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Evolution

Classical Philosophy Meets Quantum Science

by Somnath Bhattacharyya ...

This book reconceptualizes the ancient philosophy of 'dualism' and a 'trinity' applied to classical and quantum nonequilibrium phenomena. In addition to classical mechanics and electrodynamics, a remarkable connection of this philosophy with quantum mechanics is established, which can be useful for quantum computing and the development of quantum artificial intelligence. Packed with the recent ... Read more

$72.99 USD

This book reconceptualizes the ancient philosophy of 'dualism' and a 'trinity' applied to classical and quantum nonequilibrium phenomena. In addition to classical mechanics and electrodynamics, a remarkable connection of this philosophy with quantum mechanics is established, which can be useful for quantum computing and the development of quantum artificial intelligence. Packed with the recent
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Applications of Contemporary Nanomaterials for Advanced Energy Storage and Conversion

by Kingsley Eghonghon Ukhurebor, Uyiosa Osagie Aigbe ...

Applications of Contemporary Nanomaterials for Advanced Energy Storage and Conversion discusses the applications of contemporary nanomaterials for advanced energy storage and conversion such as supercapacitors, Li-ion batteries, and fuel cells. Due to their unique properties and structure, including high surface area, electron conductivity, capacitance, energy density, charge-discharge, cycle ... Read more

$77.99 USD

Applications of Contemporary Nanomaterials for Advanced Energy Storage and Conversion discusses the applications of contemporary nanomaterials for advanced energy storage and conversion such as supercapacitors, Li-ion batteries, and fuel cells. Due to their unique properties and structure, including high surface area, electron conductivity, capacitance, energy density, charge-discharge, cycle
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Boron Nitride Nanostructures

Applications in Energy and Healthcare

by Indranil Lahiri, Amrita De Adhikari, Souvik Ghosh, Rita Joshi, Satish Jaiswal, Debrupa Lahiri ...

Series series Emerging Materials and Technologies
This book gives a focused view of boron nitride (BN) nanostructures, including their structure, synthesis, properties, and various energy and healthcare-related applications. It covers varied dimensional structures of BN, along with other crystalline phases, and important properties of all these structures. It also covers different synthesis routes for all types of BN nanostructures, functional ... Read more

$77.99 USD

This book gives a focused view of boron nitride (BN) nanostructures, including their structure, synthesis, properties, and various energy and healthcare-related applications. It covers varied dimensional structures of BN, along with other crystalline phases, and important properties of all these structures. It also covers different synthesis routes for all types of BN nanostructures, functional
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Unravelling the Power of 2D Materials

Revolutionizing Flexible Devices

Edited by Ram K. Gupta ...

Series series Series in Materials Science and Engineering
Exploring the properties of 2D materials has become a focal point in the realm of flexible devices, driven by their exceptional optical, electrical, thermal, and mechanical characteristics. From electronics to sensors, these materials are transforming industries with their diverse applications.Topics include fundamentals, manufacturing and challenges, biomedical applications, and flexible ... Read more

$285.99 USD

Exploring the properties of 2D materials has become a focal point in the realm of flexible devices, driven by their exceptional optical, electrical, thermal, and mechanical characteristics. From electronics to sensors, these materials are transforming industries with their diverse applications.Topics include fundamentals, manufacturing and challenges, biomedical applications, and flexible
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Applications of Laser-Driven Particle Acceleration

Edited by Paul Bolton, Katia Parodi, Jörg Schreiber ...

The first book of its kind to highlight the unique capabilities of laser-driven acceleration and its diverse potential,***Applications of Laser-Driven Particle Acceleration***presents the basic understanding of acceleration concepts and envisioned prospects for selected applications. As the main focus, this new book explores exciting and diverse application possibilities, with emphasis on those ... Read more

$73.99 USD

The first book of its kind to highlight the unique capabilities of laser-driven acceleration and its diverse potential,***Applications of Laser-Driven Particle Acceleration***presents the basic understanding of acceleration concepts and envisioned prospects for selected applications. As the main focus, this new book explores exciting and diverse application possibilities, with emphasis on those
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Relativistic Magnetrons

by Igor Vintizenko ...

The first experiments with relativistic magnetrons (PM), resulted in notable results, in the USA – Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the USSR - Institute of Applied Physics. Academy of Sciences of the USSR (Gorky), and the Nuclear Physics Research Institute at the Tomsk State University, hundreds of megawatts to several gigawatts with an efficiency of 10-30% were obtained. Relativistic ... Read more

$70.99 USD

The first experiments with relativistic magnetrons (PM), resulted in notable results, in the USA – Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the USSR - Institute of Applied Physics. Academy of Sciences of the USSR (Gorky), and the Nuclear Physics Research Institute at the Tomsk State University, hundreds of megawatts to several gigawatts with an efficiency of 10-30% were obtained. Relativistic
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Giant Micelles

Properties and Applications

Edited by Raoul Zana, Eric W. Kaler ...

The co-evolution of a strong theoretical framework alongside application of a range of sophisticated experimental tools engendered rapid advancement in the study ofgiant micelles. Beginning with Anacker and Debye's 1951 experimental study of elongated micelles by light scattering and their subsequent theoretical inference that the thermodynamic ... Read more

$94.99 USD

The co-evolution of a strong theoretical framework alongside application of a range of sophisticated experimental tools engendered rapid advancement in the study ofgiant micelles. Beginning with Anacker and Debye's 1951 experimental study of elongated micelles by light scattering and their subsequent theoretical inference that the thermodynamic
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Chemistry & Physics of Carbon

Volume 16

by Philip L. Walker ...

Series series Chemistry and Physics of Carbon
This book provides insights into the mechanisms of primary carbonization, discusses changes in the thermal-mechanical properties of carbon/carbon composites due to stress effects. It describes factors that result in the acceleration of the graphitization process. ... Read more

$53.99 USD

This book provides insights into the mechanisms of primary carbonization, discusses changes in the thermal-mechanical properties of carbon/carbon composites due to stress effects. It describes factors that result in the acceleration of the graphitization process.
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Nanoscale Quantum Materials

Musings on the Ultra-Small World

by Tapash Chakraborty ...

In the past four decades, there has been growing interest in the exciting new topic of physics in low dimensions. Thousands of original ideas have been proposed in the literature, and some are confirmed experimentally, along with several Nobel prizes which have been awarded in this field. While there are several books available, almost all are technical and accessible only to expert researchers ... Read more

$69.99 USD

In the past four decades, there has been growing interest in the exciting new topic of physics in low dimensions. Thousands of original ideas have been proposed in the literature, and some are confirmed experimentally, along with several Nobel prizes which have been awarded in this field. While there are several books available, almost all are technical and accessible only to expert researchers
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Melt-Quenched Nanocrystals

by A. M. Glezer, I. E. Permyakova ...

Melt quenching-the method of quenching from the liquid state-provides new opportunities for producing advanced materials with a unique combination of properties. In the process of melt quenching, attainment of critical cooling rates can produce specific structural states of the material. Nanocrystalline materials produced by melt quenching are clas ... Read more

$94.99 USD

Melt quenching-the method of quenching from the liquid state-provides new opportunities for producing advanced materials with a unique combination of properties. In the process of melt quenching, attainment of critical cooling rates can produce specific structural states of the material. Nanocrystalline materials produced by melt quenching are clas
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Nanosciences and Nanotechnology

Evolution or Revolution?

Edited by Jean-Michel Lourtioz, Marcel Lahmani, Claire Dupas-Haeberlin, Patrice Hesto ...

Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
This book provides information to the state of art of research in nanotechnology and nano medicine and risks of nano technology. It covers an interdisciplinary and very wide scope of the latest fundamental research status and industrial applications of nano technologies ranging from nano physics, nano chemistry to biotechnology and toxicology. It provides information to last legislation of nano ... Read more

$125.09 USD

This book provides information to the state of art of research in nanotechnology and nano medicine and risks of nano technology. It covers an interdisciplinary and very wide scope of the latest fundamental research status and industrial applications of nano technologies ranging from nano physics, nano chemistry to biotechnology and toxicology. It provides information to last legislation of nano
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Fundamentals of the Physics of Solids

Volume 3 - Normal, Broken-Symmetry, and Correlated Systems

by Jenö Sólyom ...

Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
This book is the third of a three-volume series written by the same author. It aims to deliver a comprehensive and self-contained account of the fundamentals of the physics of solids. In the presentation of the properties and experimentally observed phenomena together with the basic concepts and theoretical methods, it goes far beyond most classic texts. The essential features of various ... Read more

$287.09 USD

This book is the third of a three-volume series written by the same author. It aims to deliver a comprehensive and self-contained account of the fundamentals of the physics of solids. In the presentation of the properties and experimentally observed phenomena together with the basic concepts and theoretical methods, it goes far beyond most classic texts. The essential features of various
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Tensor Properties of Crystals

by D Lovett ...

The use of single crystals for scientific and technological applications is now widespread in solid-state physics, optics, electronics, materials science, and geophysics. An understanding of the variation of physical properties with crystalline direction is essential to maximize the performance of solid-state devices. Written from a physical viewpoint and avoiding advanced mathematics, Tensor ... Read more

$94.99 USD

The use of single crystals for scientific and technological applications is now widespread in solid-state physics, optics, electronics, materials science, and geophysics. An understanding of the variation of physical properties with crystalline direction is essential to maximize the performance of solid-state devices. Written from a physical viewpoint and avoiding advanced mathematics, Tensor
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Semiconductor Radiation Detectors

by Alan Owens ...

Series series Series in Sensors
Choice Recommended Title, July 2020Bringing together material scattered across many disciplines, Semiconductor Radiation Detectors providesreaders with aconsolidated source of information on the properties of a wide range of semiconductors; their growth, characterization and the fabrication of radiation sensors with emphasis on the X- and gamma-ray regimes. It explores the promise and limitations ... Read more

$76.99 USD

Choice Recommended Title, July 2020Bringing together material scattered across many disciplines, Semiconductor Radiation Detectors providesreaders with aconsolidated source of information on the properties of a wide range of semiconductors; their growth, characterization and the fabrication of radiation sensors with emphasis on the X- and gamma-ray regimes. It explores the promise and limitations
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Handbook for Highly Charged Ion Spectroscopic Research

Edited by Yaming Zou, Roger Hutton, Fred Currell, Indrek Martinson, Siegbert Hagmann ...

The spectroscopy of highly charged ions plays a key role in numerous areas of physics, from quantum electrodynamics (QED) and parity nonconservation (PNC) testing to fusion and plasma physics to x-ray astronomy. Handbook for Highly Charged Ion Spectroscopic Research brings together many of the techniques and ideas needed to carry out state-of-the-a ... Read more

$115.99 USD

The spectroscopy of highly charged ions plays a key role in numerous areas of physics, from quantum electrodynamics (QED) and parity nonconservation (PNC) testing to fusion and plasma physics to x-ray astronomy. Handbook for Highly Charged Ion Spectroscopic Research brings together many of the techniques and ideas needed to carry out state-of-the-a
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Generalized Dynamics of Soft-Matter Quasicrystals

Mathematical models and solutions

by Tian-You Fan ...

Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
The book systematically introduces the mathematical models and solutions of generalized hydrodynamics of soft-matter quasicrystals (SMQ). It provides methods for solving the initial-boundary value problems in these systems. The solutions obtained demonstrate the distribution, deformation and motion of the soft-matter quasicrystals, and determine the stress, velocity and displacement fields. The ... Read more

$98.09 USD

The book systematically introduces the mathematical models and solutions of generalized hydrodynamics of soft-matter quasicrystals (SMQ). It provides methods for solving the initial-boundary value problems in these systems. The solutions obtained demonstrate the distribution, deformation and motion of the soft-matter quasicrystals, and determine the stress, velocity and displacement fields. The
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Carbon Nanomaterials Sourcebook

Nanoparticles, Nanocapsules, Nanofibers, Nanoporous Structures, and Nanocomposites, Volume II

Edited by Klaus D. Sattler ...

The Carbon Nanomaterials Sourcebook contains extensive, interdisciplinary coverage of carbon nanomaterials, encompassing the full scope of the field—from physics, chemistry, and materials science to molecular biology, engineering, and medicine—in two comprehensive volumes.Written in a tutorial style, this second volume of the sourcebook:Focuses on nanoparticles, nanocapsules, nanofibers, ... Read more

$70.99 USD

The Carbon Nanomaterials Sourcebook contains extensive, interdisciplinary coverage of carbon nanomaterials, encompassing the full scope of the field—from physics, chemistry, and materials science to molecular biology, engineering, and medicine—in two comprehensive volumes.Written in a tutorial style, this second volume of the sourcebook:Focuses on nanoparticles, nanocapsules, nanofibers,
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Physical Methods for Materials Characterisation

by Peter E. J. Flewitt, Robert K. Wild ...

Series series Series in Materials Science and Engineering
This completely revised and expanded new edition covers the full range of techniques now available for the investigation of materials structure and accurate quantitative determination of microstructural features within materials. It continues to provide the best introductory resource for understanding the interrelationship between microstructure and physical, mechanical, and chemical properties, ... Read more

$171.99 USD

This completely revised and expanded new edition covers the full range of techniques now available for the investigation of materials structure and accurate quantitative determination of microstructural features within materials. It continues to provide the best introductory resource for understanding the interrelationship between microstructure and physical, mechanical, and chemical properties,
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Thermodynamics of Magnetizing Materials and Superconductors

by Vladimir Kozhevnikov ...

This book will help readers understand thermodynamic properties caused by magnetic fields. Providing a concise review of time independent magnetic fields, it goes on to discuss the thermodynamic properties of magnetizing materials of different shapes, and finally, the equilibrium properties of superconductors of different shapes and also of different sizes.Chapters are accompanied by problems ... Read more

$34.99 USD

This book will help readers understand thermodynamic properties caused by magnetic fields. Providing a concise review of time independent magnetic fields, it goes on to discuss the thermodynamic properties of magnetizing materials of different shapes, and finally, the equilibrium properties of superconductors of different shapes and also of different sizes.Chapters are accompanied by problems
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Analysis and Design Optimization of Micromixers

by Arshad Afzal, Kwang-Yong Kim ...

Series series Chemistry and Material Science (R0)
This book illustrates the computational framework based on knowledge of flow and mass transfer together with optimization techniques to solve problems relevant to micromixing technology. The authors provide a detailed analysis of the different numerical techniques applied to the design of micromixers. Flow and mixing analysis is based on both the Eulerian and Lagrangian approaches; relative ... Read more

$49.49 USD

This book illustrates the computational framework based on knowledge of flow and mass transfer together with optimization techniques to solve problems relevant to micromixing technology. The authors provide a detailed analysis of the different numerical techniques applied to the design of micromixers. Flow and mixing analysis is based on both the Eulerian and Lagrangian approaches; relative
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Active Array Antennas for High Resolution Microwave Imaging Radar

by Jiaguo Lu, Wei Wang, Xiaolu Wang, Yongxin Guo ...

Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
This book highlights the application of active array antennas in high-resolution microwave imaging radar systems. It introduces the basic principles, analytical methods, and performance parameters of active array antennas to achieve low profile, high efficiency, and lightweight. The book systematically elaborates the architecture, analysis, and engineering practice to achieve wideband, multi-band, ... Read more

$116.99 USD

This book highlights the application of active array antennas in high-resolution microwave imaging radar systems. It introduces the basic principles, analytical methods, and performance parameters of active array antennas to achieve low profile, high efficiency, and lightweight. The book systematically elaborates the architecture, analysis, and engineering practice to achieve wideband, multi-band,
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Handbook of Fullerene Science and Technology

Edited by Xing Lu, Takeshi Akasaka, Zdeněk Slanina ...

Series series Reference Module Chemistry, Materials and Physics
Nanocarbon chemistry and physics is a fast-developing, broad research area – the Nobel prizes in 1996 and 2010 awarded to two key discoveries in the field, and several other nanocarbon achievements of comparable importance. Owing to this rapid growth, the nanocarbon landscape fundamentally changes every few years, creating a need to survey the field on a regular basis to update the books that have ... Read more

$494.99 USD

Nanocarbon chemistry and physics is a fast-developing, broad research area – the Nobel prizes in 1996 and 2010 awarded to two key discoveries in the field, and several other nanocarbon achievements of comparable importance. Owing to this rapid growth, the nanocarbon landscape fundamentally changes every few years, creating a need to survey the field on a regular basis to update the books that have
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Quantum Hybrid Electronics and Materials

Edited by Yoshiro Hirayama, Kazuhiko Hirakawa, Hiroshi Yamaguchi ...

Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
This book highlights recent advances in quantum control technologies with regard to hybrid quantum systems. It addresses the following topics: phonon engineering based on phononic crystals, carbon-based nano materials like graphene and nanotubes, Terahertz light technology for single-molecule and quantum dots, nuclear-spin-based metrology for semiconductor quantum systems, quantum anomalous Hall ... Read more

$143.09 USD

This book highlights recent advances in quantum control technologies with regard to hybrid quantum systems. It addresses the following topics: phonon engineering based on phononic crystals, carbon-based nano materials like graphene and nanotubes, Terahertz light technology for single-molecule and quantum dots, nuclear-spin-based metrology for semiconductor quantum systems, quantum anomalous Hall
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Hyperordered Structures in Materials

Disorder in Order and Order within Disorder

Edited by Koichi Hayashi ...

Series series Chemistry and Material Science (R0)
This book introduces characterizations of hyperordered structures using latest quantum beam technologies, the advanced theoretical methods for understanding the roles of the structures, and the state-of-the-arts materials containing the structures.In this book, the authors focus on the importance of defect complexes to improve functionality of crystals and that of orders of network structures to ... Read more

$197.09 USD

This book introduces characterizations of hyperordered structures using latest quantum beam technologies, the advanced theoretical methods for understanding the roles of the structures, and the state-of-the-arts materials containing the structures.In this book, the authors focus on the importance of defect complexes to improve functionality of crystals and that of orders of network structures to
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