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Mechanics of Soft Materials

by Konstantin Volokh ...

Series series Engineering (R0)
This book provides a concise introduction to soft matter modelling. It offers an up-to-date review of continuum mechanical description of soft and biological materials from the basics to the latest scientific materials. It includes multi-physics descriptions, such as chemo-, thermo-, electro- mechanical coupling.It derives from a graduate course at Technion that has been established in recent ... Read more

$102.99 CAD

This book provides a concise introduction to soft matter modelling. It offers an up-to-date review of continuum mechanical description of soft and biological materials from the basics to the latest scientific materials. It includes multi-physics descriptions, such as chemo-, thermo-, electro- mechanical coupling.It derives from a graduate course at Technion that has been established in recent
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Electromigration Techniques

Theory and Practice

Edited by Boguslaw Buszewski, Ewelina Dziubakiewicz, Michal Szumski ...

Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
The book provides the broad knowledge on electromigration techniques including: theory of CE, description of instrumentation, theory and practice in micellar electrokinetic chromatography, isotachophoresis, capillary isoelectric focusing, capillary and planar electrochromatography (including description of instrumentation and packed and monolithic column preparation), 2D-gel electrophoresis ... Read more

$166.99 CAD

The book provides the broad knowledge on electromigration techniques including: theory of CE, description of instrumentation, theory and practice in micellar electrokinetic chromatography, isotachophoresis, capillary isoelectric focusing, capillary and planar electrochromatography (including description of instrumentation and packed and monolithic column preparation), 2D-gel electrophoresis
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Advances in Materials Processing and Manufacturing Applications

Proceedings of iCADMA 2020

Edited by Amar Patnaik, Ernst Kozeschnik, Vikas Kukshal ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings excluding Computer Science
This book presents selected papers from the International Conference on Advances in Materials Processing and Manufacturing Applications (iCADMA 2020), held on November 5–6, 2020, at Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur, India. iCADMA 2020 proceedings is divided into four topical tracks – Advanced Materials, Materials Manufacturing and Processing, Engineering Optimization and ... Read more

$256.99 CAD

This book presents selected papers from the International Conference on Advances in Materials Processing and Manufacturing Applications (iCADMA 2020), held on November 5–6, 2020, at Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur, India. iCADMA 2020 proceedings is divided into four topical tracks – Advanced Materials, Materials Manufacturing and Processing, Engineering Optimization and
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Nanocrystal Quantum Dots

Edited by Victor I. Klimov ...

A review of recent advancements in colloidal nanocrystals and quantum-confined nanostructures, Nanocrystal Quantum Dots is the second edition of Semiconductor and Metal Nanocrystals: Synthesis and Electronic and Optical Properties, originally published in 2003. This new title reflects the book’s altered focus on semiconductor nanocrystals.Gathering contributions from leading researchers, this book ... Read more

$419.99 CAD

A review of recent advancements in colloidal nanocrystals and quantum-confined nanostructures, Nanocrystal Quantum Dots is the second edition of Semiconductor and Metal Nanocrystals: Synthesis and Electronic and Optical Properties, originally published in 2003. This new title reflects the book’s altered focus on semiconductor nanocrystals.Gathering contributions from leading researchers, this book
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Essentials of Soft Matter Science

by Francoise Brochard-Wyart, Pierre Nassoy, Pierre-Henri Puech ...

Authored by world-leading physicists, this introductory textbook explores the basic principles of polymers, colloids, liquid crystals, wetting, and foams. It is a practical ‘toolbox’ for readers to acquire basic knowledge in the field and facilitate further reading and advanced courses. Undergraduate students in physics, biology, and the medical sciences will learn the basics of soft matter ... Read more

$166.99 CAD

Authored by world-leading physicists, this introductory textbook explores the basic principles of polymers, colloids, liquid crystals, wetting, and foams. It is a practical ‘toolbox’ for readers to acquire basic knowledge in the field and facilitate further reading and advanced courses. Undergraduate students in physics, biology, and the medical sciences will learn the basics of soft matter
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Cryogenic Heat Management

Technology and Applications for Science and Industry

by Jonathan Demko, James E. Fesmire, Quan-Sheng Shu ...

Cryogenic engineering (cryogenics) is the production, preservation, and use or application of cold. This book presents a comprehensive introduction to designing systems to deal with heat – effective management of cold, exploring the directing (or redirecting), promoting, or inhibiting this flow of heat in a practical way. It provides a description of the necessary theory, design methodology, and ... Read more

$94.99 CAD

Cryogenic engineering (cryogenics) is the production, preservation, and use or application of cold. This book presents a comprehensive introduction to designing systems to deal with heat – effective management of cold, exploring the directing (or redirecting), promoting, or inhibiting this flow of heat in a practical way. It provides a description of the necessary theory, design methodology, and
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Introduction To Percolation Theory

Second Edition

by Dietrich Stauffer, Ammon Aharony ...

This work dealing with percolation theory clustering, criticallity, diffusion, fractals and phase transitions takes a broad approach to the subject, covering basic theory and also specialized fields like disordered systems and renormalization groups. ... Read more

$147.99 CAD

This work dealing with percolation theory clustering, criticallity, diffusion, fractals and phase transitions takes a broad approach to the subject, covering basic theory and also specialized fields like disordered systems and renormalization groups.
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Revolutionizing Solar Energy Harvesting

Advanced Semiconductor Devices and Technology with Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Integration

Edited by Piyush Kuchhal, Deepak Kumar, Rupendra Kumar Pachauri, Vijay Kumar Sharma ...

This book provides insights into emerging semiconductor device technology, challenges, and solutions for harnessing solar power to produce sustainable energy and meet the escalating demand for electricity generation.Revolutionizing Solar Energy Harvesting provides desired exposure to the ever-growing field of semiconductor electronic devices and technologies to produce power by harnessing solar ... Read more

$107.99 CAD

This book provides insights into emerging semiconductor device technology, challenges, and solutions for harnessing solar power to produce sustainable energy and meet the escalating demand for electricity generation.Revolutionizing Solar Energy Harvesting provides desired exposure to the ever-growing field of semiconductor electronic devices and technologies to produce power by harnessing solar
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Advanced Solid-state Devices for Emerging Nanotechnologies

Edited by Tarikul Islam, Shakeb Khan, Mohammad Khan, Monika Tomar, Shabana Mehfuz ...

Advanced Solid-state Devices for Emerging Technologies provides a comprehensive overview of the transformative role played by nanotechnology in the development of solid-state devices for various applications, including efficient signal processing, power, data communication, sensor and IoT-enabled devices. The introductory section of the book provides the fundamental working principles of the solid ... Read more

$384.99 CAD

Advanced Solid-state Devices for Emerging Technologies provides a comprehensive overview of the transformative role played by nanotechnology in the development of solid-state devices for various applications, including efficient signal processing, power, data communication, sensor and IoT-enabled devices. The introductory section of the book provides the fundamental working principles of the solid
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Cosmic Ray Physics

An Introduction to The Cosmic Laboratory

by Veronica Bindi, Mercedes Paniccia, Martin Pohl ...

Series series Discovering Physics
This book introduces you to the physics of cosmic rays, charged particles which reach us from known – and maybe unknown – sources in the cosmos. Starting from a brief history of this fascinating field, it reviews what we know about the creation of elements in the Big Bang and inside stars. It explains cosmic accelerators reaching fabulous energies. It follows the life cycle of cosmic rays all the ... Read more

$111.99 CAD

This book introduces you to the physics of cosmic rays, charged particles which reach us from known – and maybe unknown – sources in the cosmos. Starting from a brief history of this fascinating field, it reviews what we know about the creation of elements in the Big Bang and inside stars. It explains cosmic accelerators reaching fabulous energies. It follows the life cycle of cosmic rays all the
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Hydrogels

Fundamentals to Advanced Energy Applications

Edited by Anuj Kumar, Ram Gupta ...

Series series Series in Materials Science and Engineering
The demand for advanced energy devices such as high-performance batteries, supercapacitors, fuel cells, electrolyzers, and flexible/wearable devices is increasing rapidly. To meet such demand, high-performance and stable materials that could be used as active materials in these devices are much needed. This book focuses on the use of hydrogels in such emerging applications.The main objective of ... Read more

$101.99 CAD

The demand for advanced energy devices such as high-performance batteries, supercapacitors, fuel cells, electrolyzers, and flexible/wearable devices is increasing rapidly. To meet such demand, high-performance and stable materials that could be used as active materials in these devices are much needed. This book focuses on the use of hydrogels in such emerging applications.The main objective of
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Modern Theory Of Critical Phenomena

by Shang-keng Ma ...

An important contributor to our current understanding of critical phenomena, Ma introduces the beginner--especially the graduate student with no previous knowledge of the subject-to fundamental theoretical concepts such as mean field theory, the scaling hypothesis, and the renormalization group. He then goes on to apply the renormalization group to selected problems, with emphasis on the ... Read more

$116.99 CAD

An important contributor to our current understanding of critical phenomena, Ma introduces the beginner--especially the graduate student with no previous knowledge of the subject-to fundamental theoretical concepts such as mean field theory, the scaling hypothesis, and the renormalization group. He then goes on to apply the renormalization group to selected problems, with emphasis on the
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21st Century Nanoscience – A Handbook

Design Strategies for Synthesis and Fabrication (Volume Two)

Edited by Klaus D. Sattler ...

Series series 21st Century Nanoscience
This up-to-date reference is the most comprehensive summary of the field of nanoscience and its applications. It begins with fundamental properties at the nanoscale and then goes well beyond into the practical aspects of the design, synthesis, and use of nanomaterials in various industries. It emphasizes the vast strides made in the field over the past decade – the chapters focus on new, promising ... Read more

$97.99 CAD

This up-to-date reference is the most comprehensive summary of the field of nanoscience and its applications. It begins with fundamental properties at the nanoscale and then goes well beyond into the practical aspects of the design, synthesis, and use of nanomaterials in various industries. It emphasizes the vast strides made in the field over the past decade – the chapters focus on new, promising
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Polarons and Bipolarons

An Introduction

by Ashok Chatterjee, Soma Mukhopadhyay ...

This book provides a comprehensive review of the subject of polaron and a thorough account of the sophisticated theories of the polaron. It explains the concept of the polaron physics in as simple a manner as possible and presents the theoretical techniques and mathematical derivations in great detail. Anybody who follows this book will develop a solid command over the subject both conceptually ... Read more

$384.99 CAD

This book provides a comprehensive review of the subject of polaron and a thorough account of the sophisticated theories of the polaron. It explains the concept of the polaron physics in as simple a manner as possible and presents the theoretical techniques and mathematical derivations in great detail. Anybody who follows this book will develop a solid command over the subject both conceptually
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The Physics of Interstellar Dust

by Endrik Krugel ...

Series series Series in Astronomy and Astrophysics
Interstellar dust grains catalyse chemical reactions, absorb, scatter, polarise and re-radiate starlight and constitute the building blocks for the formation of planets. Understanding this interstellar component is therefore of primary importance in many areas of astronomy & astrophysics. For example, observers need to understand how dust effects l ... Read more

$147.99 CAD

Interstellar dust grains catalyse chemical reactions, absorb, scatter, polarise and re-radiate starlight and constitute the building blocks for the formation of planets. Understanding this interstellar component is therefore of primary importance in many areas of astronomy & astrophysics. For example, observers need to understand how dust effects l
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The Field Theoretic Renormalization Group in Critical Behavior Theory and Stochastic Dynamics

by A.N. Vasil'ev ...

Series series Frontiers in Physics
This volume provides a general field-theoretical picture of critical phenomena and stochastic dynamics and helps readers develop a practical skill for calculations. This education on the practical skill sets this book apart: it is the first to give a full technical introduction to the field. Both general ideas and ...hard... calculations are presen ... Read more

$97.99 CAD

This volume provides a general field-theoretical picture of critical phenomena and stochastic dynamics and helps readers develop a practical skill for calculations. This education on the practical skill sets this book apart: it is the first to give a full technical introduction to the field. Both general ideas and ...hard... calculations are presen
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Aerospace Materials

Edited by Brian Cantor, H Assender, P. Grant ...

Series series Series in Materials Science and Engineering
Aerospace Materials provides a grounding in state-of-the-art aerospace materials technology, including developments in aluminum, titanium, and nickel alloys, as well as polymers and polymer composites. Experts in each topic have contributed key overviews that summarize current knowledge and indicate future trends. The book begins by outlining the i ... Read more

$107.99 CAD

Aerospace Materials provides a grounding in state-of-the-art aerospace materials technology, including developments in aluminum, titanium, and nickel alloys, as well as polymers and polymer composites. Experts in each topic have contributed key overviews that summarize current knowledge and indicate future trends. The book begins by outlining the i
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Exotic Kondo Effects in Metals

Magnetic Ions in a Crystalline Electric Field and Tunelling Centres

by D L Cox, A Zawadowski ...

This provides a major review of the two-level system Kondo model, as applied to metallic glasses, nanoscale devices and some doped semiconductors; and the quadripolar and magnetic two-channel Kondo models developed for rare-earth and actinide ions with crystal splitting metals. These contrast with the simple single-channel model, and allow the study of non-Fermi liquid physics. This book forms a ... Read more

$474.99 CAD

This provides a major review of the two-level system Kondo model, as applied to metallic glasses, nanoscale devices and some doped semiconductors; and the quadripolar and magnetic two-channel Kondo models developed for rare-earth and actinide ions with crystal splitting metals. These contrast with the simple single-channel model, and allow the study of non-Fermi liquid physics. This book forms a
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Fundamentals of Power Semiconductor Devices

by B. Jayant Baliga ...

Series series Engineering (R0)
Fundamentals of Power Semiconductor Devices provides an in-depth treatment of the physics of operation of power semiconductor devices that are commonly used by the power electronics industry. Analytical models for explaining the operation of all power semiconductor devices are shown. The treatment focuses on silicon devices and includes the unique attributes and design requirements for emerging ... Read more

$192.19 CAD

Fundamentals of Power Semiconductor Devices provides an in-depth treatment of the physics of operation of power semiconductor devices that are commonly used by the power electronics industry. Analytical models for explaining the operation of all power semiconductor devices are shown. The treatment focuses on silicon devices and includes the unique attributes and design requirements for emerging
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Computer Integrated Experimentation

by Edward Magrab ...

Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
This book provides a basis by which instruments and transducers can be selected, assembled and integrated with a computer to measure and control physical processes in an accurate and predictable manner. It consists of two parts, the first of which lays the theoretical foundation for the second. First the Fourier analysis of signals are summarized. Then, from a systems point of view, the following ... Read more

$64.09 CAD

This book provides a basis by which instruments and transducers can be selected, assembled and integrated with a computer to measure and control physical processes in an accurate and predictable manner. It consists of two parts, the first of which lays the theoretical foundation for the second. First the Fourier analysis of signals are summarized. Then, from a systems point of view, the following
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Compound Semiconductor Radiation Detectors

by Alan Owens ...

Series series Series in Sensors
For many applications, compound semiconductors are now viable competitors to elemental semiconductors because of their wide range of physical properties. This book describes all aspects of radiation detection and measurement using compound semiconductors, including crystal growth, detector fabrication, contacting, and spectroscopic performance (with particular emphasis on the X- and gamma-ray ... Read more

$147.02 CAD

For many applications, compound semiconductors are now viable competitors to elemental semiconductors because of their wide range of physical properties. This book describes all aspects of radiation detection and measurement using compound semiconductors, including crystal growth, detector fabrication, contacting, and spectroscopic performance (with particular emphasis on the X- and gamma-ray
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Physics of Radiofrequency Capacitive Discharge

by V. P. Savinov ...

This book describes the physical mechanism of high-frequency (radio-frequency) capacitive discharge (RFCD) of low and medium pressure and the properties of discharge plasma in detail. The main properties and characteristics of RFCD, the features of electric breakdown in a high-frequency field are also investigated. The properties of near-electrode layers of a spatial discharge, the nature of the ... Read more

$97.55 CAD

This book describes the physical mechanism of high-frequency (radio-frequency) capacitive discharge (RFCD) of low and medium pressure and the properties of discharge plasma in detail. The main properties and characteristics of RFCD, the features of electric breakdown in a high-frequency field are also investigated. The properties of near-electrode layers of a spatial discharge, the nature of the
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Modeling of Magnetic Particle Suspensions for Simulations

by Akira Satoh ...

The main objective of the book is to highlight the modeling of magnetic particles with different shapes and magnetic properties, to provide graduate students and young researchers information on the theoretical aspects and actual techniques for the treatment of magnetic particles in particle-based simulations. In simulation, we focus on the Monte Carlo, molecular dynamics, Brownian dynamics, ... Read more

$97.55 CAD

The main objective of the book is to highlight the modeling of magnetic particles with different shapes and magnetic properties, to provide graduate students and young researchers information on the theoretical aspects and actual techniques for the treatment of magnetic particles in particle-based simulations. In simulation, we focus on the Monte Carlo, molecular dynamics, Brownian dynamics,
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Solid-State NMR in Materials Science

Principles and Applications

by Vladimir I. Bakhmutov ...

Solid-state NMR is a powerful physical method widely applied in modern fundamental and applied science, medicine, and industry. Its role is particularly valuable in materials chemistry due to the capability of solid-state NMR to rapidly solve tasks connected with structural descriptions of complex systems on macro and/or molecular levels, and the i ... Read more

$107.17 CAD

Solid-state NMR is a powerful physical method widely applied in modern fundamental and applied science, medicine, and industry. Its role is particularly valuable in materials chemistry due to the capability of solid-state NMR to rapidly solve tasks connected with structural descriptions of complex systems on macro and/or molecular levels, and the i
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