Most previous texts on quantum optics have been written primarily for the graduate student market at PhD level and above. Quantum optics: an introduction aims to introduce a wide range of topics at a lower level suitable for advanced undergraduate and Masters level students in physics. The text is d[...]
The second edition of this successful textbook provides an up-to-date account of the optical physics of solid state materials. The basic principles of absorption, reflection, luminescence, and light scattering are covered for a wide range of materials, including insulators, semiconductors and metals[...]
This dramatic and sustained response to decades of research into near-death experiences (NDEs) is the first book to credibly bridge the gap between the competing factions of science and spirituality. Neither a religious argument touting NDEs as hard evidence for God, nor a scientific rebuke to relig[...]
It's the fantastic debut of the high-flying Fox Emmy Award winning writer/artist Dean Haspiel ("Billy Dogma, "HBO's" Bored To Death") and Eisner Award-winning writer Mark Waid ("Daredevil, Thrillbent") bring the legendary, pulp-style hero The Fox to life in "Freak Magnet" When photojournalist Paul[...]