Condensed matter physics (liquid state and solid state physics)

This volume contains the proceedings of the 2004 University of Miami Workshop on Unconventional Superconductivity.

2 Homogeneous superconducting state 210 3 Superconducting phases with broken space symmetries 213 4 Flavor asymmetric quark condensates 219 5 Concluding remarks 221 Acknowledgments 222 References 223 Neutral Dense Quark Matter 225 Mei Huang and Igor Shovkovy 1 Introduction 225 2 Local charge neutrality: homogeneous phase 226 3 Global charge neutrality: mixed phase 234 4 Conclusion 238 References 238 Possibility of color magnetic superconductivity 241 Toshitaka Tatsumi, Tomoyuki Maruyama, and Eiji Nakano 1 Introduction 241 2 What is ferromagnetism in quark matter?

Photo-Excited Processes, Diagnostics and Applications covers the area of photo-excitation and processing of materials by photons from the basic principles and theories to applications, from IR to x-rays, from gas phase to liquid and solid phases.

Molecular Theory of Solvation presents the recent progress in the statistical mechanics of molecular liquids applied to the most intriguing problems in chemistry today, including chemical reactions, conformational stability of biomolecules, ion hydration, and electrode-solution interface.

Binary Rare Earth Oxides is the first book in the field of rare earth oxides that provides coverage from the basic science through to recent advances.

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Interest in research on nanoscale materials is steadily increasing: nano-structured magnetic materials exhibit new and interesting physical properties, which cannot be found in the bulk.

Mesoscopic physics deals with effects at submicron and nanoscales where the conventional wisdom of macroscopic averaging is no longer applicable.

Leading scientists discuss the most recent physical and experimental results in the physics of Bose-Einstein condensate theory, the theory of nonlinear lattices (including quantum and nonlinear lattices), and nonlinear optics and photonics.

"e;Quantum Physics of the Solid State: an Introduction"e; Draft foreword: 26/09/03 If only this book had been available when I was starting out in science!

Infrared and visible light LEDs and photodetectors have found numerous applications and have become a truly enabling technology.

Despite the tremendous advances in the techniques and equipment for carrying out high-pressure crystallography, the application or exploration of the high-pressure variable in detailed structural studies remains rare.

There is a growing understanding that the progress of the conventional silicon technology will reach its physical, engineering and economic limits in near future.

This volume contains proceedings of the NATO-Russia Advanced Research Workshop on Nanostructured Thin Films and Nanodispersion Strengthened Coatings (December, 2003, Moscow).

This volume comprises the proceedings of a NATO Advanced Study Institute held at Geilo, Norway, 24 March - 3 April 2003, the seventeenth ASI in a series held every two years since 1971.

The unique behavior of the "e;liquid state"e;, together with the richness of phenomena that are observed, render liquids particularly interesting for the scientific community.

Principles of Laser Spectroscopy and Quantum Optics is an essential textbook for graduate students studying the interaction of optical fields with atoms.

Understanding the Properties of Matter: 2nd Edition takes a unique phenomenological approach to the presentation of matter, materials, and solid-state physics.

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Physics World's 'Book of the Year' for 2016 An Entertaining and Enlightening Guide to the Who, What, and Why of String Theory, now also available in an updated reflowable electronic format compatible with mobile devices and e-readers.

Praise for the First Edition"e;The book goes beyond the usual textbook in that it provides more specific examples of real-world defect physics .

Praise for the First Edition"e;The book goes beyond the usual textbook in that it provides more specific examples of real-world defect physics .

The information revolution would have been radically different, or impossible, without the use of the materials known generically as semiconductors.

The information revolution would have been radically different, or impossible, without the use of the materials known generically as semiconductors.

Classical Charged Particle Beam Optics used in the design and operation of all present-day charged particle beam devices, from low energy electron microscopes to high energy particle accelerators, is entirely based on classical mechanics.

Classical Charged Particle Beam Optics used in the design and operation of all present-day charged particle beam devices, from low energy electron microscopes to high energy particle accelerators, is entirely based on classical mechanics.

Literally thousands of elementary particles have been discovered over the last 50 years, their properties measured, relationships systematized, and existence and behavior explained in a myriad of cleverly constructed theories.

A review of recent advancements in colloidal nanocrystals and quantum-confined nanostructures, Nanocrystal Quantum Dots is the second edition of Semiconductor and Metal Nanocrystals: Synthesis and Electronic and Optical Properties, originally published in 2003.

Lasers continue to be an amazingly robust field of activity.

Starting with the simplest semiclassical approaches and ending with the description of complex fully quantum-mechanical methods for quantum transport analysis of state-of-the-art devices, Computational Electronics: Semiclassical and Quantum Device Modeling and Simulation provides a comprehensive overview of the essential techniques and methods for effectively analyzing transport in semiconductor devices.

Throughout their college career, most engineering students have done problems and studies that are basically situated in the classical world.

Throughout their college career, most engineering students have done problems and studies that are basically situated in the classical world.

This book deals with the difference electron nanoscope (DEN), whose principles have been invented and realised by the book author.

This book deals with the difference electron nanoscope (DEN), whose principles have been invented and realised by the book author.

This revised edition continues to provide the most approachable introduction to the structure, characteristics, and everyday applications of soft matter.

This revised edition continues to provide the most approachable introduction to the structure, characteristics, and everyday applications of soft matter.

Graphene, the wonder material of the 21st century, is expected to play an important role in future nanoelectronic applications, but the only way to achieve this goal is to grow graphene directly on a semiconductor, integrating it in the chain for the production of electronic circuits and devices.

Graphene, the wonder material of the 21st century, is expected to play an important role in future nanoelectronic applications, but the only way to achieve this goal is to grow graphene directly on a semiconductor, integrating it in the chain for the production of electronic circuits and devices.

This is the first book dedicated exclusively to epitaxial graphene on silicon carbide (EG-SiC).

This is the first book dedicated exclusively to epitaxial graphene on silicon carbide (EG-SiC).

What is "e;topological"e; about topological quantum states?

This informative book focuses on newly developed functional materials and their applications for electronic and spintronic devices.

This informative book focuses on newly developed functional materials and their applications for electronic and spintronic devices.

The main objective of the book is to highlight the modeling of magnetic particles with different shapes and magnetic properties, to provide graduate students and young researchers information on the theoretical aspects and actual techniques for the treatment of magnetic particles in particle-based simulations.

Bridging condensed matter physics, photochemistry, photophysics, and materials science, Electromagnetic Radiation in Analysis and Design of Organic Materials: Electronic and Biotechnology Applications covers physical properties of materials in the presence of radiation from across the electromagnetic spectrum.

This book introduces new concepts in the phenomenon of 1st order phase transitions.