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Waves and Grains

Author : Mark P. Silverman
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 0691188637
Total Pages : 424 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (911 download)

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Download or read book Waves and Grains written by Mark P. Silverman and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2018-06-05 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mark Silverman has seen light perform many wonders. From the marvel of seeing inside cloudy liquids as a result of his own cutting-edge research to reproducing and examining an unusual diffraction pattern first witnessed by Isaac Newton 300 years ago, he has studied aspects of light that have inspired and puzzled humans for hundreds of years. In this book, he draws on his many experiences as an optical and atomic physicist--and on his consummate skills as a teacher and writer about the mysteries of physics--to present a remarkable tour of the world of light. He explores theoretical, experimental, and historical themes, showing a keen eye for curious and neglected corners of the study of light and a fascination with the human side of scientific discovery. In the course of the book, he covers such questions as how it is possible to achieve magnifications of a millionfold without a single lens or mirror. He asks what all living things have in common that might one day allow the development of a "life-form scanner" like the one in Star Trek. He considers whether more light can reflect from a surface than strikes it, and explores the origin of the strange hyperpolic diffraction pattern Newton originally produced with sunlight and knives. Silverman also discusses his new and ground-breaking experiments to see into murky substances such as fog or blood--a finding with potential applications as diverse as noninvasive medical testing and remote sensing of the environment. His wide-ranging reflections cover virtually all elements of physical optics, including propagation, reflection, refraction, diffraction, interference, polarization, and scattering. Throughout, Silverman makes extensive reference to both modern research and the original works of giants such as Newton, Fresnel, and Maxwell. In a more personal section about physics and learning, Silverman argues for self-directed learning and discusses the central importance of stimulating scientific curiosity in students. Waves and Grains will encourage a spirit of wonder and inquiry in anyone with scientific interests.

Waves and Grains

Author : Mark P. Silverman
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780691001135
Total Pages : 40 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (11 download)

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Download or read book Waves and Grains written by Mark P. Silverman and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 1998-05-03 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Author Mark Silverman draws on his many experiences as an optical and atomic physicist--and on his consummate skills as a teacher and writer about the mysteries of physics--to present a remarkable tour of the world of light. Silverman's wide-ranging reflections cover virtually all elements of physical optics and its potential fantastical implications for the future of mankind. Tables. Line illustrations. Photos.

Amber Waves

Author : Catherine Zabinski
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 022655595X
Total Pages : 255 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (265 download)

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Download or read book Amber Waves written by Catherine Zabinski and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2020-09-01 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A biography of a staple grain we often take for granted, exploring how wheat went from wild grass to a world-shaping crop. At breakfast tables and bakeries, we take for granted a grain that has made human civilization possible, a cereal whose humble origins belie its world-shaping power: wheat. Amber Waves tells the story of a group of grass species that first grew in scattered stands in the foothills of the Middle East until our ancestors discovered their value as a source of food. Over thousands of years, we moved their seeds to all but the polar regions of Earth, slowly cultivating what we now know as wheat, and in the process creating a world of cuisines that uses wheat seeds as a staple food. Wheat spread across the globe, but as ecologist Catherine Zabinski shows us, a biography of wheat is not only the story of how plants ensure their own success: from the earliest bread to the most mouthwatering pasta, it is also a story of human ingenuity in producing enough food for ourselves and our communities. Since the first harvest of the ancient grain, we have perfected our farming systems to grow massive quantities of food, producing one of our species’ global mega crops—but at a great cost to ecological systems. And despite our vast capacity to grow food, we face problems with undernourishment both close to home and around the world. Weaving together history, evolution, and ecology, Zabinski’s tale explores much more than the wild roots and rise of a now-ubiquitous grain: it illuminates our complex relationship with our crops, both how we have transformed the plant species we use as food, and how our society—our culture—has changed in response to the need to secure food sources. From the origins of agriculture to gluten sensitivities, from our first selection of the largest seeds from wheat’s wild progenitors to the sequencing of the wheat genome and genetic engineering, Amber Waves sheds new light on how we grow the food that sustains so much human life.

The Theory of Cosmic Grains

Author : N.C. Wickramasinghe
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9401134022
Total Pages : 316 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (11 download)

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Download or read book The Theory of Cosmic Grains written by N.C. Wickramasinghe and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Light scattering and absorption by small homogeneous particles can be worked-out exactly for spheres and infinite cylinders. Homogeneous particles of irregular shapes, when averaged with respect to rotation, have effects that can in general be well-approximated by reference to results for these two idealised cases. Likewise, small inhomogeneous particles have effects similar to homogeneous particles of the same average refractive index. Thus most problems can be solved to a satisfactory approximation by reference to the exact solutions for spheres and cylinders, which are fully stated here in the early part of the book. The sum of scattering and absorption, the extinction, is too large to be explained by inorganic materials, provided element abundances in the interstellar medium are not appreciably greater than solar, H 0 and NH3 being essentially excluded in the 2 general medium, otherwise very strong absorptions near 3p,m would be observed which they are not. A well-marked extinction maximum in the ultraviolet near 2200A has also not been explained satisfactorily by inorganic materials. Accurately formed graphite spheres with radii close to O.02p,m could conceivably provide an explanation of this ultraviolet feature but no convincing laboratory preparation of such spheres has ever been achieved.

Amber Waves

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 262 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (321 download)

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Download or read book Amber Waves written by and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Powder and Grains 2001

Author : Y. Kishino
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1000099571
Total Pages : 650 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Powder and Grains 2001 written by Y. Kishino and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2020-12-17 with total page 650 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The topics discussed in this text range from quasi-static problems to dynamic problems, and are divided into 15 groups, such as: cohesion/cracking; wave propagation; and quasi-static behaviour. Each group contains theoretical, experimental and computational approaches by researchers.

Fundamentals and Applications of Ultrasonic Waves

Author : J. David N. Cheeke
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1351833197
Total Pages : 507 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (518 download)

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Download or read book Fundamentals and Applications of Ultrasonic Waves written by J. David N. Cheeke and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2017-12-19 with total page 507 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written at an intermediate level in a way that is easy to understand, Fundamentals and Applications of Ultrasonic Waves, Second Edition provides an up-to-date exposition of ultrasonics and some of its main applications. Designed specifically for newcomers to the field, this fully updated second edition emphasizes underlying physical concepts over mathematics. The first half covers the fundamentals of ultrasonic waves for isotropic media. Starting with bulk liquid and solid media, discussion extends to surface and plate effects, at which point the author introduces new modes such as Rayleigh and Lamb waves. This focus on only isotropic media simplifies the usually complex mathematics involved, enabling a clearer understanding of the underlying physics to avoid the complicated tensorial description characteristic of crystalline media. The second part of the book addresses a broad spectrum of industrial and research applications, including quartz crystal resonators, surface acoustic wave devices, MEMS and microacoustics, and acoustic sensors. It also provides a broad discussion on the use of ultrasonics for non-destructive evaluation. The author concentrates on the developing area of microacoustics, including exciting new work on the use of probe microscopy techniques in nanotechnology. Focusing on the physics of acoustic waves, as well as their propagation, technology, and applications, this book addresses viscoelasticity, as well as new concepts in acoustic microscopy. It updates coverage of ultrasonics in nature and developments in sonoluminescence, and it also compares new technologies, including use of atomic force acoustic microscopy and lasers. Highlighting both direct and indirect applications for readers working in neighboring disciplines, the author presents particularly important sections on the use of microacoustics and acoustic nanoprobes in next-generation devices and instruments.

Entre Guadalupe y Malinche

Author : Inés Hernández-Ávila
Publisher : University of Texas Press
ISBN 13 : 9781477307960
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (79 download)

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Download or read book Entre Guadalupe y Malinche written by Inés Hernández-Ávila and published by University of Texas Press. This book was released on 2016-02-23 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mexican and Mexican American women have written about Texas and their lives in the state since colonial times. Edited by fellow Tejanas Inés Hernández-Ávila and Norma Elia Cantú, Entre Guadalupe y Malinche gathers, for the first time, a representative body of work about the lives and experiences of women who identify as Tejanas in both the literary and visual arts. The writings of more than fifty authors and the artwork of eight artists manifest the nuanced complexity of what it means to be Tejana and how this identity offers alternative perspectives to contemporary notions of Chicana identity, community, and culture. Considering Texas-Mexican women and their identity formations, subjectivities, and location on the longest border between Mexico and any of the southwestern states acknowledges the profound influence that land and history have on a people and a community, and how Tejana creative traditions have been shaped by historical, geographical, cultural, linguistic, social, and political forces. This representation of Tejana arts and letters brings together the work of rising stars along with well-known figures such as writers Gloria Anzaldúa, Emma Pérez, Alicia Gaspar de Alba, Carmen Tafolla, and Pat Mora, and artists such as Carmen Lomas Garza, Kathy Vargas, Santa Barraza, and more. The collection attests to the rooted presence of the original indigenous peoples of the land now known as Tejas, as well as a strong Chicana/Mexicana feminism that has its precursors in Tejana history itself.

Powders and Grains 2005, Two Volume Set

Author : R. Garcia-Rojo
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 0415889421
Total Pages : 1512 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (158 download)

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Download or read book Powders and Grains 2005, Two Volume Set written by R. Garcia-Rojo and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2005-07-01 with total page 1512 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume contains the proceedings of the Fifth International Conference on the Micromechanics of Granular Media, Powders and Grains 2005. Powders and Grains is an international scientific conference held every 4 years that brings together engineers and physicists interested in the micromechanics of granular media.The book is a guide to the hotte

Dekker Encyclopedia of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology

Author : James A. Schwarz
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 9780824750510
Total Pages : 784 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (55 download)

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Download or read book Dekker Encyclopedia of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology written by James A. Schwarz and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2004 with total page 784 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

All-American Waves of Grain

Author : Barbara Grunes
Publisher : Henry Holt & Company
ISBN 13 : 9780805041316
Total Pages : 314 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (413 download)

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Download or read book All-American Waves of Grain written by Barbara Grunes and published by Henry Holt & Company. This book was released on 1997 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The authors describe the widening range of old and new grains being grown in North America; explain the nutritional value, habitat, and best ways to prepare each grain; and offer 157 recipes based on them.

1881-1900

Author : Osborne Reynolds
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 772 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 ( download)

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Download or read book 1881-1900 written by Osborne Reynolds and published by . This book was released on 1901 with total page 772 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Papers on Mechanical and Physical Subjects: 1881-1900

Author : Osborne Reynolds
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 778 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Papers on Mechanical and Physical Subjects: 1881-1900 written by Osborne Reynolds and published by . This book was released on 1901 with total page 778 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Nonlinear Acoustic Waves in Micro-inhomogeneous Solids

Author : Veniamin Nazarov
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1118456084
Total Pages : 263 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (184 download)

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Download or read book Nonlinear Acoustic Waves in Micro-inhomogeneous Solids written by Veniamin Nazarov and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2015-01-27 with total page 263 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nonlinear Acoustic Waves in Micro-inhomogeneous Solids covers the broad and dynamic branch of nonlinear acoustics, presenting a wide variety of different phenomena from both experimental and theoretical perspectives. The introductory chapters, written in the style of graduate-level textbook, present a review of the main achievements of classic nonlinear acoustics of homogeneous media. This enables readers to gain insight into nonlinear wave processes in homogeneous and micro-inhomogeneous solids and compare it within the framework of the book. The subsequent eight chapters covering: Physical models and mechanisms of the structure nonlinearity of micro-inhomogeneous media with cracks and cavities; Elastic waves in media with strong acoustic nonlinearity; Wave processes in micro-inhomogeneous media with hysteretic nonlinearity; Wave processes in nonlinear micro-inhomogeneous media with relaxation; Wave processes in the polycrystalline solids with dissipative and elastic nonlinearity caused by dislocations; Experimental studies of the nonlinear acoustic phenomena in polycrystalline rocks and metals; Experimental studies of nonlinear acoustic phenomena in granular media; and Nonlinear phenomena in seismic waves are dedicated to the theoretical and experimental research of nonlinear processes, caused by longitudinal elastic waves propagation and interaction in the micro-inhomogeneous media with a strong acoustical nonlinearity of different types (elastic, hysteretic, bimodular, elastic quadratic and non-elastic). This valuable monograph is intended for graduate students and researchers in applied physics, mechanical engineering, and applied mathematics, as well as those working in a wide spectrum of disciplines in materials science.

The Biology of Coastal Sand Dunes

Author : M. Anwar Maun
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0198570368
Total Pages : 281 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (985 download)

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Download or read book The Biology of Coastal Sand Dunes written by M. Anwar Maun and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2009-03-05 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A concise but comprehensive introduction to the biology of coastal sand dunes. The emphasis in this book is on the organisms that dominate this predominantly marine environment, although pollution, conservation, management and experimental aspects are considered.

COSMIC MECHANICS-How We Create Reality With Zero-Point and Quantum Waves

Author : Fred Aeilts
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 0615159214
Total Pages : 307 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (151 download)

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Download or read book COSMIC MECHANICS-How We Create Reality With Zero-Point and Quantum Waves written by Fred Aeilts and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2007-06-20 with total page 307 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recent discoveries in Quantum Mechanics have proved that there is no discrete particle or solid chunk of anything in the whole Physical Universe. It is all standing waves arising from the seething zero-point field created by cosmic beings like you and me. The properties of mass, inertia, charge and gravity are the result of space resonances produced by zero-point scalar waves. This book with color pictures details the theory, models and mathematics of zero-point scalar waves, gravity, magnetism, biophotonics, the creation of 200 trillion year old orbs that we take with us between bodies, the source of evil, the basis of vibrational healing and psychic abilities, who you really are, how hypnotism works, how your personal orb affects you, our prison planet, and how to photograph orbs. Your orb is an insidious and diabolical quantum computer that disables you and ruins your lives. If you want to know how things work in this and other universes, read this book.

Shock Waves

Author : Kazuyoshi Takayama
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 3642776485
Total Pages : 735 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (427 download)

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Download or read book Shock Waves written by Kazuyoshi Takayama and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 735 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shock wave research covers important inderdisciplinary areas which range from basic topics on gasdynamics, combustion and detonation, physico-chemistry of high temperature gases, plasma physics, astro and geophysics, materials science, astronautics and space technology to medical and industrial applications. This book includes 202 papers presented at the 18th the International Symposium on Shock Waves which describe the research frontier of shock wave phenopmena and 14 plenary lectures which show the state of the art of various fields of shock wave research. This proceedings is a unique collection of most important and updated shock wave research.