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Adaptation in dynamical systems
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Ivan Tyukin |
"In the context of this book, adaptation is taken to mean a feature of a system aimed at achieving the best possible performance, when mathematical models of the environment and the system itself are… |
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Fizzics
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"We've all spent summers past blowing bubbles in the backyard. But the humble bubble (and its opposite, the droplet) are fascinating cornerstones of the world around us. This book, breathtaking in it… |
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Field theory of non-equilibrium systems
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Alex Kamenev |
"The physics of non-equilibrium many-body systems is one of the most rapidly expanding areas of theoretical physics. Traditionally used in the study of laser physics and superconducting kinetics, the… |
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Physics
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"Cutnell and Johnson's 9th edition of Physics continues to offer material to help the development of conceptual understanding, and show the relevance of physics to readers lives and future careers"-- |
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Computational fluid dynamics
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F. Magoulès |
"This reference concentrates on advanced techniques of computational fluid dynamics. It offers illustrations of new developments of classical methods as well as recent methods that appear in the fiel… |
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A Universe from Nothing
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"Internationally known theoretical physicist and bestselling author Lawrence Krauss offers provocative, revelatory answers to the most basic philosophical questions: Where did our universe come from?… |
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Thermal physics
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Allen L. Wasserman |
"Thermodynamics has benefited from nearly 100 years of parallel development with quantum mechanics. As a result, thermal physics has been considerably enriched in concepts, technique and purpose, and… |
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Statistical physics of liquids at freezing and beyond
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Shankar P. Das |
"Exploring important theories for understanding freezing and the liquid-glass transition, this book is useful for graduate students and researchers in soft-condensed matter physics, chemical physics … |
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Ordinary geniuses
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Gino Segrè |
"A biography of two maverick scientists whose intellectual wanderlust kick-started modern genomics and cosmology. Max Delbruck and George Gamow, the so-called ordinary geniuses of Segrè's third book,… |
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Dynamic force spectroscopy and biomolecular recognition
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"Molecular recognition or biorecognition is the heart of all biological interactions. Originating from protein stretching experiments, dynamical force spectroscopy allows for the extraction of detail… |
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Knocking on heaven's door
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Lisa Randall |
"From the one of Time magazine's "100 Most Influential People in the World"-- and bestselling author of Warped Passages--an exhilarating and readable overview of the latest ideas in physics and a rou… |
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Neutrons, nuclei, and matter
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J. Byrne |
"Hailed as "an excellent survey" by Physics Today, this encyclopedic reference volume covers virtually every aspect of neutron physics. Its accessible treatment constitutes a major compilation of fun… |
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The ultimate book of Saturday science
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N. A. Downie |
"The Ultimate Book of Saturday Science is Neil Downie's biggest and most astounding compendium yet of science experiments you can do in your own kitchen or backyard using common household items. It m… |
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Physics of radio-frequency plasmas
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Pascal Chabert |
"Low-temperature radio-frequency plasmas are essential in various sectors of advanced technology, from micro-engineering to spacecraft propulsion systems and efficient sources of light. The subject l… |
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Henri Poincaré
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Jeremy J. Gray |
"Henri Poincaré (1854-1912) was not just one of the most inventive, versatile, and productive mathematicians of all time--he was also a leading physicist who almost won a Nobel Prize for physics and … |
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Introduction to the physics of waves
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Tim Freegarde |
"Balancing concise mathematical analysis with the real-world examples and practical applications that inspire students, this textbook provides a clear and approachable introduction to the physics of … |
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Time reborn
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Lee Smolin |
One of our foremost thinkers and public intellectuals offers a radical new view of the nature of time, and explores its implications for everything from physics and cosmology to economics and climate… |
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What If?
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Randall Munroe |
Millions of people visit xkcd.com each week to read Randall Munroe's iconic webcomic. His stick-figure drawings about science, technology, language, and love have a large and passionate following. Fa… |
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Waves and oscillations in plasmas
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Hans L. Pécseli |
"Preface These notes were prepared for lectures in plasma physics at the University of Tromsø and at the Department of Physics at the University of Oslo. The author would like to thank students and c… |
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Feynman's Rainbow
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Leonard Mlodinow |
For a young physicist struggling to find his place in the world, the relationship that would most profoundly influence his life was with his mentor, the Nobel Prize-winning physicist Richard Feynman. |
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