Presents an encyclopedic treatment of various aspects of the subject, from classic materials to fullerenes. This work emphasises on balanced coverage, with a comprehensive reference list and significant graphics from various areas of the published literature. It provides comprehensive coverage of th[...]

For 30 years, this book has been the acknowledged standard in advanced classical mechanics courses. This classic book enables readers to make connections between classical and modern physics — an indispensable part of a physicist's education. In this new edition, Beams Medal winner Charles Pool[...]

In The New Superconductors, Frank J. Owens and Charles P. Poole, Jr., offer a descriptive, non-mathematical presentation of the latest superconductors and their properties for the non-specialist. Highlights of this up-to-date text include chapters on superfluidity, the latest copper oxide types,[...]

Contains chapters that are based on lectures delivered annually in a course to prepare students for their PhD qualifying examination in the physics department at the University of South Carolina. This book contains 120 selected problems (and answers) that appeared in these examinations.[...]