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Paperback. This book is a simple, non-technical introduction to cosmology, explaining what it is and what cosmologists do. Peter Coles discusses the history of the subject, the development of the Big Bang theory, and more speculative modern issues like quantum cosmology, superstrings, and dark matter. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 160 pages, numerous halftones and line figures. BIC Classification: PGK; PGM; PGS; PHVB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 115 x 9. Weight in Grams: 142.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
OUP Oxford
Condition
New
SKU
9780192854162
ISBN
9780192854162
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 9.70

Paperback / so. Editor(s): Aichelburg, Peter C. Series: Facetten Der Physik. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: PHVG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 14. Weight in Grams: 313.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
Vieweg+teubner Verlag United States
Condition
New
SKU
V9783528089184
ISBN
9783528089184
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 85.34

Paperback. Hugh Everett III's "Many Worlds" theory is now considered a hugely important breakthrough in the history of physics. This book tells the story of the physics establishment's rejection of his theory, his subsequent Pentagon career in nuclear strategy, and his difficult personal life and eventual death from alcoholism. Num Pages: 464 pages, 43 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: BGT; HBTW; PDX; PHQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 680.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199659241
ISBN
9780199659241
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99

Paperback. .
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486780450
ISBN
9780486780450
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 21.01

Paperback. Any literate person should be familiar with the central ideas of modern science. This book introduces the author's choice of the ten great ideas of science. It aims to lead the reader through the emergence of the concepts, and then present them in an effective manner. Num Pages: 400 pages, numerous halftones & figures. BIC Classification: PDA; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 193 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 292.
Publisher
Oxford University Press, U.S.A.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198609414
ISBN
9780198609414
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.36

Paperback. Among the many laws of science, there are four laws that direct and constrain everything that happens in the Universe. From the sudden expansion of a cloud of gas to the unfurling of a leaf they help us understand the course of life itself. In this Very Short Introduction Peter Atkins' explains what the four laws are and how they work. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 120 pages, 22 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: PHH. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 174 x 113 x 7. Weight in Grams: 98.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
120
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199572199
ISBN
9780199572199
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.86

Hardback. The laws of thermodynamics drive everything that happens in the universe. From the expansion of a cloud of gas to the cooling of hot metal, and from the unfurling of a leaf to the course of life itself - everything is directed and constrained by four simple laws. Peter Atkins' powerful introduction explains what the laws are and how they work. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 144 pages, 8 line drawings. BIC Classification: PDZ; PH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 205 x 136 x 17. Weight in Grams: 252.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
144
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199232369
ISBN
9780199232369
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.94

Paperback. Isaac Newton (1642-1727), the English genius, made his greatest contributions to original thought before the age of twenty-five, while at home in Lincolnshire escaping the great plague of 1665, a period of which he wrote: 'I was in the prime of age for invention'. This book demonstrates his perceptions, which changed our world forever. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: BGT; PDX; PDZ; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 12. Weight in Grams: 142.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
New
SKU
9780099287384
ISBN
9780099287384
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 4.99

Hardcover. Leading experts summarize our current understanding of the fundamental nature of turbulence, covering a wide range of topics. Editor(s): Davidson, Peter A.; Kaneda, Yukio; Sreenivasan, Katepalli R. Num Pages: 450 pages, 75 b/w illus. 25 colour illus. BIC Classification: PHDT; TGMF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 252 x 178 x 25. Weight in Grams: 904.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
450
Condition
New
SKU
V9780521769440
ISBN
9780521769440
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 194.73

Hardcover. Editor(s): Raats, Peter A C; Smiles, David; Warrick, Arthur W. Num Pages: 355 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PHVG; RBGB; TVB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 277 x 216 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1089.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
American Geophysical Union United States
Number of pages
345
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875909882
ISBN
9780875909882
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 114.57

Hardcover. Fundamentals of the Finite Element Method for Heat and Mass Transfer, Second Edition is a comprehensively updated new edition and is a unique book on the application of the finite element method to heat and mass transfer. The early chapters are designed to teach beginners the basics of the finite element method and heat transfer. Series: Wiley Series in Computational Mechanics. Num Pages: 480 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PHH; THN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 170. .
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Number of pages
480
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470756256
ISBN
9780470756256
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 108.56

Hardback. Deals with the contemporary development of quantum theory from the point of view of quantum optics. This book also presents fundamentals of quantum theory with attention being given to the quantum theory of measurement. It is for research workers in quantum mechanics, quantum theory, quantum optics and electronics, optical communications. Series: Fundamental Theories of Physics. Num Pages: 353 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PHJ; PHQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 680.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
353
Condition
New
SKU
V9780792330004
ISBN
9780792330004
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 247.38

Hardcover. Essential mathematical tools for the study of modern quantum theory. Linear Algebra for Quantum Theory offers an excellent survey of those aspects of set theory and the theory of linear spaces and their mappings that are indispensable to the study of quantum theory. Num Pages: 458 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PBF; PHQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 166 x 32. Weight in Grams: 836.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
458
Condition
New
SKU
V9780471199588
ISBN
9780471199588
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 247.91

Hardback. Dahl covers more than a century of activity in this comprehensive account of the search for superconductivity, beginning with late 19th-century theoretical developments in low-temperature physics, and culminating in recent applications of ceramic oxides, which have redrawn the boundaries of solid-s Num Pages: 419 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDX; PHFC; PHK; TBX; TGM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1700.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
American Institute of Physics United States
Number of pages
419
Condition
New
SKU
V9780883188484
ISBN
9780883188484
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.46

Paperback / so. Series: Wissenschaftliche Forschungsberichte. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, colour illustrations, black & white tables, bibliography. BIC Classification: PHFC; PNFS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 170 x 5. Weight in Grams: 159.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1970
Publisher
Steinkopff Darmstadt Germany
Condition
New
SKU
V9783798503168
ISBN
9783798503168
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 74.49

Hardback. Deals with nonlinear higher order model equations that are central to the description and analysis of spatio-temporal pattern formation in the natural sciences. This book exhibits the principal families of solutions, such as kinks, pulses and periodic solutions, and their dependence on critical eigenvalue parameters. Series: Progress in Nonlinear Differential Equations and Their Applications. Num Pages: 358 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBKJ; PBWH; PDE; PH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 686.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Birkhauser Boston Inc United States
Number of pages
358
Condition
New
SKU
V9780817641108
ISBN
9780817641108
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 71.51

Hardback. Covers the area of photo-excitation and processing of materials by photons from the basic principles and theories to applications, from IR to x-rays, from gas phase to liquid and solid phases. This book is useful to scientists and engineers who have an interest in photo-assisted processes development for microelectronics and photonics. Num Pages: 385 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PHM; PNRL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 22. Weight in Grams: 823.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
385
Condition
New
SKU
V9781402075278
ISBN
9781402075278
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 67.05

Paperback / so. Num Pages: black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: PHN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 12. Weight in Grams: 263.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Vieweg+Teubner Verlag United Kingdom
Condition
New
SKU
V9783663019756
ISBN
9783663019756
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 90.93

Paperback. This comprehensive introduction to quantum mechanics discusses dynamical operators and their expected values, the Heisenberg and matrix representation, the Dirac notation, angular momentum and hydrogen atom, the spin-field and spin-orbit interaction and more. Series: Undergraduate Lecture Notes in Physics. Num Pages: 339 pages, 16 black & white illustrations, 62 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PHDV; PHFP; PHQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 154 x 19. Weight in Grams: 486.
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
2012th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9783642293771
ISBN
9783642293771
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 97.82

Hardcover. Editor(s): Peaslee, D.C. Num Pages: 202 pages, Ill.tabs.ch. BIC Classification: PHP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 159 x 20. Weight in Grams: 512.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
202
Condition
New
SKU
V9781560722250
ISBN
9781560722250
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 179.47
€ 133.98

Hardcover. Editor(s): Peaslee, D.C. Num Pages: 247 pages, tables & charts. BIC Classification: PHP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 162 x 20. Weight in Grams: 530.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
247
Condition
New
SKU
V9781560722243
ISBN
9781560722243
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 179.47
€ 133.98

Paperback / so. Series: Forschungsberichte Des Landes Nordrhein-Westfalen / Fachgrup. Num Pages: 84 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: PHDF; PHFC; TGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 5. Weight in Grams: 136.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1973
Publisher
Vs Verlag Fur Sozialwissenschaften United States
Number of pages
84
Condition
New
SKU
V9783531023526
ISBN
9783531023526
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 78.80

Paperback. Editor(s): Rowinski, Pawel; Radecki-Pawlik, Artur. Series: Geoplanet: Earth and Planetary Sciences. Num Pages: 644 pages, 141 black & white illustrations, 75 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PHVG; PSAF; RBGL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 33. Weight in Grams: 979.
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319355023
ISBN
9783319355023
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 194.21

Hardcover. Editor(s): Kamenov, Pavel Simeonev. Num Pages: 218 pages, tables & charts. BIC Classification: PHQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 260 x 183 x 19. Weight in Grams: 682.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc United States
Number of pages
218
Condition
New
SKU
V9781594547126
ISBN
9781594547126
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 274.56
€ 185.11

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