Mathematical physics

Symplectic and contact geometry naturally emerged from themathematical description of classical physics.

In this text, a theory for general linear parabolic partial differential equations is established which covers equations with inhomogeneous symbol structure as well as mixed-order systems.

This thesis describes the development of biophysically detailed computer models of the human atria and torso to study the underlying mechanisms of cardiac diseases, some of the most common causes of morbidity and mortality.

Theory of Nonlinear Propagation of High Harmonics Generated in a Gaseous Medium establishes the theoretical tools to study High-Order Harmonic Generation (HHG) by intense ultrafast infrared lasers in atoms and molecules.

This book is a collection of carefully reviewed papers presented during the HP-SEE User Forum, the meeting of the High-Performance Computing Infrastructure for South East Europe's (HP-SEE) Research Communities, held in October 17-19, 2012, in Belgrade, Serbia.

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In this "e;SpringerBrief"e; the author considers the underlying problems and questions that are common to numerical models of turbulence in different astrophysical systems.

This thesis presents the first measurements of jets in relativistic heavy ion collisions as reported by the ATLAS Collaboration.

When predictions of Einstein's theory of General Relativity are compared against observations of our Universe, a huge inconsistency is found.

The model investigated in this work, a particular cellular automaton with stochastic evolution, was introduced as the simplest case of self-organized-criticality, that is, a dynamical system which shows algebraic long-range correlations without any tuning of parameters.

A large part of the research currently being conducted in the fields of materials science and engineering mechanics is devoted to carbon nanotubes and their applications.

The author develops a new perturbative formalism of non-equilibrium thermal quantum field theory for non-homogeneous backgrounds.

The goal of this book is to expose the reader to the indispensable role that mathematics plays in modern physics.

Neutrinos continue to be the most mysterious and, arguably, the most fascinating particles of the Standard Model as their intrinsic properties such as absolute mass scale and CP properties are unknown.

Scattering amplitudes are fundamental and rich observables in quantum field theory.

Ion Correlations at Electrified Soft Matter Interfaces presents an investigation that combines experiments, theory, and computer simulations to demonstrate that the interdependency between ion correlations and other ion interactions in solution can explain the distribution of ions near an electrified liquid/liquid interface.

The basics of computer algebra and the language of Mathematica are described in this textbook, leading towards an understanding of Mathematica that allows the reader to solve problems in physics, mathematics, and chemistry.

The theory of incompressible multipolar viscous fluids is a non-Newtonian model of fluid flow, which incorporates nonlinear viscosity, as well as higher order velocity gradients, and is based on scientific first principles.

Fluid flows are characterized by uncertain inputs such as random initial data, material and flux coefficients, and boundary conditions.

This is the first book to systematically consider the modern aspects of chaotic dynamics of magnetic field lines and charged particles in magnetically confined fusion plasmas.

This thesis explores the idea that the Higgs boson of the Standard Model and the cosmological inflation are just two manifestations of one and the same scalar field - the Higgs-inflation.

The study of fluctuations in statistical physics has a long history, and a general theory is well established, connecting fluctuations to response properties of equilibrium systems.

This book deals with theoretical aspects of modelling the mechanical behaviour of manufacturing, processing, transportation or other systems in which the processed or supporting material is travelling through the system.

This book covers the principles of laser interaction with biological cells and tissues of varying degrees of organization.

The unique electronic band structure of graphene gives rise to remarkable properties when in contact with a superconducting electrode.

This book offers an essential bridge between college-level introductions and advanced graduate-level books on special relativity.

This book presents a number of analytic inequalities and their applications in partial differential equations.

The two-volume textbook Quantum Mechanics for Pedestrians provides an introduction to the basics of nonrelativistic quantum mechanics.

This book provides an introduction into the fundamentals of non-relativistic quantum mechanics.

This thesis provides an introduction to the physics of the Standard Model and beyond, and to the methods used to analyse Large Hadron Collider (LHC) data.

An energetic charged particle beam introduced to an rf cavity excites a wakefield therein.

This thesis presents a new method for following evolving interactions between coupled oscillatory systems of the kind that abound in nature.

From Aristotle to Schrodinger: The Curiosity of Physics offers a novel introduction to the topics commonly encountered in the first two years of an undergraduate physics course, including classical mechanics, thermodynamics and statistical mechanics, electromagnetism, relativity, quantum mechanics, atomic and molecular physics, and astrophysics.

This book focuses on the assembly, organization and resultant collective dynamics of soft matter systems maintained away from equilibrium by an energy flux.

This thesis describes a high-quality, high-precision method for the data analysis of an interesting elementary particle reaction.

Discontinuity in Nonlinear Physical Systems explores recent developments in experimental research in this broad field, organized in four distinct sections.

This book addresses several mathematical models from the most relevant class of kp-Schrodinger systems.

Wolfgang Pauli referred to him as 'my discovery,' Robert Oppenheimer described him as 'one of the most gifted theorists' and Niels Bohr found him enormously stimulating.

New fundamental forces of Nature?

This dissertation focuses on the calculation of transport coefficients in the matter created in a relativistic heavy-ion collision after chemical freeze-out.

This thesis deals with the problem of ion confinement in thermonuclear fusion devices.

The state-of-the-art in the theoretical statistical physics treatment of the Janus fluid is reported with a bridge between new research results published in journal articles and a contextual literature review.

This textbook presents basic and advanced computational physics in a very didactic style.

The European Conference on Complex Systems, held under the patronage of the Complex Systems Society, is an annual event that has become the leading European conference devoted to complexity science.

This book discusses compressive sensing in the presence of side information.

Recently the interest in Bohm realist interpretation of quantum mechanics has grown.

This book introduces the theory of stochastic processes with applications taken from physics and finance.

This work deals with the search for signatures of non-Gaussianities in the cosmic microwave background (CMB).

In a knowledge-based society, research into fundamental physics plays a vital role not only in the enhancement of human knowledge but also in the development of new technology that affects everyday life.

Analogue Gravity Phenomenology is a collection of contributions that cover a vast range of areas in physics, ranging from surface wave propagation in fluids to nonlinear optics.