Materials/States of Matter

This book aims to review the field of lyotropic liquid crystals from amphiphilic to colloidal systems, bridging the gap between the two worlds of l...

This book is your graduate level entrance into battery, fuel cell and solar cell research at synchrotron x-ray sources and free electron lasers. Ma...

This book deals with the discovery and explanation of the quantum Hall effect and its fundamental principles. It is meant for undergraduate and gra...

Quantum annealing is a new-generation tool of information technology, which helps in solving combinatorial optimization problems with high precisio...

Most physical phenomena exhibit spatiotemporal features interpreted as wave dynamics. Various diagnostic technologies use some waves such as light,...

In the first fractions of a second after the Big Bang lingers a question at the heart of our very existence: why does the universe contain matter b...

What do atomic nuclei, neutron stars, a domestic power supply, and the stunning colors of stained glass in cathedrals all have in common? The answe...

Since the discovery of the giant magnetoresistance (GMR) effect in magnetic multilayers in 1988, a new branch of physics and technology, called spi...

In this book, we propose a multicentre model with several types of traps (shallow, phosphorescent, and deep) and two competing recombination centre...

This book contains information on scientific research and applications of a very diverse field of low temperature plasma physics the interaction o...

This book is the fourth of 15 related monographs presents systematically a theory of crossing-cubic nonlinear systems. In this treatment, at least ...

Since the discovery of the giant magnetoresistance (GMR) effect in magnetic multilayers in 1988, a new branch of physics and technology, called spi...

This textbook provides a comprehensive overview of biomimetics and biologically inspired materials, capturing the essence of innovation that draws ...

This book is the twelfth of 15 related monographs on Cubic Systems, discusses self and product cubic systems with a self-linear and crossing-quadra...

This accessible new text introduces the theoretical concepts and tools essential for graduate-level courses on the physics of materials in condense...

A thoroughly updated third edition of an classic and widely adopted text, perfect for practical transistor design and in the classroom. Covering a ...

The control of open quantum systems and their associated quantum thermodynamic properties is a topic of growing importance in modern quantum physic...

This book discusses the direct imaging of electric and magnetic fields of various functional materials using electron holography, providing indispe...

This book covers in-depth discussion of design principles, synthesis and thermal behavior of all types of liquid crystal (LC) dimers. The text pres...

Macromolecules in solutions can be distinctly characterised by their transport behaviour in solution phase. The study of the transport processes in...

This course-based open access textbook delves into percolation theory, examining the physical properties of random mediamaterials characterized by ...

Dieses Buch befasst sich mit den Herausforderungen bei der Entwicklung einer Point-of-Care-Testplattform. Das Buch beschreibt Assays auf Basis gedr...

This volume is the outgrowth of a workshop held in October, 2000 at the Institute for Theoretical Atomic and Molecular Physics at the Harvard- Smit...

The HEDLA-08 conference was a continuation of a series of biennial conferences first held in Pleasanton, California, in 1996, and focused on progre...

'A delight' Dara O Briain'A witty, smart writer who has a great talent' Bill Gates'A winning blend of education and anecdote' Clive Cookson, FTWhy ...

A Mind Over Matter is a biography of the Nobel-prize winner Philip W. Anderson, a person widely regarded as one of the most accomplished and influe...

Quantum is rapidly emerging as a game-changer in technology. The end of Moore's Law for exponential growth is rapidly approaching and engineers and...

This proceedings book contains selected and expanded contributions presented at the 5th International Symposium on Plasma and Energy Conversion (IS...

This book is a compilation of the best papers of the Nobel Laureate Alexei Abrikosov, presenting a scientific overview of Abrikosov's life work in ...

This volume is a comprehensive compilation of carefully selected questions at the PhD qualifying exam level, including many actual questions from C...

This volume is a comprehensive compilation of carefully selected questions at the PhD qualifying exam level, including many actual questions from C...

This book is one of a series of five volumes forming an integrated, self-study course on silicon device physics, modes of operation, characterizati...

Being a Scientist is a comprehensive introduction to the many aspects of scientific life beyond the classroom and laboratory. Written with undergra...

This book, the 15th of 15 related monographs on Cubic Dynamic Systems, discusses crossing and product cubic systems with a crossing-linear and self...

Scanning transmission electron microscopy has become a mainstream technique for imaging and analysis at atomic resolution and sensitivity, and the ...

Written by two of the most prominent leaders in particle physics, Relativistic Quantum Mechanics: An Introduction to Relativistic Quantum Fields pr...

An engaging undergraduate introduction to the statistical mechanics of phase transitionsStatistical mechanics deploys a powerful set of mathematica...

Alfvén Waves Across Heliophysics Progress, Challenges, and Opportunities Alfvén waves are fundamental to the dynamics of space plasmas. Recent adv...

Relaxation and diffusion are general and common phenomena in many branches of condensed matter physics, chemistry and materials sciences. In disord...

Cold atmospheric plasma is an auspicious new candidate in cancer treatment. Cold atmospheric plasma (CAP) is a partially ionized gas in which the i...

This book covers the latest ideas and approaches in strongly nonlinear dynamical and acoustical systems and discusses appropriate modelling tools a...

Ion beams have been used for decades for characterizing and analyzing materials. Now energetic ion beams are providing ways to modify the materials...

Semiconductor nanostructures are ideal systems to tailor the physical properties via quantum effects, utilizing special growth techniques, self-ass...

This book presents the physical and technical foundation of the state of the art in applied scanning probe techniques. It constitutes a timely and ...

Nature is the best example of a system functioning on the nanometer scale, wherethematerialsinvolved,energyconsumption,anddatahandlingareop- mized....

This book, the second of 15 related monographs, presents systematically a theory of cubic nonlinear systems with single-variable vector fields. The...