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  • Fission, Fusion and Spies

    A Life in Theoretical Physics

    by Roscoe B White ...
    This book relates the life, education and experiences of a Minnesotan who fell in love with physics early in life, went to Princeton and was educated by former students of Enrico Fermi and others who had worked on the development of nuclear weapons. He then spent a year in Moscow participating in the first year of the scientific exchange program initiated by Kennedy and Kruschev, where he ... Read more

    $14.29 USD

  • The Theory of Toroidally Confined Plasmas

    by Roscoe B White ...
    This updated edition delves into the intricate challenges of high-energy confinement in tokamaks and stellarators, exploring phenomena like mode avalanches, chirping, and particle resonances. Building on foundational principles, the book examines unexpected insights into magnetic and orbit helicity, particularly for fusion-produced alpha particles. Addressing the urgent need for CO2-free energy, ... Read more

    $45.89 USD

  • Theory Of Toroidally Confined Plasmas, The (Third Edition)

    by Roscoe B White ...
    This graduate level textbook develops the theory of magnetically confined plasma, with the aim of bringing the reader to the level of current research in the field of thermonuclear fusion. It begins with the basic concepts of magnetic field description, plasma equilibria and stability, and goes on to derive the equations for guiding center particle motion in an equilibrium field. Topics include ... Read more

    $31.99 USD

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    By the author of the acclaimed bestsellers Benjamin Franklin and Steve Jobs, this is the definitive biography of Albert Einstein.How did his mind work? What made him a genius? Isaacson’s biography shows how his scientific imagination sprang from the rebellious nature of his personality. His fascinating story is a testament to the connection between creativity and freedom.Based on newly released ... Read more

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  • Nonlinear Magnetization Dynamics in Nanosystems

    by Isaak D. Mayergoyz, Giorgio Bertotti, Claudio Serpico ...
    Series series Elsevier Series in Electromagnetism
    As data transfer rates increase within the magnetic recording industry, improvements in device performance and reliability crucially depend on the thorough understanding of nonlinear magnetization dynamics at a sub-nanoscale level. This book offers a modern, stimulating approach to the subject of nonlinear magnetization dynamics by discussing important aspects such as the Landau-Lifshitz-Gilbert ... Read more

    $125.99 USD

  • Genius: The Life and Science of Richard Feynman

    The Life and Science of Richard Feynman

    by James Gleick ...
    An illuminating portrayal of Richard Feynman—a giant of twentieth century physics—from his childhood tinkering with radios, to his vital work on the Manhattan Project and beyondRaised in Depression-era Rockaway Beach, physicist Richard Feynman was irreverent, eccentric, and childishly enthusiastic—a new kind of scientist in a field that was in its infancy. His quick mastery of quantum mechanics ... Read more

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  • Elements of Modern X-ray Physics

    by Jens Als-Nielsen, Des McMorrow ...
    Eagerly awaited, this second edition of a best-selling text comprehensively describes from a modern perspective the basics of x-ray physics as well as the completely new opportunities offered by synchrotron radiation. Written by internationally acclaimed authors, the style of the book is to develop the basic physical principles without obscuring them with excessive mathematics.The second edition ... Read more

    $63.00 USD

  • The Thermodynamics of Phase and Reaction Equilibria

    by Ismail Tosun ...
    This book provides a sound foundation for understanding abstract concepts of phase and reaction equilibria (e.g. partial molar Gibbs energy, fugacity, and activity), and shows how to apply these concepts to solve practical problems using numerous clear examples. It also presents numerical methods necessary for solving real-world problems as well the basic mathematics needed, facilitating its use ... Read more

    $137.69 USD

  • What Is Real?

    The Unfinished Quest for the Meaning of Quantum Physics

    by Adam Becker ...
    "A thorough, illuminating exploration of the most consequential controversy raging in modern science." --New York Times Book ReviewAn Editor's Choice, New York Times Book ReviewLonglisted for PEN/E.O. Wilson Prize for Literary Science WritingLonglisted for Goodreads Choice AwardEvery physicist agrees quantum mechanics is among humanity's finest scientific achievements. But ask what it means, ... ... Read more

    $15.99 USD

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  • 100 Years Of Subatomic Physics

    by Ernest M Henley, Stephen D Ellis ...
    By year 1911 radioactivity had been discovered for over a decade, but its origin remained a mystery. Rutherford's discovery of the nucleus and the subsequent discovery of the neutron by Chadwick started the field of subatomic physics — a quest for understanding the fundamental constituents of matter.This book reviews the important achievements in subatomic physics in the past century. The chapters ... Read more

    $34.19 USD

  • The Einstein Theory Of Relativity: A Concise Statement By Prof. H.A. Lorentz (Mobi Classics)

    by Albert Einstein,H.A. Lorentz ...
    Relativity: The Special and General Theory is an introduction to Einstein's space-bending, time-stretching theory of Relativity, first published in December 1916. Special and General relativity explain the structure of space time and provide a theory of gravitation, respectively. Einstein's theories shocked the world with their counterintuitive results, including the dissolution of absolute time. ... Read more

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  • Advances in Atomic Physics

    An Overview

    by Claude Cohen-Tannoudji, David Guéry-Odelin ...
    “French Nobel Laureate Claude Cohen-Tannoudji is second to none in his understanding of the modern theory and application of atom-photon interactions. He is also known for his lucid and accessible writing style … Advances in Atomic Physics is an impressive and wonderful-to-read reference text … Certainly researchers in the fields of atom-photon interactions and atom traps will want it as a ... Read more

    $48.59 USD