growth of laser-plasma deposited thin films (S. Metev, K. Meteva). Etching. Time of flight study of low pressure laser etching of silicon by chlorine (J. Boulmer et al.). Nanosecond excimer laser-enhanced chemical etching (T.S. Baller, J. Dieleman). Laser patterned desorption within an upflow metalorganic chemical vapor deposition reactor (J.E. Epler et al.). Ion beam assisted etching of silicon with bromine. The role of the adsorbed state (G.C. Tyrrell et al.). Surface modification of low density polyethylene by N+, Ar+ ion implantation for space charge devices (S. Kuniyoshi et al.). Author index. Subject index.

  • Advances in Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 26
    • English

  • Characterization of Semiconductor Materials, Volume 1

    Principles and Methods
    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 1
    • Gary F. McGuire
    • English
    Characterization of semiconductor materials and methods used to characterize them will be described extensively in this new Noyes series. Written by experts in each subject area, the series will present the most up-to-date information available in this rapidly advancing field. Includes chapters on Electrical Characterization, Ion Mass Spectrometry, Photoelectron Spectroscopy, Ion/Solid Interactions and more.

  • Progress in Low Temperature Physics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 12
    • English
    Volume 12 in this distinguished series starts with a chapter on high temperature superconductivity. The chapter is of general interest, giving a historical perspective of the various speculations in the past on the possibility of such superconductors and the possible mechanisms for the superconductivity in the recently discovered materials. Other chapters illustrate the wide range of physics which are more usual low temperature topics, such as spin polarized 3He gas and the Kapitza thermal boundary resistance at mainly millikelvin temperatures. Topics from neighbouring fields such as metal physics and applications of low-temperature physics are dealt with in chapters on charge density waves and multi-SQUID devices and their applications.

  • Ion Beams for Materials Analysis

    • 1st Edition
    • J.R Bird + 1 more
    • English
    The use of ion beams for materials analysis involves many different ion-atom interaction processes which previously have largely been considered in separate reviews and texts. A list of books and conference proceedings is given in Table 2. This book is divided into three parts, the first which treats all ion beam techniques and their applications in such diverse fields as materials science, thin film and semiconductor technology, surface science, geology, biology, medicine, environmental science, archaeology and so on.

  • Electron Tunneling in Chemistry

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 30
    • R.F. Khairutdinov + 2 more
    • English
    In Volume 30, an attempt is made to consider comprehensively both theoretical and experimental data that have been obtained to date on electron tunneling reactions involving chemical compounds of various classes, and to discuss the role played by these reactions in different areas of chemistry. The discussion of the above problem is preceded by a review of data on tunneling phenomena in nuclear physics, atomic physics, solid-state physics, as well as on the tunneling effects in chemistry that go beyond the framework of the main subject of this monograph. This review is included to acquaint the reader with the role of tunneling phenomena in physics and chemistry as a whole, to show how diversified the kingdom of tunneling phenomena is, and to see more distinctly the similarities and the differences between electron tunneling in chemical reactions and other tunnel phenomena.

  • Progress in Optics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 27
    • English
    Progress in Optics is a well-established series of volumes of review articles dealing with theoretical and applied optics and related subjects. Widely acclaimed by numerous reviewers as representing an authoritative and up-to-date source of information in all branches of optics, the series continues to fulfil a genuine need within the scientific community. Articles are contributed by leading scientists (including two Nobel Prize winners) chosen by the Editor, with the advice of an international panel of experts constituting the Editorial Advisory Board. Many of the articles appearing in these volumes have since been established as basic references in their respective fields.

  • Solid State Ionics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 7
    • C. Julien + 1 more
    • English
    In recent years Solid State Ionics and Solid State Microbatteries have attracted considerable interest due to the important role which they may play in the future of microelectronics and eventually in other fields of energy storage. This volume presents papers on the theory, experiments and applications in this field including: Solid state microbatteries; Thin films solid state batteries; Fast ion conduction; Intercalation and lattice dynamics in layered materials; Electrochromes; Solid state diffusion; and Microsensors.

  • Solid State Physics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 42
    • Henry Ehrenreich
    • English

  • Photon-Atom Interactions

    • 1st Edition
    • Mitchel Weissbluth
    • English
    This book provides an introduction to the body of theory shared by several branches of modern optics--nonlinear optics, quantum electronics, laser physics, and quantum optics--with an emphasis on quantum and statistical aspects. It is intended for well prepared undergraduate and graduate students in physics, applied physics, electrical engineering, and chemistry who seek a level of preparation of sufficient maturity to enable them to follow the specialized literature.

  • Advances in Atomic and Molecular Physics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 25
    • English

  • Handbook on the Physics and Chemistry of Rare Earths

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 12
    • English

  • Physical Optics and Light Measurements

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 26
    • English

  • Photon, Beam and Plasma Assisted Processing

    Fundamentals and Device Technology
    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 2
    • E.F. Krimmel + 1 more
    • English
    This symposium attracted 82 papers which were presented orally or as posters. Fourteen invited speakers presented state of the art reviews and aspects of future key topics in this increasingly important area of materials science. The high level of scientific presentation during the conference enhanced the aim of the symposium, which was to stimulate discussion amongst materials scientists, chemists, engineers and physicists with a common interest in this field and to disseminate knowledge of progress.

  • Geometrical and Instrumental Optics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 25
    • English

  • Deep Implants: Fundamentals and Applications

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 3
    • G.G. Bentini + 2 more
    • English
    Deep implants are produced by the high-energy implantation of impurities in a host material. The thus created subsurface layers have properties that are different from the very surface and the bulk and show great promise for application in the electronics industry.

  • Semiconductor Materials and Process Technology Handbook

    • 1st Edition
    • Gary F. McGuire
    • Gary F. McGuire
    • English
    This handbook is a broad review of semiconductor materials and process technology, with emphasis on very large-scale integration (VLSI) and ultra large scale integration (ULSI). The technology of integrated circuit (IC) processing is expanding so rapidly that it can be difficult for the scientist working in one area to keep abreast of developments in other areas of the field. This handbook solves this problem by bringing together "snapshots" of the various aspects of the technology.

  • Handbook of Magnetic Materials

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 4
    • K.H.J. Buschow + 1 more
    • English

  • Dynamics of Curved Fronts

    • 1st Edition
    • English
    In recent years, much progress has been made in the understanding of interface dynamics of various systems: hydrodynamics, crystal growth, chemical reactions, and combustion. Dynamics of Curved Fronts is an important contribution to this field and will be an indispensable reference work for researchers and graduate students in physics, applied mathematics, and chemical engineering. The book consist of a 100 page introduction by the editor and 33 seminal articles from various disciplines.

  • The Physics and Applications of Amorphous Semiconductors

    • 1st Edition
    • Arun Madan + 1 more
    • English
    This comprehensive, detailed treatise on the physics and applications of the new emerging technology of amorphous semiconductors focuses on specific device research problems such as the optimization of device performance. The first part of the book presents hydrogenated amorphous silicon type alloys, whose applications include inexpensive solar cells, thin film transistors, image scanners, electrophotography, optical recording and gas sensors. The second part of the book discusses amorphous chalcogenides, whose applications include electrophotography, switching, and memory elements. This book will serve as an excellent reference source for solid state scientists and engineers, and as a useful self-contained introduction to the field for graduate students.

  • Physics of NMR Spectroscopy in Biology and Medicine

    • 1st Edition
    • B. Maraviglia
    • English
    As a result of the recent expansion of nuclear magnetic resonance in biomedicine, a number of workshops and schools have been organized to introduce the NMR principles to a wider group of biologists, radiologists, neurologists, etc. The aim of most of these courses was to provide a common vocabulary and enough information about ``pulse sequences'', relaxation times, etc. in order to facilitate the use of the various types of NMR imaging systems. However, no courses were organized for the physicists who were responsible for the origin and evolution of the ideas in this area. This Enrico Fermi school was therefore organized. The topics discussed included the theoretical interpretation and prediction of NMR signals, the study of new imaging techniques up to the building of special r.f. coils and the study of new methods for analysing NMR data in the time domain.

  • Quantum Probability

    • 1st Edition
    • Stanley P. Gudder
    • English
    Quantum probability is a subtle blend of quantum mechanics and classical probability theory. Its important ideas can be traced to the pioneering work of Richard Feynman in his path integral formalism.Only recently have the concept and ideas of quantum probability been presented in a rigorous axiomatic framework, and this book provides a coherent and comprehensive exposition of this approach. It gives a unified treatment of operational statistics, generalized measure theory and the path integral formalism that can only be found in scattered research articles.The first two chapters survey the necessary background in quantum mechanics and probability theory and therefore the book is fairly self-contained, assuming only an elementary knowledge of linear operators in Hilbert space.

  • Advances in Atomic and Molecular Physics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 24
    • English

  • Two-Hundred-Year Impact of Rare Earths on Science

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 11
    • English

  • Advances in Atomic and Molecular Physics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 23
    • English

  • Mathematical Physics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 152
    • R. Carroll
    • English
    An introduction to the important areas of mathematical physics, this volume starts with basic ideas and proceeds (sometimes rapidly) to a more sophisticated level, often to the context of current research.All of the necessary functional analysis and differential geometry is included, along with basic calculus of variations and partial differential equations (linear and nonlinear). An introduction to classical and quantum mechanics is given with topics in Feynman integrals, gauge fields, geometric quantization, attractors for PDE, Ginzburg-Landau Equations in superconductivity, Navier-Stokes equations, soliton theory, inverse problems and ill-posed problems, scattering theory, convex analysis, variational inequalities, nonlinear semigroups, etc. Contents: 1. Classical Ideas and Problems. Introduction. Some Preliminary Variational Ideas. Various Differential Equations and Their Origins. Linear Second Order PDE. Further Topics in the Calculus of Variations. Spectral Theory for Ordinary Differential Operators, Transmutation, and Inverse Problems. Introduction to Classical Mechanics. Introduction to Quantum Mechanics. Weak Problems in PDE. Some Nonlinear PDE. Ill-Posed Problems and Regularization. 2. Scattering Theory and Solitons. Introduction. Scattering Theory I (Operator Theory). Scattering Theory II (3-D). Scattering Theory III (A Medley of Themes). Scattering Theory IV (Spectral Methods in 3-D). Systems and Half Line Problems. Relations between Potentials and Spectral Data. Introduction to Soliton Theory. Solitons via AKNS Systems. Soliton Theory (Hamiltonian Structure). Some Topics in Integrable Systems. 3. Some Nonlinear Analysis: Some Geometric Formalism. Introduction. Nonlinear Analysis. Monotone Operators. Topological Methods. Convex Analysis. Nonlinear Semigroups and Monotone Sets. Variational Inequalities. Quantum Field Theory. Gauge Fields (Physics). Gauge Fields (Mathematics) and Geometric Quantization. Appendices: Introduction to Linear Functional Analysis. Selected Topics in Functional Analysis. Introduction to Differential Geometry. References. Index.

  • Progress in Optics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 25
    • English
    This volume is a jubilee issue and contains some specially designed computer generated holograms for this occasion, together with a description of how to obtain the holographic effect.

  • Progress in Optics

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 26
    • English

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