"Version: 20241101"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.1. Kinematics of rotation -- 1.1. Definition of a rigid body -- 1.2. Translation of a rigid body -- 1.3. Angular motion or rotation of a rigid body -- 1.4. Angular velocity of a rigid body -- 1.5. Calculation of the angular velocity -- 1.6. Angular acceleration and its calculation -- 1.7. Fixed axis rotation -- 1.8. Combi…
"Version: 20180801"--Title page verso."A Morgan & Claypool publication as part of IOP Concise Physics"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.1. Two-dimensional Boussinesq equation. Boussinesq paradigm and soliton solutions -- 1.1. Boussinesq equations. Generalized wave equation -- 1.2. Investigation of the long-time evolution of localized solutions of a dispersive wave system --…
"Version: 20250201"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.1. System of particles -- 1.1. Introduction -- 1.2. Definition of center of mass -- 1.3. Characteristics of center of mass -- 1.4. Calculation of position of center of mass (finding center of mass) -- 1.5. Work-energy theorem for a system of particles -- 1.6. Impulse and momentum equation for a system of particles -- 1.7.…
"Version: 20231101"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.1. The equations of magnetohydrodynamics -- 1.1. The Navier-Stokes equation--momentum balance -- 1.2. The induction equation--magnetic field evolution2. The essentials of mean-field turbulent dynamo theory -- 2.1. The turbulent electromotive force (EMF) -- 2.2. Effects of non-equilibrium turbulence in formation of the EMF…
"Version: 20251201"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.1. Introduction -- 1.1. Microscopic and macroscopic viewpoints -- 1.2. Solids, liquids, and gases -- 1.3. Important characteristics of substances in various states -- 1.4. System and surroundings -- 1.5. Summary2. Enthalpy and heat capacity -- 2.1. Enthalpy -- 2.2. Heat capacity of a substance -- 2.3. Flow work and enthal…
"Version: 20140201"--Title page verso."A Morgan & Claypool publication as part of IOP Concise Physics"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.About the author -- Introduction -- Guide through the nanocarbon jungle -- Further information.Full-text restricted to subscribers or individual document purchasers."Buckyball, onion, nanobud, peapod -- what are these buzzwords about?" was …
"Version: 20150401"--Title page verso."A Morgan & Claypool publication as part of IOP Concise Physics"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Author biography -- Technical acronyms -- An introduction to nanoparticles and nanotechnology -- An overview of nanoparticles and nanotechnologies -- Classification of nanomaterials -- NP uniformity and agglome…
"Version: 20171001"--Title page verso."A Morgan & Claypool publication as part of IOP Concise Physics"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.1. Introduction -- 1.1. Introduction2. Carbon nanotubes: properties and classification -- 2.1. Introduction -- 2.2. Classification of CNTs3. Carbon nanotube synthesis and purification -- 3.1. Introduction -- 3.2. Arc discharge -- 3.3. Laser…
"Version: 20251201"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.1. Science as a human endeavor -- 1.1. Our attempts to understand the Universe -- 1.2. Motivations and questions : how science evolves -- 1.3. Cautionary tales from "failed science" -- 1.4. The role of mathematics -- 1.5. Mathematical modeling : a crucial skill for physics -- 1.6. Exercises2. Celestial spheres and planeta…
"Version: 20190102"--Title page verso."A Morgan & Claypool publication as part of IOP Concise Physics"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.1. Why relativity? -- 1.1. The Galilei invariance of Newtonian mechanics -- 1.2. The need for special relativity -- 1.3. The need for general relativity2. A first look at notions from geometry -- 2.1. Vectors and tensors -- 2.2. Curvilinear…