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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
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Condition: New
€ 83.17€ 64.47
€ 83.17
€ 64.47
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
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Condition: New
€ 109.32€ 83.75
€ 109.32
€ 83.75
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
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Condition: New
€ 112.88€ 86.38
€ 112.88
€ 86.38
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
€ 89.12€ 68.86
€ 89.12
€ 68.86
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
€ 129.52€ 98.65
€ 129.52
€ 98.65
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€ 33.81
€ 46.99
€ 33.81
Hardback. Presents letters written by Einstein's sons, the adolescent Hans Albert and little Eduard, and numerous letters written by Einstein to his cousin and future second wife Elsa Einstein. Combined with correspondence with his close friend Heinrich Zangger, this supplementary correspondence provides details of Einstein's private life. Editor(s): Buchwald, Diana Kormos; Sauer, Tilman; Rosenkranz, Ze'ev; Illy, Jozsef; Holmes, Virginia Iris. Series: The Collected Papers of Albert Einstein. Num Pages: 768 pages, 38 halftones. BIC Classification: GBC; PDX; PH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 190 x 48. Weight in Grams: 1628.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 776
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691128252
- ISBN
- 9780691128252
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Condition: New
€ 188.93€ 142.44
€ 188.93
€ 142.44
Paperback. Presents letters written by Einstein's sons, the adolescent Hans Albert and little Eduard, and numerous letters written by Einstein to his cousin and future second wife Elsa Einstein. Combined with correspondence with his close friend Heinrich Zangger, this supplementary correspondence provides details of Einstein's private life. Editor(s): Buchwald, Diana Kormos; Sauer, Tilman; Illy, Jozsef; Rosenkranz, Ze'ev; Holmes, Virginia Iris. Series: The Collected Papers of Albert Einstein. Num Pages: 384 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PDX; PHR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 190 x 22. Weight in Grams: 485.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691128269
- ISBN
- 9780691128269
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Condition: New
€ 73.67€ 57.47
€ 73.67
€ 57.47
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
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Condition: New
€ 83.17€ 64.47
€ 83.17
€ 64.47
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
€ 140.21€ 106.53
€ 140.21
€ 106.53
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
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Condition: New
€ 53.47€ 42.58
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€ 42.58
Hardback. Explains the origins and development of modern physical concepts about matter. This book examines two of the earliest known theories about matter - the atomic theory, which attributed all physical phenomena to atoms and their motion in the void, and the theory of the elements, which described matter as consisting of earth, air, fire, and water. Num Pages: 432 pages, 6 halftones. 61 line illus. 14 tables. BIC Classification: PHF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 245 x 162 x 34. Weight in Grams: 754.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691135120
- ISBN
- 9780691135120
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 53.47€ 42.58
€ 53.47
€ 42.58
Hardback. Introduces undergraduate students to engineering dynamics. Combining the strengths of both beginner and advanced dynamics texts, this book spans the full range of mechanics problems, from one-dimensional particle kinematics to three-dimensional rigid-body dynamics, including an introduction to Lagrange's and Kane's methods. Num Pages: 704 pages, 328 line illus. 4 tables. BIC Classification: PHV; TGB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 256 x 184 x 43. Weight in Grams: 1526.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 688
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691135373
- ISBN
- 9780691135373
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 112.88€ 86.38
€ 112.88
€ 86.38
Hardback. Provides readers with the skills they need to write computer codes that simulate convection, internal gravity waves, and magnetic field generation in the interiors and atmospheres of rotating planets and stars. This book describes how to create codes that simulate the internal dynamics of planets and stars. Series: Princeton Series in Astrophysics. Num Pages: 328 pages, 16 color illus. 19 halftones. 23 line illus. 2 tables. BIC Classification: PBWH; PGC; PHVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152. Weight in Grams: 685.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691141725
- ISBN
- 9780691141725
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 140.21€ 106.53
€ 140.21
€ 106.53
Paperback. Provides readers with the skills they need to write computer codes that simulate convection, internal gravity waves, and magnetic field generation in the interiors and atmospheres of rotating planets and stars. This book describes how to create codes that simulate the internal dynamics of planets and stars. Series: Princeton Series in Astrophysics. Num Pages: 328 pages, 16 color illus. 19 halftones. 23 line illus. 2 tables. BIC Classification: PBWH; PGC; PHVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 158 x 20. Weight in Grams: 580.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691141732
- ISBN
- 9780691141732
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Condition: New
€ 83.17€ 64.47
€ 83.17
€ 64.47
Hardback. Offers access to a compilation of documents and information concerning Einstein's work and correspondence for the first half of his life. This volume provides a Cumulative Index to the first ten volumes of the collected papers, and the first complete bibliography of Einstein's scientific and nonscientific writings until 1921. Editor(s): Kox, A. J.; Sauer, Tilman; Buchwald, Diana Kormos; Hirschmann, Rudy; Moses, Osik; Aronin, Benjamin; Stolper, Jennifer. Series: The Collected Papers of Albert Einstein. Num Pages: 664 pages. BIC Classification: GBC; PDX; PH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 259 x 198 x 45. Weight in Grams: 1370.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 664
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691141879
- ISBN
- 9780691141879
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Condition: New
€ 188.93€ 142.44
€ 188.93
€ 142.44
Hardback. Electromagnetic complex media are artificial materials that affect the propagation of electromagnetic waves in surprising ways not usually seen in nature. This book introduces the electromagnetics of complex media through a systematic account of their mathematical theory. Series: Princeton Series in Applied Mathematics. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PBW; PHK; PNRH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 240 x 163 x 30. Weight in Grams: 686.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691142173
- ISBN
- 9780691142173
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Condition: New
€ 140.21€ 106.53
€ 140.21
€ 106.53
Paperback. An exposition of black-hole astrophysics and general relativity that help you to understand how gamma rays, cosmic rays, and neutrinos are produced by black holes. It presents a mathematical description of fundamental astrophysical radiation processes, including Compton scattering of electrons and photons. Series: Princeton Series in Astrophysics. Num Pages: 568 pages, 115 line illus. BIC Classification: PHP; PHVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 156 x 38. Weight in Grams: 794.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 560
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691144085
- ISBN
- 9780691144085
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Condition: New
€ 118.82€ 90.75
€ 118.82
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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
€ 188.93€ 142.44
€ 188.93
€ 142.44
Paperback. Gamma-ray bursts are the brightest - and, until recently, among the least understood - cosmic events in the universe. This title offers an overview of gamma-ray bursts and the theoretical framework that physicists have developed to make sense of complex observations across the electromagnetic spectrum. Series: Princeton Frontiers in Physics. Num Pages: 280 pages, 25 line illus. BIC Classification: PHVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 18. Weight in Grams: 262.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691145570
- ISBN
- 9780691145570
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.81
€ 46.99
€ 33.81