General Physics 2

This course-based open access textbook delves into percolation theory, examining the physical properties of random mediaーmaterials characterized by varying sizes of holes and pores. The focus is on……続きを見る

The Square Kilometre Array (SKA) is a grand vision project to build the most sensitive radio telescope in the world. This open access book tells the story of its development – a story of transformat……続きを見る

This open access book is about spontaneous symmetry breaking, which is a classic area of theoretical physics that lies at the core of many fascinating phenomena such as ferromagnetism, superfluidity……続きを見る

"Ohm's Law" is the first in a series of lean volumes, with which the author, thanks to a long and consolidated teaching experience, aims to simply and quickly introduce readers to the world of elect……続きを見る

"The whole thing was basically an experiment," Richard Feynman said late in his career, looking back on the origins of his lectures. The experiment turned out to be hugely successful, spawning publi……続きを見る

An important area of physics pedagogy is the effect of student attitudes and anxieties on physics education. Due to fear, many intellectually able students are unable to obtain satisfactory results ……続きを見る

In "The Forces of Matter," Michael Faraday presents a groundbreaking exploration of the fundamental interactions governing the physical world. Through a blend of clear prose and insightful illustrat……続きを見る

"Legge di Ohm" è il primo di una serie di agili volumi, con i quali l'Autore, forte di una lunga e consolidata esperienza didattica, si propone di avvivicinare, con semplicità e rapidità, i lettori ……続きを見る

This open access book highlights the latest advances in fundamental research, technologies and applications of hydrogen energy and fuel cells. In recent years, energy conversion between electricity ……続きを見る

A major scientific revolution has begun, a new paradigm that rivals Darwin's theory in importance. At its heart is the discovery of the order that lies deep within the most complex of systems, from ……続きを見る

This is a book about the physics of space and time. The main goal of this book is to explain why time passes slower on a moving train. Unfortunately, this is not easy to explain. Or rather, it canno……続きを見る

You will never be lost for words in your travels around Japan again! Your ideal travel companion will ensure that you can say what you need in Japanese with ease and confidence. Reliable and easy-to……続きを見る

The Quantumania World Is Real is a mind-expanding journey into the fascinating realm of quantum physics and its profound impact on our understanding of reality. Delve into the mysterious and awe-ins……続きを見る

AN INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER **“How To will make you laugh as you learn…With How To, you can't help but appreciate the glorious complexity of our universe and the amazing breadth of human……続きを見る

This open access book celebrates the contribution of Bruno Touschek to theoretical physics and particle colliders in Europe. It contains direct testimonials from his former students, collaborators, ……続きを見る

This open access book is based on the conference organised by Accademia dei Lincei and the US National Academy of Sciences and supported by the Italian Ministero degli Affari Esteri. It was attended……続きを見る

This open access book is intended for common readers who are interested in the life story of Qian Xuesen (also know as Tsien Hsue-Shen). Based on a large number of original archives and historical m……続きを見る

愛因斯坦傳記權威定本 解開愛因斯坦一生七大謎團 2008年美國國家科學院傳播貢獻獎 2007年鵝毛筆最佳傳記類獎 紐約時報、華盛頓郵報、洛杉磯時報、丹佛郵報等銷售第一 沒什麼人懂他的相對論，但他卻是二十世紀知名……続きを見る

A host of astrophysical measurements suggest that most of the matter in the Universe is an invisible, nonluminous substance that physicists call “dark matter.” Understanding the nature of dark matte……続きを見る

This open access book covers comprehensive but fundamental principles and concepts of disaster and accident prevention and mitigation, countermeasures, and recovery from disasters or accidents inclu……続きを見る

Resilience has become an important topic on the safety research agenda and in organizational practice. Most empirical work on resilience has been descriptive, identifying characteristics of work and……続きを見る

This open access book provides a comprehensive toolbox of analysis techniques for ionospheric multi-satellite missions. The immediate need for this volume was motivated by the ongoing ESA Swarm sate……続きを見る

This book covers seismic probabilistic risk assessment (S-PRA) and related studies which have become more important to increase the safety of nuclear facilities against earthquakes and tsunamis in t……続きを見る

This open access book is a biography of Joseph L. Pawsey. It examines not only his life but the birth and growth of the field of radio astronomy and the state of science itself in twentieth century ……続きを見る

This open access book examines key aspects of international cooperation to enhance nuclear safety, security, safeguards, and nonproliferation, thereby assisting in development and maintenance of the……続きを見る

This open access book presents work collected through the Liquefaction Experiments and Analysis Projects (LEAP) in 2017. It addresses the repeatability, variability, and sensitivity of lateral sprea……続きを見る

The essays in this open access volume identify the key ingredients for success in capitalizing on public investments in scientific projects and the development of large-scale research infrastructure……続きを見る

This book covers essential aspects of transmutation technologies, highlighting especially the advances in Japan. The accident at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) has caused us to focu……続きを見る

This open access book focuses on investigating predicting precursor information and key points of rockburst in mining engineering through laboratory experiment, theoretical analysis, numerical simul……続きを見る

This open access book is a unique compilation of experimental benchmark analyses of the accelerator-driven system (ADS) at the Kyoto University Critical Assembly (KUCA) on the most recent advances i……続きを見る