Physics

This timely publication presents a review of the most recent developments in the field of Semiconductor Disk Lasers.

This first focused treatment on a hot topic highlights fundamental aspects as well as technological applications arising from a fascinating area of condensed matter physics.

Filling the gap for a book covering vibronic, nonadiabatic and diabatic couplings as well as radiationless processes in context, this monograph compiles classic and cutting-edge work from numerous researchers into one handy source.

ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES Meeting the need for a coherently written and comprehensive compendium combining field theory and particle physics for advanced students and researchers, this volume directly links the theory to the experiments.

This important contribution to the issue of renewable energy describes the technical and economical requirements of mass-produced solar thermal power plants, from the different types of power plants to the development needs and a massive development program.

This up-to-date reference for students and researchers in the field is the first systematic treatment on the property measurements of organic semiconductor materials.

This is the only book available in English language to consider inverse and optimization problems in which phase field distributions are used as optimizing functions.

Covering the most important knowledge on optical pumping of atoms, this ready reference is backed by numerous examples of modelling computation for optical pumped systems.

Providing an overview of the necessary components and the range of applications from light-barriers to high-resolution surface-scanning interferometers, this is a valuable introduction to the technology of optical sensors as well as a reference for experienced practitioners.

A systematic, carefully authored review of our current observational and theoretical knowledge of dark energy.

This second edition of a popular textbook is thoroughly revised with around 25% new and updated content.

This 21st volume in the series contains 15 invited reviews and highlight contributions presented during the 2008 International Scientific Conference of the German Astronomical Society on the topic of "e;New Challenges to European Astronomy"e;, held in Vienna, Austria.

Silicon Carbide - this easy to manufacture compound of silicon and carbon is said to be THE emerging material for applications in electronics.

This book prestigiously covers our current understanding of SiC as a semiconductor material in electronics.

Filling a gap in the literature, this up-to-date introduction to the field provides an overview of current experimental techniques, basic theoretical concepts, and sample fabrication methods.

The present book introduces and develops mathematical techniques for the treatment of nonlinear waves and singular perturbation methods at a level that is suitable for graduate students, researchers and faculty throughout the natural sciences and engineering.

This reference on cluster physics in materials science draws upon the author's unrivalled experience in plasma science.

This carefully selected balance of tutorial-like review chapters and advanced research covers hot topics in the field of biointerfaces, biosensing, nanoparticles at interfaces, and functionalized quantum dots.

As incredible as it may sound, nature is still unbeatable and provides us with the most amazing inventions and phenomena, beyond human imagination.

Written by an experienced teacher and author, this must-have source for work with polarimetric equipment and polarimetry in astronomy conveys the knowledge of the technology and techniques needed to measure and interpret polarizations.

This self-contained introduction discusses the evolution of the notion of coherent states, from the early works of Schrodinger to the most recent advances, including signal analysis.

This handbook brings together a great deal of new data on the static and dynamic elastic properties of granular and other composite material.

Offering engineers and material scientists an explanation of the complex interrelations between numerous lightweight construction methods, this book is didactically structured to cover the spectrum from determining requirements, to calculations and optimization, via component developments and choice of materials, right up to design and manufacturing techniques.

This relatively new field applies equations from string theory to solve the questions of early cosmology, since the standard picture of our universe emerging from a 'big bang' leaves many fundamental issues unanswered.

Edited by the two top experts in the field with a panel of International contributors, this is a comprehensive up-to-date review of research and applications.

Mathematical Analysis of Evolution, Information, and Complexity deals with the analysis of evolution, information and complexity.

Without sacrificing scientific strictness, this introduction to the field guides readers through mathematical modeling, the theoretical treatment of the underlying physical laws and the construction and effective use of numerical procedures to describe the behavior of the dynamics of physical flow.

This book is the first to describe novel measurement techniques of processes during laser-matter interaction using ultra-fast lasers.

Adopting a cross-disciplinary approach, the review character of this monograph sets it apart from specialized journals.

Authored by a highly regarded plasma scientist, this book fills the gap for a topical reference and source with a professional audience in mind.

Filling a gap in the literature, this crucial publication on the renowned Lifshitz-Slezov-Wagner Theory of first-order phase transitions is authored by one of the scientists who gave it its name.

Filling an important gap in the geophysical literature at specialist level, this monograph is the only up-to-date title to provide a link between the Earth's rotation and its atmo- and hydrosphere, including the ice masses.

Covering numerous practical applications as yet not covered in any single source of information, this monograph discusses the importance of viscous and elastic properties for applications in both display and non-display technologies.

This concise and clear introduction to the topic requires only basic knowledge of calculus and linear algebra - all other concepts and ideas are developed in the course of the book.

This interdisciplinary approach to the topic brings together reviews of the physics, chemistry, fabrication and application of magnetic nanoparticles and nanostructures within a single cover.

Written by a distinguished plasma scientist and experienced author, this up-to-date work comprehensively covers current methods and new developments and techniques, including non-equilibrium atomic and molecular plasma states, as well as such new applications as gas lasers.

Organic molecules are currently being investigated with regard to their application as active components in semiconductor devices.

This up-to-date and concise account of a critical period of the early universe directly links the latest theories and experiments.

This is the second book to RF Superconducting, written by one of the leading experts.

Verbundwerkstoffe finden überall dort Anwendung, wo es auf geringes Gewicht bei gleichzeitig hoher Belastbarkeit ankommt wie im Fahrzeugbau, der Luft- und Raumfahrt sowie der Energietechnik: Windkraftanlagen etwa wären undenkbar ohne faserverstärkte Rotorblätter.

This is the first text specifically designed to train potential health physicists to think and respond like professionals.

Uniquely comprehensive and up to date, this book covers terrestrial as well as extraterrestrial drilling and excavation, combining the technology of drilling with the state of the art in robotics.

Adopting a cross-disciplinary approach, the review character of this monograph sets it apart from specialized journals.

This white paper identifies the main issues and major recommendations for German astronomical research.

This introduction to Monte Carlo methods seeks to identify and study the unifying elements that underlie their effective application.

Based on lectures given by one of the authors with many years of experience in teaching stochastic processes, this textbook is unique in combining basic mathematical and physical theory with numerous simple and sophisticated examples as well as detailed calculations.

In this book, optoelectronic structures are described from the point of view of signal and systems theory.

Comprising some 30 contributions, experts from around the world present and discuss recent advances related to seizure prediction in epilepsy.

Grundlage der Berechnung elektrischer Maschinen ist das Verständnis wesentlicher physikalischer Zusammenhänge.

Ergänzt um mehr als 100 Seiten und 80 neue Abbildungen vereint das etablierte Handbuch zur Optik in bewährter Form die Funktion eines Lehrbuches mit der eines Nachschlagewerkes.