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Key Methods and Concepts in Condensed Matter Physics

Green’s functions and real space renormalization group

by Professor Mucio Amado Continentino ...

Series series IOP ebooks
This book aims to present a concise introduction, for graduate students and researchers, to powerful techniques and important concepts in condensed matter physics. Key conceptual elements include the fluctuation–dissipation theorem, the theory of critical phenomena (both classical and quantum) and the renormalization group. The book focuses on the Green’s functions method and the real space ... Read more

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This book aims to present a concise introduction, for graduate students and researchers, to powerful techniques and important concepts in condensed matter physics. Key conceptual elements include the fluctuation–dissipation theorem, the theory of critical phenomena (both classical and quantum) and the renormalization group. The book focuses on the Green’s functions method and the real space
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A Brief Introduction to Topology and Differential Geometry in Condensed Matter Physics (Second Edition)

by Antonio Sergio Teixeira Pires ...

Series series IOP ebooks
Concepts drawn from topology and differential geometry have become essential to the understanding of several phenomena in condensed matter physics. This book provides a self-consistent introduction to the mathematical ideas and methods from these fields that will enable the student of condensed matter physics to begin applying these concepts with confidence. This expanded second edition adds eight ... Read more

$103.04 USD

Concepts drawn from topology and differential geometry have become essential to the understanding of several phenomena in condensed matter physics. This book provides a self-consistent introduction to the mathematical ideas and methods from these fields that will enable the student of condensed matter physics to begin applying these concepts with confidence. This expanded second edition adds eight
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Phase Space Crystals

Condensed matter in dynamical systems

by Dr. Lingzhen Guo ...

Series series IOP ebooks
This book aims to develop a general framework of condensed matter theory in phase space, instead of configuration space, of a dynamical system. Different from Euclidean real space, phase space is embedded with symplectic geometry in classical mechanics or noncommutative geometry in quantum mechanics. Arbitrary lattice Hamiltonians and crystalline many-body states in phase space can be created with ... Read more

$103.04 USD

This book aims to develop a general framework of condensed matter theory in phase space, instead of configuration space, of a dynamical system. Different from Euclidean real space, phase space is embedded with symplectic geometry in classical mechanics or noncommutative geometry in quantum mechanics. Arbitrary lattice Hamiltonians and crystalline many-body states in phase space can be created with
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2D Materials for Energy Storage and Conversion

by Prof. Honey John, Ms. Parnia Forouzandeh, Dr. Pradeepan Periyat, Dr. Graeme Cunningham, Dr. N. Sandhyarani, Dr. Reny Thankam Thomas, Dr. Sujin P Jose, Dr. Srabanti Ghosh, Mr. Syam Kumar R, Ms. Payal Wadhwa, Dr. U. S. Hareesh ...

Series series IOP ebooks
This reference text provides a comprehensive overview of the latest developments in 2D materials for energy storage and conversion. It covers a wide range of 2D materials and energy applications, including 2D heterostructures for hydrogen storage applications, cathode and anode materials for lithium and sodium-ion batteries, ultrafast lithium and sodium-ion batteries, MXenes for improved ... Read more

$103.04 USD

This reference text provides a comprehensive overview of the latest developments in 2D materials for energy storage and conversion. It covers a wide range of 2D materials and energy applications, including 2D heterostructures for hydrogen storage applications, cathode and anode materials for lithium and sodium-ion batteries, ultrafast lithium and sodium-ion batteries, MXenes for improved
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Recent Trends in Mechanical Engineering

Select Proceedings of ICOFTIME 2020

Edited by C. S. Ramesh, Praduymna Ghosh, Elango Natarajan ...

Series series Engineering (R0)
This book presents the select peer-reviewed proceedings of the International Conference on Futuristic Trends in Mechanical Engineering (ICOFTIME 2020). The contents focus on latest research in different areas of mechanical engineering such as additive manufacturing, vibrations, robotics and automation, nano and smart materials, green energy, supply chain management, aviation, and biomechanics. The ... Read more

$193.58 USD

This book presents the select peer-reviewed proceedings of the International Conference on Futuristic Trends in Mechanical Engineering (ICOFTIME 2020). The contents focus on latest research in different areas of mechanical engineering such as additive manufacturing, vibrations, robotics and automation, nano and smart materials, green energy, supply chain management, aviation, and biomechanics. The
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A Tutorial on the WKB Approximation for Innovative Dirac Materials

Graphene and Beyond

by Andrii Iurov ...

Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
This textbook serves to supplement existing quantum mechanics courses with the WKB (Wentzel–Kramers–Brillouin) theory for recently discovered Dirac materials, such as graphene, a dice lattice, and alpha-T3 materials. This includes finding the semiclassical wave function, coordinate-dependent momentum, semiclassical action, the complete set of transport equations, and applicability conditions for ... Read more

$129.59 USD

This textbook serves to supplement existing quantum mechanics courses with the WKB (Wentzel–Kramers–Brillouin) theory for recently discovered Dirac materials, such as graphene, a dice lattice, and alpha-T3 materials. This includes finding the semiclassical wave function, coordinate-dependent momentum, semiclassical action, the complete set of transport equations, and applicability conditions for
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Raman Spectroscopy for Nanomaterials Characterization

Edited by Challa S.S.R. Kumar ...

Series series Chemistry and Material Science (R0)
First volume of a 40-volume series on nanoscience and nanotechnology, edited by the renowned scientist Challa S.S.R. Kumar. This handbook gives a comprehensive overview about Raman spectroscopy for the characterization of nanomaterials. Modern applications and state-of-the-art techniques are covered and make this volume essential reading for research scientists in academia and industry. ... Read more

$169.28 USD

First volume of a 40-volume series on nanoscience and nanotechnology, edited by the renowned scientist Challa S.S.R. Kumar. This handbook gives a comprehensive overview about Raman spectroscopy for the characterization of nanomaterials. Modern applications and state-of-the-art techniques are covered and make this volume essential reading for research scientists in academia and industry.
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Soft Matter Systems for Biomedical Applications

Edited by Leonid Bulavin, Nikolai Lebovka ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings excluding Computer Science
This book addresses new challenges in soft matter and colloids. It presents timely reports on colloidal self-assembly, soft matters from liquid crystals, nanoparticles in liquid crystals, hydrocolloids, hybrid nanosystems, nanosuspensions, and dispersion of nanoparticles in different media, soft matter processing and modern experiments related with soft matters. ... Read more

$153.08 USD

This book addresses new challenges in soft matter and colloids. It presents timely reports on colloidal self-assembly, soft matters from liquid crystals, nanoparticles in liquid crystals, hydrocolloids, hybrid nanosystems, nanosuspensions, and dispersion of nanoparticles in different media, soft matter processing and modern experiments related with soft matters.
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Optical Characterization of Thin Solid Films

Edited by Olaf Stenzel, Miloslav Ohlídal ...

Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
This book is an up-to-date survey of the major optical characterization techniques for thin solid films. Emphasis is placed on practicability of the various approaches. Relevant fundamentals are briefly reviewed before demonstrating the application of these techniques to practically relevant research and development topics. The book is written by international top experts, all of whom are involved ... Read more

$153.08 USD

This book is an up-to-date survey of the major optical characterization techniques for thin solid films. Emphasis is placed on practicability of the various approaches. Relevant fundamentals are briefly reviewed before demonstrating the application of these techniques to practically relevant research and development topics. The book is written by international top experts, all of whom are involved
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Materials, Manufacturing Processes and Devices

by Peng Cao ...

Materials, Manufacturing Processes and Devices brings together research that highlights the synergy between advanced materials, innovative fabrication methods, and real-world device applications. This book showcases how material design and manufacturing techniques can drive performance in cutting-edge technologies. Bridging academic research and industry relevance, this volume is an essential ... Read more

$56.69 USD

Materials, Manufacturing Processes and Devices brings together research that highlights the synergy between advanced materials, innovative fabrication methods, and real-world device applications. This book showcases how material design and manufacturing techniques can drive performance in cutting-edge technologies. Bridging academic research and industry relevance, this volume is an essential
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Qui es-tu matière?

by Richard Mattout ...

La matière. C'est quoi, c'est qui? Une notion bien ancienne dont un petit historique montrera comment elle a évolué jusqu'à la physique quantique. Le Modèle Standard de la matière est abordé, avec les particules fondatrices de la matière. Puis on verra pourquoi et comment ce modèle est à compléter pour que la matière se révèle complétement. ... Read more

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La matière. C'est quoi, c'est qui? Une notion bien ancienne dont un petit historique montrera comment elle a évolué jusqu'à la physique quantique. Le Modèle Standard de la matière est abordé, avec les particules fondatrices de la matière. Puis on verra pourquoi et comment ce modèle est à compléter pour que la matière se révèle complétement.
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Il concetto di materia

Dal mondo antico al mondo dei quanti

by Florestano Evangelisti ...

In questo libro si intende illustrare il lungo cammino che ha portato all’odierna concezione della materia, la cui determinazione rappresenta uno dei maggiori successi ottenuti dalla ricerca scientifica. Oggi, grazie alla meccanica quantistica e ai progressi della fisica e della chimica, abbiamo una conoscenza abbastanza precisa della struttura e delle proprietà della materia. Questa conoscenza è ... Read more

$80.18 USD

In questo libro si intende illustrare il lungo cammino che ha portato all’odierna concezione della materia, la cui determinazione rappresenta uno dei maggiori successi ottenuti dalla ricerca scientifica. Oggi, grazie alla meccanica quantistica e ai progressi della fisica e della chimica, abbiamo una conoscenza abbastanza precisa della struttura e delle proprietà della materia. Questa conoscenza è
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Controlled Synthesis and Scanning Tunneling Microscopy Study of Graphene and Graphene-Based Heterostructures

by Mengxi Liu ...

Series series Chemistry and Material Science (R0)
This thesis focuses on the energy band engineering of graphene. It presents pioneering findings on the controlled growth of graphene and graphene-based heterostructures, as well as scanning tunneling microscopy/scanning tunneling spectroscopy (STM/STS) studies on their electronic structures. The thesis primarily investigates two classes of graphene-based systems: (i) twisted bilayer graphene, ... Read more

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This thesis focuses on the energy band engineering of graphene. It presents pioneering findings on the controlled growth of graphene and graphene-based heterostructures, as well as scanning tunneling microscopy/scanning tunneling spectroscopy (STM/STS) studies on their electronic structures. The thesis primarily investigates two classes of graphene-based systems: (i) twisted bilayer graphene,
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Piezoresistive Effect of p-Type Single Crystalline 3C-SiC

Silicon Carbide Mechanical Sensors for Harsh Environments

by Hoang-Phuong Phan ...

Series series Chemistry and Material Science (R0)
This book addresses the piezoresistance in p-type 3C-SiC, which it investigates using experimental characterization and theoretical analysis. The gauge factor, the piezoresistive coefficients in two-terminal and four-terminal resistors, the comparison between single crystalline and nanocrystalline SiC, along with the temperature dependence of the piezoresistive effect in p-type 3C-SiC are also ... Read more

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This book addresses the piezoresistance in p-type 3C-SiC, which it investigates using experimental characterization and theoretical analysis. The gauge factor, the piezoresistive coefficients in two-terminal and four-terminal resistors, the comparison between single crystalline and nanocrystalline SiC, along with the temperature dependence of the piezoresistive effect in p-type 3C-SiC are also
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Crystal Structure,Electronic and Optical Properties of Epitaxial Alkaline Earth Niobate Thin Films

by Dongyang Wan ...

Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
This impressive thesis offers a comprehensive scientific study of the alkaline earth niobates and describes their nonlinear optical properties for the first time. It explores the crystal structure, electrical properties, optical absorption properties, hot carrier dynamics, nonlinear optical property and strain-induced metal to insulator transition of alkaline earth niobates using advanced ... Read more

$80.18 USD

This impressive thesis offers a comprehensive scientific study of the alkaline earth niobates and describes their nonlinear optical properties for the first time. It explores the crystal structure, electrical properties, optical absorption properties, hot carrier dynamics, nonlinear optical property and strain-induced metal to insulator transition of alkaline earth niobates using advanced
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Carbon at High Temperatures

by Alexander Savvatimskiy ...

Series series Chemistry and Material Science (R0)
This book deals with the properties and behavior of carbon at high temperatures. It presents new methods and new ways to obtain the liquid phase of carbon. Melting of graphite and the properties of liquid carbon are presented under stationary heat and pulse methods. Metal like properties of molten graphite at high initial density are indicated. A new possible transition of liquid carbon from metal ... Read more

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This book deals with the properties and behavior of carbon at high temperatures. It presents new methods and new ways to obtain the liquid phase of carbon. Melting of graphite and the properties of liquid carbon are presented under stationary heat and pulse methods. Metal like properties of molten graphite at high initial density are indicated. A new possible transition of liquid carbon from metal
... Read more
Full-Field Structural Imaging Studies of Neuromorphic Devices and their Environments

by Elliot Kisiel ...

Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
This thesis makes substantial progress on the understanding of memory in neuromorphic devices. Neuromorphic systems are a promising path to energy-efficient computers of the future with processing power comparable to that of a supercomputer while consuming the energy equivalent of a meagre light bulb, thanks to their ability to perform computation and store memory at the same site. Firstly, this ... Read more

$161.18 USD

This thesis makes substantial progress on the understanding of memory in neuromorphic devices. Neuromorphic systems are a promising path to energy-efficient computers of the future with processing power comparable to that of a supercomputer while consuming the energy equivalent of a meagre light bulb, thanks to their ability to perform computation and store memory at the same site. Firstly, this
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Theoretical Chemistry for Advanced Nanomaterials

Functional Analysis by Computation and Experiment

Edited by Taku Onishi ...

Series series Chemistry and Material Science (R0)
This book collects recent topics of theoretical chemistry for advanced nanomaterials from the points of view of both computational and experimental chemistry. It is written for computational and experimental chemists, including undergraduate students, who are working with advanced nanomaterials, where collaboration and interplay between computation and experiment are essential.After the general ... Read more

$80.18 USD

This book collects recent topics of theoretical chemistry for advanced nanomaterials from the points of view of both computational and experimental chemistry. It is written for computational and experimental chemists, including undergraduate students, who are working with advanced nanomaterials, where collaboration and interplay between computation and experiment are essential.After the general
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Ab Initio Studies on Superconductivity in Alkali-Doped Fullerides

by Yusuke Nomura ...

Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
This book covers high-transition temperature (Tc) s-wave superconductivity and the neighboring Mott insulating phase in alkali-doped fullerides. The author presents (1) a unified theoretical description of the phase diagram and (2) a nonempirical calculation of Tc. For these purposes, the author employs an extension of the DFT+DMFT (density-functional theory + dynamical mean-field theory). He ... Read more

$80.18 USD

This book covers high-transition temperature (Tc) s-wave superconductivity and the neighboring Mott insulating phase in alkali-doped fullerides. The author presents (1) a unified theoretical description of the phase diagram and (2) a nonempirical calculation of Tc. For these purposes, the author employs an extension of the DFT+DMFT (density-functional theory + dynamical mean-field theory). He
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Time-Symmetry Breaking in Turbulent Multi-Particle Dispersion

by Jennifer Jucha ...

Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
This thesis presents experimental and theoretical investigations of the connection between the time asymmetry in the short-time evolution of particle clusters and the intrinsic irreversibility of turbulent flows due to the energy cascade.The term turbulence describes a special state of a continuous medium in which many interacting degrees of freedom are excited. One of the interesting phenomena ... Read more

$80.18 USD

This thesis presents experimental and theoretical investigations of the connection between the time asymmetry in the short-time evolution of particle clusters and the intrinsic irreversibility of turbulent flows due to the energy cascade.The term turbulence describes a special state of a continuous medium in which many interacting degrees of freedom are excited. One of the interesting phenomena
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Silicon Nanophotonics

Basic Principles, Present Status, and Perspectives, Second Edition

by Leonid Khriachtchev ...

Photonics is a key technology of this century. The combination of photonics and silicon technology is of great importance because of the potentiality of coupling electronics and optical functions on a single chip. Many experimental and theoretical studies have been performed to understand and design the photonic properties of silicon nanocrystals. Generation of light in silicon is a challenging ... Read more

$171.00 USD

Photonics is a key technology of this century. The combination of photonics and silicon technology is of great importance because of the potentiality of coupling electronics and optical functions on a single chip. Many experimental and theoretical studies have been performed to understand and design the photonic properties of silicon nanocrystals. Generation of light in silicon is a challenging
... Read more
Nanosecond Electron Accelerators

Designs and Applications of the URT Series

by Sergey Sokovnin ...

The development of the technique of generating high-voltage nanosecond pulses based on the effect of a nanosecond opening switch in semiconductor diodes gave the prerequisites for the development of nanosecond electron accelerators with a pulse-periodic operation mode. Such accelerators generate high-intensity large beams that have a strong biological effect. However, to create industrial ... Read more

$314.96 USD

The development of the technique of generating high-voltage nanosecond pulses based on the effect of a nanosecond opening switch in semiconductor diodes gave the prerequisites for the development of nanosecond electron accelerators with a pulse-periodic operation mode. Such accelerators generate high-intensity large beams that have a strong biological effect. However, to create industrial
... Read more
Advances in Highly Correlated Systems

Edited by Parvathy Nancy, Saju Joseph, Wilfrid Prellier, Sabu Thomas, Nandakumar Kalarikkal ...

Series series River Publishers Series in Electronic Materials, Circuits and Devices
Advances in Highly Correlated Systems explores the fundamentals, recent advances, and applications of the physics of highly correlated materials. This book serves as a handbook/reference for advanced graduate students.The book provides fascinating insights into the major developments and applications of strongly correlated materials. It then goes on to integrate various numerical/theoretical ... Read more

$126.00 USD

Advances in Highly Correlated Systems explores the fundamentals, recent advances, and applications of the physics of highly correlated materials. This book serves as a handbook/reference for advanced graduate students.The book provides fascinating insights into the major developments and applications of strongly correlated materials. It then goes on to integrate various numerical/theoretical
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Probing Two-Dimensional Quantum Fluids with Cavity Optomechanics

by Yauhen Sachkou ...

Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
Superfluid helium is a quantum liquid that exhibits a range of counter-intuitive phenomena such as frictionless flow. Quantized vortices are a particularly important feature of superfluid helium, and all superfluids, characterized by a circulation that can only take prescribed integer values. However, the strong interactions between atoms in superfluid helium prohibit quantitative theory of vortex ... Read more

$80.18 USD

Superfluid helium is a quantum liquid that exhibits a range of counter-intuitive phenomena such as frictionless flow. Quantized vortices are a particularly important feature of superfluid helium, and all superfluids, characterized by a circulation that can only take prescribed integer values. However, the strong interactions between atoms in superfluid helium prohibit quantitative theory of vortex
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