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Pletser, Vladimir |
Gravity, Weight and Their Absence |
I09928 |
2018 |
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PLETSER, Vladimir |
On To Mars! |
I09668 |
2018 |
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Pletser, Vladimir |
Lagrangian and Hamiltonian Analytical Mechanics: Forty Exercises Resolved and Explained |
I08960 |
2018 |
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| Title | Gravity, Weight and Their Absence |
| Author(s) | Pletser, Vladimir |
| Publication | Singapore, Springer Singapore, 2018. |
| Description | XIII, 88 p. 40 illus., 27 illus. in color : online resource |
| Abstract Note | The book introduces readers to the concept of weightlessness and microgravity, and presents several examples of microgravity research in fluid physics, the material sciences and human physiology. Further, it explains a range of basic physical concepts (inertia, reference frames, mass and weight, accelerations, gravitation and weightiness, free fall, trajectories, and platforms for microgravity research) in simple terms. The last section addresses the physiological effects of weightlessness. The book???s simple didactic approach makes it easy to read: equations are kept to a minimum, while examples and applications are presented in the appendices. Simple sketches and photos from actual space missions illustrate the main content. This book allows readers to understand the space environment that astronauts experience on board space stations, and to more closely follow on-going and future space missions in Earth orbit and to Mars |
| ISBN,Price | 9789811086960 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. Aerospace engineering
2. Aerospace Technology and Astronautics
3. ASTRONAUTICS
4. CLASSICAL MECHANICS
5. EBOOK
6. EBOOK - SPRINGER
7. Human physiology
8. Interfaces (Physical sciences)
9. MECHANICS
10. SPACE SCIENCES
11. Space Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Exploration and Astronautics)
12. Surface and Interface Science, Thin Films
13. Surfaces (Physics)
14. THIN FILMS
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| Title | On To Mars! : Chronicles of Martian Simulations |
| Author(s) | PLETSER, Vladimir |
| Publication | Singapore, Springer Singapore, 2018. |
| Description | XVI, 253 p. 225 illus., 219 illus. in color : online resource |
| Abstract Note | This book introduces the Martian simulations, one installed on Devon Island, an uninhabited island in the Canadian Arctic, well within the polar circle, and two in the desert of Utah, several hundreds of kilometers South of Salt Lake City. The book is based on the diaries during the simulations, held by Vladimir Pletser, a physicist-engineer, who was selected to attend these simulations. It relates the details of everyday life in these Martian habitats and of the scientific and exploratory work conducted in these extreme environments in preparation for future manned missions to Mars. Through the real experiences described in the book, readers will find space explorations and living on Mars more tangible.?? |
| ISBN,Price | 9789811070303 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. ASTRONOMY
2. EBOOK
3. EBOOK - SPRINGER
4. Popular Science in Astronomy
5. SPACE SCIENCES
6. Space Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Exploration and Astronautics)
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| Title | Lagrangian and Hamiltonian Analytical Mechanics: Forty Exercises Resolved and Explained |
| Author(s) | Pletser, Vladimir |
| Publication | Singapore, Springer Singapore, 2018. |
| Description | IX, 128 p. 23 illus : online resource |
| Abstract Note | This textbook introduces readers to the detailed and methodical resolution of classical and more recent problems in analytical mechanics. This valuable learning tool includes worked examples and 40 exercises with step-by-step solutions, carefully chosen for their importance in classical, celestial and quantum mechanics. The collection comprises six chapters, offering essential exercises on: (1) Lagrange Equations; (2) Hamilton Equations; (3) the First Integral and Variational Principle; (4) Canonical Transformations; (5) Hamilton ??? Jacobi Equations; and (6) Phase Integral and Angular Frequencies Each chapter begins with a brief theoretical review before presenting the clearly solved exercises. The last two chapters are of particular interest, because of the importance and flexibility of the Hamilton-Jacobi method in solving many mechanical problems in classical mechanics, as well as quantum and celestial mechanics. Above all, the book provides students and teachers alike with detailed, point-by-point and step-by-step solutions of exercises in Lagrangian and Hamiltonian mechanics, which are central to most problems in classical physics, astronomy, celestial mechanics and quantum physics |
| ISBN,Price | 9789811330261 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. CLASSICAL MECHANICS
2. EBOOK
3. EBOOK - SPRINGER
4. Mathematical Methods in Physics
5. MECHANICS
6. Mechanics, Applied
7. PHYSICS
8. Theoretical and Applied Mechanics
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