Classical mechanics Books

This book describes a coherent mathematical framework for both the evolution of discrete space-time and the quantum graviton in the Planck regime. The result is a coherent mathematical framework that encapsulates newer developments on both the evolution...

Offers designers and users of mechanical systems an overview of structural stiffness and damping and their critical roles in mechanical design. The text assesses the relationship between stiffness and damping parameters in mechanical systems and...

Concern for the environment and the impacts of pollution have brought about the need to shift from the use and reliance on hydrocarbons to energy-power sources that are pollution neutral or near pollution neutral or renewable.

Biomass Energy for Sustainable Development examines how optimal biomass utilization can reduce forest management costs, help mitigate climate change, reduce risks to life and property, and help provide a secure, competitive energy source into the future.

The role of the microbiome and its potential impact on future energy systems remains an open question. Petroleum Microbiology: The Role of Microorganisms in the Transition to Net Zero Energy explores technological advances in applied microbiology in the...

This textbook provides an accessible yet comprehensive introduction to detectors in particle physics. It emphasises the core physics principles, enabling a deeper understanding of the subject for further and more advanced studies.

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

The Question Is...explores the link between consciousness and health.

Classic book of fundamentals of noise control and noise reduction for the general engineer. Elementary beginnings leading to the advanced aspects of noise reduction for offices, residences, auditoriums and transportation vehicles. Case histories and...

This book provides a reference to analysis techniques of common cooling water system problems and a historical perspective on solutions to chronic cooling water system problems, such as corrosion and biofouling.It covers best design practices for cooling...

This book focuses on latent heat storage, which is one of the most efficient ways of storing thermal energy. Unlike the sensible heat storage method, the latent heat storage method provides much higher storage density with a smaller difference between...

Sound for Moving Pictures presents a new and original sound design theory called the Four Sound Areas framework, offering a conceptual template for constructing, deconstructing and communicating all types of motion picture soundtracks; and a way for...

Reflecting the author's years of industry and teaching experience, Fluid Mechanics and Turbomachinery features many innovative problems and their systematically worked solutions. To understand fundamental concepts and various conservation laws of...

Transition Engineering: Building a Sustainable Future examines new strategies emerging in response to the mega-issues of global climate change, decline in world oil supply, scarcity of key industrial minerals, and local environmental constraints...

What does the Coen Brothers' Barton Fink have in common with Norman McLaren's Synchromy? Or with audiovisual sculpture? Or contemporary music video? Composing Audiovisually interrogates how the relationship between the audiovisual media in these works,...

Energy Fables: Challenging Ideas in the Energy Sector takes a fresh look at key terms and concepts around which energy research and policy are organised. Drawing on recent research in energy and transport studies, and combining this with concepts from...

Newly revised with the latest market trends and growth opportunitiesIn The Clean Tech Revolution, authors Ron Pernick and Clint Wilder identify the major forces that have pushed clean tech from back-to-the-earth utopian dream to its current revolution...

The Oregon State University Honors College conducted a class titled "Energy Matters" in the winter academic quarter of 2014, which required students to synthesize information from various disciplines to foster critical thinking in a given content area...

In this centennial year of Albert Einstein's birth, physicists are inspired more than ever and most enthusiastic to talk about the scientific works and human side of the greatest scientist of 'all time. Only until two decades...

Volumes 30 and 31 of this series, dealing with "Many Degrees of Freedom," contain the proceedings of the 1976 International Summer Institute of Theoretical Physics, held at the university of Bielefeld from August 23 to...

The 1976 Cargese Summer Institute was devoted to the study of certain exciting developments in quantum field theory and critical phenomena. Its genesis occurred in 1974 as an outgrowth of many scientific discussions amongst the...

Large Time Asymptotics for Solutions of Nonlinear First-Order Partial Differential Equations.- Large Time Asymptotic Analysis of Some Nonlinear Parabolic Equations #x2013; Some Constructive Approaches.- Self-Similar Solutions as Large Time Asymptotics...

Featuring chapters on physics, structure, sound and design specifics, Technology of the Guitar also includes coverage of historical content, composition of strings and their effects on sound quality, and important designs. Additionally, author Mark...

Series Preface.- Preface to the Second Edition.- Preface to the First Edition.- Fundamentals of Ocean Acoustics.- Wave Propagation Theory.- Ray Methods.- Wavenumber Integration Techniques.- Normal Modes.- Parabolic Equations.- Finite Differences and...

Fundamentals of Combustion Processes is designed as a textbook for an upper-division undergraduate and graduate level combustion course in mechanical engineering. The authors focus on the fundamental theory of combustion and provide a simplified...

Thomas D. Rossing String instruments are found in almost all musical cultures. Bowed string instruments form the backbone of symphony orchestras, and they are used widely as solo inst- ments and in chamber music as well. Guitars are used universally in...

and Book Overview.- Statistical Speech Recognition.- Graphical Framework to Incorporate Knowledge Sources.- Speech Recognition Using GFIKS.- Conclusions and Future Directions.

This is an introduction to molecular and atomistic modeling techniques applied to fracture and deformation of solids, focusing on a variety of brittle, ductile, geometrically confined and biological materials. The overview...

Structural Stability.- Spatial Decay.- Convection in Porous Media.- Stability of Other Porous Flows.- Fluid - Porous Interface Problems.- Elastic Materials with Voids.- Poroacoustic Waves.- Numerical Solution of Eigenvalue Problems.

This book is drawn from across many active fields of mathematics and physics. It has connections to atmospheric dynamics, spherical codes, graph theory, constrained optimization problems, Markov Chains, and Monte Carlo methods...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore,...

Balistica ����� un libro scritto da Francesco Siacci nel 1888. Si tratta di un'opera di riferimento per gli appassionati di balistica, ovvero la scienza che si occupa dello studio del movimento dei proiettili e delle armi da fuoco. Il libro �����...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

"Sometimes I have a difficult time accepting my good fortune to be living at this particular time -- nothing has made me feel more that way than reading Dr. Jerome's fascinating, realistic, and informative book. It is a "treasure house" of wonderful...

This book is the result of a collaboration between researchers from occupant behaviour and statistical modelling. It presents a range of statistical methods and models used for modelling occupancy behaviour.

Mechanics of Auxetic Materials and Structures offers a wide range of application-based and practical considerations of smart materials and auxetic materials in engineering structures. Covering analytical and numerical solution procedures, the book...

The book provides information on recent advancements in bioenergy engineering to graduates, post-graduates, research scholars, faculty members, academician, researchers and practitioners studying and working in field of the bioenergy engineering. It is...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

Acoustic Reflection from Surfaces and Shapes is a magnificent collection of mini-studies of underwater acoustic reflection and scattering, theoretical and experimental, from varied shapes and surfaces. These studies were carried out by the Acoustics...

Das Buch ""Das Problem Der Krystallisation"" wurde 1897 von A. Turner ver������ffentlicht. Es handelt sich um eine wissenschaftliche Abhandlung, die sich mit dem Problem der Kristallisation auseinandersetzt. Der Autor besch�����ftigt sich dabei mit...

Das Buch ""Das Leitverm������gen der Elektrolyte insbesondere der L������sungen: Methoden, Resultate und chemische Anwendungen"" wurde 1898 von Friedrich Kohlrausch ver������ffentlicht. Es besch�����ftigt sich mit der Untersuchung der elektrischen...

This unique outline of the basic principles and methods for prediction and control of noise and vibration from ventilation systems includes developments on flow-generated noise prediction, assessment methods for the performance of vibration isolation,...

This classic textbook introduces the fundamentals of mechanics with clear examples and practical applications. Suitable for both students and professionals, it covers topics such as force, motion, energy, and waves. With its concise explanations and...

Bernard Brunhes' work on the degradation of energy is a classic of the field. The book provides a detailed account of the energy degradation processes and is an essential resource for students and researchers in the field. The book is an excellent...