Applied physics

This book presents the forensic geoscience in general and, in particular, in Italy and their application to peculiar crimes.

Colloidal plasmas - a still emerging field of plasma physics - enable the study of basic plasma properties on a microscopic kinetic level and allow the visualization of collective plasma phenomena, like oscillations and waves.

The idea of the book is to provide a comprehensive overview of computational physics methods and techniques, that are used for materials modeling on different length and time scales.

Now in its sixth edition, this successful undergraduate textbook gives a well-balanced and comprehensive introduction to the topics of classical and modern astronomy.

This book describes the current state of knowledge in the field of multi-scale ECM mechanics and mechanobiology with a focus on experimental and modelling studies in biomechanical characterization, advanced optical microscopy and imaging, as well as computational modeling.

This book reports on the state of the art in physical ergonomics and addresses the design of products, processes, services, and work systems to ensure they are productive, safe, and enjoyable for people to use.

This thesis makes two important contributions to plasma physics.

This thesis presents valuable contributions to several aspects of the rapidly growing field of gravitational wave astrophysics.

This book is a rich source of information on design research and solutions for the support and development of space missions.

The enlarged new edition of this textbook provides a comprehensive introduction to the basic processes in plasmas and demonstrates that the same fundamental concepts describe cold gas-discharge plasmas, space plasmas, and hot fusion plasmas.

This biography is a short yet comprehensive overview of the life of Meghnad Saha, the mastermind behind the frequently used Saha equations and a strong contributor to the foundation of science in India.

Return to training (RTT) and return to play (RTP) decisions making process in football are currently based on expert's opinion.

This thesis offers the first laboratory validation of microscopic simulations of radio emission from particle showers, including a detailed description of the simulation study.

The story of Hubble and Humason is one for the ages-and in particular, the Cosmic Age.

This thesis focuses on theoretical analysis of the sophisticated ultrafast optical experiments that probe the crucial first few picoseconds of quantum light harvesting, making an important contribution to quantum biology, an exciting new field at the intersection of condensed matter, physical chemistry and biology.

This PhD thesis details the development of a new 1D ionospheric model to describe the upper atmospheres of extrasolar giant plants.

The book highlights recent developments in human biometrics, covering a wide range of methods based on biological signals, image processing, and measurements of human characteristics such as fingerprints and iris or medical characteristics.

This book provides a common theoretical and practical basis to the multifaceted nature of magma mixing.

This book is aimed at those who wish to understand more about the molecular basis of life and how life on earth may change in coming centuries.

This thesis summarizes the original analysis work performed by the author on data from XENON1T, a search for dark matter with a ton-size noble liquid detector operated at Gran Sasso Underground Laboratory in Italy.

Geomagnetic field penetrates through all shells of the solid Earth, hydrosphere and atmosphere, spreading into space.

The Mars Curiosity Rover is the most sophisticated mobile laboratory ever deployed on a planet.

This book is intended to serve as an authoritative reference source for a broad audience involved in the research, teaching, learning, and practice of nanotechnology in immunotherapy.

This book describes the current state of the art in cryogenic safety best practice, helping the reader to work with cryogenic systems and materials safely.

This book emerges from the idea that specific physics-inspired approaches are necessary to understand different stage of bacterial physiology and the infections they cause.

The book gives an overview of the tectonic, geological, potential fields, etc maps of the Arctic that were compiled during geological and geophysical studies conducted in the Arctic over the past 15 years under the International project "e;Atlas of Geological Maps of the Circumpolar Arctic at a scale of 5M"e; and presents the results of geological, geophysical, paleogeographic and tectonic studies carried out in the Arctic Ocean and the Eastern Arctic during the implementation of national mapping and scientific programmes and studies intended to provide scientific substantiation for the extension of the continental shelf (ECS).

Africa faces numerous challenges relating to good governance due to its vast and diverse landscape, as well as its history.

This is the first textbook to comprehensively cover the experimental methods used in biomechanics.

This is the first monograph dedicated entirely to problems of stability and chaotic behaviour in planetary systems and its subsystems.

This book is a collection of all pertinent information on radiation safety applicable in nuclear medicine and research using radioactive materials.

The Compound-Nuclear Reaction and Related Topics (CNR*) international workshop series was initiated in 2007 with a meeting near Yosemite National Park.

This book gives the reader the basic knowledge of the theory of random processes necessary for applying to study climatic time series.

Despite significant development in earthquake analysis and design in the last 50 years or more, different structures related to industry, infra structure and human habitats get destroyed with monotonic regularity under strong motion earthquake.

This book presents the first compilation of scientific research on the island of Nisyros, involving various geoscientific disciplines.

This book presents contributions from the joint event 8th INGEO International Conference on Engineering Surveying and 4th SIG Symposium on Engineering Geodesy, which was planned to be held in Dubrovnik, Croatia, on April 1-4, 2020 and was canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic situation.

This book covers the role of water in global atmospheric phenomena, focussing on the physical processes involving water molecules and water microparticles.

The "e;Blue Economy"e; is used to describe all of the economic activities related to the sea, with a special emphasis on sustainability.

Every second of every day, we are exposed to billions of neutrinos emitted by the Sun, and yet they seem to pass straight through us with no apparent effect at all.

Starting out from humankind's earliest ideas about the cosmos, this book gives the reader a clear overview of our current understanding of the universe, including big bang theories and the formation of stars and galaxies, as well as addressing open questions.

These three lectures cover a certain aspect of complexity and black holes, namely the relation to the second law of thermodynamics.

This book focuses on the need for an Eulerian formulation of constitutive equations.

Dark matter is a frequently discussed topic in contemporary particle physics.

This book is primarily concerned with the computational aspects of predictability of dynamical systems - in particular those where observations, modeling and computation are strongly interdependent.

This book provides an introduction to ocean sciences that is engaging, evocative and accessible to non-experts interested in marine geoscience, while sparking readers' interest in important unsolved mysteries in marine science.

This is a book about rocket science: what it is and what it does.

A true revolution has rocked the space industry, as Silicon Valley and new startup companies around the world have shaken up the status quo.

This monograph explores the application of the potential method to three-dimensional problems of the mathematical theories of elasticity and thermoelasticity for multi-porosity materials.

This book presents, in an accessible and self-consistent way, the theory of diffusion in random velocity fields, together with robust numerical simulation approaches.

In recent years, radioactive contamination in the environment by uranium (U) and its daughters has caused increasing concerns globally.