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Hardback. Presenting a survey of key topics in computational physics, this work includes discussions of visualization tools, wavelet analysis, molecular dynamics, and computational fluid dynamics. It also includes a CD-ROM with supplementary materials, including Java, Fortran, and C programs. Num Pages: 688 pages, 190 line illus. BIC Classification: PH; UY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1599.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- Har/Cdr
- Number of pages
- 688
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691131375
- ISBN
- 9780691131375
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 139.60€ 105.83
€ 139.60
€ 105.83
Paperback. Quantum mechanics describes the behavior of subatomic particles. Since its inception, physicists and philosophers have struggled to work out the meaning of quantum mechanics. This book sets out what we know about the quantum world, how we came to this understanding, where we disagree, and where we are heading in our quest to comprehend it. Translator(s): Malsbary, Gerald. Num Pages: 512 pages, 3 halftones.135 line illus. 12 tables. BIC Classification: PDZ; PHQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 161 x 31. Weight in Grams: 678.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- Revised
- Number of pages
- 512
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691130378
- ISBN
- 9780691130378
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.24€ 42.32
€ 53.24
€ 42.32
Hardback. Offers a unified treatment of wave propagation in electronic and electromagnetic systems and introduces readers to the essentials of the transfer matrix method, an analytical tool that can be used to model and study an array of problems pertaining to wave propagation in electrons and photons. Num Pages: 376 pages, 75 line illus. 25 tables. BIC Classification: PHDS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 261 x 184 x 26. Weight in Grams: 918.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 368
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691130033
- ISBN
- 9780691130033
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.95€ 97.58
€ 128.95
€ 97.58
Hardback. The physics of neutrinos - uncharged elementary particles that are key to helping us better understand the nature of our universe. This title shows how studies of neutrinos produced by such phenomena as cosmic rays in the atmosphere and nuclear reactions in the solar interior to provide striking evidence that neutrinos have mass. Num Pages: 240 pages, 27 halftones. 51 line illus. BIC Classification: PHP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 186 x 259 x 18. Weight in Grams: 636.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691128535
- ISBN
- 9780691128535
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 139.60€ 105.59
€ 139.60
€ 105.59
Paperback. Offers advanced graduate students and researchers with a text that discusses the dynamic electromagnetism of the cosmos - that is, the vast magnetic fields that are carried bodily in the swirling ionized gases of stars and galaxies and throughout intergalactic space. Series: Princeton Series in Astrophysics. Num Pages: 200 pages, 18 line illus. BIC Classification: PHK; PHVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 316.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691128412
- ISBN
- 9780691128412
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 82.81€ 64.02
€ 82.81
€ 64.02
Paperback. Narrates how two charismatic, exceptionally talented physicists - J Robert Oppenheimer and Hans A Bethe - came to terms with the nuclear weapons they helped to create. This work tells the story of modern physics, the development of atomic weapons, and the Cold War. Series: Princeton Series in Physics. Num Pages: 288 pages, 10 halftones. BIC Classification: BGT; JWMN; PDX; PH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 157 x 17. Weight in Grams: 428.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691127859
- ISBN
- 9780691127859
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Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.61
€ 46.99
€ 33.61
Hardback. Develops a general analysis and synthesis framework for impulsive and hybrid dynamical systems. This book is written from a system-theoretic point of view and is intended for graduate students, researchers, and practitioners of engineering and applied mathematics as well as computer scientists, physicists, and other scientists. Series: Princeton Series in Applied Mathematics. Num Pages: 496 pages, 61 line illus. 1 table. BIC Classification: PBW; PHH; PHS; TJFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 240 x 160 x 22. Weight in Grams: 990.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 522
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691127156
- ISBN
- 9780691127156
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.95€ 98.01
€ 128.95
€ 98.01
Hardback. Num Pages: 296 pages, 101 line illus. 4 tables. BIC Classification: MBG; PHVD; PHVN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 177 x 263 x 21. Weight in Grams: 802.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691125862
- ISBN
- 9780691125862
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 88.73€ 68.43
€ 88.73
€ 68.43
Paperback. Provides an understanding of the theoretical foundations for the calculation of electromagnetic processes. This book introduces the methods of the relativistic theory through the use of notions of covariance, to provide a shorter path to the general theory. It is useful for graduates working in astrophysics and in areas of particle physics. Series: Princeton Series in Astrophysics. Num Pages: 312 pages, 2 halftones. 30 line illus. BIC Classification: PHK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 156 x 235 x 20. Weight in Grams: 416.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691124445
- ISBN
- 9780691124445
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 97.01€ 74.76
€ 97.01
€ 74.76
Hardback. Explores geochemical kinetics - the application of chemical kinetics to geological problems. This book examines advanced theories developed by geochemists, such as nonisothermal kinetics and inverse theories, including geochronology (isotopic dating), thermochronology (temperature-time history), and geospeedometry (cooling rates). Num Pages: 664 pages, 5 halftones. 141 line illus. 26 tables. BIC Classification: PHH; PNRW; RBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 259 x 187 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1520.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 664
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691124322
- ISBN
- 9780691124322
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 136.74
€ 136.74
Hardback. Places thermodynamics on a system-theoretic foundation so as to harmonize it with classical mechanics. This book suggests that many physicists and engineers who have developed the theory of thermodynamics seem to have forgotten that mathematics, when used rigorously, is the irrefutable pathway to truth. Series: Princeton Series in Applied Mathematics. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PHH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. Weight in Grams: 457.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691123271
- ISBN
- 9780691123271
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 92.27€ 70.87
€ 92.27
€ 70.87
Paperback. Launched in 2001, the Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe (WMAP) reported its results two years later with a set of observations that added focus, detail, and insight to our fuzzy view of the cosmos. This work tells the story of WMAP and its revelations. It is both a personal and a scientific tale of discovery. Num Pages: 240 pages, 6 halftones. BIC Classification: PGK; PHVB; WNX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 14. Weight in Grams: 371.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691122427
- ISBN
- 9780691122427
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.92
€ 33.99
€ 24.92
Paperback. Though the quarks that make science headlines are typically laboratory creations generated under extreme conditions, most quarks occur naturally. They reside in the protons and neutrons that make up almost all of the universe's known matter. This work explains what these quarks are, how they act, and why physicists believe in them. Num Pages: 192 pages, 2 halftones. 43 line illus. BIC Classification: PHN; PHP; PHQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 225 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 286.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691122410
- ISBN
- 9780691122410
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.27
€ 40.99
€ 29.27
Paperback. Introduces plasma physics from the ground up, presenting it as a comprehensible field that can be grasped largely on the basis of physical intuition and qualitative reasoning, similar to other fields of physics. This book is intended for graduate students as well as for working astrophysicists. Num Pages: 496 pages, 140 line illus. BIC Classification: PHFP; PHVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 156 x 23. Weight in Grams: 670.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 456
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691120737
- ISBN
- 9780691120737
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 108.84€ 83.22
€ 108.84
€ 83.22
Hardback. Focuses on heat equations associated with non self-adjoint uniformly elliptic operators. This book provides introductory materials for those unfamiliar with the underlying mathematics and background needed to understand the properties of heat equations. It then treats Lp properties of solutions to a wide class of heat equations. Series: London Mathematical Society Monographs. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PBKJ; PH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 514.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691120164
- ISBN
- 9780691120164
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 139.60€ 105.37
€ 139.60
€ 105.37
Hardback. Einstein's theories of relativity piqued public curiosity more than any other mathematical concepts since the time of Isaac Newton. This book addresses his other great theory, that of heat capacity and the Bose-Einstein condensate. It traces the history of radiation and heat capacity theory from the mid-19th century. Num Pages: 200 pages, 74 line illus. 2 tables. BIC Classification: PHH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 238 x 162 x 20. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691118260
- ISBN
- 9780691118260
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 82.81€ 64.07
€ 82.81
€ 64.07
Paperback. Represents the asymptotic analysis, via completely integrable techniques, of the initial value problem for the focusing nonlinear Schrodinger equation in the semiclassical asymptotic regime. This book exploits complete integrability to establish pointwise asymptotics for this problem's solution in the semiclassical regime. Series: Annals of Mathematics Studies. Num Pages: 312 pages, 50 line illus. BIC Classification: PBK; PHQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 457.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691114828
- ISBN
- 9780691114828
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 88.73€ 68.12
€ 88.73
€ 68.12
Hardback. Offers an introduction to wave scattering in nonstationary materials. This book aims to provide a resource for newcomers to this field of research that has applications across a range of areas, including radar, sonar, diagnostics in engineering and manufacturing, geophysical prospecting, and ultrasonic medicine such as sonograms. Series: Princeton Series in Applied Mathematics. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PHDS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 241 x 160 x 25. Weight in Grams: 550.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691113401
- ISBN
- 9780691113401
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 118.30€ 90.18
€ 118.30
€ 90.18
Hardback. Provides surveys of the uses and concepts of entropy in diverse areas of mathematics and the physical sciences. This book starts by providing basic concepts and terminology, illustrated by examples from both the macroscopic and microscopic lines of thought. In-depth surveys covering the macroscopic, microscopic and probabilistic approaches follow. Editor(s): Greven, Andreas; Keller, Gerhard; Warnecke, Gerald; Kellerare, Gerhard (Professor of Mathematics, University of Erlangen, Germany). Series: Princeton Series in Applied Mathematics. Num Pages: 384 pages, 21 line illus. 1 table. BIC Classification: PB; PHH; PHS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 226 x 155 x 35. Weight in Grams: 532.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691113388
- ISBN
- 9780691113388
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 144.33€ 109.32
€ 144.33
€ 109.32
Paperback. Conveys the substance, methods, and profound oddities of the field. This work contains an overview of quantum mechanics. It sketches the early development of the field by Einstein, Bohr, Heisenberg, Schrodinger, and others, and makes clear how the quantum outlook flies in the face of common sense. Num Pages: 272 pages, 3 tables 14 line illus. BIC Classification: PDZ; PHQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691103006
- ISBN
- 9780691103006
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.99€ 29.15
€ 40.99
€ 29.15