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Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016
Abstract/Sommario: This course-based primer provides newcomers to the field with a concise introduction to some of the core topics in the emerging field of topological insulators. The aim is to provide a basic understanding of edge states, bulk topological invariants, and of the bulk--boundary correspondence with as simple mathematical tools as possible. The present approach uses noninteracting lattice models of topological insulators, building gradually on these to arrive from the simplest one-dimension ...; [Leggi tutto...]
Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2011
Abstract/Sommario: Preface -- Introduction: The World according to Physics Levels of the structure of mater -- PART 1: Three key-ideas and a short-cut -- The atomic idea -- The wave-particle duality -- Equilibrium and minimization of total energy -- Dimensional analysis: A short-cut to physics relations -- PART 2: This World, this small World, the great -- From quark and gluons to hadrons -- From protons and neutrons to nuclei -- From nuclei and electrons to atoms -- From atoms to molecules -- From atoms ...; [Leggi tutto...]
Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015
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Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016
Abstract/Sommario: This thesis presents a pioneering method for gleaning the maximum information from the deepest images of the far-infrared universe obtained with the Herschel satellite, reaching galaxies fainter by an order of magnitude than in previous studies. Using these high-quality measurements, the author first demonstrates that the vast majority of galaxy star formation did not take place in merger-driven starbursts over 90% of the history of the universe, which suggests that galaxy growth is in ...; [Leggi tutto...]
New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2015
Abstract/Sommario: This book provides a chronological introduction to the sciences of astronomy and cosmology based on the reading and analysis of significant selections from classic texts, such as Ptolemy’s Almagest, Kepler’s Epitome of Copernican Astronomy, Shapley’s Galaxies, and Lemaître’s The Primeval Atom. Each chapter begins with a short introduction followed by a reading selection. Carefully crafted study questions draw out key points in the text and focus the reader’s attention on the author’s m ...; [Leggi tutto...]
New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2015
Abstract/Sommario: This book provides a chronological introduction to the science of motion and rest based on the reading and analysis of significant portions of Galileo’s Dialogues Concerning Two New Sciences, Pascal’s Treatise on the Equilibrium of Fluids and the Weight of the Mass of Air, Newton’s Mathematical Principles of Natural Philosophy, and Einstein’s Relativity. Each chapter begins with a short introduction followed by a reading selection. Carefully crafted study questions draw out key points ...; [Leggi tutto...]
Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016
Abstract/Sommario: This book provides a chronological introduction to the electromagnetic theory of light, using selected extracts from classic texts such as Gilbert’s De Magnete, Franklin’s Experiments and Observations on Electricity, and Huygens’ Treatise on Light. Particular attention is given to the works of Faraday, Maxwell and Heaviside, scientists who unified the formerly separate disciplines of electricity, magnetism and light. Their electromagnetic theory—developed during the 19th century—would ...; [Leggi tutto...]
Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016
Abstract/Sommario: This book provides a chronological introduction to modern atomic theory, which represented an attempt to reconcile the ancient doctrine of atomism with careful experiments—performed during the 19th century—on the flow of heat through substances and across empty space. Included herein are selections from classic texts such as Carnot’s Reflection on the Motive Power of Fire, Clausius’ Mechanical Theory of Heat, Rutherford’s Nuclear Constitution of Atoms, Planck’s Atomic Theory of Matter, ...; [Leggi tutto...]
Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016
Abstract/Sommario: This thesis reports on investigations of a specific collective mode of nuclear vibration, the isoscalar giant monopole resonance (ISGMR), the nuclear "breathing mode", the energy of which is directly related to a fundamental property of nuclei—the nuclear incompressibility. The alpha inelastic scattering experiments reported in this thesis have been critical to answering some fundamental questions about nuclear incompressibility and the symmetry energy, quantities that are crucial to o ...; [Leggi tutto...]
Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint : Springer, 2013
Abstract/Sommario: 1. Introduction.- 2. From one to many electrons -- 3. Relativistic nonlinear waves in plasmas -- 4. Electron acceleration -- 6. Photon acceleration and relativistic engineering. - The continuous trend towards higher and higher laser intensities has opened the way to new physical regimes and advanced applications of laser-plasma interactions, thus stimulating novel connections with ultrafast optics, astrophysics, particle physics, and biomedical applications. This book is primarily ori ...; [Leggi tutto...]