An abridged, student-oriented edition of Hillel's earlier published "Environmental Soil Physics", this is a more succinct elucidation of the physical principles and processes governing the behavior of soil and the vital role it plays in both natural and managed ecosystems. The textbook is self-conta[...]
Covers topics in physics as they apply to the life sciences, specifically medicine, physiology, nursing and other applied health fields. This introductory book surveys and relates basic physics to living systems. It discusses biological systems that can be analyzed quantitatively.[...]
Covers the physical principles underlying the behavior of glaciers - terrestrial ice bodies originating as accumulations of snow - including mountain glaciers, small ice caps, ice sheets, and shelves. This book also deals with interactions between ice sheets and the ocean and atmosphere, and paleocl[...]
This new streamlined text offers a one-semester treatment of the essentials of how the fission nuclear reactor works, the various approaches to the design of reactors, and their safe and efficient operation. The book includes numerous worked-out examples and end-of-chapter questions to help reinforc[...]
Advances in Imaging and Electron Physics merges two long-running serials-Advances in Electronics and Electron Physics and Advances in Optical and Electron Microscopy. This series features extended articles on the physics of electron devices (especially semiconductor devices), particle optics at high[...]
Presents reviews pertaining to various aspects of solid state physics.
There has been a huge infusion of ideas in the field of solar cells over the last many years and, nanostructures and nanomaterials have revolutionized the possibilities for technological advances. This work covers advances in nanomaterials and thin films that pave the way to cheaper, more efficient [...]
Create physically realistic 3D Graphics environments with this introduction to the ideas and techniques behind the process. Author David H. Eberly includes simulations to introduce the key problems involved and then gradually reveals the mathematical and physical concepts needed to solve them. He th[...]
Intended for a first course in modern physics, following an introductory course in physics with calculus, Modern Physics for Scientists and Engineers begins with a brief and focused account of the historical events leading to the formulation of modern quantum theory, while later chapters delve into [...]
Physics is really important to game programmers who need to know how to add physical realism to their games. They need to take into account the laws of physics when creating a simulation or game engine, particularly in 3D computer graphics, for the purpose of making the effects appear more real to t[...]
Physics is really important to game programmers who need to know how to add physical realism to their games. They need to take into account the laws of physics when creating a simulation or game engine, particularly in 3D computer graphics, for the purpose of making the effects appear more real to t[...]
"Physics of Condensed Matter" is designed for a two-semester graduate course on condensed matter physics for students in physics and materials science. While the book offers fundamental ideas and topic areas of condensed matter physics, it also includes many recent topics of interest on which gradua[...]
This book presents a comprehensive treatment of condensed matter theory that proceeds from the basic concepts to current areas of research activity. It presents a number of topics that are not seen in other books on the subject e.g., Ashcroft Mermin, Kittel. The exposition is detailed, rogorous, and[...]
A description of dissipative phenomena, taking place in biology, and non-dissipative (conservative) phenomena which is more relevant to physics. It extends our understanding of nonlinear phenomena in biology and physics from the extreme/optimal perspective.[...]
Principles of Environmental Physics: Plants, Animals, and the Atmosphere, 4e, provides a basis for understanding the complex physical interactions of plants and animals with their natural environment. It is the essential reference to provide environmental and ecological scientists and researchers wi[...]
Suitable for advanced undergraduate and beginning graduate students taking a course on mathematical physics taught out of math departments, this text studies the three most important partial differential equations in the field - the heat equation, the wave equation, and Laplace's equation.[...]
Includes an analysis of the physics of light and sound, and how our eyes and ears detect them. This title offers an alternative route to science literacy for those interested in the arts, music and photography.[...]
Explains the theory, experiments, and applications of neutron and x-ray optics and microscopy for an international readership across varying backgrounds and disciplines. This book includes topics such as neutron and x-ray scatter, diffraction, reflection and their potential application.[...]
Focuses on specific device research problems connected with this emerging technology. The first part presents hydrogenated amorphous silicon type alloys; the second part discusses amorphous chalcogenides. A reference source for solid state scientists and engineers, and a useful self-contained int[...]
A revision of the leading text on experimental physics. The feature of this book that has made it one of the most loved texts on the subject is that it goes far beyond a mere description of key experiments in physics. The author successfully provides the reader with an understanding and appreciation[...]