Physics

Optimal Trajectories in Atmospheric Flight deals with the optimization of trajectories in atmospheric flight.

Styles of Folding: Mechanics and Mechanisms of Folding of Natural Elastic Materials, Developments in Geotectonics 11, provides an introduction to theoretical underpinnings of folds in rocks.

Developments in Economic Geology, 4: Semiconducting Ore Minerals provides a comprehensive discussion of the semiconductor physics of ore minerals, which is a specialized field that is interdisciplinary to materials science and earth science.

Band Structure and Nuclear Dynamics contains a compilation of papers that were presented at the International Conference on Band Structure and Nuclear Dynamics.

Case Studies in Atomic Physics IV presents a collection of six case studies in atomic physics.

Materials Processing - Theory and Practices, Volume 1: Fine Line Lithography reviews technical information as well as the theory and practices of materials processing.

Fundamental Studies in Engineering 3: Amplitude Distribution Spectrometers reviews amplitude or pulse-height distribution analyzers, both single- and multichannel types, and spectrometers, along with their construction and operation.

Magnetism and Metallurgy of Soft Magnetic Materials consistently and coherently presents the principles underlying the intrinsic and applied properties of soft magnets.

Claude Bloch: Scientific Works Oeuvre Scientifique covers the collection of scientific works of Claude Bloch.

Few Particle Problems in the Nuclear Interaction emerged from the International Conference on Few Particle Problems in the Nuclear Interaction held in Los Angeles, from August 28-September 1, 1972.

Few Body Dynamics presents the proceedings of the VII International Conference on Few Body Problems in Nuclear and Particle Physics, held in Delhi from December 29, 1975 to January 3, 1976.

Quantum Liquids contains lectures presented at the International School of Low Temperature Physics in Erice, Italy, on June 11-25, 1977.

Operator Methods in Quantum Mechanics demonstrates the power of operator theory as a tool in the study of quantum mechanics.

``Electron-Electron Interactions in Disordered Systems' deals with the interplay of disorder and the Coulomb interaction.

The hopping process, which differs substantially from conventional transport processes in crystals, is the central process in the transport phenomena discussed in this book.

Theory of Electric Polarization, Volume II: Dielectrics in Time-Dependent Fields focuses on the processes, reactions, and principles involved in the application of dielectrics in time-dependent fields, as well as the Kerr effect, statistical mechanics, and polarization.

Defect control in semiconductors is a key technology for realizing the ultimate possibilities of modern electronics.

The physics of disordered systems has enjoyed a resurgence of interest in the last decade.

In recent years Solid State Ionics have attracted considerable interest due to the important role which they may play in the future of microelectronics and eventually in other fields of energy storage.

Contained in this volume are the full texts of the invited general and sectional lectures presented at this conference concerning mechanics and its development.

Contained in this volume are the full texts of the invited general and sectional lectures presented at this conference.

Theory of Electric Polarization: Dielectrics in Static Fields: Second Edition concerns the theory of the static behavior of dielectrics.

Theoretical, numerical and experimental studies of transport phenomena in heat and mass transfer are reported in depth in this volume.

Held under the auspices of the International Association for Wind Engineering, 226 delegates from twenty-three countries took part in the conference.

This conference consisted of 15 oral sessions, including three plenary papers covering areas of general interest, 22 specialist invited papers and 51 contributed presentations as well as three poster sessions.

The aim of these proceedings is to present and stimulate discussion on the many subjects related to ion implantation among a broad mix of specialists from areas as diverse as materials science, device production and advanced ion implanters.

Inverse Problem Theory is written for physicists, geophysicists and all scientists facing the problem of quantitative interpretation of experimental data.

This is the second volume in a series of critical reviews of the chemical thermodynamic data of those elements of particular importance in the safety assessment modeling of high-level radioactive waste storage and disposal facilities.

Constitutive modelling of granulate materials has achieved significant progress in recent times although some challenging problems still remain to be solved.

Wide-band-gap semiconductors have been a research topic for many decades.

The first precision measurements on CP violation in the B system are reported.

An understanding of the intricacies in the turbulent combustion process may be a key to solving many of the current energy and environmental problems.

This textbook is specifically tailored for undergraduate engineering courses offered in the junior year, providing a thorough understanding of solid state electronics without relying on the prerequisites of quantum mechanics.

This publication is the result of the 8th European Conference on Comminution.

The aim of this volume is to advance the understanding of the fundamental properties of fine magnetic particles and to discuss the latest developments from both the theoretical and experimental viewpoints, with special emphasis being placed on the applications in different branches of science and technology.

This volume brings together the experience of specialists in the entire field of applications of Materials Science.

Alpha-, Beta- and Gamma-Ray Spectroscopy Volume 1 offers a comprehensive account of radioactivity and related low-energy phenomena.

The field of nonlinear optics developed gradually with the invention of lasers.

Computational Statistical Mechanics describes the use of fast computers to simulate the equilibrium and nonequilibrium properties of gases, liquids, and solids at, and away from equilibrium.

Kinetics of Aggregation and Gelation presents the proceedings of the International Topical Conference on Kinetics of Aggregation and Gelation held on April 2-4, 1984 in Athens, Georgia.

Containing the proceedings of three symposia in the E-MRS series this book is divided into two parts.

The unusual career of the famous Soviet physicist Peter Kapitza was divided between Cambridge and Moscow.

The discovery of the two families of heavy-quark-antiquark bound states, the &Ugr; and &PSgr; quarkonium spectroscopies, has played a crucial role in unravelling the nature of strong interactions.

Properties of Polymers: Their Correlation with Chemical Structure; Their Numerical Estimation and Prediction from Additive Group Contributions summarizes the latest developments regarding polymers, their properties in relation to chemical structure, and methods for estimating and predicting numerical properties from chemical structure.

Characterization of Semiconductor Heterostructures and Nanostructures is structured so that each chapter is devoted to a specific characterization technique used in the understanding of the properties (structural, physical, chemical, electrical etc.

This book provides a sound foundation for understanding abstract concepts of phase and reaction equilibria (e.

The progress in nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy that took place during the last several decades is observed in both experimental capabilities and theoretical approaches to study the spectral parameters.

The book begins with an overview of the phase diagrams of fluid mixtures (fluid = liquid, gas, or supercritical state), which can show an astonishing variety when elevated pressures are taken into account; phenomena like retrograde condensation (single and double) and azeotropy (normal and double) are discussed.

Molecular imprinting is a rapidly growing field with wide-ranging applications, especially in the area of sensor development, where the process leads to improved sensitivity, reliability, stability, and reproducibility in sensing materials.

The rapidly developing topic of ultracold atoms has many actual and potential applications for condensed-matter science, and the contributions to this book emphasize these connections.