F - General Physics 1

From ancient myths and quantum physics to cosmology and dark matter In The Shortest History of Reality, the idea of 'what's real' is traced from its everyday, common-sense beginnings to the mind-ben……続きを見る

Based on the speech delivered by the author at the ceremony of his induction to the Royal Academy of Sciences of Spain, this book offers a general overview of the field of Nonlinear Dynamics, Chaos,……続きを見る

Bubbles are everywhereーin water and in air, made from soap and from gas. They are referenced in literature and sung about in songs. They are even the subject of great works of art. From the younges……続きを見る

Ontdek de verborgen symfonie van de natuur in 'De Harmonie van het Dierlijke Leven: De Openbaring van Wetten'! Stel je een wereld voor waarin de geheimen van het dierlijke leven worden onthuld als e……続きを見る

The second edition of Applied Mechanics of Solids provides a concise description of all the concepts needed to predict how solid materials deform and fail under stress. With its companion volume of ……続きを見る

The Time Weaver's Tapestry: Volume 2, is a revolutionary journey that shatters the illusion of a linear past. This groundbreaking work argues that history is not a single, fixed timeline but a dynam……続きを見る

Recent discoveries in astronomy, especially those made with data collected by satellites such as the Hubble Space Telescope and the Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe, have revolutionized the scie……続きを見る

He's back! The physicist returns with an entirely new compilation of questions and answers from his long-lived website where laypeople can ask questions about anything physics related. This book foc……続きを見る

This is a companion textbook for an introductory course in physics. It aims to link the theories and models that students learn in class with practical problem-solving techniques. In other words, it……続きを見る

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Changes and additions to the new edition of this classic textbook include a new chapter on symmetries, new problems and examples, improved explanations, more numerical problems to be worked on a com……続きを見る

The second volume in the author's three-part series, Properties of Materials uses the principles of classical mechanics to qualitatively and quantitatively model specific features of matter.The text……続きを見る

Emphasizing a physical understanding with many illustrations, Introduction to the Physics of Highly Charged Ions covers the major areas of x-ray radiation and elementary atomic processes occurring w……続きを見る

Widely adopted around the world, Engineering Materials 1 is a core materials science and engineering text for third- and fourth-year undergraduate students; it provides a broad introduction to the m……続きを見る

The electron is fundamental to almost all aspects of modern life, controlling the behavior of atoms and how they bind together to form gases, liquids, and solids. Flash of the Cathode Rays: A Histor……続きを見る

A Century of X-Rays and Radioactivity in Medicine: With Emphasis on Photographic Records of the Early Years celebrates three great discoveries-x-rays (1895), radioactivity (1896), and radium (1898)-……続きを見る

The Higgs Hunter's Guide is a definitive and comprehensive guide to the physics of Higgs bosons. In particular, it discusses the extended Higgs sectors required by those recent theoretical approache……続きを見る

2003 Paul Bunge Prize of the Hans R. Jenemann Foundation for the History of Scientific Instruments Judging the brightness and color of light has long been contentious. Alternately described as impos……続きを見る

Focusing on resource awareness in field-programmable gate array (FPGA) design, Applications of Field-Programmable Gate Arrays in Scientific Research covers the principle of FPGAs and their functiona……続きを見る

The first volume in a three-part series, Elements of Mechanics provides a rigorous calculus-based introduction to classical physics. It considers diverse phenomena in a systematic manner and emphasi……続きを見る

The final volume in a three-part series, Electricity and Magnetism provides a detailed exposition of classical electric and magnetic fields and analyses of linear electric circuits. The book applies……続きを見る

The nanotech revolution waits for no man, woman…or child. To revitalize science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) performance, the U.S. educational system requires a practical strateg……続きを見る

Fourier transform theory is of central importance in a vast range of applications in physical science, engineering and applied mathematics. Providing a concise introduction to the theory and practic……続きを見る

In recent years the methods of modern differential geometry have become of considerable importance in theoretical physics and have found application in relativity and cosmology, high-energy physics ……続きを見る

The Solar System is a complex and fascinating dynamical system. This is the first textbook to describe comprehensively the dynamical features of the Solar System and to provide students with all the……続きを見る

The third edition of this highly acclaimed undergraduate textbook is suitable for teaching all the mathematics for an undergraduate course in any of the physical sciences. As well as lucid descripti……続きを見る

Tomorrow's nanoscientist will have a truly interdisciplinary and nano-centric education, rather than, for example, a degree in chemistry with a specialization in nanoscience. For this to happen, the……続きを見る

The nuclear accident at Chernobyl on April 26, 1986 had a heavy impact on life, health, and the environment. It caused agony to people in the Ukraine, Belarus, and Russia and anxiety far away from t……続きを見る

Generally the golden period of Physics is identified in the period running from 1900 to 1945 and which sees the birth and consolidation of fundamental theories such as Relativity and Quantum Mechani……続きを見る

The series of volumes, Contemporary Concepts in Physics, is addressed to the professional physicist and to the serious graduate student of physics. The subject of many-body systems constitutes a cen……続きを見る