Explore mathematical concepts from historical and cultural perspectives. This book uses original material to offer new discoveries and re-interpretations of problems, from the abacus to integral calculus. An enthusiastic and rigorous read for educators and general readers alike.
Celebrating Paolo Grigolini’s 50-year legacy in non-equilibrium statistical physics. This collection explores his pioneering work on the quantum-classical connection, anomalous diffusion, and new methods for detecting scaling in time series.
Entropy, Seismology and the View of Cosmology
To understand the universe, we must look not to space, but to what is hidden under our feet. Regularities in Earth’s seismicity, revealed by new seismic parameters, lead to a theory of entropy seismology with applications in earthquake prediction and even modern physics.
This textbook presents the foundations of electrochemistry, necessary to understand chemical power sources like batteries, hydrogen production, and corrosion protection. It is a systematic presentation from theory to practice, outlining concepts, formulas, and research methods.
Third-Party Risk Policies in the Netherlands
Keeping people safe in the densely populated Netherlands means balancing public health against the profits of industries creating hazardous risks. This book explores this balancing act, offering valuable insight into how sustainable policy can be achieved for all.
This book highlights friccohesity chemistry: the cohesive and adhesive forces in nanoformulations. It shows how this chemistry overcomes the quantum energy barrier to homogenize, encapsulate, and create kinetically balanced nanoemulsions.
History can teach leaders to solve complex environmental problems. Through case studies of forest management in Australia and the USA, this book reveals how non-linear thinking leads to success. While historical contexts change, the principles for tackling them do not.
This book provides solutions to problems in solid-state physics that have eluded scientific explanation for decades, tackling mysteries like the structure of thin films, the existence of amorphous metals, and the cause of the Giant Hall Effect.
This book provides insight into the fundamentals of IoT concepts, architecture, and applications. It details emerging applications—including environmental, agricultural, industrial, and medical sensing—by focusing on specific frameworks, challenges, and future research trends.
University texts on industrial electrochemistry often skip the fundamentals. This book details the central aspects of solution conductivity, electrode thermodynamics, and electrode processes not covered in usual programs. It will be useful for undergraduate and graduate students.
This textbook explains the physical processes governing the formation and evolution of planetary systems. Designed for undergraduates, the theory is developed from first principles, covering planetary dynamics, magnetic fields, and the fluid dynamics of circumstellar disks.
When the spherical molecule C60 was discovered in 1985, a science journalist did more than just report the news. He linked the glamorous discovery to the world of soot science, contriving a spectacular argument between scientists to promote the discoverers’ claim to fame.
Explore the wave and vibration equation, emphasizing singular solutions and physical content. This book covers applications from tsunamis and storm breakers to the ringing of bells and collapsing towers. For students, researchers, and engineers in physics and applied mathematics.
This book is an introduction to computational methods in physics. It details how to make a physical problem computable, using numerous examples and solved problems from classical mechanics to quantum mechanics, and directly teaches the reader how to implement these techniques.
Integrated Waste Management
This book investigates Circular Economy (CE) solutions to the issue of waste. It merges science and management to offer practical, techno-managerial solutions for transitioning to a low carbon economy, exploring both managerial aspects and advances in technical detailing.
Go on a mathematical adventure that challenges you to think about the “why,” not just the “how.” Featuring relatable characters and real-world problems, this book brings complex topics to life. A fun and engaging read that trains your mind to think mathematically.
This book describes wireless channels for mobile communication system design. It explains mobile propagation and analyses multi-path channel properties, validated by experiments. Topics include street cell design, antenna diversity, and SU/MU-MIMO channel models for 5G systems.
For advanced students, this book establishes a path from the study of phase transitions to the current understanding of living matter. It explores concepts from statistical mechanics, non-linear systems, chaos and self-organization drawn from physics, chemistry and biology.
Engineering of Solid Rocket Motors
This book explores the systems engineering, production processes and performance issues of solid rockets. It discusses state-of-the-art techniques and recent developments, appealing to rocket scientists, students, and professors.
Public disbelief slows the development of nuclear power. This can be overcome by creating reactors with inherent self-protection, where the causes of severe accidents are excluded by the laws of nature. This book collects reports from Russian specialists on such reactors.