Physics

This book provides a concise and coherent introduction to the physics of particle accelerators, with attention being paid to the design of an accelerator for use as an experimental tool. In the second edition, new chapters on spin dynamics of polarized...

Exam Board: AQA, Edexcel, OCR, WJEC Eduqas Level: A-level Subject: Physics First teaching: September 2015 First exams: Summer 2017Master the skills you need to set yourself apart and hit the highest grades; this year-round course companion develops the...

A Mezze of Mathematical Methods is Volume 1 of Science by Simulation. It is a recipe book of mathematical models that can be enlivened by the transmutation of equations into computer code. In this volume, the examples chosen are an eclectic mix of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780486607696Author Max BornFormat PaperbackPage Count 376Imprint Dover Publications Inc.Publisher Dover Publications Inc.Weight(grams) 460gDimensions(mm)...

'Once you start reading this utterly fascinating book it is nigh impossible to put it down ... This is a gem' Dame Evelyn Glennie Vic Tandy was a level-headed scientist, but there was no denying it: at this late hour in his lonely lab at Coventry...

In these inspiring lectures David Bohm explores Albert Einstein's celebrated Theory of Relativity that transformed forever the way we think about time and space. Yet for Bohm the implications of the theory were far more revolutionary both in scope and...

'Everything about this story is astounding' Bryan Appleyard, Sunday Times"Trinity" was the codename for the test explosion of the atomic bomb in New Mexico on 16 July 1945. Trinity is now also the extraordinary story of the bomb's metaphorical father,...

The race is on to construct the first quantum code breaker, as the winner will hold the key to the entire Internet. From international, multibillion-dollar financial transactions to top-secret government communications, all would be vulnerable to the...

Superconductivity is one of the most exciting areas of research in physics today. Outlining the history of its discovery, and the race to understand its many mysterious and counter-intuitive phenomena, this Very Short Introduction explains in accessible...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781603868143Author Nikola TeslaFormat PaperbackPage Count 52Imprint Merchant BooksPublisher Merchant BooksWeight(grams) 91gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 3mm

Since the publication of the first edition in 1966, Eye and Brain has established itself worldwide as an essential introduction to the basic phenomena of visual perception. Richard Gregory offers clear explanations of how we see brightness, movement,...

General relativity, which lies at the heart of contemporary physics, has recently become the focus of a number of lively theoretical, experimental, and computational research programs. As a result, undergraduates have become increasingly excited to learn...

The Euclidean approach to Quantum Gravity was initiated almost 15 years ago in an attempt to understand the difficulties raised by the spacetime singularities of classical general relativity which arise in the gravitational collapse of stars to form...

Physics: 100 Ideas in 100 Words offers the essential facts at your fingertips, satisfying your scientific curiosity and helping you to understand the biggest concepts in physics in concise, 100-word summaries. One of the first titles in a cutting-edge...

The latest edition takes into account the requirements for the West African Examinations Council, the Hong Kong School Certificate, the East African Examnations Council and the Singapore Ministry of Education. Semiconductor devices and their applications...

This is Yukawa's autobiography of his early years, written in Japanese when he was fifty years old. It describes his family background and the education and experience, both social and intellectual, that helped to form his character and direct his career...

The birth of the Universe, and its subsequent evolution, is an exciting blend of Cosmology, Particle Physics and Thermodynamics. This book, with its synoptic approach, provides an accessible introduction to these fascinating topics. It begins in Part I...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781849355612Author Rasheedah PhillipsFormat PaperbackPage Count 392Imprint AK PressPublisher AK Press

Syllabus: CfE and SQALevel: S1-N4Subject: PhysicsFirst Teaching: 2014, First Exam: 2015 Masses of practice questions for every topic on the CfE and SQA curricula. Essential extra questions for every topic on the curriculum, to...

This well-known undergraduate electrodynamics textbook is now available in a more affordable printing from Cambridge University Press. The Fourth Edition provides a rigorous, yet clear and accessible treatment of the fundamentals of electromagnetic...

Exam Board: AQA Level: GCSE 9-1 Subject: Physics Suitable for the 2024 exams Targeted practice questions...

The Higgs boson is the rock star of fundamental particles, catapulting CERN, the laboratory where it was found, into the global spotlight. But what is it, why does it matter, and what exactly is CERN? In the late 1940s, a handful of visionaries were...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781609806200Author Martin BlankFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint Seven Stories Press,U.S.Publisher Seven Stories Press,U.S.Weight(grams) 314g

Despite the growing interest in security amongst governments, organizations and the general public, the provision of much security is substandard. This book explores the problems facing security, and sets out innovative proposals to enhance the...

This book provides for the first time an insider's view into ITER, the biggest fusion reactor in the world, which is currently being constructed in southern France. Now in its second edition, it updates readers on all developments at ITER and those at...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9782917260067Author Yakov PerelmanFormat PaperbackPage Count 270Imprint ProdinnovaPublisher ProdinnovaWeight(grams) 363gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 14mm

Exam Board: SQA Level: Higher Subject: Physics First Teaching: August 2018 First Exam: June 2019 Ensure that students are prepared for every aspect of their Higher Physics assessment with the only textbook that offers comprehensive coverage of the...

Please note this title is suitable for any student studying: Exam Board: AQA Level: A Level Subject: Physics First teaching: September 2015 First exams: June 2017 This AQA A Level Physics Revision Guide is exactly matched to the current...

First published in 1973, Gravitation is a landmark graduate-level textbook that presents Einstein's general theory of relativity and offers a rigorous, full-year course on the physics of gravitation. Upon publication, Science called it "a pedagogic...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781941691106Author Chris McMullenFormat PaperbackPage Count 420Imprint Zishka PublishingPublisher Zishka PublishingWeight(grams) 966gDimensions(mm) 279mm *...

Looking Into the Earth comprehensively describes the principles and applications of both 'global' and 'exploration' geophysics on all scales. It forms an introduction to geophysics suitable for those who do not necessarily intend to become professional...

Exam board: SQALevel: HigherSubject: PhysicsFirst teaching: September 2018First exam: Summer 2019Practice makes permanent. Feel confident and prepared for the SQA Higher Physics exam with this two-in-one book, containing practice questions for every...

Motion is always relative to some thing. Is this thing a concrete body like the earth, is it an abstract space, or is it an imagined frame? Do the laws of physics depend on the choice of reference? It there a choice for which the laws are simplest? Is...

Serious and accessible-finally the special relativity course book that both physics majors and lifelong learners deserve. Special relativity challenges one's physical intuition of space, time, matter, and energy in a way that few other topics in...

The essential guide for anyone wanting a quick introduction to the fundamental ideas underlying photonics. The author uses his forty years of experience in photonics research and teaching to provide intuitive explanations of key concepts, and...

How did we get here? All cultures have a creation story, but a little over 150 years ago Charles Darwin introduced a revolutionary new one. We, and all living things, exist because of the action of evolution on the first simple life form and its...

The first edition of this popular book on particle physics received universal acclaim for its clear and readable style. In this second edition the authors have brought the subject right up to date, including the discovery of the 'top quark' and the...

In crystal chemistry and crystal physics, the relations between the symmetry groups (space groups) of crystalline solids are of special importance. Part 1 of this book presents the necessary mathematical foundations and tools: the fundamentals of...

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Quantum field theory (QFT) is one of the great achievements of physics, of profound interest to mathematicians. Most pedagogical texts on QFT are geared toward budding professional physicists, however, whereas mathematical accounts are abstract and...