General Physics category: 2746 books
by John R. Matthews
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2015
Long Hard Journey begins in ancient Greece where science originated 2000 years ago. From the advances made in physics since the days of philosopher/scientists like Pythagoras and Aristotle, key breakthroughs are laid out—these shed a very bright light on the postulates and laws of Einstein”s theory...
Superconductivity: Discoveries and Discoverers
Ten Physics Nobel Laureates Tell Their Story
Language: English
Release Date: July 8, 2014
This book is about the work of 10 great scientists; who they were and are, their personal background and how they achieved their outstanding results and took their prominent place in science history. We follow one of physics and science history's most enigmatic phenomena, superconductivity, through...
by Hans Goedbloed, Rony Keppens, Stefaan Poedts
Language: English
Release Date: January 31, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: January 31, 2019
With ninety per cent of visible matter in the universe existing in the plasma state, an understanding of magnetohydrodynamics is essential for anyone looking to understand solar and astrophysical processes, from stars to accretion discs and galaxies; as well as laboratory applications focused on harnessing...
Is It the 'Same' Result
Replication in Physics
Language: English
Release Date: October 30, 2018
Replication, the independent confirmation of experimental results and conclusions, is regarded as the "gold standard" in science. This book examines the question of successful or failed replications and demonstrates that that question is not always easy to answer. It presents clear examples...
The Ethereal Aether
A History of the Michelson-Morley-Miller Aether-drift Experiments, 1880-1930
Language: English
Release Date: August 28, 2013
The Ethereal Aether is a historical narrative of one of the great experiments in modern physical science. The fame of the 1887 Michelson-Morley aether-drift test on the relative motion of the earth and the luminiferous aether derives largely from the role it is popularly supposed to have played in the...
Ultrafast Spectroscopy
Quantum information and wavepackets
Language: English
Release Date: September 5, 2014
The applications of nonlinear ultrafast spectroscopy are numerous and widespread, and it is an indispensable technique in modern research. Unfortunately, it is also a topic that can be daunting to those meeting it for the first time. Making use of many worked examples and accompanied by MATLAB® codes...
Advanced Thermoelectrics
Materials, Contacts, Devices, and Systems
Language: English
Release Date: November 6, 2017
This book provides an overview on nanostructured thermoelectric materials and devices, covering fundamental concepts, synthesis techniques, device contacts and stability, and potential applications, especially in waste heat recovery and solar energy conversion. The contents focus on thermoelectric...
by Marco Turazza
Language: Italian
Release Date: September 21, 2017
Language: Italian
Release Date: September 21, 2017
“Le 10 equazioni più belle della Fisica” è una breve guida che descrive, in modo scientifico ma semplice e comprensibile, dieci tra le equazioni più importanti e più belle della fisica, abbracciando un po' tutti i campi di questa affascinante materia, dalla relatività all'elettromagnetismo,...
by Cyril Domb
Language: English
Release Date: September 21, 2000
Language: English
Release Date: September 21, 2000
The field of phase transitions and critical phenomena continues to be active in research, producing a steady stream of interesting and fruitful results. It has moved into a central place in condensed matter studies.
Statistical physics, and more specifically, the theory of transitions between states...
by Mikhail N Shneider, Mikhail Pekker
Language: English
Release Date: August 31, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: August 31, 2016
This book comprehensively describes the phenomena that occur in liquid dielectrics under the influence of an inhomogeneous pulsed electric field. Written by leading experts in the field, it is the first of its kind to address numerous potential applications such as the technology of high-voltage insulation...
Quantum Mechanics and Quantum Information
A Guide through the Quantum World
Language: English
Release Date: August 14, 2013
Alongside a thorough definition of basic concepts and their interrelations, backed by numerous examples, this textbook features a rare discussion of quantum mechanics and information theory combined in one text. It deals with important topics hardly found in regular textbooks, including the Robertson-Schrödinger...
Nanoscale Devices
Physics, Modeling, and Their Application
Language: English
Release Date: November 16, 2018
The primary aim of this book is to discuss various aspects of nanoscale device design and their applications including transport mechanism, modeling, and circuit applications. Furthermore, the book develops a strong foundation to understand the need for moving from conventional MOSFET to novel devices, including,...
Advances in Particle Therapy
A Multidisciplinary Approach
Language: English
Release Date: May 11, 2018
Hadron therapy is a groundbreaking new method of treating cancer. Boasting greater precision than other therapies, this therapy is now utilised in many clinical settings and the field is growing. More than 50 medical facilities currently perform (or are planned to perform) this treatment, with this...
A Book
A Series of Essays
Language: English
Release Date: November 7, 2017
This book contains ordering of the months progressive reset yearly cycling; reasoning on how we live among the physics year 2017, 2018, 2019, etc.; and depicting how dipitchipational beings are the only physiological, visual, vocal, sound wave, vibrational beings to comprehend reasoning(s), as when...