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Applications covered include image segmentation, shape analysis, image enhancement, and tracking.

An introduction to linear acoustics and vibration, which attempts to bridge the gap between theoreticians and practitioners.

Bridging the gap between laser physics and applied mathematics, this book describes laser dynamics for graduate students and researchers.

Textbook for graduate students describing techniques likely to be used in implementing optical quantum information processors.

A concise overview of the basic physics and hydrodynamics of estuaries, with special topics at the forefront of estuarine research.

Profiles 51 key engineers of the last 400 years, leading up to the founders of modern electronics and communications.

Describes the specifications and operation of barcodes for mobile devices, focussing on two-dimensional barcodes and recent developments.

A user-friendly, thorough introduction to quantitative modelling of sedimentary basins, illustrated throughout with real-world examples, applications and test exercises.

Ocean Engineering Mechanics is designed to give an introduction to water waves and wave-structure interactions for fixed and floating bodies.

Covers two important aspects of large-scale ocean circulation – wind-driven circulation, and thermohaline-driven circulation caused by changes in water density.

A concise overview of the basic physics and hydrodynamics of estuaries, with special topics at the forefront of estuarine research.

Profiles 51 key engineers of the last 400 years, leading up to the founders of modern electronics and communications.

Ocean Engineering Mechanics is designed to give an introduction to water waves and wave-structure interactions for fixed and floating bodies.

Reference for researchers reviewing the developments in this field over the last 15 years.

Covers core techniques of image capture and the display of monochrome and color images.

A systematic, rigorous, pedagogical introduction to the field of photonic crystals, ideal for researchers and graduate students.

An ideal textbook for advanced undergraduate courses in geometrical optics; includes worked examples and exercises.

This book introduces the detonation phenomenon for engineers with a background in thermodynamics and fluid mechanics.

One of first undergraduate textbooks on space weather designed for introductory space physics courses.

An interdisciplinary overview of astrobiology for students and researchers in astrophysics, planetary science, geosciences, biochemistry, and biology.

Comprehensive 2006 graduate textbook providing an overview of theoretical and experimental methods in nano-optics.

Laser Fundamentals, published in 2004, provides an introduction to the physical and engineering principles of laser operation and design.

This 2006 book discusses the three main categories of high-speed marine vehicles - vessels supported by submerged hulls, air cushions or foils.

A comprehensive guide to the scientific and engineering principles of colour imaging.

An advanced 2005 textbook on lasers and optics of laser light in guided-wave and bulk components.

An introduction, for graduate students, to the underlying physics behind devices that drive today''s technologies.

This book, first published in 2003, is a graduate textbook in condensed matter physics and optics.

Text/reference covering theory and practice of every major photonic device for students and engineers.

The first fully comprehensive, graduate-level volume on the generation and application of blue-green lasers.

This book describes the development of astronomy in the Extreme Ultraviolet wavelength range.

The second volume of a series of books dealing with effect of the atmosphere on electromagnetic propagation.

The definitive reference for space engineers on all issues related to rendezvous and docking/berthing (RVD/B).

An authoritative work on photonic glasses by top Japanese authors.

Optoelectronics, first published in 2002, is a practical and self-contained textbook written for graduate students and engineers.

An important reference work for researchers in optics, astronomy, physics and electrical engineering.

This volume is the only current treatment of security issues in Central Asia for the nonspecialist, as well as specialists and policy-makers.

This selected bibliography on modern European fortifications, from 1850 to 1950, provides a selection of the most important books and articles written on this topic.

In 1961, President John F.

This introduction to the next generation of human telecommunications enterprise examines the development of laser satellite communications and describes its advantages over previous technologies.

A wide-ranging study of the significance of swords throughout the whole Anglo-Saxon period, offering valuable insights into the meaning of and attitude towards swords.

How gunpowder technology exploded heroes, heroics, and war stories from 1400 to 1700, and how German writers tried to glue them back togetherGuns have been linked with masculinity since their earliest days on European battlefields, and surviving treatises on gunpowder from the early fifteenth century describe in detail the kinds of strong, sober, and God-fearing men who could be trusted to use this new weapon.

A multidisciplinary overview of current research into the enduringly fascinating martial artefact which is the sword.

A wide-ranging study of the significance of swords throughout the whole Anglo-Saxon period, offering valuable insights into the meaning of and attitude towards swords.

How gunpowder technology exploded heroes, heroics, and war stories from 1400 to 1700, and how German writers tried to glue them back togetherGuns have been linked with masculinity since their earliest days on European battlefields, and surviving treatises on gunpowder from the early fifteenth century describe in detail the kinds of strong, sober, and God-fearing men who could be trusted to use this new weapon.

When Sultan bin Salman left Earth on the shuttle Discovery in 1985, he became the first Arab, first Muslim and first member of a royal family in space.

When Sultan bin Salman left Earth on the shuttle Discovery in 1985, he became the first Arab, first Muslim and first member of a royal family in space.

Finally, the non-commercial food service director has a comprehensive manual to aid them in their day-to-day operations.

This training handbook was designed for use by all food service serving staff members.

The explosive growth of the pizza and sub shops across the country has been phenomenal.

Restaurants are one of the most frequently started small businesses, yet have one of the highest failure rates.