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M a t e r i a l s & P h y s i c s R i g h t s G u i d e 1 W I L E Y

Materials & Physics Rights Guide: Autumn/Winter 2013 Materials Science ................................................................. 3Cathodic Protection: Industrial Solutions for Protecting Against Corrosion/Cicek ...................... 3

Making the Modern World: Materials and Dematerialization/Smil ................................................... 3Crystals in Glass: A Hidden Beauty/Zanotto ..................................................................................... 4

Advances in Modeling and Design of Adhesively Bonded Systems/Kumar .................................. 4Metal Chalcogenide Semiconductor Nanostructures and Their Applications in RenewableEnergy/Qurashi .................................................................................................................................... 5

Speciality Rubbers and Application Developoment/Chandrasekaran ............................................. 5

Statistical Approaches to Unsaturated Capillary Flows in Pores, Joints, Soils and OtherHeterogeneous Media/Ababou ........................................................................................................... 6

The Physics and Chemistry of Materials, Solutions Manual/Gersten ............................................. 6

Organic Light-Emitting Transistors: Fundamentals and Perspectives of an EmergingTechnology/Muccini ............................................................................................................................. 7Meta-Algorithmics: Patterns for Robust, Low Cost, High Quality Systems/Simske ...................... 7

Responsive Materials and Methods/Tiwari ........................................................................................ 8Magnetic Actuators and Sensors, 2e/Brauer..................................................................................... 8

Nanomaterials ...................................................................... 9Fundamentals of ZnO Nanostructures: Growth and Properties/Yousefi ........................................ 9Nanocomposites: In Situ Synthesis of Polymer-Embedded Nanostructures/Nicolais .................. 9

Polymer Science & Technology ....................................... 10Doping in Conjugated Polymers/Kar ............................................................................................... 10

Encapsulation Nanotechnologies/Mittal .......................................................................................... 10

Polyoxymethylene Handbook: Structure, Properties, Applications and itsNanocomposites/Lüftl ....................................................................................................................... 11

Handbook of Polymer Crystallization/Piorkowska .......................................................................... 11

Thermal Physics & Statistical Mechanics ....................... 12Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics: An Integrated Approach/Hardy ............................ 12

Active Plasmonics and Tuneable Plasmonic Metamaterials/Zayats ............................................. 12

Thin Films, Surfaces & Interfaces .................................... 13Atmospheric Pressure Plasma Treatment of Polymers: Relevance to Adhesion/Thomas ......... 13

Advances in Contact Angle, Wettability and Adhesion: Volume 1/Mittal ..................................... 13

Atomic Layer Deposition: Principles, Characteristics, and Nanotechnology Applicatons,2e/Kääriäinen ...................................................................................................................................... 14

Foundations of Pulsed Power Technology/Lehr ............................................................................ 14



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Spring/Summer 2013 ......................................................... 15

Materials Science ............................................................... 15Understanding Solids: The Science of Materials/Tilley.................................................................. 15

Self-Cleaning Materials and Surfaces: A Nanotechnology Approach/Daoud .............................. 15

Encapsulation Nanotechnologies/Mittal .......................................................................................... 16

Doping in Conjugated Polymers/Kar ............................................................................................... 16

Polymers for Energy Storage and Conversion/Mittal ..................................................................... 17

Plastics Additives and Testing/Subramanian .................................................................................. 17

Physics ............................................................................... 18Metal Failures: Mechanisms, Analysis, Prevention, 2e/McEvily .................................................... 18

Introductory Fluid Mechanics for Physicists and Mathematicians/Pert ....................................... 18

Plasma Medicine/Fridman ................................................................................................................. 19

A Course in Theoretical Physics/Shepherd ..................................................................................... 19

Statistical Physics: an Entropic Approach/Ford............................................................................. 20Branching Random Walks in Nonhomogenous Environments/Yarovaya .................................... 20




Materials Science

Cathodic Protection:Industrial Solutions for

Protecting AgainstCorrosion

Volkan Cicek

978-1-118-29040-8 / 1-118-29040-2

360 pp. Pub: 07/06/13

Corrosion

The most up-to-date and timely treatment on cathodicprotection available.

• Covers the theoretical aspects of cathodic protection andthe science of the process.

• Provides practical, workable solutions to the everydayproblems that engineers working in the field have withcorrosion.

• Is applicable in many different industries, literallyanywhere there might be corrosion.

Corrosion scientists, chemists and chemical engineers,material scientists, civil engineers, petroleum engineers,metallurgical engineers, mechanical engineers, miningengineers, agricultural engineers, and electrical engineersmay benefit from the content within this book.

Dr. Volkan Cicek, is a chemist and corrosion scientist.After working as a dean of academics and vice principal inUS public schools for several years Dr. Cicek currentlyworks as the vice president for scientific affairs at IshikUniversity, Erbil, Iraq. Prof. Dr. Bayan Al-Numan is a civiland a structural engineer and was promoted to fullprofessor status in Structural Engineering in CivilEngineering Department at University of Mustansiriyahand he currently is the head of civil engineeringdepartment at Ishik University, Erbil, Iraq.

Making the Modern World:Materials andDematerialization

Vaclav Smil

978-1-119-94253-5 / 1-119-94253-5

240 pp. Pub: 15/11/13

General & Introductory Materials Science

How much further should the affluent world push itsmaterial consumption? Does relative dematerialization leadto absolute decline in demand for materials? These andmany other questions are discussed and answered inMaking the Modern World: Materials and Dematerialization.

Over the course of time, the modern world has becomedependent on unprecedented flows of materials. Now even

the most efficient production processes and the highestpractical rates of recycling may not be enough to result indematerialization rates that would be high enough to negatethe rising demand for materials generated by continuingpopulation growth and rising standards of living. This bookexplores the costs of this dependence and the potential fosubstantial dematerialization of modern economies.

It considers the principal materials used throughout historyfrom wood and stone, through to metals, alloys, plasticsand silicon, describing their extraction and production aswell as their dominant applications. The evolvingproductivities of material extraction, processing, synthesisfinishing, and distribution, and the energy costs and

environmental impact of rising material consumption areexamined in detail. The book concludes with an outlook forthe future, discussing the prospects for dematerializationand potential constraints on materials.

This interdisciplinary text will provide useful perspectives foreaders with backgrounds including resource economicsenvironmental studies, energy analysis, mineral geologyindustrial organization, manufacturing, and materiascience.






Metal ChalcogenideSemiconductorNanostructures and TheirApplications in Renewable

EnergyMohammad Qurashi

978-1-118-23791-5 / 1-118-23791-9

350 pp. Pub: 17/12/13

Materials for Energy Systems

This first ever reference book that focuses on metalchalcogenide semiconductor nanostructures for renewableenergy applications encapsulates the state-of-the-art inmultidisciplinary research on the metal chalcogenide

semiconductor nanostructures (nanocrystals,nanoparticles, nanorods, nanowires, nanobelts,nanoflowers, nanoribbons and more).

The properties and synthesis of a class of nanomaterials isessential to renewable energy manufacturing and thisbook focuses on the synthesis of metal chalcogendienanostructures, their growth mechanism, optical, electrical,and other important properties and their applications indifferent diverging fields like photovoltaics, hydrogenproduction, theromelectrics, lithium battery, energystorage, photocatalysis, sensors.

An important reference source for students, scientists,

engineers, researchers and industrialists working onnanomaterials-based energy aspects associated withchemistry, physics, materials science, electricalengineering, energy science and technology, andenvironmental science.

• First ever reference book that focuses on metalchalcogenide semiconductor nanostructures forrenewable energy applications.

• Shows the properties and synthesis of a class ofnanomaterials essential to renewable energymanufacturing.

This will be an important reference source for students,scientists, engineers, researchers and industrialistsworking on nanomaterials-based energy aspectsassociated with chemistry, physics, materials science,electrical engineering, energy science and technology, andenvironmental science.

Mohammad Qurashi, Department of Chemistry, Center ofExcellence in Nanotechnology and Department ofChemistry King Fahd University of Petroleum and MineralsDhahran, Saudi Arabia.

Speciality Rubbers andApplication Developoment

Chellappa Chandrasekaran

978-1-118-06283-8 / 1-118-06283-3

400 pp. Pub: 17/12/13

Properties of Materials

Synthetic rubber used by the tire industry and otheapplications, such as household products, has broughhuge economic and societal benefits throughout the worldExamining Butyl, Neoprene, Nitrile, EPDM, PolyurethaneNatsyn, Bioisoprene, and devulcanized and reclaimedrubbers, Speciality Rubbers and Application Developmenprovides an in-depth review of these rubbers, theiproperties, characterization, processing, and theiapplications.

A recent development is the discovery of syntheticpolyisoprene which is a renewable alternative to thepetroleum-derived synthetic polyisoprene. This new rubbeknown as Bioisoprene, is a stunning advancement andexhibits a different set of properties which is expected tolead to many new specialty rubbers and applications. Thisbook also details these developments. Finally, the booklooks at the important topics of energy conservationenvironmental and health concerns, and recycling as theyrelate to the renewable rubber technology and industry.

The book provides researchers, students, and practitionerswith a review of the important topics of energyconservation, environmental and health concerns, and

recycling as they relate to the renewable rubber technologyand industry.

V. C. Chandrasekaran earned his B.S.Chemistry at theAmerican College, Mathurai in the fifties and did his LIR(UK-Indian Section) in the sixties in rubber technology andwas one among two gold medalists in India. He has servedthe rubber industry for more than four decades and hasbeen associated with the chemical and mining processindustries for a long time as well. He has presentedtechnical papers on rubber in various national andinternational seminars, and has published books and

journal articles with leading publishers. During his servicewith the Indian Ministry of Defence he was instrumental fo

the indigenisation of airborne rubber items for Russian andBritish aircrafts, helicopters, and other air weaponryCurrently, he is engaged with Can C Consulting Indiaproviding consultancy services to the chemical process andrubber industries.




Statistical Approaches toUnsaturated CapillaryFlows in Pores, Joints,Soils and Other

Heterogeneous MediaRachid Ababou

978-1-84821-528-3 / 1-84821-528-2

192 pp. Pub: 04/12/13

Corrosion

This book focuses on physical models (in the sense ofmathematical physics) and statistical approaches toair/water flow in systems of pores and capillary tubes, insmooth or rough planar joints (e.g. rock fractures), and in

heterogeneous porous media (e.g. soils, rocks) based onproperly up-scaled equations (e.g. Darcy-Richards orDarcy-Muskat with nonlinear anisotropy).

The methods and models are examined at various scales(pores and joints, then the macro-scale). They areillustrated and applied to specific cases involving, inparticular, but not exclusively, moisture migration in mininghydrogeology for waste disposal studies (undergroundgalleries), and other problems in unsaturated soilhydrology. Other possible applications also includecapillary wetting processes in industry.

Scientists, researchers and engineers interested in this

subject areaRachid Ababou holds the position of University Professorin Fluid Mechanics and Hydraulics at the Institut NationalPolytechnique de Toulouse (INP/ENSEEIHT), and heconducts research on porous media at the Institut deMÃ©canique des Fluides de Toulouse (IMFT), in France.

The Physics and Chemistryof Materials, SolutionsManual

Joel I. Gersten, Frederick W. Smith

978-0-471-42797-1 / 0-471-42797-7

107 pp. Pub: 10/06/13

Materials Science

A comprehensive introduction to the structure, propertiesand applications of materials, this title provides the firsunified treatment for the broad subject of materials. It usesa fundamental approach to define the structure andproperties of a wide range of solids on the basis of the locachemical bonding and atomic order present in the materialEmphasizing the physical and chemical origins of materiaproperties, the book focuses on the most technologically

important materials being utilized and developed byscientists and engineers.

Appropriate for use in advanced materials courses, ThePhysics and Chemistry of Materials provides thebackground information necessary to assimilate the currentacademic and patent literature on materials and theiapplications. Problem sets, illustrations, and helpful tablescomplete this well-rounded new treatment.

Five sections cover these important topics: Structure ofmaterials, including crystal structure, bonding in solidsdiffraction and the reciprocal lattice, and order and disorderin solids; Physical properties of materials, including

electrical, thermal, optical, magnetic, and mechanicaproperties; Classes of materials, including semiconductorssuperconductors, magnetic materials, and optical materialsin addition to metals, ceramics, polymers, dielectrics, andferroelectrics; A section on surfaces, thin films, interfacesand multilayers discusses the effects of spatiadiscontinuities in the physical and chemical structure omaterials; A section on synthesis and processing examinesthe effects of synthesis on the structure and properties ofvarious materials.

• Only book existing to integrate both the physics andchemistry of materials.

Senior/graduate students in physics, electrical andcomputer engineering, materials science, and chemistryProfessionals and researchers in these fields.

Joel I. Gersten, PhD, and Frederick W. Smith, PhD, areprofessors in the Department of Physics at The City Collegeof the City University of New York.




Organic Light-EmittingTransistors: Fundamentalsand Perspectives of anEmerging Technology

Michele Muccini

978-1-118-10007-3 / 1-118-10007-7

350 pp. Pub: 20/01/14

Materials Science

This book provides an introduction and state-of-the-artoverview of the latest developments in Organic LightEmitting Transistors (OLETs) science and technology, athriving branch of organic optoelectronics.

This book puts Organic Light Emitting Transistors (OLETs)

in the context of organic electronics and photonics,exploring devices' physics principles, the properties ofcurrently available materials, processing and fabricationtechniques, and the different approaches adopted tostructure the active channel and to control organic andhybrid interfaces. Major applications in different fields aswell as the industry's roadmap for future implementationare also reviewed in detail.

• Written by a leading researcher in the young and growingfield of Organic Light-Emitting Transistors (OLETs) as amuch-needed addition to existing literature on organicoptoelectronics

• Presents reader with scientific fundamentals, currentapplications, and future potential of OLET technology.

• Approaches a broad range of materials, from organic thinfilm basics to the open issues of how OLETs apply topower efficiency and truly multifunctional materials.

Researchers and graduate students in the field of organicand hybrid electronics.

Dr. Michele Muccini is the Head of the DIMO ResearchUnit at CNR, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Italy. Dr.Muccini is coordinator of the European Project "Organicelectrically pumped LASER by engineering ofheterostructures in field-effect devices" (OLAS). He has

chaired several international conferences and is part of theInternational Expert team that must give a contribution tothe definition and structure of the European UnifiedElectronic Market, part of the future policy of the EuropeanCommission. Dr. Muccini is author of more than 90scientific publications in international journals. He hasedited three books and has given more than 20 invitedseminars during international conferences. He holds threeinternational patents on advanced materials and devicesfor organic optoelectronics.

Meta-Algorithmics:Patterns for Robust, LowCost, High Quality Systems

Steven J. Simske

978-1-118-34336-4 / 1-118-34336-0

392 pp. Pub: 21/06/13

Imaging Systems & Technology

Provides the entire roadmap for the design, testingdevelopment, refinement, deployment and statistics-drivenoptimization of building systems for intelligence. Theconfluence of cloud computing, parallelism and advancedmachine intelligence approaches has created a world inwhich the optimum knowledge system will usually bearchitected from the combination of two or moreknowledge-generating systems. There is a need, then, to

provide a reusable, broadly-applicable set of designpatterns to empower the intelligent system architect to takeadvantage of this opportunity.

This book explains how to design and build intelligensystems that are optimized for changing systemrequirements (adaptability), optimized for changing systeminput (robustness), and optimized for one or more otherimportant system parameters (e.g., accuracy, efficiencycost). It provides an overview of traditional paralleprocessing which is shown to consist primarily of task andcomponent parallelism; before introducing meta-algorithmicparallelism which is based on combining two or morealgorithms, classification engines or other systems.

• Explains the entire roadmap for the design, testingdevelopment, refinement, deployment and statisticsdriven optimization of building systems for intelligence

• Offers an accessible yet thorough overview of machineintelligence, in addition to having a strong imageprocessing focus

• Companion website contains sample code and data sets

Computer scientists; Electrical Engineers; ResearchersAnalytics Engineers; Intelligent System Designers; DataMining Professionals. Computer Science and ElectricaEngineering senior undergraduate and postgraduatestudents

Dr. Steven J. Simske, is currently Director of theDocument Ecosystem Lab, at Hewlett-Packard LabsColorado, USA. He has been working in algorithmsimaging, machine learning and classification for the past 20years. Dr. Simske is an HP Fellow, IS&T Fellow and IEEESenior Member. He has published 300 articles and bookchapters; and holds 45 US Patents primarily in the areas oclassification, machine learning, and large system designand development.




Responsive Materials andMethods

Ashutosh Tiwari, Hisatoshi Kobayashi

978-1-118-68622-5 / 1-118-68622-5

500 pp. Pub: 21/10/13

Materials Characterization

The development of finely-tuned materials that adjust in apredictable manner by specific environment change is therecent arena of materials research. It is a newly emergingsupra-disciplinary field with huge commercial potential.Stimuli-responsive materials answer by a considerablechange in their properties to small changes in theirenvironment. Responsive materials are becomingincreasingly more prevalent as scientists learn about thechemistry and triggers that induce conformational changesin materials structures and devise ways to take advantage

of and control them. Responsive Materials and Method offers state-of-the-art of the stimuli-responsive materialsand their potential applications.

It brings together novel methodologies and strategiesadopted in the research and development of responsivematerials and technology. Renowned internationalresearchers discuss topics including:

• Smart wearable systems

• Light-triggered molecular architecture to functionalmaterials

• Thermo responsive smart biomaterials

• Interpenetrating smart polymer networks by irradiation

• Conducting polymer nanofibers

• Cyclodextrins based responsive advanced materials

• Elastic constants, structural parameters and elasticperspectives

• Thermoplastics catalyst systems

• Smart functional nanomaterials

• Responsive adjuvants and carriers for antigen delivery

• Innovative approaches to responsive nanostructuredmaterials for cancers therapy

• Responsive redox biopolymers

Ashutosh Tiwari, Asst. Professor, Nanobioelectronics,

Biosensors/Bioelectronics Centre, IFM-LinkopingUniversity, and Editor-in-Chief of Advanced MaterialsLetters. He has published more than 125 articles.Hisatoshi Kobayashi, Biofunctional Materials,Biomaterials Centre, National Institute for MaterialsScience, Japan, has published more than 150publications, books and patents in the field of biomaterialsscience and.

Magnetic Actuators andSensors, 2e

John R. Brauer

978-1-118-50525-0 / 1-118-50525-5

416 pp. Pub: 11/12/13

Magnetic Materials

This book is an easy to read, comprehensive guide onmagnetic actuators and sensors. Fully updated andincluding the latest advances, numerous workedcalculations, illustrations and real-life applications make ian exemplary learning tool.

Covering magnetics, actuators, sensors, and systems, withupdates of new technologies and techniques, this bookemphasizes computer-aided design techniques, especiallymagnetic finite element analysis, commonly used by today's

engineers. Detailed calculations, numerous illustrationsand discussions of discrepancies make this text aninvaluable learning tool for practicing engineers andengineering students.

• Maintains the same book organization as the 1st edition(four major parts: Magnetics, Actuators, Sensors, andSystems) updating all chapters with newtechnologies/techniques

• Emphasizes computer-aided design techniquesespecially magnetic finite element analysis, commonlyused by today's engineers

• New section on digital hydraulic valves and their magneticactuators

• Sample problems at the end of each chapter

• Updated software files will be available for download via abook support website (including MATLAB)

Practicing engineers, both electrical and mechanical. Alsosuitable for engineering college seniors and graduateprograms related to electromechanical systems.

John R. Brauer is a registered Professional Engineer. Hisengineering employment began at A. O. Smith Corporationwhere in 1972 he began developing electromagnetic finiteelement software to analyze electric motors. The softwarewas the first of its type to be commercially available, and

led to his subsequent employment by the MacNealSchwendler Corporation and later by Ansoft Corporation. In1998 he became employed by Milwaukee School oEngineering, where he currently serves as AdjuncProfessor, Dept. of Electrical Engineering & ComputeScience. He has served on the boards of the AppliedComputational Electromagnetics Society and theInternational Compumag Society. He has published 160technical papers and has contributed to several books.




Nanomaterials

Fundamentals of ZnONanostructures: Growth

and PropertiesR. Yousefi

978-1-118-59533-6 / 1-118-59533-5

350 pp. Pub: 17/01/14

Nanomaterials

This book presents the practical application of ZnOnanostructures research and related materials forpostgraduate students and researchers. It introduces tenyears of pragmatic experimental evidence of ZnOnanostructures growth methods and presents the physics

of fundamental properties of ZnO nanostructures such asoptical, electrical, and magnetic properties.

The primary key feature of this book will be theintroduction of over ten years of practical experimentalevidence of ZnO nanostructures growth methods. Then, itwill be described that, how can control morphology of theZnO nanostructures in different methods. In addition, thebook will present physics of fundamental properties of ZnOnanostructures such as optical, electrical, and magneticproperties. After that, effects of dopant materials onphysical properties of ZnO nanostructures will bepresented. Finally, field emission properties as one ofimportant properties of nanostructures will be describedfrom fundamental toward a property in ZnOnanostructures. The novelty of this book is focusing onZnO nanostructures growth methods with deep details thatit cannot see in the other books. In addition, the book willbe described effect of all elements from periodic table asdopant materials on physical properties of ZnOnanostructures from basic toward advance research. Infact, this will be a book that it will help the researchers forentry in this area.

Researchers and engineers in nanomaterials andnanotechnology in the various branches of science suchas physics, chemistry, material science, and engineering.

Dr. Ramin Yousefi is currently an assistant professor insolid state physics at the Islamic Azad University, Masjed-Soleiman Branch-Iran. Dr. Farid Jamali-Sheini iscurrently an assistant professor in solid state physics atthe Islamic Azad University, Ahwaz Branch-Iran. Dr. AliKhorsand Zak is currently a senior researcher at theFerdowsi University of Mashhad-Iran.

Nanocomposites: In SituSynthesis of Polymer-Embedded Nanostructures

Luigi Nicolais, Gianfranco Carotenuto

978-0-470-10952-6 / 0-470-10952-1

280 pp. Pub: 22/11/13

Nanomaterials

This book provides detailed descriptions of how polymericnanocomposites are synthesized, offering the reader anunderstanding of the principles and techniques involved

Structured as a practical lab manual, this book providesdetailed descriptions of how polymeric nanocomposites aresynthesized, offering the reader an understanding of theprinciples and techniques involved. Topics covered include

an introduction to the properties and applications ofnanocomposite materials; explanation of morphological andtopological concepts; theory of phase separation andnanoparticle aggregation; methods for the synthesis onanocomposites; exercising morphological controlstandard characterization techniques and methods for dataanalysis used in the synthesis of NCs; and related toxicityissues.• Demonstrates how to synthesize polymeric

nanocomposites, providing the reader with anunderstanding of the practical aspects and techniquesinvolved so that they can do so in their own lab.

• Explains the morphological aspects of nanocomposites

including a variety of methods for exercisingmorphological control over the material being synthesized• Provides additional information on toxicity studies as they

relate to the synthesis of nanostructured materials.• Polymeric nanocomposites have a very wide range of

applications in plastics, semiconductor technologysensors, biomedical devices, electrical engineering andoptics, etc.

Graduate students, academics, and industry professionals.

Luigi Nicolais is currently a Professor in the Department oMaterials Engineering and Production at the University ofNaples "Federico II". He is a member of the editorial board

for several journals, including Polymer CompositesComposite Science and Technology, Polymer News

Journal of Materials Science, and the Journal of AppliedPolymer Science (Wiley). Gianfranco Carotenuto iscurrently a researcher in the Institute of CompositeMaterials Technology at the National Research Council inNaples. He is a member of the editorial board of PolymeNews, where he contributes to a special section onnanostructured composites.



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Polymer Science &Technology

Doping in Conjugated

PolymersPradip Kar

978-1-118-57380-8 / 1-118-57380-3

250 pp. Pub: 20/09/13

Polymer Science & Technology

Provides an A to Z of doping including its definition in thepresent context, its importance, methods ofmeasurements, their relative advantages anddisadvantages , their properties and characteristics.

• In-depth look at applications as well as their uses at thenano scale.

• Includes extensive references.

The book will be read/used by material scientists andpolymer scientists. Because conjugated polymers areresearched by a wide number of disciplines, the book willalso be very useful to chemists, electrochemists,biochemists, experimental and theoretical physicists,electronic and electrical engineers. It can also be used insenior-level undergraduate and graduate course onconjugated polymers.

Pradip Kar is a faculty member at the Department of

Applied Chemistry, Birla Institute of Technology, Ranchi,India. His current research interest is on synthesis,characterization and sensing (chemical and biosensing)properties of conducting polymer and its derivatives. Heobtained his PhD in 2009 from the Indian Institute ofTechnology, Kharagpur, He has published about 16research papers in international peer-reviewed journalsmostly on conducting polymers.

EncapsulationNanotechnologies

Vikas Mittal

978-1-118-34455-2 / 1-118-34455-3

464 pp. Pub: 25/06/13


The book includes all the recent advancements inencapsulation technology, such as physical, chemicalmechanical technologies.

• The featured technologies in the book are compiled fouse in different industries dealing with foodpharmaceutical, agricultural, and cosmetic materialsThus, the reported technologies will help in thedevelopment of processes in these industries.

• The book features contributors who are considered to besome of the best in the world.

The book is of relevance to materials engineers. Thechapters include sufficient introduction to the subjecttherefore, the book is also beneficial to the readers new tothis field. Apart from that, the book is of relevance to algeographical regions of world.

Vikas Mittal is currently an Assistant Professor in theChemical Engineering department of The PetroleumInstitute at Abu Dhabi. His research interests includepolymer nanocomposites, compatibilization of organic andinorganic materials, polymer colloids, thermal stabilitystudies, anti-corrosion coatings etc. He has published more

than 50 journal publications, authored books as well asedited books on these subjects.



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PolyoxymethyleneHandbook: Structure,Properties, Applicationsand its Nanocomposites

Sigrid Lüftl, Visakh P. M., Sabu Thomas,Sarath Chandran

978-1-118-38511-1 / 1-118-38511-X

300 pp. Pub: 18/11/13

Polymer Science & Technology General

In recent decades, Polyoxmethylene (POM) has beenpositioned on the market as a high performanceengineering polymer with increasing worldwide demand,particularly in the automotive, electronics, medical, and

consumer goods industries. In order to meet this newdemand in applications, an increased variety of POMcompounds are now available.

Despite this increased interest in POM, there has not beena book devoted to this compound. This book rectifies thisand comprehensively discusses and brings together theknowledge of leading scientists from industry andacademia to present research results and applications ofPOM, including their structure, properties, manufacture,additives, processing and applications, as well theirnanocomposites and other compounds.

• First book of its kind to cover Polyoxmethylene• Comprehensive coverage with industry leaders

contributing• The book will help readers to find solutions to both

fundamental and applied problems and serve as a "onestop" reference resource.

Research scholars, polymer engineers from industry aswell as graduate and post graduate students.

Sigrid Lüf tl, research associate, Institute of MaterialsScience & Technology, Vienna University of Technology,is involved in researches about the influence of artificialageing on the properties of polymer materials. She is the(co)author of 12 publications, mostly about POM, inscientific journals and several national and international

conference contributions. Sabu Thomas, Professor ofPolymer Science & Engineering, School of ChemicalSciences, as well as the Director of Centre forNanoscience & Nanotechnology, Mahatma GandhiUniversity, India. Visakh P.M, Research Fellow, School ofChemical Science Mahatma Gandhi University, has co-edited several books with Sabu Thomas and has writtenmany journal articles and book chapters. SarathchandranC is a Research Fellow at the School of Chemical ScienceMahatma Gandhi University.

Handbook of PolymerCrystallization

Ewa Piorkowska, Gregory C. Rutledge

978-0-470-38023-9 / 0-470-38023-3

498 pp. Pub: 12/07/13


This comprehensive handbook provides a full referenceguide on polymer crystallization, processing techniquesconcepts, and applications. With detailed models anddescriptive chapters covering the challenges associatedwith each type of crystallization, this book presentsmethods to resolve issues and achieve desired results.

Polymeric crystals are more complex in nature than othematerials' crystal structures due to significant structuradisorder present. This book provides readers with a broad

in-depth guide on the subject, covering the numerousproblems encountered during crystallization as well assolutions to resolve those problems to achieve the desiredresult. Topics explored include neat polymersheterogeneous systems, polymer blends, polymecomposites orientation induced crystallizationcrystallization in nanocomposites, and crystallization incomplex thermal processing conditions.

• Acts as the only comprehensive reference on polymercrystallization.

• Features experimental techniques, like opticamicroscopy, atomic force microscopy, scattering

techniques, and how they determine the degree ofcrystallinity.

• Discusses crystal structures of polymers, polymenucleation, kinetics, measurement analysis, simulationand selected applications.

• Illustrates up-to-date processing techniques with detailedmodels and examples, like fiber spinning, injectionmolding, and computer modeling of polymecrystallization.

Industry and academic professionals, researchers, andscientists in polymer chemistry, polymer engineeringmacromolecular chemistry, materials science, polyme

physics, chemical engineering, engineering, polymecrystallization, polymer processing.

Dr. Ewa Piorkowska, Head of Department of PolymeStructure, Centre of Molecular & Macromolecular StudiesPoland, has 30 years of research experience and hasauthored several papers in referred journals andconferences. Dr. Gregory Rutledge is a Lammot du PonProfessor and Executive Officer in the Department ofChemical Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute oTechnology.




Thermal Physics &Statistical Mechanics

Thermodynamics and

Statistical Mechanics: AnIntegrated Approach

Robert J. Hardy, Christian Binek

978-1-118-50101-6 / 1-118-50101-2

428 pp. Pub: 10/01/14

Thermal Physics & Statistical Mechanics

A focused textbook presenting the fundamentals ofthermal physics with selected real-world applications, forphysics undergraduates. It fills the gap between university

textbooks, which are mainly descriptive and have very littlemathematics in them, and highly mathematical textbooksaimed for theoretical physics students in top universities

• A unique aspect of this text is the treatment of themathematics involved.

• Appropriate for a two semester course.

• Introduces the concepts behind computer simulations inthe last chapter to present real world applications of thematerial.

Advanced undergraduate students, graduate students.

Robert J. Hardy is Emeritus Professor of Physics at theUniversity of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA. He obtained hisPh.D. in 1962 at Lehigh University, Bethlehem,Pennsylvania. He was appointed in 1967 as AssistantProfessor of Physics, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, andhas been a Visiting scientist at Lawrence LivermoreNational Laboratory, University of Bristol, UK, UCLA andLos Alamos National Laboratory. In 1979 he received theDistinguished Teacher Award at Nebraska-Lincoln, andwas appointed in 2006 to the position of EmeritusProfessor of Physics. He is a member of the AmericanPhysical Society and American Association of PhysicsTeachers. His research interests include statisticalmechanics and computer simulations with emphasis on

the thermodynamic properties of solids and the predictionof non-equilibrium macroscopic behaviour from the atomic-level interactions in matter. Christian Binek is AssociateProfessor in the Department of Physics at the University ofNebraska-Lincoln. His research involves the study of thethermodynamic properties of exotic materials.

Active Plasmonics andTuneable PlasmonicMetamaterials

Anatoly V. Zayats, Stefan Maier

978-1-118-09208-8 / 1-118-09208-2

336 pp. Pub: 29/07/13

Optics & Photonics

This book, edited by two of the most respected researchersin plasmonics, gives an overview of the current state inplasmonics and plasmonic-based metamaterials, with anemphasis on active functionalities and an eye to futuredevelopments. This book is multifunctional, useful fornewcomers and scientists interested in applications oplasmonics and metamaterials as well as for establishedresearchers in this multidisciplinary area.

• Presents contributions from world's leading authorities inplasmonics, covering active plasmonics from basicprinciples to the most recent breakthroughs.

• Adds fresh material to the current literature on plasmonicswith contributions on loss, plasmonic lasing, and asubstantial metamaterials component.

• Provides guidance on how plasmonics can be applied toinformation technologies, energy, high-density datastorage, life sciences and security.

Researchers and post-grad students in the fields ophotonics, nano-optics, plasmonics, metamaterials and

nanotechnology.Dr. Anatoly V. Zayats, Professor of Experimental PhysicsKing's College London. In 1999, he founded the Nano-optics and Near-field Spectroscopy group in the Centre forNanostructured Media at the Queen's University of BelfastProf. Zayats' recent research has had wide-ranging positivecoverage in the general and professional press includingPhysical Review Focus, Science, Physics Today, NewScientist, Optics & Laser Europe, and Photonics SpectraProf. Zayats has been recognized by numerous invited andkeynote talks at major optics and photonics conferencesProf. Zayat has authored and co-authored about 370papers including 1 book, 3 edited volumes, 120 journaarticles, 30 book chapters, 4 patents, over 150 conferencepapers and about 40 invited seminars and colloquia. DrStefan Maier has been the Co-Director of the Centre foPlasmonics & Metamaterials, at Imperial College Londonsince June 2009. He is the Recipient of the Sackler Prize inthe Physical Sciences 2010 and the Paterson Medal of theInstitute of Physics 2010. He is a Fellow of OSA and theInstitute of Physics. Dr. Maier has written 64 peer-reviewedpublications and given 71 invited talks.




Thin Films, Surfaces &Interfaces

Atmospheric Pressure

Plasma Treatment ofPolymers: Relevance toAdhesion

Michael Thomas, K. L. Mittal

978-1-118-59621-0 / 1-118-59621-8

416 pp. Pub: 14/06/13

Thin Films, Surfaces & Interfaces

Atmospheric Pressure Plasma (APP) treatment for

polymer surface modification has attracted much attentionrecently, owing to its advantages over other techniquesand its ability to improve adhesion without tampering withpolymer's bulk properties. Focusing on the utility of APPtreatment for enhancing polymer adhesion, this bookcovers the latest development in this important andenabling technology, providing profound insights frommany top researchers on the design and functions ofvarious types of reactors, as well as current and potentialapplications of APP treatment.

• Covers the latest research and developmental activities.• Addresses design and functions of various types of

reactors.• Brings out current and potential applications of APP

treatment.• Represents the cumulative wisdom of many top

researchers actively engaged in this key and enablingtechnology.

• It is profusely illustrated and copiously referenced.

Surface engineers, R&D in coatings and paint,manufacturing quality control personnel in a host ofindustries and technological areas including: printing,textiles, coatings, packaging, automotive, aerospace,composites, microfluidics, biomedical, paint,microelectronics and nanotechnology.

Michael Thomas is a senior engineer at the FraunhoferInstitute for Surface Engineering and Thin Films, Germany.Kashmiri Lal Mittal is teaching and consulting worldwidein the broad areas of adhesion as well as surface cleaning.He has initiated, organized and chaired a large number ofinternational symposia, and is the editor of more than 105volumes dealing with adhesion measurement, adhesion ofpolymeric coatings, polymer surfaces, adhesive joints,adhesion promoters, thin films, polyimides, surfacemodification, surface cleaning, and surfactants.

Advances in Contact Angle,Wettability and Adhesion:Volume 1

K. L. Mittal

978-1-118-47292-7 / 1-118-47292-6

434 pp. Pub: 08/08/13


The topic of wettabilty is extremely important from bothfundamental and applied aspects. The applications ofwettability range from self-cleaning windows to micro- andnanofluidics.

This book represents the cumulative wisdom of acontingent of world-class (researchers engaged in thedomain of wettability. In the last few years there has been

tremendous interest in the "Lotus Leaf Effect" and inunderstanding its mechanism and how to replicate thiseffect for myriad applications. The topics osuperhydrophobicity, omniphobicity and superhydrophilicityare of much contemporary interest and these are covered indepth in this book.

• Covers the latest research developments.

• Addresses many different aspects of wettability.

• Brings out current and potential applications of thephenomenon of wettability.

This book will be of interest and much value to scientists

and researchers in academia and individuals in a host oindustries, e.g., textiles, printing, coatings, medicalnanotechnology, biotechnology and adhesive bonding.

Kashmiri Lal Mittal is teaching and consulting worldwide inthe broad areas of adhesion as well as surface cleaning. Hehas initiated, organized and chaired a large number ointernational symposia, and is the editor of more than 105volumes dealing with adhesion measurement, adhesion ofpolymeric coatings, polymer surfaces, adhesive jointsadhesion promoters, thin films, polyimides, surfacemodification, surface cleaning, and surfactants.




Atomic Layer Deposition:Principles, Characteristics,and NanotechnologyApplicatons, 2e

Tommi Kääriäinen, David Cameron,Marja-Leena Kääriäinen, Arthur Sherman

978-1-118-06277-7 / 1-118-06277-9

272 pp. Pub: 14/06/13


Since the 1st edition (2008), Atomic Layer Deposition(ALD) has emerged as a powerful, and sometimespreferred, deposition technology. The new edition of thisgroundbreaking monograph is the first text to review the

subject of ALD comprehensively from a practicalperspective. It covers ALD's application to microelectronics(MEMS) and nanotechnology; many important new andemerging applications; thermal processes for ALD growthof nanometer thick films of semiconductors, oxides, metalsand nitrides; and the formation of organic and hybridmaterials.

• Although there are many books on the theoreticalaspects of ALD, this is the first practical book which goesextensively into applications as well as the foundations ofthe theory.

• ALD technology is being adopted by manufacturers allover the world so this is a ‘must have' book.

• Includes the fundamental aspects of ALD such as filmsand materials, as well as the applications, such asmicroelectronics (MEMS), nanotechnology, coatings,solar cells, etc.

• Also includes how ALD can be used in roll-to-rollmanufacturing.

Chemical, optical, mechanical engineers as well as thoseworking in nanotechnology. In the industrial sector,semiconductors, renewable solar energy, microelectronics(MEMS), nanotechnology, coatings, are some of thesectors that have considerable use of ALD technology.

The book can also be used on courses on ALD or thinfilms. The text will be of interest to chemists, physicists,materials scientists and process engineers involved in thedevelopment of ultra-thin film deposition processes andtechnology. The book is also highly suitable for a graduatelevel course in ALD.

Tommi Kääriäinen, David Cameron, Marja-LeenaKääriäinen are atom layer deposition experts based atLappeennranta University of Technology in Finland.Arthur Sherman is a well-known scientist and authorworking in the technology of Chemical Vapor Deposition.

Foundations of PulsedPower Technology

Janet Lehr, Pralhad Ron

978-1-118-62839-3 / 1-118-62839-X

500 pp. Pub: 10/01/14

Nuclear & High Energy Physics

Pulsed power technologies could be an answer to manycutting edge applications. The challenge is how to bring thishigh-power/high-engergy technology to fit current marketdemands of low-energy consuming applications. This bookexamines the foundation of the technology in details tooptimize the technology in the modern engineering settings.

• This book contains thorough explanations of the scienceof the electrical breakdown process in gaseous, liquid andsolid dielectrics

• Every chapter contains Design Examples. A frequencomplaint of Professors teaching courses in pulsed poweris the lack of examples and homework problems.

• This book is extensively illustrated and referenced.

Pulse Power Technology Scientists, Nuclear EnergyScientists, Alternative Energy Scientists, Military/SpaceScientists, Power Laser Engineers

Dr. Lehr is a senior scientist at Sandia National laboratoriesand a Fellow of the IEEE and currently serves as Presidenof the IEEE Nuclear and Plasma Sciences Society. She is amember of the IEEE Standing Committee on Pulsed Powe

Sciences and has thrice served as a Guest Editor of theIEEE Transactions on Plasma Science, Special Issue onPulsed Power . She was also a long-time Associate Editorfor the IEEE Transactions on Dielectrics and ElectricaInsulation. In 2003, Dr. Lehr won a "Best Paper Award"from the Summa Foundation. In 2001, she was inductedinto the New Mexico Hall of Fame. Dr. Lehr was awardedthe IEEE Region 6 Award for "Leadership in theAlbuquerque Area". Dr. P.H. Ron is a retired engineer fromBhabha Atomic Research Center (BARC), India. In thepast, he served as Chairman, Steering Committee onElectron Bean Center, Kharghar, New Bombay.




Spring/Summer 2013

Materials Science

Understanding Solids: The

Science of Materials, 2eRichard J. D. Tilley

978-1-118-42328-8 / 1-118-42328-3

576 pp. Pub: 19/04/13

Materials Science

This 2nd edition provides an introduction to the chemistryand physics of solids that acts as a foundation to coursesin materials science, engineering, chemistry, and physics.It is equally accessible to both engineers and scientists,

through its more scientific approach, whilst still coveringthe material essential to engineers.

It contains new sections on the use of computing methodsto solve materials problems and has been thoroughlyupdated to include the many developments and advancesmade in the past 10 years, e.g. batteries, solar cells,lighting technology, lasers, graphene and grapheneelectronics, carbon nanotubes, and the Fukashima nucleardisaster.• Equally accessible to both engineers and scientists,

through its more scientific approach, whilst still coveringthe material essential to engineers.

• Includes new sections on the use of computing methodsto solve materials problems.• Thoroughly updated to include the many developments

and advances made in the past 10 years, e.g. batteries,solar cells, lighting technology, lasers, graphene andgraphene electronics, carbon nanotubes, and theFukashima nuclear disaster.

• Carefully structured into self-contained bite-sizedchapters to enhance student understanding.

• Questions have been designed to reinforce the conceptspresented.

Undergraduate students in materials science, engineering,physics and chemistry.

Richard J. D. Tilley D. Sc, Ph. D, is Emeritus Professor inthe School of Engineering at the University of Cardiff, UK.He has published extensively in the area of solid-statematerials science, including four books for Wiley, 180papers, and 15 fifteen book chapters.

Self-Cleaning Materials andSurfaces: ANanotechnology Approach

Dr Walid Daoud, Wing Sze Tung

978-1-119-99177-9 / 1-119-99177-3

400 pp. Pub: 06/09/13

Nanomaterials

Provides a review of current research on both hydrophobicand hydrophilic (photocatalytic effect) self-cleaningmaterials

With increasing demand for hygienic, self-disinfecting andcontamination free surfaces, interest in developing selfcleaning protective materials and surfaces has grownrapidly in recent times. This new title comprises of invited

chapters from renowned researchers in the area of self-cleaning nano-coatings and the result is a comprehensivereview of current research on both hydrophobic andhydrophilic (photocatalytic effect) self-cleaning materials.

• Self-cleaning materials are a hot topic with many practicaapplications and this book provides a broad overview inone source.

• Recent media coverage - the self-cleaning bathroom!

• Applications in medicine (self-deodorizing and disinfectansurfaces), building (self-cleaning glass), environmentoptics, aeronautics and space.

• Includes coverage of both hydrophobic (lotus effect) andhydrophilic surfaces.

Researchers in the fields of smart materials andnanocoatings.

Dr Walid A. Daoud is a Senior Lecturer at MonashUniversity. Dr. Daoud has received several awards for hispioneering work on self-cleaning fibers usingnanotechnology which featured in leading journals such asNature (2004) and Science (2008). He won the Gold Medafrom the 34th International Exhibition of Inventions, GenevaSwitzerland in 2006 for his invention of self-cleaning fibersand the Bronze Medal from the 5th China InternationaInvention Expo, Shanghai, in 2004 for his work on thefunctionalization of cellulose. His work has also receivedinternational media coverage with interviews in scientificmagazines, TV, radio, and newspapers such as MITTechnology Review , CNN, Discovery Channel, NY Timesand ABC. Miss Wing Sze Tung is a postgraduate studenat Monash University who has published papers in thefollowing research areas: nanotechnology, photocatalytsisvisible light photocatalysis and keratin surface modification.




EncapsulationNanotechnologies

Vikas Mittal

978-1-118-34455-2 / 1-118-34455-3400 pp.

Pub: 04/06/13Polymer Science & Technology General

The process of encapsulation by which living creatures areengulfed in a protective shell is both well understood andwidely used in industry. This work highlights the growinginterest in the encapsulation field in the use ofnanotechnologies for the generation of nano-capsules ornano-containers with desirable properties and behaviors.The book introduces readers to many significantprocesses and technologies that have been developedand applied successfully to generate encapsulatedmaterials, addressing the high potential of these

technologies and products in a large number ofcommercial processes.

• The book includes all the recent advancements inencapsulation technology, such as physical, chemical,mechanical technologies.

• The featured technologies in the book are compiled foruse in different industries dealing with food,pharmaceutical, agricultural, and cosmetic materials.Thus, the reported technologies will help in thedevelopment of processes in these industries.

• The book features contributors who are considered to besome of the best in the world.

The book is of relevance to materials engineers. Thechapters include sufficient introduction to the subject,therefore, the book is also beneficial to the readers new tothis field.

Vikas Mittal is currently an Assistant Professor in theChemical Engineering department of The PetroleumInstitute at Abu Dhabi. His research interests includepolymer nanocomposites, compatibilisation of organic andinorganic materials, polymer colloids, thermal stabilitystudies, anti-corrosion coatings etc. He has publishedmore than 50 journal publications, authored books as wellas edited books on these subjects.

Doping in ConjugatedPolymers

Pradip Kar

978-1-118-57380-8 / 1-118-57380-3

250 pp. Pub: 21/05/13


This book responds to the growing interest in conjugatedpolymer-dopant interaction across disciplines. The firsbook dedicated to the subject, it offers an A to Z overviewdetailing doping interaction, dopant types, dopingtechniques, influence of dopant on applications, and moreIt explains how the performances of doped conjugatedpolymers are influenced by the nature of dopants and theirlevel of distribution within the polymer, showing how theelectrochemical, mechanical, and optical properties of thedoped conjugated polymers can be tailored by various

means. Doping at the nano scale is also examined.

• Provides an A to Z of doping including its definition in thepresent context, its importance, methods ofmeasurements, their relative advantages anddisadvantages , their properties and characteristics.

• In-depth look at applications as well as their uses at thenano scale.

• Includes extensive references.

The book will be read/used by material scientists andpolymer scientists. Because conjugated polymers areresearched by a wide number of disciplines, the book wil

also be very useful to chemists, electrochemistsbiochemists, experimental and theoretical physicistselectronic and electrical engineers. It can also be used insenior-level undergraduate and graduate course onconjugated polymers.

Pradip Kar is a faculty member at the Department oApplied Chemistry, Birla Institute of Technology, RanchiIndia. His current research interests include synthesischaracterisation and sensing (chemical and biosensing)properties of conducting polymer and its derivatives. Heobtained his PhD in 2009 from the Indian Institute ofTechnology, Kharagpur, He has published about 16research papers in international peer-reviewed journalsmostly on conducting polymers.




Polymers for EnergyStorage and Conversion

Vikas Mittal

978-1-118-34454-5 / 1-118-34454-5

350 pp. Pub: 21/05/13


Containing the latest advances on the polymer systemsbeing used for applications in solar cells, photovoltaics,lithium batteries etc, this book is a one stop reference forrich information on the use of polymers for energy storageand conversion.

Polymers are increasingly finding applications in the areasof energy storage and conversion. A number of recentadvances in the polymer molecular structure controlthereby tuning of the polymer properties have led to these

applications. This book assimilates these advances in theform of a comprehensive text which includes the synthesisand properties of a large number of polymer systems forapplications in the areas of lithium batteries, photovoltaics,solar cells, etc.

Polymers for Energy Storage and Conversion describes:

• PVAc-based polymer blend electrolytes for lithiumbatteries

• The structure and properties of polymer hydrogel withrespect to its applications for low to intermediatetemperature polymer electrolyte-based fuel cells

• Lithium polymer batteries based on ionic liquids• Conjugated polymer-inorganic semiconductor

composites

• The concept of the solar cell with the organic multiplequantum dots (MQDs)

• The solvent effects in polymer based organicphotovoltaic devices

• The properties of the polymers which factor into their usefor solar power both for niche applications as well as forlarge scale harvesting

• The use of macroporous organic polymers as materials

for energy gas storage.The book is of central importance to polymer and materialsscientists, as well as all those R&D engineers working inrenewable energy and energy storage.

Vikas Mittal is an assistant professor at the Department ofChemical Engineering of The Petroleum Institute. He alsoworked as a polymer engineer at BASF Polymer Researchin Ludwigshafen, Germany.

Plastics Additives andTesting

Muralisrinivasan Natamai Subramanian

978-1-118-11890-0 / 1-118-11890-1

240 pp. Pub: 26/04/13


Plastics Additives and Testing is a practical book foengineers and operators and discusses both inorganic andorganic chemicals that are widely used as additives inplastics processing operations.

It is common practice today to use analytical techniques toimprove plastics processing. Because it is criticallyimportant to manufacture quality products, a reasonablebalance must be drawn between control requirements andparameters for improved processing method with respect to

plastics additives. This book serves to implement thisbalance in the manufacturing line.

• There are many books focusing solely on additivestesting, or plastics processing. However, this bookcombines plastics additives, testing and quality control soit is a valuable and critical book for engineers andoperators to have when performing their tasks.

• The author is an successful international consultant withan excellent publishing track record.

The book is aimed at people in industry and manufacturingsuch as operators, processors, engineers, chemists. Thebook is ideal for technical seminars in industry or courses in

engineering and technology schools that teach polymers oplastics technology both at the graduate and post graduatelevels.

Muralisrinivasan Subramanian is a plastics technologyconsultant specializing in materials, additives, andprocessing equipment, including troubleshooting. Heworked in the plastic process industry, mainly in R & D, fo13 years before turning to consultancy and building up aninternational client base. Muralisrinivasan teaches plasticsprocessing seminars as well as being a Board of StudiesExpert member of Colleges in India dealing with curriculumof technology subjects.




Physics

Metal Failures:Mechanisms, Analysis,

Prevention, 2eA. J. McEvily, Jirapong Kasivitamnuay

978-1-118-16396-2 / 1-118-16396-6

486 pp. Pub: 01/05/13

Failure Fracture

A revision of one of the most comprehensive yet basicbooks available on the study of metal fatiuge and failureanaylsis.

Revision of a well-known classic that is considered to have

the most comprehensive coverage of both the "how" and"why" of metal failure.

Features separate chapters on key failure mechanismsand includes excellent case studies and examples.

Covers statistical data, report writing, legal testimony, andmore.

Mechanical, materials, aerospace, and civil engineeringstudents in courses of failure, fatigue, or stress analysisusually offered as a single semester course in upper levelundergraduate or graduate programs. Professionalsinvolved in failure analysis in the subject areas above.

Arthur J. McEvily, DEngSc, is Professor Emeritus in theDepartment of Metallurgy and Materials Engineering at theUniversity of Connecticut. Professor J. Kasivitamnuay isan Assistant Professor in the Mechanical EngineeringDepartment of Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok,Thailand.

Introductory FluidMechanics for Physicistsand Mathematicians

Geoffrey Pert

978-1-119-94484-3 / 1-119-94484-8

488 pp. Pub: 26/04/13

Classical & Fluid Mechanics

This textbook presents essential methodology for physicistsof the theory and applications of fluid mechanics within asingle volume. Building steadily through a syllabus, it will berelevant to almost all undergraduate physics degrees whichinclude an option on hydrodynamics, or a course in whichhydrodynamics figures prominently.

• A broad textbook, embracing not only specific problems in

physics, but also providing a basis for more engineeringmethods that may be needed for designing experiments.

• Will provide the essential methodology for applications influid mechanics within a single volume, rather than, as apresent, having to use many sources for applications.

• Brings together in one place most of the material neededfor undergraduate and early postgraduate physicistsneeding to have a solid understanding of fluid mechanics.

• A solution section will be included at the end of the book.

• The author has 35 years experience in the subject as aresearcher and teacher.

It builds steadily through a syllabus and thus will be relevantto almost all undergraduate physics degrees which includean option on hydrodynamics, or a course in whichhydrodynamics figures prominently. Astrophysicists, plasmaphysicists and computational fluid dynamicists, as well asapplied mathematicians specializing in fluid mechanics aswell as chemical, civil and mechanical engineers.

Geoffrey Pert, Professor, York Physics Dept. teaches thecourse in fluid dynamics. His research began in 1962 onshock waves, but, when he joined Hull University, hemoved into the field of laser produced plasmas. His work inthis field has used fluid dynamics, particularly computationamethods and he was elected FRS for this work in 1995.




Plasma Medicine

Alexander Fridman, Gary Friedman

978-0-470-68970-7 / 0-470-68970-6

526 pp. Pub: 04/01/13

Medical & Health PhysicsComprehensive text for researchers and graduatestudents of a ‘hot' new topic in medical physics from theworld's leading experts.

This book aims to present recent developments in plasmamedicine, both technological and scientific, reviewed in afashion accessible to a highly interdisciplinary audience.The book focuses on major topics and covers the physicsrequired to develop novel plasma discharges relevant formedical applications, the medicine to apply the technologynot only in-vitro but also in-vivo testing and the biology tounderstand complicated bio-chemical processes involved

in plasma interaction with living tissues.Physicist, Chemists, Biologists, Engineers, MedicalDoctors and representatives of industries developing thistechnology. Researchers in the medical and scientificcommunities, industrial health-care, plasma scientists andengineers. First book on this topic aimed at the Universityteaching (senior undergrad/grad) market.

Alexander Fridman, Nyheim Chair Professor and director,A.J. Drexel Plasma Institute, is one the pioneers of PlasmaMedicine, and President of the International Society onplasma Medicine. He is author of six books and over 450publications in scientific journals, and many awards. GaryFriedman, Professor of Electrical Engineering/Professor ofSurgery, Drexel University. He is Associate Director of theDrexel Plasma Institute, leading the direction of plasmamedicine. He is a world renowned specialist in novelengineering methods in medicine, especially in plasmamedicine. He is an author of pioneering works related tobio-physics and bio-chemistry of plasma interactions withliving tissue. He made significant contribution in plasmaapplications for wound treatment. Dr. Gary Friedman alsohas extensive experience in modeling and design ofmagnetic devices.

A Course in TheoreticalPhysics

P. John Shepherd

978-1-118-48134-9 / 1-118-48134-8

482 pp. Pub: 22/02/13

Theoretical Physics

This book is a comprehensive account of five extendedmodules covering the key branches of theoretical physicstaught on bachelor and master university degree courses inboth physics and theoretical physics.

The modules cover nonrelativistic quantum mechanicsthermal and statistical physics, many-body theory, classicafield theory (including special relativity andelectromagnetism), and, finally, relativistic quantummechanics and gauge theories of quark and lepton

interactions - all presented in a single volume.A distinctive feature of the book is that full, step-by-stepmathematical proofs of all essential results are givenenabling a student who has completed a high-schoomathematics course and the first year of a universityphysics degree course to understand and appreciate thederivations of very many of the most important results oftwentieth-century theoretical physics.

• Covers almost all theoretical physics topics that wouldtypically be taught in an advanced bachelor program or toprepare for a Masters in theoretical physics.

• The quantum mechanics, statistical physics, and specia

relativity part of the book proposal are part of standardphysics curricula.

• A guide for Instructor's covering all the key topics oftheoretical physics required in an undergraduate physicsprogram

• Includes, with full derivations of all expressions, accountsof Nobel-prize-winning work such as the Weinberg--Salamtheory of the electroweak interaction and the Bardeen--Cooper--Schrieffer theory of superconductivity.

Suitable as a guide for Instructor's covering all the keytopics of theoretical physics required in an undergraduatephysics program. Also relevant to advancedbachelor/beginning master students in theoretical physicswho want an overview of topics in theoretical physics thatweren't part of their undergraduate curriculum (e.g. generarelativity).

P. John Shepherd, Emeritus Professor, retired, formerly athe Department of Physics, University of Exeter, UK. Thirtyyears of teaching undergraduate physics.



Statistical Physics: anEntropic Approach

Ian Ford

978-1-119-97531-1 / 1-119-97531-X

272 pp. Pub: 24/05/13

Thermal Physics & Statistical Mechanics

This undergraduate textbook provides students with astatistical mechanical foundation to the classical laws ofthermodynamics through a comprehensive treatment ofthe basics of classical thermodynamics, equilibriumstatistical mechanics, irreversible thermodynamics, andstatistical mechanics of non-equilibrium phenomena. Theconcept of entropy is studied starting from the ideal gaslaw, known to every undergraduate. By consideringvarious thermodynamic processes, it then explores theconcept's generality. An accessible style enables

undergraduates to easily follow the presentation withoutmuch prior knowledge. The focus on entropy distinguishesthe book from many other treatments of this subject.

• A unique approach to this key topic within the physicsundergraduate curriculum that bases everything onpictures and intuition, to which mathematics adds adefinitive structure.

• Focuses from the beginning on entropy as the importantquantity and introduces it thoroughly in the context ofclassical thermodynamics

• Will include problems with solutions and extensive

illustrations, as well as supplementary reading sectionson Langevin dynamics and Fluctuation Theorems and anexpansion of several existing themes.

This text is aimed at physics and engineering studentstaking a course in statistical thermodynamics, usually2nd /3rd year undergraduate. The book is also valuable as ageneral reference for the first years of graduate studies.

Professor Ian Ford, theorist, Condensed Matter &Materials Physics, Department of Physics and Astronomy,UCL, and Principal Investigator, London Centre forNanotechnology (LCN). In the late 1990s he discoveredthe second nucleation theorem, for which he received theSmoluchowski Award at the 1999 European AerosolConference. He has also developed computer simulationmethods to study the properties of molecular clusters. Heis President of the UK Aerosol Society, and a member ofthe board of the European Aerosol Assembly and theInternational Aerosol Research Assembly.

Branching Random Walksin NonhomogenousEnvironments

Elena Yarovaya

978-1-84821-208-4 / 1-84821-208-9

288 pp. Pub: 05/06/13

Particle Physics

Provides a comprehensive look into a modern section of theprobability theory, the so-called theory of branching randomwalks.

Chapter 1 describes the random walk model in the finitebranching one-source environment. Chapter 2 is devoted toa model of homogeneous, symmetrical, irreducible randomwalk (without branching) with finite variance of the jumps on

the multidimensional integer continuous-time lattice wheretransition is possible to an arbitrary point of the lattice andnot only to the neighbor state. This model is ageneralization of the simple symmetrical random walk oftenencountered in the applied studies.

In Chapter 3 the branching random walk is studied bymeans of the spectral methods. Here, the property omonotonicity of the mean number of particles in the sourceplays an important role in the subsequent parts of the bookChapter 4 demonstrates that existence of an isolatedpositive eigenvalue in the spectrum of unperturbed randomwalk generator defines the exponential growth of theprocess in the supercritical case. Chapter 5 exemplifies

application of the Tauberian theorems in the asymptoticaproblems of the probability theory. At last, the final Chapters6 and 7 are devoted to detailed examination of survivaprobabilities in the critical and subcritical cases.

• Describes the random walk model in the finite branchingone-source environment, gradually increasing thecomplexity of the model

• Explores the branching random walk by means of thespectral methods.

• Exemplifies application of the Tauberian theorems in theasymptotical problems of the probability theory.

• Provides detailed examination of survival probabilities inthe critical and subcritical cases.

Scientists, researchers and industrial engineers interestedin branching random walks

Elena Yarovaya, Faculty of Mechanics and MathematicsMoscow, Russia.

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