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Chaos In The Cosmos: New Insights Into The Universe - Barry Parker

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July 2, 2008

Book Description
The concept of chaos has brought a revolution to modern science. In place of their once confident pretensions to complete knowledge of the universe–at least theoretically–scientists have been forced by chaos to admit that there are situations that do not admit of complete predictability, even above the quantum scale of events, where uncertainty is so powerful. Parker begins with a lucid explanation of chaos and its roots in past science and mathematics, then proceeds to how chaos affects modern astronomy. The structure of the rings of Saturn, the orbits of the asteroids, even the gross configuration of the galaxies and the universe itself are all cryptic and enigmatic, but chaos helps to explain them. Parker illuminates these developments in all their exquisite details.
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Astronomy/AstroPhysics
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Fundamentals and Applications of Ultrasonic Waves (Pure and Applied Physics) - J. David N. Cheeke

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July 2, 2008

Book Description
Ultrasonics. A subject with applications across all the basic sciences, engineering, medicine, and oceanography, yet even the broader topic of acoustics is now rarely offered at undergraduate levels. Ultrasonics is addressed primarily at the doctoral level, and texts appropriate for beginning graduate students or newcomers to the field are virtually nonexistent. Fundamentals and Applications of Ultrasonic Waves fills that void. Designed specifically for senior undergraduates, beginning graduate students, and those just entering the field, it begins with the fundamentals, but goes well beyond the simple, general concepts of waves to a detailed treatment of ultrasonic waves in isotropic media. Addressing a wide range of topics, the author focuses on the physics of acoustic waves, their propagation,
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Applied Physics, Wave Motion
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Encyclopedia Dictionary of Condensed Matter Physics - Franco Bassani

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July 2, 2008

Book Description
The work provides solid coverage in the fundamental theoretical aspects of the subject, with carefully planned cross-linking and structuring to give the user the potential to gain a solid grounding in the theoretical aspects of quantum mechanics, mechanics, electrodynamics, relativity, statistical mechanics, and elementary particiles that form the core physics background for the field.
These core areas form the background for coverage of such areas as crystallography, transport phenomena, various theoretical models (electronic, band structure, materials property models, etc), and physical properties of materials (electrical, magnetic, optical, thermal, etc). Coverage of experimental techniques will include, among others, the full range of scattering, microscopy, and spectroscopy techniques.
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Solid State Physics
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Structure and Chemistry of Crystalline Solids - Bodie Douglas, Shih-Ming Ho

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July 2, 2008

Book Description

Crystallographers have an elegant system using definitive notation for describing crystal structures, but it does not serve as well the needs of many others working with crystalline solids. Most chemists, metallurgists, mineralogists, geologists and workers in material sciences need a simple system and notation for describing crystal structures. Structure and Chemistry of Crystalline Solids presents a widely applicable system with simple notation giving important information about the structure and the chemical environment of ions or molecules. It is easily understood and used by those concerned with applications dependent on structure-properties relationships. This book addresses the needs of people working with crystal structures in several fields, while most other books on crystal structures are more than two decades old. Early chapters provide an introduction to crystal structures and symmetry for readers with a variety of backgrounds.
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Solid State Physics
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Stars and Planets (Read It Yourself - Level 2) - Lorraine Horsley

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July 2, 2008


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Astronomy/AstroPhysics
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Simulating Hamiltonian Dynamics (Cambridge Monographs on Applied and Computational Mathematics) - Benedict Leimkuhler, Sebastian Reich

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July 2, 2008

Book Description
The simulation of matter by direct computation of individual atomic motions has seen huge growth in recent years: it has become an important element in the design of new drugs and in the construction of new materials. The goal of this book it to show how to place the numerical techniques needed for such simulation on a solid footing, thereby aiding the design of new, faster and more robust solution schemes. Clear exposition, worked examles and plentiful exercises mean this account will be valued by students, practitioners and researchers alike.
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Applied Physics, Computational Physics
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Properties of Silicon Germanium and SiGe: Carbon (Emis Datareviews, 24) - Erich Kasper, K. Lyutovich

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July 2, 2008

Book Description
The industrial relevance of SiGe has increased dramatically in the last few years with the manufacture of heterojunction bipolar ciruits for the commercial wireless and datacomms markets by IBM and TEMIC, with over 20 companies planning manufacture in the near future. Major high technology companies see the development and use of SiGe as an important part of their strategy, so that there is a strong impetus to improve its characterization and exploitation.
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Semiconductor
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Physics with MAPLE: The Computer Algebra Resource for Mathematical Methods in Physics - Frank Y. Wang

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July 2, 2008

Book Description
Written by an experienced physicist who is active in applying computer algebra to relativistic astrophysics and education, this is the resource for mathematical methods in physics using MapleTM and MathematicaTM. Through in-depth problems from core courses in the physics curriculum, the author guides students to apply analytical and numerical techniques in mathematical physics, and present the results in interactive graphics. Around 180 simulating exercises are included to facilitate learning by examples.
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Computational Physics
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Liquid Crystalline Polymers - Xin-Jiu Wang, Qi-Feng Zhou

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July 2, 2008

Book Description
Covers the concept of liquid crystals, the theoretical description of liquid crystalline polymers, molecular engineering and phase identification. Last two chapters summarize the properties and applications of liquid crystalline polymers.
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Solid State Physics
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Introduction to Classical Mechanics: With Problems and Solutions - David Morin

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July 2, 2008

Book Description

This textbook covers all the standard introductory topics in classical mechanics, including Newton’s laws, oscillations, energy, momentum, angular momentum, planetary motion, and special relativity. It also explores more advanced topics, such as normal modes, the Lagrangian method, gyroscopic motion, fictitious forces, 4-vectors, and general relativity. It contains more than 250 problems with detailed solutions so students can easily check their understanding of the topic.
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Classical Mechanics
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