Read article 'Advanced Statistical Mechanics'
This book begins with theorems on the existence (and lack) of order for crystals and magnets and with the theory of critical phenomena, it continues by presenting the methods and results of 50 years ...
Read article 'Radioactivity: A History of a Mysterious Science'
Cian O’Luanaigh reviews in 2012 Radioactivity: A History of a Mysterious Science.
Read article 'Luis Alvarez: the ideas man'
Recollecting the work of a great scientist and inventor.
Read article 'Weaving the Universe: Is Modern Cosmology Discovered or Invented?'
Aimed at a broad audience, Weaving the Universe provides a thorough but short review of the history and current status of ideas in cosmology.
Read article 'Symmetries and Conservation Laws in Particle Physics: An Introduction to Group Therapy for Particle Physics'
The book examines symmetries and conservation laws in quantum mechanics and relates these to groups of transformations.
Read article 'Primordial Cosmology'
In this book the authors provide a self-consistent and complete treatment of the dynamics of the very early universe, passing through a concise discussion of the Standard Cosmological Model, a precise...
Read article 'The Nucleon–Nucleon Interaction and the Nuclear Many-Body Problem: Selected Papers of Gerald E Brown and T T S Kuo'
These selected papers provide a comprehensive overview of some key developments in the understanding of the nucleon–nucleon interaction and nuclear many-body theory.
Read article 'Neutron Physics for Nuclear Reactors: Unpublished Writings by Enrico Fermi'
This unique volume gives an accurate and detailed description of the functioning and operation of basic nuclear reactors, as emerging from previously unpublished papers by Enrico Fermi.
Read article 'Measurements and their Uncertainties: A Practical Guide to Modern Error Analysis'
This hands-on guide is primarily intended to be used in undergraduate laboratories in the physical sciences and engineering. It assumes no prior knowledge of statistics and introduces the necessary co...
Read article 'Risk – A very short Introduction'
Robert Cailliau reviews in 2012 Risk – A very short Introduction.
