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Einführung in Eis-, Schnee- und Lawinenmechanik

by Wolfgang Fellin ...

Series series Computer Science and Engineering (German Language)
Schnee und Eis sind faszinierende Stoffe, deren mechanische Eigenschaft nur schwer zu fassen sind, insbesondere wenn sie als Lawine ins Tal stürzen.Um typische Aufgaben der alpinen Bautechnik, wie Gründungen am Eis oder Abschätzung des Schnee- oder Lawinendruckes, sorgfältig behandelt zu können, ist ein fundiertes Verständnis der dafür verwendeten mechanischen Modelle notwendig. Andernfalls können ... Read more

$44.99 USD

Schnee und Eis sind faszinierende Stoffe, deren mechanische Eigenschaft nur schwer zu fassen sind, insbesondere wenn sie als Lawine ins Tal stürzen.Um typische Aufgaben der alpinen Bautechnik, wie Gründungen am Eis oder Abschätzung des Schnee- oder Lawinendruckes, sorgfältig behandelt zu können, ist ein fundiertes Verständnis der dafür verwendeten mechanischen Modelle notwendig. Andernfalls können
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Chitosan

Green Derivatization and Applications

by Khalid Mahmood Zia ...

Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
This book highlights the latest advances and novel technologies for the preparation, functionalization, and green derivitization of chitosan nanoparticles. The modification, biomedical applications, regulatory status and clinical trials of chitosan and its derivatives are also presented. Effective and innovative strategies enable increased influence on final characteristics, stability, and ... Read more

$143.99 USD

This book highlights the latest advances and novel technologies for the preparation, functionalization, and green derivitization of chitosan nanoparticles. The modification, biomedical applications, regulatory status and clinical trials of chitosan and its derivatives are also presented. Effective and innovative strategies enable increased influence on final characteristics, stability, and
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William Shockley: The Will to Think

by Bo Lojek ...

Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
This book takes a fresh look at the work, thoughts, and life of 1956 Nobel Prize winner William B. Shockley. It reconstructs Shockley’s upbringing, his patriotic achievements during World War II, his contribution to semiconductor physics – culminating with the epoch-making invention of the transistor – and his views on the social issues of his time.The author’s unparalleled access to Shockley’s ... Read more

$49.99 USD

This book takes a fresh look at the work, thoughts, and life of 1956 Nobel Prize winner William B. Shockley. It reconstructs Shockley’s upbringing, his patriotic achievements during World War II, his contribution to semiconductor physics – culminating with the epoch-making invention of the transistor – and his views on the social issues of his time.The author’s unparalleled access to Shockley’s
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Fluctuations and Non-Equilibrium Phenomena in Strongly-Correlated Ultracold Atoms

by Kazuma Nagao ...

Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
This book discusses non-equilibrium quantum many-body dynamics, recently explored in an analog quantum simulator of strongly correlated ultracold atoms. The first part presents a field-theoretical analysis of the experimental observability of the Higgs amplitude mode that emerges as a relativistic collective excitation near a quantum phase transition of superfluid Bose gases in an optical lattice ... Read more

$89.99 USD

This book discusses non-equilibrium quantum many-body dynamics, recently explored in an analog quantum simulator of strongly correlated ultracold atoms. The first part presents a field-theoretical analysis of the experimental observability of the Higgs amplitude mode that emerges as a relativistic collective excitation near a quantum phase transition of superfluid Bose gases in an optical lattice
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Cooling Electrons in Nanoelectronic Devices by On-Chip Demagnetisation

by Alexander Thomas Jones ...

Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
This thesis demonstrates that an ultralow temperature refrigeration technique called "demagnetisation refrigeration" can be miniaturised and incorporated onto millimeter-sized chips to cool nanoelectronic circuits, devices and materials. Until recently, the lowest temperature ever reached in such systems was around 4 millikelvin. Here, a temperature of 1.2mK is reported in a nanoelectronic device. ... Read more

$89.99 USD

This thesis demonstrates that an ultralow temperature refrigeration technique called "demagnetisation refrigeration" can be miniaturised and incorporated onto millimeter-sized chips to cool nanoelectronic circuits, devices and materials. Until recently, the lowest temperature ever reached in such systems was around 4 millikelvin. Here, a temperature of 1.2mK is reported in a nanoelectronic device.
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Symmetry, Spin Dynamics And The Properties Of Nanostructures - Lecture Notes Of The 11th International School On Theoretical Physics

by Vitalii K Dugaev, Andrzej Wal, Jozef Barnas ...

This book is a collection of lecture notes which were presented by invited speakers at the Eleventh School on Theoretical Physics 'Symmetry and Structural Properties of Condensed Matter SSPCM 2014' in Rzeszów (Poland) in September 2014. The main challenge for the lecturers was the objective to present their subject as a review as well as in the form of introduction for beginners. Topics considered ... Read more

$59.99 USD

This book is a collection of lecture notes which were presented by invited speakers at the Eleventh School on Theoretical Physics 'Symmetry and Structural Properties of Condensed Matter SSPCM 2014' in Rzeszów (Poland) in September 2014. The main challenge for the lecturers was the objective to present their subject as a review as well as in the form of introduction for beginners. Topics considered
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Fabrication of Heat-Resistant and Plastic-Formable Silicon Nitride

by Toshiyuki Nishimura, Xin Xu ...

Series series Chemistry and Material Science (R0)
In this book, improvements in the heat resistance of silicon nitride (Si3N4) ceramics using grain boundary control and in plasticity at high temperatures using grain size control in order to reduce the cost of shaping Si3N4 are described.The heat resistance of Si3N4 is improved by mixing a slight amount of sintering additive as an impurity into the original material powder. The author presents his ... Read more

$49.99 USD

In this book, improvements in the heat resistance of silicon nitride (Si3N4) ceramics using grain boundary control and in plasticity at high temperatures using grain size control in order to reduce the cost of shaping Si3N4 are described.The heat resistance of Si3N4 is improved by mixing a slight amount of sintering additive as an impurity into the original material powder. The author presents his
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Statistical Physics for Biological Matter

by Wokyung Sung ...

Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
This book aims to cover a broad range of topics in statistical physics, including statistical mechanics (equilibrium and non-equilibrium), soft matter and fluid physics, for applications to biological phenomena at both cellular and macromolecular levels. It is intended to be a graduate level textbook, but can also be addressed to the interested senior level undergraduate. The book is written also ... Read more

$58.99 USD

This book aims to cover a broad range of topics in statistical physics, including statistical mechanics (equilibrium and non-equilibrium), soft matter and fluid physics, for applications to biological phenomena at both cellular and macromolecular levels. It is intended to be a graduate level textbook, but can also be addressed to the interested senior level undergraduate. The book is written also
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Electrochemical Methods of Nanostructure Preparation

by László Péter ...

Series series Chemistry and Material Science (R0)
This book summarizes the electrochemical routes of nanostructure preparation in a systematic and didactic manner. It provides a comprehensive overview of electrodeposition, anodization, carbon nanotube preparation and other methods of nanostructure fabrication, combining essential information on the physical background of electrochemistry with materials science aspects of the field.The book ... Read more

$170.99 USD

This book summarizes the electrochemical routes of nanostructure preparation in a systematic and didactic manner. It provides a comprehensive overview of electrodeposition, anodization, carbon nanotube preparation and other methods of nanostructure fabrication, combining essential information on the physical background of electrochemistry with materials science aspects of the field.The book
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Molecular Beam Epitaxy

From Research to Mass Production

Edited by Mohamed Henini ...

Molecular Beam Epitaxy (MBE): From Research to Mass Production, Second Edition, provides a comprehensive overview of the latest MBE research and applications in epitaxial growth, along with a detailed discussion and 'how to' on processing molecular or atomic beams that occur on the surface of a heated crystalline substrate in a vacuum. The techniques addressed in the book can be deployed wherever ... Read more

$206.99 USD

Molecular Beam Epitaxy (MBE): From Research to Mass Production, Second Edition, provides a comprehensive overview of the latest MBE research and applications in epitaxial growth, along with a detailed discussion and 'how to' on processing molecular or atomic beams that occur on the surface of a heated crystalline substrate in a vacuum. The techniques addressed in the book can be deployed wherever
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A Primer on the Geometry of Carbon Nanotubes and Their Modifications

by Sadegh Imani Yengejeh, Andreas Öchsner, Seyedeh Alieh Kazemi ...

Series series Chemistry and Material Science (R0)
This volume presents a comprehensive system for categorizing carbon nanotubes and their modifications in terms of nano sheets, nanotubes, microscopic and atomic modifications. In addition, the material and geometric properties of these nano-configurations are addressed. Lastly, it introduces a number of common software packages for geometry generation and several commercial finite element programs ... Read more

$49.99 USD

This volume presents a comprehensive system for categorizing carbon nanotubes and their modifications in terms of nano sheets, nanotubes, microscopic and atomic modifications. In addition, the material and geometric properties of these nano-configurations are addressed. Lastly, it introduces a number of common software packages for geometry generation and several commercial finite element programs
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Polysaccharide Based Supercapacitors

by Soon Yee Liew, Wim Thielemans, Stefan Freunberger, Stefan Spirk ...

Series series Chemistry and Material Science (R0)
This book provides an excellent introduction into polysaccharide-based supercapacitors. It includes fundamental knowledge on supercaps as well as an overview of currently available approaches reported in the literature. Written by an international team of leading academics, this brief is aimed at a variety of readers with an interest in polysaccharide science and its applications. ... Read more

$49.99 USD

This book provides an excellent introduction into polysaccharide-based supercapacitors. It includes fundamental knowledge on supercaps as well as an overview of currently available approaches reported in the literature. Written by an international team of leading academics, this brief is aimed at a variety of readers with an interest in polysaccharide science and its applications.
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Magnetische Eigenschaften von periodisch angeordneten Nanopartikeln aus Nickel

by Martina Meincken ...

Diplomarbeit aus dem Jahr 1998 im Fachbereich Physik - Kernphysik, Teilchenphysik, Note: 1, Universität Konstanz, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Magnetismus ist eine Eigenschaft, die jedem von uns aus dem täglichen Leben vertraut ist. Eine Vielzahl technischer Anwendungen und Geräte beruhen auf den magnetischen Eigenschaften der benutzten Materialien. Die Bandbreite reicht von der Kompaßnadel bis hin ... Read more

$30.97 USD

Diplomarbeit aus dem Jahr 1998 im Fachbereich Physik - Kernphysik, Teilchenphysik, Note: 1, Universität Konstanz, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Magnetismus ist eine Eigenschaft, die jedem von uns aus dem täglichen Leben vertraut ist. Eine Vielzahl technischer Anwendungen und Geräte beruhen auf den magnetischen Eigenschaften der benutzten Materialien. Die Bandbreite reicht von der Kompaßnadel bis hin
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Green Materials for Active Food Packaging

Edited by Shahid ul Islam, Mohammad Shahid ...

Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
This book highlights the critical role of green materials in sustainable, active food packaging. Beginning with an introductory chapter outlining the importance of green materials and sustainability in food packaging, the book progresses through various topics, including the properties and applications of biopolymers, the potential of biodegradable materials, and antimicrobial agents to enhance ... Read more

$134.99 USD

This book highlights the critical role of green materials in sustainable, active food packaging. Beginning with an introductory chapter outlining the importance of green materials and sustainability in food packaging, the book progresses through various topics, including the properties and applications of biopolymers, the potential of biodegradable materials, and antimicrobial agents to enhance
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Multiblock Method for Fluid Flow

Concepts, Algorithms, and Applications

by Hansong Tang ...

Series series Engineering (R0)
This book presents the multiblock method, also known by other names such as the zonal method and the domain decomposition method. The multiblock method offers a systematic approach to tackle large-scale, intricate problems by breaking them down into smaller, more manageable sub-problems. The method addresses each sub-problem individually while accounting for its interconnections with the others, ... Read more

$152.99 USD

This book presents the multiblock method, also known by other names such as the zonal method and the domain decomposition method. The multiblock method offers a systematic approach to tackle large-scale, intricate problems by breaking them down into smaller, more manageable sub-problems. The method addresses each sub-problem individually while accounting for its interconnections with the others,
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Advanced Multifunctional Materials from Fibrous Structures

Edited by Jiří Militký, Mohanapriya Venkataraman ...

Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
This book highlights some aspects of processing, microstructure, and properties of materials in fibrous form, or from fibers, with wide applications for textile-oriented and technically oriented advanced products. Emphasis is placed on the physical and chemical nature of the processes, describing the behavior and properties of the investigated materials. The chapters describing the state and ... Read more

$98.99 USD

This book highlights some aspects of processing, microstructure, and properties of materials in fibrous form, or from fibers, with wide applications for textile-oriented and technically oriented advanced products. Emphasis is placed on the physical and chemical nature of the processes, describing the behavior and properties of the investigated materials. The chapters describing the state and
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Magnetic Properties Of Josephson Junction Networks: An Introduction

by Roberto De Luca ...

The study of the magnetic response of Josephson junction networks can be useful in outlining the behaviour of existing superconducting electronic devices, in conceiving new types of magnetic sensors, and in describing the low-field magnetic properties of granular superconductors. In the present work a wide introduction to Josephson junction networks is provided. The Josephson equations are ... Read more

$42.99 USD

The study of the magnetic response of Josephson junction networks can be useful in outlining the behaviour of existing superconducting electronic devices, in conceiving new types of magnetic sensors, and in describing the low-field magnetic properties of granular superconductors. In the present work a wide introduction to Josephson junction networks is provided. The Josephson equations are
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Emergent Transport Properties of Magnetic Topological Insulator Heterostructures

by Kenji Yasuda ...

Series series Chemistry and Material Science (R0)
This book reveals unique transport phenomena and functionalities in topological insulators coupled with magnetism and superconductivity. Topological insulators are a recently discovered class of materials that possess a spin-momentum-locked surface state. Their exotic spin texture makes them an exciting platform for investigating emergent phenomena, especially when coupled with magnetism or ... Read more

$89.99 USD

This book reveals unique transport phenomena and functionalities in topological insulators coupled with magnetism and superconductivity. Topological insulators are a recently discovered class of materials that possess a spin-momentum-locked surface state. Their exotic spin texture makes them an exciting platform for investigating emergent phenomena, especially when coupled with magnetism or
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Phasing in Crystallography

A Modern Perspective

by Carmelo Giacovazzo ...

Series Book 20 - International Union of Crystallography Texts on Crystallography
Modern crystallographic methods originate from the synergy of two main research streams, the small-molecule and the macro-molecular streams. The first stream was able to definitively solve the phase problem for molecules up to 200 atoms in the asymmetric unit. The achievements obtained by the macromolecular stream are also impressive. A huge number of protein structures have been deposited in the ... Read more

$104.99 USD

Modern crystallographic methods originate from the synergy of two main research streams, the small-molecule and the macro-molecular streams. The first stream was able to definitively solve the phase problem for molecules up to 200 atoms in the asymmetric unit. The achievements obtained by the macromolecular stream are also impressive. A huge number of protein structures have been deposited in the
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Nanoparticles' Promises and Risks

Characterization, Manipulation, and Potential Hazards to Humanity and the Environment

Edited by Madalin Bunoiu, Adrian Neculae, Mihai Lungu, Claudiu Biris ...

Series series Chemistry and Material Science (R0)
The focus of this interdisciplinary volume is on four areas of nanoparticle research: characterization, manipulation, and potential effects on humanity and the environment. The book includes a comprehensive collection of data on industrial nanoparticle creation and the characterization of the nanoscale products of these processes. The authors describe the effects of these nanoscale structures on ... Read more

$89.99 USD

The focus of this interdisciplinary volume is on four areas of nanoparticle research: characterization, manipulation, and potential effects on humanity and the environment. The book includes a comprehensive collection of data on industrial nanoparticle creation and the characterization of the nanoscale products of these processes. The authors describe the effects of these nanoscale structures on
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Integration of Functional Oxides with Semiconductors

by Agham B. Posadas, Alexander A. Demkov ...

Series series Engineering (R0)
This book describes the basic physical principles of the oxide/semiconductor epitaxy and offers a view of the current state of the field. It shows how this technology enables large-scale integration of oxide electronic and photonic devices and describes possible hybrid semiconductor/oxide systems. The book incorporates both theoretical and experimental advances to explore the heteroepitaxy of ... Read more

$89.99 USD

This book describes the basic physical principles of the oxide/semiconductor epitaxy and offers a view of the current state of the field. It shows how this technology enables large-scale integration of oxide electronic and photonic devices and describes possible hybrid semiconductor/oxide systems. The book incorporates both theoretical and experimental advances to explore the heteroepitaxy of
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Regular Nanofabrics in Emerging Technologies

Design and Fabrication Methods for Nanoscale Digital Circuits

by M. Haykel Ben Jamaa ...

Series series Engineering (R0)
Regular Nanofabrics in Emerging Technologies gives a deep insight into both fabrication and design aspects of emerging semiconductor technologies, that represent potential candidates for the post-CMOS era. Its approach is unique, across different fields, and it offers a synergetic view for a public of different communities ranging from technologists, to circuit designers, and computer scientists. ... Read more

$143.99 USD

Regular Nanofabrics in Emerging Technologies gives a deep insight into both fabrication and design aspects of emerging semiconductor technologies, that represent potential candidates for the post-CMOS era. Its approach is unique, across different fields, and it offers a synergetic view for a public of different communities ranging from technologists, to circuit designers, and computer scientists.
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Exciton Transport Phenomena in GaAs Coupled Quantum Wells

by Jason Leonard ...

Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
This thesis presents results crucial to the emerging field of indirect excitons. These specially designed quasiparticles give the unique opportunity to study fundamental properties of quantum degenerate Bose gases in semiconductors. Furthermore, indirect excitons allow for the creation of novel optoelectronic devices where excitons are used in place of electrons. Excitonic devices are explored for ... Read more

$89.99 USD

This thesis presents results crucial to the emerging field of indirect excitons. These specially designed quasiparticles give the unique opportunity to study fundamental properties of quantum degenerate Bose gases in semiconductors. Furthermore, indirect excitons allow for the creation of novel optoelectronic devices where excitons are used in place of electrons. Excitonic devices are explored for
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Electronic Properties Of Dirac And Weyl Semimetals

by Eduard V Gorbar, Vladimir A Miransky, Igor A Shovkovy, Pavlo O Sukhachov ...

The monograph reviews various aspects of electronic properties of Dirac and Weyl semimetals. After a brief discussion of 2D Dirac semimetals, a comprehensive review of 3D materials is given. The description starts from an overview of the topological properties and symmetries of Dirac and Weyl semimetals. In addition, several low-energy models of Dirac and Weyl quasiparticles are presented. The key ... Read more

$120.99 USD

The monograph reviews various aspects of electronic properties of Dirac and Weyl semimetals. After a brief discussion of 2D Dirac semimetals, a comprehensive review of 3D materials is given. The description starts from an overview of the topological properties and symmetries of Dirac and Weyl semimetals. In addition, several low-energy models of Dirac and Weyl quasiparticles are presented. The key
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