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Christophorou, Loucas G |
Emerging Dynamics: Science, Energy, Society and Values |
I09809 |
2018 |
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von Hippel, Frank |
Plutonium |
I08705 |
2019 |
eBook |
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Tucker, Colin |
How to Drive a Nuclear Reactor |
I08614 |
2019 |
eBook |
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Kanazawa, Takuya |
Dirac Spectra in Dense QCD |
I08361 |
2013 |
eBook |
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Ho??yst, Robert |
Thermodynamics for Chemists, Physicists and Engineers |
I07783 |
2012 |
eBook |
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Helrich, Carl S |
Modern Thermodynamics with Statistical Mechanics |
I07648 |
2009 |
eBook |
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De Angelis, Alessandro |
L'enigma dei raggi cosmici |
I07333 |
2012 |
eBook |
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Linz, Ute |
Ion Beam Therapy |
I07133 |
2012 |
eBook |
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Di Barba, Paolo |
Field Models in Electricity and Magnetism |
I06943 |
2008 |
eBook |
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Lavenda, Bernard H |
A New Perspective on Thermodynamics |
I06154 |
2010 |
eBook |
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| Title | Emerging Dynamics: Science, Energy, Society and Values |
| Author(s) | Christophorou, Loucas G |
| Publication | Cham, Springer International Publishing, 2018. |
| Description | XIV, 219 p. 36 illus., 34 illus. in color : online resource |
| Abstract Note | Emerging Dynamics: Science, Energy, Society and Values focuses on the impact of science, science-based technology and scientific values on present-day humanity and its future. The book advocates for a science willing to accommodate both human values and scientific facts. The four main subjects focused on throughout the text are: The overwhelming impact of modern science and science-based technology on virtually every aspect of human life Human values and their significance for science and society The need for mutual accommodation between scientific values and the traditional values of society The fundamental role of energy for civilization and society. The book cuts across scientific disciplines and looks at modern civilization through the knowledge provided by the physical, chemical, biomedical and other branches of natural science. The book is unique in its holistic approach, combining knowledge acquired by deduction, reduction-induction, and experimental scientific methods with knowledge acquired through history, philosophy, the arts, faith and cultural traditions. Modern civilization???s most distinct characteristics are due to science, science-based technology and energy. The role of energy in the sustainability of civilization and the impact of biomedical science on man are especially emphasized throughout this timely book, making a case for a hopeful future based on both science and values. A science guided in its applications by human values and a value system cognizant of the facts of science and willing to accommodate them |
| ISBN,Price | 9783319907130 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. EBOOK
2. EBOOK - SPRINGER
3. ENERGY
4. ENERGY SYSTEMS
5. PHYSICS
6. Popular Science in Energy
7. Popular Science in Physics
8. Renewable and Green Energy
9. Renewable energy resources
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| Title | Plutonium : How Nuclear Power???s Dream Fuel Became a Nightmare |
| Author(s) | von Hippel, Frank;Takubo, Masafumi;Kang, Jungmin |
| Publication | Singapore, Springer Singapore, 2019. |
| Description | XXI, 177 p. 51 illus., 44 illus. in color : online resource |
| Abstract Note | This book provides a readable and thought-provoking analysis of the issues surrounding nuclear fuel reprocessing and fast-neutron reactors, including discussion of resources, economics, radiological risk and resistance to nuclear proliferation. It describes the history and science behind reprocessing, and gives an overview of the status of reprocessing programmes around the world. It concludes that such programs should be discontinued. While nuclear power is seen by many as the only realistic solution to the carbon emission problem, some national nuclear establishments have been pursuing development and deployment of sodium-cooled plutonium breeder reactors, and plutonium recycling. Its proponents argue that this system would offer significant advantages relative to current light water reactor technology in terms of greater uranium utilization efficiency, and that separating out the long-lived plutonium and other transuranics from spent fuel and fissioning them in fast reactors would greatly reduce the duration of the toxicity of radioactive waste. However, the history of efforts to deploy this system commercially in a number of countries over the last six decades has been one of economic and technical failure and, in some cases, was used to mask clandestine nuclear weapon development programs. Covering topics of significant public interest including nuclear safety, fuel storage, environmental impact and the spectre of nuclear terrorism, this book presents a comprehensive analysis of the issue for nuclear engineers, policy analysts, government officials and the general public. |
| ISBN,Price | 9789811399015 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. EBOOK
2. EBOOK - SPRINGER
3. ENERGY
4. NUCLEAR CHEMISTRY
5. NUCLEAR ENERGY
6. PHYSICS
7. Popular Science in Energy
8. Popular Science in Physics
9. Science???Social aspects
10. Societal Aspects of Physics, Outreach and Education
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| Title | How to Drive a Nuclear Reactor |
| Author(s) | Tucker, Colin |
| Publication | Cham, Springer International Publishing, 2019. |
| Description | XVII, 264 p. 131 illus., 122 illus. in color : online resource |
| Abstract Note | Have you ever wondered how a nuclear power station works? This book will answer that question. It???ll take you on a journey from the science behind nuclear reactors, through their start-up, operation and shutdown. Along the way it covers a bit of the engineering, reactor history, different kinds of reactors and what can go wrong with them. Much of this is seen from the viewpoint of a trainee operator on a Pressurised Water Reactor - the most common type of nuclear reactor in the world. Colin Tucker has spent the last thirty years keeping reactors safe. Join him on a tour that is the next best thing to driving a nuclear reactor yourself! |
| ISBN,Price | 9783030338763 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. EBOOK
2. EBOOK - SPRINGER
3. ENERGY
4. Heavy ions
5. NUCLEAR ENERGY
6. NUCLEAR PHYSICS
7. Nuclear Physics, Heavy Ions, Hadrons
8. PHYSICS
9. Popular Science in Energy
10. Popular Science in Physics
11. POWER ELECTRONICS
12. Power Electronics, Electrical Machines and Networks
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| Title | Thermodynamics for Chemists, Physicists and Engineers |
| Author(s) | Ho??yst, Robert;Poniewierski, Andrzej |
| Publication | Dordrecht, Springer Netherlands, 2012. |
| Description | XVI, 344 p : online resource |
| Abstract Note | Thermodynamics is an essential part of chemical physics and is of fundamental importance in physics, chemistry and engineering courses. This textbook takes an interdisciplinary approach to the subject and is therefore suitable for undergraduates in all those courses. The book is an introduction to phenomenological thermodynamics and its applications to phase transitions and chemical reactions, with some references to statistical mechanics. It strikes the balance between the rigorousness of the Callen text and phenomenological approach of the Atkins text. The book is divided in three parts. The first introduces the postulates and laws of thermodynamics and complements these initial explanations with practical examples. The second part is devoted to applications of thermodynamics to phase transitions in pure substances and mixtures. The third part covers thermodynamic systems in which chemical reactions take place. There are some sections on more advanced topics such as thermodynamic potentials, natural variables, non-ideal mixtures and electrochemical reactions, which make this book of suitable also to post-graduate students. Robert Ho??yst (1963) is a professor at the Institute of Physical Chemistry Polish Academy of Sciences. He specializes in statistical physics, physical chemistry, biologistics and soft matter physics. He has published 182 papers and 2 books. He presented his works at multiple universities/institutes, e.g. Harvard, MIT, University of Chicago, ESPCI-Paris, ENS-Paris, several Max Planck Institutes, University of Tokyo, Oxford and Cambridge. He has over 17 years experience in teaching thermodynamics for undergraduate students. Andrzej Poniewierski (1951), professor at the Institute of Physical Chemistry Polish Academy of Sciences; published 53 papers and two books, specializes in soft matter and statistical physics, liquid crystals and applications of density functional theory to complex fluids. He has also taught thermodynamics for undergraduate students for several years |
| ISBN,Price | 9789400729995 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. EBOOK
2. EBOOK - SPRINGER
3. ENERGY
4. Energy, general
5. Engineering Thermodynamics, Heat and Mass Transfer
6. Heat engineering
7. HEAT TRANSFER
8. MASS TRANSFER
9. PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY
10. THERMODYNAMICS
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| Title | Modern Thermodynamics with Statistical Mechanics |
| Author(s) | Helrich, Carl S |
| Publication | Berlin, Heidelberg, Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2009. |
| Description | XIII, 402 p : online resource |
| Abstract Note | With the aim of presenting thermodynamics in as simple and as unified a form as possible, this textbook starts with an introduction to the first and second laws and then promptly addresses the complete set of the potentials in a subsequent chapter and as a central theme throughout. Before discussing modern laboratory measurements, the book shows that the fundamental quantities sought in the laboratory are those which are required for determining the potentials. Since the subjects of thermodynamics and statistical mechanics are a seamless whole, statistical mechanics is treated as integral part of the text. Other key topics such as irreversibility, the ideas of Ilya Prigogine, chemical reaction rates, equilibrium of heterogeneous systems, and transition-state theory serve to round out this modern treatment. An additional chapter covers quantum statistical mechanics due to active current research in Bose-Einstein condensation. End-of-chapter exercises, chapter summaries, and an appendix reviewing fundamental prerequisites supply students with helpful reinforcement and practice with key concepts |
| ISBN,Price | 9783540854180 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. Biological and Medical Physics, Biophysics
2. BIOLOGICAL PHYSICS
3. BIOPHYSICS
4. Classical and Continuum Physics
5. COMPLEX SYSTEMS
6. Continuum physics
7. DYNAMICAL SYSTEMS
8. EBOOK
9. EBOOK - SPRINGER
10. ENERGY
11. Energy, general
12. PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY
13. STATISTICAL PHYSICS
14. THERMODYNAMICS
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| Title | L'enigma dei raggi cosmici : Le pi?? grandi energie dell'universo |
| Author(s) | De Angelis, Alessandro |
| Publication | Milano, Springer Milan, 2012. |
| Description | XV, 146 pagg : online resource |
| Abstract Note | Grazie ad avventurosi studi fu possibile dimostrare un secolo fa che parte della radiazione naturale che si osserva sulla Terra ?? di natura extraterrestre: era la scoperta dei cosiddetti ???raggi cosmici???, particelle che arrivano da misteriosi acceleratori nell???universo, probabilmente buchi neri supermassicci e resti di supernova, a energie anche centinaia di milioni di volte di quelle a cui riusciamo a produrle con i pi?? potenti acceleratori della Terra. A cent???anni dalle prime scoperte questo libro si propone, con l???aiuto di documenti scoperti recentemente, di raccontare la vera storia di questa appassionante avventura scientifica e le frontiere dell'esplorazione dei raggi cosmici |
| ISBN,Price | 9788847020474 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. ASTRONOMY
2. ASTROPHYSICS
3. Astrophysics and Astroparticles
4. EBOOK
5. EBOOK - SPRINGER
6. ENERGY
7. Energy, general
8. NUCLEAR PHYSICS
9. Particle and Nuclear Physics
10. Popular Science in Astronomy
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| Title | Ion Beam Therapy : Fundamentals, Technology, Clinical Applications |
| Author(s) | Linz, Ute |
| Publication | Berlin, Heidelberg, Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2012. |
| Description | XXXV, 729 p. 234 illus., 185 illus. in color : online resource |
| Abstract Note | The book provides a detailed, up-to-date account of the basics, the technology, and the clinical use of ion beams for radiation therapy. Theoretical background, technical components, and patient treatment schemes are delineated by the leading experts that helped to develop this field from a research niche to its current highly sophisticated and powerful clinical treatment level used to the benefit of cancer patients worldwide. Rather than being a side-by-side collection of articles, this book consists of related chapters. It is a common achievement by 76 experts from around the world. Their expertise reflects the diversity of the field with radiation therapy, medical and accelerator physics, radiobiology, computer science, engineering, and health economics. The book addresses a similarly broad audience ranging from professionals that need to know more about this novel treatment modality or consider to enter the field of ion beam therapy as a researcher. However, it is also written for the interested public and for patients who might want to learn about this treatment option |
| ISBN,Price | 9783642214141 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. Biomedical engineering
2. Biomedical Engineering and Bioengineering
3. Cancer Research
4. EBOOK
5. EBOOK - SPRINGER
6. ENERGY
7. Energy, general
8. Medical and Radiation Physics
9. Medical physics
10. Nuclear medicine
11. RADIATION
12. Radiotherapy
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| Title | Field Models in Electricity and Magnetism |
| Author(s) | Di Barba, Paolo;Savini, Antonio;Wiak, Slawomir |
| Publication | Dordrecht, Springer Netherlands, 2008. |
| Description | X, 174 p : online resource |
| Abstract Note | Covering the development of field computation in the past forty years, Field Models in Electricity and Magnetism intends to be a concise, comprehensive and up-to-date introduction to field models in electricity and magnetism, ranging from basic theory to numerical applications. The approach assumed throughout the whole book is to solve field problems directly from partial differential equations in terms of vector quantities. Theoretical issues are illustrated by practical examples. In particular, a single example is solved by different methods so that, by comparison of results, limitations and advantages of the various methods are made clear. The subjects of the synthesis of fields and of the optimal design of devices, which are growing in research and so far have not been adequately covered in textbooks, are developed in addition to more classical subjects of analysis. Topics covered include: vector fields: electrostatics, magnetostatics, steady conduction; analytical methods for solving boundary-value problems; numerical methods for solving boundary-value problems; time-varying electromagnetic field; inverse problems; optimization. Field Models in Electricity and Magnetism results from the cooperation of three authors in teaching electromagnetic theory at various levels and in different countries |
| ISBN,Price | 9781402068430 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. CLASSICAL ELECTRODYNAMICS
2. Computational Intelligence
3. COMPUTER SIMULATION
4. Computer-aided engineering
5. Computer-Aided Engineering (CAD, CAE) and Design
6. EBOOK
7. EBOOK - SPRINGER
8. ELECTRODYNAMICS
9. ENERGY
10. Energy, general
11. MICROWAVES
12. Microwaves, RF and Optical Engineering
13. OPTICAL ENGINEERING
14. OPTICS
15. Simulation and Modeling
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| Title | A New Perspective on Thermodynamics |
| Author(s) | Lavenda, Bernard H |
| Publication | New York, NY, Springer New York, 2010. |
| Description | XIX, 207 p : online resource |
| Abstract Note | Dr. Bernard H. Lavenda has written A New Perspective on Thermodynamics to combine an old look at thermodynamics with a new foundation. The book presents a historical perspective, which unravels the current presentation of thermodynamics found in standard texts, and which emphasizes the fundamental role that Carnot played in the development of thermodynamics. A New Perspective on Thermodynamics will: Chronologically unravel the development of the principles of thermodynamics and how they were conceived by their discoverers Bring the theory of thermodynamics up to the present time and indicate areas of further development with the union of information theory and the theory of means and their inequalities. New areas include nonextensive thermodynamics, the thermodynamics of coding theory, multifractals, and strange attractors. Reintroduce important, yet nearly forgotten, teachings of N.L. Sardi Carnot Highlight conceptual flaws in timely topics such as endoreversible engines, finite-time thermodynamics, geometrization of thermodynamics, and nonequilibrium work from equilibrium free energy differences. Dr. Bernard H. Lavenda is Professor of Physical Chemistry at Universita degli Studi di Camerino, Italy. He is recipient of the 2009 Telesio-Galeli Prize in Physics for his work on irreversible thermodynamics |
| ISBN,Price | 9781441914309 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. COMPLEX SYSTEMS
2. DYNAMICAL SYSTEMS
3. EBOOK
4. EBOOK - SPRINGER
5. ENERGY
6. Energy, general
7. History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics
8. MECHANICS
9. Mechanics, Applied
10. PHYSICS
11. PROBABILITIES
12. Probability Theory and Stochastic Processes
13. STATISTICAL PHYSICS
14. Theoretical and Applied Mechanics
15. THERMODYNAMICS
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