This volume addresses a broad range of experimental topics on the nature of ferroelectrics, including recent developments in piezoelectricity, phase transitions, alloy properties, thin films, and first-principles theory of polarization in insulators. The papers will be of interest to researchers and graduate students working in the fundamental materials sciences.

Fundamental Physics of Ferroelectrics 2001

Science & Math

Krakauer, Henry (ed)

Physics

Amer Inst of Physics

All of the papers were peer reviewed. They address the fundamental understanding of ferroelectrics and piezoelectrics using first-principles theory and experiments over a broad range of topics on the nature of ferroelectrics. Included are papers on recent developments in piezoelectricity, phase transitions, alloy properties, thin films, structure and dynamics of nano-polar domains, and prediction of new materials with enhanced responses.

Fundamental Physics of Ferroelectrics 2003: Williamsburg, Virginia, February 2003 (AIP Conference Proceedings)

Davies, Peter K.

Singh, David J.

Mathematics

The proceedings of STAIF-04 feature a broad spectrum of topics on space science and technology, space exploration, space colonization; advanced propulsion concepts; space nuclear power and propulsion systems technologies; thermophysics in microgravity, advanced energy conversion technologies; next generation space transportation; high temperature materials; and high power electric propulsion. These topics span the range from basic research to the recent technology advances and hardware testing.

Space Technology and Applications International Forum - Staif 2004: Conference on Thermophysics in Microgravity; Commercial/Civil Next Generation ... Proceedings / Astronomy and Astrophysics)

Astronomy & Space Science

Portable Synchrotron Light Sources and Advanced Applications: International Symposium on Portable Synchrotron Light Sources and Advanced Applications (Aip Conference Proceedings)

Synchrotron radiation has led to many innovations in material and life sciences. The construction of huge facilities such as SPring-8 was a trend in the 20th century. Recently, big efforts have been made to downsize the light source. It is expected that powerful portable X-ray sources will change the paradigm of the X-ray business and open up completely new research fields that were impossible before.

Portable Synchrotron Light Sources And Advanced Applications: International Symposium on Portable Synchrotron Light Sources And Advanced (AIP Conference Proceedings (Numbered))

Yamada, Hironari

Mochizuki-oda, Noriko

Sasaki, Makoto

Biological Sciences

Advanced Accelerator Concepts: Eleventh Advanced Accelerator Concepts Workshop (AIP Conference Proceedings, 737)

These proceedings cover new developments for a number of the most advanced methods for acceleration of heavy ions, protons, electrons and positrons.

Advanced Accelerator Concepts: Eleventh Advanced Accelerator Concepts Workshop (Aip Conference Proceedings)

Business & Money

All papers have been peer-reviewed. The aim of ICCMSE 2007 is to bring together computational scientists and engineers from several disciplines in order to share methods, methodologies and ideas. The potential readers of these proceedings are all the scientists with interest in the following fields: Computational Mathematics, Theoretical Physics, Computational Physics, Theoretical Chemistry, Computational Chemistry, Mathematical Chemistry, Computational Engineering, Computational Mechanics, Computational Biology and Medicine, Scientific Computation, High Performance Computing, Parallel and Distributed Computing, Visualization, Problem Solving Environments, Software Tools, Advanced Numerical Algorithms, Modeling and Simulation of Complex Systems, Web-based Simulation and Computing, Grid-based Simulation and Computing, Computational Grids, and Computer Science.

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS IN SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING 2007: Theory and Computation Old Problems and New (Aip Conference Proceedings)

Maroulis, George

All papers have been peer-reviewed. Compound-nuclear reactions play a crucial role in nuclear astrophysics, nuclear energy, and national security. Although the concept of the compound nucleus dates back to the 1930s, a comprehensive, quantitative description of compound-nuclear reactions remains to be established. CNR* 2007 brought together experts in nuclear theory, experiment, and data evaluation to review current efforts aimed at understanding compound-nuclear reactions and to identify strategies for addressing open questions.

Compound Nuclear Reactions and Related Topics: Proceedings of the 2007 International Workshop on Compound-Nuclear Reactions and Related Topic (CNR* 2007) (AIP Conference Proceedings, 1005)

Ian J. Thompson

Reference

All papers have been peer-reviewed. World renowned experts gathered in symposium style to explore the role of the second law and entropy in quantum theory, cosmology, biology, nonequilibrium, and energy. Their exciting discussions about recent advances and open fundamental challenges, paint an excellent state of the art of frontier research about thermodynamics in science and engineering.

Meeting the Entropy Challenge: An International Thermodynamics Symposium in Honor and Memory of Professor Joseph H. Keenan (AIP Conference Proceedings, 1033)

Ahmed F. (EDT) Ghoniem Gian Paolo Beretta,Ahmed Ghoniem,George Hatsopoulos,Gian Paolo (EDT) Beretta

History & Philosophy

The Astronomical Institute of Romanian Academy celebrated its centenary in April 2008. It was the best opportunity for the organization of an anniversary international conference, with more than 100 participants, which provided a forum for a detailed presentation of the scientific results obtained in this long period of time, as well as for an ample exchange of scientific ideas with researchers of the European and international astronomical community. The conference “Exploring The Solar System and The Universe” was the most important astronomical scientific meeting ever organized in Romania. Its main goal was twofold: to bring the state-of-art Romanian astronomical research to the attention of the international astronomical community, and to gather together outstanding specialists, in order to provide a general image of what today’s astronomy means. It has covered all fields approached by Romanian astronomy (celestial mechanics, astrometry, solar physics, stellar astrophysics, extragalactic astronomy, cosmology, astronomy history, education, and development), which are part of modern astronomical research. Among the more than 100 participants from 23 countries all over the world, the conference has gathered together many top specialists in the aforementioned domains.

Exploring the Solar System and the Universe (AIP Conference Proceedings, 1043)

Mioc

All papers were peer-reviewed. This volume contains selected articles contributed by the participants of the World Congress on Engineering (WCE) that was organized by the International Association of Engineers (IAEng) and took place in London, UK on 2-4 July, 2007. Modern engineering science covers a vast expanse of research activities that underpin and support the development of technology, characterization and selection of materials and structures, system optimization and design, and safe exploitation throughout life cycles of components and assemblies serving the society’s needs for manufacturing, transport, energy, food, health, security, and virtually every other aspect of public life. Modern engineering science is highly interdisciplinary, actively exploiting interfaces with applied mathematics and statistics, physics, chemistry, materials science, biological sciences and medicine, computing, and many other subjects. Almost every topic of research pursued in natural sciences and mathematics can be found to have an engineering dimension to it, provided the results find an application in practical and widespread use. No conference or symposium, nor even a World Congress may possibly provide a full reflection of the variety and richness of research activities in engineering sciences. Under the auspices of WCE 2007, fifteen subject conferences took place on the topics ranging from systems biology to financial engineering. Proceedings of individual conferences published by IAEng contain all papers presented at the conference. The purpose of the present volume, however, is different: it aims to identify and bring together under the same cover articles on some of the most interesting current themes in engineering science, contributed by the participants of various conferences that together constituted WCE 2007. Although the choice of topics that emerged was therefore necessarily subjective, it is hoped, nevertheless, that it provides a glimpse of the vast range of interests pursued by the modern engineering science.

Current Themes in Engineering Science 2007: Selected Presentations at the World Congress on Engineering - 2007 (AIP Conference Proceedings)

Alexander M. Korsunsky

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