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Hardcover. This book tracks the history of the theory of relativity through Einstein's life, covering the origins of his ideas and his debt to the work of Galileo, Newton, Faraday, Mach and others; the birth of modern cosmology and his quest for a unified field theory. Series: Astrophysics and Space Science Library. Num Pages: 272 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PHR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 165 x 242 x 20. Weight in Grams: 578.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer
Edition
2013th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781461447818
ISBN
9781461447818
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 128.44

Hardcover. This history of atomic and nuclear physics shows how technological advances have enabled physicists to probe the physical properties of nuclei, offering the reader a clear understanding of how theory is inextricably intertwined with the progress of technology. Num Pages: 530 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDX; PHM; PNRL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 30. Weight in Grams: 979.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Edition
2013th Edition
Number of pages
533
Condition
New
SKU
V9781461441809
ISBN
9781461441809
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 70.16

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Edition
2nd ed. 2012
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781461438243
ISBN
9781461438243
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.99
€ 43.27

Hardcover. This unified approach to teaching the physics of combustion, fluid dynamics and other properties of aircraft engines covers both modern and historical power units and features exercises and extensive data that allow readers to evaluate comparative results. Series: Springer Aerospace Technology. Num Pages: 314 pages, 19 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PHH; TGMB; TGMF; TRP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 157 x 23. Weight in Grams: 626.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Edition
2012th Edition
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9781461435310
ISBN
9781461435310
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 68.27

Paperback. Grappling with Gravity explores the physiological how life in different worlds -- such as outerspace or settlements on the moon -- would affect humans, plants and animals. The test explores how the human body will begin, almost immediately, to adapt and change to be able to function in these strange environments. Series: Astronomers' Universe. Num Pages: 282 pages, 11 black & white illustrations, 102 colour illustrations, 2 black & white tables, biograp. BIC Classification: PGS; PHVD; TTDS; WNX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 157 x 237 x 16. Weight in Grams: 432.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Edition
2012th Edition
Number of pages
215
Condition
New
SKU
V9781441968982
ISBN
9781441968982
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 34.41

Hardback. Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop, Kharkiv-Stary Saltov, from 26 August to 2 September 2003 Editor(s): Krupa, Jean-Claude (CNRS-IN2P3, Institut de Physique Nucleaire Orsay, Paris, France); Kulagin, Nicolay A. (Kharkiv National University for Radioelectronics, Ukraine). Series: NATO Science Series II. Num Pages: 255 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PHJ; PNT; TTBL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 565.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
255
Condition
New
SKU
V9781402016752
ISBN
9781402016752
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 72.24

Paperback. Covers the areas in the physics of the solar system, with special emphasis on gravitational dynamics; its gist is the rational, in particular mathematical, understanding of the main processes at work. This work places emphasis on the variety of objects in the planetary system and their long-term evolution. Series: Astrophysics and Space Science Library. Num Pages: 726 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PGS; PHVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1260.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2003
Number of pages
726
Condition
New
SKU
V9781402015090
ISBN
9781402015090
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 172.54

Hardback. Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Study Institute, Ankara, Turkey from 3 to 14 June 2003 Editor(s): Shumovsky, Alexander S.; Rupasov, Valery I. Series: NATO Science Series II. Num Pages: 365 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PHQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 691.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
365
Condition
New
SKU
V9781402014529
ISBN
9781402014529
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 74.07

Hardback. Discusses topics ranging from the area of quantum computers and quantum information using Josephson junctions to the formal mathematical methods of conformal field theory which are applied to the understanding of Luttinger liquids This book discusses both theory and application for quantum information in mesoscopic superconducting devices. Editor(s): Sarkar, Sarben. Num Pages: 322 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PHFC; TBN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 631.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
322
Condition
New
SKU
V9781402010309
ISBN
9781402010309
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 200.26

Paperback. Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop on Physical-Chemical Properties from Weak Interactions, held in Erice, Italy, from 23 to 29 May 2001 Editor(s): Domenicano, Aldo; Hargittai, Istvan. Series: NATO Science Series II. Num Pages: 417 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PHM; PNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1330.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2002
Number of pages
417
Condition
New
SKU
V9781402007101
ISBN
9781402007101
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 133.54

Hardback. Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop on Modality, Probability, and Bell's Theorems, Cracow, Poland, August 19-23, 2001 Editor(s): Placek, Tomasz; Butterfield, Jeremy. Series: NATO Science Series II. Num Pages: 352 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PHQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 20. Weight in Grams: 691.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9781402006616
ISBN
9781402006616
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 201.20

Hardback. Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Study Institute, held in Kaunas, Lithuania, from 3-14 September 2001 Editor(s): Pauleau, Y. Series: NATO Science Series II. Num Pages: 363 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 711.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
363
Condition
New
SKU
V9781402005244
ISBN
9781402005244
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 129.71

Hardback. Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Study Institute, Millau, France, 29 August-10 September 1999 Editor(s): Weinstock, Harold; Nisenoff, Martin. Series: NATO Science Series E:. Num Pages: 629 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PHK; TJFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1112.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
629
Condition
New
SKU
V9781402004452
ISBN
9781402004452
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 253.71

Hardback. Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Study Institute, Les Houches, France, May 23-June 2, 2000 Editor(s): Atutov, S.N.; Calabrese, R.; Moi, L. Series: NATO Science Series II. Num Pages: 286 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 19. Weight in Grams: 1360.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
286
Condition
New
SKU
V9781402004414
ISBN
9781402004414
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 255.36

Hardback. On an explicit level, there was a progressive rejection of the traditional metaphysical approach to the foundations of mechanics. This was accompanied by profound conceptual changes in mechanics, away from force conceived as a substance, like water, and toward force conceived as a relationship between the elements in a structure of space and time. Series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science. Num Pages: 296 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDA; PHD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 600.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9781402002335
ISBN
9781402002335
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 199.82

Hardback. Proceedings of the Third Annual Meeting of the COST Action P2, held in Enschede, The Netherlands, 26-27 October 2000 Editor(s): Driessen, Alfred. Num Pages: 196 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PHJ; TJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 12. Weight in Grams: 1050.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
196
Condition
New
SKU
V9781402001321
ISBN
9781402001321
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 131.69

Hardback. Proceedings of the US/European Celestial Mechanics Workshop, Poznan, Poland, July 3-7, 2000 Editor(s): Pretka-Ziomek, Halina; Wnuk, Edwin (Astronomical Observatory of the A. Mickiewicz University, Poznan, Poland); Seidelmann, P. Kenneth; Richardson, David. Num Pages: 458 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PG; PHD; PHVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 26. Weight in Grams: 840.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
458
Condition
New
SKU
V9781402001154
ISBN
9781402001154
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 203.33

Paperback. A classic collection of correspondence between two Nobel Prize winners, The Born-Einstein Letters, is also highly topical: scientists continue to struggle with quantum physics, their role in wartime and the public's misunderstanding. Series: Macmillan Science. Num Pages: 276 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDR; PDX; PDZ; PHQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Edition
1st ed. 2005
Number of pages
276
Condition
New
SKU
V9781349729111
ISBN
9781349729111
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 39.70

Hardcover. Is it possible to approach quantum theory in a 'therapeutic' vein that sees its foundational problems as arising from mistaken conceptual presuppositions? The book explores the prospects for this project and, in doing so, discusses such fascinating issues as the nature of quantum states, explanation in quantum theory, and 'quantum non-locality'. Series: New Directions in the Philosophy of Science. Num Pages: 215 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PHQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 217 x 18. Weight in Grams: 400.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137447142
ISBN
9781137447142
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.86

Hardback. Series: The Springer International Series in Engineering and Computer Science. Num Pages: 194 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PHDS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 482.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
Number of pages
194
Condition
New
SKU
V9780898382853
ISBN
9780898382853
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 198.16

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Birkhäuser
Edition
2012th Edition
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780817683245
ISBN
9780817683245
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 96.10

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Birkhäuser
Edition
2001st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780817642235
ISBN
9780817642235
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 73.80

Hardback. Most of the contributions in this book aim to find and apply the proper mathematical and statistical tools to describe fully developed turbulence. A few chapters address a class of stochastic nonlinear non-dispersive waves known as Burgers' turbulence. Series: Progress in Nonlinear Differential Equations and Their Applications. Num Pages: 361 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBKJ; PDE; PHDF; TBJ; TGMF3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 691.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Birkhauser Boston Inc United States
Number of pages
361
Condition
New
SKU
V9780817636678
ISBN
9780817636678
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 203.25

Hardback. Editor(s): Feinberg, G. Series: Contemporary Physicists. Num Pages: 621 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBF; PHU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1290.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1986
Publisher
Birkhauser Boston Inc United States
Number of pages
621
Condition
New
SKU
V9780817633431
ISBN
9780817633431
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 134.62

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