Applied Physics

The growth of cosmology into a precision science represents one of the most remarkable stories of the past century. Much has been written chronicli...

This book discusses in great detail the best theory of gravitation known to date: Albert Einstein's theory of general relativity. Based on this the...

A Practical Guide to Understanding, Managing and Reviewing Environmental Risk Assessment Reports provides team leaders and team members with a stra...

Electroinduced Drift of Neutral Charge Clusters in Salt Solutions presents studies of the processes accompanying the effect of periodic electric an...

This book provides the basis for understanding the elastic properties of nucleic acids (DNA, RNA), the methods used to manipulate them (e.g. optica...

This book aims to explain how and why the detailed three-dimensional architecture of molecules can be determined by an analysis of the diffraction ...

Historically, science has strived to reduced complex problems to its simplest components, but more recently, it has recognized the merit of studyin...

The authors of this volume have been intimately connected with the conception of the Big Bang model since 1947. Following the late George Gamov's i...

Spacecraft have explored the interplanetary medium between the orbits of Mercury and Pluto, revealing the exotic and beautiful nature of the enviro...

Small-angle scattering of X-rays (SAXS) and neutrons (SANS) is an established method for the structural characterization of biological objects in a...

Are the physical laws of our universe finely tuned, such that life can exist? What does this imply about how our universe formed? Questions like th...

Written by the best researchers in the field, this timely book explores the use of high pressure in connection with spectroscopy as a research tool...

A recommendation of the NRCa (TM)s decadal survey in solar and space physics, published in 2002, was the Small Instrument Distributed Ground-Based ...

Fulfilling the Presidenta (TM)s Vision for Space Exploration (VSE) will require overcoming many challenges. Among these are the hazards of space ra...

Exploring recent developments in the field, Coarse-Graining of Condensed Phase and Biomolecular Systems examines systematic ways of constructing co...

Molecular recognition, also known as biorecognition, is the heart of all biological interactions. Originating from protein stretching experiments, ...

Presented in two volumes, The Physics of Astrophysics is ideally suited for a year-long astrophysics course for university seniors and first-year g...

Extending the spatial and temporal boundaries of human space flight is an important goal for the nation and for the National Aeronautics and Space ...