This book summarizes the state-of-the-art studies on the Asama Volcano, from the points of view of geology, geophysics, geochemistry, petrology, and volcanic hazard. The Asama Volcano, which is one of the most active volcanoes in Japan, sits 140 km...Loe edasi...
This book presents a study of the fundamental properties of optical and acoustic materials, which have been of recent interest in nanoscience and device technology. With the addition of a new chapter, this Second Edition is an essential resource on...Loe edasi...
The 4th edition of the textbook- Signals and Systems in Biomedical Engineering presents a systems approach to human physiology and provides tools for systems analysis and signal processing. The book presents the mathematics and the physiology in a c...Loe edasi...
This book has two major objectives. The first is to summarize our present knowledge of the local interstellar medium (LISM) from its interactions with the heliosphere and astrospheres to the Local Bubble. The second is to identify the morphological...Loe edasi...
This book explores the complex challenges posed by soil salinity and the remarkable resilience mechanisms in plants. This book covers the origins, distribution, and global impa...Loe edasi...
This book describes the 110 years of the Astrophysical Observatory in Potsdam (AOP) as the cradle of European astrophysics up to its disappearance in the 1980s. The first part consists of reviews on the work of the leading astronomers before the Aca...Loe edasi...
This book deals with natural gamma radiation in the environment domain. It presents a collective and comprehensive discussion of key topics related to this field. Considering that a significant portion of the radiation dose received by humans origin...Loe edasi...
This book provides a comprehensive introduction to the field of single-molecular super-resolution microscopy. It covers the behavior of light as it propagates through optical elements and specially designed optical systems, the wave nature of light...Loe edasi...
This book summarizes the history, theory, instruments, and current results in the field of particle astrophysics with cosmic gamma rays, from the experimentalist’s perspective. This book is meant to be a practical guide for students beginning gamm...Loe edasi...
This book is presented in two volumes, focusing on the classic Lamb’s problem in seismology. It provides a systematic discussion on the relative fo...Loe edasi...
This open access book offers a concise yet pedagogic introduction to the theory of cosmological inflation and the early epochs that follow it. Inflation explains how the seeds for density perturbations could have formed during a period of exponent...Loe edasi...
A unique survey of recently developed machine learning approaches for an unbiased analysis of geophysical data from borehole logs Analysis and Interpretation of Borehole Logs: Data-driven Approaches shows how to exploit the advan...Loe edasi...
This book discusses the use of micro-mechanical testing and nano-indentation for assessing the mechanical property changes due to ion and neutron irradiation. First, it describes the types and mechanisms of radiation damage, and its effects on the m...Loe edasi...
This volume explores how cells and tissues sense and respond to mechanical forces, revealing their roles in health and disease, and presenting the latest models and therapeutic strategies in the field of mechanobiology. All liv...Loe edasi...
This book serves as the primary initial reference and starting point for readers to understand the background, motivation, and goals/objectives of the NASA Psyche Discovery mission to explore the large metal-rich Main Belt asteroid (16) Psyche. Chap...Loe edasi...
Since 1977, when Gerard K. ONeills book The High Frontier was first published, there have been few attempts to push for new developments in large-scale, orbital space settlement, which remains an under-investigated subject. The most sig...Loe edasi...
Solar physics is a research field to which Japan makes significant ongoing contributions, including its satellite programs (particularly Yohkoh and Hinode), studies using numerical simulations, and long-term, world-standard studies of solar variatio...Loe edasi...
Volume OneThis new edition of the Handbook of Visual Optics, Volume One, provides an authoritative and up-to-date overview of physiological optics. It spans the field from the physical foundations of light propagation...Loe edasi...
