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An Introduction to Quantum Physics

1st Edition
August 1, 2026
Michael I. Bergman
English

Michael Bergman’s An Introduction to Quantum Physics makes quantum mechanics concepts more accessible by focusing on the essentials of the Schrodinger equation and its application to the hydrogen atom, while exploring other idealized but important quantum mechanical problems, such as the infinite square well and the harmonic oscillator, in order to build students’ physical intuition. The text assumes only calculus-based introductory physics, but helps students understand the origin of the periodic table and the electronic structure of atoms in a deeper way than they may have explored in introductory chemistry coursework. The text also enables users to make connections with concepts in linear algebra, a course that many students have recently taken or may be taking concurrently. An Introduction to Quantum Physics also seeks to explore in rigorous fashion philosophical issues in quantum mechanics that readers will find intriguing. Testing these philosophical issues has now become experimentally possible, laying the groundwork for quantum computing, and broadening the book’s potential interest to students in related fields, including computer science, mathematics, and engineering. For a student’s first exposure to quantum mechanics the book offers a unique concentration on locality, entanglement, Bell’s theorem, and quantum gates. This valuable first edition delivers engaging explanations and illustrative examples for both classic problems solved by quantum mechanics and new ones that form the basis for quantum computing.

Solid State Physics

3rd Edition
August 1, 2026
Giuseppe Grosso + 1 more
English

Solid State Physics is a textbook tailored to students of physics, material science, chemistry, and engineering. It is a state-of-the-art presentation of the theoretical foundations and application of the quantum structure of matter and materials. This third edition revision provides timely coverage of the most important scientific breakthroughs of the last decade. It helps build readers' understanding of the newest advances in condensed matter physics with rigorous yet clear mathematical explanations. Comprehensive examples and chapter appendices are an integral part of the text, carefully designed to apply the fundamental principles illustrated in the text to currently active research topics. Fundamental concepts and recent advances in the field, including basic elements useful for understanding the electron behavior in nanostructures, are explained in tutorial style and organized in an intuitive manner. The book contains new content on topics including the in-depth presentation of Green’s function approach to simulate electron transport in nanostructures and expanded material on the description of nanoscale systems. The authors introduce the non-equilibrium Green’s function formalism and demonstrate its relation to the microscopic quantum transport of electrons, as well as the role of contacts, gates and disorder in realistic devices. This revised textbook is a basic reference work for students, researchers, and lecturers in any area of solid-state physics.

Zeta Potential

1st Edition
July 1, 2026
Andrei S. Dukhin + 1 more
English

Zeta Potential has been known for more than one hundred years as a characteristic of the Interfacial Electric Double layer that control many properties and processes in dispersions, emulsions, and wet porous materials. It appears in many fundamental studies of such systems. It is a parameter used more and more in nanotechnology, biomedical and many other fields. However, due to the lack of corresponding education in colleges and graduate schools, many users, even some senior researchers, do not fully understand the concept and many mistakes appear in publications and applications. Recently, application of the zeta potential has expanded more into formulation and even quality control of these heterogeneous systems. The main goal of this book is to reflect this switch. In contrast to previously published books on this subject, it places emphasis on modern measurement methods that allow expansion in zeta potential usage and applications. Major focus is given to the three critical electrokinetic phenomena that serve as a basis for modern methods of zeta potential measurements: electrophoresis, electroacoustics and streaming current. The section on these methods will help the reader to navigate between different methods and select the one that is most appropriate for their application. The section on applications includes reviews of hundreds published papers so the reader can find previously published data on similar projects. Zeta Potential: Fundamentals, Methods, and Applications addresses the need for an up-to-date book focusing on the principles and practice of zeta potential measurements, providing readers with comprehensive and readily understandable coverage. It is suitable for an interdisciplinary audience of researchers, engineers and students who are involved in studying or using in industry complex heterogeneous liquids, like dispersions and emulsions, as well as wetted porous materials. This includes but is not limited to materials/colloids and interface chemists, chemical engineers, material scientists, biophysicists, and biochemists.

Encyclopedia of Particle Physics

1st Edition
June 1, 2026
Christian Fischer
English

Encyclopedia of (Hadron- and) Particle Physics will be a brand new, up to date reference work consisting of approximately 180 articles, headed up by an editorial board of world-leading hadron- and particle physicists. It will provide a first point of entry to the literature for all graduate/post-graduate students and early career-researchers working in and studying physics, especially those with an interest in hadron- and particle physics within the standard model and beyond. It will also be indispensable to all serious readers in the interdisciplinary areas (astrophysics, nuclear physics, particle therapy, accelerator physics) where particle physics is of utility. With a clear and logical template binding all chapters, content will be divided into the following six sections, each of which will contain chapters written by leading scientists who have pursued theoretical tools and methods and/or gathered and evaluated the most important data published within the field: Section 1: General Concepts of Particle Physics. This will provide an overview on general concepts that play a major role in every area of hadron and particle physics. Section 2: Hadron Physics. The strong interaction of quarks and gluons and the resulting hadron physics provides a broad field of interest with major discoveries (exotic hadrons) in the past decade. Understanding the strong interaction also provides the background for the search of physics beyond the standard model. Section 3: Lepton, Flavour and Higgs Physics. The electromagnetic and weak interaction of quarks, leptons and the Higgs particle provides a unique testing ground for the physics of the standard model with major advances in the past decades. Section 4: Neutrino Physics. This area has emerged in the past decade as a separate and highly innovative field with major discovery potential in the next years. Section 5: Beyond standard model physics. This section will provide introductions into the landscape of concepts of physics beyond the standard model including a broad variety of topics. Section 6: Experiments. Every young researcher struggles to get an overview on the large variety of ongoing and planned experiments in hadron and particle physics. Here will be introductions to general experimental concepts as well as an overview on all existing major international facilities and experiments. Advanced interactive features such as videos and 3D viewers are included, significantly increasing the practicality and learning outcomes for the modern-day reader for whom online usage is preferred. The result is the ideal one-stop foundational resource to the complex field of particle physics and an essential tool for physicists to refer to time and again.

Biomimetics for Aviation and Marine Applications

1st Edition
June 1, 2026
Mahadi Hasan Masud + 2 more
English

Biomimetics for Aviation and Marine Applications helps readers to understand both fundamental and applied aspects of fluid flows in biological and nature-inspired systems.In the book, after coverage of key background topics and other essential, physics-specific concepts, readers can expect to find a wide range of field test studies and numerical simulations of applied fluid dynamics. Two areas of practical implementation are specifically emphasized in the ensuing sections through detailed descriptions of leading research developments and reviews of state-of-the-art design examples of novel or bio-improved vehicles for aviation and marine purposes. Finally, in most of the chapters, future prospects and critical challenges in the execution and utilization of those biological features for practical engineering advances are discussed, aiming to foster creative, but still theoretically sound approaches to further optimize actuation and control of next-gen biomimicry models.

Heterostructured Metals

1st Edition
April 1, 2026
Amit Misra + 1 more
English

Heterostructured Metals: Processing, Interfaces, Defect Structures and Deformation Mechanisms provides a comprehensive study of defect structures and deformation mechanisms in interphase boundary-dominated nano and hetero structured metallic systems with examples and perspectives on future research directions and technological applications in this topical area. This book covers the fundamental descriptions of the atomic structures, thermodynamics and kinetics of defect-interface interactions and the relationships between mechanical behavior and interfacial defect structures. It also provides examples of a broad range of model and engineering alloy systems covering cubic and non-cubic crystal structures. The state-of-the-art atomistic and meso-scale computational methods, experimental nanomechanical and in situ characterization of deformation mechanisms and material syntheses using physical vapor deposition, melt and deformation processing are described.

Comprehensive Biomedical Physics

2nd Edition
March 1, 2026
Stephen Payne
English

Comprehensive Medical Physics (2nd edition) will be an up-to-date multi-volume reference work, providing an entry-level, broad foundational overview to the literature for all scientists interested in medical physics. It will be particularly useful for graduate and post-graduate students of medical and biomedical physics and indispensable to all scholars in the interdisciplinary areas where medical physics is of utility. Advanced interactive features will be heavily exploited in the new edition, significantly increasing the practicality and learning outcomes for the modern-day reader for whom online usage is preferred. All core material will be thoroughly revised from previously, however the new edition will see a considerably increased emphasis on applications. In addition, machine learning has now become a ubiquitous presence in the field, and this will be fully reflected in the 2nd edition. Written and edited by leading scientists from across the globe who have evaluated and summarized the most important data published within the field, Comprehensive Medical Physics (2nd edition) will therefore be an invaluable addition to the reference library of those working within medical imaging, radiotherapy, physiology, biology, pharmacology, and the treatment of clinical conditions.

Quantum Mechanics

1st Edition
March 1, 2026
English

This essential Quantum Mechanics text covers an entire course’s worth of lessons from fundamentals to advanced Topics in order to serve undergraduate- and graduate-level students of Physics, Chemistry, Materials Science and related courses, and offers lessons with real-world applications and examples that will help students connect with these concepts. From Modern Physics to Advanced Topics, such as Second Quantization, the text is tailored to the needs of students and instructors in these topics. Quantum Mechanics: Theory and Applications introduces the theory of quantum mechanics, while the applications are presented in the helpful appendixes, fusing classroom lessons with relatable examples. Various levels of topics are included in the book, from more basic topics like spin problems and the corresponding mathematical formalism, to advanced topics such as Relativistic Quantum Mechanics and Quantum Entanglement. In addition to exploring modern discussions on these classic concepts, the book includes numerous exercises designed with various purposes (Conceptual, Complementary, Retention, Development, and Advanced), many of which are accompanied by detailed solutions that enable the learning process. There is also a resources website that will provide overviews of the content, simulators, virtual laboratories, blogs, and more.

Fiber-Optic Distributed Acoustic Sensing

1st Edition
January 1, 2026
Marcelo A. Soto + 3 more
English

This book 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, including also relevant aspects related to the industrial standardization of the technology. For a reader with a basic background in photonics, the book provides the basis for knowing and understanding distributed acoustic sensing technology and its applications, in a single volume. It is relevant for 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.

Nanostructured Thin Films

1st Edition
December 1, 2025
Mohd Shkir + 1 more
English

Nanostructured Thin Films: Fundamentals and Multifunctional Applications provides a comprehensive introduction to the theory and deposition techniques used in the preparation of thin films at nanoscale by chemical and physical routes. The structural, optical, spectroscopic, electric, morphological, elastic, mechanical and magnetic properties of nanostructured thin films are thoroughly reviewed, and their applications in the fields of clean energy, solar cell devices, nanosensors, biomedicine and on-chip devices are discussed. This book is a valuable resource to researchers and R&D professionals interested in thin film materials and the factors influencing their chemical/physical properties and the relationship between these properties in their performance for various applications.