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Dynamics of Soft Matter

Neutron Applications

Edited by VICTORIA GARCIA SAKAI, Christiane Alba-Simionesco, Sow Hsin Chen ...

Series series Engineering (R0)
Dynamics of Soft Matter: Neutron Applications provides an overview of neutron scattering techniques that measure temporal and spatial correlations simultaneously, at the microscopic and/or mesoscopic scale. These techniques offer answers to new questions arising at the interface of physics, chemistry, and biology. Knowledge of the dynamics at these levels is crucial to understanding the soft ... Read more

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Dynamics of Soft Matter: Neutron Applications provides an overview of neutron scattering techniques that measure temporal and spatial correlations simultaneously, at the microscopic and/or mesoscopic scale. These techniques offer answers to new questions arising at the interface of physics, chemistry, and biology. Knowledge of the dynamics at these levels is crucial to understanding the soft
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Handbook of Nanophysics

Principles and Methods

Edited by Klaus D. Sattler ...

Series series Handbook of Nanophysics
Covering the key theories, tools, and techniques of this dynamic field, Handbook of Nanophysics: Principles and Methods elucidates the general theoretical principles and measurements of nanoscale systems. Each peer-reviewed chapter contains a broad-based introduction and enhances understanding of the state-of-the-art scientific content through fund ... Read more

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Covering the key theories, tools, and techniques of this dynamic field, Handbook of Nanophysics: Principles and Methods elucidates the general theoretical principles and measurements of nanoscale systems. Each peer-reviewed chapter contains a broad-based introduction and enhances understanding of the state-of-the-art scientific content through fund
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Theory of Phase Transitions in Polypeptides and Proteins

by Alexander V. Yakubovich ...

Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
There are nearly 100 000 different protein sequences encoded in the human genome, each with its own specific fold. Understanding how a newly formed polypeptide sequence finds its way to the correct fold is one of the greatest challenges in the modern structural biology. The aim of this thesis is to provide novel insights into protein folding by considering the problem from the point of view of ... Read more

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There are nearly 100 000 different protein sequences encoded in the human genome, each with its own specific fold. Understanding how a newly formed polypeptide sequence finds its way to the correct fold is one of the greatest challenges in the modern structural biology. The aim of this thesis is to provide novel insights into protein folding by considering the problem from the point of view of
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Strongly Interacting Quantum Systems out of Equilibrium

Lecture Notes of the Les Houches Summer School: Volume 99, August 2012

Edited by Thierry Giamarchi, Andrew J. Millis, Olivier Parcollet, Hubert Saleur, Leticia F. Cugliandolo ...

Series Book 99 - Lecture Notes of the Les Houches Summer School
Over the last decade new experimental tools and theoretical concepts are providing new insights into collective nonequilibrium behavior of quantum systems. The exquisite control provided by laser trapping and cooling techniques allows us to observe the behavior of condensed bose and degenerate Fermi gases under nonequilibrium drive or after `quenches' in which a Hamiltonian parameter is suddenly ... Read more

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Over the last decade new experimental tools and theoretical concepts are providing new insights into collective nonequilibrium behavior of quantum systems. The exquisite control provided by laser trapping and cooling techniques allows us to observe the behavior of condensed bose and degenerate Fermi gases under nonequilibrium drive or after `quenches' in which a Hamiltonian parameter is suddenly
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Electronic and Optical Properties of Conjugated Polymers

by William Barford ...

Series Book 159 - International Series of Monographs on Physics
Conjugated polymers have important technological applications, including solar cells and light emitting devices. They are also active components in many important biological processes. In recent years there have been significant advances in our understanding of these systems, owing to both improved experimental measurements and the development of advanced computational techniques. The aim of this ... Read more

$128.79 CAD

Conjugated polymers have important technological applications, including solar cells and light emitting devices. They are also active components in many important biological processes. In recent years there have been significant advances in our understanding of these systems, owing to both improved experimental measurements and the development of advanced computational techniques. The aim of this
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Structure- and Adatom-Enriched Essential Properties of Graphene Nanoribbons

by Shih-Yang Lin, Ngoc Thanh Thuy Tran, Sheng-Lin Chang, Wu-Pei Su, Ming-Fa Lin ...

Structure- and Adatom-Enriched Essential Properties of Graphene Nanoribbons offers a systematic review of the feature-rich essential properties in emergent graphene nanoribbons, covering mainstream theoretical and experimental research. It includes a wide range of 1D systems; namely, armchair and zigzag graphene nanoribbons with and without hydrogen terminations, curved and zipped graphene ... Read more

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Structure- and Adatom-Enriched Essential Properties of Graphene Nanoribbons offers a systematic review of the feature-rich essential properties in emergent graphene nanoribbons, covering mainstream theoretical and experimental research. It includes a wide range of 1D systems; namely, armchair and zigzag graphene nanoribbons with and without hydrogen terminations, curved and zipped graphene
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Lectures on Generalized Global Symmetries

Principles and Applications

by Nabil Iqbal ...

Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
This open access book provides an introductory set of lectures on generalized global symmetries, originally delivered at the Jena TPI School on Quantum Field Theory and Holography. It is designed to be accessible to readers with a basic understanding of quantum field theory. The topics include an introduction to higher-form symmetries and their applications in various contexts: Abelian and non ... Read more

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This open access book provides an introductory set of lectures on generalized global symmetries, originally delivered at the Jena TPI School on Quantum Field Theory and Holography. It is designed to be accessible to readers with a basic understanding of quantum field theory. The topics include an introduction to higher-form symmetries and their applications in various contexts: Abelian and non
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Classical Physics of Matter

by J Bolton ...

Series series Malvern Physics Series
Classical Physics of Matter explores the properties of matter that can be explained more or less directly in terms of classical physics. Among the topics discussed are the principles of flight and the operation of engines and refrigerators. The discussion introduces ideas such as temperature, heat, and entropy that will take you beyond Newtonian me ... Read more

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Classical Physics of Matter explores the properties of matter that can be explained more or less directly in terms of classical physics. Among the topics discussed are the principles of flight and the operation of engines and refrigerators. The discussion introduces ideas such as temperature, heat, and entropy that will take you beyond Newtonian me
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Ternary Alloys Based on III-V Semiconductors

by Vasyl Tomashyk ...

III-V semiconductors have attracted considerable attention due to their applications in the fabrication of electronic and optoelectronic devices as light-emitting diodes and solar cells. Because of their wide applications in a variety of devices, the search for new semiconductor materials and the improvement of existing materials is an important field of study. This new book covers all known ... Read more

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III-V semiconductors have attracted considerable attention due to their applications in the fabrication of electronic and optoelectronic devices as light-emitting diodes and solar cells. Because of their wide applications in a variety of devices, the search for new semiconductor materials and the improvement of existing materials is an important field of study. This new book covers all known
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Anisotropic 2D Materials and Devices

Edited by Yuerui Lu ...

Series Book 58 - Nanoscience & Nanotechnology Series
Presenting recent progress in anisotropic 2D materials research, reader is introduced to phosphorene and its arsenic alloys, monochalcogenides of group IV elements in the form of MX (M = Ge, Sn and X = S, Se, Te), low-symmetry transition-metal dichalcogenide (TMD) materials such as rhenium disulphide (ReS2) and rhenium diselenide (ReSe2), and organic 2D materials. Providing detailed synthesis ... Read more

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Presenting recent progress in anisotropic 2D materials research, reader is introduced to phosphorene and its arsenic alloys, monochalcogenides of group IV elements in the form of MX (M = Ge, Sn and X = S, Se, Te), low-symmetry transition-metal dichalcogenide (TMD) materials such as rhenium disulphide (ReS2) and rhenium diselenide (ReSe2), and organic 2D materials. Providing detailed synthesis
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Bismuth-Based High-Temperature Superconductors

Edited by Hiroshi Maeda ...

Series series Applied Physics
Provides coverage of the ongoing investigations on bismuth-based high-temperature cuprate superconductors, integrating scattered research activities and literature from 70 leading scientists throughout the world. The text covers crystal structures and microstructures, reversible or equilibrium magnetic and thermal properties, atomic site tunnel spe ... Read more

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Provides coverage of the ongoing investigations on bismuth-based high-temperature cuprate superconductors, integrating scattered research activities and literature from 70 leading scientists throughout the world. The text covers crystal structures and microstructures, reversible or equilibrium magnetic and thermal properties, atomic site tunnel spe
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Relativistic Plasmas

Acceleration and Radiation

by José Tito Mendonça ...

Relativistic Plasmas: Acceleration and Radiation gives a consistent description of relativistic plasmas and focuses on recent advances in plasma accelerators, radiation sources and intense laser-plasma interactions. The book is a useful reference on plasma physics for postgraduate students and researchers in many different areas of study, including astrophysical plasmas, those working on the new ... Read more

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Relativistic Plasmas: Acceleration and Radiation gives a consistent description of relativistic plasmas and focuses on recent advances in plasma accelerators, radiation sources and intense laser-plasma interactions. The book is a useful reference on plasma physics for postgraduate students and researchers in many different areas of study, including astrophysical plasmas, those working on the new
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Grundlagen der Konstruktionswerkstoffe für Studium und Praxis

by Janko Auerswald, Pius Portmann ...

Grundlagen der Konstruktionswerkstoffe für Studium und PraxisDer anwendungsorientierte Einstieg in die Welt der Konstruktionswerkstoffe für Studierende des Maschinenbaus und der Werkstoffwissenschaften!Viele Studierende nehmen die Werkstoffkunde anfangs als sehr trockene Disziplin wahr. Dabei ist die Welt der Werkstoffe eine überaus faszinierende. Die profunde Kenntnis von Struktur und ... Read more

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Grundlagen der Konstruktionswerkstoffe für Studium und PraxisDer anwendungsorientierte Einstieg in die Welt der Konstruktionswerkstoffe für Studierende des Maschinenbaus und der Werkstoffwissenschaften!Viele Studierende nehmen die Werkstoffkunde anfangs als sehr trockene Disziplin wahr. Dabei ist die Welt der Werkstoffe eine überaus faszinierende. Die profunde Kenntnis von Struktur und
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Solid State Physics

An Introduction

by Philip Hofmann ...

Solid State PhysicsEnables readers to easily understand the basics of solid state physicsSolid State Physics is a successful short textbook that gives a clear and concise introduction to its subject. The presentation is suitable for students who are exposed to this topic for the first time. Each chapter starts with basic principles and gently progresses to more advanced concepts, using easy-to ... Read more

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Solid State PhysicsEnables readers to easily understand the basics of solid state physicsSolid State Physics is a successful short textbook that gives a clear and concise introduction to its subject. The presentation is suitable for students who are exposed to this topic for the first time. Each chapter starts with basic principles and gently progresses to more advanced concepts, using easy-to
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Surface Science of Intercalation Materials and Solid Electrolytes

A View on Electron and Ion Transfer at Li-ion Electrodes Based on Energy Level Concepts

by René Hausbrand ...

Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
This book shares essential insights into the formation and properties of ionic interfaces based on the energy level structures of their interfaces obtained using a surface science approach. It covers both interfaces with liquid and solid electrolyte contacts, and includes different material classes, such as oxides and phosphates. The specific material properties result in particular effects ... Read more

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This book shares essential insights into the formation and properties of ionic interfaces based on the energy level structures of their interfaces obtained using a surface science approach. It covers both interfaces with liquid and solid electrolyte contacts, and includes different material classes, such as oxides and phosphates. The specific material properties result in particular effects
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Lasers in Materials Science

Edited by Marta Castillejo, Paolo M. Ossi, Leonid Zhigilei ...

Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
This book covers various aspects of lasers in materials science, including a comprehensive overview on basic principles of laser-materials interactions and applications enabled by pulsed laser systems. The material is organized in a coherent way, providing the reader with a harmonic architecture.While systematically covering the major current and emerging areas of lasers processing applications, ... Read more

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This book covers various aspects of lasers in materials science, including a comprehensive overview on basic principles of laser-materials interactions and applications enabled by pulsed laser systems. The material is organized in a coherent way, providing the reader with a harmonic architecture.While systematically covering the major current and emerging areas of lasers processing applications,
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Ferrofluide im Überblick

Eigenschaften, Herstellung und Anwendung von magnetischen Flüssigkeiten

by Klaus Stierstadt ...

Series series Life Science and Basic Disciplines (German Language)
Dieses essential führt in das Gebiet der magnetischen Flüssigkeiten ein. In der Natur kommen sie nicht vor, aber in der Technik und in der Medizin dienen sie zu vielen nützlichen Zwecken. Diese Flüssigkeiten werden in aufwändigen Verfahren hergestellt und sind daher nicht billig zu haben. Ihre rheologischen Eigenschaften können mit relativ schwachen Magnetfeldern verändert und gesteuert werden. In ... Read more

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Dieses essential führt in das Gebiet der magnetischen Flüssigkeiten ein. In der Natur kommen sie nicht vor, aber in der Technik und in der Medizin dienen sie zu vielen nützlichen Zwecken. Diese Flüssigkeiten werden in aufwändigen Verfahren hergestellt und sind daher nicht billig zu haben. Ihre rheologischen Eigenschaften können mit relativ schwachen Magnetfeldern verändert und gesteuert werden. In
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Handbook of Multiphase Flow Science and Technology

Edited by Guan Heng Yeoh, Jyeshtharaj B. Joshi ...

Series series Reference Module Computer Science and Engineering
This Handbook provides readers with the current cutting edge of multiphase flow technology. It reviews the rapid development of multiphase flow technology, demonstrates the latest development of the technology and showcase the very latest applications. It provides readers with comprehensive updated reference information covering theory, modelling and numerical methods, design and measurement, and ... Read more

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This Handbook provides readers with the current cutting edge of multiphase flow technology. It reviews the rapid development of multiphase flow technology, demonstrates the latest development of the technology and showcase the very latest applications. It provides readers with comprehensive updated reference information covering theory, modelling and numerical methods, design and measurement, and
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Curvilinear Micromagnetism

From Fundamentals to Applications

Edited by Denys Makarov, Denis D. Sheka ...

Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
This is the first book providing overview of magnetism in curved geometries, highlighting numerous peculiarities emerging from geometrically curved magnetic objects such as curved wires, shells, as well as complex three-dimensional structures. Extending planar two-dimensional structures into the three-dimensional space has become a general trend in multiple disciplines across electronics, ... Read more

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This is the first book providing overview of magnetism in curved geometries, highlighting numerous peculiarities emerging from geometrically curved magnetic objects such as curved wires, shells, as well as complex three-dimensional structures. Extending planar two-dimensional structures into the three-dimensional space has become a general trend in multiple disciplines across electronics,
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Critical States at Phase Transitions of Pure Substances

by Beycan İbrahimoğlu, Beycan Jr. İbrahimoğlu ...

Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
This book re-examines the conventional pressure-temperature phase diagrams of pure substances, taking into account a universally acknowledged, albeit often neglected, state of matter—the plasma phase. It argues that only the temperature component of the endpoint on the gas-liquid equilibrium curve is critical, not the pressure and volume, which themselves are the corresponding components of the ... Read more

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This book re-examines the conventional pressure-temperature phase diagrams of pure substances, taking into account a universally acknowledged, albeit often neglected, state of matter—the plasma phase. It argues that only the temperature component of the endpoint on the gas-liquid equilibrium curve is critical, not the pressure and volume, which themselves are the corresponding components of the
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Ion Beam Induced Defects and Their Effects in Oxide Materials

by Parmod Kumar, Jitendra Pal Singh, Vinod Kumar, K. Asokan ...

Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
This book provides an overview of the applications of ion beam techniques in oxide materials. Oxide materials exhibit defect-induced physical properties relevant to applications in sensing, optoelectronics and spintronics. Defects in these oxide materials also lead to magnetism in non-magnetic materials or to a change of magnetic ordering in magnetic materials. Thus, an understanding of defects is ... Read more

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This book provides an overview of the applications of ion beam techniques in oxide materials. Oxide materials exhibit defect-induced physical properties relevant to applications in sensing, optoelectronics and spintronics. Defects in these oxide materials also lead to magnetism in non-magnetic materials or to a change of magnetic ordering in magnetic materials. Thus, an understanding of defects is
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Materials Interaction with Femtosecond Lasers

Theory and Ultra-Large-Scale Simulations of Thermal and Nonthermal Pheomena

by Bernd Bauerhenne ...

Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
This book presents a unified view of the response of materials as a result of femtosecond laser excitation, introducing a general theory that captures both ultrashort-time non-thermal and long-time thermal phenomena. It includes a novel method for performing ultra-large-scale molecular dynamics simulations extending into experimental and technological spatial dimensions with ab-initio precision. ... Read more

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This book presents a unified view of the response of materials as a result of femtosecond laser excitation, introducing a general theory that captures both ultrashort-time non-thermal and long-time thermal phenomena. It includes a novel method for performing ultra-large-scale molecular dynamics simulations extending into experimental and technological spatial dimensions with ab-initio precision.
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Nanoscale Zerovalent Iron Particles for Environmental Restoration

From Fundamental Science to Field Scale Engineering Applications

Edited by Tanapon Phenrat, Gregory V. Lowry ...

Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
This is the first complete edited volume devoted to providing comprehensive and state-of-the art descriptions of science principles and pilot- and field-scaled engineering applications of nanoscale zerovalent iron particles (NZVI) for soil and groundwater remediation. Although several books on environmental nanotechnology contain chapters of NZVI for environmental remediation (Wiesner and Bottero ... Read more

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This is the first complete edited volume devoted to providing comprehensive and state-of-the art descriptions of science principles and pilot- and field-scaled engineering applications of nanoscale zerovalent iron particles (NZVI) for soil and groundwater remediation. Although several books on environmental nanotechnology contain chapters of NZVI for environmental remediation (Wiesner and Bottero
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Materials Design for Energy Harvesting and Sensor Applications

Edited by Hiroki Kurita, Tianzhuo Zhan, Yu Shi ...

Design and fabricate devices that operate without external powerEnergy harvesting converts ambient thermal, mechanical, and electromagnetic energy into electrical power for autonomous wireless devices and wearable electronics. Materials Design for Energy Harvesting and Sensor Applications reviews the properties and potential of materials central to this rapidly growing field. Edited by an ... Read more

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Design and fabricate devices that operate without external powerEnergy harvesting converts ambient thermal, mechanical, and electromagnetic energy into electrical power for autonomous wireless devices and wearable electronics. Materials Design for Energy Harvesting and Sensor Applications reviews the properties and potential of materials central to this rapidly growing field. Edited by an
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