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	Particle Physics: A Very Short Introduction Second Edition £8.99 Frank Close 9780192873750 Paperback 23 November 2023 Very Short Introductions Following the discovery of the Higgs boson, Frank Close has produced this major revision to his classic and compelling introduction to the fundamental particles that make up the universe.
	A Modern Introduction to Classical Electrodynamics £70.00 Michele Maggiore 9780192867421 Hardback 28 August 2023 Beginning with Maxwell's equations in the vacuum, the text emphasises the central role of gauge invariance and of Special Relativity and is suitable for undergraduate students with some background knowledge of the subject and for graduate students.
	A Modern Introduction to Classical Electrodynamics £34.99 Michele Maggiore 9780192867438 Paperback 28 August 2023 Beginning with Maxwell's equations in the vacuum, the text emphasises the central role of gauge invariance and of Special Relativity and is suitable for undergraduate students with some background knowledge of the subject and for graduate students.
	Observational Astronomy: A Very Short Introduction £8.99 Geoff Cottrell 9780192849021 Paperback 25 May 2023 Very Short Introductions Unlocking the secrets of the Universe involves the critical application of the laws of physics to the observations. This Very Short Introduction describes how we are turning observations into knowledge and how theory, in turn, is inspiring new observations.
	Dialogue on the Two Greatest World Systems £14.99 Galileo, Mark Davie, William R. Shea 9780198840138 Paperback 25 November 2022 Oxford World's Classics A new translation of the complete, unabridged text of Galileo's Dialogue, with a detailed introduction and explanatory notes, giving contemporary readers access in English to Galileo's authentic text with comprehensive and up-to-date notes.
	The Black Book of Quantum Chromodynamics — A Primer for the LHC Era £35.00 John Campbell, Joey Huston, Frank Krauss 9780192871961 Paperback 20 October 2022 This book provides an in-depth introduction to the particle physics of current and future experiments at particle accelerators. The book will provide the reader with an overview of practically all aspects of the strong interaction necessary to understand and appreciate modern particle phenomenology at the energy frontier.
	Quantum Fields — From the Hubble to the Planck Scale £35.00 Michael Kachelriess 9780192873491 Paperback 06 October 2022 Oxford Graduate Texts Introduces quantum field theory together with its most important applications to cosmology and astroparticle physics in a coherent framework. Applications such as topological defects, phase transitions, dark matter, external gravitational fields, and black holes help students to bridge the gap between undergraduate courses and research literature.
	Astronomy: The Human Quest for Understanding £80.00 Dale A. Ostlie 9780198825821 Hardback 11 August 2022 This introductory astronomy textbook is aimed at undergraduates across a range of disciplines. It encourages the development of vital science-based critical-thinking skills, and outlines our present-day understanding of our universe and the profound questions still to be answered in this ancient, yet rapidly changing field.
	Astronomy: The Human Quest for Understanding £39.95 Dale A. Ostlie 9780198825838 Paperback 11 August 2022 This introductory astronomy textbook is aimed at undergraduates across a range of disciplines. It encourages the development of vital science-based critical-thinking skills, and outlines our present-day understanding of our universe and the profound questions still to be answered in this ancient, yet rapidly changing field.
	Planetary Systems: A Very Short Introduction £8.99 Raymond T. Pierrehumbert 9780198841128 Paperback 09 December 2021 Very Short Introductions For many decades, we were only familiar with our own system of planets, the Solar System, orbiting our Sun. Now we know that it is just one among a vast range of planetary systems around distant stars. This book explores the nature and variety of planetary systems, how they are formed, and how they die.
	A Modern Primer in Particle and Nuclear Physics £70.00 Francesco Terranova 9780192845245 Hardback 25 November 2021 Suitable for undergraduate and graduate physics students, this unique textbook provides an ideal entry point into particle, nuclear, and astroparticle physics and presents the modern concepts, theories, and experiments that explain the elementary constituents and basic forces of the universe.
	A Modern Primer in Particle and Nuclear Physics £34.99 Francesco Terranova 9780192845252 Paperback 25 November 2021 Suitable for undergraduate and graduate physics students, this unique textbook provides an ideal entry point into particle, nuclear, and astroparticle physics and presents the modern concepts, theories, and experiments that explain the elementary constituents and basic forces of the universe.
	Relativity Made Relatively Easy Volume 2: General Relativity and Cosmology £34.99 Andrew M. Steane 9780192893543 Paperback 02 November 2021 Aimed at advanced undergraduate or graduate physics students, the book aims to give a working understanding of astronomy and gravitational waves, as well as introducing the reader to the key concepts in cosmology and classical field theory.
	Relativity Made Relatively Easy Volume 2: General Relativity and Cosmology £79.00 Andrew M. Steane 9780192895646 Hardback 02 November 2021 Aimed at advanced undergraduate or graduate physics students, the book aims to give a working understanding of astronomy and gravitational waves, as well as introducing the reader to the key concepts in cosmology and classical field theory.
	Elementary Particle Physics: The Standard Theory £75.00 John Iliopoulos, Theodore N. Tomaras 9780192844200 Hardback 25 October 2021 This engaging introduction to the latest theoretical advances and experimental discoveries in elementary particle physics, culminating in the development of the 'Standard Model', makes this fascinating subject accessible to undergraduate students and aims at motivating them to study it further.
	Elementary Particle Physics: The Standard Theory £35.00 John Iliopoulos, Theodore N. Tomaras 9780192844217 Paperback 25 October 2021 This engaging introduction to the latest theoretical advances and experimental discoveries in elementary particle physics, culminating in the development of the 'Standard Model', makes this fascinating subject accessible to undergraduate students and aims at motivating them to study it further.
	Philosophy of Physics: A Very Short Introduction £8.99 David Wallace 9780198814320 Paperback 22 April 2021 Very Short Introductions Philosophy of physics is concerned with the deepest theories of modern physics - quantum theory, our theories of space, time and symmetry, and thermal physics - and their strange, even bizarre conceptual implications. This book explores the core topics in philosophy of physics, and discusses their relevance for both scientists and philosophers.
	Covariant Physics: From Classical Mechanics to General Relativity and Beyond £66.00 Moataz H. Emam 9780198864899 Hardback 02 March 2021 A textbook for 2nd and 3rd year undergraduate students using the fundamental principle of covariance as a basis for studying classical mechanics, electrodynamics, the special theory of relativity, and the general theory of relativity, before moving on to more advanced topics of field theory, differential forms, and modified theories of gravity.
	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.
	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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