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Semiconductor X-Ray Detectors

This book provides an up-to-date review of the principles, practical applications, and state-of-the-art of semiconductor X-ray detectors, and describes many of the facets of X-ray detection and measur...

Fission and Properties of Neutron-Rich Nuclei: Proceedings of the Fifth International Conference

The five-year interval between the international conferences covering fission and properties of neutron-rich nuclei allows for significant new results to be achieved.

Statistical Data Analysis for the Physical Sciences

Fred James reviews in 2014 Statistical Data Analysis for the Physical Sciences.

The Physics of Reality: Space, Time, Matter, Cosmos

As the proceedings of the 8th Symposium Honoring Mathematical Physicist Jean-Pierre Vigier, this book introduces a new method in theory formation, completing the tools of epistemology.

Un diplomate dans le siècle ; souvenirs et anecdotes

Corinne Pralavorio reviews (in French) in 2014 Un diplomate dans le siècle ; souvenirs et anecdotes.

Physics and Our World: Reissue of the Proceedings of a Symposium in Honor of Victor F Weisskopf

As the proceedings of a symposium that took place in 1974 in honour of Victor Weisskopf — the well-known theoretician, who was CERN’s fifth director-general during the years 1961–1966 — this v...

Microcosmos: The World of Elementary Particles. Fictional Discussions between Einstein, Newton, and Gell-Mann

Suitable for non-experts in physics, this book provides a broad introduction to the field of particle physics through fictional discussions between three prominent physicists — Albert Einstein, Isaa...

Symmetry and Fundamental Physics: Tom Kibble at 80

This book is a compilation of papers based on the presentations given at a symposium held in March 2013 at the Blackett Laboratory, Imperial College London, to celebrate Tom Kibble's 80th birthday.