Books published by Institute of Physics Publishing

This book provides an introduction to our current knowledge of stellar magnetic activity. It is intended for graduate or advanced undergraduate students or researchers new to the field. Starting with the Sun, it extends to stars of all masses and ages. Topics include the production and measurement of the fields themselves, their effects on the stellar atmospheres, the diagnostics we use to understand them, and the effects of the magnetic activity on the star and its surrounds over time. This field is rapidly advancing, and the book will serve as an initial resource for those new to the area, or as an overview for those already involved who want a wider or historical perspective, along with suggestions as to which directions that new research might take.Key Features: Provides simple physical explanations of the diagnostics used to understand stellar activityTakes a historical approach to the subject, including a look to the futureRefers to milestone articles, with an explanation of their importanceContains numerous diagrams, images, and videosUses simple language to convey the science

This book covers recent technological developments and advanced aspects of optical transmission techniques, focusing on the fundamental mechanics relevant to radiofrequency and optical engineers. It is ideal for engineers, upper level undergraduate and graduate level students in electrical engineering, optical engineering, wireless communication and electromagnetics.

Introducing battery fundamentals, this book explores state-of-the-art characterisation methods currently employed by the energy storage community. With a focus on Li-ion batteries, the text is ideal for researchers and students interested in the materials and characterization methods for batteries, including those without a background in electro- or solid-state chemistry.

An ideal reference for graduate students and researchers within electrical, electronics and computer engineering, this book provides a rigorous, theoretical and mathematical analysis for the design of pipelined ADCs, along with detailed practical aspects of implementing it in very large-scale integration (VLSI).

This book focuses on use-inspired basic science by connecting theoretical methods and mathematical developments in ecology with practical real-world problems, either in production or conservation. Each methods-based chapter is complimented by an application chapter to engage practitioners from different disciplines interested in tools and strategies to solve ecological problems.

This book provides global case studies of environmental military range management, written by experts with first-hand experience of contamination, remediation, sampling, analysis, and environmental management. Each chapter provides a key lessons summary to support knowledge sharing and best practice evidence-based decision-making. It will be of particular interest to environmental scientists and managers, defence specialists, and those working within the military sphere.

Food quality analysis is an area of interest that has always attracted the attention of everyone, and making suitable tools for food analysis is especially important. This volume presents such techniques and their state-of-the-art applications.

An invaluable source for scientists, engineers, professors and mid-senior level students involved with data transmission and processing, this book offers an insight into data centre transport technology centres and the principal techniques for modern communication transmission of ultra-wideband channels.

A behind-the-scenes narrative of the Hubble mission. Told by the now retired Senior Project Scientist for Hubble, David Leckrone, this fascinating story recounts the history of the mission from 1990 to the present day. It tells the stories of scores of individuals who made major contributions to the Hubble legacy.

Leadership and Challenges in Medical Physics: A Strategic and Robust Approach aims to help aspiring future medical physics leaders with effective, strategic and robust leadership skills. The author, Carmel Caruana, is the originator and leader of the EFOMP-EUTEMPE module MPE01 on leadership in medical physics.

Fundamentals of Quantum Entanglement describes the origin of the physics of quantum entanglement and provides a transparent interferometric description of the subject matter. This monograph will be useful to optical engineers, graduate students and those with an interest in quantum entanglement and quantum communications.

Written by leading experts in the field, this book comprehensively describes the phenomena that occur in liquid dielectrics under the influence of inhomogeneous pulsed electric fields. This second edition also addresses the development of the theory over the past few years and features extensive revisions and some expanded chapters.

The redshifted 21-cm signal is set to transform astrophysical cosmology, bringing a historically data-starved field into the era of Big Data. Corresponding to the spin-flip transition of neutral hydrogen, the 21-cm line is sensitive to the temperature and ionization state of the cosmic gas, as well as to cosmological parameters. Crucially, with the development of new interferometers it will allow us to map out the first billion years of our Universe, enabling us to learn about the properties of the unseen first generations of galaxies. Rapid progress is being made on both the observational and theoretical fronts, and important decisions on techniques and future direction are being made. The Cosmic 21-cm Revolution gathers contributions from current leaders in this fast-moving field, providing both an overview for graduate students and a reference point for current researchers.

This text provides a deep understanding of the Doppler method, including how to achieve RV measurement precision, as well as the challenges, limitations, and potential of the technique. It's an essential reference for researchers and graduate students in the field of exoplanets, and additionally stellar spectroscopists and instrumentalists.

Written by leading researchers in the field, Machine Learning for Tomographic Imaging presents a unified overview of deep-learning-based tomographic imaging. Key concepts, including classic reconstruction ideas and human vision inspired insights, are introduced as a foundation for a thorough examination of artificial neural networks and deep tomographic reconstruction. An engaging and accessible style makes this book an ideal introduction for those in applied disciplines, as well as those in more theoretical fields who wish to learn about application contexts. Hands-on projects are also suggested, and links to open source software, working datasets, and network models are included.

A valuable reference for researchers in physics, materials, mechanical and electrical engineering, as well as graduate students, Nanoscale Energy Transport provides a comprehensive and insightful review of this developing topic. The text covers new developments in the scientific basis and the practical relevance of nanoscale energy transport, highlighting the emerging effects at the nanoscale that qualitatively differ from those at the macroscopic scale.