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 | Almost All About Waves
by John R. Pierce
This text considers waves the great unifying concept of physics, employing minimal mathematics to explore behavior common to earthquake waves, ocean waves, sound waves, and mechanical waves. 1974 edition.
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 | Condensed Matter Physics
by A. Isihara
More than a graduate text and advanced research guide on condensed matter physics, this volume emphasizes applications to a variety of systems rather than theoretical derivations and techniques. 1991 edition.
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 | Dimensional Analysis: Examples of the Use of Symmetry
by Hans G. Hornung
Derived from a course in fluid mechanics, this text for advanced undergraduates and graduate students employs symmetry arguments to illustrate the principles of dimensional analysis. 2006 edition.
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 | Einstein's Essays in Science
by Albert Einstein, Alan Harris
Speeches and essays in accessible, everyday language profile influential physicists such as Niels Bohr and Isaac Newton. They also explore areas of physics to which the author made major contributions.
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 | An Elementary Survey of Celestial Mechanics
by Y. Ryabov, G. Yankovsky
Accessible classic of gravitation theory and celestial mechanics explains methods used by physicists in studying celestial phenomena, including perturbed motion, satellite technology, planetary rotation, and motions of stars. 1959 edition.
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 | Fundamentals of Mathematical Physics
by Edgar A. Kraut
Indispensable for students of modern physics, this text provides the necessary background in mathematics to study the concepts of electromagnetic theory and quantum mechanics. 1967 edition.
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 | Gravitational Curvature: An Introduction to Einstein's Theory
by Prof. Theodore Frankel
This classic text and reference monograph applies modern differential geometry to general relativity. A brief mathematical introduction to gravitational curvature, it emphasizes the subject's geometric essence and stresses the global aspects of cosmology. 1979 edition.
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 | An Introduction to the Theory of Elasticity
by R. J. Atkin, N. Fox
Accessible text covers deformation and stress, derivation of equations of finite elasticity, and formulation of infinitesimal elasticity with application to two- and three-dimensional static problems and elastic waves. 1980 edition.
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 | Noise and Fluctuations: An Introduction
by D. K. C. MacDonald
This concise study of random processes offers graduate students and research physicists a survey encompassing both relationship of Brownian movement with statistical mechanics and problem of irreversible processes. 1962 edition.
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 | On the Continuity of the Gaseous and Liquid States
by J. D. van der Waals
Much-cited thesis by recipient of 1910 Nobel Prize in physics is accompanied by an introductory essay by J. S. Rowlinson and another work by van der Waals on the theory of liquid mixtures.
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 | Pauli Lectures on Physics 6-Volume Set
by Wolfgang Pauli
Save when you buy all 6 volume of the Pauli Lectures: Electrodynamics; Optics and the Theory of Electrons; Selected Topics in Field Quantization; Statistical Mechanics; Thermodynamics and the Kinetic Theory of Gases; and Wave Mechanics.
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 | Philosophy of Scientific Method
by John Stuart Mill, Ernest Nagel
Features extracts from Mills' A System of Logic and other major works to consider names and propositions; reasoning; induction; operations subsidiary to induction; the logic of the moral sciences; political economy.
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 | Physical Adsorption: Forces and Phenomena
by L. W. Bruch, Milton W. Cole, Eugene Zaremba
A comprehensive account of the phenomena that occur when simple gases interact with surfaces, this text takes a fundamental perspective, offering observations relevant to professional scientists and students. 1997 edition.
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 | Principles of Stellar Dynamics
by S. Chandrasekhar
A Nobel Prize-winning astrophysicist presents the theory of stellar dynamics as a branch of classical dynamics, clarifying fundamental issues and revealing underlying theoretical motivations. 1942 edition.
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 | Random Vibrations: Theory and Practice
by Paul H. Wirsching, Thomas L, Paez, Keith Ortiz
Comprehensive text and reference covers topics in probability, statistics, and random processes, plus methods for analyzing and controlling random vibrations. Suitable for graduate students and mechanical, structural, and aerospace engineers. 1995 edition.
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 | Theories of Figures of Celestial Bodies
by Wenceslas S. Jardetzky
Suitable for upper-level undergraduates and graduate students, this text explores exact methods used in the theory of figures of equilibrium and examines problems concerning figures of celestial bodies. 1958 edition.
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 | Weak Interactions and Modern Particle Theory
by Howard Georgi
This high-level, rigorous, and technical treatment was written by a distinguished teacher and researcher. Equally valuable as a text for advanced undergraduates and graduate students and as a reference for professionals. 1984 edition.
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