Applied Physics

All of Earths oceans, from the equator to the poles, are a single engine powered by sunlight, driving huge flows of energy, water, life, and raw ma...

Discover the profound, surprising, and instructive tales embedded within the tragic earthquakes and tsunamis of the years 1755, 1906, 1960, 1985, 2...

The countless applications of plasma polymerization, from housekeeping to nanotechnology, and the generally weak understanding of the mechanisms of...

This book covers various fields relevant to navigation, including Earth's magnetic field, gravity field, topography, celestial polarization field, ...

This book captures the essence of one of the most remarkable journeys of a professional who prevailed over numerous challenges and adverse situatio...

A Top 25 CHOICE 2016 Title, and recipient of the CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title (OAT) Award. How much energy is released in ATP hydrolysis? How ...

Computational biomechanics is an emerging research field that seeks to understand the complex biomechanical behaviors of normal and pathological hu...

Statistical mechanics provides a framework for relating the properties of macroscopic systems (large collections of atoms, such as in a solid) to t...

This open access book is an introductory text on the theory of nonlinear acoustics authored by experts on their respective topics. It is written at...

One of the key challenges in biophysics and chemical biology is gaining an understanding of the underlying physico-chemical basis of the highly com...

Principles of Lightning Physics presents and discusses the most up-to-date physical concepts that govern many lightning events in nature, including...

Zeitschrift für Kristallographie. Supplement Volume 23 presents the complete Proceedings of all contributions to the IX European Powder Diffraction...

Zeitschrift für Kristallographie. Supplement Volume 26 presents the complete Proceedings of all contributions to the X European Powder Diffraction ...

This volume discusses important issues associated with agricultural disaster risk, resilient agriculture, and livelihood. It highlights the role of...

Conceptual Astrophysics; is intended for introductory (non-calculus based) astronomy. It applies our understanding of physics to astronomy and high...

Why exactly is the Earth round? How is it that boomerangs can turn in mid-air? And why do cats always land on their feet? Its time to stop think...

Geodynamics of the Alps consists of three volumes. This second volume presents the pre-collisional history of the Alps. It discusses the Variscan o...