Physics

The existence and functioning of intrinsically disordered proteins (IDPs) challenge the classical structure-function paradigm that equates function...

Although chemists, biochemists, biologists, and material scientists are often interested in using nonlinear optical techniques for characterizing t...

An Introduction to the Standard Model of Particle Physics familiarizes readers with what is considered tested and accepted and in so doing, gives t...

Physics of Intense Beams in Plasmas is a comprehensive description of the interaction between extremely intense particle beams and plasmas. The emp...

This textbook on optics provides an introduction to key concepts of wave optics and light propagation. It uniquely makes extensive use of Fourier m...

The main objective of the book is to highlight the modeling of magnetic particles with different shapes and magnetic properties, to provide graduat...

This fourth edition of the text reflects the continuing increase in awareness and use of computational electromagnetics and incorporates advances a...

First published in 1922, this book represents the first attempt to popularise the more accessible aspects of Albert Einstein’s general theory of re...

Love Canal. Exxon Valdez. Times Beach. Sacramento River Spill. Amoco Cadiz. Seveso. Every area of the world has been affected by improper waste dis...

Inverse boundary problems are a rapidly developing area of applied mathematics with applications throughout physics and the engineering sciences. H...

Direct3D 11 offers such a wealth of capabilities that users can sometimes get lost in the details of specific APIs and their implementation. While ...

Current standard numerical methods are of little use in solving mathematical problems involving boundary layers. In Robust Computational Techniques...

Separation of Variables for Partial Differential Equations: An Eigenfunction Approach includes many realistic applications beyond the usual model p...

Handbook of Nanophysics: Functional Nanomaterials illustrates the importance of tailoring nanomaterials to achieve desired functions in application...

The book begins with a brief review of supersymmetry, and the construction of the minimal supersymmetric standard model and approaches to supersymm...

"This beautiful book can be read as a novel presenting carefully our quest to get more and more information from our observations and measurements....

Ultra-Cold Neutrons is a complete, self-contained introduction and review of the field of ultra-cold neutron (UCN) physics. Over the last two decad...

A pocket-style edition based on the New York Times bestsellerA Brief Welcome to the Universe offers a breathtaking tour of the cosmos, from planets...

Putting physics into the historical context of the Industrial Revolution and the European nation-state, Purrington traces the main figures, includi...

This book examines the relation between energy and politics in South Asia and explores the geopolitics surrounding energy security in the region. A...

Remarkable developments in the spectroscopy field regarding ultrashort pulse generation have led to the possibility of producing light pulses rangi...

Quantum theory offers a strange, and perhaps unique, case in the history of science. Although research into its roots has provided important result...

Black holes present one of the most fascinating predictions of Einstein's general theory of relativity. There is strong evidence of their existence...

This text is on the modern theory of superconductivity. It deals with the behaviour of superconductors in external fields varying in time, and with...

This book is a lucid, straightforward introduction to the concepts and techniques of statistical physics that students of biology, biochemistry, an...

In this volume in the Masterworks of Discovery series, Thomas K. Simpson offers readers a chance to watch one of the greatest minds in physics hard...

Gravitational waves (GWs) are a hot topic and promise to play a central role in astrophysics, cosmology, and theoretical physics. Technological dev...

Spectral Methods Using Multivariate Polynomials on the Unit Ball is a research level text on a numerical method for the solution of partial differe...

This book provides readers with an understanding of the basic physics and mathematics that governs our solar system. It explores the mechanics of o...

This book treats the Atiyah-Singer index theorem using the heat equation, which gives a local formula for the index of any elliptic complex. Heat e...

Journeys to the Ends of the Universe presents a tour through the universe from the big bang onward. The book explores the limits of knowledge where...

Algebraic Methods in Quantum Chemistry and Physics provides straightforward presentations of selected topics in theoretical chemistry and physics, ...

The role of metal ions in protein folding and structure is a critical topic to a range of scientists in numerous fields, particularly those working...

A mind-bending excursion to the limits of science and mathematics Are some scientific problems insoluble? In Beyond Reason, internationally acclaim...

James Clerk Maxwell published the Treatise on Electricity and Magnetism in 1873. At his death, six years later, his theory of the electromagnetic f...

Straddling the traditional disciplines of nuclear and particle physics, hadron physics is a vital and extremely active research area, as evidenced ...

Describing the phase of an electromagnetic field mode or harmonic oscillator has been an obstacle since the early days of modern quantum theory. Th...

For the first time, readers can discover the numerous pioneers of the Soviet nuclear industry, including the role of scientific supervisors of Russ...

Authored by two highly respected experts in this specialist area, The Fundamentals of Radiation Thermometers is an essential resource for anyone in...

Rare-earth intermetallics, also known as lanthanide elements, play an important role in the study of magnetic materials and the development of semi...

The fundamental and very important property of inertia has never been well understood. This book shows how inertia has puzzled many scientists such...

How did chemistry and physics acquire their separate identities, and are they on their way to losing them again? Mary Jo Nye has written a graceful...

With a contribution from Betsy DevineThe fantastic reality that is modern physics is open for your exploration, guided by one of its primary archit...