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The quantum nature of light :from photon states to quantum fluids of light /
"Version: 20220901"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.1. Introduction -- 1.1. Motivation -- 1.2. Photons, waves and fields -- 1.3. A necessary notepart I. Basic photon states. 2. Field quantisation -- 2.1. Quantum mechanical background -- 2.2. Harmonic oscillator -- 2.3. Electromagnetic field quantisation -- 2.4. Canonical quantisation -- 2.5. Photon wavefunction -- 2.6. Qua…
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Computation in science :from concepts to practice /
"Version: 20200901"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.1. What is computation? -- 1.1. Defining computation -- 1.2. The roles of computation in scientific research -- 1.3. Analog computing -- 1.4. Further reading2. Computation in science -- 2.1. Traditional science : celestial mechanics -- 2.2. Scientific models and computation -- 2.3. Computation at the interface between obs…
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- Second edition.
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- 9780750332873
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Liquid crystals /
"Version: 20180901"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.1. Introduction -- 2. What is a liquid crystal? -- 2.1. Protons, electrons and atoms -- 2.2. Molecules -- 2.3. Phases of matter -- 2.4. Liquid crystal3. Light -- 3.1. What is light? -- 3.2. Polarised light -- 3.3. Circular polarisation -- 3.4. How is light affected by matter? -- 3.5. Light and anisotropic materials -- 3.6…
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Leadership and challenges in medical physics :a strategic and robust approach /
"A EUTEMPE network book.""Version: 20200301"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.1. What is strategic and robust leadership, and why is it critical for Medical Physics in the present environment? -- 1.1. Leadership versus management : there is a difference! -- 1.2. Improving patient services by leading medical physics groups and teams -- 1.3. What type of Medical Physics group…
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Astrophysics of red supergiants /
"Version: 20171201"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.1. An introduction to red supergiants -- 1.1. A key evolutionary phase -- 1.2. Supernova progenitors -- 1.3. Extragalactic probes2. Inside a red supergiant -- 2.1. Evolution and the stellar core -- 2.2. Envelopes and atmospheres3. Physical properties of red supergiants -- 3.1. The spectrum of a red supergiant -- 3.2. Effe…
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Time-domain studies of the Andromeda Galaxy /
"Version: 20190901"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.1. Introduction -- 1.1. Basis properties and early observations of the Andromeda Galaxy -- 1.2. Modern M31 observations with digitized detector -- 1.3. Microlensing surveys and spin-offs -- 1.4. Wide-field camera view of M31 -- 1.5. Deep, multi-wavelength view of M312. Techniques for time-domain studies -- 2.1. Image subt…
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Multimessenger astronomy /
"Version: 20170401"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references (page 18).1. Introduction -- 2. Background -- 2.1. What powers cosmic emission? -- 2.2. Cosmic messengers -- 3. Current directions -- 3.1. Gravitational wave observations--LIGO -- 3.2. High-energy neutrino observations--IceCube -- 3.3. Connecting the messengers : combined observations and interpretation -- 4. Outlook -- 5…
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- 1 online resource (viii, 18 pages) :color illustrations.
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Space weather /
"Version: 20170101"--Title page verso.Introduction : what is space weather? -- The physics of space weather -- The role of research in mitigating space-weather risks -- Some critical issues in space weather research -- Looking to the future.Space weather--changes in the Earth's environment that can often be traced to physical processes in the Sun--can have a profound impact on critical Earth-ba…
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Gas-phase chemistry in space :from elementary particles to complex organic mo…
"Version: 20190102"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.1. The chemistry of the early universe -- 1.1. Cosmological background -- 1.2. Big bang nucleosynthesis -- 1.3. The recombination era -- 1.4. Chemistry -- 1.5. Conclusions2. Nucleosynthesis : the origin of the chemical elements -- 2.1. Introduction -- 2.2. Nuclei in the cosmos -- 2.3. Primordial nucleosynthesis : from h t…
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Gamma-ray bursts /
"Version: 20181201"--Title page verso.Includes bibliographical references.1. A historical primer -- 1.1. A lesson in serendipity -- 1.2. GRB phenomenology -- 1.3. The early years -- 1.4. Suggested models for GRB creation -- 1.5. Intensive efforts and large samples -- 1.6. The fireball shock model -- 1.7. The long-GRB afterglow revolution -- 1.8. Redshifts and host galaxies -- 1.9. The supernova…
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