Read article 'Introduction to the Ads/CFT Correspondence'
The aim of this book is to give a pedagogical introduction to Anti-de Sitter/Conformal Field Theory, or AdS/CFT, which is the relation between quantum field theory with conformal invariance, living in...
Read article 'Silver Nanoparticles: From Silver Halide Photography to Plasmonics'
This book gives a comprehensive review of the synthesis, optical properties and applications of silver nanoparticles and nanomaterials.
Read article '60 Years of CERN Experiments and Discoveries'
Rogelio Palomo reviews in 2016 60 Years of CERN Experiments and Discoveries.
Read article 'Modern Optics (2nd edition)'
This book gives an overview of the fundamentals in optical science, the principals of which are explained by using a rigorous approach based on Maxwell’s equations.
Read article 'Instantons and Large N: An Introduction to Non-Perturbative Methods in Quantum Field Theory'
Intended to be a fundamental resource for graduate students in particle, theoretical and mathematical physics, the book gives a highly pedagogical introduction to some advanced topics of quantum field...
Read article 'The Large Hadron Collider: Harvest of Run 1'
Paolo Meridiani reviews in 2016 The Large Hadron Collider: Harvest of Run 1.
Read article 'From the Great Wall to the Great Collider: China and the Quest to Uncover the Inner Workings of the Universe'
The volume presents the reasons behind the ambitious project pursued by a group of distinguished Chinese scientists, led by Shing-Tung Yau, professor of mathematics and physics at Harvard University, ...
Read article 'Inflation and String Theory'
This complete and accessible text, written by two of the leading researchers in the field, provides a modern treatment of inflationary cosmology and its connection to string theory and elementary part...
Read article 'Nuclear and Particle Physics'
This textbook provides an introductory course on nuclear and particle physics for undergraduate and early graduate students.
Read article 'Supersymmetric Field Theories: Geometric Structures and Dualities'
An unconventional and elegant geometrical approach is adopted in this book to explain supersymmetric field theories, and describe intuitive methods for understanding the logic underlying such concepts...
