Materials science

It is a surprising fact that so far almost no books have been published on KAM theory.

Nonlinear Evolution Equations and Dynamical Systems (NEEDS) provides a presentation of the state of the art.

This volume contains the written versions of invited lectures presented at the 29th "e;Internationale Universitatswochen fiir Kernphysik"e; in Schladming, Aus- tria, in March 1990.

This volume contains extended abstracts of the 10 plenary lectures, 27 invited symposium lectures and ap- proximately 300 contributed papers that were presented at the 25th Congress Ampere.

Triennial the Division of Biomedical Engineering of the Institute of Textile Technology and Chemical Engineering, Denkendorf, is organizing conferences on specific topics in the field of polymeric materials for use in the biomedical areas.

"e;The problems involved in separating complex macromolecules require under- standing not only the chromatographic process but also the physicochemical behavior of the solutes.

In recent years substantial progress has been made in the detection of surface phonons owing to considerable improvements in inelastic rare gas scattering tech- niques and electron energy loss spectroscopy.

In the 1950s the direct observation of dislocations became possible, stimulat- ing the interest of many research workers in the dynamics of dislocations.

This volume contains review articles written by the invited speakers at the ninth International Summer Institute in Surface Science (ISISS 1989), held at the Uni- versity of Wisconsin-Milwaukee in August of 1989.

Chemistry is the science of substances (today we would say molecules) and their transformations.

The short Heroic Age of physics that started in 1925 was one of the rare occasions when a deep consideration of the question: What does physics really say?

Diese Auswahl aus dem reichhaltigen Werk Walther Gerlachs erscheint aus Anlaß seines 100.

New methods for the determination of the nature, proportion, and distribution of structural defects in microcrystallized lamellar systems are of utmost importance not only to experimentalists but also to theoreticians.

The progress of materials science depends on the development of novel materials and the development of novel experimental techniques.

Methamphetamine is one of the most widely abused stimulants and together with amphetamine has led to serious social problems.

This volume contains written versions of the papers presented at the Second Inter- national Conference on Amorphous and Crystalline Silicon Carbide and Related Materials (ICACSC 1988), which was held at Santa Clara University on Decem- ber 15 and 16, 1988.

7 Les Houches Number theory, or arithmetic, sometimes referred to as the queen of mathematics, is often considered as the purest branch of mathematics.

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"e;An interesting and enlightening book well worth the time for someone who is grounded in the basics of spectroscopy, yet interested in newer techniques and applications.

Hemorheologic therapy has gained considerably in importance in recent years.

Limp materials are used in many economically impo~tant industries such as garment manufacture, shoe manufacture, aerospace (composites) and automobiles (seats and trim).

th This volume contains the written versions of invited lectures presented at the 28 "e;Internationale Universitatswochen fUr Kernphysik"e; in Schladming, Austria in March 1989.

The aim of this book is to give a simple, short, and elementary introduction to the second quantized formalism as applied to a many-electron system.

The ability to engineer the bandstructure and the wavefunction over length scales previously inaccessible to technology using artificially structured materials and nanolithography has led to a new class of electron semiconductor devices whose operation is controlled by quantum effects.

Recent research on superconductors with high critical temperature has led to results that were not available when the original German edition was prepared but could be included in the present English edition.

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Since 1972 the Schools on Nonlinear Physics in Gorky have been a meeting place for Soviet scientists working in this field.

The articles collected in this volume give a broad overview of the current state of surface science.

Since the inaugural symposium at the Pennsylvania State University in 1977, the venues for the series of biennial symposia on turbulent shear flows have alternated between the USA and Europe.

The book treats the C -hydrocarbons and their secondary products as a contribution 4 to chemical engineering economics, applying this field of teaching and research to the technical processes for making and processing this group of products, so important to the chemical industry.

The concept of controlled release has attracted increasing attention over the last two decades, with the applications of this technology proliferating in diverse fields in- cluding medicine, agriculture and biotechnology.

Since the discovery by Bednorz and Muller of Cu-O alloys displaying high temperature superconductivity, great energy has been put into research in this field.

Since 1972 the Schools on Nonlinear Physics in Gorky have been a meeting place for Soviet scientists working in this field.

Since the first bipolar transistor was investigated in 1947, enormous efforts have been devoted to semiconductor devices.

This volume contains review articles written by the invited speakers at the eighth International Summer Institute in Surface Science (ISISS 1987), held at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee in August of 1987.

Modern polymer materials are designed by applying principles of correlation between chemical structure, physical macrostructure and technological properties.

Wood is formed in an essentially water-saturated environment in the living tree, and the cell wall remains in this state until the water flow from the roots is interrupted, such as by felling the tree.

It is widely recognized that spiral grain in trees severely reduces the value of sawn timber through warping and loss of strength, and that it also causes problems for other wood uses as diverse as transmission poles or plywood.

The structural complexity of lignin has continually challenged the in- genuity of researchers to develop suitable methods for its charac- terization prior to and following a wide variety of chemical, biologi- cal, and physical treatments.

Wood as found in trees and bushes was of primary importance to ancient humans in their struggle to control their environment.

This book deals with adsorption and catalysis on the surface of transition elements and their compounds, many of which are in- teresting because of their particular electronic structure.

One of the principal objects of theoretical research in any department of knowledge is to find the point of view from which the subject appears in its greatest simplicity.

In this book the author discusses the investigation of ion bombardment of solids by computer simulation, with the aim of demonstrating the usefulness of this approach to the problem of interactions of ions with solids.

The aim of this book is twofold: it is intended for use as a textbook for a ~ourse on electronic materials (indeed, it stems from a series of lectures on this topic delivered at Milan Polytechnic and at the universities of Modena and Parma), and as an up-to-date review for scientists working in the field ::>f silicon processing.

Many macroscopic properties of materials are determined primarily by inhomogeneous structures and textures.

The synthetic chemistry of carbohydrates has advanced at a scarcely equalled rate in the last 25 years, due to the great interest of biologically active natural products coritaining sugar moieties.

1 The content ofthis article is based on a German book version ) which appeared at the end of the year 1986.