Books in Physical sciences and engineering

Computational Methods for the Multiscale Modelling of Soft Matter

1st Edition
November 1, 2025
Paola Carbone + 1 more
English
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Computational Methods for the Multiscale Modelling of Soft Matter offers a thorough overview of various simulation techniques essential for the study of soft materials. This book delves into numerical and molecular modeling methods, spanning multiple time and length scales. It is particularly valuable for postgraduate students and researchers in materials science, computational physics, chemistry, and chemical engineering. Alongside fundamental theoretical concepts, the book includes numerous examples from a wide range of soft materials, demonstrating how computational methods complement experimental characterization and significantly advance the manufacturing sector.Chapters illustrate how modeling techniques aid in interpreting experimental data and how experiments help parameterize models. The book also enables experts in one technique to transition to other tools more easily, which is increasingly important as multiscale tools become more sophisticated and accessible. It brings together diverse modeling approaches and applications, creating a comprehensive resource for understanding simulation methods for soft materials such as polymers, surfactants, and colloids.

Climate and Natural Hazard Risks

1st Edition
November 1, 2025
Peter Sammonds + 2 more
English
Paperback
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eBook
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Climate and Natural Hazard Risks is an in-depth examination of the physical, environmental, economic, and social impacts of climate change and natural hazards on vulnerable populations in different areas around the world. The authors open with the simple question “what is risk?,” taking a detailed look at global trends and risk frameworks as they relate to climate change. From there, the chapters systematically review different hazards and their implications for risk and resilience (hurricanes, cyclones, flooding, extreme temperatures, food insecurity, earthquakes, tsunamis). The authors then delve into the latest research and data surrounding probabilistic hazard assessment and multi-hazard risk assessment. The book closes with a thoughtful discussion on resilience and the wide-reaching impacts of environmental transitions. Professionals working across climate change, environmental risk assessment, and disaster resilience will find much to consider in this thought-provoking text.

Robust Theoretical Models in Medicinal Chemistry

1st Edition
November 1, 2025
Luciana Scotti + 1 more
English
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Robust Theoretical Models in Medicinal Chemistry: QSAR, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and Deep Learning serves as a valuable resource chock full of applications extending into multiple knowledge domains. The meticulous construction of a robust model holds significance, not only in drug discovery but also in engineering, chemistry, pharmaceutical, and food-related research, illustrating the broad spectrum of fields where QSAR methodologies can be instrumental. The activities considered in QSAR span chemical measurements and biological assays, making this approach a versatile tool applicable across various scientific domains. Currently, QSAR finds extensive use in diverse disciplines, prominently in drug design and environmental risk assessment.Quantitat... Structure-Activity Relationships (QSAR) represent a concerted effort to establish correlations between structural or property descriptors of compounds and their respective activities. These physicochemical descriptors encompass a wide array of parameters, accounting for hydrophobicity, topology, electronic properties, and steric effects, and can be determined empirically or, more recently, through advanced computational methods.

Multimodal Learning Using Heterogeneous Data

1st Edition
November 1, 2025
Saeid Eslamian + 3 more
English
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Multimodal Learning Using Heterogeneous Data is a comprehensive guide to the emerging field of multimodal learning, which focuses on integrating diverse data types such as text, images, and audio within a unified framework. The book delves into the challenges and opportunities presented by multimodal data and offers insights into the foundations, techniques, and applications of this interdisciplinary approach. It is intended for researchers and practitioners interested in learning more about multimodal learning and is a valuable resource for those working on projects involving data analysis from multiple modalities.The book begins with a comprehensive introduction, focusing on multimodal learning's foundational principles and the intricacies of heterogeneous data. It then delves into feature extraction, fusion techniques, and deep learning architectures tailored for multimodal data. It also covers transfer learning, pre-processing challenges, and cross-modal information retrieval. The book highlights the application of multimodal learning in specialized contexts such as sentiment analysis, data generation, medical imaging, and ethical considerations. Real-world case studies are woven into the narrative, illuminating the applications of multimodal learning in diverse domains such as natural language processing, multimedia content analysis, autonomous systems, and cognitive computing. The book concludes with an insightful exploration of multimodal data analytics across social media, surveillance, user behavior, and a forward-looking examination of future trends and practical implementations. As a collective resource, Multimodal Learning Using Heterogeneous Data illuminates the powerful utility of multimodal learning to elevate machine learning tasks while also highlighting the need for innovative solutions and methodologies. The book acknowledges the challenges associated with deep learning and the growing importance of ethical considerations in the collection and analysis of multimodal data.Overall, Multimodal Learning Using Heterogeneous Data provides an expansive panorama of this rapidly evolving field, its potential for future research and application, and its vital role in shaping machine learning's evolution.

Theoretical Foundations of Quantum Computing

1st Edition
November 1, 2025
Daowen Qiu
English
Paperback
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Theoretical Foundations of Quantum Computing is an essential textbook for introductory courses in the quantum computing discipline. Quantum computing represents a paradigm shift in understanding computation. This textbook delves into the principles of quantum mechanics that underpin this revolutionary technology, making it invaluable for undergraduate and graduate students in computer science and related fields. Structured into eight meticulously crafted chapters, it covers everything from the historical context of quantum computing to advanced theories and applications. The book includes core topics such as basic models, quantum algorithms, cryptography, communication protocols, complexity, and error correction codes.Each chapter builds upon the last, ensuring a robust understanding of foundational concepts and cutting-edge research. It serves as both a foundational resource for students and a comprehensive guide for researchers interested in quantum computing. Its clarity makes it an excellent reference for deepening understanding or engaging in advanced research.

Nonlinear Dynamics Approach to Robotic Capsule Endoscopy

1st Edition
November 1, 2025
Yang Liu + 2 more
English
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Nonlinear Dynamics Approach to Robotic Capsule Endoscopy is an innovative resource that explores the development and progress of self-propelled capsule robots for medical use. This book guides readers from the initial conceptual stages to the final proof-of-concept demonstrations, with a special focus on applied dynamics principles. It introduces various mathematical modeling techniques that allow these robots to navigate and propel themselves within the human intestine. Researchers, professors, engineers, and postgraduate students alike will find this a crucial addition to their libraries.The book's multidisciplinary approach ensures a thorough understanding of the subject, enabling the design of new driving technologies for capsule endoscopy. It combines theoretical foundations with practical insights, making it an invaluable resource for applied mathematics, robotics, and biomechanical engineering. The comprehensive coverage of this book provides guidance in designing and optimizing advanced medical devices, pushing the boundaries of current medical practices and advancing the field of capsule endoscopy.

Cyanoximes

1st Edition
November 1, 2025
Nikolay Gerasimchuk
English
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Cyanoximes: Chemistry, Coordination and Organometallic Compounds and their Applications contains vast information about the use of cyanoximes as small molecules ligands in coordination, bioinorganic, and in organometallic chemistry. In addition, it presents the structural chemistry of these compounds and shows their most interesting spectroscopic properties, along with the practical aspects of their chemistry. Methods of syntheses, stereochemistry of cyanoximes ligands, their structures and properties, as well as the most interesting coordination compounds are described, as well as a broad spectrum of practical applications of both cyanoximes and their metal complexes.These simple, low molecular weight organic molecules represent a series of new excellent ampolydentate ligands for coordination chemistry. Currently, 48 cyanoximes are known, and users will find more than two hundreds cyanoxime complexes synthesized and studied using a variety of different spectroscopic methods and X-ray analysis.

Plate Heat Exchanger Enhancement Techniques

1st Edition
November 1, 2025
Sasan Zahmatkesh + 3 more
English
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Plate Heat Exchanger Enhancement Techniques: in Support of the Energy Transition and a Circular Economy provides fundamental knowledge on the applications of the plate heat exchanger (PHE) and how it can be optimized to make energy conversion more efficient. In addition, it introduces relevant studies that explain the heat transfer mechanism of the PHE, its design, and how developing more compact and evolved heat exchangers contributes to a sustainable, cleaner, and more energy-efficient future. Researchers, scientists, engineers, professionals, and students working in nanotechnology, materials science, and sustainability will find this volume valuable to their work.

Geothermal Well Construction

1st Edition
November 1, 2025
Hani Ibrahim
English
Hardback
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Geothermal Well Construction is a comprehensive guide dedicated to harnessing the Earth's subterranean heat. This book presents various well-construction solutions and provides a framework for innovators to apply technologies and methodologies that reduce the cost of geothermal well construction. Progressing from the origins of geothermal energy to extraction techniques, tool evolution, and environmental considerations, this text offers readers the knowledge needed to minimize construction costs and enhance clean energy generation. Other critical points include a toolbox of proven drilling plans, innovative ideas, and technologies for geothermal wells.This book aggregates approaches, tools, and methodologies into one comprehensive resource for industry professionals, energy engineers, and students seeking to advance their understanding and application of geothermal well construction.

Catalytic Reactions in Hydrogen Energy Production

1st Edition
November 1, 2025
Bolin Li + 1 more
English
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Catalytic Reactions in Hydrogen Energy Production: Physicochemical Fundamentals elucidates the activation mechanism of molecular chemical bonds, the construction law of catalytic site orientation and the catalytic mechanism in the catalytic reaction processes involved in hydrogen energy production (including electrocatalysis, photocatalysis and thermocatalysis, summarizing the related hydrogen-producing catalytic theories (hydrogen production by water decomposition, hydrogen production by water vapor transformation, hydrogen production by methane, etc). This is to help develop a series of efficient catalysts, achieve technical breakthroughs in green hydrogen and blue hydrogen production, and innovate the catalytic theory of renewable energy to establish a theoretical database.The text is divided into four main parts dealing with: electrocatalysis, photocatalysis, thermocatalysis, and finally, hydrogen energy applications, conclusions, and outlook. There are two key aspects of hydrogen industry involved in this book:Precise interface regulation and microscopic mechanism of heterogeneous catalysis hydrogen production systems.Discussion of catalytic materials and theory of efficient hydrogen production and discussion on their application value and practical prospect.The authors also pay special attention to the analysis of the thermodynamic and kinetic theories of catalytic reactions, providing scientific basis for the optimization of reaction conditions and the speculation of reaction mechanism.This book is written primarily for graduate students and early researchers in the chemical sciences grounded in inorganic and physical chemistry, coordination chemistry, molecular dynamics, electrochemistry, photocatalysis, thermocatalysis, and thermodynamics. It will also be of interest to those in the adjacent fields of materials science, energy, and environmental studies looking at aspects of hydrogen production

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