Encyclopedia of Applied Physics

George L. Trigg, an internationally experienced and qualified senior editor in Physics, has been responsible for selecting and coordinating the contributing authors and editing the articles. For many years he was co-editor of the most renowned expert journal in Physics, Physical Review Letter.

Jeder Themenbeitrag enthält:

- ein ausführliches Inhaltsverzeichnis
- ein Glossar zur Erläuterung von Spezialbegriffen
- ein sorgfältig erarbeitetes Literaturverzeichnis
- Hinweise auf weiterführende Literatur
- zahlreiche Querverweise

Aus dem Inhalt:

General Aspects; Mathematical and Information Techniques
Measurement Sciences, General Devices and/or Methods
Nuclear and Elementary Particle Physics
Atomic and Molecular Physics
Electricity and Magnetism
Optics (classical and quantum)
Acoustics
Thermodynamics and Properties of Gases
Fluids and Plasma Physics
Condensed Matter Physics
Materials Science
Physical Chemistry
Energy Research and Environmental Physics
Biophysics and Medical Physics
Geophysics, Meteorology, Space Physics and Aeronautics

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