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Introduction to Optical Quantum Information Processing

Quantum information processing offers fundamental improvements over classical information processing, such as computing power, secure communication, and high-precision measurements. However, the best way to create practical devices is not yet known. This textbook describes the techniques that are likely to … Continue reading

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The Voyage of the Beagle: Charles Darwin’s Journal of Researches

This richly readable book is the product of Charles Darwin’s amazing journey aboard the Beagle where he made observations that led to his revolutionary theory of natural selection.

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The Ten Most Important Emerging Technologies for Humanity

In this book, author Mike Adams takes you on a fascinating tour that ventures far beyond conventional science and dares to suggest that as a civilization, we are spending too much time, money and effort on technologies that really don’t … Continue reading

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Recursive Linear Models of Dynamic Economies

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Foundational Issues in Human Brain Mapping (Bradford Books)

The field of neuroimaging has reached a watershed. Brain imaging research has been the source of many advances in cognitive neuroscience and cognitive science over the last decade, but recent critiques and emerging trends are raising foundational issues of methodology, … Continue reading

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152 mm Howitzer M1943 (D-1)

The D-1 howitzer M1943 (Russian: 152-mm gaubitsa obr. 1943 g. (D-1)) is a Soviet World War II-era 152.4 mm caliber howitzer. The gun was developed by the design bureau headed by F. F. Petrov in 1942-43, based on carriage of … Continue reading

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Electroanalytical Methods: Guide to Experiments and Applications

Researchers and professionals will find a hands-on guide to successful experiments and applications of modern electroanalytical techniques here. The new edition has been completely revised and extended by a chapter on quartz-crystal microbalances. The book is written for chemists, biochemists, … Continue reading

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Carbon Materials and Nanotechnology

The first textbook to cover this exciting compound class, this introduction to the field of carbon nanotechnology discusses everything from nanowires to nanodiamonds, and from synthesis to applications. From the contents: * Carbon * Fullerenes * Carbon nanotubes * Carbon … Continue reading

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Quantum State Estimation (Lecture Notes in Physics)

This book is a comprehensive survey of most of the theoretical and experimental achievements in the field of quantum estimation of states and operations. Albeit still quite young, this field has already been recognized as a necessary tool for research … Continue reading

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Controllability of Partial Differential Equations Governed by Multiplicative Controls (Lecture Notes in Mathematics)

The goal of this monograph is to address the issue of the global controllability of partial differential equations in the context of multiplicative (or bilinear) controls, which enter the model equations as coefficients. The mathematical models we examine include the … Continue reading

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