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Ultracondensed Matter by Dynamic Compression

by William J. Nellis ...

Dynamic compression is an experimental technique with interdisciplinary uses, ranging from enabling the creation of ultracondensed matter under previously impossible conditions to understanding the likely cause of unusual planetary magnetic fields. Readers can now gain an intuitive understanding of dynamic compression; clear and authoritative chapters examine its history and experimental method, ... Read more

$146.99 USD

Dynamic compression is an experimental technique with interdisciplinary uses, ranging from enabling the creation of ultracondensed matter under previously impossible conditions to understanding the likely cause of unusual planetary magnetic fields. Readers can now gain an intuitive understanding of dynamic compression; clear and authoritative chapters examine its history and experimental method,
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Architectures and Synthesizers for Ultra-low Power Fast Frequency-Hopping WSN Radios

by Emanuele Lopelli, Johan van der Tang, Arthur H.M. van Roermund ...

Series series Engineering (R0)
Wireless sensor networks have the potential to become the third wireless revolution after wireless voice networks in the 80s and wireless data networks in the late 90s. Unfortunately, radio power consumption is still a major bottleneck to the wide adoption of this technology. Different directions have been explored to minimize the radio consumption, but the major drawback of the proposed solutions ... Read more

$143.99 USD

Wireless sensor networks have the potential to become the third wireless revolution after wireless voice networks in the 80s and wireless data networks in the late 90s. Unfortunately, radio power consumption is still a major bottleneck to the wide adoption of this technology. Different directions have been explored to minimize the radio consumption, but the major drawback of the proposed solutions
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Renormalization Group Analysis of Nonequilibrium Phase Transitions in Driven Disordered Systems

by Taiki Haga ...

Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
This book investigates phase transitions and critical phenomena in disordered systems driven out of equilibrium. First, the author derives a dimensional reduction property that relates the long-distance physics of driven disordered systems to that of lower dimensional pure systems. By combining this property with a modern renormalization group technique, the critical behavior of random field spin ... Read more

$89.99 USD

This book investigates phase transitions and critical phenomena in disordered systems driven out of equilibrium. First, the author derives a dimensional reduction property that relates the long-distance physics of driven disordered systems to that of lower dimensional pure systems. By combining this property with a modern renormalization group technique, the critical behavior of random field spin
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Advances in Research and Development

Modeling of Film Deposition for Microelectronic Applications

by Maurice H. Francombe, John L. Vossen ...

Series Book 23 - Thin Films
Significant progress has occurred during the last few years in device technologies and these are surveyed in this new volume. Included are Si/(Si-Ge) heterojunctions for high-speed integrated circuits, Schottky-barrier arrays in Si and Si-Ge alloys for infrared imaging, III-V quantum-well detector structures operated in the heterodyne mode for high-data-rate communications, and III-V ... Read more

$202.99 USD

Significant progress has occurred during the last few years in device technologies and these are surveyed in this new volume. Included are Si/(Si-Ge) heterojunctions for high-speed integrated circuits, Schottky-barrier arrays in Si and Si-Ge alloys for infrared imaging, III-V quantum-well detector structures operated in the heterodyne mode for high-data-rate communications, and III-V
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Electronic Properties of Organic Conductors

by Takehiko Mori ...

Series series Chemistry and Material Science (R0)
This book provides an easily understandable introduction to solid state physics for chemists and engineers. Band theory is introduced as an extension of molecular orbital theory, and its application to organic materials is described. Phenomena beyond band theory are treated in relation to magnetism and electron correlation, which are explained in terms of the valence bond theory and the Coulomb ... Read more

$89.99 USD

This book provides an easily understandable introduction to solid state physics for chemists and engineers. Band theory is introduced as an extension of molecular orbital theory, and its application to organic materials is described. Phenomena beyond band theory are treated in relation to magnetism and electron correlation, which are explained in terms of the valence bond theory and the Coulomb
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Freshman Lectures on Nanotechnology

by Hassan Raza ...

Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
Nanotechnology is the art, science, and engineering of designing materials, devices, and systems at the nanoscale from bottom-up and/or top-down approaches. The material properties at the nanoscale are governed by quantum mechanics, and hence are drastically different than those at the macro/micro scale. It is thus no surprise, that nanotechnology has led to a scientific and technological ... Read more

$44.99 USD

Nanotechnology is the art, science, and engineering of designing materials, devices, and systems at the nanoscale from bottom-up and/or top-down approaches. The material properties at the nanoscale are governed by quantum mechanics, and hence are drastically different than those at the macro/micro scale. It is thus no surprise, that nanotechnology has led to a scientific and technological
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Guida allo studio della computazione quantistica

by Stefano Olivares ...

Series series Italian language eBook collection
Questo libro di testo offre un’introduzione completa ai principi e ai metodi della computazione quantistica, pensata per la comunità universitaria. Dopo aver rivisto gli elementi di base della logica classica e della meccanica quantistica, il testo illustra come queste discipline si integrino nella computazione quantistica. Tra gli argomenti principali figurano le porte logiche quantistiche, ... Read more

$31.99 USD

Questo libro di testo offre un’introduzione completa ai principi e ai metodi della computazione quantistica, pensata per la comunità universitaria. Dopo aver rivisto gli elementi di base della logica classica e della meccanica quantistica, il testo illustra come queste discipline si integrino nella computazione quantistica. Tra gli argomenti principali figurano le porte logiche quantistiche,
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Theory Of The Quantum World, The - Proceedings Of The 25th Solvay Conference On Physics

by David J Gross, Alexander Sevrin, Marc Henneaux ...

Ever since 1911, the Solvay Conferences have shaped modern physics. The 25th edition held in October 2011 in Brussels and chaired by David Gross continued this tradition and celebrated the first centennial of this illustrious series of conferences. The development and applications of quantum mechanics have always been the main threads in the history of the Solvay Conferences, hence the 25th Solvay ... Read more

$66.99 USD

Ever since 1911, the Solvay Conferences have shaped modern physics. The 25th edition held in October 2011 in Brussels and chaired by David Gross continued this tradition and celebrated the first centennial of this illustrious series of conferences. The development and applications of quantum mechanics have always been the main threads in the history of the Solvay Conferences, hence the 25th Solvay
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Virtual Synthesis of Nanosystems by Design

From First Principles to Applications

by Liudmila Pozhar ...

This is the only book on a novel fundamental method that uses quantum many body theoretical approach to synthesis of nanomaterials by design. This approach allows the first-principle prediction of transport properties of strongly spatially non-uniform systems, such as small QDs and molecules, where currently used DFT-based methods either fail, or have to use empirical parameters. The book ... Read more

$116.99 USD

This is the only book on a novel fundamental method that uses quantum many body theoretical approach to synthesis of nanomaterials by design. This approach allows the first-principle prediction of transport properties of strongly spatially non-uniform systems, such as small QDs and molecules, where currently used DFT-based methods either fail, or have to use empirical parameters. The book
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Time Crystals

by Krzysztof Sacha ...

Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
This book provides the first comprehensive description of time crystals which have a repeating structure in time. It introduces the fundamental concepts behind time crystals and explores the many different branches of this new research area.The book starts with the original idea of the time crystallization in quantum systems as introduced by Wilczek and follows the development of the field up to ... Read more

$143.99 USD

This book provides the first comprehensive description of time crystals which have a repeating structure in time. It introduces the fundamental concepts behind time crystals and explores the many different branches of this new research area.The book starts with the original idea of the time crystallization in quantum systems as introduced by Wilczek and follows the development of the field up to
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Photons In Fock Space And Beyond (In 3 Volumes)

by Reinhard Honegger, Alfred Rieckers ...

The three-volume major reference “Photons in Fock Space and Beyond” undertakes a new mathematical and conceptual foundation of the theory of light emphasizing mesoscopic radiation systems. The quantum optical notions are generalized beyond Fock representations where the richness of an infinite dimensional quantum field system, with its mathematical difficulties and theoretical possibilities, is ... Read more

$341.99 USD

The three-volume major reference “Photons in Fock Space and Beyond” undertakes a new mathematical and conceptual foundation of the theory of light emphasizing mesoscopic radiation systems. The quantum optical notions are generalized beyond Fock representations where the richness of an infinite dimensional quantum field system, with its mathematical difficulties and theoretical possibilities, is
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Proceedings of the 5th International Scientific and Practical Symposium on Materials Science and Physics

MST2025, December 24–26, 2025, Dushanbe, Tajikistan

Edited by Arthur Gibadullin, Geetha Devi, Ramazon Abdullozoda ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings excluding Computer Science
This book discusses the process of developing new materials and the possibilities of their implementation in production. The V International Scientific and Practical Symposium “Materials Science and Physics”, held on December 24–26, 2025, brought together researchers from around the world to discuss recent advances in physics, materials science, and the development of new materials. The event ... Read more

$179.99 USD

This book discusses the process of developing new materials and the possibilities of their implementation in production. The V International Scientific and Practical Symposium “Materials Science and Physics”, held on December 24–26, 2025, brought together researchers from around the world to discuss recent advances in physics, materials science, and the development of new materials. The event
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Nanoengineering, Nanobiotechnology, Nanochemistry, and Their Applications

Selected Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Nanotechnology and Nanomaterials (NANO-2024), August 21-24, 2024, Ukraine

Edited by Olena Fesenko, Leonid Yatsenko ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings excluding Computer Science
This book highlights some of the latest advances in nanoengineering, nanobiotechnology, and nanochemistry from leading researchers in Ukraine, Europe, and beyond. It features contributions presented at the 12th International Science and Practice Conference Nanotechnology and Nanomaterials (NANO2024), held in hybrid format on August 21-24, 2024, at Uzhhorod National University. The conference was ... Read more

$269.99 USD

This book highlights some of the latest advances in nanoengineering, nanobiotechnology, and nanochemistry from leading researchers in Ukraine, Europe, and beyond. It features contributions presented at the 12th International Science and Practice Conference Nanotechnology and Nanomaterials (NANO2024), held in hybrid format on August 21-24, 2024, at Uzhhorod National University. The conference was
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BioMEMS

Biosensing Applications

by Samira Hosseini, Michelle Alejandra Espinosa-Hernandez, Ricardo Garcia-Ramirez, Ana Sofia Cerda-Kipper, Sofia Reveles-Huizar, Luis Acosta-Soto ...

Series series Chemistry and Material Science (R0)
This book highlights the latest advances in bioMEMS for biosensing applications. It comprehensively reviews different detection methods, including colorimetric, fluorescence, luminescence, bioluminescence, chemiluminescence, biochemiluminescence, and electrochemiluminescence, and presents various bioMEMS for each, together with recent examples. The book also offers an overview of the history of ... Read more

$125.99 USD

This book highlights the latest advances in bioMEMS for biosensing applications. It comprehensively reviews different detection methods, including colorimetric, fluorescence, luminescence, bioluminescence, chemiluminescence, biochemiluminescence, and electrochemiluminescence, and presents various bioMEMS for each, together with recent examples. The book also offers an overview of the history of
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Fractional Derivative Modeling in Mechanics and Engineering

by Wen Chen, HongGuang Sun, Xicheng Li ...

Series series Mathematics and Statistics (R0)
This textbook highlights the theory of fractional calculus and its wide applications in mechanics and engineering. It describes in details the research findings in using fractional calculus methods for modeling and numerical simulation of complex mechanical behavior. It covers the mathematical basis of fractional calculus, the relationship between fractal and fractional calculus, unconventional ... Read more

$58.99 USD

This textbook highlights the theory of fractional calculus and its wide applications in mechanics and engineering. It describes in details the research findings in using fractional calculus methods for modeling and numerical simulation of complex mechanical behavior. It covers the mathematical basis of fractional calculus, the relationship between fractal and fractional calculus, unconventional
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Granular Dynamics, Contact Mechanics and Particle System Simulations

A DEM study

by Colin Thornton ...

Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
This book is devoted to the Discrete Element Method (DEM) technique, a discontinuum modelling approach that takes into account the fact that granular materials are composed of discrete particles which interact with each other at the microscale level. This numerical simulation technique can be used both for dispersed systems in which the particle-particle interactions are collisional and compact ... Read more

$80.99 USD

This book is devoted to the Discrete Element Method (DEM) technique, a discontinuum modelling approach that takes into account the fact that granular materials are composed of discrete particles which interact with each other at the microscale level. This numerical simulation technique can be used both for dispersed systems in which the particle-particle interactions are collisional and compact
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Innovations and Dynamics in Photonics and Electronics

Edited by Vijaya Katti, Milind Pande, Pravin Jadhav, Aavishkar Katti ...

Series series Engineering (R0)
The fields of photonics and electronics are at the heart of technological innovation, driving progress across industries and shaping the future of human connectivity, automation, and sustainability. The book is a comprehensive exploration of the critical developments, economic strategies, and cutting-edge technologies revolutionizing these domains. This book delves into India's unique position in ... Read more

$224.99 USD

The fields of photonics and electronics are at the heart of technological innovation, driving progress across industries and shaping the future of human connectivity, automation, and sustainability. The book is a comprehensive exploration of the critical developments, economic strategies, and cutting-edge technologies revolutionizing these domains. This book delves into India's unique position in
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Estimating Electron Density of the Ionosphere from Radio Occultation TEC Data using Abel Inversion

by Bizuayehu Adisie Beyene ...

Scientific Study from the year 2016 in the subject Physics - Nuclear Physics, grade: excellent, , language: English, abstract: Abstract Ionospheric electron density affects trans-ionospheric radio waves. Estimating electron density, therefore, is vital to mitigate the effect of ionosphere on radio waves. As a result, different methods have been applied to estimate ionospheric electron density from ... Read more

$14.73 USD

Scientific Study from the year 2016 in the subject Physics - Nuclear Physics, grade: excellent, , language: English, abstract: Abstract Ionospheric electron density affects trans-ionospheric radio waves. Estimating electron density, therefore, is vital to mitigate the effect of ionosphere on radio waves. As a result, different methods have been applied to estimate ionospheric electron density from
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Physics On Ultracold Quantum Gases

by Yongjian Han, Wei Zhang, Yi Wei ...

Series Book 8 - Peking University-world Scientific Advanced Physics Series
This book derives from the content of graduate courses on cold atomic gases, taught at the Renmin University of China and at the University of Science and Technology of China. It provides a brief review on the history and current research frontiers in the field of ultracold atomic gases, as well as basic theoretical description of few- and many-body physics in the system. Starting from the basics ... Read more

$70.99 USD

This book derives from the content of graduate courses on cold atomic gases, taught at the Renmin University of China and at the University of Science and Technology of China. It provides a brief review on the history and current research frontiers in the field of ultracold atomic gases, as well as basic theoretical description of few- and many-body physics in the system. Starting from the basics
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Quantum Transport in Nanostructures and Molecules

An introduction to molecular electronics

by Professor Colin John Lambert ...

Series series IOP ebooks
This reference text presents a conceptual framework for understanding room-temperature electron and phonon transport through molecules and other quantum objects. The flow of electricity through molecules is explained at the boundary of physics and chemistry, providing an authoritative introduction to molecular electronics for physicists, and quantum transport for chemists.Professor Lambert ... Read more

$114.99 USD

This reference text presents a conceptual framework for understanding room-temperature electron and phonon transport through molecules and other quantum objects. The flow of electricity through molecules is explained at the boundary of physics and chemistry, providing an authoritative introduction to molecular electronics for physicists, and quantum transport for chemists.Professor Lambert
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Electrical and Optoelectronic Properties of the Nanodevices Composed of Two-Dimensional Materials

Graphene and Molybdenum (IV) Disulfide

by Cheng-Hua Liu ...

Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
This thesis focuses on the transport and magneto-transport properties of graphene p-n-p junctions, such as the pronounced quantum Hall effect, a well-defined plateau–plateau transition point, and scaling behavior. In addition, it demonstrates persistent photoconductivity (PPC) in the monolayer MoS2 devices, an effect that can be attributed to random localized potential fluctuations in the devices ... Read more

$89.99 USD

This thesis focuses on the transport and magneto-transport properties of graphene p-n-p junctions, such as the pronounced quantum Hall effect, a well-defined plateau–plateau transition point, and scaling behavior. In addition, it demonstrates persistent photoconductivity (PPC) in the monolayer MoS2 devices, an effect that can be attributed to random localized potential fluctuations in the devices
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Crystal Growth For Beginners: Fundamentals Of Nucleation, Crystal Growth And Epitaxy (Third Edition)

by Ivan Vesselinov Markov ...

'The book is well organized and is pedagogical. By discussing crystallization in pure systems, the author introduces and describes the important concepts, physical parameters and theoretical models pertaining to nucleation and growth of crystals … If you are a young investigator or a graduate student whose research involves understanding the fundamentals of crystallization including nucleation and ... Read more

$44.99 USD

'The book is well organized and is pedagogical. By discussing crystallization in pure systems, the author introduces and describes the important concepts, physical parameters and theoretical models pertaining to nucleation and growth of crystals … If you are a young investigator or a graduate student whose research involves understanding the fundamentals of crystallization including nucleation and
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Polymeric Hydrogels as Smart Biomaterials

Edited by Susheel Kalia ...

Series series Chemistry and Material Science (R0)
This book is concerned with polymeric hydrogels, which are considered as one of the most promising types of new polymer-based materials. Each chapter in this book describes a selected class of polymeric hydrogels, such as superabsorbent hybrid nanohydrogels, conducting polymer hydrogels, polysaccharide-based or protein-based hydrogels, or gels based on synthetic polymers. In this way, the book ... Read more

$89.99 USD

This book is concerned with polymeric hydrogels, which are considered as one of the most promising types of new polymer-based materials. Each chapter in this book describes a selected class of polymeric hydrogels, such as superabsorbent hybrid nanohydrogels, conducting polymer hydrogels, polysaccharide-based or protein-based hydrogels, or gels based on synthetic polymers. In this way, the book
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Irreversibility and Dissipation in Microscopic Systems

by Édgar Roldán ...

Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
After an insightful introductory part on recent developments in the thermodynamics of small systems, the author presents his contribution to a long-standing problem, namely the connection between irreversibility and dissipation. He develops a method based on recent results on fluctuation theorems that is able to estimate dissipation using only information acquired in a single, sufficiently long, ... Read more

$89.99 USD

After an insightful introductory part on recent developments in the thermodynamics of small systems, the author presents his contribution to a long-standing problem, namely the connection between irreversibility and dissipation. He develops a method based on recent results on fluctuation theorems that is able to estimate dissipation using only information acquired in a single, sufficiently long,
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