Physics

The origins of Physics, the study of matter and its motion through space-time and related concepts, date back to ancient Greece. From the intuitions of Greek philosophers to nowadays cutting-edge research, the discipline has been continually progressing on a large number of fronts, including mechanics, heat, light and other radiation, sound, electricity, magnetism, and the structure of atoms.

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• Handbook of Proteolytic Enzymes. Edition No. 3

  EURO€ 570.00USD$ 742.00GBP£ 480.00AUD$ 725.00JPY¥ 73,216.00SEK 4 869,00CHF 699.00CAD$ 756.00 Elsevier Science and Technology, Dec 2012 , Pages: 4094
  The third edition of the Handbook of Proteolytic Enzymes is a comprehensive reference work for the enzymes that cleave proteins and peptides, written by acknowledged experts in the field and containing...

• Impact Cratering. Processes and Products

  EURO€ 59.00USD$ 77.00GBP£ 50.00AUD$ 76.00JPY¥ 7,634.00SEK 508,00CHF 73.00CAD$ 79.00 John Wiley and Sons Ltd, Nov 2012 , Pages: 330
  Impact cratering is arguably the most ubiquitous geological process in the Solar System. It has played an important role in Earth’s history, shaping the geological landscape, affecting the evolution...

• Quantum Mechanics with Applications to Nanotechnology and Information Science

  EURO€ 90.00USD$ 117.00GBP£ 76.00AUD$ 114.00JPY¥ 11,554.00SEK 768,00CHF 110.00CAD$ 119.00 Elsevier Science and Technology, Nov 2012 , Pages: 992
  Quantum mechanics transcends and supplants classical mechanics at the atomic and subatomic levels. It provides the underlying framework for many subfields of physics, chemistry and materials science,...

• Materialwissenschaften und Werkstofftechnik. Eine Einführung

  EURO€ 71.00USD$ 93.00GBP£ 60.00AUD$ 91.00JPY¥ 9,160.00SEK 609,00CHF 87.00CAD$ 95.00 John Wiley and Sons Ltd, Nov 2012 , Pages: 906

• A Modern Theory of Random Variation. With Applications in Stochastic Calculus, Financial Mathematics, and Feynman Integration

  EURO€ 91.00USD$ 119.00GBP£ 77.00AUD$ 116.00JPY¥ 11,748.00SEK 781,00CHF 112.00CAD$ 121.00 John Wiley and Sons Ltd, Nov 2012 , Pages: 544
  A ground-breaking and practical treatment of probability and stochastic processes A Modern Theory of Random Variation is a new and radical re-formulation of the mathematical underpinnings of subjects...

• Mechanical Properties of Solid Polymers. 3rd Edition

  EURO€ 131.00USD$ 170.00GBP£ 110.00AUD$ 166.00JPY¥ 16,794.00SEK 1 117,00CHF 160.00CAD$ 173.00 John Wiley and Sons Ltd, Nov 2012 , Pages: 474
  Providing an updated and comprehensive account of the properties of solid polymers, the book covers all aspects of mechanical behaviour.  This includes finite elastic behavior, linear viscoelasticity...

• A Modern Theory of Random Variation. With Applications in Stochastic Calculus, Financial Mathematics, and Feynman Integration

  EURO€ 91.00USD$ 119.00GBP£ 77.00AUD$ 116.00JPY¥ 11,748.00SEK 781,00CHF 112.00CAD$ 121.00 John Wiley and Sons Ltd, Nov 2012 , Pages: 544
  A ground-breaking and practical treatment of probability and stochastic processes A Modern Theory of Random Variation is a new and radical re-formulation of the mathematical underpinnings of subjects...

• Handbook of Ultra-Wideband Short-Range Sensing

  EURO€ 196.00USD$ 255.00GBP£ 165.00AUD$ 250.00JPY¥ 25,191.00SEK 1 675,00CHF 240.00CAD$ 260.00 John Wiley and Sons Ltd, Nov 2012 , Pages: 844
  Ranging from the theoretical basis of UWB sensors via implementation issues to applications, this much-needed book bridges the gap between designers and appliers working in civil engineering, biotechnology,...

• Nonequilibrium Magnons. Theory, Experiment and Applications

  EURO€ 101.00USD$ 131.00GBP£ 85.00AUD$ 129.00JPY¥ 12,977.00SEK 863,00CHF 124.00CAD$ 134.00 John Wiley and Sons Ltd, Nov 2012 , Pages: 204
  This much-needed book addresses the concepts, models, experiments and applications of magnons and spin wave in magnetic devices. It fills the gap in the current literature by providing the theoretical...

• Physics of Organic Semiconductors. 2nd, Completely New Revised Edition

  EURO€ 125.00USD$ 162.00GBP£ 105.00AUD$ 159.00JPY¥ 16,031.00SEK 1 066,00CHF 153.00CAD$ 165.00 John Wiley and Sons Ltd, Nov 2012 , Pages: 657
  The field of organic electronics has seen a steady growth over the last 15 years. At the same time, our scientific understanding of how to achieve optimum device performance has grown, and this book...

• The Universe. A View from Classical and Quantum Gravity

  EURO€ 71.00USD$ 93.00GBP£ 60.00AUD$ 91.00JPY¥ 9,160.00SEK 609,00CHF 87.00CAD$ 95.00 John Wiley and Sons Ltd, Nov 2012 , Pages: 370
  Written by a well-known author in the field, this book presents a modern understanding of the universe based on relativity, quantum physics and their elusive combination. It introduces the crucial theoretical...

• Renewable Energy - Sustainable Energy Concepts for the Energy Change. 2nd Edition

  EURO€ 30.00USD$ 39.00GBP£ 25.00AUD$ 38.00JPY¥ 3,809.00SEK 253,00CHF 36.00CAD$ 39.00 John Wiley and Sons Ltd, Nov 2012 , Pages: 170
  In the years since the publication of the first edition of this book, the world has undergone drastic changes in terms of energy sources. This is reflected in the expansion of this second edition from...

• Linear and Nonlinear Rotordynamics

  EURO€ 119.00USD$ 155.00GBP£ 100.00AUD$ 151.00JPY¥ 15,267.00SEK 1 015,00CHF 146.00CAD$ 158.00 John Wiley and Sons Ltd, Nov 2012 , Pages: 474
  This second edition with about 25% updated and new content offers wide-ranging coverage of fundamental rotordynamics in order to provide engineers with the necessary knowledge to eliminate various vibration...

• Handbook on the Physics and Chemistry of Rare Earths, Vol 43

  EURO€ 235.00USD$ 306.00GBP£ 198.00AUD$ 299.00JPY¥ 30,185.00SEK 2 007,00CHF 288.00CAD$ 312.00 Elsevier Science and Technology, Nov 2012 , Pages: 638
  The rare earths represent a group of chemical elements, the lanthanides, together with scandium and yttrium, which exhibit similar chemical properties.  They are strategically important to developed...

• Biochemistry of Foods. Edition No. 3

  EURO€ 90.00USD$ 117.00GBP£ 76.00AUD$ 114.00JPY¥ 11,554.00SEK 768,00CHF 110.00CAD$ 119.00 Elsevier Science and Technology, Nov 2012 , Pages: 584
  This bestselling reference bridges the gap between the introductory and highly specialized books dealing with aspects of food biochemistry for undergraduate and graduate students, researchers, and professionals...

• The Photosynthetic Membrane. Molecular Mechanisms and Biophysics of Light Harvesting

  EURO€ 45.00USD$ 58.00GBP£ 38.00AUD$ 57.00JPY¥ 5,725.00SEK 381,00CHF 55.00CAD$ 59.00 John Wiley and Sons Ltd, Oct 2012 , Pages: 282
  The proteins that gather light for plant photosynthesis are embedded within cell membranes in a site called the thylakoid membrane (or the "photosynthetic membrane").  These proteins form the light...

• The Jewel on the Mountaintop. The European Southern Observatory through Fifty Years

  EURO€ 53.00USD$ 70.00GBP£ 45.00AUD$ 68.00JPY¥ 6,870.00SEK 457,00CHF 66.00CAD$ 71.00 John Wiley and Sons Ltd, Oct 2012 , Pages: 600
  Authored by ESO senior advisor Claus Madsen, the present book comprises 576 action-packed pages of ESO history and dramatic stories about the people behind the organisation. This is the ultimate historical...

• Superconductivity in Nanowires

  EURO€ 89.00USD$ 116.00GBP£ 75.00AUD$ 113.00JPY¥ 11,451.00SEK 761,00CHF 109.00CAD$ 118.00 John Wiley and Sons Ltd, Oct 2012 , Pages: 282
  The importance and actuality of nanotechnology is unabated and will be for years to come. A main challenge is to understand the various properties of certain nanostructures, and how to generate structures...

• Edge of the Universe. A Voyage to the Cosmic Horizon and Beyond

  EURO€ 23.00USD$ 29.00GBP£ 19.00AUD$ 29.00JPY¥ 2,899.00SEK 193,00CHF 28.00CAD$ 30.00 John Wiley and Sons Ltd, Sep 2012 , Pages: 240
  An accessible look at the mysteries that lurk at the edge of the known universe and beyond The observable universe, the part we can see with telescopes, is incredibly vast. Yet recent theories suggest...

• Nanophysics of Solar and Renewable Energy

  EURO€ 39.00USD$ 50.00GBP£ 32.00AUD$ 49.00JPY¥ 4,962.00SEK 330,00CHF 47.00CAD$ 51.00 John Wiley and Sons Ltd, Sep 2012 , Pages: 270
  This easy accessible textbook provides an overview of solar to electric energy conversion, followed by a detailed look at one aspect, namely photovoltaics, including the underlying principles and fabrication...

• Handbook of 3D Integration

  EURO€ 125.00USD$ 162.00GBP£ 105.00AUD$ 159.00JPY¥ 16,031.00SEK 1 066,00CHF 153.00CAD$ 165.00 John Wiley and Sons Ltd, Sep 2012 , Pages: 799
  The first encompassing treatise of this new, but very important field puts the known physical limitations for classic 2D electronics into perspective with the requirements for further electronics developments...

• Europe to the Stars

  EURO€ 36.00USD$ 46.00GBP£ 30.00AUD$ 45.00JPY¥ 4,573.00SEK 304,00CHF 44.00CAD$ 47.00 John Wiley and Sons Ltd, Sep 2012 , Pages: 224
  The creation of the European Southern Observatory (ESO) in 1962 was the culmination of the dream of leading astronomers from five European countries. Over the years, as more member states joined, ESO...

• Illumination, Color and Imaging. Wiley Series in Display Technology

  EURO€ 101.00USD$ 131.00GBP£ 85.00AUD$ 129.00JPY¥ 12,977.00SEK 863,00CHF 124.00CAD$ 134.00 John Wiley and Sons Ltd, Sep 2012 , Pages: 395
  This much needed, comprehensive and modern reference on display technology, illumination sources and color imaging focuses on visual effects and how reproduced images are best matched to human visual...

• Modern Physics. 3rd Edition

  EURO€ 163.00USD$ 212.00GBP£ 137.00AUD$ 207.00JPY¥ 20,916.00SEK 1 391,00CHF 200.00CAD$ 216.00 John Wiley and Sons Ltd, Sep 2012 , Pages: 560
  This is a much awaited revision of a modern classic that covers all the major topics in modern physics, including relativity, quantum physics, and their applications. Krane provides a balanced presentation...

• Synergetic Agents

  EURO€ 137.00USD$ 178.00GBP£ 115.00AUD$ 174.00JPY¥ 17,558.00SEK 1 168,00CHF 168.00CAD$ 181.00 John Wiley and Sons Ltd, Sep 2012 , Pages: 338
  This book addresses both multi robot systems and miniaturization to the nanoscale from a unifying point of view, but without leaving aside typical particularities of either. The unifying aspect is based...

• Menschen und ihre Materialien. Erlebnis Wissenschaft

  EURO€ 15.00USD$ 20.00GBP£ 13.00AUD$ 20.00JPY¥ 1,983.00SEK 132,00CHF 19.00CAD$ 20.00 John Wiley and Sons Ltd, Sep 2012 , Pages: 254

• Der perfekte Tipp. Erlebnis Wissenschaft

  EURO€ 15.00USD$ 20.00GBP£ 13.00AUD$ 20.00JPY¥ 1,983.00SEK 132,00CHF 19.00CAD$ 20.00 John Wiley and Sons Ltd, Sep 2012 , Pages: 330

• Polymer Composites with Carbonaceous Nanofillers. Proerties and Applications

  EURO€ 137.00USD$ 178.00GBP£ 115.00AUD$ 174.00JPY¥ 17,558.00SEK 1 168,00CHF 168.00CAD$ 181.00 John Wiley and Sons Ltd, Sep 2012 , Pages: 404
  Written by an expert in the field of nanomaterials, composites, and polymers, this book provides up-to-date information on recent advances in various aspects of polymer composites reinforced by carbonaceous...

• Surfen in die digitale Zukunft. Erlebnis Wissenschaft

  EURO€ 15.00USD$ 20.00GBP£ 13.00AUD$ 20.00JPY¥ 1,983.00SEK 132,00CHF 19.00CAD$ 20.00 John Wiley and Sons Ltd, Sep 2012 , Pages: 204

• Advances in Imaging and Electron Physics, Vol 173

  EURO€ 175.00USD$ 228.00GBP£ 147.00AUD$ 223.00JPY¥ 22,479.00SEK 1 495,00CHF 215.00CAD$ 232.00 Elsevier Science and Technology, Sep 2012 , Pages: 540
  This special volume of Advances in Imaging and Electron Physics details the current theory, experiments, and applications of neutron and x-ray optics and microscopy for an international readership across...

• Discovering Superconductivity. An Investigative Approach

  EURO€ 36.00USD$ 46.00GBP£ 30.00AUD$ 45.00JPY¥ 4,573.00SEK 304,00CHF 44.00CAD$ 47.00 John Wiley and Sons Ltd, Aug 2012 , Pages: 182
  company website Superconductivity is a quantum phenomenon that manifests itself in materials showing zero electrical resistance below a characteristic temperature resulting in the potential for an...

• Microcalorimetry of Macromolecules. The Physical Basis of Biological Structures

  EURO€ 111.00USD$ 145.00GBP£ 94.00AUD$ 141.00JPY¥ 14,275.00SEK 949,00CHF 136.00CAD$ 147.00 John Wiley and Sons Ltd, Aug 2012 , Pages: 404
  Examining the physical basis of the structure of macromolecules—proteins, nucleic acids, and their complexes—using calorimetric techniques Many scientists working in biology are unfamiliar with the...

• What is What in the Nanoworld. A Handbook on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology. 3rd Edition

  EURO€ 149.00USD$ 193.00GBP£ 125.00AUD$ 189.00JPY¥ 19,084.00SEK 1 269,00CHF 182.00CAD$ 197.00 John Wiley and Sons Ltd, Aug 2012 , Pages: 615
  The third, partly revised and enlarged edition of this introductory reference summarizes the terms and definitions, most important phenomena, and regulations occurring in the physics, chemistry, technology,...

• Fusion Plasma Physics. 2nd Edition

  EURO€ 101.00USD$ 131.00GBP£ 85.00AUD$ 129.00JPY¥ 12,977.00SEK 863,00CHF 124.00CAD$ 134.00 John Wiley and Sons Ltd, Aug 2012 , Pages: 666
  This revised and enlarged second edition of the popular textbook and reference contains comprehensive treatments of both the established foundations of magnetic fusion plasma physics and of the newly...

• Optical Imaging and Metrology

  EURO€ 101.00USD$ 131.00GBP£ 85.00AUD$ 129.00JPY¥ 12,977.00SEK 863,00CHF 124.00CAD$ 134.00 John Wiley and Sons Ltd, Aug 2012 , Pages: 502
  A comprehensive review of the state of the art and advances in the field, while also outlining the future potential and development trends of optical imaging and optical metrology, an area of fast growth...

• High-k Gate Dielectrics for CMOS Technology

  EURO€ 155.00USD$ 201.00GBP£ 130.00AUD$ 197.00JPY¥ 19,848.00SEK 1 320,00CHF 189.00CAD$ 205.00 John Wiley and Sons Ltd, Aug 2012 , Pages: 590
  A state-of-the-art overview of high-k dielectric materials for advanced field-effect transistors, from both a fundamental and a technological viewpoint, summarizing the latest research results and development...

• Cross-Border Resource Management, Vol 4. Edition No. 2. Developments in Environmental Science

  EURO€ 133.00USD$ 173.00GBP£ 112.00AUD$ 169.00JPY¥ 17,084.00SEK 1 136,00CHF 163.00CAD$ 176.00 Elsevier Science and Technology, Aug 2012 , Pages: 354
  Rational exploitation and utilization of natural and environmental resources is more difficult in cross-border areas than in areas under the jurisdiction of a single authority. Moreover, cross-border...

• Cholesterol Regulation of Ion Channels and Receptors

  EURO€ 99.00USD$ 129.00GBP£ 84.00AUD$ 126.00JPY¥ 12,748.00SEK 848,00CHF 122.00CAD$ 132.00 John Wiley and Sons Ltd, Aug 2012 , Pages: 302
  Examines new research on the role of cholesterol in regulating ion channels and receptors and its effect on health Drawing together and analyzing all the latest research findings, this book explores...

• Rotating Thermal Flows in Natural and Industrial Processes

  EURO€ 143.00USD$ 186.00GBP£ 120.00AUD$ 181.00JPY¥ 18,321.00SEK 1 218,00CHF 175.00CAD$ 189.00 John Wiley and Sons Ltd, Aug 2012 , Pages: 540
  Rotating Thermal Flows in Natural and Industrial Processes provides the reader with a systematic description of the different types of thermal convection and flow instabilities in rotating systems,...

• Advances in Imaging and Electron Physics, Vol 172

  EURO€ 175.00USD$ 228.00GBP£ 147.00AUD$ 223.00JPY¥ 22,479.00SEK 1 495,00CHF 215.00CAD$ 232.00 Elsevier Science and Technology, Aug 2012 , Pages: 696
  This special volume of Advances in Imaging and Electron Physics details the current theory, experiments, and applications of neutron and x-ray optics and microscopy for an international readership across...

• X-Rays, Neutrons and Muons

  EURO€ 59.00USD$ 77.00GBP£ 50.00AUD$ 76.00JPY¥ 7,634.00SEK 508,00CHF 73.00CAD$ 79.00 John Wiley and Sons Ltd, Aug 2012 , Pages: 248
  Spectroscopy is a versatile tool for the characterization of materials, and photons in the visible frequency range of the electromagnetic spectrum have been used successfully for more than a century...

• Active Galactic Nuclei

  EURO€ 71.00USD$ 93.00GBP£ 60.00AUD$ 91.00JPY¥ 9,160.00SEK 609,00CHF 87.00CAD$ 95.00 John Wiley and Sons Ltd, Aug 2012 , Pages: 381
  This AGN textbook includes phenomena based on new results in the X-Ray domain from new telescopes such as Chandra and XMM Newton not mentioned in any other book. Furthermore, it considers also the Fermi...

• X-Rays, Neutrons and Muons

  EURO€ 59.00USD$ 77.00GBP£ 50.00AUD$ 76.00JPY¥ 7,634.00SEK 508,00CHF 73.00CAD$ 79.00 John Wiley and Sons Ltd, Aug 2012 , Pages: 248
  Spectroscopy is a versatile tool for the characterization of materials, and photons in the visible frequency range of the electromagnetic spectrum have been used successfully for more than a century...

• Solidification and Crystallization Processing in Metals and Alloys

  EURO€ 107.00USD$ 139.00GBP£ 90.00AUD$ 136.00JPY¥ 13,741.00SEK 914,00CHF 131.00CAD$ 142.00 John Wiley and Sons Ltd, Aug 2012 , Pages: 826
  Solidification and Crystallization Processing in Metals and Alloys Hasse Fredriksson KTH, Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden Ulla Åkerlind University of Stockholm, Sweden Solidification...

• Dispersion Decay and Scattering Theory

  EURO€ 75.00USD$ 98.00GBP£ 64.00AUD$ 96.00JPY¥ 9,695.00SEK 645,00CHF 93.00CAD$ 100.00 John Wiley and Sons Ltd, Jul 2012 , Pages: 202
  A simplified, yet rigorous treatment of scattering theory methods and their applications Dispersion Decay and Scattering Theory provides thorough, easy-to-understand guidance on the application of...

• Progress in Optics, Vol 57

  EURO€ 160.00USD$ 208.00GBP£ 135.00AUD$ 204.00JPY¥ 20,552.00SEK 1 367,00CHF 196.00CAD$ 212.00 Elsevier Science and Technology, Jul 2012 , Pages: 374
  In the 50 years since the first volume of Progress in Optics was published, optics has become one of the most dynamic fields of science. The volumes in this series that have appeared up to now contain...

• Dispersion Decay and Scattering Theory

  EURO€ 75.00USD$ 98.00GBP£ 64.00AUD$ 96.00JPY¥ 9,695.00SEK 645,00CHF 93.00CAD$ 100.00 John Wiley and Sons Ltd, Jul 2012 , Pages: 202
  A simplified, yet rigorous treatment of scattering theory methods and their applications Dispersion Decay and Scattering Theory provides thorough, easy-to-understand guidance on the application of...

• Nonlinear Dirac Equation, Magnetic Monopoles And Double Space-Time

  EURO€ 59.00USD$ 77.00GBP£ 50.00AUD$ 76.00JPY¥ 7,634.00SEK 508,00CHF 73.00CAD$ 79.00 CISP - Cambridge International Science Publishing, Jul 2012 , Pages: 180
  Beginnings of quantum mechanics are revised and the author starts from the point where relativity and quantum mechanics were compatible A modified wave equation for the electron is used The relativistic...

• Advances in Computational Dynamics of Particles, Materials and Structures

  EURO€ 134.00USD$ 174.00GBP£ 112.00AUD$ 170.00JPY¥ 17,176.00SEK 1 142,00CHF 164.00CAD$ 177.00 John Wiley and Sons Ltd, Jul 2012 , Pages: 710
  Computational methods for the modeling and simulation of the dynamic response and behavior of particles, materials and structural systems have had a profound influence on science, engineering and technology....

• Frontiers of Electronic Materials. Correlation Effects, Spintronics, and Memristive Phenomena - Fundamentals and Application

  EURO€ 155.00USD$ 201.00GBP£ 130.00AUD$ 197.00JPY¥ 19,848.00SEK 1 320,00CHF 189.00CAD$ 205.00 John Wiley and Sons Ltd, Jul 2012 , Pages: 692
  This collection of extended abstracts summarizes the latest research as presented at "Frontiers in Electronic Materials", a Nature conference on correlation effects and memristive phenomena, which took...