Classical mechanics

This book is the 3rd edition of an introduction to modern computational mechanics based on the finite element method.

The Springer Handbook of Spacetime is dedicated to the ground-breaking paradigm shifts embodied in the two relativity theories, and describes in detail the profound reshaping of physical sciences they ushered in.

This book explores the myriad issues that play out in the upstream petroleum industry of Ghana from a legal perspective.

Classical Mechanics in designed as a textbook for graduate and postgraduate students of Physics.

This is the first book which systematically describes an integral approach on dimensional analysis.

This book provides an introduction to relativistic dissipative fluid dynamics, with particular emphasis on its derivation from microscopic transport theory.

The book presents topical theoretical and experimental studies for developing advanced methods of detecting materials fracture and assessing their structural state using acoustic emission.

This book provides an introduction to classical celestial mechanics.

This book addresses research challenges in the rapidly developing area of nonequilibrium thermodynamics and fluctuation kinetics.

Christoph Schafer introduces the great world of programming with Python and provides a quick introduction to independent script development.

This revised, updated edition provides a comprehensive and rigorous description of the application of Hamilton's principle to continuous media.

TRIBOLOGY - the study of friction, wear and lubrication - impacts almost every aspect of our daily lives.

This book presents the basic elements of theoretical physics in a highly accessible, captivating way for university students in the third year of a degree in physics.

Thermodynamics: Fundamentals and Applications offers a blend of theory and practical applications for a complete understanding of thermodynamics for various engineering applications.

This book presents selected papers presented in the Symposium on Applied Aerodynamics and Design of Aerospace Vehicles (SAROD 2018), which was  jointly organized  by Aeronautical Development Agency (the nodal agency for the design and development of combat aircraft in India),  Gas-Turbine Research Establishment (responsible for design and development of gas turbine engines for military applications), and CSIR-National Aerospace Laboratories (involved in major aerospace programs in the country such as SARAS program, LCA, Space Launch Vehicles, Missiles and UAVs).

This book presents the proceedings of the 46th National Symposium on Acoustics (NSA 2017).

This book, designed as a tool for young researchers and graduate students, reviews the main open problems and research lines in various fields of astroparticle physics: cosmic rays, gamma rays, neutrinos, cosmology, and gravitational physics.

This book presents selected mathematical problems involving the dynamics of a two-dimensional viscous and ideal incompressible fluid on a rotating sphere.

This book examines blast waves-their methods of generation, their propagation in several dimensions through the real atmosphere and layered gases, and their interactions with simple structures-thereby providing a broad overview of the field.

This book includes select papers presented during the 16th Asian Congress of Fluid Mechanics, held in JNCASR, Bangalore, and presents the latest developments in computational, experimental and theoretical research as well as industrial and technological advances.

The book covers chapters ranging from introduction to recent technological challenges, case studies of energy-efficient buildings with policy and awareness issues, fundamentals and present status along with research updates and future aspects on topics focusing on energy-efficient construction, materialsProvides comprehensive information on energy efficient buildings including policy and energy audit aspects with case studies Examines application of PCMs in passive heating and cooling in buildings; role of active TES and energy saving potential

This handy pocket reference contains a wealth of information on a range of topics including the principles of passive solar building and passive house, a ten-step design and build strategy, calculating solar irradiance, factors affecting the choice of building materials, passive heating and cooling principles and techniques in different climates, the Passivhaus Standard and natural and augmented lighting and notes on technology and building occupation.

How can we predict the trajectory of a baseball from bat to outfield?

This book presents selected papers from the International Conference of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering 2019 (AeroMech 2019), held at the Universiti Sains Malaysia's School of Aerospace Engineering.

Tritium is used by all nuclear weapons states to increase the explosive yield of atomic bombs and to miniaturize them.

This book is about singular limits of systems of partial differential equations governing the motion of thermally conducting compressible viscous fluids.

This textbook provides a concise, clear, and rigorous presentation of the dynamics of linear systems that delivers the necessary tools for the analysis and design of mechanical/ structural systems, regardless of their complexity.

This book examines the human auditory effects of exposure to directed beams of high-power microwave pulses, which research results have shown can cause a cascade of health events when aimed at a human subject or the subject's head.

This proceedings book includes a selection of refereed papers presented at the International Conference on Modern Mechanics and Applications (ICOMMA) 2020, which took place in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, on December 2-4, 2020.

This book highlights time reversal acoustics, techniques based on the symmetry properties of acoustic fields.

This book highlights the latest developments and the author's own research achievements in high speed pneumatic control theory and applied technology.

This book introduces readers to the shell structure, operating principle, manufacturing process, and control theory for cylindrical vibratory gyroscopes.

This book introduces the basic concepts of environmental fluid dynamics.

The objective of this textbook is the construction, analysis, and interpretation of mathematical models to help us understand the world we live in.

This book gives a comprehensive account of the formulation and computational treatment of basic geometrically linear models in 1D.

This thesis explores the connection between gravity and thermodynamics and provides a unification scheme that opens up new directions of exploration.