"Version: 20220901"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.1. Introduction -- 1.1. What is this book about? -- 1.2. The evolution of the Universe -- 1.3. The evolution of human thought -- 1.4. The birth of modern physics -- 1.5. Life sciences and their contribution to understanding the world2. Materials science and life sciences -- 2.1. The impact of the production and use of mat…
"Version: 20201201"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.part I. Biochar : feedstocks, production, and characterization. 1. Introduction to the biochar world with a focus on new possible applications / Thomas R. Miles -- 2. Controlling the conversion of biomass to biochar / Paola Giudicianni, Raffaele Ragucci and Ond?erej Ma?esek -- 3. Large scale biochar production and activat…
"Version: 20191201"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.1. Detecting light in a multispectral world -- 1.1. Introduction -- 1.2. Application areas of narrowband photodetection -- 1.3. Benchmark technologies for narrowband photodetection -- 1.4. Motivation for organic narrowband photodetectors -- 1.5. Summary2. Introduction to organic photodetectors -- 2.1. Phototransduction an…
"Version: 20201201"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.1. Introduction -- 1.1. Introduction to scientific classification -- 1.2. Historical background -- 1.3. Stranger things--irregular, peculiar, and dwarf galaxies -- 1.4. Low surface brightness galaxies -- 1.5. Primer on galaxy structure and galaxy formation -- 1.6. Book structure2. Galaxy structure and its meaning -- 2.1. …
"Version: 202108"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.1. Gross properties of nuclei -- 1.1. Exercises2. Nuclear excitation patterns -- 2.1. Basic features of excited states in even-even nuclei -- 2.2. A basic symmetry of nuclei : isospin -- 2.3. Nuclear data compilations and evaluations -- 2.4. Exercises3. Nuclear deformation and rotations -- 3.1. The rotor model for nuclei : …
"Version: 20200801"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.part I. From classical to modern physics. 1. The basic concepts of classical physics as a useful path towards modern physics / Delia Guerra, Ileana Rabuffo and Alfonso Romano -- 2. Transition from classical physics to quantum physics : the role of interference / Lazzaro Immediata and Sergio Pagano -- 3. Special relativity…
"Version: 202112"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.1. Fundamentals of rechargeable lithium ion and beyond lithium ion batteries / Chen Liao -- 2. Electrochemical characterization and modeling for batteries / Jae Jin Kim, Hong Keun Kim, Jihyeon Gim, Seoung-Bum Son and Juhyun Song -- 3. Synchrotron-based battery imaging with multi-modal x-ray signals / Guibin Zan, Piero Piane…
"Version: 20220801"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.1. Introduction -- 1.1. Ultrashort pulses -- 1.2. Characteristics of optical pulses -- 1.3. Generation of broadband spectra -- 1.4. Time-bandwidth product -- 1.5. Applications of ultrashort pulses -- 1.6. Ultrashort-pulse-generation techniques -- 1.7. Pulse compression -- 1.8. Experiments with pulse-compression techniques…
"Version: 20200801"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.1. Mathematical preliminaries -- 1.1. Vectors -- 1.2. Complex numbers -- 1.3. Calculus -- 1.4. Differential equations2. Newton's laws -- 2.1. Newton's laws of motion -- 2.2. The concept of force -- 2.3. Motion under a constant force -- 2.4. Projectiles -- 2.5. Momentum and impulse -- 2.6. Conservation of momentum for isol…
Revised edition of: Therapeutic applications of Monte Carlo calculations in nuclear medicine."Version: 20220601"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.1. Monte Carlo techniques in nuclear medicine dosimetry / Habib Zaidi and Pedro Andreo -- 2. Advances in imaging for radiation therapy / Stephan Walrand and Michel Hesse -- 3. Basic concepts of internal radiation dosimetry / Pat Z…