This book explains the latest research in mechanical engineering, detailing a new analytical approach—Akbari-Ganji’s Method (AGM)—for solving problems in aerospace, vibration and control, and nanotechnology.
A comprehensive overview of spiro compounds for academics and industry professionals. Covering modern synthesis strategies and their applications with up-to-date information, this collection will inspire future advances in the field.
This book reveals that fields and particles are rotational changes within an elastic medium called ‘ether’. This theory explains gravitational attraction, electromagnetism, electron spin, and nuclear reactions.
For students of medicine and biosciences, this book explains biomolecule-related organic chemistry. It explores fundamental theories not covered in basic textbooks and describes the chemistry of important biomolecules like carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids.
This guide to inorganic and organic chemistry is for students and competitors. Sample problems and solutions develop skills of analysis and problem-solving. It covers redox processes and qualitative reactions for identifying important ions, elements, and functional groups.
A tribute to universal mathematician Francisco Bulnes, whose contributions to pure and applied math are vital for future technologies and our understanding of the universe. Through anecdotes and analyses of his work, this book offers inspiration to PhD students and researchers.
Cyclic and Noncyclic Organic Compounds
This textbook covers the main classes of organic compounds, their structure, properties, and preparation. It connects theoretical concepts like stereochemistry, kinetics, and thermodynamics with modern methods of synthesis and analysis. For university students of chemistry.
Disasters are not always acts of nature. This book opens a new field in disaster research: those caused by mankind. From industrial accidents to political corruption, it explores our vulnerability, resilience, and introduces the new concept of disaster sustainability.
Drawing parallels to fluid dynamics, this book observes how solar wind creates vortex structures in the plasma wakes of planets and comets. These features reveal an outstanding property that could also be produced by stellar winds interacting with the ionospheres of exoplanets.
Sound is a major tool for studying the ocean environment and marine life. Understanding Ocean Acoustics focuses on environmental research using low frequencies relevant to fish and sea mammals, covering geoacoustic properties missing in most books on underwater acoustics.
This book opens the door to understanding the principles of combustion calculations. It integrates combustion with the open-source software Cantera, serving as an invaluable primer. This hands-on guide offers step-by-step examples for students, engineers, and researchers.
By coupling gravitational and magnetic fields, a normally weak relativistic effect is enhanced. This outward dragging increases the rotational velocities of galaxies, presenting important implications for the missing mass problem in galactic dynamics.
This book is a comprehensive introduction to the physics of intense laser-plasma interaction, motivated by applications in high-energy-density physics. For master’s and graduate students, it combines accessible theory with up-to-date developments and practical exercises.
This book covers degenerate and singular elliptic equations, which appear in applications from glaciology to fluid mechanics. Based on the author’s research, it is a useful reference for graduate students and researchers interested in differential equations.
This book discusses traffic information estimation methods using cellular network data for Intelligent Transportation Systems. It proposes three key methods: Handover (HO)-based, Fingerprint Positioning Algorithm (FPA)-based, and Cell Probe (CP)-based.
Antimicrobial Coatings for Biodegradable Polymers
This book provides new insights into methodologies for the preparation of antimicrobial coatings using diverse nanoparticles. These can be applied to medical textiles and hospital devices, reinforcing polymers’ functionality, even against microorganisms resistant to antibiotics.
Geometric and Wave Optics
A comprehensive course covering geometric, wave, and quantum optics, with applications and devices. Featuring clear diagrams, it offers detailed explanations with a physical approach and precise mathematical formalism. For undergraduate students, engineers, and researchers.
Reinforced Concrete Design
This book provides the fundamentals of analysis and design of reinforced concrete (RC) elements in a simple way. A valuable guide for students and practicing engineers, its design procedures provide a roadmap to create your own programming codes to increase design productivity.
This book shows how artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) are used to prevent security assaults on blockchain. It explores use cases and security methods, arguing that integrating AI and ML is crucial for increasing blockchain security.
This guide to forecasting adverse weather in the tropics combines theoretical foundations with practical methods for short-range forecasting in Northeast Brazil. It uses synoptic analysis, satellite data, and numerical models, making it essential for students and professionals.