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The Handy Physics Answer Bookby Paul W. Zitzewitz
Visible Ink Press 2011; US$ 18.95Eschewing the usual mathematical explanations for physics phenomena, this approachable reference explains complicated scientific concepts in plain English that everyone can understand. Completely updated to tackle the big issues such as gravity, magnetism, sound, and what really happens in the Large Hadron Collider, this engaging look at physics also spells out why cats always land on their feet, why people appear to have red eyes in photographs, and the real danger of looking at an eclipse. For everyone who ever wondered how a light bulb works or how squirrels avoid electrocution on the power lines, this handbook supplies answers on the physics of everyday life and examines the developments in the exploration... more...
Mad about Physicsby Christopher Jargodzki; Franklin Potter
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2002; US$ 17.95Why is there eight times more ice in Antarctica than in the Arctic? Why can you warm your hands by blowing gently, and cool your hands by blowing hard? Why would a pitcher scuff a baseball?Which weighs more-a pound of feathers or a pound of iron? Let science experts Christopher Jargodzki and Franklin Potter guide you through the curiosities of physics and you'll find the answers to these and hundreds of other quirky conundrums. You'll discover why sounds carry well over water (especially in the summer), how a mouse can be levitated in a magnetic field, why backspin is so important when shooting a basketball, and whether women are indeed as strong as men. With nearly 400 questions and answers on everything from race cars to jumping fleas to... more...
Wigglers, Undulators, and their Applicationsby Hideo Onuki; Pascal Elleaume
CRC Press 2002; US$ 199.95A detailed presentation of the radiation produced by insertion devices (Wigglers), the engineering, and the associated beamline instrumentation, along with their scientific applications. more...
Frustrated Spin Systemsby H. T. Diep
World Scientific 2005; US$ 127.40Frustrated spin systems have been first investigated five decades ago. Well-known examples include the Ising model on the antiferromagnetic triangular lattice studied by G H Wannier in 1950 and the Heisenberg helical structure discovered independently by A Yoshimori, J Villain and T A Kaplan in 1959. However, many properties of frustrated systems are still not well understood at present. Recent studies reveal that established theories, numerical simulations as well as experimental techniques have encountered many difficulties in dealing with frustrated systems. This volume highlights the latest theoretical, numerical and experimental developments in the field. The book is intended for post-graduate students as well as researchers in statistical... more...
Hidden Attractionby Gerrit L. Verschuur
Oxford University Press 1996; US$ 25.95Long one of nature's most fascinating phenomena, magnetism was once the subject of many superstitions. Magnets were thought useful to thieves, effective as a love potion or as a cure for gout or spasms. They could remove sorcery from women and put demons to flight and even reconcile married couples. It was said that a lodestone pickled in the salt of sucking fish had the power to attract gold. Today, these beliefs have been put aside, but magnetism is no less remarkable for our modern understanding of it. In Hidden Attraction, Gerrit L. Verschuur, a noted astronomer and National Book Award nominee for The Invisible Universe, traces the history of our fascination with magnetism, from the first discovery of magnets in Greece, to state-of-the-art... more...
Selected papers from 18th Symposium on Electromagnetic phenomena in nonlinear circuits 2004by Andrzej Demenfo; Kay Hameyer; Lech Nowak; Krzysztof Zawirski
Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2006; US$ 199.00Selected papers from the 18th Symposium on Electromagnetic Phenomena in Nonlinear Circuits 2004. The event held in Poznan, Poland, 28th-30th June 2004. The aim of the conference was to present recent advances in the analysis and synthesis of nonlinear electric and magnetic circuits as well as to provide the forum for discussion on applications of nonlinear phenomena in electrical engineering. This ebook is guest edited by Professor Dr Andrzej Demenko with Co-editors Profesoor Kay Hameyer, Professor Dr Lech Nowak and Professor Dr Krzysztof Zawirski. more...
Selected papers from the 11th International Symposium on Electromagnetics Fields in Electrical Engineering ISEF 20003by Professor S. Wiak
Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2004; US$ 199.00This paper presents a curvilinearlyestablished finite-difference time-domain methodology for the enhanced 3D analysis of electromagnetic and acoustic propagation in generalised electromagnetic compatibility devices, junctions or bent ducts. Based on an exact multimodal decomposition and a higherorder differencing topology, the new technique successfully treats complex systems of varying cross-section and guarantees the consistent evaluation of their scattering parameters or resonance frequencies. To subdue the non-separable modes at the structures? interfaces, a convergent grid approach is developed, while the tough case of abrupt excitations is also studied. Thus, the proposed algorithm attains significant accuracy and savings, as numerically... more...
Electromagnetic Materials - Proceedings Of The Symposium Rby Lim Hock; Serguei Matitsine; Gan Yeow Beng
World Scientific 2005; US$ 127.00This volume comprises the main ideas and the latest results in the study of electromagnetic materials, as presented at the Symposium on Electromagnetic Materials, ICMAT 2005. The high quality contributions reflect the principle aims of the conference: to provide an international forum for scientists and engineers to report their most recent research findings, to exchange ideas and information, and to nuture and establish research ties. Electromagnetic materials have both civilian and defence applications, such as novel antenna designs, protection against high power transients in densely packed printed circuits, and special frequency response or polarization response to meet component or system specifications. An in-depth understanding of the... more...
Materials Processing In Magnetic Fields - Proceedings Of The International Workshop On Materials Analysis And Processing In Magnetic Fieldsby Hans J Schneider-Muntau; Hitoshi Wada
World Scientific 2005; US$ 151.00Processing in magnetic fields is a rapidly expanding research area with a wide range of promising applications in materials science, development and design. Numerous research centers dedicated to materials research and processing in magnetic fields have been created around the world. This volume brings together contributions from these centers to review the most recent activities in this field. The papers in this book cover a broad spectrum of research of the effects on magnetic fields in materials processing. The cutting-edge research topics include magnetic levitation of diamagnetic matter and its applications; anisotropy, used for aligning fibers, polymers, and carbon nanotubes; texturing of materials during a phase transition, in both liquid-to-solid... more...
Megagauss Magnetic Field Generation, Its Application To Science And Ultra-high Pulsed-power Technology - Procs Of The Viiith Int'l Conf On Megagauss Magnetic Field Generation And Related Topicsby Hans J Schneider-Muntau
World Scientific 2004; US$ 218.00The generation of megagauss fields for science and technology is an exciting area at the extremes of parameter space, involving the application and controlled handling of extremely high power and energy densities in small volumes and on short time scales. New physical phenomena, technological challenges, and the selection and development of materials, together create a unique potential and synergy resulting in fascinating discoveries and achievements. This book is a collection of the contributions of an international conference, which assembled the leading scientists and engineers worldwide working on the generation and use of the strongest magnetic fields possible. Other research activities include generators that employ explosives to create... more...









