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Encyclopedia of Physics - Hardcover

 
9783527405541: Encyclopedia of Physics

Inhaltsangabe

The editors of this Encyclopedia, earlier editions of which met with international acclaim, have now provided a fully revised, expanded and updated third edition of this comprehensive reference work. In two volumes, 500 experts -- among them several Nobel laureates and numerous other scientific award winners -- offer a comprehensive and topical account of physics and the physical world. The volumes comprise more than 500 articles, which have either been completely updated or are altogether new, covering the latest terminology and techniques in physics, including atomic trapping and cooling, biophotonics, econophysics, the formation of stars and planets, quantum communication, space science and technology, and traffic flow.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

George L. Trigg, an internationally experienced and qualified senior editor in Physics, lives in New Paltz/New York. For many years he was co-editor of the most renowned expert journal in Physics, Physical Review Letters. Professor Trigg and the late Professor Rita G. Lerner were co-editors for the Encyclopedia of Physics from its first edition, which was published in 1981 and won international praise.

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The editors of this Encyclopedia, earlier editions which met with international acclaim, have now provided a fully revised, expanded and updated third edition of this comprehensive reference work. In two volumes, 500 experts - among them several Nobel laureates and numerous other scientific award winners - offers a comprehensive and topical account physics and the physical world. the volumes comprise more than 500 articles, which have either been completely updated or are altogether new, covering the latest terminology and techniques in physics, including e.g. atomic trapping and cooling, biophotonics, econophysics, the formation of stars and planets, quantum communication, space science and technology, and traffic flow.

From the Contents of Volume 1:

  • Alloys
  • Antimatter
  • Astrophysics
  • Atmospheric Physics
  • Betatron
  • Biophysics
  • ceramics
  • Circuits, Integrated
  • Complex Systems
  • Cosmic Rays, Astrophysical Effects
  • Cryogenics
  • Crystal Defects
  • Electron Beam Technology
  • Error Analysis
  • Field theory, Unified
  • gravitational Lenses
  • Hidden Variables
  • Interstellar Medium
  • Laser Cooling
  • Liquid Crystals

From reviews of the First and Second Edition:

  • "Very focused and well-balanced!"
  • "A remarkable editorial achievement!"
  • "the work has been modernized by additional entries. [The reader] will be pleased to find in one volume all that ranks among the insights of physics - from 'Absorption Coefficient, Accelerators' to 'X-Ray-Spectroscopy, Zeeman-Effect'."

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