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This book deals with applications in several areas of science and technology that make use of light which carries orbital angular momentum. In most pr…

In this comprehensive monograph, the authors apply modern mathematical methods to the study of mechanical and physical phenomena or techniques in acou…

Fossil fuels, especially petroleum, are still the primary energy source all over the world. With the advent of hydraulic fracturing (i.e. “fracking”),…

Sound knowledge of the latest research results in the thermodynamics and design of thermoelectric devices, providing a solid foundation for thermoelec…

Gathering research from physics, mechanical engineering, and statistics in a single resource for the first time, this text presents the background to …

The new edition is significantly updated and expanded. This unique collection of review articles, ranging from fundamental concepts up to latest appli…

This continuation and extension of the successful book «Localized Waves» by the same editors brings together leading researchers in non-diffractive wa…

Rheology and Processing of Polymer Nanocomposites examines the current state of the art and new challenges in the characterization of nanofiller/polym…

Offering an overview of principles and techniques, this book covers all major categories of self-assembled polymers – properties, processes, and desig…

Bringing together basic ideas, classical theories, recent experimental and theoretical aspects, this book explains desiccation cracks from simple, eas…

Traditional well logging methods, such as resistivity, acoustic, nuclear and NMR, provide indirect information related to fluid and formation properti…

Multi-wave mixing gives rise to new frequency components due to the interaction of light signals with a suitable nonlinear medium. In this book a syst…

Written by renowned experts in the field, this first book to focus exclusively on energy balance climate models provides a concise overview of the top…

Oil and gas projects have special characteristics that need a different technique in project management. The development of any country depends on the…

In this book, the authors bring together basic ideas from fracture mechanics and statistical physics, classical theories, simulation and experimental …

This is the fourth volume in a series of books focusing on natural gas engineering, focusing on two of the most important issues facing the industry t…

A new, comprehensively updated edition of the acclaimed textbook by F.H. Attix (Introduction to Radiological Physics and Radiation Dosimetry) taking i…

The Multilevel Fast Multipole Algorithm (MLFMA) for Solving Large-Scale Computational Electromagnetic Problems provides a detailed and instructional o…

The engineer's ready reference for mechanical power and heat Mechanical Engineer's Handbook provides the most comprehensive coverage of the entire dis…

Transport systems are facing an impossible dilemma: satisfy an increasing demand for mobility of people and goods, while decreasing their fossil-energ…

The book focuses on advanced characterization methods for thin-film solar cells that have proven their relevance both for academic and corporate photo…

Promoting the design, application and evaluation of visually and electrically effective LED light sources and luminaires for general indoor lighting a…

The first broad and in-depth overview of current research in attosecond nanophysics, covering the field of active plasmonics via attosecond science in…

Introducing a new practical approach within the field of applied mechanics developed to solve beam strength and bending problems using classical beam …

This first book to focus on the applications of nanomagnetism presents those already realized while also suggesting bold ideas for further breakthroug…

Novel physical solutions, including new results in the field of adaptive methods and inventive approaches to inverse problems, original concepts based…

Hawaiian Volcanoes, From Source to Surface is the outcome of an AGU Chapman Conference held on the Island of Hawai‘i in August 2012. As such, this mon…

Biofuels production is one of the most extensively studied fields in the energy sector that can provide an alternative energy source and bring the ene…

This book investigates the possible ways of improvement by applying more sophisticated electronic structure methods as well as corrections and alterna…

A comprehensive overview of this rapidly expanding interdisciplinary field of research. After a short introduction to the basics of magnetism and mole…

This two-volume work covers ultrafast structural and electronic dynamics of elementary processes at solid surfaces and interfaces, presenting the curr…

Traditional well logging methods, such as resistivity, acoustic, nuclear and NMR, provide indirect information related to fluid and formation properti…

This clear and self-contained review of the last four decades of research highlights in the hot field of nonlinear optical (NLO) crystals, particularl…

Holographic Data Storage: From Theory to Practical Systems is a primer on the design and building of a holographic data storage system covering the ph…

This book is dedicated to the formulation and solution of forward and inverse problems related to coupled media, and provides examples of how to solve…

This thoroughly revised and updated third edition focuses on the utilization of sustainable energy and mitigating climate change, serving as an introd…

Medical technology is a fast growing field. This new title gives a comprehensive review of modern optical technologies alongside their clinical deploy…

Written by renowned experts in the field of photon management in solar cells, this one-stop reference gives an introduction to the physics of light ma…

This book offers a comprehensive picture of nonequilibrium phenomena in nanoscale systems. Written by internationally recognized experts in the field,…

Presents an up-to-date description of current and new hydraulic fracturing processes Details Emerging Technologies such as Fracture Treatment Design, …

Electrokinetics is a term applied to a group of physicochemical phenomena involving the transport of charges, action of charged particles, effects of …

Lignocellulosic Biomass Production and Industrial Applications describes the utilization of lignocellulosic biomass for various applications. Although…

This monograph is the outcome of an American Geophysical Union Chapman Conference on longitude and hemispheric dependence of ionospheric space weather…

In this work the authors draw upon their expertise in geophysical and astrophysical MHD to explore the motion of electrically conducting fluids, the s…

Nonlinear Acoustic Waves in Micro-inhomogeneous Solids covers the broad and dynamic branch of nonlinear acoustics, presenting a wide variety of differ…