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Taylor & Francis Ltd Understanding the Properties of Matter
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Taylor & Francis Chinese Space Policy
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Taylor & Francis Explorations in Daoism
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Glimpsing Reality Ideas in Physics and the Link to Biology Routledge Library Editions History Philosophy of Science
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Measurement of Wool Fibre Properties and their Effect on Worsted Processing Performance and Product Quality
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Taylor & Francis Explorations in Daoism
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Taylor & Francis Science at the Cross Roads Routledge Revivals
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Taylor & Francis Science at the Cross Roads Routledge Revivals
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Integral Representations For Spatial Models of Mathematical Physics 351 Chapman HallCRC Research Notes in Mathematics Series
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Taylor & Francis Ltd A Life In Science
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Taylor & Francis Ltd SQUIDs the Josephson Effects and Superconducting Electronics
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Electrical and Magnetic Methods of Nondestructive Testing
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Mystery of the Quantum World
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Mystery of the Quantum World
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering Series in Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering
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Taylor & Francis Ltd XRay Lasers 1996 Proceedings of the Fifth International Conference on XRay Lasers held in Lund Sweden 1014 June 1996 151 Institute of Physics Conference Series
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Tensor Properties of Crystals
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Semiconductor Quantum Optoelectronics
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Taylor & Francis Ltd GEMA
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Computing in Nonlinear Media and Automata Collectives
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Geometry and Physics of Branes Series in High
Book SynopsisBranes are solitonic configurations of a string theory that are represented by extended objects in a higher-dimensional space-time. They are essential for a comprehension of the non-perturbative aspects of string theory, in particular, in connection with string dualities. From the mathematical viewpoint, branes are related to several important theories, such as homological mirror symmetry and quantum cohomology.Geometry and Physics of Branes provides an introduction to current research in some of these different areas, both in physics and mathematics. The book opens with a lucid introduction to the basic aspects of branes in string theory. Topics covered in subsequent chapters include tachyon condensation, the geometry surrounding the Gopakumar-Vafa conjecture (a duality between the SU(N) Chern-Simons theory on S3 and a IIA string theory compactified on a Calabi-Yau 3-fold), two-dimensional conformal field theory on open and unoriented surfaces, and the development of a homologTrade Review"The introductory lectures are particularly pedagogical and clear and I recommend them to my students that enter the subject." -M. BianchiTable of ContentsIntroductionU. Bruzzo Deformation Theory, Homological Algebra and Mirror SymmetryKenji FuyakaTopics in String Tachyon DynamicsCe'sar Go'mez and Pedro RescoLarge N Dualities and D-BranesAntonella Grassi and Michele RossiElementary Introduction to Branes in String TheoryAlberto LerdaTwo-Dimensional Conformal Field Theory on Open and Unoriented SurfacesYassen Stanev
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CRC Press Ceramic Processing and Sintering
Book SynopsisAs the field''s premiere source, this reference is extensively revised and expanded to collect hard-to-find applications, equations, derivations, and examples illustrating the latest developments in ceramic processing technology. This book is concerned primarily with the processing of polycrystalline ceramics and focuses on the widespread fabrication of ceramics by the firing of consolidated powders forms. A brief treatment of sol-gel processing is also included.Ceramic Processing and Sintering, Second Edition provides clear and intensive discussions on colloidal and sol-gel processing, sintering of ceramics, and kinetic processes in materials. From powder synthesis and consolidation to sintering and densification behavior, this latest edition emphasizes the impact of each processing procedure on ceramic properties. The second edition also contains new and extended discussions on colloid stability, polymer growth and gelation, additives in ceramic forming, diffusion and defectTrade Review"…well-researched…up-to-date, thorough, and extensive…it summarizes in a single text a lot of information which is otherwise only available in several…texts and review articles."- Glass Technology"…useful…and…easy-to-read."- Materials and ManufactureTable of ContentsCeramic fabrication processes: an introductory overview. Synthesis of powders. Powder characterization. Science of colloidal processing. Sol-gel processing. Powder consolidation and forming of ceramics. Sintering of ceramics: fundamentals. Theory of solid-state and viscous sintering. Grain growth and microstructure control. Liquid-phase sintering. Special topics in sintering. Densification process variables and densification practice. Appendices A-F.
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CRC Press Principles and Practice of Bioanalysis
Book SynopsisIn the seven years since the publication of Principles and Practice of Bioanalysis bioanalytical methods have remained the same, but their usage patterns have changed. This second edition of a bestseller provides an updated guide to the techniques used in developing and running ultra-trace analyses for drugs, metabolites, and other substances.Extensively revised, this volume reflects the dynamic growth in methodologies that has occurred over the past five years. Each chapter has been overhauled or re-written to reflect modern practice. Experts in the field offer a logical path through the problems of small molecule bioanalysis, enabling you to choose the appropriate methods of analysis across a number of fields, including the agrochemical and pharmaceutical industries. They cover a wide range of analytical methods, including mass spectrometry, liquid chromatography, immunoassay, NMR, and gas chromatography. Presenting the information in an informal and highly acTrade Review"The book consists of 15 chapters written by internationally distinguished experts from biotech and pharmacological companies, mostly located in United Kingdom…. Each chapter contains a bibliography of the most important papers in each field discussed in the book. This book is quite valuable theoretically and methodologically for specialists of various fields of analytical chemistry and biochemistry, molecular biology, and biotechnology. I believe that this book will become an important desk book for researchers working with bioanalysis of various drugs and metabolites."—G. Ya. Wiederschain, Doctor of Biological Sciences, in Biochemistry, 2008, Vol. 73, No. 12"… a living guide on the subject, scrutinizing how its topics have changed over the years – mass spectronomy, immunoassay, gas chromatography and more. A scholarly, seminal piece, Principles and Practices of Bioanalysis is highly recommended for community library science collections." – James A. Cox and Diane C. Donovan in Midwest Book Review, 2008"I found it instructive and interesting – an adjective that unfortunately can only be applied to textbooks relatively infrequently!" – E. R. Adlard, in Chromatographia, July 2008, Vol. 68, No. 1/2Table of ContentsPhysico-chemical Properties of Drugs and Metabolites and their Extraction from Biological Material. Solid Phase Extraction. Basic HPLC Theory and Practice. HPLC Optimisation. HPLC Detectors. Gas Chromotography: What It Is and How We Use It. Thin Layer Chromotography. Capillary Electrophoresis. Immunoassay Techniques. Automation of Sample Preparation. Fundamental Aspects of Mass Spectrometry . Applications of Mass Spectrometry. Quantitative Mass Spectometry. Mass Spectrometric Identification of Metabolites. Nuclear Magnetic Resonance in Drug Metabolism. Strategy in Metabolite Isolation and Identificaiton. Strategy for the Development of Quantitative Analytical Procedures.
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Taylor & Francis Concise Handbook of Mathematics and Physics
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Taylor & Francis Engineering Analysis of Fires and Explosions
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Directory Of Plants Containing Secondary Metabolites
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Superconductivity of Metals and Cuprates
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Fundamentals of Radiation Dosimetry Series in Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Gallium Arsenide and Related Compounds 1991 Proceedings of the Eighteenth INT Symposium 912 September 1991 Seattle USA
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Taylor & Francis Ltd LaserPlasma Interactions 4
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Material Balances for Chemical Reacting Systems
Written for use in the first course of a typical chemical engineering program, Material Balances for Chemical Reacting Systems introduces and teaches students a rigorous approach to solving the types of macroscopic balance problems they will encounter as chemical engineers. This first course is generally taken after students have completed their studies of calculus and vector analysis, and these subjects are employed throughout this text. Since courses on ordinary differential equations and linear algebra are often taken simultaneously with the first chemical engineering course, these subjects are introduced as needed. Teaches readers the fundamental concepts associated with macroscopic balance analysis of multicomponent, reacting systems Offers a novel and scientifically correct approach to handling chemical reactions Includes an introductory approach to chemical kinetics Features many worked o
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Elementary Introduction to Quantum Geometry
Book SynopsisThis graduate textbook provides an introduction to quantum gravity, when spacetime is two-dimensional. The quantization of gravity is the main missing piece of theoretical physics, but in two dimensions it can be done explicitly with elementary mathematical tools, but it still has most of the conceptional riddles present in higher dimensional (not yet known) quantum gravity. It provides an introduction to a very interdisciplinary field, uniting physics (quantum geometry) and mathematics (combinatorics) in a non-technical way, requiring no prior knowledge of quantum field theory or general relativity. Using the path integral, the chapters provide self-contained descriptions of random walks, random trees and random surfaces as statistical systems where the free relativistic particle, the relativistic bosonic string and two-dimensional quantum gravity are obtained as scaling limits at phase transition points of these statistical systems. The geometric nature of the theoriTable of Contents1. Preliminary Material Part 1: the Path Integral. 2. The Free Relativistic particle. 3. One-Dimensional Quantum Gravity. 4. Branched Polymers. 5. Random Surfaces and Bosonic Strings. 6. Two-Dimensional Quantum Gravity. 7. The Fractal Structure of 2D Gravity. 8. The Causal Dynamical Triangulation model. Appendix A: Preliminary Material Part 2: Green Functions. Appendix B: Problem Sets 1-12. Appendix C: Solutions to Problem Sets 1-13.
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Taylor & Francis Ltd AntiCorrosive Nanomaterials
Book SynopsisCorrosion is a great challenge in many industries, especially in the automotive, aerospace, and oil and gas industries, with conservative estimations accounting for losses of around 2.2 trillion US dollars per year in the United States alone. Providing a comprehensive overview of the history and development of nanomaterials, this book discusses various practices for protection against corrosion.Key Features:Provides a comprehensive and updated review of major innovations in the field of nanomaterials in industrial, corrosion, and environmental science and engineering Encompasses design, characterization, mechanism, and application of nanomaterials from different strategies on the efficacy and major challenges associated with successful scaleup designing Essential reference for present and future research in nanomaterials Includes relevant aspects of organic and inorganic nanomaterials, hybrid nanomaterials, and nanocoatings in anticorrosion aTable of ContentsContents History and Development of Nanomaterials General Classification, Designing Principles, Synthesis Methods, and Potential Applications of Nanomaterials Corrosion Processes and Strategies for Protection Emerging Characterization and Analytical Techniques for Corrosion Research Anticorrosive Application of Graphene and its Derivatives Zero-Dimensional Carbon Dots as Anticorrosive Nanomaterial Fabrication and Applications of Fullerene-Based Anticorrosive Coatings Carbon Nanotubes & Nanofiber: Functionalization and their Applications in Corrosion Protections Metal-Organic Framework-Based Nanomaterials for Anticorrosive Applications Supramolecular Polymer Nanocomposites for Corrosion Control Recent Progress of MXene-based Nanomaterials for Corrosion Protection Nanomaterial Nanostructure Metals and Alloys for Corrosion Prevention Metal-Oxide Based Anticorrosion Nanocoating Nanoceramics for Enhanced Corrosion protection Stimuli-responsive Smart Nanocoatings for Autonomous Corrosion Monitoring and Control Organic-inorganic Hybrid Nanocomposite Coatings for Corrosion Protection Opportunities and Challenges for Molecular Simulation Machine Learning in Anticorrosive Nanomaterials Summary and Future Perspectives of Corrosion Protection at the Nanoscale: Economics, Commercialization, and Enivronmental Considerations
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Advances in Energy Materials and Environment
Book SynopsisThis new book, Advances in Energy Materials and Environment Engineering, covers the timely issue of green applications of materials. It covers the diverse usages of carbon nanotubes for energy, for power, for the protection of the environment, and for new energy applications. The diverse topics in the volume include energy saving technologies, renewable energy, clean energy development, nuclear engineering and hydrogen energy, advanced power semiconductors, power systems and energy and much more. This timely book addresses the need of the hour and will prove to be valuable for environmentally conscious industry professionals, faculty and students, and researchers in materials science, engineering, and environment with interest in energy materials.Table of ContentsEnergy materials and chemical properties structure researchEnergy utilization and energy-saving energy storage technologyEnvironmental pollution prevention and green ecological restorationUrban environmental engineering and environmental monitoring planning
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Polyamide Thin Film Composite Membranes for Water
Book SynopsisThe global market for polymeric membranes used in water and wastewater treatment is experiencing robust growth, with polyamide (PA) thin film composite (TFC) membranes dominating reverse osmosis (RO) and nanofiltration (NF) processes. This monograph presents the latest trends in characterization techniques for PA TFC membranes and provides the most current and relevant information on these techniques tailored specifically for TFC NF and RO membranes.Features Focuses solely on the characterization of PA TFC membranes used in water and wastewater treatment. Provides the latest insights into employing advanced and emerging characterization tools to analyze the intrinsic properties of the PA selective layer and evaluate the overall performance of PA TFC membranes during filtration processes. Extensively examines the strengths and limitations of each membrane characterization tool, offering in-depth analyses for readers.This book is an indispensable ref
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Taylor & Francis Forensic Science Laboratory Benchmarking
Book SynopsisForensic Science Laboratory Benchmarking: The FORESIGHT Manual takes a step-by-step instructional approach to utilizing FORESIGHT data, detailing how labs can participate in the process to improve efficiencies. The FORESIGHT Projectâa business benchmarking process for forensic service providersâwas created in 2008 to collect and report data while offering improvement to processes through analysis, comparisons, and best practice evaluations. The program has grown to include more than 200 participating forensic laboratories worldwide.FORESIGHT offers the capability for labs to improve core functions, provide and benefit from metrics, and thus, improve the labs capabilities and functioning for the public good, while maintaining their often limited, fixed budgets. Due to ever-increasing caseloads, forensic laboratories are constantly plagued by backlogged caseworkâcases submitted to the laboratory but not yet worked. This leads to inefficiencies, delays, and unhappy
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Dopants and Defects in Semiconductors
Book SynopsisPraise for the First EditionThe book goes beyond the usual textbook in that it provides more specific examples of real-world defect physics an easy reading, broad introductory overview of the field ?Materials Today well written, with clear, lucid explanations ?Chemistry WorldThis revised edition provides the most complete, up-to-date coverage of the fundamental knowledge of semiconductors, including a new chapter that expands on the latest technology and applications of semiconductors. In addition to inclusion of additional chapter problems and worked examples, it provides more detail on solid-state lighting (LEDs and laser diodes). The authors have achieved a unified overview of dopants and defects, offering a solid foundation for experimental methods and the theory of defects in semiconductors.Matthew D. McCluskey is a professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy and Materials Science Program at Washington StTrade Review"The second edition of this textbook lays the groundwork for both the classical and modern developments in the theory of semiconductors. This book is significant both for its presentation of the basic principles of the theory of defects in semiconductors and for its exposition of recent developments in the field, such as LEDs and laser diodes."--Christian Brosseau, OSA Fellow and professor of physics, Université de Bretagne Occidentale, Brest, FranceTable of Contents1. Semiconductor Basics 2. Defect Classifications 3. Interfaces and Devices 4. Crystal Growth and Doping 5. Electronic Properties 6. Vibrational Properties 7. Optical Properties 8. Thermal Properties 9. Electrical Measurements 10. Optical Spectroscopy 11. Particle-Beam Methods 12. Microscopy and Structural Characterization
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Exascale Scientific Applications
Book SynopsisFrom the Foreword:The authors of the chapters in this book are the pioneers who will explore the exascale frontier. The path forward will not be easy... These authors, along with their colleagues who will produce these powerful computer systems will, with dedication and determination, overcome the scalability problem, discover the new algorithms needed to achieve exascale performance for the broad range of applications that they represent, and create the new tools needed to support the development of scalable and portable science and engineering applications. Although the focus is on exascale computers, the benefits will permeate all of science and engineering because the technologies developed for the exascale computers of tomorrow will also power the petascale servers and terascale workstations of tomorrow. These affordable computing capabilities will empower scientists and engineers everywhere. Thom H. Dunning, Jr., Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and University Trade Review"Numerical simulation is now a need in many fields of science, technology, and industry. The complexity of the simulated systems coupled with the massive use of data makes the HPC essential to move towards predictive simulations. Advances in computer architecture have so far permitted scientific advances, but at the cost of continually adapting algorithms and applications. The next technological breaks force us to rethink the applications by taking energy consumption into account. These profound modifications require not only anticipation and sharing but also a paradigm shift in application design to ensure the sustainability of developments by guaranteeing a certain independence of the applications to the profound modifications of the architectures: it is the passage from optimal performance to the portability of performance. It is the challenge of this book to demonstrate by example the approach that one can adopt for the development of applications offering a portability of the performances in spite of the profound changes of the computing architectures."— Christophe Calvin, CEA, Fundamental Research Division, Scalay, France"This comprehensive summary of applications targeting Exascale at the three DoE labs is a must read."— Rio Yokota, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tokyo, Japan"Three editors, one from each of the High Performance Computer Centers at Lawrence Berkeley, Argonne, and Oak Ridge National Laboratories, have complied a very useful set of chapters aimed at describing software developments for the next generation exa-scale computers. Such a book is needed for scientists and engineers to see where the field is going and how they will be able to exploit such architectures for their own work. The book will also benefit students as it provides insights into how to develop software for such computer architectures. Overall, this book fills an important need in showing how to design and implement algorithms for exa-scale architectures which are heterogeneous and have unique memory systems. The book discusses issues with developing user codes for these architectures and how to address these issues including actual coding examples.’ — Dr. David A. Dixon, Robert Ramsay Chair, The University of Alabama, USA"Numerical simulation is now a need in many fields of science, technology, and industry. The complexity of the simulated systems coupled with the massive use of data makes the HPC essential to move towards predictive simulations. Advances in computer architecture have so far permitted scientific advances, but at the cost of continually adapting algorithms and applications. The next technological breaks force us to rethink the applications by taking energy consumption into account. These profound modifications require not only anticipation and sharing but also a paradigm shift in application design to ensure the sustainability of developments by guaranteeing a certain independence of the applications to the profound modifications of the architectures: it is the passage from optimal performance to the portability of performance. It is the challenge of this book to demonstrate by example the approach that one can adopt for the development of applications offering a portability of the performances in spite of the profound changes of the computing architectures."— Christophe Calvin, CEA, Fundamental Research Division, Scalay, France"This comprehensive summary of applications targeting Exascale at the three DoE labs is a must read."— Rio Yokota, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tokyo, Japan"Three editors, one from each of the High Performance Computer Centers at Lawrence Berkeley, Argonne, and Oak Ridge National Laboratories, have complied a very useful set of chapters aimed at describing software developments for the next generation exa-scale computers. Such a book is needed for scientists and engineers to see where the field is going and how they will be able to exploit such architectures for their own work. The book will also benefit students as it provides insights into how to develop software for such computer architectures. Overall, this book fills an important need in showing how to design and implement algorithms for exa-scale architectures which are heterogeneous and have unique memory systems. The book discusses issues with developing user codes for these architectures and how to address these issues including actual coding examples.’ — Dr. David A. Dixon, Robert Ramsay Chair, The University of Alabama, USATable of Contents1. Portable Methodologies for Energy Optimization on Large-Scale Power-Constrained Systems 2. Performance Analysis and Debugging Tools at Scale 3. Exascale Challenges in Numerical Linear and Multilinear Algebras 4. Exposing Hierarchical Parallelism in the FLASH Code for Supernova Simulation on Summit and Other Architectures 5. NAMD: Scalable Molecular Dynamics Based on the Charm++ Parallel Runtime System 6. Developments in Computer Architecture and the Birth and Growth of Computational Chemistry 7. On Preparing the Super Instruction Architecture and Aces4 for Future Computer Systems 8. Transitioning NWChem to the Next Generation of Manycore Machines 9. Exascale Programming Approaches for Accelerated Climate Modeling for Energy 10. Preparing the Community Earth System Model for Exascale Computing 11. Large Eddy Simulation of Reacting Flow Physics and Combustion 12. S3D-Legion: An Exascale Software for Direct Numerical Simulation of Turbulent Combustion with Complex Multicomponent Chemistry 13. Data and Work_ow Management for Exascale Global Adjoint Tomography 14. Scalable Structured Adaptive Mesh Refinement with Complex Geometry 15. Extreme Scale Unstructured Adaptive CFD for Aerodynamic Flow Control 16. Lattice Quantum Chromodynamics and Chroma 17. PIC Codes on the Road to Exascale Architectures 18. Extreme-Scale De Novo Genome Assembly 19. Exascale Scientific Applications: Programming Approaches for Scalability, Performance, and Portability: KKRnano 20. Real-Space Multiple-Scattering Theory and Its Applications at Exascale 21 Development of QMCPACK for Exascale Scientific Computing 22. Preparing an Excited-State Materials Application for Exascale 23. Global Gyrokinetic Particle-in-Cell Simulation 24. The Fusion Code XGC: Enabling Kinetic Study of Multiscale Edge Turbulent Transport in ITER
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Intelligent Polymers for Nanomedicine and
Book SynopsisAlmost all synthetic materials over time induce some level of inflammation and fibrosis. Therefore, even though the successes of biomaterials science in producing acceptable solutions to the problem of biocompatibility have been remarkable, there remains enormous opportunity for improvement. The goal is the development of intelligent materials that replicate and mimic the ability of tissues and biological materials to adapt and renew. This book describes the synthesis and the analysis of new smart polymeric materials and their practical implications in nanomedicine and biotechnology. It offers a comprehensive overview, gathering recent and innovative research on multiple aspects within the field of smart polymeric materials that offer new perspectives in developing current advanced biotechnologies. The text contains both experimental and theoretical issues that reflect the impact of the materials characteristics in target applications. It deals with recent advances in the desTable of ContentsOpportunities and Challenges in Polymer-Noble Metal Nanocomposites. Advances in Polymer Nanofibers Containing Metal Oxide Nanoparticles. Recent Developments on ZnO-Polyurethanes Nanomaterials. Smart Materials with Phosphorus and Nitrogen Functionalities Suitable for Biomedical Engineering. Key Considerations in Designing Polymeric Micro- and Nanoparticles for Drug Delivery Systems. Guided Bone Repair Using Synthetic Apatites – Biopolymer Composites. Stimuli-Responsive Polymeric Biomaterials. Intelligent Amide- and Imide-Based Polymeric Materials for Biomedical Applications. Tailoring Protein-Based Materials for Regenerative Medicine and Tissue Engineering. Inside of the Transport Processes in Biomedical Systems
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Introduction to Statistical Physics
Book SynopsisWritten by a world-renowned theoretical physicist, Introduction to Statistical Physics, Second Edition clarifies the properties of matter collectively in terms of the physical laws governing atomic motion. This second edition expands upon the original to include many additional exercises and more pedagogically oriented discussions that fully explain the concepts and applications.The book first covers the classical ensembles of statistical mechanics and stochastic processes, including Brownian motion, probability theory, and the FokkerPlanck and Langevin equations. To illustrate the use of statistical methods beyond the theory of matter, the author discusses entropy in information theory, Brownian motion in the stock market, and the Monte Carlo method in computer simulations. The next several chapters emphasize the difference between quantum mechanics and classical mechanicsthe quantum phase. Applications covered include Fermi statistics and semiconductTrade Review… suitable for advanced engineering study in an engineering or physics curriculum. … The problems at the end of each chapter and the discussion of applications will help students grasp many difficult concepts. … very readable and should be considered for an undergraduate program or by people wanting to learn about statistical physics.—IEEE Electrical Insulation Magazine, Vol. 27, No. 3, May/June 2011Table of ContentsA Macroscopic View of Matter. Heat and Entropy. Using Thermodynamics. Phase Transitions. The Statistical Approach. Maxwell–Boltzmann Distribution. Transport Phenomena. Canonical Ensemble. Grand Canonical Ensemble. Noise. Stochastic Processes. Time-Series Analysis. The Langevin Equation. Quantum Statistics. Quantum Ensembles. The Fermi Gas. The Bose Gas. Bose–Einstein Condensation. The Order Parameter. Superfluidity. Superconductivity. Appendix. Index.
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Classical and Generalized Models of Elastic Rods
Book SynopsisReflecting new developments in the study of Saint-Venant's problem, Classical and Generalized Models of Elastic Rods focuses on the deformation of elastic cylinders for three models of continuum: classical elastic continuum, Cosserat elastic body, and porous elastic material. The author presents a method to construct Saint-Venant's solutions, minimum energy characterizations of these solutions, and a proof of Saint-Venant's principle. He then discusses the deformation of nonhomogenous and isotropic cylinders as well as the problem of loaded anisotropic elastic cylinders. The book also deals with the deformation of cylinders within the linearized theory of homogeneous Cosserat elastic solids, the deformation of nonhomogeneous Cosserat cylinders, and the extension, bending, and torsion of porous elastic cylinders.With numerous results not found in related texts, this book provides a unique, unified point of view in the theory of the deformaTable of ContentsPreface. Saint-Venant’s Problem. Theory of Loaded Cylinders. Deformation of Nonhomogeneous Cylinders. Anisotropic Bodies. Cosserat Elastic Continua. Nonhomogeneous Cosserat Cylinders. Porous Elastic Bodies. Answers to Selected Problems. Bibliography. Index.
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Geometrical Optics of Weakly Anisotropic Media
Book SynopsisThis book explores recent developments in QIA and describes the application of the theory to different branches of wave physics, from plasma physics, quantum physics, and ionospheric radio wave propagation to acoustics, optics, and astrophysics. This is an up-to-the-minute exposition of the latest developments in an important new area, written by authors of outstanding reputation. A rich source of both theoretical methods and practical applications, it covers a wide range of problems of general physical significance. Until recently, there was no effective method for describing waves in weakly anisotropic inhomogeneous media. The method of quasi-isotropic approximation (QIA) of geometrical optics was developed to overcome this problem. The QIA approach bridges the gap between geometrical optics of isotropic media (Rytov method) and that of anisotropic media (Courant-Lax approach), thus providing a complete picture of the geometrical optics of inhomogeneous media.Table of Contents1. Geometrical Optics of Inhomogeneous Media 2. Modifications and Generalizations of QIA 3. Electromagnetic Waves in Magnetized Plasmas 4. Quasi-Isotropic Approximation in Quantum Mechanics 5. Geometrical Acoustics of Weakly Anisotropic Media 6. Optical Effects in Weakly Anisotropic Media
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Cambridge University Press What Functions Explain Functional Explanation and SelfReproducing Systems Cambridge Studies in Philosophy and Biology
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Cambridge University Press Fourier Descriptors and Their Applications in Biology
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Cambridge University Press The Crisis in Modernism
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Cambridge University Press Mating Males An Evolutionary Perspective on Mammalian Reproduction
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