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  • The New Cosmic Onionby Frank Close

    CRC Press 2006; US$ 39.95

    Not since Newton's apple has there been a physics phenomenon as deliciously appealing to the masses as Frank Close's Cosmic Onion. Widely embraced by scientists and laypersons alike, the book quickly became an international bestseller, has been translated into seven languages, and propelled the author to become a recognized popular science celebrity around the world. Much has changed since the original publication in 1983, and The New Cosmic Onion was extensively revised and updated to reflect our new view of the universe. Keeping the best contents from the previous work, this new edition includes extensive new material explaining the scientific challenges at the start of this century. more...

  • Fundamental Forces Of Natureby Kerson Huang

    World Scientific 2007; US$ 70.00

    Gauge fields are the messengers carrying signals between elementary particles, enabling them to interact with each other. Originating at the level of quarks, these basic interactions percolate upwards, through nuclear and atomic physics, through chemical and solid state physics, to make our everyday world go round. This book tells the story of gauge fields, from Maxwell's 1860 theory of electromagnetism to the 1954 theory of Yang and Mills that underlies the Standard Model of elementary particle theory. In the course of the narration, the author introduces people and events in experimental and theoretical physics that contribute to ideas that have shaped our conception of the physical world. more...

  • The Handy Physics Answer Bookby Paul W. Zitzewitz

    Visible Ink Press 2011; US$ 18.95

    Eschewing 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...

  • Hyperspaceby Michio Kaku; Robert O'Keefe

    Oxford University Press, USA 1994; US$ 16.00

    Are there other dimensions beyond our own? Is time travel possible? Can we change the past? Are there gateways to parallel universes? All of us have pondered such questions, but there was a time when scientists dismissed these notions as outlandish speculations. Not any more. Today, they are the focus of the most intense scientific activity in recent memory. In Hyperspace, Michio Kaku, author of the widely acclaimed Beyond Einstein and a leading theoretical physicist, offers the first book-length tour of the most exciting (and perhaps most bizarre) work in modern physics, work which includes research on the tenth dimension, time warps, black holes, and multiple universes. The theory of hyperspace (or higher dimensional space)--and its newest... more...

  • Mad about Physicsby Christopher Jargodzki; Franklin Potter

    John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2002; US$ 17.95

    Why 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...

  • Magnetohydrodynamics and the Earth's Coreby Andrew M. Soward

    CRC Press 2002; US$ 99.95

    This volume comprises of papers which were presented at the Paul Roberts' Anniversary meeting at the University of Exeter aand reflect his research contributions which are remarkable in their diversity, depth of contents and international importance. The volume is presented in the following sections covering geomagnetism and dynamos; fluid mechanics and MHD; superfluidity; mixed phase regions. There is a commentary of the papers putting the work of Paul Roberts into historical context and this volume provides a valuable source of reference for graduates and researchers working in this area of geoscience. more...

  • Wigglers, Undulators, and their Applicationsby Hideo Onuki; Pascal Elleaume

    CRC Press 2002; US$ 199.95

    A detailed presentation of the radiation produced by insertion devices (Wigglers), the engineering, and the associated beamline instrumentation, along with their scientific applications. more...

  • Quantities for Dosimetry of Ionizing Radiations in Liquidby D E Watt

    CRC Press 1996; US$ 199.95

    Intended as a reference handbook of quantities used in dosimetry of ionizing radiations in three major sections. more...

  • Structure and Reactions of Light Exotic Nucleiby Yasuyuki Suzuki; Kazuhiro Yabana; Rezso G. Lovas; Kalman Varga

    CRC Press 2003; US$ 129.95

    This book provides an introduction into the rapidly developing field of light exotic nuclei, that is light nuclei of unusuual composition. more...

  • Problems And Solutions On Electromagnetismby L Y kuo; S P Zhao

    World Scientific 1993; US$ 101.40

    The material for these volumes has been selected from the past twenty years' examination questions for graduate students at University of California at Berkeley, Columbia University, the University of Chicago, MIT, State University of New York at Buffalo, Princeton University and University of Wisconsin. more...