Horizons in World Physics

Name: Horizons in World Physics
Brand: Nova Science Publishers, Inc (US)
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Volume 268

Written by Michael Everett and Louis Pedroza

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This book presents information on the general theory of critical sound propagation, which takes into account important nonasymptotic effects. Unsolved questions and future prospects in this field are outlined. The electronic and magnetic structure of pure and doped manganese clusters from density functional theory are also discussed using generalized gradient approximation for the exchange-correlation energy. Furthermore, a critical review of the applicability of the resonant ultrasound spectroscopy for determination of all independent elastic coefficients of anisotropic solids is presented. Grating and hybrid integration techniques and several types of hybrid integrated lasers are explained as well, with a variety of silica waveguide gratings on a Si-substrate. Finally, systems of free particles in a quantum theory bases on a Galois field are explored in detail. Aspects of the thermodynamics of black holes are also reviewed; the quantum entanglement between the degrees of freedom of a scalar field, traced inside the horizon, is particularly taken into account as the origin of black hole entropy.

ISBN-13: 9781606928615
Publisher: Nova Science Publishers Inc
Imprint: Nova Science Publishers, Inc (US)
Publication date: 4 January 2009
Format: Hardback
Pages: 318
Dimensions: 180 x 260 mm
Illustrations: tables & charts
Language: English