"Version: 20251201"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.1. Optical physics for laser materials processing -- 1.1. Electromagnetic theory of light propagation -- 1.2. Paraxial approximation -- 1.3. The eikonal equation--material polarization approach -- 1.4. The eikonal equation--Fermat's principle approach -- 1.5. Propagation of electromagnetic waves through matter. Lorentz os…
"Version: 20221201"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.1. Fundamentals of cryogenics / Beth Evans, Tom Bradshaw and John Vandore -- 2. What is cryogenics?--UK perspective and brief history / Beth Evans, Tom Bradshaw and John Vandore -- 3. Cryostat design / Robert Done, Bryan Shaughnessy, Tom Bradshaw, Graham Machin and Beth Evans -- 4. Closed cycle refrigerators / Tom Bradsha…
"Version: 20210205"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.1. Introduction to general health and safety -- 1.1. The beginnings of cryogenics -- 1.2. Cultural perceptions of cryogenics technology -- 1.3. Health and safety principles -- 1.4. The importance of safety when using cryogenic technology -- 1.5. Safety management systems -- 1.6. United Kingdom health and safety legislatio…
"Version: 20161201"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.Preface -- part I. Towards a unified theory exploiting a dynamical systems approach for physical heterogeneous continuous dynamical hypersystems -- 1. General considerations -- 2. Model definition -- 3. Dynamical systems approach -- 4. Algorithm for a formulation of the mathematical model -- 5. Developmental systems appro…
"Version: 20201101"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.1. Atomic considerations -- 1.1. Isotopes -- 1.2. Nuclear stability and radioactive decay -- 1.3. Alpha-decay ([alpha]-decay) -- 1.4. Beta-decay ([beta]-decay) -- 1.5. Beta+/positron emission or electron capture -- 1.6. Gamma-emission -- 1.7. How do the mechanisms relate to each other? -- 1.8. Radioactive half-life -- 1.9…
"Version: 20180601"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references (page 18).1. Introduction -- 2. Background -- Waste immobilisation -- 3. Current directions -- Geological disposal of high-level nuclear waste -- Spent nuclear fuel -- Plutonium : waste or resource? -- 4. Outlook.Nuclear waste--the radioactive by-product from nuclear power generation, nuclear weapons and medical isotope p…
"Version: 20201201"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.1. Introduction / William J Nuttall, Satoshi Konishi, Shutaro Takeda and David Webbe-Wood -- section I. Private fusion primer. 2. Review of approaches to fusion energy / Richard J. Pearson and Shutaro Takeda -- 3. Considerations for commercialization strategies for fusion energy / Shutaro Takeda and Sehila M Gonzalez de V…
"Version: 202109"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.1. Energy for the future -- 1.1. Introduction -- 1.2. Current world energy use -- 1.3. Future energy needs -- 1.4. Fossil fuel resources -- 1.5. Environmental aspects of fossil fuel use -- 1.6. Future energy sources I--renewable energy -- 1.7. Future energy sources II--nuclear energy -- 1.8. Analysis of future energy option…
"Version: 20210601"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.1. Introduction to optical systems -- 1.1. What is a system? -- 1.2. Technical systems design -- 1.3. Optical systems design -- 1.4. Modeling input and output system functions2. Ray optics and optical system parameters -- 2.1. Introduction -- 2.2. Rays -- 2.3. Refractive index and optical path length -- 2.4. The law of re…
"Version: 20190401"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.1. Structural basis of the circulatory system -- 1.1. Introduction -- 1.2. Cardiac structure -- 1.3. Vessel structure -- 1.4. The circulatory system -- 1.5. Human blood -- 1.6. Microcirculation2. Human circulatory function -- 2.1. Hemodynamics -- 2.2. The left ventricular function -- 2.3. Vessel function -- 2.4. Blood rhe…