Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Basic Concepts of String Theory Basic Concepts of String Theory Ralph Blumenhagen <p>The purpose of this book is to thoroughly prepare the reader for research in string theory. It is intended as a textbook in the sense that, starting from the basics, the material is presented in a… OL19829762W
Macroscopic Models for Vehicular Flows and Crowd Dynamics: Theory and Applications Macroscopic Models for Vehicular Flows and Crowd Dynamics: Theory and Applications Massimiliano Daniele Rosini This monograph presents a systematic treatment of the theory for hyperbolic conservation laws and their applications to vehicular traffics and crowd dynamics. In the first part of the book, the auth… OL19885041W
Quantum Gravity and Quantum Cosmology Quantum Gravity and Quantum Cosmology Gianluca Calcagni <p>Quantum gravity has developed into a fast-growing subject in physics and it is expected that probing the high-energy and high-curvature regimes of gravitating systems will shed some light on how t… OL19898206W
Renormalization Group and Fixed Points Renormalization Group and Fixed Points Timothy J. Hollowood This Brief presents an introduction to the theory of the renormalization group in the context of quantum field theories of relevance to particle physics. Emphasis is placed on gaining a physical unde… OL19899551W
Strongly Interacting Matter in Magnetic Fields Strongly Interacting Matter in Magnetic Fields Dmitri Kharzeev The physics of strongly interacting matter in an external magnetic field is presently emerging as a topic of great cross-disciplinary interest for particle, nuclear, astro- and condensed matter physi… OL19904512W
Symmetries, Integrable Systems and Representations Symmetries, Integrable Systems and Representations Kenji Iohara <p>This volume is the result of two international workshops; <i>Infinite Analysis 11 – Frontier of Integrability</i> – held at University of Tokyo, Japan in July 25th to 29th, 2011, and <i>Symmetries… OL19905253W
Theory of Gravitational Interactions Theory of Gravitational Interactions Maurizio Gasperini <p>This reference textbook is an up-to-date and self-contained introduction to the theory of gravitational interactions. The first part of the book follows the traditional presentation of general rel… OL19906677W