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Progress in Mathematical Physics #56: Spacetime, Geometry and Gravitation
Progress in Mathematical Physics #56: Spacetime, Geometry and Gravitation
by Pankaj Sharan
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Teaching Einstein's general relativity at introductory level poses problems because students cannot begin to appreciate the basics of the theory unless they learn a sufficient amount of Riemannian geometry. Most elementary books take the easy course of... (read more)

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Essential Mathematical Methods for the Physical Sciences
Essential Mathematical Methods for the Physical Sciences
by K. F. Riley
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The mathematical methods that physical scientists need for solving substantial problems in their fields of study are set out clearly and simply in this tutorial-style textbook. Students will develop problem-solving skills through hundreds of worked... (read more)

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Quantum Gravity: Mathematical Models and Experimental Bounds
Quantum Gravity: Mathematical Models and Experimental Bounds
by Bertfried Fauser
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The construction of a quantum theory of gravity is the most fundamental challenge confronting contemporary theoretical physics. The different physical ideas evolved in developing a theory of quantum gravity require highly advanced mathematical methods... (read more)

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Probabilities in Physics
Probabilities in Physics
by Claus Beisbart
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Many results of modern physics--those of quantum mechanics, for instance--come in a probabilistic guise. But what do probabilistic statements in physics mean? Are probabilities matters of objective fact and part of the furniture of the world, as... (read more)

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Series Expansion Methods for Strongly Interacting Lattice Models
Series Expansion Methods for Strongly Interacting Lattice Models
by Jaan Oitmaa
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Perturbation series expansion methods are sophisticated numerical tools used to provide quantitative calculations in many areas of theoretical physics. This book gives a comprehensive guide to the use of series expansion methods for investigating phase... (read more)

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Applied Optimal Control Theory of Distributed Systems
Applied Optimal Control Theory of Distributed Systems
by K. A. Lurie
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This is an expansion and revision of the author's 1975 Russian monograph, Optimal Control in Problems of Mathematical Physics - an important work little known in the West. Among other achievements, it contributes to the refinement of the theory of... (read more)

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Schriften der Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Klasse de #20: Der Einbruch Der Naturwissenschaft in Die Medizin: Gedanken Um, Mit, A1/4ber, Zu Rudolf Virchow
Schriften der Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftlichen Klasse de #20: Der Einbruch Der Naturwissenschaft in Die Medizin: Gedanken Um, Mit, A1/4ber, Zu Rudolf Virchow
by Volker Becker
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Der naturwissenschaftliche Krankheitsbegriff wurde erarbeitet durch die Lehre von den Krankheiten, der Pathololgie als Grundwissenschaft. Rudolf Virchow war der Vertreter, der an Bedeutung - durch ihn - gewinnenden Pathologischen Anatomie, dann der... (read more)

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Measuring the Quantum State of Light
Measuring the Quantum State of Light
by Ulf Leonhardt
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The first detailed description of theoretical and experimental quantum tomography.... (read more)

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Nonlinear Optics: An Analytical Approach
Nonlinear Optics: An Analytical Approach
by Paul Mandel
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Based on the author's extensive teaching experience and lecture notes, this textbook provides a substantially analytical rather than descriptive presentation of nonlinear optics. Divided into five parts, with most chapters corresponding to a two-hour... (read more)

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Gauge Field Theories
Gauge Field Theories
by Stefan Pokorski
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An expanded and up-dated book examining gauge theories and their symmetries.... (read more)

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AIP Conference Proceedings / Mathematical and Statistical Ph #1023: Geometry and Physics: XVI International Fall Workshop
AIP Conference Proceedings / Mathematical and Statistical Ph #1023: Geometry and Physics: XVI International Fall Workshop
by Rui Loja Fernandes
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All papers have been peer-reviewed. The XVI International Fall Workshop on Geometry and Physics brought together geometers and physicists from within and outside the Iberian peninsula, to exchange ideas on how to describe and understand a variety of... (read more)

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Mathematical Methods for Engineers and Scientists: Vector Analysis, Ordinary Differential Equations and Laplace Transforms
Mathematical Methods for Engineers and Scientists: Vector Analysis, Ordinary Differential Equations and Laplace Transforms
by K. T. Tang
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Pedagogical insights gained through 30 years of teaching applied mathematics led the author to write this set of student-oriented books. Topics such as complex analysis, matrix theory, vector and tensor analysis, Fourier analysis, integral transforms... (read more)

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Chance in Physics: Foundations and Perspectives
Chance in Physics: Foundations and Perspectives
by Jean Bricmont
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This selection of reviews and papers is intended to stimulate renewed reflection on the fundamental and practical aspects of probability in physics. While putting emphasis on conceptual aspects in the foundations of statistical and quantum mechanics, the... (read more)

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Computational Statistical Physics: From Billiards to Monte-Carlo with CDROM
Computational Statistical Physics: From Billiards to Monte-Carlo with CDROM
by K H Hoffmann
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In recent years statistical physics has made significant progress as a result of advances in numerical techniques. While good textbooks exist on the general aspects of statistical physics, the numerical methods and the new developments based on large... (read more)

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Recent Developments in Theoretical Physics
Recent Developments in Theoretical Physics
by Subir Ghosh
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This volume covers recent developments in the major areas of theoretical physics. The scope of the book ranges from small length scale (High Energy Physics, Neutrinos …) through medium scale (Nuclear Physics) to large length scale (Condensed Matter... (read more)

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Diffusion-Wave Fields: Mathematical Methods and Green Functions
Diffusion-Wave Fields: Mathematical Methods and Green Functions
by Andreas Mandelis
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Develops a unified mathematical framework for treating a wide variety of diffusion-related periodic phenomena in such areas as heat transfer, electrical conduction, and light scattering. Deriving and using Green functions in one and higher dimensions to... (read more)

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The Theory of Symmetry Actions in Quantum Mechanics: With an Application to the Galilei Group
The Theory of Symmetry Actions in Quantum Mechanics: With an Application to the Galilei Group
by Gianni Cassinelli
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This is a book about representing symmetry in quantum mechanics. The book is on a graduate and/or researcher level and it is written with an attempt to be concise, to respect conceptual clarity and mathematical rigor. The basic structures of quantum... (read more)

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Scaling Limits and Models in Physical Processes
Scaling Limits and Models in Physical Processes
by Carlo Cercignani
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This is an introductory text, in two parts, on scaling limits and modelling in equations of mathematical physics. The first part is concerned with basic concepts of the kinetic theory of gases which is not only important in its own right but also as a... (read more)

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Elements of Statistical Mechanics
Elements of Statistical Mechanics
by Ivo Sachs
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This concise introduction to the key concepts and tools of modern statistical mechanics is self-contained. Combining analytical and numerical techniques, it also covers advanced topics such as non-relativistic quantum field theory. After introducing... (read more)

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Symmetries of Integro-Differential Equations: With Applications in Mechanics and Plasma Physics
Symmetries of Integro-Differential Equations: With Applications in Mechanics and Plasma Physics
by Yu. N. Grigoriev
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This book aims to coherently present applications of group analysis to integro-differential equations in an accessible way. The book will be useful to both physicists and mathematicians interested in general methods to investigate nonlinear problems... (read more)

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