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Constructing Quantum Mechanics Volume 2: The Arch, 1923-1927

£85.00

Michel Janssen, Anthony Duncan

9780198883906
Hardback
20 July 2023

This is the second of two volumes on the genesis of quantum mechanics in the first quarter of the 20th century. It covers the rapid transition from the old to the new quantum theory in the years 1923-1927.

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Quantum Information Science

£55.00

Riccardo Manenti, Mario Motta

9780198787488
Hardback
13 June 2023

This book explains quantum information, the science at the basis of the new quantum revolution of this century. Aimed at students who are about to begin a master's program or their graduate studies, it teaches the reader to build and program a quantum computer and leverage its potential.

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The Historical and Physical Foundations of Quantum Mechanics

£45.00

Robert Golub, Steve Lamoreaux

9780198822196
Paperback
16 March 2023

Placing the development of quantum mechanics in its historical context, from its philosophical origins in Greece, to its scientific realisation in the 19th and 20th centuries, this textbook book culminates with an examination of the current state of the field and an introduction to quantum information and computing.

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The Historical and Physical Foundations of Quantum Mechanics

£120.00

Robert Golub, Steve Lamoreaux

9780198822189
Hardback
28 February 2023

Placing the development of quantum mechanics in its historical context, from its philosophical origins in Greece, to its scientific realisation in the 19th and 20th centuries, this textbook book culminates with an examination of the current state of the field and an introduction to quantum information and computing.

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Introduction to Nanophotonics

£60.00

Henri Benisty, Jean-Jacques Greffet, Philippe Lalanne

9780198786139
Hardback
12 April 2022

Oxford Graduate Texts

This book provides an introduction to nanophotonics, a newly emerged and rapidly evolving field combining optics, quantum physics, material sciences, and electrical engineering. It illustrates the theoretical foundations as well as the major advances in the field based on artificial metallic and dielectric nanostructures.

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Optical Networks

£72.00

Debasish Datta

9780198834229
Hardback
26 March 2021

Optical Networks provides a comprehensive all-in-one text for beginning graduate as well as final-year undergraduate students, and also serves well for R&D engineers to quickly refresh the basics and then move on to emerging topics.

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Nuclear Weapons: A Very Short Introduction

Third Edition

£8.99

Joseph M. Siracusa

9780198860532
Paperback
24 September 2020

Very Short Introductions

Nuclear Weapons are the most deadly weapon ever invented. This Very Short Introduction discusses the history and politics of nuclear weapons since their development in the 1940s. It describes the successes and failures of treaties that have aimed for their control and reduction, and their impact on international relations today.

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Semiconductor Physics: Principles, Theory and Nanoscale

£72.00

Sandip Tiwari

9780198759867
Hardback
24 September 2020

This text brings together traditional solid-state approaches from the 20th century with developments of the early part of the 21st century, to reach an understanding of semiconductor physics in its multifaceted forms. It reveals how an understanding of what happens within the material can lead to insights into what happens in its use.

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Organic Electronics: Foundations to Applications

£105.00

Stephen R. Forrest

9780198529729
Hardback
21 August 2020

This textbook provides a basic understanding of the principles of the field of organic electronics through to their applications in organic devices. Useful for the student and practitioner, it is both a teaching text and a resource that is a jumping-off point for learning, working and innovating in this rapidly growing field.

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Principles of Neutron Scattering from Condensed Matter

£61.00

Andrew T. Boothroyd

9780198862314
Hardback
09 July 2020

This textbook provides a comprehensive account of the many different ways neutrons are being used to investigate the behaviour of atoms and molecules in bulk matter. It provides a modern and pedagogical treatment of the principles behind the various neutron scattering techniques that are used at facilities around the world.

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Particle Detectors: Fundamentals and Applications

£83.00

Hermann Kolanoski, Norbert Wermes

9780198858362
Hardback
30 June 2020

This book describes the fundamentals of particle detectors as well as their applications. Detector development is an important part of nuclear, particle and astroparticle physics and through its applications in radiation imaging it paves the way for advancements in the biomedical and materials sciences.

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Physics of Elasticity and Crystal Defects

£49.99

Adrian P. Sutton

9780198860785
Hardback
25 June 2020

Oxford Series on Materials Modelling

Although linear elasticity of defects in solids is well established, this textbook introduces the subject in a novel way by comparing key concepts at the atomic scale and at the usual continuum scale, and it explores the relationships between these treatments. There are exercises to work through, with solutions for instructors from the OUP website.

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Modern Optics Simplified

£70.00

B. D. Guenther

9780198842859
Hardback
18 September 2019

This text reduces the complexity of the coverage of optics to allow students with elementary calculus to learn the principles of optics and modern Fourier theory of diffraction and imaging. Each chapter offers simple examples from real engineering problems and includes current topics in imaging such as optical coherence tomography and fiber optics.

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Modern Optics Simplified

£34.99

Robert D. Guenther

9780198842866
Paperback
18 September 2019

This text reduces the complexity of the coverage of optics to allow students with elementary calculus to learn the principles of optics and modern Fourier theory of diffraction and imaging. Each chapter offers simple examples from real engineering problems and includes current topics in imaging such as optical coherence tomography and fiber optics.

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Quantum 20/20: Fundamentals, Entanglement, Gauge Fields, Condensates and Topology

£34.99

Ian R. Kenyon

9780198808367
Paperback
10 September 2019

This textbook for upper-level undergraduates covers the fundamentals and incorporates key themes of quantum physics. Major themes include boson condensation and fermion exclusivity, entanglement, quantum field theory, measurement precision set by quantum mechanics, and topology.

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Quantum 20/20: Fundamentals, Entanglement, Gauge Fields, Condensates and Topology

£70.00

Ian R. Kenyon

9780198808350
Hardback
10 September 2019

This textbook for upper-level undergraduates covers the fundamentals and incorporates key themes of quantum physics. Major themes include boson condensation and fermion exclusivity, entanglement, quantum field theory, measurement precision set by quantum mechanics, and topology.

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Tribology on the Small Scale: A Modern Textbook on Friction, Lubrication, and Wear

Second Edition

£64.00

C. Mathew Mate, Robert W. Carpick

9780199609802
Hardback
30 August 2019

Oxford Graduate Texts

Friction, lubrication, adhesion, and wear are prevalent physical phenomena in everyday life and in many key technologies. This book explains how these tribological phenomena originate from atomistic and microscale physical phenomena and shows how this understanding can be used to solve macroscale tribology problems.

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Physics: A Very Short Introduction

£8.99

Sidney Perkowitz

9780198813941
Paperback
25 July 2019

Very Short Introductions

Physics encompasses all levels of nature from the subatomic to the cosmic, and underlies much of the technology around us. From modern quantum mechanics to cosmology, digital electronics, and energy production, this book discusses why physics is worth doing and how physicists do it.

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Optics f2f: From Fourier to Fresnel

£34.99

Charles S. Adams, Ifan G. Hughes

9780198786795
Paperback
13 December 2018

This textbook on optics introduces key concepts of wave optics and light propagation. The book highlights topics in contemporary optics such as propagation, dispersion and apodisation. The principles are applied through worked examples, and the book is copiously illustrated with more than 240 figures and 200 end-of-chapter exercises.

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Problems in Structural Inorganic Chemistry

Second Edition

£87.00

Wai-Kee Li, Hung Kay Lee, Dennis Kee Pui Ng, Yu-San Cheung, Kendrew Kin Wah Mak, Thomas Chung Wai Mak

9780198823902
Hardback
30 November 2018

This textbook offers over 400 problems and solutions in structural inorganic chemistry for senior undergraduates and beginning graduates. It is an updated companion text to Advanced Structural Inorganic Chemistry by the same authors. The new edition adds over 100 new problems and three new chapters on metal compounds and bioinorganic chemistry.

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