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Fundamental Theories of Physics: Quantum Mechanics from General Relativity: An Approximation for a Theory of Inertia (Hardcover)

This monograph is a sequel to my earlier work General Relativity and Matter [1] which will be referred to henceforth as GRM. The monograph GRM focuses on the full set of implications of General Relativity Theory as a fundamental theory of matter in all... more

Fundamental Theories of Physics: Theory and Applications of the Poincaré Group (Hardcover)

Special relativity and quantum mechanics formulated early in the twentieth century are the two most important scientific languages and are likely to remain so for many years to come. In the 1920 s when quantum mechanics was developed the most pressing... more

Fundamental Theories of Physics: Kinetic Theory of Gases in Shear Flows: Nonlinear Transport (Paperback)

The kinetic theory of gases as we know it dates to the paper of Boltzmann in 1872. The justification and context of this equation has been clarified over the past half century to the extent that it comprises one of the most complete examples of... more

Fundamental Theories of Physics: Nuclear Matter in Different Phases and Transitions (Hardcover)

Preface. Section I: Thermal and chemical equilibrium. Section II: Non-equilibrium dynamics. Section III: Phase transitions and the critical behaviour. Section IV: Hadronic matter and the quark-gluon plasma. Section V: Multifragmentation liquid-gas... more

Fundamental Theories of Physics: From Quantum to Classical: Essays in Honour of H.-Dieter Zeh (Paperback)

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Fundamental Theories of Physics: Uniformly Accelerating Charged Particles: A Threat to the Equivalence Principle (Hardcover)

Back in1954 a paper[2] by Bondi and Gold was to pick upona much olderqu- tion and raise anew one that would trigger another longdebate. The old question hadbeenaroundsince the beginning of the twentiethcentury whenBorn?rstraised it[1] and others... more

Fundamental Theories of Physics: Space Time and Spacetime: Physical and Philosophical Implications of Minkowski s Unification of Space and Time (Hardcover)

In 1908 Hermann Minkowski gave the four-dimensional(spacetime) formulationof special relativity[1]. In fact HenriPoincare[ ´ 2] rst noticedin1906that the Lorentz transformations had a geometric interpretation as rotations in a four-dimensional space... more

Fundamental Theories of Physics: The Geometry of Higher-Order Lagrange Spaces (Paperback)

This monograph is mostly devoted to the problem of the geome- trizing of Lagrangians which depend on higher order accelerations. It naturally prolongs the theme of the monograph The Geometry of La- grange spaces: Theory and Applications written... more

Fundamental Theories of Physics: Contextual Approach to Quantum Formalism (Hardcover)

This book aims to show that the probabilistic formalisms of classical statistical mechanics and quantum mechanics can be unified on the basis of a general contextual probabilistic model namely the Vaxjo model. more

Fundamental Theories of Physics: Mass and Motion in General Relativity (Hardcover)

From the infinitesimal scale of particle physics to the cosmic scale of the universe research is concerned with the nature of mass. While there have been spectacular advances in physics during the past century mass still remains a mysterious entity at... more

Fundamental Theories of Physics: Classical Statistical Mechanics (Paperback)

Statistical mechanics deals with systems in which chaos and randomness reign supreme. The current theory is therefore firmly based on the equations of classical mechanics and the postulates of probability theory. This volume seeks to present a unified... more

Fundamental Theories of Physics: Is There a Temperature?: Conceptual Challenges at High Energy Acceleration and Complexity (Hardcover)

Temperature and heat entropy and order or disorder are key classical concepts of physics. These are challenged by searching matter under extreme conditions such as high (relativistic) energy strong acceleration or gravitation or unusual complexity due... more

Fundamental Theories of Physics: Quantum Versus Chaos: Questions Emerging from Mesoscopic Cosmos (Paperback)

Quantum and chaos key concepts in contemporary science are incompatible by nature. This volume presents an investigation into quantum transport in mesoscopic or nanoscale systems which are classically chaotic and shows the success and failure of... more

Lecture Notes in Physics: Fundamentals of Time-Dependent Density Functional Theory (Paperback)

There have been many significant advances in time-dependent density functional theory over recent years both in enlightening the fundamental theoretical basis of the theory as well as in computational algorithms and applications. This book as successor... more

Pre-Owned The Theory of Elementary Waves: A New Explanation of Fundamental Physics (Hardcover) 0932750842 9780932750846

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Contemporary Fundamental Physics: Progress in Relativity Gravitation Cosmology (Hardcover)

This volume examines themes ranging from space time symmetries and Lorentz invariance to cosmology and quantum gravity and includes such varied mathematical tools as non-commutativity superconformal symmetries gauge theories higher-order terms and... more

Contemporary Fundamental Physics: Quantum Mechanics in Spaces of Constant Curvature (Other)

In this book detailed analytical treatment and exact solutions are given to a number of problems of quantum mechanics and field theory in simplest non-Euclidean spacetime models. The main attention is focused on new themes created by non-vanishing... more

Springer Series in Chemical Physics: Thermotropic Liquid Crystals Fundamentals (Hardcover)

The aim of this book is to give a unified and critical account of the fundamental aspects of liquid crystals. Preference is given to discussing the assumptions made in developing theories and analyzing experimental data rather than to attempting to... more

Cambridge Monographs on Particle Physics Nuclear Physics an: Dynamics of the Standard Model (Paperback)

Describing the fundamental theory of particle physics and its applications this book provides a detailed account of the Standard Model focusing on techniques that can produce information about real observed phenomena. It begins with a pedagogic account... more

Cambridge Monographs on Particle Physics Nuclear Physics an: Dynamics of the Standard Model (Hardcover)

Describing the fundamental theory of particle physics and its applications this book provides a detailed account of the Standard Model focusing on techniques that can produce information about real observed phenomena. It begins with a pedagogic account... more

Graduate Texts in Physics: A Course in Quantum Many-Body Theory (Hardcover)

This textbook presents various methods to deal with quantum many-body systems mainly addressing interacting electrons. It focusses on basic tools to tackle quantum effects in macroscopic systems of interacting particles and on fundamental concepts to... more

Basic Physics for All (Paperback)

This is a simple concise book for both student and non-physics students presenting basic facts in straightforward form and conveying fundamental principles and theories of physics. This book will be helpful as a supplement to class teaching and to aid... more

Thermal and Statistical Physics: Concepts and Applications (Hardcover)

This textbook presents the fundamental concepts and theories in thermal physics and elementary statistical mechanics in a very simple systematic and comprehensive way. This book is written in a way that it presents the topics in a holistic manner with... more

The Quest for Unity : The Adventure of Physics 9780195120851 Used / Pre-owned

Quantum physicist Etienne Klein and astrophysicist Marc Lachieze-Rey present and comment on the successive unifications that have marked the fundamental advances in physics from Newton s theory of gravitation unifying celestial and terrestrial... more

Graduate Texts in Physics: Electroweak and Strong Interactions: Phenomenology Concepts Models (Hardcover)

Through a detailed discussion of the empirical fundamentals of unified theories of strong electromagnetic and weak interactions this book emphasizes the phenomenology and the physics of fundamental interactions. more

Covariant Physics: From Classical Mechanics to General Relativity and Beyond (Paperback)

Covariant Physics: From Classical Mechanics to General Relativity and Beyond endeavours to provide undergraduate students as well as self-learners with training in the fundamentals of the modern theories of spacetime most notably the general theory of... more

Proceedings of the International Astrono Relativity in Fundamental Astronomy: Dynamics Reference Frames and Data Analysis Book 261 (Hardcover)

General relativity provides our best description of gravitation in modern physics - currently all observations and tests of gravitational theories have agreed with it. GR is applied in fields as diverse as fundamental astronomy astrophysics geodesy... more

Physics of the Atmosphere and Climate (Hardcover)

Murry Salby s new book provides an integrated treatment of the processes controlling the Earth-atmosphere system developed from first principles through a balance of theory and applications. This book builds on Salby s previous book Fundamentals of... more

Springerbriefs in Physics: Open Quantum Systems: An Introduction (Paperback)

Revising the fundamental theory of open quantum systems in light of current progress this book develops a unified approach by merging concepts and methods typically used in quantum optics condensed matter chemical physics and mathematical physics. more

Advanced Concepts in Particle and Field Theory (Paperback)

Uniting the usually distinct areas of particle physics and quantum field theory gravity and general relativity this expansive and comprehensive textbook of fundamental and theoretical physics describes the quest to consolidate the elementary particles... more

Non-Relativistic Quantum Theory: Dynamics Symmetry and Geometry (Hardcover)

This textbook is mainly for physics students at the advanced undergraduate and beginning graduate levels especially those with a theoretical inclination. Its chief purpose is to give a systematic introduction to the main ingredients of the fundamentals... more

Mathematics and Molecular Modeling: Density Functional Theory: Modeling Mathematical Analysis Computational Methods and Applications (Hardcover)

Density functional theory (DFT) provides the most widely used models for simulating molecules and materials based on the fundamental laws of quantum mechanics. It plays a central role in a huge spectrum of applications in chemistry physics and... more

The Theory of Elementary Waves (Paperback)

The Theory of Elementary Waves: A New Explanation of Fundamental Physics by Dr. Lewis E. Little upends the standard view of quantum mechanics. His new theory explains activity at the sub-atomic level with the same understanding of cause and effect that... more

Pre-Owned Einstein s 1912 Manuscript on the Special Theory of Relativity (Paperback) 0807615323 9780807615324

The influence of Einstein s contributions on so many branches of physics is such that if one wanted to describe its full extent it would be hard to know where to begin. His work and discoveries...are so fundamental that each achievement alone would... more

Shock Wave Science and Technology Reference Library: Shock Waves Science and Technology Library Vol. 6: Detonation Dynamics (Hardcover)

This book as a volume of the Shock Wave Science and Technology Reference Library is primarily concerned with the fundamental theory of detonation physics in gaseous and condensed phase reactive media. The detonation process involves complex chemical... more

Pre-Owned 100 Years of Relativity: Space-Time Structure Einstein and Beyond (Hardcover)

Thanks to Einstein s relativity theories our notions of space and time underwent profound revisions about a 100 years ago. The resulting interplay between geometry and physics has dominated all of fundamental physics since then. This volume contains... more

100 Years of Relativity: Space-Time Structure - Einstein and Beyond (Paperback)

Thanks to Einstein s relativity theories our notions of space and time underwent profound revisions about a 100 years ago. The resulting interplay between geometry and physics has dominated all of fundamental physics since then. This volume contains... more

Do We Really Understand Quantum Mechanics? (Hardcover)

Quantum mechanics impacts on many areas of physics from pure theory to applications. However it is difficult to interpret and philosophical contradictions and counter-intuitive results are apparent at a fundamental level. This book presents current... more