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A Physicist's Guide to Mathematica (Paperback, 2nd edition): Patrick T Tam A Physicist's Guide to Mathematica (Paperback, 2nd edition)
Patrick T Tam
R1,721 Discovery Miles 17 210 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

For the engineering and scientific professional, A Physicist's Guide to Mathematica, 2/e provides an updated reference guide based on the 2007 new 6.0 release, providing an organized and integrated desk reference with step by step instructions for the most often used features of the software as it applies to research in physics.
For Professors teaching physics and other science courses using the Mathematica software, A Physicist's Guide to Mathematica, 2/e is the only fully compatible (new software release) Mathematica text that engages students by providing complete topic coverage, new applications, exercises and examples that enable the user to solve a wide range of physics problems.
- Does not require prior knowledge of Mathematica or computer programming
- Can be used as either a primary or supplemental text for upper-division physics majors and an Instructor's Solutions Manual is available
- Provides over 450 end-of-section exercises and end-of-chapter problems
- Serves as a reference suitable for chemists, physical scientists, and engineers
- Compatible with Mathematica Version 6, a recent major release
- Compact disk contains all of the Mathematica input and output in this book

Advances in Semiconductor Lasers, Volume 86 (Hardcover, New): James J Coleman, A. Catrina Bryce, Chennupati Jagadish Advances in Semiconductor Lasers, Volume 86 (Hardcover, New)
James J Coleman, A. Catrina Bryce, Chennupati Jagadish
R6,712 R5,618 Discovery Miles 56 180 Save R1,094 (16%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

"Semiconductors and Semimetals" has distinguished itself through the careful selection of well-known authors, editors, and contributors. Originally widely known as the "Willardson and Beer" Series, it has succeeded in publishing numerous landmark volumes and chapters. The series publishes timely, highly relevant volumes intended for long-term impact and reflecting the truly interdisciplinary nature of the field. The volumes in "Semiconductors and Semimetals" have been and will continue to be of great interest to physicists, chemists, materials scientists, and device engineers in academia, scientific laboratories and modern industry.
The series publishes timely, highly relevant volumes intended for long-term impact and reflecting the truly interdisciplinary nature of the field.

Quantum Efficiency in Complex Systems, Part II: From Molecular Aggregates to Organic Solar Cells, Volume 85 - Organic Solar... Quantum Efficiency in Complex Systems, Part II: From Molecular Aggregates to Organic Solar Cells, Volume 85 - Organic Solar Cells (Hardcover, New)
Uli Wurfel, Michael Thorwart, Eicke R. Weber
R7,079 R5,921 Discovery Miles 59 210 Save R1,158 (16%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Since its inception in 1966, the series of numbered volumes known as "Semiconductors and Semimetals" has distinguished itself through the careful selection of well-known authors, editors, and contributors. The "Willardson and Beer" Series, as it is widely known, has succeeded in publishing numerous landmark volumes and chapters. Not only did many of these volumes make an impact at the time of their publication, but they continue to be well-cited years after their original release. Recently, Professor Eicke R. Weber of the University of California at Berkeley joined as a co-editor of the series. Professor Weber, a well-known expert in the field of semiconductor materials, will further contribute to continuing the series' tradition of publishing timely, highly relevant, and long-impacting volumes. Some of the recent volumes, such as "Hydrogen in Semiconductors, Imperfections in III/V Materials, Epitaxial Microstructures, High-Speed Heterostructure Devices, Oxygen in Silicon, " and others promise that this tradition will be maintained and even expanded. Reflecting the truly interdisciplinary nature of the field that the series covers, the volumes in "Semiconductors and Semimetals" have been and will continue to be of great interest to physicists, chemists, materials scientists, and device engineers in modern industry.
Written and edited by internationally renowned expertsRelevant to a wide readership: physicists, chemists, materials scientists, and device engineers in academia, scientific laboratories and modern industry

Advances in Imaging and Electron Physics, Volume 166 - Theory of Intense Beams of Charged Particles (Hardcover, New): Peter W.... Advances in Imaging and Electron Physics, Volume 166 - Theory of Intense Beams of Charged Particles (Hardcover, New)
Peter W. Hawkes
R7,115 R5,957 Discovery Miles 59 570 Save R1,158 (16%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

"Advances in Imaging and Electron Physics "merges two long-running serials--"Advances in Electronics and Electron Physics" and "Advances in Optical and Electron Microscopy."

This series features extended articles on the physics of electron devices (especially semiconductor devices), particle optics at high and low energies, microlithography, image science and digital image processing, electromagnetic wave propagation, electron microscopy, and the computing methods used in all these domains.
* Contributions from leading international scholars and industry experts
* Discusses hot topic areas and presents current and future research trends
* Invaluable reference and guide for physicists, engineers and mathematicians

Advances in Infrared Photodetectors, Volume 84 (Hardcover, New): Chennupati Jagadish, Sarath Gunapala, David Rhiger Advances in Infrared Photodetectors, Volume 84 (Hardcover, New)
Chennupati Jagadish, Sarath Gunapala, David Rhiger
R5,928 Discovery Miles 59 280 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Semiconductors and Semimetals has distinguished itself through the careful selection of well-known authors, editors, and contributors. Originally widely known as the "Willardson and Beer" Series, it has succeeded in publishing numerous landmark volumes and chapters. The series publishes timely, highly relevant volumes intended for long-term impact and reflecting the truly interdisciplinary nature of the field. The volumes in Semiconductors and Semimetals have been and will continue to be of great interest to physicists, chemists, materials scientists, and device engineers in academia, scientific laboratories and modern industry.
Written and edited by internationally renowned expertsRelevant to a wide readership: physicists, chemists, materials scientists, and device engineers in academia, scientific laboratories and modern industry

Progress in Optics, Volume 55 (Hardcover): Emil Wolf Progress in Optics, Volume 55 (Hardcover)
Emil Wolf
R5,384 Discovery Miles 53 840 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

In the 50 years since the first volume of "Progress in Optics" was published, optics has become one of the most dynamic fields of science. The volumes in this series that have appeared up to now contain more than 300 review articles by distinguished research workers, which have become permanent records for many important developments.
Invariant Optical Fields
Quantum Optics in Structured Media
Polarization and Coherence Optics
Optical Quantum Computation
Photonic Crystals
Lase Beam-Splitting Gratings

Advances in Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics, Volume 59 (Hardcover, 55 Ed): Paul R. Berman, Ennio Arimondo, Chun C. Lin Advances in Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics, Volume 59 (Hardcover, 55 Ed)
Paul R. Berman, Ennio Arimondo, Chun C. Lin
R6,960 R5,822 Discovery Miles 58 220 Save R1,138 (16%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This volume continues the tradition of the "Advances" series. It contains contributions from experts in the field of atomic, molecular, and optical (AMO) physics. The articles contain some review material, but are intended to provide a comprehensive picture of recent important developments in AMO physics. Both theoretical and experimental articles are included in the volume.
International experts
Comprehensive articles
New developments"

Advances in Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics, Volume 58 (Hardcover, 58th edition): Paul R. Berman, Ennio Arimondo, Chun... Advances in Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics, Volume 58 (Hardcover, 58th edition)
Paul R. Berman, Ennio Arimondo, Chun C. Lin
R6,962 R5,823 Discovery Miles 58 230 Save R1,139 (16%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This volume continues the tradition of the "Advances" series. It contains contributions from experts in the field of atomic, molecular, and optical (AMO) physics. The articles contain some review material, but are intended to provide a comprehensive picture of recent important developments in AMO physics. Both theoretical and experimental articles are included in the volume.
International experts
Comprehensive articles
New developments"

Progress in Optics, Volume 56 (Hardcover, New): Emil Wolf Progress in Optics, Volume 56 (Hardcover, New)
Emil Wolf
R5,942 Discovery Miles 59 420 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

In the50years since the first volume of "Progress in Optics" was published, optics has become one of the most dynamic fields of science. The volumes in this series that have appeared up to now contain more than 300 review articles by distinguished research workers, which have become permanent records for many important developments, helping optical scientists and optical engineers stay abreast of their fields.
Comprehensive, in-depth reviewsEdited by the leading authority in the fieldQ1 in Thomson JCR ranking"

Advances in Imaging and Electron Physics, Volume 157 - Optics of Charged Particle Analyzers (Hardcover, 157th edition): Peter... Advances in Imaging and Electron Physics, Volume 157 - Optics of Charged Particle Analyzers (Hardcover, 157th edition)
Peter W. Hawkes
R7,467 R6,244 Discovery Miles 62 440 Save R1,223 (16%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

"Advances in Imaging and Electron Physics " merges two long-running serials--"Advances in Electronics and Electron Physics" and "Advances in Optical and Electron Microscopy."
This series features extended articles on the physics of electron devices (especially semiconductor devices), particle optics at high and low energies, microlithography, image science and digital image processing, electromagnetic wave propagation, electron microscopy, and the computing methods used in all these domains.
* Contributions from leading international scholars and industry experts
* Discusses hot topic areas and presents current and future research trends
* Invaluable reference and guide for physicists, engineers and mathematicians

Advances in Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics, Volume 57 (Hardcover, 57th edition): Ennio Arimondo, Paul R. Berman, Chun... Advances in Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics, Volume 57 (Hardcover, 57th edition)
Ennio Arimondo, Paul R. Berman, Chun C. Lin
R6,128 R5,131 Discovery Miles 51 310 Save R997 (16%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This volume continues the tradition of the Advances series. It contains contributions from experts in the field of atomic, molecular, and optical (AMO) physics. The articles contain some review material, but are intended to provide a comprehensive picture of recent important developments in AMO physics. Both theoretical and experimental articles are included in the volume.
- International experts
- Comprehensive articles
- New developments

Progress in Optics, Volume 53 (Hardcover, 53rd edition): Emil Wolf Progress in Optics, Volume 53 (Hardcover, 53rd edition)
Emil Wolf
R5,134 Discovery Miles 51 340 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

In the forty-eight years that have gone by since the first volume of Progress in Optics was published, optics has become one of the most dynamic fields of science. The volumes in this series which have appeared up to now contain more than 300 review articles by distinguished research workers, which have become permanent records for many important developments.
- 3D optical microscopy
- Transformation optics and geometry of light
- Photorefractive solitons
- Stimulated scattering effects
- Optical vortices and polarization singularities
- Quantum feedforward control of light

Progress in Optics, Volume 52 (Hardcover, 52nd edition): Emil Wolf Progress in Optics, Volume 52 (Hardcover, 52nd edition)
Emil Wolf
R6,813 R5,700 Discovery Miles 57 000 Save R1,113 (16%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

In the fourty-seven years that have gone by since the first volume of Progress in Optics was published, optics has become one of the most dynamic fields of science. The volumes in this series which have appeared up to now contain more than 300 review articles by distinguished research workers, which have become permanent records for many important developments.
- Backscattering and Anderson localization of light
- Advances in oliton manipulation in optical lattices
- Fundamental quantum noise in optical amplification
- Invisibility cloaks

Collisional Effects on Molecular Spectra - Laboratory Experiments and Models, Consequences for Applications (Hardcover):... Collisional Effects on Molecular Spectra - Laboratory Experiments and Models, Consequences for Applications (Hardcover)
Jean-Michel Hartmann, Christian Boulet, Daniel Robert
R6,023 R4,133 Discovery Miles 41 330 Save R1,890 (31%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Gas phase molecular spectroscopy is a powerful tool for obtaining information on the geometry and internal structure of isolated molecules as well as on the interactions that they undergo. It enables the study of fundamental parameters and processes and is also used for the sounding of gas media through optical techniques. It has been facing always renewed challenges, due to the considerable improvement of experimental techniques and the increasing demand for accuracy and scope of remote sensing applications.
In practice, the radiating molecule is usually not isolated but diluted in a mixture at significant total pressure. The collisions among the molecules composing the gas can have a large influence on the spectral shape, affecting all wavelength regions through various mechanisms. These must be taken into account for the correct analysis and prediction of the resulting spectra.
This book reviews our current experimental and theoretical knowledge and the practical consequences of collisional effects on molecular spectral shapes in neutral gases. General expressions are first given. They are formal of difficult use for practical calculations often but enable discussion of the approximations leading to simplified situations. The first case examined is that of isolated transitions, with the usual pressure broadening and shifting but also refined effects due to speed dependence and collision-induced velocity changes. Collisional line-mixing, which invalidates the notion of isolated transitions and has spectral consequences when lines are closely spaced, is then discussed within the impact approximation. Regions where the contributions of many distant lines overlap, such as troughsbetween transitions and band wings, are considered next. For a description of these far wings the finite duration of collisions and concomitant breakdown of the impact approximation must be taken into account. Finally, for long paths or elevated pressures, the dipole or polarizability induced by intermolecular interactions can make significant contributions. Specific models for the description of these collision induced absorption and light scattering processes are presented.
The above mentioned topics are reviewed and discussed from a threefold point of view: the various models, the available data, and the consequences for applications including heat transfer, remote sensing and optical sounding. The extensive bibliography and discussion of some remaining problems complete the text.
- State of the art on the subject
- A bibliography of nearly 1000 references
- Tools for practical calculations
- Consequences for other scientific fields
- Numerous illustrative examples
- Fulfilling a need since there is no equivalent monograph on the subject

The Ontology of Spacetime II, Volume 4 (Hardcover, 4th edition): Dennis Dieks The Ontology of Spacetime II, Volume 4 (Hardcover, 4th edition)
Dennis Dieks
R6,279 R4,301 Discovery Miles 43 010 Save R1,978 (32%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The sixteen papers collected in this volume are expanded and revised versions of talks delivered at the Second International Conference on the Ontology of Spacetime, organized by the International Society for the Advanced Study of Spacetime (John Earman, President) at Concordia University (Montreal) from 9 to 11 June 2006.
Most chapters are devoted to subjects directly relating to the ontology of spacetime.
The book starts with four papers that discuss the ontological status of spacetime and the processes occurring in it from a point of view that is first of all conceptual and philosophical. The focus then slightly shifts in the five papers that follow, to considerations more directly involving technical considerations from relativity theory. After this, Time, Becoming and Change take centre stage in the next five papers. The book ends with two excursions into relatively uncharted territory: a consideration of the status of Kaluza-Klein theory, and an investigation of possible relations between the nature of spacetime and condensed matter physics, respectively.
- Space and time in present-day physics and philosophy
- Relatively low level of technicality, easily accessible
- Introduction from scratch of the debates surrounding time
- Broad spectrum of approaches, coherently represented

Progress in Optics, Volume 51 (Hardcover): Emil Wolf Progress in Optics, Volume 51 (Hardcover)
Emil Wolf
R5,145 Discovery Miles 51 450 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

In the fourty-six years that have gone by since the first volume of Progress in Optics was published, optics has become one of the most dynamic fields of science. The volumes in this series which have appeared up to now contain more than 300 review articles by distinguished research workers, which have become permanent records for many important developments.
- Metamaterials
- Polarization Techniques
- Linear Baisotropic Mediums
- Ultrafast Optical Pulses
- Quantum Imaging
- Point-Spread Funcions
- Discrete Wigner Functions

Linear Ray and Wave Optics in Phase Space - Bridging Ray and Wave Optics via the Wigner Phase-Space Picture (Paperback): Amalia... Linear Ray and Wave Optics in Phase Space - Bridging Ray and Wave Optics via the Wigner Phase-Space Picture (Paperback)
Amalia Torre
R5,185 Discovery Miles 51 850 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Ray, wave and quantum concepts are central to diverse and seemingly incompatible models of light. Each model particularizes a specific ''manifestation'' of light, and then corresponds to adequate physical assumptions and formal approximations, whose domains of applicability are well-established. Accordingly each model comprises its own set of geometric and dynamic postulates with the pertinent mathematical means.
At a basic level, the book is a complete introduction to the Wigner optics, which bridges between ray and wave optics, offering the optical phase space as the ambience and the Wigner function based technique as the mathematical machinery to accommodate between the two opposite extremes of light representation: the localized ray of geometrical optics and the unlocalized wave function of wave optics.
At a parallel level, the analogies with other branches of both classical and quantum physics, like classical and quantum mechanics, quantum optics, signal theory as well as magnetic optics, are evidenced by pertinent comments and/or rigorous mathematics. So, the Lie algebra and group methods are introduced and explained through the elementary optical systems within both the ray and wave optics contexts, the former being related to the symplectic group and the latter to the metaplectic group. In a like manner, the Wigner function is introduced by following the original issue to individualize a phase space representation of quantum mechanics, which is mirrored by the issue to individualize a local frequency spectrum within the signal theory context.
The basic analogy with the optics of charged particles inherently underlying the ray-optics picture in phase space is also evidenced within the wave-optics picture in the Wigner phase space.
. amalgamation of a great deal of contributions having witnessed the phase space picture of optics over the past 30 years
. introduces abstract concepts through concrete systems
. hosts of figures and logical diagrams to favour intuition and to introduce mathematics
. emphasis on the interrelations with quantum optics, signal theory and magnetic optics
. feeds a feeling for genuine issues in higher mathematics and theoretical physics"

Symmetry, Structure, and Spacetime, Volume 3 (Hardcover, 3rd edition): Dean Rickles Symmetry, Structure, and Spacetime, Volume 3 (Hardcover, 3rd edition)
Dean Rickles
R4,798 R3,293 Discovery Miles 32 930 Save R1,505 (31%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

In this book Rickles considers several interpretative difficulties raised by gauge-type symmetries (those that correspond to no change in physical state). The ubiquity of such symmetries in modern physics renders them an urgent topic in philosophy of physics. Rickles focuses on spacetime physics, and in particular classical and quantum general relativity. Here the problems posed are at their most pathological, involving the apparent disappearance of spacetime Rickles argues that both traditional ontological positions should be replaced by a structuralist account according to which relational structure is what the physics is about.
. Unified treatment of gauge symmetries and their relationship to ontology in physics
. Brings philosophy of space and time into step with developments in modern physics
. Argues against the received view on the implications of symmetries in physics
. Provides elementary treatments of technical issues
. Illustrates a novel defense of structuralism"

Conducting Organic Materials and Devices, Volume 81 (Hardcover, 81st edition): Suresh C. Jain, M. Willander, V. Kumar Conducting Organic Materials and Devices, Volume 81 (Hardcover, 81st edition)
Suresh C. Jain, M. Willander, V. Kumar
R6,685 R5,591 Discovery Miles 55 910 Save R1,094 (16%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Conducting polymers were discovered in 1970s in Japan. Since this discovery, there has been a steady flow of new ideas, new understanding, new conducing polymer (organics) structures and devices with enhanced performance. Several breakthroughs have been made in the design and fabrication technology of the organic devices. Almost all properties, mechanical, electrical, and optical, are important in organics. This book describes the recent advances in these organic materials and devices.

Quantum Mechanics of Non-Hamiltonian and Dissipative Systems, Volume 7 (Hardcover): Vasily Tarasov Quantum Mechanics of Non-Hamiltonian and Dissipative Systems, Volume 7 (Hardcover)
Vasily Tarasov
R5,587 Discovery Miles 55 870 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Quantum Mechanics of Non-Hamiltonian and Dissipative Systems is self-contained and can be used by students without a previous course in modern mathematics and physics. The book describes the modern structure of the theory, and covers the fundamental results of last 15 years. The book has been recommended by Russian Ministry of Education as the textbook for graduate students and has been used for graduate student lectures from 1998 to 2006.
Requires no preliminary knowledge of graduate and advanced mathematics
Discusses the fundamental results of last 15 years in this theory
Suitable for courses for undergraduate students as well as graduate students and specialists in physics mathematics and other sciences

Dislocations in Solids, Volume 15 (Hardcover): John P. Hirth, Ladislas Kubin Dislocations in Solids, Volume 15 (Hardcover)
John P. Hirth, Ladislas Kubin
R7,858 Discovery Miles 78 580 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Bacon and Osetsky present an atomistic model of dislocation-particle interactions in metal systems, including irradiated materials. This work is important in simulating actual behavior, removing earlier reliance on assumed mechanisms for dislocation motion. New mechanisms for dislocation generation under shock loading are presented by Meyers et al. These models provide a basis for understanding the constitutive behavior of shocked material. Saada and Dirras provide a new perspective on the Hall-Petch relation, with particular emphasis on nanocrystals. Of particular significance, deviations from the traditional stress proportional to the square-root of grain size relation are explained. Robertson et al consider a number of effects of hydrogen on plastic flow and provide a model that provides an explanation of the broad range of properties. .
Flow stress of metal systems with particle hardening, including radiation effects
New model for dislocation kinetics under shock loading
Explanation of effects of nanoscale grain size on strength
Mechanism of hydrogen embrittlement in metal alloys

Advances in Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics, Volume 54 (Hardcover, 55 Ed): Paul R. Berman, Chun C. Lin, Ennio Arimondo Advances in Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics, Volume 54 (Hardcover, 55 Ed)
Paul R. Berman, Chun C. Lin, Ennio Arimondo
R6,548 R5,487 Discovery Miles 54 870 Save R1,061 (16%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Volume 54 of the Advances Series contains ten contributions, covering a diversity of subject areas in atomic, molecular and optical physics. The article by Regal and Jin reviews the properties of a Fermi degenerate gas of cold potassium atoms in the crossover regime between the Bose-Einstein condensation of molecules and the condensation of fermionic atom pairs. The transition between the two regions can be probed by varying an external magnetic field. Sherson, Julsgaard and Polzik explore the manner in which light and atoms can be entangled, with applications to quantum information processing and communication. They report on the result of recent experiments involving the entanglement of distant objects and quantum memory of light. Recent developments in cold Rydberg atom physics are reviewed in the article by Choi, Kaufmann, Cubel-Liebisch, Reinhard, and Raithel. Fascinating experiments are described in which cold, highly excited atoms (???Rydberg??? atoms) and cold plasmas are generated. Evidence for a collective excitation of Rydberg matter is also presented. Griffiin and Pindzola offer an account of non-perturbative quantal methods for electron-atom scattering processes. Included in the discussion are the R-matrix with pseudo-states method and the time-dependent close-coupling method. An extensive review of the R-matrix theory of atomic, molecular, and optical processes is given by Burke, Noble, and Burke. They present a systematic development of the R-matrix method and its applications to various processes such as electron-atom scattering, atomic photoionization, electron-molecule scattering, positron-atom scattering, and atomic/molecular multiphoton processes. Electron impactexcitation of rare-gas atoms from both their ground and metastable states is discussed in the article by Boffard, Jung, Anderson, and Lin. Excitation cross sections measured by the optical method are reviewed with emphasis on the physical interpretation in terms of electronic structure of the target atoms. Ozier and Moazzen-Ahmadi explore internal rotation of symmetric top molecules. Developments of new experimental methods based on high-resolution torsional, vibrational, and molecular beam spectroscopy allow accurate determination of internal barriers for these symmetric molecules. The subject of attosecond and angstrom science is reviewed by Niikura and Corkum. The underlying physical mechanisms allowing one to generate attosecond radiation pulses are described and the technology needed for the preparation of such pulses is discussed. LeGou??t, Bretenaker, and Lorger?? describe how rare earth ions embedded in crystals can be used for processing optically carried broadband radio-frequency signals. Methods for reaching tens of gigahertz instantaneous bandwidth with submegahertz resolution using such devices are analyzed in detail and demonstrated experimentally. Finally, in the article by Illing, Gauthier, and Roy, it is shown that small perturbations applied to optical systems can be used to suppress or control optical chaos, spatio-temporal dynamics, and patterns. Applications of these techniques to communications, laser stabilization, and improving the sensitivity of low-light optical switches are explored.
?? International experts
?? Comprehensive articles
?? New developments

Stochastic Dynamics and Control, Volume 4 (Hardcover, 4th edition): Jian-Qiao Sun Stochastic Dynamics and Control, Volume 4 (Hardcover, 4th edition)
Jian-Qiao Sun
R4,777 R3,938 Discovery Miles 39 380 Save R839 (18%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This book is a result of many years of author's research and teaching on random vibration and control. It was used as lecture notes for a graduate course. It provides a systematic review of theory of probability, stochastic processes, and stochastic calculus. The feedback control is also reviewed in the book. Random vibration analyses of SDOF, MDOF and continuous structural systems are presented in a pedagogical order. The application of the random vibration theory to reliability and fatigue analysis is also discussed. Recent research results on fatigue analysis of non-Gaussian stress processes are also presented. Classical feedback control, active damping, covariance control, optimal control, sliding control of stochastic systems, feedback control of stochastic time-delayed systems, and probability density tracking control are studied. Many control results are new in the literature and included in this book for the first time. The book serves as a reference to the engineers who design and maintain structures subject to harsh random excitations including earthquakes, sea waves, wind gusts, and aerodynamic forces, and would like to reduce the damages of structural systems due to random excitations.
- Comprehensive review of probability theory, and stochastic processes
- Random vibrations
- Structural reliability and fatigue, Non-Gaussian fatigue
- Monte Carlo methods
- Stochastic calculus and engineering applications
- Stochastic feedback controls and optimal controls
- Stochastic sliding mode controls
- Feedback control of stochastic time-delayed systems
- Probability density tracking control

The Ontology of Spacetime, Volume 1 (Hardcover): Dennis Dieks The Ontology of Spacetime, Volume 1 (Hardcover)
Dennis Dieks
R5,230 R3,587 Discovery Miles 35 870 Save R1,643 (31%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This book contains selected papers from the First International Conference on the Ontology of Spacetime. Its fourteen chapters address two main questions: first, what is the current status of the substantivalism/relationalism debate, and second, what about the prospects of presentism and becoming within present-day physics and its philosophy? The overall tenor of the four chapters of the book's first part is that the prospects of spacetime substantivalism are bleak, although different possible positions remain with respect to the ontological status of spacetime. Part II and Part III of the book are devoted to presentism, eternalism, and becoming, from two different perspectives. In the six chapters of Part II it is argued, in different ways, that relativity theory does not have essential consequences for these issues. It certainly is true that the structure of time is different, according to relativity theory, from the one in classical theory. But that does not mean that a decision is forced between presentism and eternalism, or that becoming has proved to be an impossible concept. It may even be asked whether presentism and eternalism really offer different ontological perspectives at all. The writers of the last four chapters, in Part III, disagree. They argue that relativity theory is incompatible with becoming and presentism. Several of them come up with proposals to go beyond relativity, in order to restore the prospects of presentism.
- Space and time in present-day physics and philosophy
- Introduction from scratch of the debates surrounding time
- Broad spectrum of approaches, coherently represented

Advances in Imaging and Electron Physics, Volume 139 (Hardcover): Peter W. Hawkes Advances in Imaging and Electron Physics, Volume 139 (Hardcover)
Peter W. Hawkes
R7,461 R6,238 Discovery Miles 62 380 Save R1,223 (16%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Advances in Imaging and Electron Physics/B> merges two long-running serials-Advances in Electronics and Electron Physics and Advances in Optical and Electron Microscopy. This series features extended articles on the physics of electron devices (especially semiconductor devices), particle optics at high and low energies, microlithography, image science and digital image processing, electromagnetic wave propagation, electron microscopy, and the computing methods used in all these domains.

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