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Hardback. Autosolitons are often observed as highly nonequilibrium regions in slightly nonequilibrium systems, in many ways resembling ball lightning which occurs in the atmosphere. This monograph provides a comprehensive summary of the theory of autosolitons. Series: Fundamental Theories of Physics. Num Pages: 688 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PHH; PHS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 297 x 210 x 36. Weight in Grams: 1138.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 688
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792328162
- ISBN
- 9780792328162
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 362.39
€ 362.39
Hardback. Starting from the language of plasma physics, from Maxwell's equations, this work guides the reader into the more specialized concepts of cosmic electrodynamics. It can also be useful for professional astronomers and for specialists, who investigate cosmic plasmas from space, as well as for those who are interested in modern astrophysics. Series: Astrophysics and Space Science Library. Num Pages: 376 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PHFP; PHK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 22. Weight in Grams: 708.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 376
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792329190
- ISBN
- 9780792329190
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Condition: New
€ 130.50
€ 130.50
Hardback. Deals with problems relating to the interaction of shock waves, with an emphasis on their diffraction. This book includes nine chapters that deal with the reflection of shock waves, the diffraction of normal and oblique shock waves, including the effects of yawed wedges, shock interaction with a moving aerofoil and arbitrary flat surfaces. Series: Fluid Mechanics and its Applications. Num Pages: 336 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PHDS; TGMF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 20. Weight in Grams: 653.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 336
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792329206
- ISBN
- 9780792329206
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Condition: New
€ 195.81
€ 195.81
Hardback. Variational methods give a versatile framework for several branches of theoretical mechanics. For problems in dynamics, variational formulations provide a powerful alternative to vector methods. This work describes differential variational formulations followed by integral formulations. It also includes an account of the calculus of variations. Series: Solid Mechanics and its Applications. Num Pages: 380 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PHD; TGMD4. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 297 x 210 x 22. Weight in Grams: 713.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 380
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792329237
- ISBN
- 9780792329237
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 247.87
€ 247.87
Hardback. In three volumes, this book contains contributions from a distinguished group of scholars from a variety of disciplines in the natural and social sciences, the humanities and the arts. The essays presented herein focus on philosophical and historical issues in contemporary physics. Editor(s): Gavroglu, Kostas; Stachel, John J. (Boston University, Center for Einstein Studies and Dept. of Physics, MA, USA); Wartofsky, Marx W. Series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science. Num Pages: 416 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDA; PH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 297 x 210 x 23. Weight in Grams: 763.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 416
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792329886
- ISBN
- 9780792329886
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 195.28
€ 195.28
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
€ 247.38
Hardback. Proceedings IUTAM Symposium, held in Birmingham, UK, 6--9 September 1993 Editor(s): Blake, John R.; Boulton-Stone, Jeremy M.; Neale, Thomas H. Series: Fluid Mechanics and its Applications. Num Pages: 511 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PHDF; TGMF3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 896.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 511
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792330080
- ISBN
- 9780792330080
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 367.70
€ 367.70
Hardback. Deals with dusty and self-gravitational plasmas. This book is focused on the effects in the dusty plasma, with allowance for gravitational interaction between dust grains. It also includes charging of dust particles under various physical conditions and the motion of dust particles under the joint action of electromagnetic and gravitation fields. Series: Astrophysics and Space Science Library. Num Pages: 266 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PHFP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 1230.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 266
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792330226
- ISBN
- 9780792330226
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.32
€ 128.32
hardcover. Deals with the quantitative physical modeling of subduction and subduction-related processes. This book presents a description of the modeling method, results from model experiments, theoretical analysis of results on the basis of continuum mechanics, and their geodynamic interpretation. Series: Modern Approaches in Geophysics. Num Pages: 217 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PHVG; RBGF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 1110.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- 1994th Edition
- Number of pages
- 217
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792330424
- ISBN
- 9780792330424
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 191.56
€ 191.56
Hardback. Is time, even locally, like the real line? Multiple structures of time, implicit in physics, create a consistency problem. This book includes historical details and explains - why the entropy law is inadequate for time asymmetry, and why notions such as time asymmetry (hence causality) may be conceptually inadequate. Series: Fundamental Theories of Physics. Num Pages: 272 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PGZ; PHQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 565.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792331032
- ISBN
- 9780792331032
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 192.46
€ 192.46
Hardback. This text is devoted to the study of non-Archimedean - and especially p-adic - mathematical physics. Basic questions about the nature and possible applications of such a theory are investigated. Series: Mathematics and its Applications. Num Pages: 264 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDE; PH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 576.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792331728
- ISBN
- 9780792331728
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Condition: New
€ 128.59
€ 128.59
Hardback. This text gives a detailed record of Ludwig Boltzmann's life and philosophical thoughts during his final years, a period of major change in physics, needing a new methodology of theoretical, idealized science. Editor(s): Blackmore, John T. Series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science. Num Pages: 288 pages, 3 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 3JJC; PDX; PH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 586.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792332312
- ISBN
- 9780792332312
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 203.45
€ 203.45
Paperback. Gives a presentation of ideas, methods and results of the modern statistical theory of open systems - systems capable of exchanging matter, energy and information with the surrounding world. This title demonstrates the feasibility of a unified description of kinetic, hydrodynamic and diffusion processes in passive and active macroscopic systems. Series: Fundamental Theories of Physics. Num Pages: 584 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PHH; PHS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 160 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1820.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 584
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792332428
- ISBN
- 9780792332428
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 132.09
€ 132.09
Hardback. This text is devoted to the study of equilibrium and nonequilibrium states of infinite continuous systems in quantum statistical mechanics. Model systems in the theories of superconductivity and superfluidity and other exactly solvable models are studied in detail. Series: Mathematical Physics Studies. Num Pages: 461 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDE; PH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 25. Weight in Grams: 824.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 461
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792332589
- ISBN
- 9780792332589
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 126.53
€ 126.53
IUTAM Symposium on Numerical Simulation of Non-Isothermal Flow of Visc...
. Ed(S): Dijksman, J.F.; Kuiken, Gerard D.C.
Hardback. Proceedings of an IUTAM Symposium held in Kerkrade, the Netherlands, 1--3 November 1993 Editor(s): Dijksman, J.F.; Kuiken, Gerard D.C. Series: Fluid Mechanics and its Applications. Num Pages: 207 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PHH; PNRW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 12. Weight in Grams: 476.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 207
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792332626
- ISBN
- 9780792332626
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.17
€ 127.17
Hardback. The requirements for accurate and efficient analysis tools for design of large and lightweight mechanical systems has driven a strong interest in the challenging problem of multibody dynamics. This volume addresses some basic formulations, methodologies and computational aspects of the dynamics of multibody systems, including major applications. Editor(s): Pereira, Manuel F.O.Seabra; Ambrosio, Jorge A. C. Num Pages: 316 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PH; TGMD4. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 636.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 316
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792333043
- ISBN
- 9780792333043
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 191.18
€ 191.18
Hardback. Freja is a joint Swedish and German satellite, launched on October 6, 1992 and orbiting at 600-1750 km, covering the lower part of the auroral acceleration region. This title is about the scientific objectives, instruments and platform itself. It is suitable for space engineers and other researchers interested in space science. Editor(s): Lundin, Rickard. Num Pages: 206 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PHFP; PHVB; TTDS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 14. Weight in Grams: 482.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- Reprinted from SPACE SCIENCE REVIEWS; 70:3-4
- Number of pages
- 206
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792333173
- ISBN
- 9780792333173
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.25
€ 127.25
Hardback. The physical and chemical properties and processes of clouds are of great interest from a variety of perspectives, such as acid deposition, oxidant chemistry, and radiative transfer in the atmosphere. This book provides information on cloud research to scientists and graduate students enrolled in atmospheric chemistry programmes. Editor(s): Fuzzi, Sandro. Num Pages: 258 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 3JJPR; PHVJ; PN; RBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 553.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- Reprinted from JOURNAL OF ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY;
- Number of pages
- 258
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792333302
- ISBN
- 9780792333302
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 128.27
€ 128.27
Hardback. Introduces the application of two-component spinor calculus and fibre-bundle theory to complex general relativity. This volume presents a review of basic and important topics, such as two-component spinor calculus, conformal gravity, twistor spaces for Minkowski space-time and for curved space-time, and Penrose transform for gravitation. Series: Fundamental Theories of Physics. Num Pages: 206 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PHR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 498.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Number of pages
- 206
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792333401
- ISBN
- 9780792333401
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.52
€ 127.52
hardcover. All natural objects rotate and convective motions in rotating fluids are of interest in many geophysical and astrophysical phenomena. In this book, the authors elucidate the physical essence of this phenomena, determining and classifying flow regimes in the space of similarity numbers. Series: Fluid Mechanics and its Applications. Num Pages: 239 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PHDF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 244 x 170 x 14. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Publisher
- Kluwer Academic Publishers United States
- Edition
- 1995th Edition
- Number of pages
- 239
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792333715
- ISBN
- 9780792333715
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 245.15
€ 245.15