Books published by Elsevier Science & Technology

Contains more than 300 review articles by distinguished research workers, which have become permanent records for many important developments, helping optical scientists and optical engineers stay abreast of their fields.

Provides reviews of important topics in computational chemistry as applied to all chemical disciplines. This title covers topics such as quantum chemistry, molecular mechanics, force fields, chemical education, and applications in academic and industrial settings.

Designed to meet the needs of business analysts, this book provides an analysis of rule types and a set of syntactic templates from which unambiguous natural language rule statements of each type can be generated. It explains how to develop an appropriate business vocabulary and generate quality rule statements using the appropriate templates.

Explains geology and hydrogeology of carbonate islands.

Provides an overview of the research activities in the field of Supercritical Fluids in Germany. This title contains results of projects within the research program on "Supercritical fluids as solvents and reaction media" on the initiative of the German working party on High Pressure Chemical Engineering of the Society of Chemical Engineers.

Reviews the condition of the British economy and the status of offshore technology prior to the arrival of the oil and gas industry in the North Sea. This title examines the reactions to this large industry of both the private sector and of government, including the formation, functions and operations of the Offshore Supplies Office (OSO).

A study of the theoretical and practical aspects of controlling and measuring Electromagnetic Interference in switching power supplies, including input filter instability considerations. It includes topics that cover the modern switching power conversion techniques, lucidly explained in simple but thorough terms.

Addresses the exciting developments of superconductivity after 1980. This title demonstrates that progress in superconductivity is to a large extent due to progress in materials synthesis and characterization. It offers a gateway to the developments in the literature.

Provides step-by-step instructions to walk pipe designers, drafters, and students through the creation of piping arrangement and isometric drawings. This title includes instructions for the proper drawing of symbols for fittings, flanges, valves, and mechanical equipment.