Applied Physics

The most thrilling, genre-busting, unlikely science book you’ll ever read, from the world-renowned, multi-award-winning, superstar physicist Lisa R...

"This is a remarkable book: a symposium proceedings volume that will also function as a graduate-level text. Dedicated to the great theorist S. Cha...

Neutron stars, the most extreme state of matter yet confirmed, are responsible for much of the high-energy radiation detected in the universe. Mèsz...

Embark on a fascinating exploration of molecular dynamics, seamlessly blending the new probabilistic interpretation with cutting-edge simulations, ...

The Physics of Stars, Second Edition, is a concise introduction to the properties of stellar interiors and consequently the structure and evolution...

A graduate-level entrée to the application of renormalization group theory to condensed matter physicsRenormalization group ideas have had a major ...

From Bohr magneton at the atomic level to van Allen belts in the magnetosphere around the Earth, from an absolute atomic gravimeter to the gravity ...

Geoscientists and engineers are very comfortable using seismic data sets acquired with geophones, hydrophones, and accelerometers because we have a...

A thrilling exploration of competing cosmological origin stories, comparing new scientific ideas that upend our very notions of space, time, and re...

This report is the summary of a workshop held in May 2003 by the Space Studies Board's Committee on Solar and Space Physics to synthesize understan...

Python Experiments in Physics and Astronomy acts as a resource for science and engineering students or faculty who would like to see how a diverse ...

The New Frontiers Program was created by NASA in 2002 at the recommendation of the NRC's decadal survey for solar system research. In order to opti...

This book is intended as a supplementary text to the standard course books on theoretical physics and astrophysics, addressing applications and sel...

As part of the Vision for Space Exploration (VSE), NASA is planning for humans to revisit the Moon and someday go to Mars. An important considerati...

Although molecular modeling has been around for a while, the groundbreaking advancement of massively parallel supercomputers and novel algorithms f...

From quantum theory to statistical mechanics, the methodologies of physics are often used to explain some of life's most complex biological problem...

Stars are the main factories of element production in the universe through a suite of complex and intertwined physical processes. Such stellar alch...

Understanding the energy it takes to build or break chemical bonds is essential for scientists and engineers in a wide range of innovative fields, ...

The Physics of Three Dimensional Radiation Therapy presents a broad study of the use of three-dimensional techniques in radiation therapy. These te...

Long established as one of the premier references in the fields of astronomy, planetary science, and physics, the fourth edition of Orbital Motion ...

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

A concise introduction, Optical Astronomical Spectroscopy appeals to the newcomer of astronomical spectroscopy and assumes no previous specialist k...

Since humans first looked up at the stars, astronomy has had a particular ability to stir the imagination and challenge the thinking of scientists ...

High-temperature superconductors are one of the most active and exciting areas of condensed matter physics research. From high-quality thin-films t...

Thermodynamics in Bioenergetics aims to supply students with the knowledge and understanding of the critical concepts and theories that are needed ...

Although molecular modeling has been around for a while, the groundbreaking advancement of massively parallel supercomputers and novel algorithms f...

The handbook presents spectra to be utilized for the detection and measurement of new constituents in the earth's atmosphere and to obtain data for...

Over recent years electronic spectroscopy has developed significantly, with key applications in atmospheric chemistry, astrophysics and astrochemis...

'The past cultures of astronomy and physics evolved their own distinct personalities. The book describes an important milestone in the history of t...

Introduction to the Fast Multipole Method introduces the reader to the theory and computer implementation of the Fast Multipole Method. It covers t...

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 d...

This title includes a number of Open Access chapters.This book covers a wide scope of biological approaches to such biological phenomena as cell di...

The use of mathematical modeling in engineering allows for a significant reduction of material costs associated with design, production, and operat...

A full understanding of modern chemistry is impossible without quantum theory. Since the advent of quantum mechanics in 1925, a number of chemical ...

This collection calls for improved technical communication for the public through an embodied, situated understanding of environmental risk that pr...

This new volume presents leading-edge research in the rapidly changing and evolving field of chemical materials characterization and modification. ...

A Valuable Reference for Understanding Basic Optical PrincipalsNeed a crash course in optics? If you are a non-specialist with little or no knowled...

Time-dependent density-functional theory (TDDFT) describes the quantum dynamics of interacting electronic many-body systems formally exactly and in...

Computational modeling can provide a wealth of insight into how energy flow in proteins mediates protein function. Computational methods can also a...

From quantum theory to statistical mechanics, the methodologies of physics are often used to explain some of life's most complex biological problem...