Jim Al-Khalili 
Paradox 

The laser”s range of application is extraordinary. Arthur Schawlow says, ‘What instrument can shuck a bucket of oysters, correct typing errors, fuse atoms, lay a straight line for a garden bed, …

In topological quantum materials, quantum effects emerge at macroscopic scales and are robust to continuous changes in a material’s state. This striking synergy between quantum and topological proper …

The second part of this well-illustrated guide is dedicated to applications in various civil engineering problems related to dynamic soil-structure interaction, machine foundation and earthquake …

Industrial Energy Systems Handbook is a supplementary reading resource for candidates undertaking the Association of Energy Engineers (AEE) Certified Industrial Energy Professional (CIEP) program. …

This unique book, written by a leading Soviet theorist, is not a textbook of quantum mechanics but rather a compendium of the ‘tricks of the trade’-the methods that all practicing theoretical …

Conceptual Foundations of Quantum Mechanics provides a detailed view of the conceptual foundations and problems of quantum physics, and a clear and comprehensive account of the fundamental physical …

Dwindling global supplies of conventional energy and materials resources are widely thought to severely constrain, or even render impossible, a ‘first-world’ lifestyle for the bulk of Earth’s inhab …

This volume is an integrated work with a full exposition of the Bardeen-Cooper-Schrieffer theory, the Ginzburg-Landau theory, and the Gor’kov treatment of superconductivity. It discusses the …

As optical technologies move closer to the core of modern computer architecture, there arise many challenges in building optical capabilities from the network to the motherboard. Rapid advances in in …

This book is devoted to the investigations of non-stationary electromagnetic processes. The investigations are undertaken analytically mainly using the Volterra integral equations approach. The book …