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The Elegant Universe: Superstrings, Hidden Dimensions, and the Quest for the Ultimate Theory by Brian Greene Publisher Comments Brian Greene, one of the world's leading string theorists, peels away layers of mystery to reveal a universe that consists of eleven dimensions, where the fabric of space tears and repairs itself, and all matter—from the smallest quarks to the most... (read more) List Price $15.95 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper 
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The Philosopher's Stone: Alchemy and the Secret Research for Exotic Matter by Joseph P. Farrell Publisher Comments Prolific author Joseph P. Farrell, who commands a growing and devoted audience on Coast to Coast AM, Erskine Overnight, and other programs, initiates his Feral House association with The Philosopher’s Stone, in which he demonstrates the... (read more) Your price: $17.95 New - Trade Paper
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Deadly Sunshine: The History and Fatal Legacy of Radium by David I Harvie Publisher Comments From its discovery by Marie Curie, radium was treated as some sort of wonder element. Capable of preventing disease, being used by quacks and doctors alike, it had thousands of uses. All that was to change by the 1920s. As radiation poisoning was being... (read more) List Price $21.50 Your price: $5.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Think: A Compelling Introduction to Philosophy by Simon Blackburn Publisher Comments Here at last is a coherent, unintimidating introduction to the challenging and fascinating landscape of Western philosophy. Written expressly for "anyone who believes there are big questions out there, but does not know how to approach them," Think... (read more) List Price $27.95 Your price: $9.95 Used - Hardcover
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Particle Physics at the New Millennium by Byron P Roe Publisher Comments Intended for beginning graduate students or advanced undergraduates, this text provides a thorough introduction to the phenomena of high-energy physics and the Standard Model of elementary particles. It should thus provide a sufficient introduction to... (read more) List Price $94.95 Your price: $14.95 Used - Hardcover
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The Quark and the Jaguar: Adventures in the Simple and the Complex by Murray Gell-mann Publisher Comments From one of the architects of the new science of simplicity and complexity comes an explanation of the connections between nature at its most basic level and natural selection, archaeology, linguistics, child development, computers, and other complex... (read more) Your price: $19.99 New - Trade Paper
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The Los Alamos Primer by Robert Serber Publisher Comments The classified lectures that galvanized the Manhattan Project scientists--with annotations for the nonspecialist reader and an introduction by a Pulitzer Prize-winning historian. In March 1943 a group of young scientists, sequestered on a mesa near Santa... (read more) Your price: $48.00 New - Hardcover
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Supersymmetry by Pierre Binetruy Publisher Comments This book is an introduction to the theory of supersymmetry, which is a cornerstone to understanding the physics of elementary particles beyond the so-called "Standard Model". Supersymmetry is the first introductory book on this modern and increasingly... (read more) List Price $138.95 Your price: $39.98 Sale - Hardcover
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The Curve of Binding Energy by John Mcphee Publisher Comments Theodore Taylor was one of the most brilliant engineers of the nuclear age, but in his later years he became concerned with the possibility of an individual being able to construct a weapon of mass destruction on their own. McPhee tours American nuclear... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $6.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Nuclear Physics in a Nutshell by Carlos A. Bertulani Publisher Comments "The particular attraction of this book is the detail with which it provides, in one place, all of the essential physics required for an understanding of the field. An excellent piece of scholarship, it will come to be regarded as an essential text for... (read more) Your price: $109.50 New - Hardcover
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Fundamentals of Ionized Gases: Basic Topics in Plasma Physics by Boris M. Smirnov Publisher Comments A comprehensive and readily accessible work for studying the physics of ionized gases, based on "Physics of Ionized Gases". The focus remains on fundamentals rather than on the details required for interesting but difficult applications, such as magnetic... (read more) Your price: $155.00 New - Hardcover
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Superstrings: A Theory of Everything? by P C W Davies Publisher Comments This book explains the superstring theory for laymen, in an introduction to the subject which originated in the BBC Radio programme, Desperately Seeking Superstrings.... (read more) List Price $35.75 Your price: $3.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Electroweak Interactions: An Introduction to the Physics of Quarks and Leptons by P. B. Renton Publisher Comments This book describes the theory of electroweak interactions, starting from a level understandable to students with only a first degree in physics. This theory, the Glashow-Salam-Weinberg (GSW) model, unifies the weak and electromagnetic forces of nature... (read more) Your price: $133.75 New - Trade Paper
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Plasma Physics and Engineering (2ND 10 Edition) by Kennedy Publisher Comments Reflecting recent developments in plasma science and technology, this second edition continues to be one of the best textbooks in the field. It covers plasma chemistry and engineering, combustion, chemical physics, lasers, electronics, methods of... (read more) List Price $148.50 Your price: $119.55 New - Hardcover
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High Temperature Plasmas: Theory and Mathematical Tools for Laser and Fusion Plasmas by Karl-heinz Spatschek Publisher Comments Filling the gap for a treatment of the subject as an advanced course in theoretical physics with a huge potential for future applications, this monograph discusses aspects of these applications and provides theoretical methods and tools for their... (read more) Your price: $165.00 New - Hardcover
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Concepts of Particle Physics (Concepts of Particle Physics) by Kurt Gottfried Publisher Comments The second volume of this authoritative work traces the material outlined in the first, but in far greater detail and with a much higher degree of sophistication. The authors begin with the theory of the electromagnetic interaction, and then consider... (read more) Your price: $235.50 New - Hardcover
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Accelerator Physics: Third Edition by S. Y. Lee Publisher Comments Research and development of high energy accelerators began in 1911. Since then, milestones achieved are: (1) development of high gradient dc and rf accelerators, (2) achievement of high field magnets with excellent field quality, (3) discovery of... (read more) Your price: $68.00 New - Trade Paper
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Structure of the Proton: Deep Inelastic Scattering (Cambridge Monographs on Mathematical Physics) by R. G. Roberts Publisher Comments This book describes our present knowledge of protons and neutrons. Experiments using high-energy electrons, muons, and neutrinos reveal that the proton is made up of point-like constituents, i.e. quarks. The strong forces that bind quarks together... (read more) Your price: $60.95 New - Trade Paper
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Synchrotron Radiation (Advanced Texts in Physics) by Helmut Wiedemann Publisher Comments In this book the characteristics of synchrotron radiation, including insertion device radiation, are described and derived from first principles. The reader is first introduced to the subject in an intuitive way in order to gain familiarity with the... (read more) Your price: $199.95 New - Trade Paper
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Detectors for Particle Radiation by Konrad Kleinknecht Publisher Comments This book, based on a course given by the author at the University of Dortmund for many years, describes the physical principles used in devices for the detection of charged particles and gamma radiation, and the construction and performance of particle... (read more) Your price: $72.95 New - Trade Paper
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