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Contemporary Kinetic Theory of Matter

by J. R. Dorfman, Henk van Beijeren, T. R. Kirkpatrick ...

Kinetic theory provides a microscopic description of many observable, macroscopic processes and has a wide range of important applications in physics, astronomy, chemistry, and engineering. This powerful, theoretical framework allows a quantitative treatment of many non-equilibrium phenomena such as transport processes in classical and quantum fluids. This book describes in detail the Boltzmann ... Read more

$200.99 USD

Kinetic theory provides a microscopic description of many observable, macroscopic processes and has a wide range of important applications in physics, astronomy, chemistry, and engineering. This powerful, theoretical framework allows a quantitative treatment of many non-equilibrium phenomena such as transport processes in classical and quantum fluids. This book describes in detail the Boltzmann
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Numerical Analysis of Heat and Mass Transfer in Porous Media

Edited by Marta Vázquez da Silva, J.M.P.Q. Delgado, Antonio Gilson Barbosa Lima ...

Series series Chemistry and Material Science (R0)
The purpose of ‘Numerical Analysis of Heat and Mass Transfer in Porous Media’ is to provide a collection of recent contributions in the field of computational heat and mass transfer in porous media. The main benefit of the book is that it discusses the majority of the topics related to numerical transport phenomenon in engineering (including state-of-the-art and applications) and presents some of ... Read more

$143.99 USD

The purpose of ‘Numerical Analysis of Heat and Mass Transfer in Porous Media’ is to provide a collection of recent contributions in the field of computational heat and mass transfer in porous media. The main benefit of the book is that it discusses the majority of the topics related to numerical transport phenomenon in engineering (including state-of-the-art and applications) and presents some of
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Nanostructures and Nanotechnology

by Douglas Natelson ...

Focusing on the fundamental principles of nanoscience and nanotechnology, this carefully developed textbook will equip students with a deep understanding of the nanoscale. • Each new topic is introduced with a concise summary of the relevant physical principles, emphasising universal commonalities between seemingly disparate areas, and encouraging students to develop an intuitive understanding of ... Read more

$73.99 USD

Focusing on the fundamental principles of nanoscience and nanotechnology, this carefully developed textbook will equip students with a deep understanding of the nanoscale. • Each new topic is introduced with a concise summary of the relevant physical principles, emphasising universal commonalities between seemingly disparate areas, and encouraging students to develop an intuitive understanding of
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Practical Design Considerations for Isolated DC-DC Converters

by Alexander Isurin, Mark J. Scott ...

Series series Energy (R0)
This book is for design engineers building isolated DC-DC converters for commercial products. It provides guidance and recommendations to help engineers make decisions that prevent mistakes during product development, ensure the design process is as predictable as possible, create more reliable and cost-effective hardware, and do their designs in a shorter period. The authors focus on converters ... Read more

$107.99 USD

This book is for design engineers building isolated DC-DC converters for commercial products. It provides guidance and recommendations to help engineers make decisions that prevent mistakes during product development, ensure the design process is as predictable as possible, create more reliable and cost-effective hardware, and do their designs in a shorter period. The authors focus on converters
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Proceedings of The International Conference on Material Science

MatZone-2024, 17–19 December, Kerala, India

Edited by Reshmy Rajasekharan, Sindhu Raveendran, Libin P. Oommen ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings excluding Computer Science
The proceedings of MatZone 2024 encompasses cutting-edge research in nanomaterials and biomaterials, highlighting their interdisciplinary applications in sciences, engineering, biomedical, packaging, environmental, and health sectors. Topics include biocomposites for advanced electronic and optical devices, tissue engineering scaffolds, and environmental solutions like dye and heavy metal removal. ... Read more

$188.99 USD

The proceedings of MatZone 2024 encompasses cutting-edge research in nanomaterials and biomaterials, highlighting their interdisciplinary applications in sciences, engineering, biomedical, packaging, environmental, and health sectors. Topics include biocomposites for advanced electronic and optical devices, tissue engineering scaffolds, and environmental solutions like dye and heavy metal removal.
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Beyond the Standard Model of Particle Physics

by Shaaban Khalil ...

Series series Series in High Energy Physics, Cosmology and Gravitation
Beyond the Standard Model: Advanced Theories in Particle Physics provides a comprehensive overview of the current state of research in the field, as well as the theories and models that are being developed to explain the unexplained phenomena in the universe. It also discusses the experiments and observations that are being conducted to test these theories, and the potential implications for our ... Read more

$159.99 USD

Beyond the Standard Model: Advanced Theories in Particle Physics provides a comprehensive overview of the current state of research in the field, as well as the theories and models that are being developed to explain the unexplained phenomena in the universe. It also discusses the experiments and observations that are being conducted to test these theories, and the potential implications for our
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High Power Microwaves

by James Benford, Edl Schamiloglu, Jacob Coty Stephens, John A. Swegle, Peng Zhang ...

Series series Series in Plasma Physics
Following in the footsteps of its popular predecessors, High Power Microwaves, Fourth Edition continues to provide a wide-angle, integrated view of the field of high power microwaves (HPMs). This fourth edition includes significant updates in every chapter as well as a new chapter on High Power Amplifiers. Written by a range of experimentalists, theorists, and applied theorists, the book offers ... Read more

$189.99 USD

Following in the footsteps of its popular predecessors, High Power Microwaves, Fourth Edition continues to provide a wide-angle, integrated view of the field of high power microwaves (HPMs). This fourth edition includes significant updates in every chapter as well as a new chapter on High Power Amplifiers. Written by a range of experimentalists, theorists, and applied theorists, the book offers
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Dictionary of Material Science and High Energy Physics

Edited by Dipak K. Basu ...

More than 3,000 terms with clear, working definitions, alternative meanings, and related references comprise this uniquely focused lexicon. Published in a convenient, paperback format, it covers chemical, energy, nuclear, plasma, condensed matter, and solid-state physics, fluid dynamics, quantum mechanics, quantum optics, thermodynamics, and materials science. ... Read more

$77.99 USD

More than 3,000 terms with clear, working definitions, alternative meanings, and related references comprise this uniquely focused lexicon. Published in a convenient, paperback format, it covers chemical, energy, nuclear, plasma, condensed matter, and solid-state physics, fluid dynamics, quantum mechanics, quantum optics, thermodynamics, and materials science.
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Advanced Materials for Radiation Detection

Edited by Krzysztof (Kris) Iniewski ...

Series series Engineering (R0)
This book offers readers an overview of some of the most recent advances in the field of advanced materials used for gamma and X-ray imaging. Coverage includes both technology and applications, with an in-depth review of the research topics from leading specialists in the field. Emphasis is on high-Z materials like CdTe, CZT and GaAs, as well as perovskite crystals, since they offer the best ... Read more

$62.99 USD

This book offers readers an overview of some of the most recent advances in the field of advanced materials used for gamma and X-ray imaging. Coverage includes both technology and applications, with an in-depth review of the research topics from leading specialists in the field. Emphasis is on high-Z materials like CdTe, CZT and GaAs, as well as perovskite crystals, since they offer the best
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Handbook of Nanocomposite Supercapacitor Materials III

Selection

Edited by Kamal K. Kar ...

Series series Chemistry and Material Science (R0)
This book covers the selection of nanocomposite supercapacitor materials. It describes the most important criteria behind the selection of materials for the electrode, electrolytes, separator and current collectors, which comprise the key components of supercapacitors for advanced energy storage. It discusses the influence on each material on the unique electrochemical properties of nanocomposite ... Read more

$89.99 USD

This book covers the selection of nanocomposite supercapacitor materials. It describes the most important criteria behind the selection of materials for the electrode, electrolytes, separator and current collectors, which comprise the key components of supercapacitors for advanced energy storage. It discusses the influence on each material on the unique electrochemical properties of nanocomposite
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Local Gradient Theory for Dielectrics

Fundamentals and Applications

by Olha Hrytsyna, Vasyl Kondrat ...

This book is devoted to the development of the local gradient theory of dielectrics. It presents a brief description of the known approaches to the construction of generalized (integral- and gradient-type) continuous theories of dielectrics. It describes a new continuum–thermodynamic approach to the construction of nonlinear high-order gradient theory of thermoelastic non-ferromagnetic polarized ... Read more

$149.99 USD

This book is devoted to the development of the local gradient theory of dielectrics. It presents a brief description of the known approaches to the construction of generalized (integral- and gradient-type) continuous theories of dielectrics. It describes a new continuum–thermodynamic approach to the construction of nonlinear high-order gradient theory of thermoelastic non-ferromagnetic polarized
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The History of Multiphase Science and Computational Fluid Dynamics

A Personal Memoir

by Robert W. Lyczkowski ...

Series series Engineering (R0)
This book tells the story of how the science of computational multiphase flow began in an effort to better analyze hypothetical light water power reactor accidents, including the “loss of coolant” accident. Written in the style of a memoir by an author with 40 years’ engineering research experience in computer modeling of fluidized beds and slurries, multiphase computational fluid dynamics, and ... Read more

$107.99 USD

This book tells the story of how the science of computational multiphase flow began in an effort to better analyze hypothetical light water power reactor accidents, including the “loss of coolant” accident. Written in the style of a memoir by an author with 40 years’ engineering research experience in computer modeling of fluidized beds and slurries, multiphase computational fluid dynamics, and
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Semiconductor Radiation Detectors

by Alan Owens ...

Series series Series in Sensors
Choice Recommended Title, July 2020Bringing together material scattered across many disciplines, Semiconductor Radiation Detectors providesreaders with aconsolidated source of information on the properties of a wide range of semiconductors; their growth, characterization and the fabrication of radiation sensors with emphasis on the X- and gamma-ray regimes. It explores the promise and limitations ... Read more

$76.99 USD

Choice Recommended Title, July 2020Bringing together material scattered across many disciplines, Semiconductor Radiation Detectors providesreaders with aconsolidated source of information on the properties of a wide range of semiconductors; their growth, characterization and the fabrication of radiation sensors with emphasis on the X- and gamma-ray regimes. It explores the promise and limitations
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Electronic Materials

Principles and Applied Science

by Yuriy M. Poplavko ...

Mechanical and thermal properties are reviewed and electrical and magnetic properties are emphasized. Basics of symmetry and internal structure of crystals and the main properties of metals, dielectrics, semiconductors, and magnetic materials are discussed. The theory and modern experimental data are presented, as well as the specifications of materials that are necessary for practical application ... Read more

$179.99 USD

Mechanical and thermal properties are reviewed and electrical and magnetic properties are emphasized. Basics of symmetry and internal structure of crystals and the main properties of metals, dielectrics, semiconductors, and magnetic materials are discussed. The theory and modern experimental data are presented, as well as the specifications of materials that are necessary for practical application
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Reactivity of Nitric Oxide on Copper Surfaces

Elucidated by Direct Observation of Valence Orbitals

by Akitoshi Shiotari ...

Series series Chemistry and Material Science (R0)
This book provides microscopic insights into chemical properties of NO on metal surfaces. NO/metal systems have been studied intensively to understand heterogeneous catalysis to detox exhaust NOx gas. The identification and componential analysis of various and mixed chemical species of NO adsorbed onto the surfaces have been significant challenges faced by conventional experimental techniques, ... Read more

$89.99 USD

This book provides microscopic insights into chemical properties of NO on metal surfaces. NO/metal systems have been studied intensively to understand heterogeneous catalysis to detox exhaust NOx gas. The identification and componential analysis of various and mixed chemical species of NO adsorbed onto the surfaces have been significant challenges faced by conventional experimental techniques,
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Fundamentals of Condensed Matter Physics

by Marvin L. Cohen, Steven G. Louie ...

Based on an established course and covering the fundamentals, central areas and contemporary topics of this diverse field, Fundamentals of Condensed Matter Physics is a much-needed textbook for graduate students. The book begins with an introduction to the modern conceptual models of a solid from the points of view of interacting atoms and elementary excitations. It then provides students with a ... Read more

$81.99 USD

Based on an established course and covering the fundamentals, central areas and contemporary topics of this diverse field, Fundamentals of Condensed Matter Physics is a much-needed textbook for graduate students. The book begins with an introduction to the modern conceptual models of a solid from the points of view of interacting atoms and elementary excitations. It then provides students with a
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Esercizi di fisica: fisica nucleare e fisica della materia

by Simone Malacrida ...

In questo libro sono svolti degli esercizi riguardo i seguenti argomenti fisici:fisica della materia e dello stato solidofisica nucleare e subnuclearefisica delle particelle e delle interazioni fondamentali ... Read more

$3.99 USD

In questo libro sono svolti degli esercizi riguardo i seguenti argomenti fisici:fisica della materia e dello stato solidofisica nucleare e subnuclearefisica delle particelle e delle interazioni fondamentali
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Structural Classification of Minerals

Volume 3: Minerals with ApBq...ExFy...nAq. General Chemical Formulas and Organic Minerals

by J. Lima-de-Faria ...

Series Book 11 - Solid Earth Sciences Library
This book presents the third volume of a complete development of the new structural classification of minerals, which is based on the internal crystal structure, and is therefore its natural classification. Because of the large domain of the mineral kingdom, this work is divided in three volumes, in which the minerals are ordered from the structurally simple to the more complex.Audience: This work ... Read more

$89.99 USD

This book presents the third volume of a complete development of the new structural classification of minerals, which is based on the internal crystal structure, and is therefore its natural classification. Because of the large domain of the mineral kingdom, this work is divided in three volumes, in which the minerals are ordered from the structurally simple to the more complex.Audience: This work
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Springer Handbook of Nanotechnology

Edited by Bharat Bhushan ...

Series series Engineering (R0)
Since 2004 and with the 2nd edition in 2006, the Springer Handbook of Nanotechnology has established itself as the definitive reference in the nanoscience and nanotechnology area. It integrates the knowledge from nanofabrication, nanodevices, nanomechanics, Nanotribology, materials science, and reliability engineering in just one volume. Beside the presentation of nanostructures, micro ... Read more

$350.99 USD

Since 2004 and with the 2nd edition in 2006, the Springer Handbook of Nanotechnology has established itself as the definitive reference in the nanoscience and nanotechnology area. It integrates the knowledge from nanofabrication, nanodevices, nanomechanics, Nanotribology, materials science, and reliability engineering in just one volume. Beside the presentation of nanostructures, micro
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Thermodynamics and Kinetics of Materials

by K. Anantha Padmanabhan, S Balasivanandha Prabu, Akash Bhattacharjee, B P Gautham ...

Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
This book provides a comprehensive exploration of the fundamental principles of thermodynamics and kinetics in materials science, offering a balanced integration of theoretical frameworks, computational methodologies, and real-world applications. Covering both equilibrium and non-equilibrium thermodynamics, it introduces key concepts such as thermodynamic laws, phase diagrams, reaction kinetics, ... Read more

$71.99 USD

This book provides a comprehensive exploration of the fundamental principles of thermodynamics and kinetics in materials science, offering a balanced integration of theoretical frameworks, computational methodologies, and real-world applications. Covering both equilibrium and non-equilibrium thermodynamics, it introduces key concepts such as thermodynamic laws, phase diagrams, reaction kinetics,
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Modern Classification Theory of Superconducting Gap Nodes

by Shuntaro Sumita ...

Series series Chemistry and Material Science (R0)
This book puts forward a modern classification theory for superconducting gap nodes, whose structures can be observed by experiments and are essential for understanding unconventional superconductivity. In the first part of the book, the classification method, based on group theory and K theory, is introduced in a step-by-step, pedagogical way. In turn, the latter part presents comprehensive ... Read more

$89.99 USD

This book puts forward a modern classification theory for superconducting gap nodes, whose structures can be observed by experiments and are essential for understanding unconventional superconductivity. In the first part of the book, the classification method, based on group theory and K theory, is introduced in a step-by-step, pedagogical way. In turn, the latter part presents comprehensive
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Solid State Theory, Volume 2

Applications: Non-equilibrium, Behavior in External Fields, Collective Phenomena

by Gerd Czycholl ...

Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
The present volume 2 covers advanced topics in theoretical solid state physics and thus ties in directly with the fundamentals. Solids in external fields or more generally in non-equilibrium and deviations from the ideal 3-dimensional crystal structure (surfaces, impurities, low-dimensional structures, quantum dots, etc.) are treated. The consideration of collective phenomena such as ... Read more

$53.99 USD

The present volume 2 covers advanced topics in theoretical solid state physics and thus ties in directly with the fundamentals. Solids in external fields or more generally in non-equilibrium and deviations from the ideal 3-dimensional crystal structure (surfaces, impurities, low-dimensional structures, quantum dots, etc.) are treated. The consideration of collective phenomena such as
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Principles of Solar Cells

Connecting Perspectives on Device, System, Reliability, and Data Science

by Muhammad A Alam, M Ryyan Khan ...

How does a solar cell work? How efficient can it be? Why do intricate patterns of metal lines decorate the surface of a solar module? How are the modules arranged in a solar farm? How can sunlight be stored during the day so that it can be used at night? And, how can a lifetime of more than 25 years be ensured in solar modules, despite the exposure to extreme patterns of weather? How do emerging ... Read more

$62.99 USD

How does a solar cell work? How efficient can it be? Why do intricate patterns of metal lines decorate the surface of a solar module? How are the modules arranged in a solar farm? How can sunlight be stored during the day so that it can be used at night? And, how can a lifetime of more than 25 years be ensured in solar modules, despite the exposure to extreme patterns of weather? How do emerging
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Theory of Semiconductor Lasers

From Basis of Quantum Electronics to Analyses of the Mode Competition Phenomena and Noise

by Minoru Yamada ...

Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
This book provides a unified and complete theory for semiconductor lasers, covering topics ranging from the principles of classical and quantum mechanics to highly advanced levels for readers who need to analyze the complicated operating characteristics generated in the real application of semiconductor lasers.The author conducts a theoretical analysis especially on the instabilities involved in ... Read more

$89.99 USD

This book provides a unified and complete theory for semiconductor lasers, covering topics ranging from the principles of classical and quantum mechanics to highly advanced levels for readers who need to analyze the complicated operating characteristics generated in the real application of semiconductor lasers.The author conducts a theoretical analysis especially on the instabilities involved in
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