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This book features tutorial-like chapters on ultrafast intense laser science by world-leading scientists who are active in the rapidly developing interdisciplinary research field. It is written to give a comprehensive survey of all the essential aspects of ultrafast intense laser science. The volume covers theories of atoms and molecules in intense laser fields, high intensity physics scaled to long wavelength, pulse shaping techniques, non-linear optics in the XUV region, ultrafast X-ray spectroscopy, quantum emission and applications, filamentation, and ultraintense-laser matter interaction. ... Read more

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Continuum physics describes the physical world on a macroscopic scale. Despite the huge impact of quantum theory on physics in the 20th century, classical continuum physics is still an essential part of the physicists repertoire. Fields such as nonlinear science, geophysics, astrophysics, engineering and biophysics all require an understanding of the methodology of continuum physics, and the common principles underlying these very diverse topics at the macroscopic level.

Offering a modern approach to this most classical of subjects, Physics of Continuous Matter is first and foremost an introduction to the basic concepts and phenomenology of continuous systems, and the derivations of the equations of continuum mechanics from Newtonian mechanics. Although many examples, particularly in earlier chapters, are taken from geophysics and astrophysics, the emphasis has been placed on generic methods and applications. Each chapter begins with a soft introduction, putting the discussion within an everyday context, and the level of difficulty then rises steadily, a pattern which is reflected throughout the text as a whole. The necessary mathematical tools are developed in parallel with the physics on a need-to-know basis, an approach which avoids lengthy mathematical preliminaries.

Physics of Continuous Matter can be used as the main text for an early course on continuum physics or as the foundation for a series of related courses on more specialized topics. It will be an essential resource for physics students throughout the course of their degree and beyond. ... Read more

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Great book
I recommend this book for those studying topics on Physics of Continuous Matter such as deformation in solids, wave propagation in continuous media, turbulence in fluids, aerodynamics and hidrodynamics.

Incoherent
This is the only text on continuum physics that I have used, so I cannot compare it to others on that subject specifically, but I can say that this is the worst physics text I have ever encountered.It is next to impossible to actually learn from this book.

Tour de force and a generic approach
"Continuum physics describes the physical world on a macroscopic scale". With this quote at hand the author gives the reader a 600-page tour de force through the underlying principles of continuum physics and it application in geophysics, astrophysics, engineering, biophysics, and nonlinear sciences such as rheology. Subjects taught in engineering classes but rarely make their way to physics classes and vice versa are joined. The book is divided into five chapters on Basic Concepts on Physics (Introduction), Fluids at Rest, Deformable Solids, Basic Hydrodynamics and a section of Special Topics. Within those chapter common knowledge is presented in a straightforward manner but also various side aspects will surprise the reader. For example, the author discusses the "urban myth" of bathtub vortex', Big Bang and Newton cosmology, and lubrication. The beauty of this approach is that subjects, who belong together or are link to each other, are presented in one generic approach. The condensed presentation of the individual subjects, the introduction of the governing equations as well as numerous figures keep the vast amount of knowledge digestible and accessible. Actually the fact that a lot of equations I normally look up in different textbook, and eventually not finding them, are summarized here qualifies the book as reference. Readers should have a background in continuum mechanics and/or engineering to access the material properly. For basic classes in continuum mechanic the book is suitable as well. The Chapters include sections on continuous matter, space and time, gravity (Introduction), pressure, buoyancy, planet and stars, hydrostatic shapes, surface tension (Fluids at Rest), stress, strain, linear elasticity, solids at rest, computational elastostatics, elastic vibrations (Deformable Solids), fluids in motion, nearly ideal flow, viscosity, plates and pipes, creeping flow, rotating fluids, CFD (Basic Hydrodynamics), global laws of balance, reaction forces and moments, small-amplitude surface waves, jumps and shocks, whirls and vortices, lubrication, boundary layers, subsonic flight, heat, convection and turbulence (Special Topics). A huge collection of related book reviews is online at Applied Rheology - international journal.

Exotic and Everyday Phenomena in the Macroscopic
Physics of Continuous Matter: Exotic and Everyday
Phenomena in the Macroscopic World by Benny Lautrup
(610 pages, Institute of Physics Publishing, Bristol
and Philadelphia)is a modern, rigorousand
unusually comprehensive introduction into the physics
of continua. The book is structured into 32 chapters,
divided into five parts (i.e., Introduction, Fluids at
rest, Deformable solids, Basic hydrodynamics and
Special topics), addressing both the prevalent
university syllabus and more exotic topics such as
gravity waves, dynamics of vortices, self-similar
boundary layers, subsonic flights, etc. Furthermore,
the book has three appendices dedicated to Newtonian
particle mechanics, curvilinear coordinates and
thermodynamics of ideal gases, and additional material
can be found on the book's home-page at
http://www.nbi.dk/~lautrup/continuum/. All the above
along with an extensive index and an annotated
bibliography make the book an invaluable tool for both
graduate and under-graduate students.

A common misconception of most physics students is
that physics of continuous matter is a very
mathematical subject. Lautrup's book, however, gives
an excellent account of all major topics on the
subject starting only from the most elementary
mathematics and introducing the rest on a need-to-know
basis. Most chapters have a light commencement which
appeals to our everyday experience with the
macroscopic world, and then slowly introduce the key
physical concepts. Short historical notes, sketchy
micro-biographies of great scientists,marvelous
graphical side-notes along with a few tables of
constants make the text a gratifying reading. All
chapters end with a few problems some of which are
theoretical side-issues of the main text. Among the
many qualities of this book there are five that
deserve special attention. First, equations are dealt
with in a very scholastic manner, the most important
ones being placed in a box. Second, the author took
great care in marking the sections and the problems
which either fall slightly outside the main line of
the text or they require more advanced mathematics.
Third, there are quite a number of footnotes which
give valuable up-to-date references to many of the
subjects dealt with in the main text. This particular
feature makes it perfect for readers just starting
their graduate studies who desire also a glimpse at
the current research. Fourth, and rather rare for
textbooks on this subject, the book gives a balanced
view on mechanics of continua by accompanying
well-known analytical methods with various numerical
techniques. For this reason two chapters have been
dedicated to computational aspects of elastostatics
and fluid dynamics and a number of Mathematica codes
are freely available on the book's home-page. Fifth,
and foremost important, the chapters can be usedto
some extent independent of one another and, of course,
this was done with the cost of some repetitions.
However, when reading the book in full these
repetitions come as a welcomed and sometimes necessary
refresher on previouslydiscussed subjects, only to
underline its scholastic nature.

At first glance the book stems out of a set of
lectures delivered by the author for a number of years
at Copenhagen University, Denmark. More intimately
however, this almost encyclopedic book is due to the
author's joy of doing physics, no matter its flavor. A
high energy physicist by training Benny Lautrup has
written a magnificent book on one of the oldest
subjects in science, a book that I wholeheartedly
recommend to any student with a keen interest in
physics. This is a book written by an impassioned
physicist for impassioned scholars. ... Read more

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This text explains the mutual influences between the physical and dynamic processes in solids and their lasing properties. It provides insight into the physics and engineering of solid state lasers by integrating information from several disciplines, including solid state physics, materials science, photophysics, and dynamic processes in solids. The text discusses approaches to developing new laser materials and includes data tables of basic parameters that can be applied to laser design. Novel materials and techniques used in recent developments are also covered.

Contents

- List of Abbreviations
- Preface
- Introduction
- Solid State Laser Materials
- Structure and Bonding of Solids
- Garnet Crystals as Laser Hosts
- Fluoride Laser Crystals: YLiF4 (YLF)
- Photophysics of Solid State Laser Materials
- Energy Transfer
- Lasing Efficiency and Sensitization
- Two-Micron Lasers: Holmium- and Thulium-Doped Crystals
- Yb:YAG Laser
- More on Other Crystals: Fluorides and Vanadates
- Appendix: Diode-Pumped Solid State Lasers
- References
- Index ... Read more

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Physics of Strained Quantum Well Lasers provides anextremely detailed, accessible, and clear account of the fundamentalsof the subject. This self-contained presentation progresses fromstrained quantum well bandstructure to device physics. It isspecifically tailored to the background and needs of incoming graduatestudents in electrical engineering and physics, as well as industrialresearch and development engineers. Only a standard undergraduateknowledge of quantum mechanics, solid state physics, andelectromagnetism is required. No prior familiarity with lasers isneeded. The first chapter of Physics of Strained Quantum Well Lasers isa mini-course on advanced quantum mechanics, and explains the mostimportant techniques. Perturbation methods, both time-independent andtime-dependent, are developed in detail, making the rest of thematerial much easier to understand. In later chapters, particularattention is paid to some of the most challenging and importanttopics, such as the k.p theory, the deformation potentialtheory, the multiband envelope function approximation, fieldquantization, and the emission and absorption of light in quantumwells. These core topics apply widely, both to quantum well lasers andto other electronic and optoelectronic devices. Physics of Strained Quantum Well Lasers will allow the reader toprogress systematically through the text and emerge with enoughknowledge to successfully understand and model strained quantum welllasers. ... Read more

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by a long way the best in this field
This book is broad, general and extremely thorough, by far and away the most thorough and easy to read of the six books I have read on this subject. The introduction says it all by claiming that the most difficult part to understanding semiconductor materials is the quantum mechanics, and Loehr gives the reader an extremely firm grounding in the necessary quantumtheory. Also the sugested reading at the end of each chapter is a superb idea.

Outstanding
Cohen-Tannoudji move over, the new big dog of quanum mechanics has arrived.This book illuminates the mysteries of quantum mechanics like no other that I have read.

Brilliant!!!Quantum Well Laser Physics is so clear now!!!
This Loehr guy is a whiz!This book filled a much needed void in my education.I barely finished high school but now I'm performing the multiband envelope function approximation on my own.This is what I callsolid state physics for the masses!

If this guy wrote a book aboutStonehenge or Druids I would probably understand them too!! ... Read more

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Learn about the many biological and medical applications of ultrashort laser pulses. The authors highlight and explain how the briefness of these laser pulses permits the tracing of even the fastest processes in photo-active bio-systems. They also present a variety of applications that rely on the high peak intensity of ultrashort laser pulses. Easy-to-follow examples cover non-linear imaging techniques, optical tomography, and laser surgery.

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Lasers can readily remove very thin layers from small areasof a material and can thus be used both to control thestructure of the surface and todetermine its composition.Laser ablation thus has a wide variety ofapplications -from re-shaping the cornea of the eye to correct visionandmicro-machining electronic devices, to detection of minutecontaminants on catalysts. This book is the proceedings ofone ofthe first workshops held on this topic. ... Read more

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In response to the explosion of theories and experiments sincethe appearance of the first edition, the author has revised andexpandedhis basic text. New sections include up-to-date discussionsofmultiphoton ionization, and electron-atom and atom-atom scatteringinlaser fields, reaffirming the work's position as thestandardintroduction to the field. ... Read more

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Text is in part translated from the German text titled, Angewandte Lasermedizin, c1986, and provides summaries on all available medical laser systems and their clinical applications. Includes discussions about basic laser physics, laser-tissue interactions, various technical equipment and techniques. Color and halftone illustrations. ... Read more

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Contents: Dainty, J. C.: Introduction. - Goodman, J. W.:StatisticalProperties of Laser Speckle Patterns. - Parry,G.: Speckle Patterns inPartially Coherent Light. -McKechnie, T. S.: Speckle Reduction. - Francon, M.:Information Processing Using Speckle Patterns. - Ennos, A.E.:Speckle Interferometry. - Dainty, J. C.: Stellar SpeckleInterferometry. -Dainty, J. C.: Recent Developments. -Subject Index. ... Read more

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Theoretical femtosecond physics is a new field of research. Theoretical investigations of atoms and molecules interacting with pulsed or continuous wave lasers of up to atomic field strengths are leading to an understanding of many challenging experimental discoveries. Laser-Matter interaction is treated on a nonperturbative level in the book using approximate and numerical solutions of the time-dependent Schrödinger equation. The light field is treated classically. Physical phenomena, ranging from ionization of atoms to the ionization and dissociation of molecules and the control of chemical reactions are presented and discussed. Theoretical background for experiments with strong and short laser pulses is given. Several exercises are included in the main text. Some detailed calculations are performed in the appendices.

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It covers almost all, But Unispiring
As an introduction to quantum Physics it covers almost all the important things, however the book is boring, it goes straight to thinks and sometimes the explanations are incomplete, not a good book at all if you want to feel amazed by physics, plain.
The chapter on schrodinger equation is very short and to my mind boring.

Stick with the Eisberg, I waste my money in this book, there are better booksout there. ... Read more

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Semiconductor-Laser Physics discusses the underlying physics and operational principles of semiconductor lasers. The optical and electronic properties of the semiconductor medium are analyzed in detail, including quantum confinement and gain engineering effects. A semiclassical and a quantum version of the laser theory are presented, including an analysis of single- and multimode operation, instabilities, laser arrays, unstable resonators, and microcavity lasers. ... Read more

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Intermediate rather than introductory level
This a very useful book for a researcher just entering field of semiconductor lasers. I would even say that the scope of the book is broader than that - the authors give quite a good picture of kinetic phenomena in optically excited semiconductors, as opposed to mainly static phenomena discussed in Haug&Koch's book. The presentation is very logical: the reader gets basic background on the device structure and fabrication, the possible levels of physical description, numerous kinetic processes involved, necessary elementary background on band structure calculations, etc.

The book should be quite useful for researches rather than students, since the presentation implies firm knowledge of quantum mechanics and laser physics. On the other hand, the presentation is not on the highest level of theoretical complexity, which is a general characteristic of this field, where theorists work very close to experiment and necessity for numerical calculations arise on a rather early stage of research, preventing one from developing too complicated concepts and using overextensive mathematical apparatus. I do not know, if an experimentalists will ever have need to go beyond the theory outlined in this book.

Just one bit of complaint: the formalism based on trancation of theequations for averages, used in this book, may cause slight irritation, as it was used in many other books and reviews, and is often repeated in exactly the same words. Nevertheless it is a very practical approach, and readily usable for a newcomer.

I highly recommend this book as a first introduction to semiconductor optics for those who just start doing research in this field.
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This book will be an important reference work for the field of high intensity and high plasma density laser-plasma interactions for years to come. It covers everything from single particles to dense fluids, from computational physics to the practical results in fusion. In addition, it contains excellent and clear treatments of the theory of electrodynamics, laser-driven hydrodynamics, the Lorentz force, complex refractive index, and relativistic effects in plasmas.

Contents

- Preface
- Introduction to the Ponderomotive Potential and Overview about Related Phenomena
- Elementary Plasma Properties and Hydrodynamics
- Electrodynamics and Plasma
- Hydrodynamic Derivation of the Nonlinear Forces with Ponderomotion
- Hydrodynamic Plasma Properties with the Nonlinear Force
- Single Particle Derivation of the Nonlinear Force
- Table of Contents
- Conclusions and Consequences
- Appendix 1: Measured Laser Fusion Gains Reproduced by Self-Similar Volume Compression and Volume Ignition for NIF Conditions
- Appendix 2: Principle of High Accuracy of the Nonlinear Theory for Electron Acceleration in Vacuum by Lasers at Relativistic Intensities
- References
- Index ... Read more

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A Life in Physics
This exciting and highly personal book provides an excellent account of laser-matter interactions from the perspective of one of the pioneers in the field of laser-produced plasmas and laser fusion. It simultaneously develops the broader issues in electromagnetic theory whilst also highlighting the dangers of oversimplifying physical models. The methods of electrodynamics and two-fluid hydrodynamics are used to discuss the importance of non-linear physics.Recent status and topics in plasma physics research are discussed from the perspective of Professor Hora's long and successful involvement in the field. The fundamental nature of laser interactions and their applications are illustrated with numerous examples, including the prospect of power stations providing energy at 1/3 to 1/5 of the present day cost of power generation. Also emphasized is the creation of unexpected new phenomena that result from the non-linearity in laser matter interactions induced by intense laser pulses. Here Professor Hora provides a first hand introduction to his controversial "Principle of Non-Linearity", putting strong arguments that Non-Linearity holds the key to the development of whole new areas in physics and indeed promises to revitalize the whole discipline of Physics. This book will appeal to readers who are interested in laser-plasma physics and who enjoy the human face of research and the assessment new ideas. ... Read more

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Recent advances in the development of lasers with more energy, power, and brightness have opened up new possibilities for exciting applications. Applications of Laser–Plasma Interactions reviews the current status of high power laser applications.

The book first explores the science and technology behind the ignition and burn of imploded fusion fuel, before describing novel particle accelerators. It then focuses on applications of high power x-ray sources and the development of x-ray lasers. The book also discusses how ultrahigh power lasers are used in nuclear and elementary particle physics applications as well as how the high power density of laser–plasma interactions is used to study matter under extreme conditions. The final chapters deal with femtosecond lasers, presenting applications in materials processing and nanoparticles.

With contributions from a distinguished team of researchers, this work illustrates the many applications of high power lasers, highlighting their important roles in energy, biology, nanotechnology, and more.

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During the past few years the physics and technology of charged particle beams on which electron-positron linear colliders in the TeV region, storage rings from synchrotron radiation sources and Free Electron Lasers are based, has seen a remarkable development. The purpose of this series of schools is to address the physics and technology issues of this field, train young people and at the same time provide a forum for discussions on recent advances for scientists active in this field. The subjects chosen for this first course reflect the recent interest in TeV electron positron colliders, the possibility offered by Free Electron Lasers to power them and the developments in the production of high brightness electron beams. ... Read more