Books in the Scottish Graduate Series series

Examines the range of experimental and theoretical techniques in high pressure physics and includes computational methods. The authors focus on scientific challenges in condensed matter under extreme conditions of pressure and temperature, synthesis and characterization of novel materials, and advanced experimental facilities and technologies.

This book provides a thorough introduction to the phenomenology of heavy flavour physics, those working on the B-factories, LHCb, BTeV, HERA and the Tevatron. It explains how heavy quark theory could be implemented on the lattice, and discusses the status of CP-violation in the neutral kaon system.

Offers coverage of selected areas of new and pertinent physics of low-dimensional structures and presents some optoelectronic devices presently under development. This book emphasizes various devices, including quantum wells, visible, quantum cascade, and mode-locked lasers; microcavity LEDs and VCSELs; and detectors and logic elements.

Covering colloids, polymers, surfactant phases, emulsions, and granular media, this book covers the advancing field of systems driven out of equilibrium. It contains introductions in soft condensed matter and statistical physics to experimental techniques, polymers, rheology, colloids, computer simulation and surfactants.

With contributions from an international group of leading researchers, this accessible book examines experimental and theoretical techniques and computational methods in high-pressure physics. Highlighting applications in a range of physics disciplines¿from novel materials synthesis to planetary interiors¿it cuts across many areas and provides a solid grounding in techniques and applications. The authors focus on scientific challenges in condensed matter under extreme conditions of pressure and temperature, synthesis and characterization of novel materials, and state-of-the-art experimental facilities and technologies.

LHC Phenomenology

Offers coverage of selected areas of new and pertinent physics of low-dimensional structures and presents some optoelectronic devices presently under development. This book emphasizes various devices, including quantum wells, visible, quantum cascade, and mode-locked lasers; microcavity LEDs and VCSELs; and detectors and logic elements.

Covers the nature of nonlinear optical interactions; solid state, fiber, and semiconductor lasers; optical parametric oscillators; and ultrashort pulse generation and applications. This book also explores applications of interest, such as electromagnetically induced transparency, atomic trapping, and soliton optical communications.

Muon Science: Muons in Physics, Chemistry and Materials presents key developments in both theoretical and experimental aspects of muon spin relaxation, rotation, and resonance. Assuming no prior expertise in muon science, this book guides readers from introductory material to the various developments in the field.

Presents diagnostic methods, experimental techniques, and simulation tools used to study and model laser-plasma interactions. This book discusses the basic theory of the interaction of intense electromagnetic radiation fields with matter.

Contains chapters on mathematical relativity that cover many topics, including initial value problems, a fresh approach to the partial differential equations of physics, and work on exact solutions. This book also covers relativistic cosmology and black holes.

Covering colloids, polymers, surfactant phases, emulsions, and granular media, this book covers the advancing field of systems driven out of equilibrium. It contains introductions in soft condensed matter and statistical physics to experimental techniques, polymers, rheology, colloids, computer simulation and surfactants.

Presents a survey of high temperature superconductivity, discussing the adaptations of experimental and theoretical techniques and methods that take advantage of the properties of high temperature superconductors. This book features sections such as materials, mechanisms, and devices. It is suitable for researchers in condensed matter physics.

This volume contains the proceedings of the 36th Scottish Universities Summer School in Physics held in Edinburgh, July-August 1989. Focusing on cosmology and the physics of the early universe, the topics addressed include matters related to both astrophysics and particle physics.

Offers a comprehensive introduction to the field of quantitative microbeam analysis (MQA). This book highlights developments relating to Auger electron spectroscopy in scanning electron microscopes and transmission electron microscopes and advances in surface analytical imaging and accelerated ion beam-surface interactions.

This book offers an introduction to key topics in quantum information science and quantum coherent phenomena, covering quantum retrodiction, ultracold quantum gases in optical lattices, optomechanics, quantum algorithms, quantum key distribution and much more.

With contributions from leading experts in quantum systems, this title provides an overview of the range of quantum dynamics, exploring their use and exotic behaviors. It covers specific subjects of quantum dynamics with an emphasis on simple systems where few atoms or electrons are involved. It is suitable for graduate students and physicists.

Written by ten leading experts in the field, Optical Computing cover topics such as optical bistability, optical interconnects and circuits, photorefractive devices, spatial light modulators, associative memory, and optical computer architectures.

Laser-Plasma Interactions 4 is the fourth book in a series devoted to the study of laser-plasma interactions. Subjects covered include laser light propagation, instabilities, compression and hydrodynamics, spectroscopy, diagnostics, computer code, dense plasmas, high-power lasers, X-UV sources and lasers, beat waves, and transport processes.