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Self-Aware Robots On the Path to Machine Consciousness

Self-Aware Robots On the Path to Machine Consciousness

This book focuses on the research and development in the field of self-aware robots. Its theme is artificial consciousness a field that covers both artificial intelligence and robotics and includes philosophy psychology the study of biological evolution physiology and medicine especially brain neuroscience and neuropsychiatry. Building on the first edition Creation of a Conscious Robot: Mirror Image Cognition and Self-Awareness this new edition discusses artificial neural networks and functions of human consciousness. It proposes a structure for a neural network with consciousness functions explains the construction of a conscious system and discusses the results of progressive research in designing and developing small robots with conscious systems capable of recognizing their own images in mirrors. Emphasizing the contributions of conscious robots to society and their potential future impact the book also describes the robots that know the unknown Pavlovian robots and the development of a consciousness model possessing the well-known multiple personality disorder. | Self-Aware Robots On the Path to Machine Consciousness

GBP 100.00
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The Thermal Human Body A Practical Guide to Thermal Imaging

The Thermal Human Body A Practical Guide to Thermal Imaging

This book is a guide for the constantly growing community of the users of medical thermal imaging. It describes where and how an infrared equipment can be used in a strictly standardised way and how one can ultimately comprehensively report the findings. Due to their insight into the complex mechanisms behind the distribution of surface temperature future users of medical thermal imaging should be able to provide careful and cautious interpretations of infrared thermograms thus avoiding the pitfalls of the past. The authors are well-known pioneers of the technique of infrared imaging in medicine who have combined strict standard-based evaluation of medical thermal images with their expertise in clinical medicine and related fields of health management. | The Thermal Human Body A Practical Guide to Thermal Imaging

GBP 116.00
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Bringing a Medical Device to the Market A Scientist’s Perspective

Bringing a Medical Device to the Market A Scientist’s Perspective

Many of us in science have this Aha! moment when the mental puzzle is put together and you get a clear picture of a product which will change the world. Moreover you have a clear understanding of how it can be a commercial success. So you decide to start a new company a startup and have a clear path to success. However soon you come face to face with reality where things are much more complicated. Only a minute fraction of startups survives and becomes successful. This is particularly true in the complex world of medical devices. There are many good books on startups but this book is specifically about startups specializing in medical devices which are very different from other ones. It is written by a MedDev entrepreneur for first-time MedTech entrepreneurs. | Bringing a Medical Device to the Market A Scientist’s Perspective

GBP 76.99
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Introduction to Limb Arthrology

Introduction to Limb Arthrology

This book discusses arthrology in general and of the upper and lower limbs specifically. It covers the examination of each joint of both limbs considering their basic anatomy and physiology. It presents the various tests required for examining the joints and articulations and the systematic approaches that should be followed in cases of diagnosis of diseases and injuries related to them as well as in specific cases of disease and injuries. The book also defines special tests required in varied situations and mentions precautions that should be taken while examining patients of specific ages or work groups. To simplify the explanation and promote education original photographs either documented during clinical examination of the foot and ankle or taken using models are used in this book. These photographs are from accomplished orthopedic surgeons and have not been documented anywhere before. In addition some chapters showcase line diagrams sketched to illustratively discuss the information being presented. The book will help readers understand the importance of this expanding sub-specialty in orthopedics and will be useful for orthopedic surgeons taking exams in different universities of the world as well as sub-speciality exams of each joint. | Introduction to Limb Arthrology

GBP 216.00
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Canines The Original Biosensors

Canines The Original Biosensors

Detection canines have been utilized throughout the world for over a century and while numerous attempts have been made to replicate the canine’s ability to detect substances by mechanical means none has been as successful. The olfactory system is a highly intricate and sophisticated design for chemical sensing and the olfactory capacity of many animals including canines is considered unmatched by machine due to not only their great sensitivity and superior selectivity but also their trainability and mobility. These unique features have led to the use of such animals as whole-animal biosensors. Amplifying the benefits and diminishing the limitations of detection canines' interdisciplinary research is crucial to understanding canine olfaction and detection and enhancing this powerful and complex detector. The past 50 years have produced vast advancements in animal behavior/training technology to develop canines into more proficient and reliable sensors while scientific research has provided tremendous support to help practitioners better understand how to utilize this powerful sensor. This book assembles a diverse group of authors with expertise in a variety of fields relating to detection canines and the chemical sensing industry including both research and operational perspectives on detection canines. It illustrates how science enhances our understanding of how canines are employed for solving some of the world’s leading detection challenges. | Canines The Original Biosensors

GBP 147.00
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The Newman Lectures on Thermodynamics

The Newman Lectures on Thermodynamics

Prof. Newman is considered one of the great chemical engineers of his time. His reputation derives from his mastery of all phases of the subject matter his clarity of thought and his ability to reduce complex problems to their essential core elements. He has been teaching undergraduate and graduate core subject courses at the University of California Berkeley (UC Berkeley) USA since joining the faculty in 1966. His method is to write out in long form everything he expects to convey to his class on a subject on any given day. He has maintained and updated his lecture notes from notepad to computer throughout his career. This book is an exact reproduction of those notes. The book presents concepts needed to define single- and multi-component systems starting with the Gibbs function. It helps readers derive concepts of entropy and temperature and the development of material properties of pure substances. It acquaints them with applications of thermodynamics such as cycles open systems and phase transitions and eventually leads them to concepts of multiple-component systems in particular chemical and phase equilibria. It clearly presents all concepts that are necessary for engineers. | The Newman Lectures on Thermodynamics

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The Physics of Liquid Water

The Physics of Liquid Water

Unraveling the mystery of the negative thermal expansion of liquid water has been a challenge for scientists for centuries. Various theories have been proposed so far but none has been able to solve this mystery. Since the thermodynamic properties of matter are determined by the interaction between particles the mystery can be solved fundamentally if the thermodynamic physical quantities using the laws of thermodynamics and statistical mechanics are determined the experimental results are reproduced and the phenomena in relation to the shape of the interaction between particles are elucidated. In this sense this book has fundamentally unraveled this mystery. In addition it discusses the mysteries of isothermal compressibility structural diversity as well as liquefaction and boiling points of water in relation to the shape of the interaction between particles. It carefully explains the analysis and calculation methods so that they can be easily understood by the readers. | The Physics of Liquid Water

GBP 116.00
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The Hip Joint Modified Posterior Approach

The Hip Joint Modified Posterior Approach

This book summarizes the lifetime work of Dr K. Mohan Iyer and is based on his research done at the University of Liverpool UK where he devised a modified posterior approach to the hip joint and has been following it from 1981 till today. The book discusses the anterior approach to the hip on a standard operating table using a leg holder with a combined spinal anesthetic and general anesthetic. It studies total hip replacement as a day-case as an evolution in total hip replacement and presents the principles of anterior approach for total hip arthroplasty including discussions on the choice of patients superficial and deep dissection and dedicated surgical instruments. It provides extensive details on the direct anterior approach (DAA) and shows how the DAA to the hip can be carried out on a plain table which can be useful in countries in Asia such as India without the use of special operating tables and dedicated surgical instruments for the same. The book is helpful for the upcoming postgraduates in orthopedics anywhere in the world to be well versed in DAA to the hip joint. | The Hip Joint Modified Posterior Approach

GBP 193.00
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Applied Bohmian Mechanics From Nanoscale Systems to Cosmology

Applied Bohmian Mechanics From Nanoscale Systems to Cosmology

Most textbooks explain quantum mechanics as a story where each step follows naturally from the one preceding it. However the development of quantum mechanics was exactly the opposite. It was a zigzag route full of personal disputes where scientists were forced to abandon well-established classical concepts and to explore new and imaginative pathways. Some of the explored routes were successful in providing new mathematical formalisms capable of predicting experiments at the atomic scale. However even such successful routes were painful enough so that relevant scientists like Albert Einstein and Erwin Schrödinger decided not to support them. In this book the authors demonstrate the huge practical utility of another of these routes in explaining quantum phenomena in many different research fields. Bohmian mechanics the formulation of the quantum theory pioneered by Louis de Broglie and David Bohm offers an alternative mathematical formulation of quantum phenomena in terms of quantum trajectories. Novel computational tools to explore physical scenarios that are currently computationally inaccessible such as many-particle solutions of the Schrödinger equation can be developed from it. | Applied Bohmian Mechanics From Nanoscale Systems to Cosmology

GBP 116.00
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From Atoms to Higgs Bosons Voyages in Quasi-Spacetime

From Atoms to Higgs Bosons Voyages in Quasi-Spacetime

The announcement in 2012 that the Higgs boson had been discovered was understood as a watershed moment for the Standard Model of particle physics. It was deemed a triumphant event in the reductionist quest that had begun centuries ago with the ancient Greek natural philosophers. Physicists basked in the satisfaction of explaining to the world that the ultimate cause of mass in our universe had been unveiled at CERN Switzerland. The Standard Model of particle physics is now understood by many to have arrived at a satisfactory description of entities and interactions on the smallest physical scales: elementary quarks leptons and intermediary gauge bosons residing within a four-dimensional spacetime continuum. Throughout the historical journey of reductionist physics mathematics has played an increasingly dominant role. Indeed abstract mathematics has now become indispensable in guiding our discovery of the physical world. Elementary particles are endowed with abstract existence in accordance with their appearance in complicated equations. Heisenberg’s uncertainty principle originally intended to estimate practical measurement uncertainties now bequeaths a numerical fuzziness to the structure of reality. Particle physicists have borrowed effective mathematical tools originally invented and employed by condensed matter physicists to approximate the complex structures and dynamics of solids and liquids and bestowed on them the authority to define basic physical reality. The discovery of the Higgs boson was a result of these kinds of strategies used by particle physicists to take the latest steps on the reductionist quest. This book offers a constructive critique of the modern orthodoxy into which all aspiring young physicists are now trained that the ever-evolving mathematical models of modern physics are leading us toward a truer understanding of the real physical world. The authors propose that among modern physicists physical realism has been largely replaced—in actual practice—by quasirealism a problematic philosophical approach that interprets the statements of abstract effective mathematical models as providing direct information about reality. History may judge that physics in the twentieth century despite its seeming successes involved a profound deviation from the historical reductionist voyage to fathom the mysteries of the physical universe. | From Atoms to Higgs Bosons Voyages in Quasi-Spacetime

GBP 76.99
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Plasma Applications for Material Modification From Microelectronics to Biological Materials

Plasma Applications for Material Modification From Microelectronics to Biological Materials

This book is an up-to-date review of the most important plasma-based techniques for material modification from microelectronics to biological materials and from fusion plasmas to atmospheric ones. Each its technical chapters is written by long-experienced internationally recognised researchers. The book provides a deep and comprehensive insight into plasma technology and its associated elemental processes and is illustrated throughout with excellent figures and references to complement each section. Although some of the topics covered can be traced back several decades care has been taken to emphasize the most recent findings and expected evolution. The first time the word ‘plasma’ appeared in print in a scientific text related to the study of electrical discharges in gases was 1928 when Irving Langmuir published his article ‘Oscillations in Ionized Gases’. It was the baptism of the predominant state of matter in the known universe (it is estimated that up to 99% of matter is plasma) although not on earth where the conditions of pressure and temperature make normal the states of matter (solid liquid gas) which in global terms are exotic. It is enough to add energy to a solid (in the form of heat or electromagnetic radiation) to go into the liquid state from which gas is obtained through an additional supply of energy. If we continue adding energy to the gas we will partially or totally ionise it and reach a new state of matter plasma made up of free electrons atoms and molecules (electrically neutral particles) and ions (endowed with a positive or a negative electric charge). | Plasma Applications for Material Modification From Microelectronics to Biological Materials

GBP 116.00
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How Enzymes Work From Structure to Function

How Enzymes Work From Structure to Function

The first edition of this book covered the basic treatment of the enzyme reaction using the overall reaction kinetics and stopped-flow method the general properties of protein and cofactors the control of enzyme reaction and the preparation of enzyme protein. These topics are the basis of enzyme research and thus suitable for the beginner in the field. The second edition presents the cofactors produced via the post-translational modification of the enzyme’s active site. These cofactors expand the function of enzymes and open a new research field. The carbonyl reagent phenylhydrazine and related compounds have been useful in finding some of the newly discovered cofactors and thus have been discussed in this edition. The topic of the control of enzyme activity through the channel of substrates and products in polyfunctional enzymes has also been expanded in this book. | How Enzymes Work From Structure to Function

GBP 116.00
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The Shroud of Turin First Century after Christ

The Shroud of Turin First Century after Christ

The Shroud of Turin is the most important and studied relic in the world. The many scientific studies on the relic until today have failed to provide conclusive answers about the identity of the enveloped man and the dynamics regarding the image impressed therein. This book not only addresses these issues in a scientific and objective manner but also leads the reader through new search paths. In the second edition besides including some of the most recent findings on the Shroud the authors follow the many tips and comments received from readers. The Shroud’s dating by means of alternative methods has not been free from controversies some of which have even implied the non-authenticity of the Shroud’s samples tested. So the authors duly expand Chapter 7 to include the proof of the origin of the samples used in the recent scientific research and also address the provenance and the path of the original sample. Furthermore a new section contains a personal interview with the authors that is the result of the interesting and praiseworthy work of a Bavarian high school student. Although there are many books on the subject none contains such a formidable quantity of scientific news and reports. Unique in its genre this book is a powerful tool for those who want to study the Turin Shroud deeply. | The Shroud of Turin First Century after Christ

GBP 61.99
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Byzantine Coins Influenced by the Shroud of Christ

Byzantine Coins Influenced by the Shroud of Christ

Numerous studies have been carried out on Byzantine coins but there are still no univocal interpretations on the details of the figures represented there and in particular on those relating to Jesus Christ. The information derived from the studies on the Holy Shroud the most important Relic of Christ in Christianity has clearly resulted in some new interpretations. This is the first book in the world that deals extensively with the effigy of Christ despite being the most sought after and collected by numismatists. Furthermore the book relates the different images of the Redeemer on Byzantine coins with the image of Jesus Christ on the Shroud the most important Relic of Christianity. The numerous collectors will therefore be interested in having not only a numismatic analysis of these coins but also a historical-religious study. This book which should be understandable to everyone demonstrates the strong influence that the Shroud had in the Byzantine era. | Byzantine Coins Influenced by the Shroud of Christ

GBP 100.00
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Artificial Intelligence and the Fourth Industrial Revolution

Artificial Intelligence and the Fourth Industrial Revolution

This book presents the overall technology spectrum in artificial intelligence (AI) and the Fourth Industrial Revolution which is set to revolutionize the world. It discusses their various aspects and related case studies from industry academics administration law finance and accounting as well as educational technology. The contributors who are experts in their respective fields and from industry and academia focus on a gesture-recognition prototype for specially abled people; jurisprudential approach to AI and legal reasoning; automated chatbot for autism spectrum disorder using AI assistance; Big Data analytics and Internet of Things (IoT); role of AI in advancement of drug discovery; development opportunities and challenges of the Fourth Industrial Revolution; legal ethical and policy implications of AI; Internet of Health Things for smart healthcare and digital wellbeing; machine learning and computer vision; computer vision-based system for automation and industrial applications; AI-IoT in home-based healthcare; and AI in super-precision human brain and spine surgery. Buttressed with comprehensive theoretical methodological well-established and validated empirical examples the book covers the interests of a broad audience from basic science to engineering and technology experts and learners. It will be greatly helpful for CEOs entrepreneurs academic leaders researchers and students of engineering biomedicine and master’s programs in science as well as the vast workforce and students with technical or non-technical backgrounds. It also serves common public interest by presenting new methods to improve the quality of life in general with a better integration into society. | Artificial Intelligence and the Fourth Industrial Revolution

GBP 76.99
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Fabless Semiconductor Manufacturing In the Era of Internet of Things

Fabless Semiconductor Manufacturing In the Era of Internet of Things

This book deals with 3D nanodevices such as nanowire and nanosheet transistors at 7 nm and smaller technology nodes. It discusses technology computer-aided design (TCAD) simulations of stress- and strain-engineered advanced semiconductor devices including III-nitride and RF FDSOI CMOS for flexible and stretchable electronics. The book focuses on how to set up 3D TCAD simulation tools from mask layout to process and device simulation including fabless intelligent manufacturing. The simulation examples chosen are from the most popular devices in use today and provide useful technology and device physics insights. In order to extend the role of TCAD in the More-than-Moore era the design issues related to strain engineering for flexible and stretchable electronics have been introduced for the first time. | Fabless Semiconductor Manufacturing In the Era of Internet of Things

GBP 116.00
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Femtosecond Laser-Matter Interactions Solid-Plasma-Solid Transformations at the Extreme Energy Density

Femtosecond Laser-Matter Interactions Solid-Plasma-Solid Transformations at the Extreme Energy Density

This book describes the ultra-short laser–matter interactions from the subtle atomic motion to the generation of extreme pressures inside the bulk of a transparent crystal. It is the successor to Femtosecond Laser–Matter Interactions: Theory Experiment and Applications (2011). Explanation and experimental verification of the exceptional technique for the phase transformations under high pressure are in the core of the book. The novel phase formation occurs along the unique solid-plasmasolid transformation path: the memory of the initial state is lost after conversion to plasma. New phase forms from chaos during the cooling to the ambient. The pressure-affected material remains detained inside a pristine crystal at the laboratory tabletop. Unique super-dense aluminium and new phases of silicon were created by the confined micro-explosions. The text also describes the recent studies that used the quasi-non-diffracting Bessel beams. The applications comprise the new high-pressure material formation and micromachining. The book is an appealing source for readers interested in the cutting-edge research exploring extreme conditions and creating nanostructures at the laboratory tabletop. | Femtosecond Laser-Matter Interactions Solid-Plasma-Solid Transformations at the Extreme Energy Density

GBP 139.00
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The Theory of Everything Quantum and Relativity is everywhere – A Fermat Universe

The Theory of Everything Quantum and Relativity is everywhere – A Fermat Universe

The book unifies quantum theory and the general theory of relativity. As an unsolved problem for about 100 years and influencing so many fields this is probably of some importance to the scientific community. Examples like Higgs field limit to classical Dirac and Klein–Gordon or Schrödinger cases quantized Schwarzschild Kerr Kerr–Newman objects and the photon are considered for illustration. An interesting explanation for the asymmetry of matter and antimatter in the early universe was found while quantizing the Schwarzschild metric. | The Theory of Everything Quantum and Relativity is everywhere – A Fermat Universe

GBP 37.99
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The Shroud of Christ Evidence of a 2 000 Year Antiquity

The Shroud of Christ Evidence of a 2 000 Year Antiquity

The Shroud of Turin has been the focus of extensive study by historians and researchers since the beginning of the twentieth century. It is possibly the world’s most studied historical artifact generating a regular flow of new research publications. There is however one scientific test that overshadows all other research: the 1988 radiocarbon dating. This test dated the cloth to the period 1260–1390AD and was given such extensive publicity that most people today no longer accept the Shroud to be a true relic. Sadly very few people are aware that this test has been widely criticized for falling short of acceptable scientific standards. Similarly most people remain unaware of the wealth of compelling evidence that contradicts the conclusions of that test and supports claims of the Shroud’s authenticity. This book reveals extracts from secret discussions on dating evidence from the Shroud Science Group a private international forum of Shroud researchers and provides a detailed account of the dating evidence revealed by over a hundred years of research. It outlines reasons why the 1988 radiocarbon dating test continues to attract criticism from respected scientists and also describes a series of innovative flax dating techniques which have recently been used measure the age of Shroud material producing results that contradict the radiocarbon date. | The Shroud of Christ Evidence of a 2 000 Year Antiquity

GBP 61.99
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MXenes From Discovery to Applications of Two-Dimensional Metal Carbides and Nitrides

MXenes From Discovery to Applications of Two-Dimensional Metal Carbides and Nitrides

Since their discovery in 2011 MXenes (2D carbides nitrides and carbonitrides of early transition metals) have developed into one of the largest and most intensively studied families of 2D materials. They offer unique properties and are being explored in a large variety of applications. This book compiles the most important research from a pioneer of the field Professor Yury Gogotsi and his interdisciplinary research team as well as numerous collaborators worldwide. It reports on the discovery and rise of MXenes and describes their synthesis and processing properties and incorporation into polymer ceramic and metal matrices to produce composites. It also discusses the potential of MXenes for use in energy storage optics electronics and sensing as well as biomedical environmental and electrocatalysis applications. The book will appeal to anyone interested in nanomaterials and their synthesis properties and applications. | MXenes From Discovery to Applications of Two-Dimensional Metal Carbides and Nitrides

GBP 385.00
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Fundamentals of the Optics of Materials Tutorial and Problem Solving

Fundamentals of the Optics of Materials Tutorial and Problem Solving

This textbook showcases the rapidly developing field of materials optics. It is aimed at a broad audience as the readers require only university entry level knowledge of physics chemistry and optics. It overviews the basics of optical engineering and the typical and widely used applications of materials optics with the first general chapters corresponding to the standard university courses targeting bachelor’s and master’s degrees in physics. The next few chapters present the modern developments in materials optics such as nano-plasmonics nano-photonics and optical properties of nano-sized materials intended for readers familiar with the basic elements of quantum mechanics. Some more specialized chapters address recent developments in fields such as optics of solid surfaces plasma optics optics of composites alloys and metamaterials; optics of anisotropic materials; optics of organic and biological materials; and relativistic effects in optics. The appendices present a more advanced description of selected topics with important reference materials subject index and extended list of publications as well as numerous examples and problems to better orient readers interested in gaining further knowledge of the subject. | Fundamentals of the Optics of Materials Tutorial and Problem Solving

GBP 116.00
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Quantum Physics and Life How We Interact with the World Inside and Around Us

Quantum Physics and Life How We Interact with the World Inside and Around Us

This book reveals glimpses of how the quantum physics of atoms and molecules influences and even controls the way our cells function and how we and our fellow animals interact with our environment. Simply put how birds fly and why grass grows. Certainly biochemistry and molecular biology are the foundations for the biology of living cells but there is more—quantum coherence and entanglement influencing the functioning of proteins and enzymes and strictly speaking without the quantum phenomena we wouldn’t even be here. In the end however this book is based on the solid ground of science presenting the many fascinating phenomena of how quantum physics makes life possible without any unwarranted mystification. | Quantum Physics and Life How We Interact with the World Inside and Around Us

GBP 45.99
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Quantum Mechanics Problems and Solutions

Quantum Mechanics Problems and Solutions

This is a companion volume to K. Kong Wan’s textbook Quantum Mechanics: A Fundamental Approach published in 2019 by Jenny Stanford Publishing. The book contains more than 240 exercises and problems listed at the end of most chapters. This essential manual presents full solutions to all the exercises and problems that are designed to help the reader master the material in the textbook. Mastery of the material in the book would contribute greatly to the understanding of the concepts and formalism of quantum mechanics. | Quantum Mechanics Problems and Solutions

GBP 37.99
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China’s Environmental Solutions Policies Technologies and Perspectives

China’s Environmental Solutions Policies Technologies and Perspectives

Concomitant with a rapid increase in population and an unprecedented growth of the economy China came to endure an alarming level of environmental damgae. In response environmental legislation was tightened and massive environmental projects were initiated. As a result China's environment and ecosystems are begining to recover. At the same time the country is continuing on its growth path making an above-average contriubtion to the global emission of greenhouse gases not least becuase of the heavy use of coal as a source of energy. The world's second-largest economy aims to halt this trend by rapidly building sustainable and clean energy resources and has committed itself to being carbon neutral by 2060. in this process beautiful China intends to become the global role model of a digital civilization based on science and technology. This book describes the stakeholders programs and achievements along this path and provides an outlook on pertinent developments in the years to come. | China’s Environmental Solutions Policies Technologies and Perspectives

GBP 61.99
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Physics of Magnetic Thin Films Theory and Simulation

Physics of Magnetic Thin Films Theory and Simulation

This book is for graduate students and researchers who wish to understand theoretical mechanisms lying behind macroscopic properties of magnetic thin films. It provides a detailed description of basic theoretical methods and techniques of simulation to help readers in their research projects. The first part of the book contains 6 chapters. Chapters 1 to 5 focus on the fundamental theory of bulk magnetic materials. Chapter 6 is devoted to the presentation of the Monte Carlo simulation methods. Exercises and problems are provided at the end of each of these chapters for self-training. The second part contains 11 chapters devoted to the main topic of the book namely “physics of magnetic thin films: theory and simulation. ” Written as a research paper each chapter focuses on a subject and also presents the state-of-the-art literature on the subject and the motivation of the chapter. A detailed description of the techniques and the presentation of the results are then shown with discussion. | Physics of Magnetic Thin Films Theory and Simulation

GBP 116.00
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