General Physics category: 2746 books
Why Quark Rhymes with Pork
And Other Scientific Diversions
Language: English
Release Date: January 13, 2016
A collection of offbeat, entertaining and primarily nontechnical essays on physics and those who practice it, from eminent theoretical physicist N. David Mermin. Bringing together for the first time all thirty of his columns published in Physics Today's Reference Frame series from 1988 to 2009, with...
The Rise and Fall of the Fifth Force
Discovery, Pursuit, and Justification in Modern Physics
Language: English
Release Date: March 3, 2016
This book provides the reader with a detailed and captivating account of the story where, for the first time, physicists ventured into proposing a new force of nature beyond the four known ones - the electromagnetic, weak and strong forces, and gravitation - based entirely on the reanalysis of existing...
by I. I. Gol’dman, V. D. Krivchenkov
Language: English
Release Date: May 9, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: May 9, 2012
A comprehensive collection of problems of varying degrees of difficulty in nonrelativistic quantum mechanics, with answers and completely worked-out solutions. Among the topics: one-dimensional motion, transmission through a potential barrier, commutation relations, angular momentum and spin, and motion...
Laura Bassi and Science in 18th Century Europe
The Extraordinary Life and Role of Italy's Pioneering Female Professor
Language: English
Release Date: July 8, 2013
This book presents the extraordinary story of a Bolognese woman of the settecento. Laura Maria Caterina Bassi (1711-1778) defended 49 Theses at the University of Bologna on April 17, 1732 and was awarded a doctoral degree on May 12 of the same year. Three weeks before her defense, she was made a member...
Silicon Nanomaterials Sourcebook
Hybrid Materials, Arrays, Networks, and Devices, Volume Two
Language: English
Release Date: July 28, 2017
This comprehensive tutorial guide to silicon nanomaterials spans from fundamental properties, growth mechanisms, and processing of nanosilicon to electronic device, energy conversion and storage, biomedical, and environmental applications. It also presents core knowledge with basic mathematical equations,...
Silicon Nanomaterials Sourcebook
Low-Dimensional Structures, Quantum Dots, and Nanowires, Volume One
Language: English
Release Date: July 28, 2017
This comprehensive tutorial guide to silicon nanomaterials spans from fundamental properties, growth mechanisms, and processing of nanosilicon to electronic device, energy conversion and storage, biomedical, and environmental applications. It also presents core knowledge with basic mathematical equations,...
by K.A. Gschneidner, Vitalij K. Pecharsky, Jean-Claude G. Bunzli
Language: English
Release Date: June 19, 2003
Language: English
Release Date: June 19, 2003
This volume of the Handbook illustrates the rich variety of topics covered by rare earth science. Three chapters are devoted to the description of solid state compounds: skutterudites (Chapter 211), rare earth -antimony systems (Chapter 212), and rare earth-manganese perovskites (Chapter 214). Two...
Carbon Nanotechnology
Recent Developments in Chemistry, Physics, Materials Science and Device Applications
Language: English
Release Date: April 18, 2006
Nanotechnology is no longer a merely social talking point and is beginning to affect the lives of everyone. Carbon nanotechnology as a major shaper of new nanotechnologies has evolved into a truly interdisciplinary field, which encompasses chemistry, physics, biology, medicine, materials science and...
Correlations in Condensed Matter under Extreme Conditions
A tribute to Renato Pucci on the occasion of his 70th birthday
Language: English
Release Date: March 30, 2017
This book addresses a wide range of topics relating to the properties and behavior of condensed matter under extreme conditions such as intense magnetic and electric fields, high pressures, heat and cold, and mechanical stresses. It is divided into four sections devoted to condensed matter theory,...
The Choice
Using Conscious Thought and Physics of the Mind to Reshape the World
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2010
You've probably heard of The Secret. Now it's time to make The Choice.
There is a great shift coming in the near future. We can all feel it. But what does it truly herald for the planet we inhabit?
Is there reason for concern about the apocalyptic prophecies of the Mayan calendar, and...
Nuclear Power
Past, Present and Future
Language: English
Release Date: May 2, 2017
This book looks at the early history of nuclear power, at what happened next, and at its longer-term prospects. The main question is: can nuclear power overcome the problems that have emerged? It was once touted as the ultimate energy source, freeing mankind from reliance on dirty, expensive fossil...
Maxwell's Enduring Legacy
A Scientific History of the Cavendish Laboratory
Language: English
Release Date: July 7, 2016
The Cavendish Laboratory is arguably the most famous physics laboratory in the world. Founded in 1874, it rapidly gained a leading international reputation through the researches of the Cavendish professors beginning with Maxwell, Rayleigh, J. J. Thomson, Rutherford and Bragg. Its name will always...
The Long Road to Stockholm
The Story of Magnetic Resonance Imaging - An Autobiography
Language: English
Release Date: January 3, 2013
In this autobiography, Sir Peter Mansfield describes his life from war time childhood that initially sparked his interest in physics to his work in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) that eventually led to the award of the Nobel Prize in 2003. Peter Mansfield grew up in London, but was evacuated to...
by John W. Dettman
Language: English
Release Date: January 23, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: January 23, 2013
Algebraically based approach to vectors, mapping, diffraction, and other topics in applied math also covers generalized functions, analytic function theory, and more. Additional topics include sections on linear algebra, Hilbert spaces, calculus of variations, boundary value problems, integral equations, analytic function theory, and integral transform methods. Exercises. 1969 edition.