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Ever since the first experimental demonstration was reported in 2000, the interest in metamaterials and left-handed media that exhibit a negative refractive index has increased exponentially. Surveying this explosive growth, Physics and Applications of Negative Refractive Index Materials covers the fundamental physical principles and emerging engineering applications of structured electromagnetic metamaterials that yield a negative refraction as well as other unexpected physical properties. It provides detailed explanations on the history, development, and main achievements of metamaterials.

Making it easy to access relevant, up-to-date information on the field, the authors bring together the most important and influential papers related to metamaterials. They present the principles of negative refraction and compare the uniqueness of novel metamaterials with other media that exhibit similar properties. The book discusses the design, optimization, and testing of structured metamaterials as well as applications of metamaterials at frequencies ranging from radio wave to optical. It also explores novel concepts and phenomena, such as the perfect lens for super-resolution imaging, hyper lenses that couple the near-field to radiative modes, electromagnetic cloaking and invisibility, and near-field optical imaging.

Connecting theoretical ideas to recent experimental techniques and results, this state-of-the-art book enables an understanding of the basic principles of and research contributions to metamaterials with negative refractive index and their electromagnetic properties.

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This book deals with the subject of optical and electronic negative refraction (NR) and negative index materials NIM). Diverse approaches for achieving NR and NIM are covered, such as using photonic crystals, phononic crystals, split-ring resonators (SRRs) and continuous media, focusing of waves, guided-wave behavior, and nonlinear effects. It is perhaps the most comprehensive book on the new class of negative refraction materials, covering all aspects of negative refraction and negative index materials.

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This volume contains the index for volumes 1-38 in the "Advances in Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics" series. ... Read more

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The Atiyah-Singer Index Formula is a deep and important result of mathematics which is known for its difficulty as well as for its applicability to a number of seemingly disparate subjects. This book is the first attempt to render this work more accessible to beginners in the field. It begins with the study of the neccessary topics in functional analysis and analysis on manifolds, and is as self-contained as possible. The third part presents the index formula and three proofs; the cobordism proof, the imbedding proof, and the heat equations proof. A section is included which surveys some of the many applications of the index formula, among them the theorem of Riemann-Roch-Hirzebruch. For this first English edition, a chapter on the applications of the Atiyah-Singer Index Formula to gauge theory has been added. This chapter also contains a discussion of Donaldson's theorem. ... Read more

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The most readable intro to Atiyah-Singer and Donaldson
The first edition of Booss' work was intended as a leisurely introduction to the Atiyah-Singer Index Theorem with minimal required background knowledge. It covered the first three chapters of the English translation:

Operators with Index;
Analysis on Manifolds;
The Atiyah-Singer Index Formula.

These three chapters cover a huge territory in few, but evocative, words, from undergraduate topics like Sturm-Liouville theory through the current view of partial differential equations on manifolds. Of all the expositions of the Atiyah-Singer Index Theorem that I've seen, this supplies the most background and motivation. While Atiyah and Singer still appear to be brilliant, they're not quite as god-like - the inspiration for their results are exposed, so the reader may imagine doing similarly amazing work.

The original intent of this book was complicated by the work of Mike Freedman and Simon Donaldson on the topology and geometry of four-dimensional manifolds. Extending the techniques introduced in the first three chapters and inventing new ones, Freedman and Donaldson pushed our understanding of four-manifolds, the substrate of spacetime physics, far beyond the bounds that were known before 1983. This was addressed in the English edition of Booss' book by the addition of a fourth chapter,"The Index Formula and Gauge-Theoretical Physics", written with his usual clarity by Dave Bleecker, who was also the primary translator of the first three chapters.

Much of the material in this book is part of the background folklore for workers in theoretical physics (especially things related to string theory) and several areas in mathematics. Springer should make it easier to find. ... Read more

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Advances in Imaging & Electron Physics merges two long-running serials--Advances in Electronics and Electron Physics and Advances in Optical & Electron Microscopy. The series features extended articles on the physics of electron devices (especially semiconductor devices), particle optics at high and low energies, microlithography, image science and digital image processing, electromagnetic wave propagation, electron microscopy, and the computing methods used in all these domains.
Volume 100 is a cumulative index for all in-print volumes of Advances in Electronics and Electron Physics (Volumes 63–89), Advances in Imaging & Electron Physics (Volumes 90–99), and Advances in Optical & Electron Microscopy(Volumes 1–14). ... Read more

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EAP's Seal of Approval

EAP is sponsored by the

* American Institute of Physics
* German Physical Society
* Japan Society of Applied Physics
* Physical Society of Japan

First work of its kind to approach physics from the standpoint of technical and industrial applications - Comprehensive and detailed coverage of the entire field of applied physics in an easily accessible form - Unique and highly useful classification system - Supplements guarantee that all articles remain up-to-date.

Each article contains:
- a detailed table of contents
- a glossary of unfamiliar terms
- a detailed reference list
- a guide to further reading
- Numerous cross-references
- Uniform terms, abbreviations, symbols, and units ... Read more

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The explosion of the science of mesoscopic structures is having a great impact on physics and electrical engineering because of the possible applications of these structures in microelectronic and optoelectronic devices of the future. ... Read more

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This thirty-third volume of the Experimental Methods in the Physical Sciences series provides a subject and author cumulative index for all previous volumes for easy reference. ... Read more

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EAP is sponsored by the

* American Institute of Physics
* German Physical Society
* Japan Society of Applied Physics
* Physical Society of Japan

First work of its kind to approach physics from the standpoint of technical and industrial applications - Comprehensive and detailed coverage of the entire field of applied physics in an easily accessible form - Unique and highly useful classification system - Supplements guarantee that all articles remain up-to-date.

Each article contains:
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- a glossary of unfamiliar terms
- a detailed reference list
- a guide to further reading
- Numerous cross-references
- Uniform terms, abbreviations, symbols, and units ... Read more

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The 23-volume Encyclopedia of Applied Physics - EAP - is a monumental first in scope, depth, and usability. It demonstrates the synergy between physics and technological applications.

Information is presented according to the following subject areas:

* General Aspects; Mathematical and Information Techniques * Measurement Sciences, General Devices and/or Methods * Nuclear and Elementary Particle Physics * Atomic and Molecular Physics * Electricity and Magnetism * Optics (classical and quantum) * Acoustics * Thermodynamics and Properties of Gases * Fluids and Plasma Physics * Condensed Matter: Structure and Mechanical Properties; Thermal, Acoustic, and Quantum Properties ; Electronic Properties ; Magnetic Properties ; Dielectrical and Optical Properties; Surfaces and Interfaces * Materials Science * Physical Chemistry * Energy Research and Environmental Physics * Biophysics and Medical Physics * Geophysics, Meteorology, Space Physics and Aeronautics

EAP consists of 23 hardcover volumes arranged alphabetically. A cumulative subject index is published after every three volumes, with a full index accompanying the complete work.
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A Glimpse of the Technological Future
Nobody knows the future. But in an ever upward spiralling of technological complexity, it helps to see the scientific underpinnings suggested by this book. It is aimed squarely at the intersection of applied physics with engineering.

Here are discussions on the various possible improvements in semiconductors. How much longer can Moore's Law run? Will silicon still remain the most important semiconductor? Does gallium arsenide have a possibility of being more than a niche product for high speed circuitry? Can optical processing be integrated into standard silicon-based technology?

Plus solid expositions on the field of high temperature superconductors. Since 1987, the field has been largely confined to pure research. The technological spinoffs have been modest, due, in part, to a still incomplete theoretical framework. Plus also practical synthesis problems.

This Update 2 keeps us abrest of the latest important unfoldings in this field. ... Read more

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Thin-film optics is the branch of optics that deals with very thin structured layers of different materials. In order to exhibit thin-film optics, the thickness of the layers of material must be on the order of the wavelengths of visible light (about 500 nm). Layers at this scale can have remarkable reflective properties due to light wave interference and the difference in refractive index between the layers, the air, and the substrate. These effects alter the way the optic reflects and transmits light. This effect is observable in soap bubbles and oil slicks. ... Read more

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This much needed volume uniquely brings together all previous volumes of this well-known serial. It allows the readers the ability to navigate through the information in all the preceding volumes by using both author and subject indices. ... Read more