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Paperback. Nuclear astrophysics is, in essence, a science that attempts to understand and explain the physical universe beyond the Earth by studying its smallest particles. This text serves as a basic introduction to these endeavors. It provides students and scientists a survey of the accomplishments, goals, and methods of nuclear astrophysics. Series: Theoretical Astrophysics. Num Pages: 580 pages, 14 halftones, 198 line drawings. BIC Classification: PHN; PHVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 245 x 171 x 31. Weight in Grams: 968.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 580
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226724577
- ISBN
- 9780226724577
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.33€ 48.96
€ 57.33
€ 48.96
Hardcover. Suitable for those interested in popular science, this title focuses on the popular reception of relativity in Britain and demonstrates how abstract science came to be entangled with class politics, media technology, changing sex relations, crime, cricket, and cinematography in the British imagination during the 1920s. Num Pages: 264 pages, 6 halftones, 9 line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJG; PDX; PDZ; PHR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 164 x 22. Weight in Grams: 522.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226680736
- ISBN
- 9780226680736
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.75€ 46.13
€ 53.75
€ 46.13
Hardcover. These days, the idea of the cyborg is less the stuff of science fiction and more a reality, as we are all, in one way or another, constantly connected, extended, wired, and dispersed in and through technology. The author focuses on a man who is permanently attached to assemblages of machines, devices, and collectivities of people: Stephen Hawking. Num Pages: 272 pages, 14 halftones. BIC Classification: JHMC; PD; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226522265
- ISBN
- 9780226522265
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 107.50€ 89.06
€ 107.50
€ 89.06
Paperback. Series: Synthesis. Num Pages: 512 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: MMN; PDX; PHN; PNRL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 232 x 153 x 37. Weight in Grams: 772.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 512
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226323961
- ISBN
- 9780226323961
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 27.79
€ 35.99
€ 27.79
Paperback. Computation is the process of applying a procedure or algorithm to the solution of a mathematical problem. This book covers three broad topics: the computation process and its limitations, the search for computational efficiency, and the role of quantum mechanics in computation. Series: Chicago Lectures in Physics. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: PBW; PHU. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 153 x 13. Weight in Grams: 296.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226288550
- ISBN
- 9780226288550
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.90
€ 37.99
€ 29.90
Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 232 x 151 x 15. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1979
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Later Printing
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226121093
- ISBN
- 9780226121093
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.83
€ 37.99
€ 29.83
Paperback. Num Pages: 498 pages, 116 line drawings. BIC Classification: PDX; PHJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 155 x 229 x 35. Weight in Grams: 790.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1989
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 498
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226078861
- ISBN
- 9780226078861
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 59.72€ 50.81
€ 59.72
€ 50.81
Paperback. Brings to life science's efforts to detect cosmic gravitational waves. This title offers readers an unprecedented view of gravitational wave research and explains what it means for an analyst to do work of this kind. Num Pages: 392 pages, 19 halftones, 7 line drawings, 4 tables. BIC Classification: PDX; PHN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 160 x 24. Weight in Grams: 594.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 392
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226052298
- ISBN
- 9780226052298
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 29.89
€ 37.99
€ 29.89
Hardcover. By the late nineteenth century, engineers and experimental scientists generally knew how radio waves behaved, and by 1901 scientists were able to manipulate them to transmit messages across long distances. This title documents this monumental discovery and the advances in radio ionospheric propagation research that occurred in its aftermath. Num Pages: 360 pages, 3 halftones, 68 line drawings. BIC Classification: PDX; PG; PHK; TJKR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Number of pages
- 360
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226015194
- ISBN
- 9780226015194
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 95.56€ 79.56
€ 95.56
€ 79.56
Paperback. Shows that geomagnetism is an enduring area of science, one that offers answers to some of the biggest questions about our planet's past - and maybe even its future. Suitable for those who have struggled with a compass or admired a ragged V of migrating geese, this book demonstrates that education and entertainment need not be polar opposites. Num Pages: 272 pages, 26 halftones, 7 line drawings. BIC Classification: PH; PS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 431.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- The University of Chicago Press United States
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226006598
- ISBN
- 9780226006598
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 19.40
€ 23.99
€ 19.40
hardcover. A comprehensive and self-contained introductory text covering all the fundamental concepts and major principles of photonics. Num Pages: 444 pages, 117 b/w illus. BIC Classification: PHJ; TTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 257 x 199 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1164.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107164284
- ISBN
- 9781107164284
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 108.93
€ 108.93
Relativistic Astrophysics of the Transient Universe: Gravitation, Hydr...
Maurice H. P. M. Van Putten
hardcover. Unified treatment of electromagnetic, hadronic and gravitational radiation processes associated with relativistic outflows from compact objects. Num Pages: 354 pages, 92 b/w illus. 70 exercises. BIC Classification: PGK; PHVB. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 251 x 173 x 22. Weight in Grams: 84. Gravitation, Hydrodynamics and Radiation. 354 pages, 92 b/w illus. 70 exercises. Unified treatment of electromagnetic, hadronic and gravitational radiation processes associated with relativistic outflows from compact objects. Cateogry: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: PGK; PHVB. Dimension: 251 x 173 x 22. Weight: 850.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 354
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107010734
- ISBN
- 9781107010734
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 113.62
€ 113.62
Paperback. This monograph contains 10 lectures presented by Dr. Daubechies at the 1990 CBMS-NSF Conference on Wavelets and Applications. Series: CBMS-NSF Regional Conference Series in Applied Mathematics. Num Pages: 377 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PBW; PHDS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 253 x 168 x 20. Weight in Grams: 628.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- SIAM: Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 377
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780898712742
- ISBN
- 9780898712742
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 125.30
€ 125.30
Hardcover. A collection of over 250 multiple-choice problems to challenge and delight everyone from school students to professional mathematicians. Series: Dolciani Mathematical Expositions. Num Pages: 390 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZM; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 262 x 183 x 26. Weight in Grams: 844.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Mathematical Association of America
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 390
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780883853399
- ISBN
- 9780883853399
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 75.50
€ 75.50
Paperback. Accessible and stimulating introduction to Roger Penrose's vision of theoretical physics for the twenty-first century. Editor(s): Longair, Malcolm. Series: CANTO. Num Pages: 224 pages, 72 b/w illus. 3 tables. BIC Classification: PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 136 x 14. Weight in Grams: 302.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- Reprint
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521785723
- ISBN
- 9780521785723
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.91
€ 20.91
Hardcover. Focussing on the physics of low-temperature radio frequency plasmas, for graduate students and researchers in applied physics and electrical engineering. Num Pages: 394 pages, 156 b/w illus. 144 exercises. BIC Classification: PH; TGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 174 x 24. Weight in Grams: 932. 394 pages, 156 b/w illus. 144 exercises. Focussing on the physics of low-temperature radio frequency plasmas, for graduate students and researchers in applied physics and electrical engineering. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: PH; TGB. Dimension: 250 x 174 x 24. Weight: 936.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 394
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521763004
- ISBN
- 9780521763004
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 122.44
€ 122.44
Hardback. This volume covers all aspects of cosmology and extragalactic astronomy at an advanced level. Num Pages: 638 pages, 88 b/w illus. 11 tables 111 exercises. BIC Classification: PGK; PGM; PHVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 247 x 174 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1202.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Number of pages
- 638
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521562423
- ISBN
- 9780521562423
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 219.26
€ 219.26
Paperback. This undergraduate text takes the non-science student from Newton's particles to Einstein's relativity. Num Pages: 348 pages, 150 b/w illus. 5 tables. BIC Classification: PHJ; PHR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 242 x 170 x 18. Weight in Grams: 560.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 348
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Reprint
- SKU
- V9780521423236
- ISBN
- 9780521423236
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 95.49
€ 95.49
Paperback. First published in 1989, this book contained the first systematic account of magnetoresistance in metals. Series: Cambridge Studies in Low Temperature Physics. Num Pages: 268 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PHFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 16. Weight in Grams: 400.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 268
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780521118804
- ISBN
- 9780521118804
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 74.25
€ 74.25
paperback. This work aims to be the standard reference on the theory of atomic spectra. It contains a brief historical introduction and an exposition of quantum mechanics. Then follow chapters devoted to a logical deduction of the structure of the spectra of atoms, from quantum mechanical principle. Num Pages: 460 pages, 70ill.tabs. BIC Classification: PHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 27. Weight in Grams: 694.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1935
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 460
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780521092098
- ISBN
- 9780521092098
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.17
€ 64.17