The Vailan or annular theory
The Vailan or annular theory: A synopsis of Prof. I. N. Vail's argument in support of the claim that this Earth once possessed a Saturn-like system of rings, a classical book, has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we at Alpha Editions have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for present and future generations. This whole book has been reformatted, retyped and designed. These books are not made of scanned copies of their original work and hence the text is clear and readable.
The Principle of Relativity
The Principle of Relativity, a classical book, has been considered important throughout the human history, and so that this work is never forgotten we at Alpha Editions have made efforts in its preservation by republishing this book in a modern format for present and future generations. This whole book has been reformatted, retyped and designed. These books are not made of scanned copies of their original work and hence the text is clear and readable.
Kathremes
Kathremes are galactic beings who are above us in their ships, and they are the ones I have had telepathic contact with for 4.5 years. They convey that it is now time for them to take the next step, which is why they will emerge on a larger scale and increasingly show themselves on Earth. The book covers concepts such as magnetism, levitation, and the power of the universe, where both angels and Kathremes explain how, by better understanding the universe, we can develop the magnetism of the future so that our cars can begin to hover (a concept that has been hidden from us for many years). This is precisely the specialty of the Kathremes, it's also what they are here to help us with, so that we can develop a new car industry. During the same period, I have also been in contact with Stephen Hawking, who is one of my teachers in the spirit world. He briefly talks about black holes, but more importantly, about the quasar technology that we will develop in the future. This book is an introduction to the fantastic collaboration we will have with the Kathremes in the future. It is together with our galactic friends that we will build a new and more beautiful world. We are the universe - and so are you. We are all one!
Life on Earth-Like Planets
From its ancient Greek roots to Lovelock's groundbreaking 1979 book, the concept of Gaia has evolved to depict Earth as a single, intricate organism sustaining life through the interplay of its organic and inorganic elements. From the Hadean epoch, where life's emergence radically transformed our planet, to the present, Earth stands as our sole model for understanding life's potential on other Earth-like worlds. While the lifeforms that evolve on Earth-like planets would not necessarily be identical to those on Earth, they must satisfy the same constraints. These constraints are the central subject of this book.Exploring Earth's early conditions during the Hadean era, when oceans dominated and oxygen was scarce, the book illuminates the daunting challenges life faced. Yet, life found its foothold, driven by thermodynamic favorability amidst high tides and shorter days, laying the groundwork for its inevitable emergence. Delving into the fundamental principles of matter and quantum mechanics, the book further highlights life's origin as a product of complex molecular interactions overcoming energy constraints. With insights into the statistical approach to life's origins and the fallacies in estimating life's probability on other planets, the book redefines life as a natural process governed by universal laws.As an underlying theme of this book, life's evolution towards complexity is portrayed as a harmonious extension of non-living processes, challenging the limited conventional view of thermodynamics. Readers will come to appreciate that Earth is a testament to life's resilience and the intricate tapestry woven by biochemical forces across the cosmos.
2D Metals
2D Metals: Fundamentals, Emerging Applications, and Challenges delves into the state-of-the-art advancements in utilizing 2D metals for emerging applications, encompassing a comprehensive overview of synthetic methodologies and characterization techniques provided by leading experts in the field.
Ufo's Sightings Reports Cover-Ups
Social media has revolutionized the dissemination of data. It has affected how individuals research and investigate UFO sightings, alien abductions, and alien close encounter events. Social media posts, videos, podcasts, and personal or news websites provide information that otherwise would not have been easily, if at all, available to ufologists in the past. The instant dissemination of a recent Unknown Aerial Vehicle (UAV) or Unknown Aerial Phenomena (UAP) sighting provides researchers and investigators with relevant and timely data they can apply to their own projects. The release of documents related to ufology is spread across the Internet to be used as evidence or a source in an investigation, research paper, or book. The internet, like it or hate it, has had a transformative effect on the field of ufology.This book is a hybrid of internet research, written primary and secondary sources, and oral history. All three form the foundation of a proper UFO sighting, alien abduction, or alien sighting investigation. Bill Weber and George Filer work together to document the life and UFO experiences George had as a military officer. Bill goes on to document and explain some of the most compelling UFO sightings and events in the field and during his time as a UFO investigator. His review of an event's or investigation's context as well as conclusions are rare in more recent books about this field. This book is a great resource for new or seasoned members of this field to use as a springboard to further their own avenues of study in ufology.
On the technological foundations of interstellar space travel
From the foreword by Dr. rer. pol. Erik Kolek This book is a groundbreaking theoretical treatise on the technological foundations of interstellar space travel with the research goal of describing and therefore enabling it as down-to-earth as possible. As an introduction, the basics of a theory of everything are described. A quantum medical molecular theory with regard to human body cells is introduced by means of heuristic points of view. Advanced quantum technologies are developed and described in terms of content. The work consists of interesting individual contributions on individual topics.
Polygamy is beneficial in an appropriate context
This study explores the practice of polygamy and tries to find out more about its benefits. It is quite clear that a cultural practice that has withstood the test of time has some benefits for the people who practice it. The study will explore contexts which are appropriate for the practice of polygamy and those that may not be appropriate because of changes that have been brought about by industrial developments. Polygamy has been practised by many nations of the world for millennia; especially during ancient times. In Europe and Asia polygamy was widely practised during the era of the Old Testament. In the era of the New Testament, Christians stated criticising the practice of polygamy. In Africa polygamy which is a tradition and a religion is still practised today. Africa is the continent where polygamy is widely practised. Western missionaries and colonial powers tried to abolish polygamy through the introduction of Christianity but they did not succeed. After African churches realised that the Bible said nothing against polygamy, they started accepting polygamous congregants to the Christian churches. Polygamy is also widely practised in the Middle East.
Hidden in the Heavens
An insider's account of the NASA mission that changed our understanding of planets, planetary systems, and the stars they orbit Are we alone in the universe? It's a fundamental question for Earth-dwelling humankind. Are there other worlds like ours, out there somewhere? In Hidden in the Heavens, Jason Steffen, a former scientist on NASA's Kepler mission, describes how that mission searched for planets orbiting Sun-like stars--especially Earth-like planets circulating in Earth-like orbits. What the Kepler space telescope found, Steffen reports, contradicted centuries of theoretical and observational work and transformed our understanding of planets, planetary systems, and the stars they orbit. Kepler discovered thousands of planets orbiting distant stars--a bewildering variety of celestial bodies, including rocky planets being vaporized by the intense heat of their host star; super-Earths and sub-Neptunes, with properties simultaneously similar to and different from both Earth and Neptune; gas giants several times the size and mass of Jupiter; and planets orbiting in stellar systems that had only been imagined in science fiction. It was, Steffen says, the opportunity of a lifetime to work in the most exciting scientific field on the most awe-inspiring mission. He offers a unique, inside account of the work of the Kepler science team (and the sometimes chaotic interactions among team members), mapping the progress of the mission from the launch of the rocket that carried Kepler into space to the revelations of the data that began to flow to the supercomputer back at NASA--evidence of strange new worlds unlike anything found in our own solar system.
IoT Enabled-DC Microgrids
Smart-grid is the new generation of the power gird that has been advocated to increase the reliability of the grid and to reduce carbon footprint by integrating distributed resources. Microgrid technology allows for the integration of renewables energies. Microgrids are either AC or DC.
Optoelectronic and non-linear optical features of complex chalcogenide
Complex inorganic compounds within the Ag-Ga(In)-Si(Ge)-S(Se) systems constitute a large group of materials that exhibit semiconductor properties. These materials are of significant interest due to their potential applications. They are promising for optoelectronics, photovoltaics, sensor technology, telecommunications, and nonlinear optics.Crystals of the Ag-Ga(In)-Si(Ge)-S(Se) system with various cation-anion compositions have been synthesized. Through the application of a range of modern research methods, an analysis of the composition, optical, photoelectric, nonlinear optical spectra, as well as the electro- and piezoelectric characteristics and their photoinduced changes, has been conducted for the obtained materials. The monograph presents the results of a comprehensive experimental study, which, combined with first-principles calculations within the framework of density functional theory, elucidates the optoelectronic and nonlinear optical features of complex chalcogenide systems Ag-Ga(In)-Si(Ge)-S(Se).
Spintronics
Spintronics, being a part of electronics, is under intense development for about forty years and mainly concerns transport of electronics spin in low-dimensional structures. This field, based on often difficult theoretical concepts of quantum physics, has surprisingly strong and real technological and application consequences. Thus, spintronic solutions concern memory systems, information processing devices and are used as sensors to detect variety of physical fields. The early development of this field can be associated with the names of such scientists as: E. I. Rashba, A. Fert, P. Gr羹nberg, J. Barnaś, B. Hillebrands, G. G羹ntherodt, I. K. Schuller, M. Grimsditch, A. Hoffman, P. Vavassori, and S. Datta. This list is absolutely not closed and might be easily extended, however, it results rather from scientific history and contacts with people who influenced the research carriers of the authors. The authors give in this up-dated 2nd edition an insight into this emerging field providing theoretical and experimental aspects of spintronics and guide readers from a basic understanding of fundamental processes to recent applications and future possibilities opened by ongoing research. The textbook is suited for students and for interested scientists who were discouraged by the theoretical formalism only.
Optical Processes in Chalcogenide Photonic Crystals & its Applications
In this book, the optical properties of chalcogenide photonic crystals were discussed using PWEM, TMM approaches. The studied is further extended to analysis the fundamental approaches to study the transmission, reflection and band structure. The defect structure has been discussed in 1-D and 2-D PC structures to study the effect of various parameters on optical transmission. Then, the various potential application of photonic crystal discussed as optical cavity, optical waveguides, optical filters, optical band, optical splitter, directional coupler, demultiplexer and so on. At last, the limitation of work along with future scope presented.
An Introduction to the Elements of Airplane Stability and Control
The subject of airplane stability and control has advanced much since the elements were first learned just over one hundred years ago. Those who discovered them built gliders and piloted them. College texts must teach far beyond the lessons of those early years, so only a few pages can be allocated, in college texts, to the basics upon which today's technology is based. This book presents only the basic elements of the subject and does not include the more advanced material needed for graduation from college. Rather it is intended as a primer that can be used to teach at the senior high school or college freshman level or as a college senior-level supplemental text. It seeks to preserve the early lessons and to explain clearly the fundamental physical phenomenon of inherently stable and controllable airplane flight. Only a minimum level of mathematics is used so that these lessons may be easily understood by more junior students, laymen, private pilots, and aero modelers who may wish to comfortably read through the material presented.
Environmentally Friendly Perovskites
In this study, we examined the physical properties of CsSnX3 (X = Cl, Br) by employing the (FPLAPW) method within the (GGA) and GGA + mBJ approximations. The investigated compounds exhibit direct bandgap semiconducting with an ionic-covalent mixture in CsSnX3 bonds. Notably, CsSnCl3 and CsSnBr3 exhibit exceptional light absorption and optical conductivity, making them appropriate for a particular application. Elastic constants of compounds and different moduli are determined for the first time. Considering the thermodynamic model, perovskite materials consistently display thermodynamic properties such as heat capacity, Debye temperature, Gr羹neisen constant for a range of pressures and temperatures. The calculations of transport properties by using BoltzTrap code reveals a high figure of merit close to unity for CsSnX3 (Cl, Br) at room temperature, highlighting their potential for thermoelectric applications. Overall, CsSnX3 (Cl, Br) perovskite exhibit remarkable physical properties and environmental compatibility, positioning them as up-and-coming candidates for optoelectronic and thermoelectric applications.
Coating Application for Piping, Valves and Actuators in Offshore Oil and Gas Industry
This book looks at the applications of coating in piping, valves, actuators in the offshore oil and gas industry. Providing a key guide for professionals and students alike, it highlights specific coating standards within the industry, including ISO, NORSOK, SSPC and NACE.
Engineering Thermodynamics
The comprehensive textbook will help readers to understand the real-world problems using the knowledge of the fundamental and advanced concepts of thermodynamics. It will as an ideal study material for senior undergraduate and graduate students in the field of mechanical engineering, civil engineering and aerospace engineering.
Stochastic Processes in Classical and Quantum Physics and Engineering
This book covers a wide range of problems involving the applications of stochastic processes, stochastic calculus, large deviation theory, group representation theory and quantum statistics.
Introduction to Strong Interactions
This is a problem-oriented introduction to the main ideas, methods, and problems needed to form a basic understanding of the theory of strong interactions.
Diverse Quasiparticle Properties of Emerging Materials
This book explores the rich and unique quasiparticle properties of emergent materials through a VASP-based theoretical framework. It illustrates various quasiparticle phenomena and considers such emerging materials as zigzag nanotubes, nanoribbons, germanene, plumbene, bismuth chalcogenide insulators, and many others as well as applications.
Nanocarbons
This book provides practical platform to the readers for facile preparation of various forms of carbons in its nano format, investigate their structure-property relationship and finally realize them for a variety of applications taking the route of application engineering including properties and various factors associated with them.
Rubber Structures in Oil and Gas Equipment
Rubber products are widely used in all aspects of oil and gas drilling and production, which play an important role in oil and gas development. The performances of rubber products determine the safe and efficient development of oil and gas. In this book, rubber experiment and the constitutive model have been introduced.
Electroactive Polymeric Materials
Electroactive polymers are smart materials that can undergo size or shape structural deformations in the presence of an electrical field. These lightweight polymeric materials possess properties such as flexibility, cost-effectiveness, rapid response time, easy controllability (especially physical to electrical), and low power consumption. Electroactive Polymeric Materials examines the history, progress, synthesis, and characterization of electroactive polymers and then details their application and potential in fields including biomedical science, environmental remediation, renewable energy, robotics, sensors and textiles. Highlighting the flexibility, lightweight, cost-effective, rapid response time, easy controllability, and low power consumption characteristics of electroactive polymers, respected authors in the field explore their use in sensors, actuators, MEMS, biomedical apparatus, energy storage, packaging, textiles, and corrosion protection to provide readers with a powerhouse of a reference to use for their own endeavors. Features: Explores the most recent advances in all categories of ionic/electroactive polymer composite materials Includes basic science, addresses novel topics, and covers multifunctional applications in one resource Suitable for newcomers, academicians, scientists and R&D industrial experts working in polymer technologies .
Solid-Liquid Thermal Energy Storage
The book comprehensively covers solid/liquid phase change thermal storage from more recent studies done on the improvement, modeling, and new applications from reduction of energy consumption in building structures to the preservation of electronic devices in space. The chapters are written by global specialists from academia and industry.
Nanomagnetism
This book will be a valuable guide for students in new interdisciplinary courses in nanomagnetism and magnetic nanomaterials, an area that has experienced immense growth in the last two decades due to advancements in sample preparation, nano patterning techniques and magnetic measurement instrumentation.
Engineering of Power Plant and Industrial Cooling Water Systems
The book covers analysis techniques of common cooling water system problems and a historical perspective on solutions to chronic problems, such as corrosion and biofouling. It is intended for graduate students and practicing engineers working in nuclear and fossil power plants and industrial facilities using large amounts of cooling water.
Physics and Astrophysics
This book deals with the all the domains of the knowledge about universe as of today addressing topics that every inquisitive mind has been asking from antiquity. This book is primarily aimed at undergraduates, graduates, researchers, and professionals studying physics and astrophysics.
Low Energy Particle Accelerator-Based Technologies and Their Applications
Low Energy Particle Accelerator-Based Technologies and Their Applications describes types of low energy accelerators, presents some of the main manufacturers, illustrates some of the accelerator laboratories around the globe and shows the examples of successful transfer of accelerators to needed laboratories.
Commonly Asked Questions in Thermodynamics
This new edition of Commonly Asked Questions in Thermodynamics is an indispensable resource for those in disciplines ranging from molecular science, engineering and biotechnology to astrophysics. Fully updated, it features new chapters focused on energy utilization and biolological systems.
Extreme Habitable Environments
Extreme Habitable Environments is a book authored with the intention of providing introductory material suitable for those interested in learning about exoplanets. Focal point of this book is to expose its readers to the excitement in identifying exoplanets and exploring the possibility of life on them.
Nanoscopy and Nanospectroscopy
This book builds a narrative on the near-field optical and spectroscopic studies with an emphasis on plasmonic- and photonic-assisted nano-optics as a tool for superlensing. Deliberations on near-field studies using confined light in various applications are included along with their commercial implications. Single-molecule detection utilizing efficient surface-enhanced Raman scattering phenomenon in the far-field and plasmonic tip-enhanced Raman scattering studies in the near-field measurements for fast analysis up to trace level is discussed.Features: Covers the broad area of nano-optical spectroscopy from the perspective of putting the concepts and innovations in the field to use Discusses entire spectra of near-field optics and spectroscopy using light Explores gas/chemical sensing using surface plasmon resonance (SPR) in the Kretschmann configuration Includes dielectric nano-photonics and optical confinement Studies phonon behaviour using confined light for the analysis of chemical, biological, and other materials This book is aimed at graduate students and researchers in material science, analytical chemistry, nanotechnology, and electrical engineering.
Computational Fluid Dynamics for Mechanical Engineering
This textbook presents the basic methods, numerical schemes, and algorithms of computational fluid dynamics (CFD). Readers will learn to compose MATLAB programs to solve realistic fluid flow problems. The topics covered in this book help prepare mechanical engineering students to better understand and use commercial CFD software.
Fundamentals of Low Dimensional Magnets
This book provides fundamentals of low dimensional magnets along with synthesis, theories, structure-property relations, and some applications of ferromagnetic nanomaterials.
Energy Audit of Building Systems
Updated to include recent advances, the new edition presents strategies and analysis methods for conserving energy and reducing operating costs in residential and commercial buildings. Auditors, managers, and students will find this to be an invaluable resource for their work.
Insights into Narrow Beam Dynamics in Nonlocal Nonlinear Media
Solitons are a fascinating and significant phenomenon in various scientific fields. These optical solitons can maintain their shape while propagating through optical media. There are three main types: temporal solitons, spatial solitons, and spatio-temporal solitons. Temporal solitons form through a balance between self-phase modulation and dispersion effects. Spatial solitons result from the interaction between self-focusing and self-diffraction phenomena. Optical media respond to incident beams either locally or nonlocally. In localized responses, the material's optical behavior is confined to the point of interaction, while in nonlocal responses, it is distributed over a spatial range. Optical solitons can form in both local and nonlocal nonlinear media. Local media produce conventional solitons, while nonlocal media generate nonlocal solitons. Nonlocality in optical materials can be classified into four types: local, strongly nonlocal, generally nonlocal, and weakly nonlocal. This book explores the effects of higher-order diffraction and nonlinearity on nonlocal solitons. It also discusses the linear stability analysis and modulation instability of nonlocal solitons.
On-Board Design Models and Algorithm for Communication Based Train Control and Tracking System
This book covers the latest advances in CBTC research in On-board components locomotive messaging system, GPS sensors, communications wayside and switching network. It also focuses on architecture and methodology using data fusion technique.
Enabling Methodologies for Renewable and Sustainable Energy
This book aims to provide practical aspects and introduction to the application of various technological advancement tools viz. AI, ML, and IoT to model, characterize, optimize, forecast, and performance prediction of renewable energy exploitation including existing policies & case studies for understanding of renewable energy generation.
Lithium-Related Batteries
Lithium-Related Batteries: Advances and Challenges is a comprehensive treatment of advanced microscopic properties of lithium- and sodium-based batteries. It focuses on the development of the quasiparticle framework and the successful syntheses of cathode/electrolyte/anode materials in these batteries.
Photovoltaic Systems
This book gives comprehensive insight to the fault detection techniques implemented for photovoltaic panels including predictive maintenance needed to improve the performance of solar PV systems using Artificial Intelligence techniques. It explains fault identification algorithms and their significance in real-time power system applications.
The Art of Measuring in the Thermal Sciences
THE ART OF MEASURING IN THERMAL SCIENCES is aimed at providing scholars, students, and people from industry a state of the art overview of good practises for conducting correct and sound measurements in thermal sciences. It is a guide for people who want to conduct advanced thermal experiments, using advanced measurement systems and techniques.
An Introduction to Experimental Nuclear Reactions
This book with a concise and simple approach on the subject of experimental nuclear physics. The subject being very technical is dealt with in a very lucid way so that the reader can grasp the concept and later gain hands on experience while doing field work.
Emerging Applications of Low Dimensional Magnets
Low-dimensional magnetic materials find their wide applications in many areas, including spintronics, memory devices, catalysis, biomedical, sensors, electromagnetic shielding, aerospace, and energy. This book provides a comprehensive discussion on magnetic nanomaterials for emerging applications.
The Theory and Applications of Iteration Methods
The theory and applications of Iteration Methods is a very fast-developing field of numerical analysis and computer methods. The new edition is completely updated and continues to present the state-of-the-art theory of iteration methods with practical applications, exercises, case studies, and examples of where and how they can be used.
The Physics of Phonons
This fully updated second edition of The Physics of Phonons remains the most comprehensive theoretical discussion devoted to the study of phonons, a major area of condensed matter physics.
Metabolism and Medicine
This book describes the building blocks of understanding from a reasonable but not high-level technical language viewpoint, employing the perspective of a clinical physician.
Wave Energy Devices
This book provides the tools for understanding these complex systems and addresses the basic concepts of WECs through to detailed analysis and design.
Rare Isotope Beams
The book "Rare Isotope Beams: Concepts and Techniques" gives an up to date overview of all these aspects of RIB science inside a single cover containing the scientific motivation, production techniques, experimental techniques for studying exotic nuclei, methods used in condensed matter research and medical applications.
Laser-Matter Interaction for Radiation and Energy
The interaction of high power lasers with matter can generate Terahertz radiations that efficiently contribute to THz Time-Domain Spectroscopy and also would replace X-rays in medical and security applications. The book comprises of 11 chapters and every chapter starts with a lucid introduction to the main topic.
