The Handy Physics Answer Book, Second edition

Paul W. Zitzewitz,
Visible Ink Press | 2011

ISBN: 1578593050 | 450 pages
PDF | 3,4 MB

Eschewing the usual mathematical explanations for physics phenomena, this approachable reference explains complicated scientific concepts in plain English that everyone can understand. Completely updated to tackle the big issues such as gravity, magnetism, sound, and what really happens in the Large Hadron Collider, this engaging look at physics also spells out why cats always land on their feet, why people appear to have red eyes in photographs, and the real danger of looking at an eclipse.

For everyone who ever wondered how a light bulb works or how squirrels avoid electrocution on the power lines, this handbook supplies answers on the physics of everyday life and examines the developments in the exploration of subatomic particles. In addition to the question-and-answer section, an addendum of facts about physicists explains what the Nobel prize is and who has won it, and tells the story of the scientist who was incarcerated for agreeing with Copernicus.

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Mathematical Methods for Optical Physics and Engineering

by Gregory J. Gbur
Publisher: Cambridge University Press

ISBN: 0521516102 | edition 2011
PDF | 800 pages | 12 mb

The first textbook on mathematical methods focusing on techniques for optical science and engineering. Ideal for upper division undergraduates and graduates.

Strong emphasis is placed on connecting mathematical concepts to optical systems.

Essay problems based on research publications and numerous exercises strengthen the connection between the theory and its applications.

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Thermodynamics of Materials

By Qing Jiang
Spinger | 2011 | ISBN: 3642147178

300 pages | PDF | 2,9 MB

"Thermodynamics of Materials" introduces the basic underlying principles of thermodynamics as well as their applicability to the behavior of all classes of materials, while providing an integrated approach from macro- (or classical) thermodynamics to meso- and nanothermodynamics, and microscopic (or statistical) thermodynamics.

The book is intended for scientists, engineers and graduate students in all fields involving materials science-related disciplines.

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Queueing Networks: A Fundamental Approach

By Richard J. Boucherie and Nico M. van Dijk
Publisher: Springer | ISBN: 1441964711

edition 2010 | PDF | 798 pages | 6.3 mb

This handbook aims to highlight fundamental, methodological and computational aspects of networks of queues to provide insights and to unify results that can be applied in a more general manner. The handbook is organized into five parts:

Part 1 considers exact analytical results such as of product form type. Topics include characterization of product forms by physical balance concepts and simple traffic flow equations, classes of service and queue disciplines that allow a product form, a unified description of product forms for discrete time queueing networks, insights for insensitivity, and aggregation and decomposition results that allow subnetworks to be aggregated into single nodes to reduce computational burden.

Part 2 looks at monotonicity and comparison results such as for computational simplification by either of two approaches: stochastic monotonicity and ordering results based on the ordering of the proces generators, and comparison results and explicit error bounds based on an underlying Markov reward structure leading to ordering of expectations of performance measures.

Part 3 presents diffusion and fluid results. It specifically looks at the fluid regime and the diffusion regime. Both of these are illustrated through fluid limits for the analysis of system stability, diffusion approximations for multi-server systems, and a system fed by Gaussian traffic.

Part 4 illustrates computational and approximate results through the classical MVA (mean value analysis) and QNA (queueing network analyzer) for computing mean and variance of performance measures such as queue lengths and sojourn times; numerical approximation of response time distributions; and approximate decomposition results for large open queueing networks.

Part 5 enlightens selected applications as loss networks originating from circuit switched telecommunications applications, capacity sharing originating from packet switching in data networks, and a hospital application that is of growing present day interest.

The book shows that the intertwined progress of theory and practice will remain to be most intriguing and will continue to be the basis of further developments in queueing networks.

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Field Models in Electricity and Magnetism

By Paolo Di Barba, Antonio Savini, Slawomir Wiak
Publisher: Springer

Number Of Pages: 184 Publication
Date: 2008-02-28
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 1402068425
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9781402068423

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New Paths Towards Quantum Gravity

By Bernhelm Booß-Bavnbek, G. Esposito, Matthias Lesch
Publisher: Springer

Pages: 350, Date: 2010-06-03
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 3642118968

Aside from the obvious statement that it should be a theory capable of unifying general relativity and quantum field theory, not much is known about the true nature of quantum gravity.

New ideas - and there are many of them for this is an exciting field of research - often diverge to a degree where it seems impossible to decide in which of the many possible direction(s) the ongoing developments should be further sustained.

The division of the book in two (overlapping) parts reflects the duality between the physical vision and the mathematical construction. The former is represented by tutorial reviews on non-commutative geometry, on space-time discretization and renormalization and on gauge field path integrals. The latter one by lectures on cohomology, on stochastic geometry and on mathematical tools for the effective action in quantum gravity.

The book will benefit everyone working or entering the field of quantum gravity research.

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Wiley Handbook of Science and Technology for Homeland Security, 4 Volume Set

By John G. Voeller
Publisher: Wiley; 1 edition (April 12, 2010)

ISBN:0471761303 PDF | 2888 pages | 24 mb

The Wiley Handbook of Science and Technology for Homeland Security is an essential and timely collection of resources designed to support the effective communication of homeland security research across all disciplines and institutional boundaries. Truly a unique work this 4 volume set focuses on the science behind safety, security, and recovery from both man-made and natural disasters has a broad scope and international focus.

The Handbook:

Educates researchers in the critical needs of the homeland security and intelligence communities and the potential contributions of their own disciplines
Emphasizes the role of fundamental science in creating novel technological solutions
Details the international dimensions of homeland security and counterterrorism research
Provides guidance on technology diffusion from the laboratory to the field
Supports cross-disciplinary dialogue in this field between operational, R&D and consumer communities

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Processing of High-Temperature Superconductors at High Strain

By: A.G. Mamalis, D. E. Manolakos, A. Szalay, G. Pantazopoulos
Publisher: CRC Press

Date : 2000 pages: 261
PDF 11 Mb

The discovery of high-temperature superconductivity [1986] by Bendnorz and Müller in the La-BA-Cu-O system resulted in very extensive research work about the discovery and synthesis of other high-temperature superconductors, such as Y-BA-Cu-O and Bi-Sr-Ca-Cu-O.

These new superconducting materials, possessing superconductivity above liquid nitrogen boiling point, are used in many engineering applications, from electronic sensors to rotating electrical generators and from nanometer-scale thin films to kilometer-long wires and coils.

Therefore, design and net-shape manufacturing of superconducting components, starting from the initial synthesized powders, is now of utmost industrial importance.This book is primarily focused on the bulk-fabrication techniques of high-temperature ceramic superconducting components, especially on the combination of dynamic powder-consolidation and subsequent deformation processing.

The properties of these ceramics, which are difficult-to-form materials by applying conventional techniques, are combined for the net-shape manufacturing of such components for the construction of HTS devices. However, very important topics such as superconducting structures, chemical synthesis, film fabrication and characterization techniques are also reviewed to provide a complete, comprehensive view of superconductors engineering.

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Glencoe Physical Science with Earth Science, Student Edition By Glencoe McGraw-Hill

By Glencoe McGraw-Hill
Publisher: Glencoe/McGraw-Hill, Pages: 960, Date: 2008-04-16

ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0078802482, RAR'd vector PDF, 82MB

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Give every student a deeper understanding of physical science!
Glencoe Physical Science with Earth Science provides students with accurate and comprehensive content coverage of physical science integrated with Earth science. This highly engaging program brings together physics, chemistry, Earth science, space science, and mathematics.

This course, together with a biology course, prepares students for many state/district graduation exams administered at 10th grade.

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Quantum Mechanics for Nanostructures | Cambridge

By Vladimir V. Mitin, Dmitry I. Sementsov, Nizami Z. Vagidov
Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Pages: 448, Date: 2010-07-31
ISBN-10 : 0521763665, PDF 4 MB's Full

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The properties of new nanoscale materials, their fabrication and applications, as well as the operational principles of nanodevices and systems, are solely determined by quantum-mechanical laws and principles. This textbook introduces engineers to quantum mechanics and the world of nanostructures, enabling them to apply the theories to numerous nanostructure problems.
The textbook covers the fundamentals of quantum mechanics, including uncertainty relations, the Schrödinger equation, perturbation theory, and tunneling. These are then applied to a quantum dot, the smallest artificial atom, and compared to hydrogen, the smallest atom in nature. Nanoscale objects with higher dimensionality, such as quantum wires and quantum wells, are introduced, as well as nanoscale materials and nanodevices. Numerous examples throughout the text help students to understand the material.

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Relativistic Quantum Mechanics (Theoretical and Mathematical Physics)

By Armin Wachter, Publisher: Springer
Pages: 400, Date: 2010-12-17, ISBN-10 : 904813644X

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Which problems do arise within relativistic enhancements of the Schrödinger theory, especially if one adheres to the usual one-particle interpretation? * To what extent can these problems be overcome? * What is the physical necessity of quantum field theories? In many textbooks, only insufficient answers to these fundamental questions are provided by treating the relativistic quantum mechanical one-particle concept very superficially and instead introducing field quantization as soon as possible. By contrast, this book emphasizes particularly this point of view (relativistic quantum mechanics in the ''narrow sense''): it extensively discusses the relativistic one-particle view and reveals its problems and limitations, therefore illustrating the necessity of quantized fields in a physically comprehensible way. The first two chapters contain a detailed presentation and comparison of the Klein-Gordon and Dirac theory, always with a view to the non-relativistic theory. In the third chapter, we consider relativistic scattering processes and develop the Feynman rules from propagator techniques. This is where the indispensability of quantum field theory reasoning becomes apparent and basic quantum field theory concepts are introduced. This textbook addresses undergraduate and graduate Physics students who are interested in a clearly arranged and structured presentation of relativistic quantum mechanics in the "narrow sense" and its connection to quantum field theories. Each section contains a short summary and exercises with solutions. A mathematical appendix rounds out this excellent textbook on relativistic quantum mechanics.

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