The purpose of the book is to organize the solution of heat conduction and diffusion problems and to make them more accessible. This is accomplished using the method of Green’s functions, together with extensive tables of Green’s functions and related integrals. The tables of Green’s function were first compiled as a supplement to a first-year graduate course in heat conduction. The book was originally envisioned as a reference volume, but it has since grown into a heat conduction treatise from a Green’s-functions perspective.
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Bringing together techniques from various areas of mathematics, this book presents an introduction to the basic concepts, methods, and results of invariant descriptive set theory. It reviews classical and effective descriptive set theory; studies Polish groups and their actions; and covers Borel reducibility results on Borel, orbit, and general definable equivalence relations. The author also describes infinitary logic, Scott analysis, and the isomorphism relation on natural classes of countable models. The book concludes with applications to classification problems and many benchmark equivalence relations. It also contains a large number of exercises at the end of most sections.
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Based on the author’s well-established courses, this text explores the use of symmetries through descriptions of the techniques of Lie groups and Lie algebras. It develops the models, theoretical framework, and mathematical tools to understand these symmetries. The author presents the modern framework of special relativity and describes Lie group techniques for the standard model and beyond. He also provides a stepping-stone to Einstein’s work on general relativity and goes beyond the standard model to explore supertransformations, superspace methods, and more. The text includes many worked examples and problems, along with a solutions manual for qualifying instructors.
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Every three years, worldwide forensics experts gather at the Interpol Forensic Science Symposium to exchange ideas and discuss scientific advances in the field of forensic science and criminal justice. Drawn from contributions made at the latest gathering, this volume is a one-source reference surveying the latest progress in the field. Topics include chemical criminalistics, with discussions on fibres, firearms and ballistics, contact marks, forensic geology, and paint and glass; drugs and toxicology; electronic evidence; hazardous materials, environmental forensics, explosives, and fire cause and debris analysis; and individual identification science.
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In the new edition of this popular work, NASA’s Carlos Calle continues to take readers on a uniquely accessible journey through physics. This guide explains basic concepts of motion, energy, and gravity, right up through the latest theories about the structure of matter, the origin of the universe, and the beginning of time. Fully illustrated, the book explores major discoveries and the scientists behind them, from Galileo, Newton, and Einstein, to Feynman and Hawking. Numerous examples of physics in everyday situations are provided. Dr. Calle also includes the newest development in String Theory, the far reaching M-Theory and a number of other surprises.
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Keeping the mathematics to a minimum yet losing none of the required rigor, this accessible text clearly explains basic physics principles to provide a firm grounding in the subject. The author highlights the technological applications of the physics discussed and emphasizes the multidisciplinary nature of scientific research. By relating the theories and concepts to practical applications, she shows how physics is used in the real world. The text contains worked examples, self-test questions, and a glossary of frequently used terms. It also includes derivations of key equations and reviews of essential physics in the appendices. Ancillary resources are available on www.crcpress.com
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This book brings together a number of experts in the field of remote sensing of glaciers to cover topics ranging from early terrestrial photogrammetry to the latest airborne laser and satellite radar methods for investigating glacier change. The book discusses the mass balance and flow of glaciers and physical principles that underlie remote sensing at various wavelengths, providing important background to those on instruments and techniques of measurement. The book provides a focused view of glacier measurement and monitoring that is an important contribution to investigations of glacier mass balance, with its important implications for global sea-level change over the coming century and beyond.
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This text presents an advanced introduction to the physics and formalism of the standard model and other non-abelian gauge theories. It first reviews calculational techniques in field theory and the status of quantum electrodynamics. It then focuses on global and local symmetries and the construction of non-abelian gauge theories, before explaining the structure and tests of quantum chromodynamics. The book also describes the electroweak interactions and theory. The final chapter discusses the motivations for extending the standard model and examines supersymmetry, extended gauge groups, and grand unification. A solutions manual is available for qualifying instructors.
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A complete introduction to the key issues in groundwater, this text covers all major fields of hydrogeology and includes outlines of the occurrence of groundwater in various rock types, the movement and storage of groundwater, the formulation of groundwater balances, the development of groundwater chemistry, as well as the practical application of hydrogeology for groundwater development. Following a unique systems approach to describe and connect its various elements, the text also explores a large selection of examples of groundwater cases from various parts of the world. In addition, theoretical sections and examples are illustrated with a number of drawings, photos and computer printouts.
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