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This book presents a detailed analytical description of the derivation of the Lamb shift in the Hydrogen atom using quantum field theory. This shift in energy levels, relative to what is predicted in...

Most scientists now believe that carbon dioxide concentrations in the atmosphere are rapidly increasing, and that emissions from the burning of fossil fuels is a principal cause. Thus, it is probable...

Events around the world have shown that the energy transition is more likely to be chaotic rather than peaceful as nations around the world engage in a struggle to achieve global governance. This...

This book aims to prove that the so-called "energy crisis" is really an entropy crisis. Since energy is conserved, it is clear that a different concept is necessary to discuss meaningfully the...

This book aims to prove that the so-called "energy crisis" is really an entropy crisis. Since energy is conserved, it is clear that a different concept is necessary to discuss meaningfully the...

This textbook aims to explain the principles in international trade theory and show how some useful trade models work. The book concentrates on two fundamental issues in international trade, that is,...

This book provides a systematic collection of EU actors, EU policy and EU actions in global health. It answers key questions on governance of the EU and its policy processes. The book starts with an...

'This book brings back memories of the great Alex Rich, a pioneer in molecular biology. He was friend, a mentor and a colleague who contributed greatly to the understanding of living processes and...

Aage Bohr (1922-2009) was the central artificer of the unification of the independent (shell) -- and of the collective (liquid drop) -- models of the atomic nucleus. This unification constitutes the...

Sam Jam sat in a school library and challenged the school community to ask him about the origin of anything at all -- and pledged to use library resources to answer within 60 minutes. Children and...

A deranged publisher decided to produce a volume of some of my papers and asked me to write some comments. Since these amount to a summary of my views about international trade theory over the latest...

This comprehensive book intricately weaves together the disciplines of systems thinking, management, educational leadership, complexity science, and diversity. Unique in its approach, it bridges...

This book is the first volume of a two-volume edition based on the International Society for Information Studies Summit Vienna 2015 on 'The Information Society at the Crossroads. Response and...

The main focus of this year's Proceedings of the 53rd Course of the International School of Subnuclear Physics is the future of physics, including the new frontiers in other fields. Sample Chapter(s)...

What is machine learning? What is the current state of prosthetics in healthcare? Can scientists cure paralysis? Are supercomputers composed of human DNA real? These are all questions contemplated by...

The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) is the highest energy collider ever built. It resides near Geneva in a tunnel 3.8m wide, with a circumference of 26.7km, which was excavated in 1983-1988 to initially...

The Geometry of Quantum Potential : Entropic Information of the VacuumAuthor: Davide FiscalettiPublisher: World Scientific Publishing CompanyPublication Date: Apr 24, 2018Number of Pages: 250...

Canterbery's latest literary work provides a definitive account of the Great Recession of 2007-2010. It presents an output-employment framework for evaluating the Great Recession. A chapter on the...

This book is the third edition of a book series on the state of the science of monsoon research and forecasting. The series is updated approximately every five years based on the invited reviews of...

The book Global Nexus: Political Economies, Interconnectivity, and the Social Sciences brings out the contradictions and conflicts within the globalisation exercise; that while it provides...

This book is devoted to the Einstein's field equations of general relativity for self-gravitating massive scalar fields. We formulate the initial value problem when the initial data set is a...

In this invaluable book, the basic mathematical properties of the golden ratio and its occurrence in the dimensions of two- and three-dimensional figures with fivefold symmetry are discussed. In...

This book makes the case for a grand energy bargain that recognizes the need to protect the environment from the combustion of fossil fuels while protecting the national and global economies during...

Physics of Nonlinear Optics (Second Edition) is a revised and updated version mainly to present the physical principles of a great number of nonlinear optical effects discovered after the advent of...

This book is part of a new generation of work on the events of the 1920s and 1930s, one that provides a gestalt view of this period. As such, the many events that have until now been viewed as...

As China rises to become the world's largest economy, half a billion rural villagers are expected to become urban residents in the coming decades. The great urbanization of the world's most populated...

This book contains the proceedings of the Gregory Breit Centennial Symposium. The legacy of Breit to atomic, nuclear and particle physics is discussed vis-?-vis modern developments in these fields...

The Handbook of Endocrine SurgeryAuthor: Rebecca S. SippelPublisher: World Scientific Publishing CompanyPublication Date: 40787Number of Pages: 500 pagesBinding: MedicalISBN-10: 9814293199ISBN-13:...

The Handbook of Microfinance showcases an expansive collection of works from leading academics and field practitioners. In an attempt to understand the enormous gap between the limited number of...

Is tai chi a stretching exercise, deep-breathing program, martial art, dance or prayer? Yes, it's all those and more. Tai chi, like many ancient Eastern practices, does not fit strict Western...