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Each chapter includes worked examples, together with 10-15 exercises with solutions. Six appendices are included to supplement the main subject material.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56226842050933,"sku":"9780198566731","price":42.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780198566731_f855a7f9-ea85-4c86-b9e8-7e47442bf3bb.jpg?v=1786011652"},{"product_id":"9780199573370","title":"Optical Properties of Solids","description":"The second edition of this successful textbook provides an up-to-date account of the optical physics of solid state materials. The basic principles of absorption, reflection, luminescence, and light scattering are covered for a wide range of materials, including insulators, semiconductors and metals. The text starts with a review of classical optics, and then moves on to the treatment of optical transition rates by quantum theory. In addition to the traditional discussion of crystalline materials, glasses and molecular solids are also covered. The first edition included a number of subjects that are not normally covered in standard texts, notably semiconductor quantum wells, molecular materials, vibronic solid state lasers, and nonlinear optics. The basic structure of the second edition is unchanged, but all of the chapters have been updated and improved. Futhermore, a number of important new topics have been added, including:· Optical control of spin· Quantum dots· Plasmonics· Negative refraction· Carbon nanostructures (graphene, nanotubes and fullerenes) · NV centres in diamondThe text is aimed at final year undergraduates, masters students and researchers. It is mainly written for physicists, but might also be useful for electrical engineers, materials scientists and physical chemists. The topics are written in a clear tutorial style with worked examples, chapter summaries and exercises. A solutions manual is available on request for instructors.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56227615375733,"sku":"9780199573370","price":42.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780199573370_db4fe720-bf7f-43d6-b23e-f21517a600de.jpg?v=1786012303"},{"product_id":"symbols","title":"Symbols","description":"A new pictorial reference book for artists and designers, with over 400 images from sources ranging from Greco-Roman art to Benjamin Franklin and Wes Anderson—\u003ci\u003eSymbols \u003c\/i\u003eoffers a fresh approach to understanding symbolism in the visual arts. \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Symbols are embedded everywhere in our global visual culture, from oil paintings to biscuit packaging, monuments to mass-produced ashtrays. Designers and California College of the Arts instructors Mark Fox and Angie Wang recognize sources both historical and contemporary, high and low, revealing the narrative riches of symbolism found in a range of media and across times, places, and cultures.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Whether human or animate, natural or man-made—each symbol (from sun, moon, lightning, and serpent to lozenge, spiral, and swastika) is illustrated with both classical and archetypal examples and often surprising contributions from textiles, fine art photography, ceramics, African sculpture, ancient coins, modern architecture, Native American crafts, European heraldry, Soviet propaganda, bookplates, film stills, military insignia, and much more. A beautiful, visually arresting compendium that both informs and inspires, \u003ci\u003eSymbols \u003c\/i\u003eis a vital resource.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57484218007925,"sku":"9781580934725","price":29.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781580934725.jpg?v=1786266264"}],"url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/collections\/author-mark-fox.oembed","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}