http://www.library.drexel.edu/blogs/drexelphysics News, events and resources from the Drexel University Libraries relating to physics. Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:45:12 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en From Knowledgespeak Cornell University's arXiv project, which includes an e-print archive of scientific papers, is looking to covert the existing simple database to a more interactive one. It is being projected as a place where authors, articles, databases and readers talk to each other to help users identify a work's main concepts, ... http://www.library.drexel.edu/blogs/drexelphysics/?p=393 Planets and planetary systems / Stephen Eales Stochastic dynamics and Boltzmann hierarchy / by D. Ya. Petrina Nonlinear cosmic ray diffusion theories / by Andreas Shalchi Mrs. Perkins's electric quilt : and other intriguing stories of mathematical physics / Paul J. Nahin Rheophysics : the deformation and flow of matter / Patrick Oswald ; ... http://www.library.drexel.edu/blogs/drexelphysics/?p=381 Mathematics for physics : a guided tour for graduate students / Michael Stone and Paul Goldbart Special topics in the theory of piezoelectricity / Jiashi Yang, editor The strangest man : the hidden life of Paul Dirac, mystic of the atom / Graham Farmelo Photoemission from optoelectronic materials and their nanostructures / Kamakhya ... http://www.library.drexel.edu/blogs/drexelphysics/?p=372 Highly oscillatory problems / edited by Bjorn Engquist Classical mechanics : an introduction / Dieter Strauch Two-dimensional x-ray diffraction / Bob B. He Quantum causality : conceptual issues in the causal theory of quantum mechanics by Peter J. Riggs Quantum dynamics : applications in biological and materials systems / Eric R. Bittner Non-equilibrium reacting gas ... http://www.library.drexel.edu/blogs/drexelphysics/?p=357 Foundations of high-energy astrophysics / Mario Vietri The solar system / editors, David G. Fisher, Richard R. Erickson Quantum field theory demystified / David McMahon Physics and modeling of tera-and nano-devices / editors, Maxim Ryzhii, Victor Ryzhii Simultaneity: temporal structures and observer perspectives / editors, Susie Vrobel, Otto E. Rössler, Terry Marks-Tarlow An invitation to ... http://www.library.drexel.edu/blogs/drexelphysics/?p=341 Integral methods in low-frequency electromagnetics / I. Dolezel, P. Karban, P. Solin A nuclear winter's tale : science and politics in the 1980s / Lawrence Badash A briefer history of time / Stephen Hawking & Leonard Mlodinow The primordial density perturbation : cosmology, inflation and the origin of structure / David H. Lyth, ... http://www.library.drexel.edu/blogs/drexelphysics/?p=332 Two-dimensional optical spectroscopy / Minhaeng Cho The speed of light : constancy + cosmos / David A. Grandy Polarization holography / L. Nikolova, P.S. Ramanujam Cold molecules: theory, experiment, applications / [edited by] Roman Krems, Bretislav Friedrich, and William C. Stwalley Fourier-Mukai and Nahm transforms in geometry and mathematical ... http://www.library.drexel.edu/blogs/drexelphysics/?p=320 It has just come to my attention that Nature has "obtained" Scientific American.  Immediately arises concerns of access and subscription costs.  We currently access SA through EbscoHost.  Content may be pulled from this vendor.  From other institutions, I have heard as much as 145% increase for current subscription rates and ... http://www.library.drexel.edu/blogs/drexelphysics/?p=315 Dynamics, information and complexity in quantum systems / Fabio Benatti Introduction to general relativity / Lewis Ryder Air : our planet's ailing atmosphere / Hans Tammemagi Quantum transport : introduction to nanoscience / Yuli V. Nazarov, Yaroslav M. Blanter Kinematics : the lost origins of Einstein's relativity / Alberto ... http://www.library.drexel.edu/blogs/drexelphysics/?p=317 Plastic fantastic : how the biggest fraud in physics shook the scientific world / Eugenie Samuel Reich From first light to reionization : the end of the Dark Ages / Massimo Stiavelli Fundamental concepts in biophysics / Thomas Jue, editor. Related posts:New Book Event Thursday (8/20) DR. PAUL HALPERN. The ... http://www.library.drexel.edu/blogs/drexelphysics/?p=307