Icp imprint: 267 books
Materials for Total Joint Arthroplasty
Biotribology of Potential Bearings
Language: English
Release Date: October 14, 2015
The replacement of a degenerated joint such as the hip and knee is one of the most outstanding interventions that allows the medical community to restore the patient's quality of life. However, today's patient is increasingly younger and more active and this presents a challenge for the orthopaedic...
Let There Be Light
The Story of Light from Atoms to Galaxies
Language: English
Release Date: September 29, 2008
This book is the first of its kind to devote itself at this level to the key role played by light and electromagnetic radiation in the universe. Readers are introduced to philosophical hypotheses such as the economy, symmetry, and universality of natural laws, and are then guided to practical consequences...
by Matania Ben-Artzi, Jean-Pierre Croisille, Dalia Fishelov
Language: English
Release Date: March 7, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: March 7, 2013
This volume deals with the classical Navier-Stokes system of equations governing the planar flow of incompressible, viscid fluid. It is a first-of-its-kind book, devoted to all aspects of the study of such flows, ranging from theoretical to numerical, including detailed accounts of classical test...
Quantum Mechanics
Its Early Development and the Road to Entanglement
Language: English
Release Date: March 24, 2008
This book provides the reader with an explanation of the origin and establishment of quantum mechanics, with the mathematics in a digestible form, together with a descriptive survey of later developments up to the present day. The mathematical treatment closely follows the original treatment, but...
Time and Age
Time Machines, Relativity and Fossils
Language: English
Release Date: February 11, 2015
Time and Age explores how time is defined by man. It follows the development of our means for measuring time from early methods using the flow of water or the steady burning of candles through to the atomic clock that records time with incredible precision.
The classical idea of time as something...
Edward Teller Lectures
Lasers and Inertial Fusion Energy
Language: English
Release Date: August 10, 2016
How to achieve unlimited, safe, clean and low-cost energy by laser- or beam-driven inertial nuclear fusion has preoccupied all winners of the Edward Teller Medal since its inception in 1991. This book presents their findings, meeting discussions, and personal insights from Edward Teller himself. Expect...
by Martin W McCall, Ian J Hodgkinson, Qihong Wu
Language: English
Release Date: December 4, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: December 4, 2014
Birefringent Thin Films and Polarizing Elements (2nd Edition) includes the significant advances that have been made since the first book on tilted-columnar films was published. The major discovery of serial bideposition has led to a normal-columnar nanostructure with enhanced birefringence and in...
Black Holes
A Student Text
Language: English
Release Date: September 30, 2014
This book provides an accessible introduction to the fascinating and topical subject of black holes. It bridges the gap between popular non-mathematical expositions and advanced research texts, using simple undergraduate level calculations and the most basic knowledge of relativity to explain current...
Digital Electronics: A Primer
Introductory Logic Circuit Design
Language: English
Release Date: January 27, 2015
This practical introduction explains exactly how digital circuits are designed, from the basic circuit to the advanced system. It covers combinational logic circuits, which collect logic signals, to sequential logic circuits, which embody time and memory to progress through sequences of states. The...
by Enrico Drioli, Gianluca Di Profio, Efrem Curcio
Language: English
Release Date: September 16, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: September 16, 2015
This book covers all the basic and applied aspects of crystallization processes based on membrane technology. Synthesis and processing of membrane materials are discussed and reviewed, while mass/heat transport and control are treated in view of the non-reversible thermodynamic principles and statistical...
NMR Probeheads for Biophysical and Biomedical Experiments
Theoretical Principles and Practical Guidelines
Language: English
Release Date: May 27, 2015
NMR Probeheads for Biophysical and Biomedical Experiments 2nd Edition is essential reading for anyone in the field of NMR or MRI, from students to medical or biological scientists performing experiments under certain physical and/or geometrical conditions, unattainable by conventional or available...
by Juliana M Chan, Chenjie Xu
Language: English
Release Date: July 28, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: July 28, 2016
Perspectives in Micro- and Nanotechnology for Biomedical Applications is an exciting new book that takes readers inside the fast-paced world of biomedical sciences fueled by advancements in nanotechnology, polymer chemistry and pharmacology. Guided by biotech researchers Chenjie Xu and Juliana Chan,...
The Grant Writer's Handbook
How to Write a Research Proposal and Succeed
Language: English
Release Date: October 23, 2015
The Grant Writer's Handbook: How to Write a Research Proposal and Succeed provides useful and practical advice on all aspects of proposal writing, including developing proposal ideas, drafting the proposal, dealing with referees, and budgeting. The authors base their advice on many years of experience...
Local Activity Principle
The Cause of Complexity and Symmetry Breaking
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2013
The principle of local activity explains the emergence of complex patterns in a homogeneous medium. At first defined in the theory of nonlinear electronic circuits in a mathematically rigorous way, it can be generalized and proven at least for the class of nonlinear reaction–diffusion systems in...