Books published by Imperial College Press

Designed to enable non-native English speakers to write science research for publication in English, this book is intended as a do-it-yourself guide for those whose English language proficiency is above intermediate. It guides them through the process of writing science research and also helps with writing a Master's or Doctoral thesis in English.

Discusses neurology in music. This book discusses the neurologist in the concert hall as well as the musician at the bedside by showing how neurology enriches musical perception, the main theme being the cerebral localization of music production and perception. It describes various techniques of imaging the musical brain.

Tissue engineering can be seen in both scientific and sociological contexts and successes in the field are leading to clinical reality. This book attempts to define the path from basic science to practical application.

Examines philosophical and historical work in chemistry.

Presents quantum field theory of topological defects that are created during spontaneous symmetry breakdown phase transitions.

A presentation of a qualitative theory of chemical bonding stressing the physical processes which occur on bond formation. This book provides a principal feature which treatments across various types of bonding in organic, physical and inorganic chemistry.

Explores the definition, sources and role of randomness. This book explains as to why rules and randomness cannot exist by themselves, but instead have to coexist. It also presents examples, ranging from pure mathematical to natural and social processes, that demonstrate how the combination of rules and randomness produces the world we live in.

Covers the field of multiscale modeling in solid mechanics, with particular emphasis on computational approaches. This book presents an introduction to the theories on which different multiscale approaches are based, with regards to linear homogenization as well as various nonlinear approaches.

A study of group theory and Einstein's theory of gravitation. It contains a discussion on general relativity from the viewpoint of group theory and gauge fields. It also puts together in one volume many scattered, original works on the use of group theory in general relativity theory.

Space-time array communications' superior performance in practical multipath propagation environments has established it as a core aspect in the next generation mobile networks. This book looks at the integration of two technologies from an array manifold perspective - space-time array processing and spread spectrum multiple access communications.

Compares the merits of coherent electron waves with those of synchrotron radiation. This book exposes the paradigm concepts and the developed techniques that can be executed to gain knowledge in the entire domain of biological and physical science, and in the four dimensions of space and time.

Presents an overview of methods that are used to evaluate the performance of computer systems and networks, manufacturing systems, and interconnected services systems. This title includes chapters on numerical methods for queueing models and on G-networks.

Offers the reader practical methods to compute the option prices in the incomplete asset markets. This title shows that the geometric Levy process (GLP) is a typical example of the incomplete market, and that the MEMM (minimal entropy martingale measure) is an extremely powerful pricing measure. It also introduces the [GLP \& MEMM] pricing models.

The vast majority of automatic controllers used to compensate industrial processes are PI or PID type. This book covers the tuning rules for these controllers proposed from 1935 to 2008. It discusses controller architecture and process modeling issues, as well as the performance and robustness of loops compensated with PI or PID controllers.

Introduces readers to the world of disordered systems and to some of the remarkable probabilistic techniques developed in the field. This volume explores a class of directed polymer models to which much attention has been devoted, in particular in the fields of physical and biological sciences.

Deals with how electric currents behave at the nanometer scale. This book ties together several aspects of research on current flow at the nanoscale, including its relevance in defects, grain boundaries, tunneling, and atomic contacts; and its effects through nanostructures, particularly for transistor miniaturization.

Provides physical intuition and key entries to the body of literature. This book includes historical perspective of the theories.

Merkel cell carcinoma is an uncommon but not rare aggressive cutaneous malignancy. This book summarizes the knowledge about Merkel cell carcinoma and provides a perspective on future opportunities for diagnostic and therapeutic advances. It also offers practical how to advice on diagnosis, treatment and follow-up.

Presents a concise treatment of stochastic calculus and its applications. This book covers advanced applications, such as models in mathematical finance, biology and engineering. It is useful as a textbook by advanced undergraduates and graduate students in stochastic calculus and financial mathematics.

An introduction to the physics of the photovoltaic cell. It covers the fundamental principles of semiconductor physics and simple models used to describe solar cell operation. It presents theoretical approaches to efficient solar cell design and examines the main practical types of solar cell.

Aims to counteract the fashion for theories of "chaos" and unpredictability by describing a theory that underpins the accuracy of deterministic weather forecasts. This book suggests that further improvements are possible.