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Complexity: Hierarchical Structures and Scaling in Physics by Remo Badii 9780521663854
RRP: €71.39€64.44This is a comprehensive discussion of complexity as it arises in physical, chemical, and biological systems, as well as in mathematical models of nature. Common features of these apparently unrelated fields are emphasised and incorporated into a uniform... -
Lattice-Gas Cellular Automata: Simple Models of Complex Hydrodynamics by Daniel H. Rothman 9780521607605
RRP: €78.53€70.71The text is a self-contained, comprehensive introduction to the theory of hydrodynamic lattice gases. Lattice-gas cellular automata are discrete models of fluids. Identical particles hop from site to site on a regular lattice, obeying simple conservative... -
Modern Mathematical Methods for Physicists and Engineers by C. D. Cantrell 9780521598279
RRP: €85.67€76.52The advent of powerful desktop computers has revolutionized scientific analysis and engineering design in fields as disparate as particle physics and telecommunications. Modern Mathematical Methods for Physicists and Engineers provides a mathematical and... -
A Mathematical Introduction to String Theory: Variational Problems, Geometric and Probabilistic Methods by Sergio Albeverio 9780521556101
RRP: €49.97€43.07Classical string theory is concerned with the propagation of classical 1-dimensional curves 'strings', and the theory has connections to the calculus of variations, minimal surfaces and harmonic maps. The quantization of string theory gives rise to... -
Introductory Computational Physics by Andi Klein 9780521535625
RRP: €29.74€25.92Computers are one of the most important tools available to physicists, whether for calculating and displaying results, simulating experiments, or solving complex systems of equations. Introducing students to computational physics, this textbook, first... -
Gauge Field Theories by Stefan Pokorski 9780521478168
RRP: €128.52€108.14Quantum field theory forms the present theoretical framework for our understanding of the fundamental interactions of particle physics. This up-dated and expanded text examines gauge theories and their symmetries with an emphasis on their physical and... -
Introduction to Octonion and Other Non-Associative Algebras in Physics by Susumo Okubo 9780521472159
RRP: €83.30€73.27In this book, the author aims to familiarise researchers and graduate students, in both physics and mathematics, with the application of non-associative algebras in physics. Topics covered by the author are wide-ranging to include algebras of observables... -
Quantum Field Theory by Lowell S. Brown 9780521469463
RRP: €111.85€95.59This book develops quantum field theory starting from its foundation in quantum mechanics. Quantum field theory is the basic theory of elementary particle physics. In recent years, many techniques have been developed which extend and clarify this theory... -
Lie Algebras, Geometry, and Toda-Type Systems by Alexander V. Razumov 9780521479233
RRP: €51.16€43.07This book introduces the use of Lie algebra and differential geometry methods to study nonlinear integrable systems of Toda type. Many challenging problems in theoretical physics are related to the solution of nonlinear systems of partial differential... -
Twistor Geometry and Field Theory by R. S. Ward 9780521422680
RRP: €107.09€96.88This book deals with the twistor treatment of certain linear and non-linear partial differential equations. The description in terms of twistors involves algebraic and differential geometry, algebraic topology and results in a new perspective on the... -
Statistical Field Theory: Volume 2, Strong Coupling, Monte Carlo Methods, Conformal Field Theory and Random Systems by Claude Itzykson 9780521408066
RRP: €89.24€75.80Volume 1: From Brownian Motion to Renormalization and Lattice Gauge Theory. Volume 2: Strong Coupling, Monte Carlo Methods, Conformal Field Theory, and Random Systems. This two-volume work provides a comprehensive and timely survey of the application of... -
Gauge Theories of Weak Interactions by J. C. Taylor 9780521295185
RRP: €45.21€37.26The interaction between neutrinos and matter is an example of the type classified as weak, and such interactions also allow many elementary particle decays and the beta decay of the nuclei. The development of gauge theories has provided the basis for a... -
A Modern Approach to Critical Phenomena by Igor Herbut 9780521142380
RRP: €35.69€31.74Critical phenomena is one of the most exciting areas of modern physics. This 2007 book provides a thorough but economic introduction into the principles and techniques of the theory of critical phenomena and the renormalization group, from the... -
Foundations of Space and Time: Reflections on Quantum Gravity by Jeff Murugan 9780521114400
€142.80Sorry no description is available for this book at this time. -
Semi-Classical Methods for Nucleus-Nucleus Scattering by D.M. Brink 9780521114387
RRP: €46.40€38.41During past years many countries constructed large accelerators for investigating heavy ion collisions, and new theoretical techniques for analysing results and making predictions were developed. Semi-classical methods were studied in the early days of... -
Statistical Thermodynamics: A Course of Seminar Lectures by Erwin Schrodinger 9780521091312
RRP: €51.16€43.07The object of this course of seminar lectures is, in Professor Schrodinger's words, to develop briefly one simple unified standard method, capable of dealing, without changing the fundamental attitude, with all cases (classical, quantum, Bose-Einstein,... -
Harmonic Superspace by Alexander S. Galperin 9780521020428
RRP: €59.49€53.51This is a pedagogical introduction to the harmonic superspace method in extended supersymmetry. Inspired by exciting developments in superstring theory, it provides a systematic treatment of the quantum field theories with N=2 and N=3 supersymmetry in... -
The Scalar-Tensor Theory of Gravitation Yasunori Fujii (Nihon University, Tokyo) 9780521037525
RRP: €65.44€58.74The scalar-tensor theory of gravitation is one of the most popular alternatives to Einstein's theory of gravitation. This book provides a clear and concise introduction to the theoretical ideas and developments, exploring scalar fields and placing them... -
Inhomogeneous Cosmological Models by Andrzej Krasinski 9780521030175
RRP: €44.02€36.09This volume provides a comprehensive survey of our understanding of the universe based on the exact solutions of the theory of relativity. More precisely, it describes those models that fit with astronomical observations of galaxy clusters, cosmic voids... -
An Introduction to Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics by Keith Stowe 9780521865579
RRP: €80.91€71.54This introductory textbook for standard undergraduate courses in thermodynamics has been completely rewritten to explore a greater number of topics, more clearly and concisely. Starting with an overview of important quantum behaviours, the book teaches... -
Statistical Mechanics of Nonequilibrium Liquids by Denis J. Evans 9780521857918
RRP: €148.75€122.65In recent years the interaction between dynamical systems theory and non-equilibrium statistical mechanics has been enormous. The discovery of fluctuation theorems as a fundamental structure common to almost all non-equilibrium systems, and the... -
Advances in Nuclear Physics: v. 21 by J. W. Negele 9780306445484
RRP: €151.13€86.36Three articles describe advances in the quest for many-body techniques and approximations to describe the essential physics of strongly interacting systems with many degrees of freedom. Three different areas of nuclear many-body physics are explored:... -
Integrable Systems in Celestial Mechanics by Diarmuid O'Mathuna 9780817640965
RRP: €107.09€106.95Shows that exact solutions to the Kepler (two-body), the Euler (two-fixed center), and the Vinti (earth-satellite) problems can all be put in a form that admits the general representation of the orbits and follows a definite shared pattern Includes a... -
Essentials of Mathematica: With Applications to Mathematics and Physics by Nino Boccara 9780387495132
€56.37This book teaches how to use Mathematica to solve a wide variety of problems in mathematics and physics. It is based on the lecture notes of a course taught at the University of Illinois at Chicago to advanced undergrad and graduate students. The book is... -
Diffusion-Wave Fields: Mathematical Methods and Green Functions by Andreas Mandelis 9780387951492
€108.14Develops a unified mathematical framework for treating a wide variety of diffusion-related periodic phenomena in such areas as heat transfer, electrical conduction, and light scattering. Deriving and using Green functions in one and higher dimensions to... -
An Introduction to Twistor Theory by Professor S. A Huggett 9780521451574
RRP: €159.46€85.88This book is an introduction to twistor theory and modern geometrical approaches to space-time structure at the graduate or advanced undergraduate level. The choice of material presented has evolved from graduate lectures given in London and Oxford and... -
Solution of Variational Inequalities in Mechanics by Ivan Hlavacek 9780387965970
RRP: €107.09€106.95The idea for this book was developed in the seminar on problems of con tinuum mechanics, which has been active for more than twelve years at the Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University, Prague. This seminar has been pursuing recent... -
On Quanta, Mind and Matter: Hans Primas in Context by Harald Atmanspacher 9780792356967
RRP: €168.39€86.36This volume deals with fundamental problems of the natural sciences and the philosophy of nature. The issues addressed touch upon the many research areas of Hans Primas, and they reflect both the depth and the breadth of his interests, ranging from... -
Developments in Mathematical and Experimental Physics: v. B: Statistical Physics and Beyond by Alfredo Macias 9780306473913
RRP: €146.37€86.36The first part is devoted to colloidal particles and stochastic dynamics, mainly concerned with recent authoritative results in the study of interactions between colloidal particles and transport properties in colloids and ferrocolloids. Recent advances... -
A Course in Mathematical Physics 1 and 2: Classical Dynamical Systems and Classical Field Theory by Walter E. Thirring 9780387976099
€107.42The last decade has seen a considerable renaissance in the realm of classical dynamical systems, and many things that may have appeared mathematically overly sophisticated at the time of the first appearance of this textbook have since become the... -
Theoretical Approaches to Turbulence by Douglas L. Dwoyer 9780387961910
RRP: €107.09€106.95Turbulence is the lIDst natural nDde of fluid lIDtion, and has been the subject of scientific study for all!Dst a century. During this period, various ideas and techniques have evolved to nDdel turbulence. Following Saffman, these theoretical approaches... -
Mathematics for the Physical Sciences by James B. Seaborn 9780387953427
RRP: €53.54€53.51The book provides a bridge from courses in general physics to the intermediate-level courses in classical mechanics, electrodynamics and quantum mechanics. The author bases the mathematical discussions on specific physical problems to provide a basis for... -
Inverse Problems in Differential Equations by Gottfried Anger 9780306431647
RRP: €107.09€106.95Elucidates the fundamental mathematical structures of inverse problems, analyzing both the information content and the solution of some inverse problems in which the information content of the coefficients and the source term of a given differential... -
Stochastic Analysis and Applications in Physics: Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Study Institute, Funchal, Madeira, Portugal, August 6-19, 1993 by Ana Isabel Cardoso 9780792331971
RRP: €264.78€89.86The intensive exchange between mathematicians and users has led in recent years to a rapid development of stochastic analysis. Of the users, the physicists form perhaps the most important group, giving direction to the mathematicians' research and... -
Green's Functions and Ordered Exponentials by Herbert Martin Fried 9780521448628
RRP: €44.02€33.77This book presents a functional approach to the construction, use and approximation of Green's functions and their associated ordered exponentials. After a brief historical introduction, the author discusses new solutions to problems involving particle... -
Ignorance of Language by Michael Devitt 9780199250967
RRP: €133.88€116.66The Chomskian revolution in linguistics gave rise to a new orthodoxy about mind and language. Michael Devitt throws down a provocative challenge to that orthodoxy. What is linguistics about? What role should linguistic intuitions play in constructing... -
Stochasticity and Quantum Chaos: Proceedings of the 3rd Max Born Symposium, Sobotka Castle, September 15-17, 1993 by Zbigniew Haba 9780792332305
RRP: €53.54€53.51These are the proceedings of the Third Max Born Symposium which took place at SobOtka Castle in September 1993. The Symposium is organized annually by the Institute of Theoretical Physics of the University of Wroclaw. Max Born was a student and later on... -
Impulse Time-Domain Electromagnetics of Continuous Media by Alex Shvartsburg 9780817638962
RRP: €53.54€53.51tion of fields as a product of coordinate-dependent and time-dependent factors. The temporal variations of both media and fields are given by Fourier expansions. The successes of radiotechnique provided fertile ground for the dominance of sinusoidal... -
Ignorance of Language by Michael Devitt 9780199250974
RRP: €57.11€48.29The Chomskian revolution in linguistics gave rise to a new orthodoxy about mind and language. Michael Devitt throws down a provocative challenge to that orthodoxy. What is linguistics about? What role should linguistic intuitions play in constructing... -
Classical Mathematical Physics: Dynamical Systems and Field Theories by W. Thirring 9780387948430
€86.36This volume combines the enlarged and corrected editions of both volumes on classical physics of Thirring's famous course in mathematical physics. With numerous examples and remarks accompanying the text, it is suitable as a textbook for students in...