"Version: 20201201"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.1. Introduction to homogenization -- 1.1. The notion of a homogenized composite material -- 1.2. Salient features of homogenization formalisms -- 1.3. Brief history of homogenization formalisms -- 1.4. Organization of this ebook2. Constitutive dyadics -- 2.1. Microscopic and macroscopic electromagnetic perspectives -- 2.2…
"Version: 20200801"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.1. Introduction to the physical models for plasmas -- 2. Elements of plasma kinetic theory -- 2.1. The Boltzmann equation -- 2.2. Relaxation model for molecular collisions -- 2.3. The Boltzmann collision integral -- 2.4. Commentaries and further reading3. Hydrodynamic description of plasmas -- 3.1. The moments of Boltzman…
"Version: 20230501"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.1. General introduction to the karst problem -- 1.1. Definitions -- 1.2. Distribution of karst types around the world -- 1.3. Some aspects of the karst problem -- 1.4. Sinkholes, their classification, and nomenclature2. An overview of geophysical methods suitable for karst problem resolving -- 2.1. Aspects of sinkhole haz…
"Version: 20221201"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.1. Introduction -- 1.1. Interface-driven properties using neutron/x-ray reflectometry -- 1.2. Emerging phenomena at interfaces using polarized neutron reflectometry -- 1.3. Thin-film growth mechanisms -- 1.4. Thin-film deposition techniques -- 1.5. Other complementary surface characterisation techniques2. Theory of neutro…
"Version: 20210601"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.1. Introduction -- 2. Kinematics -- 2.1. Equations needed with symbols defined -- 2.2. Understanding the equations -- 2.3. Keeping the signs straight -- 2.4. Motion in two dimensions : relating x and y -- 2.5. Summary and important notes3. Newton's laws -- 3.1. Applying the first law -- 3.2. Applying the second law -- 3.3…
"Version: 20210205"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references and index.1. Lorentz group and its representations -- 1.1. Generators of the Lorentz group -- 1.2. Two-by-two representation of the Lorentz group -- 1.3. Conformal representation of the Lorentz group -- 1.4. Representations of the Poincar?e group -- 1.5. Representations of the Lorentz group based on harmonic oscillators -…
"Version: 20251201"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.1. Cryocooler fundamentals -- 1.1. Background -- 1.2. Types of cryocoolers -- 1.3. Book layout2. Mathematical fundamentals -- 2.1. Complex numbers -- 2.2. Phasors -- 2.3. Expansion series -- 2.4. Differential equations3. Thermodynamics -- 3.1. First and second laws -- 3.2. Enthalpy flows and energy accounting -- 3.3. Entr…
"Version: 20240201"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.1. Manifolds -- 1.1. What is a manifold? -- 1.2. Curves and surfaces in a manifold -- 1.3. Coordinate transformations and summation convention -- 1.4. The local geometry of a manifold -- 1.5. Length, area, and volume -- 1.6. Local Cartesian coordinates and tangent space -- 1.7. The signature of a manifold -- 1.8. N-dimens…
"Version: 20221201"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.1. Formulas for the sums of the series of reciprocals of the cubic polynomials with integer roots, at least one zero / Radovan Pot?euc?eek -- 2. Polynomials for meshless methods in finding solutions in gradient elasticity problems / N. Fantuzzi, S. Saitta, F. Fabbrocino, R. Vescovini and R. Luciano -- 3. Numerical solutio…
"Version: 20230801"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.1. The static behavior of functionally graded beams / Sahmani Saeid and Safaei Babak -- 2. The static behavior of functionally graded sandwich beams / Akgo?z Bekir and Civalek ?Omer -- 3. The static behavior of functionally graded plates / Shahriar Dastjerdi and Bekir Akgo?z -- 4. The static bending analysis of porous fun…