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Paperback. Worried about the effect of oil on Alaska, Governor Jay Hammond had a simple yet revolutionary idea: let citizens have a direct stake. This book describes, with brutal honesty, the birth of the Alaska Permanent Fund dividend, which has been paid to each resident every year since 1982. Editor(s): Moss, Todd. Num Pages: 135 pages. BIC Classification: 1FBQ; 1KBBWK; KCM; LNCR; PHDY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 165 x 13. Weight in Grams: 204.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Centre for Global Development United States
- Number of pages
- 135
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781933286709
- ISBN
- 9781933286709
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 22.16
€ 22.16
Paperback. Series: Geoguide. Num Pages: 164 pages, 216 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PHVG; RBGD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. .
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319551517
- ISBN
- 9783319551517
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 40.92
€ 48.99
€ 40.92
Paperback. Presents an introduction to the global carbon cycle. This book tells about the many ways the global carbon cycle is woven into our climate system. It looks at the carbon cycle on three different time scales, describing how the cycle interacts with climate in very distinct ways in each. Series: Princeton Primers in Climate. Num Pages: 216 pages, 25 line illus. BIC Classification: PHVG; RBP; RNPG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 129 x 203 x 14. Weight in Grams: 224.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 216
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691144146
- ISBN
- 9780691144146
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 41.07
€ 46.99
€ 41.07
Multiple-component retail product. This text covers classical field theory, quantum mechanics and all major theoretical aspects of quantum field theory, and shows how they are related. Unlike any other book on the subject, fields are viewed as global entities in spacetime rather than as systems evolving from one instant of time to the next. Series: International Series of Monographs on Physics. Num Pages: 1136 pages, 6 illustrations. BIC Classification: PDE; PHFC; PHQ; TBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 257 x 180 x 68. Weight in Grams: 2757.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd ed.
- Number of pages
- 1136
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780198510932
- ISBN
- 9780198510932
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 455.60
€ 455.60
Paperback. Hofer's geometry serves as a source of interesting problems and gives rise to new methods and notions which extend significantly our vision of the symplectic world. This book includes results on diameter, geodesics and growth of one-parameter subgroups in Hofer's geometry, as well as applications to dynamics and ergodic theory. Series: Lectures in Mathematics. ETH Zurich. Num Pages: 136 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PBMP; PHD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 170 x 8. Weight in Grams: 560.
- Publisher
- Birkhauser Verlag AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 136
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Edition
- 2001st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783764364328
- ISBN
- 9783764364328
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 100.81
€ 100.81
Hardcover. Hermann Minkowski recast special relativity essentially as a new geometric structure for spacetime. This book introduces the theory of frames, surfaces and intrinsic geometry, developing the main implications of Einstein's general relativity theory. Series: Undergraduate Texts in Mathematics. Num Pages: 463 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PHQ; PHR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 241 x 186 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1008.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2000. Corr. 2nd printing 2001
- Number of pages
- 470
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387986418
- ISBN
- 9780387986418
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 103.84
€ 103.84
Paperback. Provides a working knowledge of tools that are of great value in geometry and physics and in engineering. Num Pages: 748 pages, 260 b/w illus. 205 exercises. BIC Classification: PBM; PHU. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 174 x 249 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1472. An Introduction. 748 pages, 260 b/w illus. 205 exercises. Provides a working knowledge of tools that are of great value in geometry and physics and in engineering. Cateogry: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: PBM; PHU. Dimension: 174 x 249 x 33. Weight: 1448.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Number of pages
- 748
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107602601
- ISBN
- 9781107602601
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 89.79
€ 89.79
Hardback. Devoted to the problem of the geometrizing of Lagrangians which depend on higher-order accelerations, this volume presents a construction of the geometry of the total space of the bundle of the accelerations of order k>=1. It is suitable for scientists whose work involves differential geometry and mechanics of particles and systems. Series: Fundamental Theories of Physics. Num Pages: 351 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBMP; PH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 297 x 210 x 20. Weight in Grams: 675.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 351
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792343936
- ISBN
- 9780792343936
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 200.93
€ 200.93
Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 144 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PHU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 10. Weight in Grams: 457.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 144
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691633312
- ISBN
- 9780691633312
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 111.45
€ 111.45
Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 144 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PHU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 8. Weight in Grams: 257.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691604114
- ISBN
- 9780691604114
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.44
€ 40.99
€ 29.44
The Genesis of General Relativity. Sources and Interpretations.
Janssen, Michel; Norton, John; Sauer, Tilmann...
Hardback. This work represents the most comprehensive documentation and study of the creation of general relativity. Einstein's 1912 Zurich notebook is published for the first time in facsimile and transcript and commented on by today's major historians of science. Editor(s): Renn, Jurgen. Series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science. Num Pages: 627 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PHR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 183. Weight in Grams: 3463.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Number of pages
- 627
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781402039997
- ISBN
- 9781402039997
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 1,125.32
€ 1,125.32
Hardcover. Providing a number of precise solutions not covered in many of the standard textbooks, this volume presents and proves, through rigorous and lucid notation, a number of elegant theorems which have important consequences in general relativity theory. Num Pages: 704 pages, 5 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PHR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 239 x 163 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1206.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- 2012th Edition
- Number of pages
- 727
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461436577
- ISBN
- 9781461436577
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 287.57
€ 287.57
Paperback. This book treats complex atoms in detail, beginning with the two-electron atom and moving to carbon without the need for additional equations. Discusses spontaneous emission from an atom or molecule in an excited state using time-dependent perturbation theory. Series: Undergraduate Lecture Notes in Physics. Num Pages: 189 pages, 24 black & white illustrations, 20 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 302.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
- Edition
- 2013th Edition
- Number of pages
- 178
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781461466772
- ISBN
- 9781461466772
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 60.25
€ 60.25
Hardcover. The discovery of the Fractional Fourier Transform and its role in optics provides an elegant mathematical framework within which to discuss diffraction and other fundamental aspects of optical systems. Easily-accessible, the reference work will serve as the standard reference on Fourier Transforms for many years to come. Editor(s): Mendlovic, David. Series: Wiley Series in Pure and Applied Optics. Num Pages: 532 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PBKF; PHJ; TTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 170 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1026.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 532
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471963462
- ISBN
- 9780471963462
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 233.71
€ 233.71
Hardcover. Written as a textbook for both university courses and the many corporate classes taught in industry and is based on the author's cutting edge research The first book to examine the physical foundation of System Integrity and is based on electromagnetic theory derived from Maxwell's Equations. Num Pages: 340 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.). BIC Classification: PHK; TJ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 164 x 22. Weight in Grams: 640.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 340
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470343609
- ISBN
- 9780470343609
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 181.48
€ 181.48
The Foundational Debate. Complexity and Constructivity in Mathematics ...
. Ed(S): Depauli-Schimanovich, Werner; Kohler...
Hardback. This text presents research on the state of constructivity and complexity in computer science, mathematics and physics. Specifically, it explores how this research relates to quantum mechanics. The debate was developed in 1930 by the Vienna Circle and a section is devoted to its founder, Hans Hahn. Editor(s): DePauli-Schimanovich, Werner; Kohler, Eckehart; Stadler, Friedrich K. Series: Vienna Circle Institute Yearbook. Num Pages: 368 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPL; PH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 698.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792337379
- ISBN
- 9780792337379
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 201.29
€ 201.29
Paperback. Quantum Theory, together with the principles of special and general relativity, constitute a scientific revolution that has profoundly influenced the way in which we think about the universe and the fundamental forces that govern it. This is a historical study of that scientific work and the human struggles that accompanied it from the beginning. Series: The historical Development of Quantum Theory. Num Pages: 334 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PHD; PHQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 483.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Springer
- Edition
- 1982. 1st Softc
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387951775
- ISBN
- 9780387951775
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 286.60
€ 286.60
Paperback. In 1977, Wiley published Jearl Walker's The Flying Circus of Physics, which has sold almost 100,000 copies and become a cult classic in the physics community. The Flying Circus is a compendium of interesting real world phenomena that can be explained using basic laws of physics. Next year we will publish the 2nd edition. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 280 x 214 x 13. Weight in Grams: 902.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471762737
- ISBN
- 9780471762737
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.40
€ 59.40
Hardback. Contains papers reporting the first scientific results from the SOHO mission as well as descriptions of the in-flight performance of some of the instruments. This book provides insights into the structure and dynamics of the solar interior, from the deep core to the outermost layers of the convection zone. Editor(s): Fleck, B.; Svestka, Z. Num Pages: 799 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PG; PHVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1607.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- 1998
- Number of pages
- 799
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792348825
- ISBN
- 9780792348825
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 256.99
€ 256.99
Hardcover. Weinberg was probably the most influential nuclear engineer/physicist in the US. His autobiography is peppered with first-hand accounts of major historical events. It describes the first nuclear era, but also exposes its downside risks. Num Pages: 324 pages, biography. BIC Classification: BGA; PDX; PHM; PHN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 164 x 26. Weight in Grams: 630.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- American Institute of Physics
- Edition
- 1994th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781563963582
- ISBN
- 9781563963582
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 48.99€ 45.70
€ 48.99
€ 45.70
Hardback. Suitable for students and researchers on early galaxies, this title offers an introduction to frontiers in astrophysics: the quest to understand how the oldest and most distant galaxies in our universe first formed. It bridges the gap between theory and observation. Series: Princeton Series in Astrophysics. Num Pages: 560 pages, 32 color illus. 24 halftones. 152 line illus. 6 tables. BIC Classification: PGM; PHVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 241 x 161 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1074.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 568
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691144917
- ISBN
- 9780691144917
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 186.88€ 142.44
€ 186.88
€ 142.44
Paperback. Suitable for students and researchers on early galaxies, this title offers an introduction to frontiers in astrophysics: the quest to understand how the oldest and most distant galaxies in our universe first formed. It bridges the gap between theory and observation. Series: Princeton Series in Astrophysics. Num Pages: 560 pages, 32 color illus. 24 halftones. 152 line illus. 6 tables. BIC Classification: PGM; PHVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 158 x 31. Weight in Grams: 942.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Number of pages
- 568
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691144924
- ISBN
- 9780691144924
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 108.13€ 83.75
€ 108.13
€ 83.75
Hardcover. Circuit Theory and Field Theory are usually taught in separate courses. Electromagnetic field theory is an important part of basic physics. Because it is a very mathematical subject, the connection to everyday problems is not emphasized. Circuit theory on the other hand is by its very nature very practical. Num Pages: 192 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PHK; TJF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate; (XV) Technical / Manuals. Dimension: 234 x 163 x 18. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471222903
- ISBN
- 9780471222903
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 130.51
€ 130.51
Paperback. As a fundamental aspect of our knowledge of the physical world, quantum mechanics remains a vital subject in physics. This is a collection of the late Richard P Feynman's lectures. It is suitable for students of physics and those seeking an introduction to the field from the inimitable Richard Feynman. Num Pages: 400 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: PH. Category: (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 274 x 216 x 17. Weight in Grams: 900. Quantum Mechanics. 400 pages, illustrations. As a fundamental aspect of our knowledge of the physical world, quantum mechanics remains a vital subject in physics. This is a collection of the late Richard P Feynman's lectures. It is suitable for students of physics and those seeking an introduction to the field from the inimitable Richard Feynman. Cateogry: (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. BIC Classification: PH. Dimension: 274 x 216 x 17. Weight: 804.
- Publisher
- Basic Books
- Number of pages
- 400
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- New Millennium ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780465025015
- ISBN
- 9780465025015
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 50.54
€ 50.54