"Version: 20161201"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.Preface -- part I. Towards a unified theory exploiting a dynamical systems approach for physical heterogeneous continuous dynamical hypersystems -- 1. General considerations -- 2. Model definition -- 3. Dynamical systems approach -- 4. Algorithm for a formulation of the mathematical model -- 5. Developmental systems appro…
"Version: 20201101"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.1. Atomic considerations -- 1.1. Isotopes -- 1.2. Nuclear stability and radioactive decay -- 1.3. Alpha-decay ([alpha]-decay) -- 1.4. Beta-decay ([beta]-decay) -- 1.5. Beta+/positron emission or electron capture -- 1.6. Gamma-emission -- 1.7. How do the mechanisms relate to each other? -- 1.8. Radioactive half-life -- 1.9…
"Version: 20180601"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references (page 18).1. Introduction -- 2. Background -- Waste immobilisation -- 3. Current directions -- Geological disposal of high-level nuclear waste -- Spent nuclear fuel -- Plutonium : waste or resource? -- 4. Outlook.Nuclear waste--the radioactive by-product from nuclear power generation, nuclear weapons and medical isotope p…
"Version: 20201201"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.1. Introduction / William J Nuttall, Satoshi Konishi, Shutaro Takeda and David Webbe-Wood -- section I. Private fusion primer. 2. Review of approaches to fusion energy / Richard J. Pearson and Shutaro Takeda -- 3. Considerations for commercialization strategies for fusion energy / Shutaro Takeda and Sehila M Gonzalez de V…
"Version: 202109"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.1. Energy for the future -- 1.1. Introduction -- 1.2. Current world energy use -- 1.3. Future energy needs -- 1.4. Fossil fuel resources -- 1.5. Environmental aspects of fossil fuel use -- 1.6. Future energy sources I--renewable energy -- 1.7. Future energy sources II--nuclear energy -- 1.8. Analysis of future energy option…
"Version: 20210601"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.1. Introduction to optical systems -- 1.1. What is a system? -- 1.2. Technical systems design -- 1.3. Optical systems design -- 1.4. Modeling input and output system functions2. Ray optics and optical system parameters -- 2.1. Introduction -- 2.2. Rays -- 2.3. Refractive index and optical path length -- 2.4. The law of re…
"Version: 20181201"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.1. Implementation of the module on anthropomorphic phantoms -- 1.1. Introduction -- 1.2. Content -- 1.3. Learning objectives -- 1.4. Teaching approach -- 1.5. Assessment -- 1.6. Computer facilities -- 1.7. Supplementary material2. Introduction to anthropomorphic phantoms -- 2.1. Introduction -- 2.2. Anthropomorphic phanto…
"Version: 20191001"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.1. Magnetic resonance imaging -- 1.1. Introduction -- 1.2. Magnetic resonance imaging2. Computed tomography principles -- 2.1. Basic physics of x-rays -- 2.2. Introduction to CT -- 2.3. CT scanner components -- 2.4. Image acquisition -- 2.5. Image elaboration -- 2.6. CT generations -- 2.7. Spiral volume scanning and multi…
"Version: 20201201"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.1. Introduction to semiconducting metal oxides / Shi-Rui Zhang and Ye Zhou -- 2. Fundamentals of metal-oxide thin-film transistors / Meng Zhang, Sunbin Deng, Yan Yan, Man Wong and Hoi-Sing Kwok -- 3. Preparation of metal oxide thin film by pulsed laser deposition / Te-Wei Chiu and Subramanian Sakthinathan -- 4. ZnO-based …
"Version: 20200601"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.1. Physics in food manufacturing : case studies in fundamental and applied research--an introduction / Megan J. Povey -- 2. Modelling heat transfer in foods / D.Flick -- 3. Particle based modelling in industrial processing / Matt D. Sinnott, Paul W. Cleary, Sharen J. Cummins, James E. Hilton, Gerald G. Pereira and Simon M…