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An Introduction to Integrable Techniques for One-Dimensional Quantum Systems

by Fabio Franchini ...

Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
This book introduces the reader to basic notions of integrable techniques for one-dimensional quantum systems. In a pedagogical way, a few examples of exactly solvable models are worked out to go from the coordinate approach to the Algebraic Bethe Ansatz, with some discussion on the finite temperature thermodynamics.The aim is to provide the instruments to approach more advanced books or to allow ... Read more

$71.99 USD

This book introduces the reader to basic notions of integrable techniques for one-dimensional quantum systems. In a pedagogical way, a few examples of exactly solvable models are worked out to go from the coordinate approach to the Algebraic Bethe Ansatz, with some discussion on the finite temperature thermodynamics.The aim is to provide the instruments to approach more advanced books or to allow
... Read more
Energy Level Alignment and Electron Transport Through Metal/Organic Contacts

From Interfaces to Molecular Electronics

by Enrique Abad ...

Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
In recent years, ever more electronic devices have started to exploit the advantages of organic semiconductors. The work reported in this thesis focuses on analyzing theoretically the energy level alignment of different metal/organic interfaces, necessary to tailor devices with good performance. Traditional methods based on density functional theory (DFT), are not appropriate for analyzing them ... Read more

$89.99 USD

In recent years, ever more electronic devices have started to exploit the advantages of organic semiconductors. The work reported in this thesis focuses on analyzing theoretically the energy level alignment of different metal/organic interfaces, necessary to tailor devices with good performance. Traditional methods based on density functional theory (DFT), are not appropriate for analyzing them
... Read more
Dynamics of Gas-Surface Interactions

Atomic-level Understanding of Scattering Processes at Surfaces

Edited by Ricardo Diez Muino, Heriberto Fabio Busnengo ...

Series series Chemistry and Material Science (R0)
This book gives a representative survey of the state of the art of research on gas-surface interactions. It provides an overview of the current understanding of gas surface dynamics and, in particular, of the reactive and non-reactive processes of atoms and small molecules at surfaces. Leading scientists in the field, both from the theoretical and the experimental sides, write in this book about ... Read more

$89.99 USD

This book gives a representative survey of the state of the art of research on gas-surface interactions. It provides an overview of the current understanding of gas surface dynamics and, in particular, of the reactive and non-reactive processes of atoms and small molecules at surfaces. Leading scientists in the field, both from the theoretical and the experimental sides, write in this book about
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Thermomechanics of Composite Structures under High Temperatures

by Yu. I. Dimitrienko ...

Series series Engineering (R0)
This pioneering book presents new models for the thermomechanical behavior of composite materials and structures taking into account internal physico-chemical transformations such as thermodecomposition, sublimation and melting at high temperatures (up to 3000 K). It is of great importance for the design of new thermostable materials and for the investigation of reliability and fire safety of ... Read more

$89.99 USD

This pioneering book presents new models for the thermomechanical behavior of composite materials and structures taking into account internal physico-chemical transformations such as thermodecomposition, sublimation and melting at high temperatures (up to 3000 K). It is of great importance for the design of new thermostable materials and for the investigation of reliability and fire safety of
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Fundamental Concepts of Molecular Spectroscopy

by Abani Bhuyan ...

This practical and unique textbook explains the core areas of molecular spectroscopy as a classical teacher would, from the perspective of both theory and experimental practice. Comprehensive in scope, the author carefully explores and explains each concept, walking side by side with the student through carefully constructed text, pedagogy, and derivations to ensure comprehension of the basics ... Read more

$166.99 USD

This practical and unique textbook explains the core areas of molecular spectroscopy as a classical teacher would, from the perspective of both theory and experimental practice. Comprehensive in scope, the author carefully explores and explains each concept, walking side by side with the student through carefully constructed text, pedagogy, and derivations to ensure comprehension of the basics
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Flame Retardant Polymeric Materials

A Handbook

Edited by Yuan Hu, Xin Wang ...

Series series Series in Materials Science and Engineering
Flame Retardant Polymeric Materials provides a comprehensive and up-to-date overview of the field, from basic properties and mechanisms of action for flame retardants to emerging methods, materials, and industrial applications.With over 120 black and white images, Hu and Wang cover the latest in the development of novel polymer nanocomposites such as graphene, CNTs, LDHs, POSS, and techniques such ... Read more

$70.99 USD

Flame Retardant Polymeric Materials provides a comprehensive and up-to-date overview of the field, from basic properties and mechanisms of action for flame retardants to emerging methods, materials, and industrial applications.With over 120 black and white images, Hu and Wang cover the latest in the development of novel polymer nanocomposites such as graphene, CNTs, LDHs, POSS, and techniques such
... Read more
Nuclear Spin Relaxation in Liquids

Theory, Experiments, and Applications, Second Edition

by Jozef Kowalewski, Lena Maler ...

Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) is widely used across many fields of science because of the rich data it produces, and some of the most valuable data come from studies of nuclear spin relaxation in solution. The first edition of this book, published more than a decade ago, provided an accessible and cohesive treatment of the field. The present second edition is a significant update, covering ... Read more

$70.99 USD

Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) is widely used across many fields of science because of the rich data it produces, and some of the most valuable data come from studies of nuclear spin relaxation in solution. The first edition of this book, published more than a decade ago, provided an accessible and cohesive treatment of the field. The present second edition is a significant update, covering
... Read more
Semiconductor Device-Based Sensors for Gas, Chemical, and Biomedical Applications

Edited by Fan Ren, Stephen J Pearton ...

This book provides a basic understanding of new developments on semiconductor-based sensors. Written for senior undergraduate and graduate students majoring in solid-state physics, electrical engineering, and materials science and engineering, this material is also relevant to researchers in the field of sensors for gas, chemical, bio, and medical applications. It presents original theory and ... Read more

$145.99 USD

This book provides a basic understanding of new developments on semiconductor-based sensors. Written for senior undergraduate and graduate students majoring in solid-state physics, electrical engineering, and materials science and engineering, this material is also relevant to researchers in the field of sensors for gas, chemical, bio, and medical applications. It presents original theory and
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The Liquid and Supercritical Fluid States of Matter

by John E. Proctor ...

This book addresses graduate students and researchers wishing to better understand the liquid and supercritical fluid states of matter, presenting a single cohesive treatment of the liquid and supercritical fluid states using the gas-like and solid-like approaches. Bringing this information together into one comprehensive text, this book outlines how our understanding of the liquid and ... Read more

$70.99 USD

This book addresses graduate students and researchers wishing to better understand the liquid and supercritical fluid states of matter, presenting a single cohesive treatment of the liquid and supercritical fluid states using the gas-like and solid-like approaches. Bringing this information together into one comprehensive text, this book outlines how our understanding of the liquid and
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Colloidal Active Matter

Concepts, Experimental Realizations, and Models

by Francesc Sagués Mestre ...

Series series Advances in Biochemistry and Biophysics
What do bird flocks, bacterial swarms, cell tissues, and cytoskeletal fluids have in common? They are all examples of active matter. This book explores how scientists in various disciplines, from physics to biology, have collated a solid corpus of experimental designs and theories during the last two decades to decipher active systems.The book addresses, from a multidisciplinary viewpoint, the ... Read more

$68.99 USD

What do bird flocks, bacterial swarms, cell tissues, and cytoskeletal fluids have in common? They are all examples of active matter. This book explores how scientists in various disciplines, from physics to biology, have collated a solid corpus of experimental designs and theories during the last two decades to decipher active systems.The book addresses, from a multidisciplinary viewpoint, the
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Hunting the Faster than Light Tachyon, and Finding Three Unicorns and a Herd of Elephants

by Robert Ehrlich ...

In 1905, Albert Einstein declared speeds greater than light to be impossible. This book describes the author’s decades-long search for the hypothetical subatomic particles known as tachyons that violate this principle.This book is a scientific detective story. The crime is speeding—that is, the possible breaking of the cosmic speed limit, namely the speed of light, as stipulated by Einstein. This ... Read more

$39.99 USD

In 1905, Albert Einstein declared speeds greater than light to be impossible. This book describes the author’s decades-long search for the hypothetical subatomic particles known as tachyons that violate this principle.This book is a scientific detective story. The crime is speeding—that is, the possible breaking of the cosmic speed limit, namely the speed of light, as stipulated by Einstein. This
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Soft Condensed Matter Physics in Molecular and Cell Biology

Edited by W.C.K. Poon, David Andelman ...

Soft condensed matter physics, which emerged as a distinct branch of physics in the 1990s, studies complex fluids: liquids in which structures with length scale between the molecular and the macroscopic exist. Polymers, liquid crystals, surfactant solutions, and colloids fall into this category. Physicists deal with properties of soft matter system ... Read more

$94.99 USD

Soft condensed matter physics, which emerged as a distinct branch of physics in the 1990s, studies complex fluids: liquids in which structures with length scale between the molecular and the macroscopic exist. Polymers, liquid crystals, surfactant solutions, and colloids fall into this category. Physicists deal with properties of soft matter system
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Dark Matter

An Introduction

by Debasish Majumdar ...

Dark Matter: An Introduction tackles the rather recent but fast-growing subject of astroparticle physics, encompassing three main areas of fundamental physics: cosmology, particle physics, and astrophysics. Accordingly, the book discusses symmetries, conservation laws, relativity, and cosmological parameters and measurements, as well as the astroph ... Read more

$265.99 USD

Dark Matter: An Introduction tackles the rather recent but fast-growing subject of astroparticle physics, encompassing three main areas of fundamental physics: cosmology, particle physics, and astrophysics. Accordingly, the book discusses symmetries, conservation laws, relativity, and cosmological parameters and measurements, as well as the astroph
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Solidification and Casting:

by Brian Cantor, K O'Reilly ...

Series series Series in Materials Science and Engineering
Written by leading experts in their respective fields, Solidification and Casting provides a comprehensive review of topics fundamental to metallurgy and materials science as well as indicates recent trends. From an industrial perspective, the book begins with chapters on the casting techniques most commonly used in industry today. It then d ... Read more

$280.00 USD

Written by leading experts in their respective fields, Solidification and Casting provides a comprehensive review of topics fundamental to metallurgy and materials science as well as indicates recent trends. From an industrial perspective, the book begins with chapters on the casting techniques most commonly used in industry today. It then d
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Modelling and Simulation in Plasma Physics for Physicists and Mathematicians

by Geoffrey J. Pert ...

Unveiling the Secrets of Plasma Physics: A Practical Guide to Computational SimulationsPlasma physics focuses on the most abundant state of matter in the universe, corresponding to ionized gas comprising ions and electrons. It can be created artificially and has a huge range of technological applications, from television displays to fusion energy research. Every application of plasma technology ... Read more

$134.00 USD

Unveiling the Secrets of Plasma Physics: A Practical Guide to Computational SimulationsPlasma physics focuses on the most abundant state of matter in the universe, corresponding to ionized gas comprising ions and electrons. It can be created artificially and has a huge range of technological applications, from television displays to fusion energy research. Every application of plasma technology
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Introduction to Magnetic Random-Access Memory

by Bernard Dieny, Ronald B. Goldfarb, Kyung-Jin Lee ...

Magnetic random-access memory (MRAM) is poised to replace traditional computer memory based on complementary metal-oxide semiconductors (CMOS). MRAM will surpass all other types of memory devices in terms of nonvolatility, low energy dissipation, fast switching speed, radiation hardness, and durability. Although toggle-MRAM is currently a commercial product, it is clear that future developments in ... Read more

$115.00 USD

Magnetic random-access memory (MRAM) is poised to replace traditional computer memory based on complementary metal-oxide semiconductors (CMOS). MRAM will surpass all other types of memory devices in terms of nonvolatility, low energy dissipation, fast switching speed, radiation hardness, and durability. Although toggle-MRAM is currently a commercial product, it is clear that future developments in
... Read more
Nanomechanics in van der Waals Heterostructures

by Matthew Holwill ...

Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
Micro/nano-mechanical systems are a crucial part of the modern world providing a plethora of sensing and actuation functionalities used in everything from the largest cargo ships to the smallest hand-held electronics; from the most advanced scientific and medical equipment to the simplest household items. Over the past few decades, the processes used to produce these devices have improved, ... Read more

$89.09 USD

Micro/nano-mechanical systems are a crucial part of the modern world providing a plethora of sensing and actuation functionalities used in everything from the largest cargo ships to the smallest hand-held electronics; from the most advanced scientific and medical equipment to the simplest household items. Over the past few decades, the processes used to produce these devices have improved,
... Read more
The gm/ID Methodology, a sizing tool for low-voltage analog CMOS Circuits

The semi-empirical and compact model approaches

by Paul Jespers ...

Series series Engineering (R0)
In "The gm/ID Methodology, a Sizing Tool for Low-Voltage Analog CMOS Circuits", we compare the semi-empirical to the compact model approach. Small numbers of parameters make the compact model attractive for the model paves the way towards analytic expressions unaffordable otherwise. The E.K.V model is a good candidate, but when it comes to short channel devices, compact models are either ... Read more

$116.09 USD

In "The gm/ID Methodology, a Sizing Tool for Low-Voltage Analog CMOS Circuits", we compare the semi-empirical to the compact model approach. Small numbers of parameters make the compact model attractive for the model paves the way towards analytic expressions unaffordable otherwise. The E.K.V model is a good candidate, but when it comes to short channel devices, compact models are either
... Read more
Topological Insulators

Dirac Equation in Condensed Matters

by Shun-Qing Shen ...

Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
Topological insulators are insulating in the bulk, but process metallic states present around its boundary owing to the topological origin of the band structure. The metallic edge or surface states are immune to weak disorder or impurities, and robust against the deformation of the system geometry. This book, the first of its kind on topological insulators, presents a unified description of ... Read more

$152.09 USD

Topological insulators are insulating in the bulk, but process metallic states present around its boundary owing to the topological origin of the band structure. The metallic edge or surface states are immune to weak disorder or impurities, and robust against the deformation of the system geometry. This book, the first of its kind on topological insulators, presents a unified description of
... Read more
Solid State Physics

An Introduction

by Philip Hofmann ...

Filling a gap in the literature for a brief course in solid state physics, this is a clear and concise introduction that not only describes all the basic phenomena and concepts, but also discusses such advanced issues as magnetism and superconductivity. This textbookassumes only basic mathematical knowledge on the part of the reader and includes more than 100 discussion questions and some 70 ... Read more

$65.00 USD

Filling a gap in the literature for a brief course in solid state physics, this is a clear and concise introduction that not only describes all the basic phenomena and concepts, but also discusses such advanced issues as magnetism and superconductivity. This textbookassumes only basic mathematical knowledge on the part of the reader and includes more than 100 discussion questions and some 70
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Counter Electrodes for Dye-Sensitized and Perovskite Solar Cells

Edited by Sining Yun, Anders Hagfeldt ...

A guide to one of the most important aspects for affordable and highly efficient dye-sensitized solar cellsDye-sensitized solar cells have the potential to be one of the most promising photovoltaic technologies for production of renewable and clean energy. Counter Electrodes for Dye-Sensitized and Perovskite Solar Cells offers an introduction to the various types of counter electrode catalysts for ... Read more

$286.00 USD

A guide to one of the most important aspects for affordable and highly efficient dye-sensitized solar cellsDye-sensitized solar cells have the potential to be one of the most promising photovoltaic technologies for production of renewable and clean energy. Counter Electrodes for Dye-Sensitized and Perovskite Solar Cells offers an introduction to the various types of counter electrode catalysts for
... Read more
Theoretical and Experimental Studies on Non-Fourier Heat Conduction Based on Thermomass Theory

by Hai-Dong Wang ...

Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
This book mainly focuses on the theoretical and experimental study of non-Fourier heat conduction behavior. A novel thermomass theory is used as the theoretical basis, which provides a general heat conduction equation for the accurate prediction of non-Fourier heat conduction. In order to prove the validity of this thermomass theory, a large current was used to heat the metallic nanofilm at the ... Read more

$89.09 USD

This book mainly focuses on the theoretical and experimental study of non-Fourier heat conduction behavior. A novel thermomass theory is used as the theoretical basis, which provides a general heat conduction equation for the accurate prediction of non-Fourier heat conduction. In order to prove the validity of this thermomass theory, a large current was used to heat the metallic nanofilm at the
... Read more
Magnetism and Transport Phenomena in Spin-Charge Coupled Systems on Frustrated Lattices

by Hiroaki Ishizuka ...

Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
In this thesis, magnetism and transport phenomena in spin-charge coupled systems on frustrated lattices are theoretically investigated, focusing on Ising-spin Kondo lattice models and using a combination of Monte Carlo simulation and other techniques such as variational calculations and perturbation theory. The emphasis of the study is on how the cooperation of spin-charge coupling and geometrical ... Read more

$89.09 USD

In this thesis, magnetism and transport phenomena in spin-charge coupled systems on frustrated lattices are theoretically investigated, focusing on Ising-spin Kondo lattice models and using a combination of Monte Carlo simulation and other techniques such as variational calculations and perturbation theory. The emphasis of the study is on how the cooperation of spin-charge coupling and geometrical
... Read more
Introduction to Solar Cells

by Ammar Nayfeh, Sabina Abdul Hadi ...

Learn the physics and technology behind modern photovoltaic devicesImproving solar cell efficiencies under real-world operating conditions requires a strong understanding of the physics of light, semiconductor material and devices, as well as photovoltaic device physics and design. Introduction to Solar Cells provides a comprehensive and accessible introduction to the science, physics and ... Read more

$72.00 USD

Learn the physics and technology behind modern photovoltaic devicesImproving solar cell efficiencies under real-world operating conditions requires a strong understanding of the physics of light, semiconductor material and devices, as well as photovoltaic device physics and design. Introduction to Solar Cells provides a comprehensive and accessible introduction to the science, physics and
... Read more

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