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Cambridge University Press The Ultimate Fate of the Universe
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Cambridge University Press Liquid State Physics
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Cambridge University Press Radio Waves in the Ionosphere
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Cambridge University Press Frontiers in Numerical Relativity
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Cambridge University Press Assumption and Myth in Physical Theory
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Cambridge University Press Planetary Landers and Entry Probes
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Cambridge University Press Aspects of Quantum Theory
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Cambridge University Press The Wave Equation on a Curved SpaceTime Cambridge Monographs on Mathematical Physics
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Cambridge University Press Series Expansion Methods for Strongly Interacting Lattice Models
Book SynopsisThis comprehensive guide to series expansion methods in condensed matter and particle physics is a valuable resource for graduate students and researchers. The authors introduce the latest techniques for dealing with quantum lattice models and lattice gauge models. An accompanying resources website contains programs for implementing this powerful numerical technique.Trade Review"The present book is unique as it combines a pedagogical approach to series expansion techniques with modern applications in quantum systems. The authors succeed in making this technical subject attractive for newcomers... the book can be recommended to any researcher who wishes to learn series expansion techniques." Michel Pleimling, Mathematical ReviewsTable of ContentsPreface; 1. Introduction; 2. High- and low-temperature expansions for the Ising Model; 3. Models with continuous symmetry and the free graph expansion; 4. Quantum spin models at T = 0; 5. Quantum antiferromagnets at T = 0; 6. Correlators, dynamical structure factors and multi-particle excitations; 7. Quantum spin models at finite temperature; 8. Electronic models; 9. Review of lattice gauge theory; 10. Series expansions for lattice gauge models; 11. Additional topics; Appendices; Bibliography; Index.
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Cambridge University Press From Physics to Philosophy
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Cambridge University Press Out of the Shadows Contributions of TwentiethCentury Women to Physics
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Cambridge University Press Expanding Universes
Book SynopsisOriginally published in 1956, this book was based on a brief course of lectures delivered during the summer term of 1954 at the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies. It provides a concise interpretation of universe expansion and contemporary theories relating to it.Table of ContentsPreface; Part I. The de Sitter Universe: 1. Synthetic construction; 2. The reduced model: geodesics; 3. The elliptic interpretation; 4. The static frame; 5. The determination of parallaxes; 6. The Lemaître-Robertson frame; Part II. The Theory of Geodesics: 7. On null geodesics; i. Determination of the parameter for null lines in special cases; ii. Frequency shift; 8. Free particles and light rays in general expanding spaces, flat or hyperspherical; i. Flat spaces; ii. Spherical spaces; iii. The red shift for spherical spaces; Part III. Waves in General Riemannian Space–Time: 9. The nature of our approximation; 10. The Hamilton-Jacobi theory in a gravitational field; 11. Procuring approximate solutions of the Hamilton-Jacobi equation from wave theory; Part IV. Waves in an Expanding Universe: 12. General considerations; 13. Proper vibrations and wave parcels; Bibliography.
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Cambridge University Press Electron Optics
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Cambridge University Press An Introduction to Thermodynamics With Some New Derivations Based on Real Irreversible Processes
Book SynopsisR. S. Silver began to criticise convention teaching ideas when, as an employer of graduate engineers, he saw how unimaginative their training sometimes made them. In industry, thermodynamic problems are not presented in pure 'textbook' style: they arise casually, in real, complex situations, and newly graduated engineers take some time to outgrow the resulting confusion. Originally published in 1971, this book offers a different approach to the standard industry textbook. Throughout the book, Silver considers real processes, including frictional dissipation: conventional introductions to thermodynamics are limited to idealized reversible processes. Another major difference is that he avoids the unusual procedure of hiding important difficulties in thermodynamic concepts under premature definitions. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in the practical application of thermodynamics, and the development of pedagogical methods in relation to it.Table of ContentsPreface; Acknowledgements; Note on nomenclature; 1. The mechanics of thermodynamics; 2. The laws of thermodynamics; 3. The cyclic process and some implications; 4. Properties of substance and their inter-relations; 5. Review and summary of chapters 1-4. The missing item; 6. Phase change and chemical processes; 7. Survey; Appendix; Index.
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Cambridge University Press The Physics of Metals
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Cambridge University Press Understanding Physics Today A Physicists Quest for an Intuitive Grasp of Atomic Existence
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Cambridge University Press Huygens The Man Behind the Principle
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Cambridge University Press Econophysics and Companies
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Cambridge University Press The Nature of Mathematical Modeling
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Cambridge University Press An Introduction to Close Binary Stars
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Cambridge University Press The Scientific Letters and Papers of James Clerk Maxwell Volume 3 18741879
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Cambridge University Press Problems for Physics Students
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Cambridge University Press Never at Rest A Biography of Isaac Newton Cambridge Paperback Library
Book SynopsisThis richly detailed 1981 biography captures both the personal life and the scientific career of Isaac Newton, presenting a fully rounded picture of Newton the man, the scientist, the philosopher, the theologian, and the public figure. Professor Westfall treats all aspects of Newton's career, but his account centres on a full description of Newton's achievements in science. Thus the core of the work describes the development of the calculus, the experimentation that altered the direction of the science of optics, and especially the investigations in celestial dynamics that led to the law of universal gravitation.Trade Review'This monumental scientific biography provides a masterly, well-documented summary of contemporary views of all the many facets of Newton's astoundingly wide-ranging career.' Nature'The first detailed biography of Newton written by a professional historian of science who, over the years, has mastered the prodigious literature, weighed it judiciously, and still manages to reveal new insights by delving into the mass of Newton's unpublished writings. Westfall has produced a work of major significance.' Science'A monumental biography, and a delight to read.' The New Yorker'Richard Westfall has done Newton proud.' The EconomistTable of ContentsPreface; Acknowledgments; A note about dates; Abbreviations used in footnotes; 1. The discovery of a new world; 2. A sober, silent, thinking lad; 3. The solitary scholar; 4. Resolving problems by motion; 5. Anni mirabiles; 6. Lucasian professor; 7. Publication and crisis; 8. Rebellion; 9. Years of silence; 10. Principia; 11. Revolution; 12. The Mint; 13. President of the Royal Society; 14. The priority dispute; 15. Years of decline; Bibliographical essay; List of illustrations; Index.
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Cambridge University Press The Theory of Metals
Book SynopsisThis second edition, first published in 1953 when the mathematical formulation of the theory of metals was substantially completed, provides a valuable survey for physicists and research metallurgists. It is a critical survey of the electronic properties of solids. A detailed index provides a useful aid to independent reading.Table of ContentsPreface; 1. Historical introduction; 2. The motion of an electron in a perfect crystal lattice; 3. Metallic structures; 4. The structure of alloys; 5. Semi-conductors; 6. The thermal and magnetic properties of metals; 7. Ferromagnetism; 8. The formal theory of conduction; 9. The mechanism of conductivity; 10. Application of the variation principle to conduction phenomena; Appendix: the Firmi-Dirac statistics; List of important symbols, units and physical constants; Index of subjects; Index of names.
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Cambridge University Press Introduction to Nuclear Radiation Detectors
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Cambridge University Press Negative Ions Cambridge Monographs on Physics
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Cambridge University Press Introductory Mathematics Through Science Applications
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Cambridge University Press The PostDarwinian Controversies A Study of the Protestant Struggle to Come to Terms with Darwin in Great Britain and America 18701900
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Cambridge University Press The Theory of Thermodynamics
Book SynopsisThis 1985 textbook presents the theory of thermodynamics in a highly interesting way. The presentation of the theory of heat is logical, compact and uncluttered, with an emphasis on the underlying physical model. Unlike other texts published at this time, in this approach the student adopts at the outset the master equation which describes the rate of scattering from one quantum state into another. This makes the link between thermodynamics and kinetics more obvious. Temperature and entropy are initially introduced as statistical concepts. Unlike most other treatments, this book has early sections on the Boltzmann distribution and classical thermodynamics, which may be used as a basis for first-year courses. The book also contains extensive graded exercises.Table of ContentsPreface; 1. Introduction: thermodynamic systems seen from outside; 2. The statistical foundations; 3. Temperature; 4. Entropy; 5. Elementary theory of the ideal monatomic gas; 6. The basic principles of classical thermodynamics; 7. Energies in classical thermodynamics; 8. Thermodynamic relations; 9. Statistical calculation of thermodynamic quantities; 10. Waves in a box; 11. Systems with variable contents; 12. Indistinguishable particles; 13. Classical statistical mechanics; 14. The problem of the equation of state; 15. Electric and magnetic systems; 16. Fluctuations and the approach to equilibrium; 17. Transport properties; 18. Phase transitions; 19. The fundamental assumptions reviewed; Answers to problems; Appendices.
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Cambridge University Press Vector Fields Vector Analysis Developed Through its Application to Engineering and Physics
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Cambridge University Press Gauge Theories of Weak Interactions
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Cambridge University Press Geometrical Methods of Mathematical Physics
Book SynopsisIn recent years the methods of modern differential geometry have become of considerable importance in theoretical physics and have found application in relativity and cosmology, high-energy physics and field theory, thermodynamics, fluid dynamics and mechanics. This textbook provides an introduction to these methods - in particular Lie derivatives, Lie groups and differential forms - and covers their extensive applications to theoretical physics. The reader is assumed to have some familiarity with advanced calculus, linear algebra and a little elementary operator theory. The advanced physics undergraduate should therefore find the presentation quite accessible. This account will prove valuable for those with backgrounds in physics and applied mathematics who desire an introduction to the subject. Having studied the book, the reader will be able to comprehend research papers that use this mathematics and follow more advanced pure-mathematical expositions.Trade Review'Although there are a welter of books where similar material can be found, this book is the most lucid I have come across at this level of exposition. It is eminently suitable for a graduate course (indeed, the more academically able undergraduate should be about to cope with most of it), and the applications should suffice to persuade any physicist or applied mathematician of its importance … Schutz's book is a triumph …' The Times Higher Education SupplementTable of ContentsPreface; 1. Some basic mathematics; 2. Differentiable manifolds and tensors; 3. Lie derivatives and Lie groups; 4. Differential forms; 5. Applications in physics; 6. Connections for Riemannian manifolds and gauge theories; Appendix; Notation; Index.
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Cambridge University Press Atomic Structure
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Cambridge University Press Angular Momentum in Quantum Physics Theory and Application 8 Encyclopedia of Mathematics and its Applications Series Number 8
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Cambridge University Press Relativistic Fluids and MagnetoFluids
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Cambridge University Press Story of W Z
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Cambridge University Press Quantum Space and Time The Quest Continues
Book SynopsisThis 1984 book brings together four dozen studies and essays originally published in special issues of the journal Foundations of Physics, written by physics scholars from around the world to mark the 90th birthday of Louis de Broglie and the 80th birthdays of Paul Dirac and Eugene Wigner.Table of ContentsPart I. Papers Dedicated to Louis de Broglie: 1. Louis de Broglie - physicist and thinker; 2. The evolution of the ideas of Louis de Broglie on the interpretation of wave mechanics; 3. Editorial postscript to 'The evolution of the ideas of Louis de Broglie on the interpretation of wave mechanics'; 4. Reminiscences on my early association with Louis de Broglie; 5. A critical note on the greatest days of quantum theory; 6. On the contribution of Louis de Broglie to the quantum theory of measurement; 7. On the impossible pilot wave; 8. The de Broglie pilot wave theory and the further development of new insights arising out of it; 9. Does quantum mechanics accept a stochastic support?; 10. Survey of a quark model; 11. De Broglie's wave-particle duality in the stochastic interpretation of quantum mechanics: as testable assumption; 12. Elucidation of the probabilistic nature of quantum mechanics and definition of a compatible joint probability; 13. On the direct observability of quantum waves; 14. Quantum theory and Einstein's general relativity; Part II. Papers dedicated to Eugene Paul Wigner: 15. To Eugene Paul Wigner on his eightieth birthday; 16. On conservation of parity and time reversal and composite models of particles; 17. The 'Sommerfeld puzzle' revisited and resolved; 18. An approach to measurement; 19. Angular-momentum theory and projective geometry; 20. The Wigner phase-space description of collision processes; 21. Accidental degeneracies and symmetry groups; 22. The Wigner distribution function - 50th birthday; 23. Invariance identities associated with finite gauge transformations and the uniqueness of the equations of motion of a particle in a classical gauge field; 24. Muonic atoms testing the electron propagator of quantum electrodynamics and the Higgs boson contribution; 25. Physics and geometry; 26. Galilei invariance, action-reaction principle and centre of mass theorem; 27. The geometrostatic lattice cell; 28. Branching rules and replicating representations; 29. Some double-valued representations of the linear groups; Part III. Papers Dedicated to Paul Adrien Maurice Dirac: 30. Paul Dirac on his eightieth birthday; 31. Nonperturbative quantum electrodynamics: the Lamb shift; 32. Magnetic monopoles: evidence since the Dirac conjecture; 33. Bootstrapping the photon; 34. Visible and invisible in physical theory; 35. Dirac's aether in relativistic quantum mechanics; 36. A Dirac algebraic approach to supersymmetry; 37. Manifestations of group convariance in metric theory; 38. Cosmologies with variable gravitational constant; 39. Spinors and torsion in general relativity; 40. A modified large-number theory with constant G; 41. Is physics at the threshold of a new stage of evolution?; 42. The biometric Weyl–Dirac theory and the gravitational constant; 43. Electromagnetic mass revisited; 44. Forms of relativistic dynamics with world line condition and separability; 45. New avenues in supersymmetry and supergravity; 46. On the equivalence of adiabatic invariance and the KMS condition; Author index; Subject index.
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Cambridge University Press Response and Stability An Introduction to the Physical Theory
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Cambridge University Press The Theory of Electromagnetic FlowMeasurement
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Cambridge University Press Introduction to Thermal Physics
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Cambridge University Press Fundamentals of Waves and Oscillations
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Cambridge University Press Numerical Radiative Transfer
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Cambridge University Press Grvttnl Physics of Stellar Systems
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Cambridge University Press Principles of Modern Technology
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Cambridge University Press Spectral Analysis for Physical Applications
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Cambridge University Press Introduction to Supersymmetry Cambridge Monographs on Mathematical Physics
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Cambridge University Press Eddingtons Search for a Fundamental Theory
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Cambridge University Press Differential Geometry Gauge Theories and Gravity Cambridge Monographs on Mathematical Physics
Book SynopsisCambridge University Press is committed to keeping scholarly work in print for as long as possible. A short print-run of this academic paperback has been produced by digital technology, enabling Cambridge to keep the book in print for specialists and students when other traditional methods of printing would have been infeasible.Trade Review"...a very beautifully and elegantly written introduction to those areas of modern differential geometry that either now play, or presumably will play, a role in particle physics and general relativity." SIAM ReviewTable of ContentsPreface; 1. Exterior algebra; 2. Differential forms on open subsets of Rn; 3. Metric structures; 4. Gauge theories; 5. Einstein–Cartan theory; 6. The Lie derivative; 7. Manifolds; 8. Lie groups; 9. Fibre bundles; 10. Monopoles, instantons, and related fibre bundles; 11. Spin; 12. An algebraic approach to anomalies; 13. Anomalies from graphs; References; Bibliography; Notation; Index.
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