A biography of the electron and a history of the microphysical world that it opened up.

It was in the 19th and early 20th centuries that Cambridge, characterised in the previous century as a place of indolence and complacency, underwent the changes which produced ...

This book describes all aspects of Monte Carlo simulation of complex physical systems encountered in condensed-matter physics and statistical mechanics, as well as in related ...

A revolutionary book that for the first time provided a rigorous mathematical framework for quantum mechanics. -- Google books

Provides a foundation of the theoretical and practical aspects of radiative transfer, for the atmospheric, oceanic and environmental sciences.

First published in 1998.

This book is an introduction to statistical mechanics, intended for advanced undergraduate or beginning graduate students.

Symplectic geometry is very useful for clearly and concisely formulating problems in classical physics and also for understanding the link between classical problems and their ...

Cambridge University Press is committed to keeping scholarly work in print for as long as possible. A short print-run of this academic paperback has been produced using digital ...