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Laser Ablation provides a broad picture of the current understanding of laser ablation and its many applications, from the views of key contributors to the field. Discussed are in detail the electronic processes in laser...

Adsorption on Ordered Surfaces of Ionic Solids and Thin Films introduces to a new and topical field of surface science for which rather little experience is available at present. It reviews the recent results of the ...

As the role of computer simulations began to increase in importance, we sensed a need for a "meeting place" for both experienced simulators and neophytes to discuss new techniques and results in an evironment which promotes...

Computer Simulation Studies in Condensed-Matter Physics VI provides a broad overview of recent developments in this field. Based on the last workshop, it presents invited and contributed papers which describe new physical ...

Single-electron tunneling (SET) and related phenomena have recently come to be considered as "hot topics". This also became apparent when we organized the 4th International Conference on Superconducting and Quantum Effect...

"Methods of the Classical Theory of Elastodynamics" deals not only with classical methods as developed in the past decades, but presents also very recent approaches. Applications and solutions to specific problems serve ...

"Exotic Atoms in Condensed Matter" reviews the state of the art in this field, from meson factories to the basic interactions of muons in condensed matter. The application of muon- and pion-based analysis of solid state...

1989 was by any standards an extraordinary year: the year in which the Cold War ended. However, although much has changed, much remains unresolved or not changed at all. Even though the rationale for the huge military forces...

The world around us appears as diverse and beautiful as it does owing to the fact that light is scattered. Scattering plays two roles in the intricate process of image formation. First, it is the means by which we perceive an...

After many years of sterile arms control negotiations between the super powers, which did not produce a single genuine disarmament measure - and sometimes had the opposite effect of stimulating the development of new weapons to...

The articles collected in this volume give a broad overview of the current state of surface science. Pioneers in the field and researchers met together at this Solvay Conference to discuss important new developments in surface...

More than a decade ago, because of the phenomenal growth in the power of computer simulations, The University of Georgia formed the first institutional unit devoted to the use of simulations in research and teaching: The Center...

A traditional way to honor distinguished scientists is to combine collections of papers solicited from friendly colleagues into dedicatory volumes. To honor our friend and colleague Mort Gurtin on the occasion of his ...

More than a decade ago, because of the phenomenal growth in the power of computer simulations, The University of Georgia formed the first institutional unit devoted to the use of simulations in research and teaching: The Center...

Pressure is one of the essential thermodynamic variables that, due to some former experimental difficulties, was long known as the "forgotten variable." But this has changed over the last decade. This book includes the most essential first experiments...

to Inorganic and Metallic Nanotubes.- Synthesis and Applications of Titanium Oxide Nanotubes.- Synthesis, Structural Analysis, and Applications of Titanium Oxide Nanotubes.- Synthesis and Applications of Titanium Oxide Nanotube Thin Films.- Synthesis and...

High-Field Domains.- Moving High-Field Domains.- Negative Differential Conductivity Caused by Mobility.- Negative Differential Conductivity in Other Materials.- Current Channels.

Market for Bulk GaN Crystals.- Development of the Bulk GaN Substrate Market.- Vapor Phase Growth Technology.- Hydride Vapor Phase Epitaxy of GaN.- Growth of Bulk GaN Crystals by HVPE on Single Crystalline GaN Seeds.- Freestanding GaN Wafers by Hydride...

Application Example 1: Lateral Resolution of in-Lens SE and High-Angle BSE Imaging at Low Accelerating Voltages, Below 2.0 kV.- Application Example 2: Z-Contrast Sensitivity in Low-Voltage, High-Angle BSE Imaging.- Application Example 3: Information...

Effect of Thermal Evaporation Conditions on Structure and Structural Changes in Amorphous Arsenic Sulfides.- Optical Absorption and Structural Transformations in Arsenic Selenide Films.- Trap Level Spectroscopy in Amorphous Selenium-Based Semiconductors...

Continuum Polaron.- Lattice Polaron.- Bipolaron.- Multipolaron Problem.- Polarons and Bipolarons in Advanced Materials.- Current Status of Polarons and Open Problems.

Introduction and summary.- Three models and a ground state.- From a Laughlin state to the Haldane-Shastry model.- From a bosonic Pfaffian state to an S = 1 spin chain.- Generalization to arbitrary spin S.- Conclusions and unresolved issues.- Spherical...

In the past decade, there has been a burst of new and fascinating physics associated to the unique properties of two-dimensional exciton polaritons, their recent demonstration of condensation under non-equilibrium conditions and all the related quantum...

There have been many significant advances in time-dependent density functional theory over recent years, both in enlightening the fundamental theoretical basis of the theory, as well as in computational algorithms and applications. This book, as...

This book deals with the theory and the applications of a new time domain, termed natural time domain, that has been forwarded by the authors almost a decade ago (P.A. Varotsos, N.V. Sarlis and E.S. Skordas, Practica of Athens...

High-Temperature Cuprate Superconductors provides an up-to-date and comprehensive review of the properties of these fascinating materials. The essential properties of high-temperature cuprate superconductors are reviewed on the...

I Homogeneous Crystals.- One-Band Model.- Perturbation Theory#x2014;Valence Band.- Perturbation Theory #x2013; Kane Models.- Method of Invariants.- Spin Splitting.- Strain.- II Nonperiodic Problem.- Shallow Impurity States.- Magnetic Effects.- Electric...

Basic Semiconductor Physics.- Microscopic Semi-Classical Models.- Derivation of Macroscopic Equations.- Collisionless Models.- Scattering Models.- Macroscopic Semi-Classical Models.- Drift-Diffusion Equations.- Energy-Transport Equations.- Spherical...

Nanowires.- From Ordered Arrays of Nanowires to Controlled Solid State Reactions.- Growth Methods and Properties of High Purity III-V Nanowires by Molecular Beam Epitaxy.- Simple Ways to Complex Nanowires and Their Application.- ZnO Nanostructures:...

Basics of the Einstein Relation.- The Einstein Relation in Bulk Specimens of Compound Semiconductors.- The Einstein Relation in Compound Semiconductors Under Magnetic Quantization.- The Einstein Relation in Compound Semiconductors Under Crossed Fields...

to Angle and Spin Resolved Auger Emission.- Theory.- Numerical Methods.- Applications and Examples.- Molecular Auger Processes.- Conclusion and Outlook.

The 2007 Spring Meeting of the Arbeitskreis Festkörperphysik was held in Regensburg, Germany, March 2007, in conjunction with the Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft. It was one of the largest physics meetings in Europe. The...

Bharat Bhushan and Robert A. Sayer: Gecko Feet: Natural Attachment Systems for Smart Adhesion-Mechanism, Modeling and Development of Bio-Inspired Materials.- Filippo Giannazzo, Patrick Fiorenza, Vito Raineri: Carrier transport in advanced semiconductor...

History of the Bernoulli Potential.- Basic Concepts.- Balance of Forces.- Thermodynamical Correction.- Phenomenological Description.- Non-local Corrections.- Extended Ginzburg-Landau Theory.- Quasi-neutral Limit.- Diamagnetic Current at Surface.-...

Basic Principles and Fundamental Properties.- Size Effects on Structure and Morphology of Free or Supported Nanoparticles.- Structure and Phase Transitions in Nanocrystals.- Thermodynamics and Solid-Liquid Transitions.- Modelling and Simulating the...

From Dilute Magnetic Alloys to Confined Nanostructures: Evolution of the Kondo Effect.- The Two Channel Kondo Effect in Quantum Dots.- Kondo Physics in Artificial Molecules.- Low Temperature Decoherence and Relaxation in Charge Josephson Junction Qubits...

This book is the first of a three-volume series written by the same author. It aims to deliver a comprehensive and self-contained account of the fundamentals of the physics of solids. In the presentation of the properties and...

Granular materials are an integral part of our everyday life. They are also the base material for most industrial processing techniques. The highly dissipative nature of the particle collisions means energy input is needed in...

A handy reference for technicians who want to understand the nature, properties and applications, of engineering ceramics. The book meets the needs of those working in the ceramics industry, as well as of technicians and...

This textbook is for graduate students and young scientists, who are looking for an introduction to the physics and physical chemistry of crystal growth and nucleation phenomena.

Amphiphiles, monolayers and micelles R. Angelico, G. Palazzo, U. Olsson, Structural investigation of lecithin/cyclohexane solutions ......... 1 L. Ambrosone, A. Ceglie: L. Cantu, M. Corti, E. Del Favero, A calorimetric study of...

Considering the high level of our knowledge concerning covalent bond formation in the organic chemistry of molecules, our understanding of the principles involved in organic solid design is almost in its infancy. While chemists...