Kategoria BISAC: Science >> Physics - General

Niels Bohr and Philosophy of Physics: Twenty-First Century Perspectives examines the philosophical views, influences and legacy of the Nobel Prize physicist and philosophical spokesman of the quantum revolution, Niels Bohr.

The sixteen contributions in this collection by some of the best contemporary philosophers and physicists writing on Bohr's philosophy today all carefully distinguish his subtle and unique interpretation of quantum mechanics from views often imputed to him under the banner of the "Copenhagen Interpretation." With respect to philosophical influences on...

This second edition of the Handbook of Optoelectronics gives a complete overview of the field, from fundamentals to technology developments and industry applications. It covers the entire discipline, which encompasses the study and use of electronic devices for generating, controlling, and detecting light, which pervades every aspect of our lives. This revised edition contains numerous new topics, from VCSELs to biosensors, flexible displays, 3D optical data storage, and laser diodes. An entirely new section focuses on important commercial applications. (The previous edition of this title...

Covering the years 2008-2012, this book profiles the life and work of recent winners of the Abel Prize:

- John G. Thompson and Jacques Tits, 2008
- Mikhail Gromov, 2009
- John T. Tate Jr., 2010
- John W. Milnor, 2011
- Endre Szemeredi, 2012.

The profiles feature autobiographical information as well as a description of each mathematician's work. In addition, each profile contains a complete bibliography, a curriculum vitae, as well as photos -- old and new. As an added feature, interviews with the Laureates are presented on an accompanying web site (http:...

This volume examines all aspects of using agent or individual-based simulation. This approach represents systems as individual elements having their own set of differing states and internal processes. The interactions between elements in the simulation represent interactions in the target systems. What makes this "social" is that it can represent an observed society.

Social systems include all those systems where the components have individual agency but also interact with each other. This includes human societies and groups, but also increasingly socio-technical systems where the...

Band 1: Physikalische Systeme und ihre Beschreibung erlautert die Grunbegriffe der Thermodynamik an vertrauten Systemen der Mechanik und Elektrizitatzlehre und bespricht dann die Besonderheiten des Phanomens Warme. Dieses Buch ist auch als Set in Kombination mit Band 2: Quantenstatistik aus experimenteller Sicht erhaltlich. Beide Bande schlagen eine neuartige Brucke zwischen dem traditionellen und dem statistischen Zugang zur Thermodynamik.

Die Quantenstatistik wird in diesem Buch in den Rahmen der makroskopischen Thermodynamik integriert und anhand zahlreicher Beispiele aus den unterschiedlichsten Bereichen der Physik auch mit Hilfe von Alltagsphanomenen illustriert. Dieses Buch ist auch als Set mit Band 1: Physikalische Systeme und ihre Beschreibung erhaltlich. Beide Bande schlagen eine neuartige Brucke zwischen dem traditionellen und dem statistischen Zugang zur Thermodynamik.

Physics and the Environment directly connects the physical world to environmental issues that the world is facing today and will face in the future. It shows how the first and second laws of thermodynamics limit the efficiencies of fossil fuel energy conversions to less than 100%, while also discussing how clever technologies can enhance overall performance. It also extensively discusses renewable forms of energy, their physical constraints and how we must use science and engineering as tools to solve problems instead of opinion and politics.

Dr. Kyle Forinash takes you on a journey...