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 Quantum Topology (Series on knots & everything)Discusses topics in the field of quantum topology, including: knot theory, exotic spheres and global gravitational anomolies; construction of 4D topological quantum field theories; computing the arf invariants of links; and the Casson invariants for two-fold branched covers of links.
This book... | | Relativistic Reality: A Modern View (Knots and Everything, Vol 12)This book has its origins in my leaving applied physics in 1969 to teach at a small college and ponder the foundations of physics without pressure, even if with limited time caused by a heavy teaching load. Richard Feynman had lectured weekly during the two years I spent at Hughes Labs in Malibu, after graduating from Engineering Physics at... | | Energy Efficient Homes For Dummies (Home & Garden)Hands-on, practical solutions to save money by making smart energy changes
One of the best and most affordable strategies people can employ to combat global warming is to improve the energy and water efficiency of their homes. Energy Efficient Homes For Dummies provides homeowners with advice, tips, and projects to reduce costs,... |
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Atoms, Radiation, and Radiation Protection (Physics Textbook)Since the preparation of the second edition (1995) of Atoms, Radiation, and Radiation Protection, many important developments have taken place that affect the profession of radiological health protection. The International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP) has issued new documents in a number of areas that are addressed in this third... | | Volume 3, The Organic Chemistry of Drug SynthesisIhe first volume in this series represented the launching of a trial balloon on the part of the authors. In the first place, wo were not entirely convinced that contemporary medicinal (hemistry could in fact be organized coherently on the basis of organic chemistry. If, however, one granted that this might be done, we were not at all certain that... | | The Salem Witch Trials: A Reference GuidePart of the enduring fascination of the Salem witch trials is the fact that, to date, no one theory has been able to fully explain the events that ravaged Salem in 1692. Countless causes, from ergot-infected rye to actual demonic posession, have been offered to explain why the accusations and erratic behavior of seven village girls left hundreds... |
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The San Francisco Earthquake and Fire of 1906 (Great Historic Disasters)At approximately 5:12 a.m. on April 18, 1906, a powerful earthquake ripped through the city of San Francisco. Roadways rose and fell like ocean waves. Crumbling walls and chimneys rained glass and bricks onto sidewalks and streets, and crowded rooming houses suddenly vanished into heaps of splintered wood. Yet San Francisco's ordeal had only begun.... | | The Search for Extra Terrestrial Intelligence: A Philosophical InquiryThe Search for Extra Terrestrial Intelligence critically evaluates claims concerning the status of SETI as a genuine scientific research program and examines the attempts to establish contact with other intelligent life forms in the past thirty years.
Despite a wealth of science fiction and scientific speculation on the origins of... | | The Surface of Mars (Cambridge Planetary Science)This book summarizes our knowledge of the morphology of the martian surface and speculates on how the surface evolved to its present state. During the last three decades our knowledge of Mars has increased dramatically. A succession of orbiting spacecraft (Table I) have observed the planet at ever-increasing resolution, rovers have traversed the... |
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