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A Primer on Quantum Fluids

by Carlo F. Barenghi, Nick G. Parker ...

Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
The aim of this primer is to cover the essential theoretical information, quickly and concisely, in order to enable senior undergraduate and beginning graduate students to tackle projects in topical research areas of quantum fluids, for example, solitons, vortices and collective modes.The selection of the material, both regarding the content and level of presentation, draws on the authors analysis ... Read more

$83.99 CAD

The aim of this primer is to cover the essential theoretical information, quickly and concisely, in order to enable senior undergraduate and beginning graduate students to tackle projects in topical research areas of quantum fluids, for example, solitons, vortices and collective modes.The selection of the material, both regarding the content and level of presentation, draws on the authors analysis
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Advanced Quantum Mechanics

Materials and Photons

by RAINER DICK ...

Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
In this updated and expanded second edition of a well-received and invaluable textbook, Prof. Dick emphasizes the importance of advanced quantum mechanics for materials science and all experimental techniques which employ photon absorption, emission, or scattering. Important aspects of introductory quantum mechanics are covered in the first seven chapters to make the subject self-contained and ... Read more

$89.99 CAD

In this updated and expanded second edition of a well-received and invaluable textbook, Prof. Dick emphasizes the importance of advanced quantum mechanics for materials science and all experimental techniques which employ photon absorption, emission, or scattering. Important aspects of introductory quantum mechanics are covered in the first seven chapters to make the subject self-contained and
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Extreme States of Matter

High Energy Density Physics

by Vladimir E. Fortov ...

Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
With its many beautiful colour pictures, this book gives fascinating insights into the unusual forms and behaviour of matter under extremely high pressures and temperatures. These extreme states are generated, among other things, by strong shock, detonation and electric explosion waves, dense laser beams, electron and ion beams, hypersonic entry of spacecraft into dense atmospheres of planets and ... Read more

$267.99 CAD

With its many beautiful colour pictures, this book gives fascinating insights into the unusual forms and behaviour of matter under extremely high pressures and temperatures. These extreme states are generated, among other things, by strong shock, detonation and electric explosion waves, dense laser beams, electron and ion beams, hypersonic entry of spacecraft into dense atmospheres of planets and
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Energy-Aware System Design

Algorithms and Architectures

Edited by Chong-Min Kyung, Sungjoo Yoo ...

Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
Power consumption becomes the most important design goal in a wide range of electronic systems. There are two driving forces towards this trend: continuing device scaling and ever increasing demand of higher computing power. First, device scaling continues to satisfy Moore’s law via a conventional way of scaling (More Moore) and a new way of exploiting the vertical integration (More than Moore). ... Read more

$115.99 CAD

Power consumption becomes the most important design goal in a wide range of electronic systems. There are two driving forces towards this trend: continuing device scaling and ever increasing demand of higher computing power. First, device scaling continues to satisfy Moore’s law via a conventional way of scaling (More Moore) and a new way of exploiting the vertical integration (More than Moore).
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Polymer Materials

Block-Copolymers, Nanocomposites, Organic/Inorganic Hybrids, Polymethylenes

Edited by Kwang-Sup Lee, Shiro Kobayashi ...

Series series Chemistry and Material Science (R0)
-On the Mechanisms Leading to Exfoliated Nanocomposites Prepared by Mixing By C. D. Han -Phase Behavior and Phase Transitions in AB- and ABA-type Microphase-Separated Block Copolymers By J. K. Kim, C. D. Han -New Class Materials of Organic–Inorganic Hybridized Nanocrystals/Nanoparticles, and Their Assembled Microand Nano-Structure Toward Photonics By H. Oikawa, T. Onodera, A. Masuhara, H. Kasai, H ... Read more

$256.99 CAD

-On the Mechanisms Leading to Exfoliated Nanocomposites Prepared by Mixing By C. D. Han -Phase Behavior and Phase Transitions in AB- and ABA-type Microphase-Separated Block Copolymers By J. K. Kim, C. D. Han -New Class Materials of Organic–Inorganic Hybridized Nanocrystals/Nanoparticles, and Their Assembled Microand Nano-Structure Toward Photonics By H. Oikawa, T. Onodera, A. Masuhara, H. Kasai, H
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GaP Heteroepitaxy on Si(100)

Benchmarking Surface Signals when Growing GaP on Si in CVD Ambients

by Henning Döscher ...

Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
Epitaxial integration of III-V semiconductors on silicon substrates has been desired over decades for high application potential in microelectronics, photovoltaics, and beyond. The performance of optoelectronic devices is still severely impaired by critical defect mechanisms driven by the crucial polar-on-nonpolar heterointerface. This thesis reports almost lattice-matched growth of thin gallium ... Read more

$115.99 CAD

Epitaxial integration of III-V semiconductors on silicon substrates has been desired over decades for high application potential in microelectronics, photovoltaics, and beyond. The performance of optoelectronic devices is still severely impaired by critical defect mechanisms driven by the crucial polar-on-nonpolar heterointerface. This thesis reports almost lattice-matched growth of thin gallium
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Dynamics of Systems on the Nanoscale

Edited by Ilia A. Solov'yov, Alexey V. Verkhovtsev, Andrei V. Korol, Andrey V. Solov'yov ...

Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
This book presents the structure formation and dynamics of animate and inanimate matter on the nanometre scale. This is a new interdisciplinary field known as Meso-Bio-Nano (MBN) science that lies at the intersection of physics, chemistry, biology and material science. Special attention in the book is devoted to investigations of the structure, properties and dynamics of complex MBN systems by ... Read more

$204.99 CAD

This book presents the structure formation and dynamics of animate and inanimate matter on the nanometre scale. This is a new interdisciplinary field known as Meso-Bio-Nano (MBN) science that lies at the intersection of physics, chemistry, biology and material science. Special attention in the book is devoted to investigations of the structure, properties and dynamics of complex MBN systems by
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Transient Dynamics of Concentrated Particulate Suspensions Under Shear

by Endao Han ...

Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
This thesis demonstrates the first use of high-speed ultrasound imaging to non-invasively probe how the interior of a dense suspension responds to impact. Suspensions of small solid particles in a simple liquid can generate a rich set of dynamic phenomena that are of fundamental scientific interest because they do not conform to the typical behavior expected of either solids or liquids. Most ... Read more

$115.99 CAD

This thesis demonstrates the first use of high-speed ultrasound imaging to non-invasively probe how the interior of a dense suspension responds to impact. Suspensions of small solid particles in a simple liquid can generate a rich set of dynamic phenomena that are of fundamental scientific interest because they do not conform to the typical behavior expected of either solids or liquids. Most
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Introduction to Texture Analysis

Macrotexture, Microtexture, and Orientation Mapping

by Olaf Engler, Stefan Zaefferer, Valerie Randle ...

Reflecting emerging methods and the evolution of the field, Introduction to Texture Analysis: Macrotexture, Microtexture, and Orientation Mapping keeps mathematics to a minimum in covering both traditional macrotexture analysis and more advanced electron-microscopy-based microtexture analysis. The authors integrate the two techniques and address the subsequent need for a more detailed explanation ... Read more

$236.99 CAD

Reflecting emerging methods and the evolution of the field, Introduction to Texture Analysis: Macrotexture, Microtexture, and Orientation Mapping keeps mathematics to a minimum in covering both traditional macrotexture analysis and more advanced electron-microscopy-based microtexture analysis. The authors integrate the two techniques and address the subsequent need for a more detailed explanation
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Flux Pinning in Superconductors

by Teruo Matsushita ...

Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
The book covers the flux pinning mechanisms and properties and the electromagnetic phenomena caused by the flux pinning common for metallic, high-Tc and MgB2 superconductors. The condensation energy interaction known for normal precipitates or grain boundaries and the kinetic energy interaction proposed for artificial Nb pins in Nb-Ti, etc. are introduced for the pinning mechanism. Summation ... Read more

$179.99 CAD

The book covers the flux pinning mechanisms and properties and the electromagnetic phenomena caused by the flux pinning common for metallic, high-Tc and MgB2 superconductors. The condensation energy interaction known for normal precipitates or grain boundaries and the kinetic energy interaction proposed for artificial Nb pins in Nb-Ti, etc. are introduced for the pinning mechanism. Summation
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Nanotubes and Nanosheets

The Science and Applications of White Graphene

Edited by Ying (Ian) Chen, Srikanth Mateti, Qiran Cai ...

Focusing on the research and development of the renowned two-dimensional nanomaterial, white graphene, also known as boron nitride (BN) nanosheets, this book covers a comprehensive range of topics. These include the structures, production methods, properties, and exciting applications in energy storage, thermal management, and environmental solutions of nanotubes and nanosheets.Since the ... Read more

$321.99 CAD

Focusing on the research and development of the renowned two-dimensional nanomaterial, white graphene, also known as boron nitride (BN) nanosheets, this book covers a comprehensive range of topics. These include the structures, production methods, properties, and exciting applications in energy storage, thermal management, and environmental solutions of nanotubes and nanosheets.Since the
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Introduction to Particle Physics and Cosmology

by Grant Mathews, Guobao Tang ...

Series series Series in High Energy Physics, Cosmology and Gravitation
This textbook provides an accessible introduction to the basic concepts of relativistic cosmology and the standard big bang model of cosmology, along with an introduction to quantum field theory and the standard model of particle physics.Readers are guided through the key concepts associated with the standard model of cosmology and the standard model of particle physics, providing them with the ... Read more

$133.99 CAD

This textbook provides an accessible introduction to the basic concepts of relativistic cosmology and the standard big bang model of cosmology, along with an introduction to quantum field theory and the standard model of particle physics.Readers are guided through the key concepts associated with the standard model of cosmology and the standard model of particle physics, providing them with the
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Quantum Many-Body Physics

A Perspective on Strong Correlations

by Yoshio Kuramoto ...

Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
This book offers a compact tutorial on basic concepts and tools in quantum many-body physics, and focuses on the correlation effects produced by mutual interactions.The content is divided into three parts, the first of which introduces readers to perturbation theory. It begins with the simplest examples—hydrogen and oxygen molecules—based on their effective Hamiltonians, and looks into basic ... Read more

$102.99 CAD

This book offers a compact tutorial on basic concepts and tools in quantum many-body physics, and focuses on the correlation effects produced by mutual interactions.The content is divided into three parts, the first of which introduces readers to perturbation theory. It begins with the simplest examples—hydrogen and oxygen molecules—based on their effective Hamiltonians, and looks into basic
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Polymer Composites

Fundamentals and Applications

Edited by Srikanta Moharana, Bibhuti B. Sahu, Arpan Kumar Nayak, Santosh K. Tiwari ...

Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
This book highlights the fundamentals and recent advances for developing novel polymer composites for various applications, including 3D printing, automotive, textiles, agriculture, nanogenerators, energy storage and biomedical engineering. It presents various facile processing techniques to prepare polymeric composites with attractive properties like mechanical strength, flexibility, thermal & ... Read more

$166.99 CAD

This book highlights the fundamentals and recent advances for developing novel polymer composites for various applications, including 3D printing, automotive, textiles, agriculture, nanogenerators, energy storage and biomedical engineering. It presents various facile processing techniques to prepare polymeric composites with attractive properties like mechanical strength, flexibility, thermal &
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Fermiology

Quantum Oscillations and Angle Dependent Magnetoresistance Oscillations

by Shinya Uji ...

Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
This book presents a comprehensive introduction to fermiology, with a focus on quantum oscillations and angle-dependent magnetoresistance oscillations. By exploring the intricate structure of Fermi surfaces in conductors, it offers a detailed understanding of the electronic states that govern their electronic properties in a material.Core concepts such as Landau quantization, the Lifshitz–Kosevich ... Read more

$128.99 CAD

This book presents a comprehensive introduction to fermiology, with a focus on quantum oscillations and angle-dependent magnetoresistance oscillations. By exploring the intricate structure of Fermi surfaces in conductors, it offers a detailed understanding of the electronic states that govern their electronic properties in a material.Core concepts such as Landau quantization, the Lifshitz–Kosevich
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Classical Dynamics of Linear and Nonlinear Systems

by Gyaneshwar P. Srivastava ...

Classical Dynamics of Linear and Nonlinear Systems offers a comprehensive exploration of dynamical systems from fundamental principles to advanced applications. This textbook presents a unified treatment of classical dynamics, bridging the gap between linear and nonlinear systems while providing both theoretical foundations and practical applications.Beginning with a thoughtful classification of ... Read more

$133.99 CAD

Classical Dynamics of Linear and Nonlinear Systems offers a comprehensive exploration of dynamical systems from fundamental principles to advanced applications. This textbook presents a unified treatment of classical dynamics, bridging the gap between linear and nonlinear systems while providing both theoretical foundations and practical applications.Beginning with a thoughtful classification of
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Spinel and Inverse Spinel Ferrites

Theoretical and Technological Advances

Edited by Naveen Kumar, Nupur Aggarwal, Anjana Sharma ...

This comprehensive book explores spinel and inverse spinel ferrites, focusing on their synthesis methods, structural characteristics, magnetic properties, and diverse applications. It offers a valuable resource for understanding how these materials are transforming fields such as electronics, energy conversion, sensing, biomedicine, agriculture, and environmental management. The book provides ... Read more

$321.99 CAD

This comprehensive book explores spinel and inverse spinel ferrites, focusing on their synthesis methods, structural characteristics, magnetic properties, and diverse applications. It offers a valuable resource for understanding how these materials are transforming fields such as electronics, energy conversion, sensing, biomedicine, agriculture, and environmental management. The book provides
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Topics In Nanoscience - Part Ii: Quantized Structures, Nanoelectronics, Thin Films Nanosystems: Typical Results And Future

by Wolfram Schommers ...

Series Book 15 - Series On The Foundations Of Natural Science And Technology
With the development of the scanning tunneling microscope, nanoscience became an important discipline. Single atoms could be manipulated in a controlled manner, and it became possible to change matter at its 'ultimate' level; it is the level on which the properties of matter emerge. This possibility enables to construct and to produce devices, materials, etc. with very small sizes and completely ... Read more

$112.99 CAD

With the development of the scanning tunneling microscope, nanoscience became an important discipline. Single atoms could be manipulated in a controlled manner, and it became possible to change matter at its 'ultimate' level; it is the level on which the properties of matter emerge. This possibility enables to construct and to produce devices, materials, etc. with very small sizes and completely
... Read more
Numerical Recipes in Quantum Information Theory and Quantum Computing

An Adventure in FORTRAN 90

by M.S. Ramkarthik, Payal D. Solanki ...

This first of a kind textbook provides computational tools in Fortran 90 that are fundamental to quantum information, quantum computing, linear algebra and one dimensional spin half condensed matter systems. Over 160 subroutines are included, and the numerical recipes are aided by detailed flowcharts. Suitable for beginner and advanced readers alike, students and researchers will find this ... Read more

$94.99 CAD

This first of a kind textbook provides computational tools in Fortran 90 that are fundamental to quantum information, quantum computing, linear algebra and one dimensional spin half condensed matter systems. Over 160 subroutines are included, and the numerical recipes are aided by detailed flowcharts. Suitable for beginner and advanced readers alike, students and researchers will find this
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Properties of Materials

by P.F. Kelly ...

The second volume in the author's three-part series, Properties of Materials uses the principles of classical mechanics to qualitatively and quantitatively model specific features of matter.The text develops linear models of elasticity to correlate and quantify the changes in an object's shape induced by the application of a constant force. It desc ... Read more

$97.99 CAD

The second volume in the author's three-part series, Properties of Materials uses the principles of classical mechanics to qualitatively and quantitatively model specific features of matter.The text develops linear models of elasticity to correlate and quantify the changes in an object's shape induced by the application of a constant force. It desc
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Flow Batteries

Fundamentals, Technological Advancement and Challenges

Edited by Ram K. Gupta ...

Series series Series in Materials Science and Engineering
Flow Batteries presents a comprehensive examination of this critical energy storage technology at the forefront of renewable energy integration.Compiling all the major topics in one book, chapters are authored by experts in energy areas, providing state-of-the-art information about flow batteries, their challenges, and applications. Detailed coverage is given to the chemistry and electrochemical ... Read more

$309.99 CAD

Flow Batteries presents a comprehensive examination of this critical energy storage technology at the forefront of renewable energy integration.Compiling all the major topics in one book, chapters are authored by experts in energy areas, providing state-of-the-art information about flow batteries, their challenges, and applications. Detailed coverage is given to the chemistry and electrochemical
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Data Driven Guide to the Analysis of X-ray Photoelectron Spectra using RxpsG

by Giorgio Speranza ...

This book provides a theoretical background to X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and a practical guide to the analysis of the XPS spectra using the RxpsG software, a powerful tool for XPS analysis. Although there are several publications and books illustrating the theory behind XPS and the origin of the spectral feature, this book provides an additional practical introduction to the use of ... Read more

$100.99 CAD

This book provides a theoretical background to X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and a practical guide to the analysis of the XPS spectra using the RxpsG software, a powerful tool for XPS analysis. Although there are several publications and books illustrating the theory behind XPS and the origin of the spectral feature, this book provides an additional practical introduction to the use of
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Density Waves In Solids

by George Gruner ...

Series series Frontiers in Physics
?Density Waves in Solids is written for graduate students and scientists interested in solid-state sciences. It discusses the theoretical and experimental state of affairs of two novel types of broken symmetry ground states of metals, charge, and spin density waves. These states arise as the consequence of electron-phonon and electron-electron interactions in low-dimensional metals.Some ... Read more

$126.99 CAD

?Density Waves in Solids is written for graduate students and scientists interested in solid-state sciences. It discusses the theoretical and experimental state of affairs of two novel types of broken symmetry ground states of metals, charge, and spin density waves. These states arise as the consequence of electron-phonon and electron-electron interactions in low-dimensional metals.Some
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Fundamentals of Charged Particle Transport in Gases and Condensed Matter

by Robert Robson, Ronald White, Malte Hildebrandt ...

Series series Monograph Series in Physical Sciences
This book offers a comprehensive and cohesive overview of transport processes associated with all kinds of charged particles, including electrons, ions, positrons, and muons, in both gases and condensed matter. The emphasis is on fundamental physics, linking experiment, theory and applications. In particular, the authors discuss:The kinetic theory of gases, from the traditional Boltzmann equation ... Read more

$97.99 CAD

This book offers a comprehensive and cohesive overview of transport processes associated with all kinds of charged particles, including electrons, ions, positrons, and muons, in both gases and condensed matter. The emphasis is on fundamental physics, linking experiment, theory and applications. In particular, the authors discuss:The kinetic theory of gases, from the traditional Boltzmann equation
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