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The book is a self-contained introduction to perturbative and nonperturbative Quantum chromodynamics (QCD) with worked-out exercises for students of theoretical physics. It will be useful as a reference for research scientists as well. Starting with the hadron spectrum, the reader becomes familiar with the representations of SU(N). Relativistic quantum field theory is recapitulated, and scattering theory is discussed in the framework of scalar quantum electrodynamics. Then the gauge theory of quarks and gluons is introduced. In the more advanced chapters, perturbative and nonperturbative techniques in state-of-the-art QCD are discussed in great detail.
The new third edition has been extensively revised and enlarged to cover all new aspects in Quantum chromodynamics.
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Excellent reference work.......2007-01-17
This is a must have for any physics enthusiast, student and professional physicist alike! It's very complete on the topic.
Introduction to strong interaction........2000-04-08
This may be one of the best textbooks about the topic. However, the translation is not done properly. The new edition is supposed to be published three years ago with corrections to the major errors, but the publication date has been postponed several times and it is still not available today. Anybody capable of reading German is recommended to read its original edition in German.
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Still a classic after more than fifteen years.......2000-07-02
I left the field of physics twenty years ago, and as a graduate physicist I am now doing social science research into information systems. But I like to stay informed about current developments in physics. And certainly a unified theory of the fundamental forces of nature is attracting a lot of attention from both specialists and laymen alike. I knew that gauge theories are important for a unified theory, and nobody interested in physics could escape the renewed interest through the awarding of the 1999 Nobel Prize in physics to Veltman and 't Hooft. So I bought this classic text of Chris Quigg. Many popular books on modern physics (e.g. Bedersen, 1999) quote this text. By no means I was disappointed. Of course the mathematics is often difficult, but the author is starting each chapter outlining what the fundamental ideas are. And that alone makes the book a good read. The book has nine chapters, and each chapter is concluded with an assessment or a reflection on the contents, which are highly understandable. Many of the problems of 1983, when the book was published, are still open today. It is didactically very suited as textbook or reference book for those physicists wishing to specialize in high energy physics.
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Atomic and Free Electrons in a Strong Light Field
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Atoms in Strong Fields (NATO Science Series: B:)
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Atoms in Strong Magnetic Fields (Astronomy and Astrophysics Library)
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Electrons in Strong Electromagnetic Fields: An Advanced Classical and Quantum Treatment
V. R. Khalilov
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This book presents a quantum-theoretical consideration of some important and interesting processes occuring in the presence of intense electromagnetic fields, both in the quasiclassical and essentially quantum regions of electron motion. The material is based on results obtained by the author and his colleagues, and includes a number of exact expressions and equations for the phenomena he observes. He proposes a new interpretation of the phenomenon of radiation self-polarization of electrons and positrons in storage rings, and predicts a new physical effect, which he calls "resonant transition scattering in the presence of a strong non-stationary electromagnetic field." In addition to this, he describes the effect of a superstrong magnetic field on the chemical equilibrium of neutron, proton and electron gases in the neutron star core.
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The range of plasma conditions considered here is intentionally broad, systematic and relevant to such areas as plasma heating, plasma acceleration, laser-plasma interaction, and plasma confinement. This volume presents the principle concepts of plasma physics - with an account of the linear
theory of electromagnetic wave interaction - and then covers nonlinear processes with extensive treatment of the pondermotive force. Related experimental work is thoroughly reviewed.
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Captain Hornblower, after two hard years on blockade at Brest, has relinquished the helm of the Hotspur. He has no ship, only the promise of one. Meanwhile there are battles to be fought.
This reading of HORNBLOWER DURING THE CRISIS includes two other stories, "Hornblower's Temptation" and "The Last Encounter," all published after C.S. Forester's death in 1966.
"Because Forester died before completing this novel, the reader is left with a summary sketch and his own imagination for final details of the plot. For Forester devotees, this will not detract from the essential verve and dash of Hornblower's last chase." (The Christian Science Monitor)
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A Wonderful Friendship .......2006-09-09
This is the next Hornblower chronologically, it was not the next one written. Now that the series is completed it makes sense to read it as Hornblower's career progresses in the Royal Navy.
The whole series is a pleasure to read full of action and adventure; with enough time for a little romance.
Get acquainted with one of the most popular characters in modern literature.
After reading this you will be back for more. And that is a wonderful thing.
Would've been a good novel but the best part wasn't written........2004-03-01
This novel picks up with Hornblower relinquishing command of the Hotspur and returning to London for a new command. As typical in a Forester novel, nothing ever goes as planned and action follows Hornblower on his way home from a supply ship. There are only about 150 pages of text in this story and what was missing in the story were what Hornblower did that lead to the eventual decisive Battle of Trafalgar. It was nice to see what Forester wrote anyway only because I like the genre and I like Forester's details and descriptions of being in the Service and living during that time. But this book wouldn't be good on its own.
Cleaning up Forester's Desk.......2004-02-27
Hornblower During the Crisis is apparently a couple of pieces of left over script that Forester hadn't finished when he died, and was later published. The first half deals with Hornblower's trip home to England as a passenger on a water hoy (a supply ship that brings water to ships of the line). The water how is such a dog that after several days of beating back and forth they are still where they began. When they finally do get a fair wind they are chased by a larger French brig and only by some of Hornblower's usual trickery and bravado do they turn the tables and escape. The battle is a little too unbelievable for me; it relies too much no surprise and a sleeping French crew, which I found beyond the realm of possible. Nevertheless our hero returns safely to England.
The second part of the book is another short story about how Hornblower was assigned to be some kind of spy in Spain to deliver fake messages ordering the Spanish fleet out to sea. It's more plausible, but a short story.
Despite its shortcomings, the detail of ships and sailing in the early 19th century make the Hornblower series must reading for any man who loves the sea.
good, but unfinished leaves you wanting more.......2004-02-06
like most of the reviews the book is unfinished, which I thought was unfortunate. i really love reading about HH. i find his thoughts and thought process intriguing and his outlook on others who are involved in his life. CS Forester really gives you a feel for this charactor and puts you in his mind.
"Hornblower During the Crisis" is only 117 pages. i enjoyed it and have read all of the novels up threw "Crisis". im reading in chronological order. so i was dissapointed for it to end so quick. it is your typical HH novel, he starts out sailing and then the frogs show up, HH comes up with an idea and ofcoures it works out for the better. ends up in england with some important papers from boney. he gets promoted to captain only if he goes on a spy mission he came up with, that is where the book ends. a shame, i really wanted to see HH as a spy.
"Hornblowers Temptation" - is the first short story. it comes after "Midshipmen Hornblower" although one review said it came after "Lieutentant Hornblower", the reason is because Mr.Bush is not on board and captian sawyer is still alive. good short story, i agree with some reviews that the character is not like the HH we know. he does things for his own conscious , and not for king, for county. also this mentions that they have gone to the west indies, but in "Lieutentaunt HH", he remarks to Bush how he has never seen some sort of fish which are only in the west indies. good short story, if u like HH series then you will like this, although we are not use to this softer side of Horry.
"The Last Encounter" - this makes no sense with the HH books. his wifes is named Barbara, who he loves and can't keep his eyes off of, his only child is named Richard and he likes wine or "port" as they call it. never the less is was an ok read. i think forester wrote this just for fun. the story is about a man who comes to the door and says he someone famous and dead. HH is like whatever, but helps him anyway. not bad, i didn't really like it because it didn't hold true to Maria and his 2 kids.
this is a decent book, i wish it was finished, it really leaves you dangling. the only regret is the price $15, which are the prices for completed books. we should pay half this since we are getting half a story.
The last book in the series..........2004-01-06
Or is it? The incomplete story, 'Hornblower During The Crisis' seems to be set just after 'Hornblower And The Hotspur'. The story was never finished and the ONE page of notes at the end DO tell you how the story turns out but doesn't have much in the way of details. It would of been nice to see a dozen pages or so of the author's notes.
The next two stories, 'Hornblower's Temptation'(which seems to be set after 'Lieutenant Hornblower') and 'The Last Encounter', which is the very last tale about him, are both short but complete. They show us a very interesting view of Hornblower's inner thought process when he was young and when he gets old.
So in a way it does end the series, but also shows him during earlier periods of his life.
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Seas of Crisis: A Novel
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The next world war draws toward its climax. Both the Allies and the Berlin-Boer Axis are bitterly deadlocked. But a familiar enemy from the past may hold the key to victory -- or could be the instrument of global Armageddon.
In a war that needs every capable body, every scrap of matériel, America's greatest military hero worries that his days on the front lines are over. Captain Jeffrey Fuller's last mission forced him to sacrifice the lives of good men in order to secure a victory, a tactical decision that he fears may have ended his career.
But an opportunity for redemption comes in the form of a new mission that will pit Fuller against his former adversaries from the Cold War. Washington has concluded that Russia is the key to victory. The former superpower, officially a neutral country, is clandestinely supplying the Axis powers with advanced weapons technology. Russia must be punished, but it needs to be orchestrated in such a way that will, at the same time, avoid creating a new enemy. To accomplish such a bold maneuver, Jeffrey Fuller must sneak a team of commandos into Russia to launch a nuclear missile -- against his own country.
If successful, the Allies will be able to destroy the missile and use the event to pressure the Russians into an alliance. It's an all-or-nothing gambit, with no room for error. If the Russians discover the commandos, they will side with Berlin against the United States, a political disaster that will ensure victory for the Axis. If something goes wrong with the missile, Fuller could kill millions of people, and perhaps even initiate a full-blown nuclear holocaust.
Such worst-case scenarios assume that Fuller can first navigate his ship, the fast attack nuclear submarine USS Challenger, through the mine-strewn and submarine-patrolled waters between Alaska and Siberia, a nearly impossible feat unto itself.
It is a mission that will, one way or another, finally put an end to the war.
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action-packed submarine thriller.......2007-04-22
In "Seas of Crisis", submarine driver Jeff Fuller takes a break from duking it out undersea with the subs of the German/South African Axis. This latest installment of Joe Buff's saga pitting Americans against a newly-resurgent Imperial Germany sends Fuller towards the frontier of the Russian federation. His mission is outrageous, impossible and borders on atrocity, but it's apparently the last hope the allies have of containing the implacable Germans. In "Seas", Fuller escorts a Seawolf-class sub tasked with depositing a troop of special forces troops into a remote sector of the Russian Federation, which is technically neutral in the war against Germany, but provides technical and material support. Once ashore, the troop will assume the identities of Spetznaz - special Russian troops - and commandeer a Russian ICBM silo. Their target: the Continental United States. The plan hinges on the Russians blaming the attack on Germans in disguise. Once "convinced" of German treachery, the Russians will cut off their aid to the Germans and help turn the tide against them.
Maybe...
I couldn't remember which book of Buff's was read last so, when I needed a sub-book, I simply grabbed his newest. "Seas" is a great read, displaying much of Buff's ability to imagine a coherent science of submarine warfare of the near future. There are some problem spots (the details of the convoluted plan to convince the Russians that the intruders are German troops in disguise, rather than American troops mimicking German intruders masquerading as Russians - Buff has his characters go through the different permutations of the plan in a way that brings the story to a halt) though the story remains compelling enough to keep you glued. Buff also has a tendency to smooth over what should be the roughest and most challenging parts of the story (the nearly botched infiltration of the missile base, and the extended submarine hunt near the end, where Fuller is forced to prolong the masquerade by leading a wolfpack of Russian subs against a fellow USN boat) but provides enough action to keep you onboard. The most thrilling part of the story doesn't even occur on a ship - rather it's Fuller's battle of wits with a Russian officer ready to believe that the missile intrusion really was an American ploy. Definitely a great read.
Joe Buff.......2007-04-04
Another good book by a submarine-adventure author I enjoy. Amazon provides a good way to find early books by authors one enjoys. Books are consistently in the condition advertised and are shipped promptly.
Naval Thriller.......2007-01-09
I have read eveyone of Joe Buff's books in ths series and this one is as good and interesting as the first one.
If you're a Buff buff, this is the stuff!.......2006-07-06
In about 1989, when the USSR tossed in the cold-war towel, many authors who for years had been devising intrigues involving East versus West felt impelled to come up with new villains and political milieus. Or perhaps they felt a bit liberated in this regard. At any rate, in this novel, Joe Buff has devised a new evil axis that pairs two old nemeses of the U.S. -- Germany and Russia. This should shorten the learning curve for his readers and give his story a bit of a quick start by playing on our pre-existing animosities.
The story here finds Buff deploying his skill as an author of procedurals, the category of novel that devotes much space to detailing the protocols and gadgetry utilized by organizations such as the police or the military. Buff's specialty is the submarine service. At times, the procedural minutiae slow the action more than a little, as we are informed about a multitude of technicalities, such as where the bayonet attachment is located on a rifle and how the cartridges are arranged in a clip, etc. This includes an 18-page exposition of the pros and cons and what-ifs of a scam our protagonists are planning to carry out in an attempt to alienate Germany from Russia and thereby save the world from falling into the wrong hands. I suppose all this detail lends some verisimilitude and enhances the vicarious experience for many readers. Once the action starts, however, procedures recede enough to let the battle proceed apace, so that the second half of the book provides a satisfying helping of derring-do.
Another undersea thriller from Joe Buff.......2006-06-06
Joe Buff, the author that is most often compared to the likes of Tom Clancy, has done it again with his newest undersea thriller "Seas of Crisis." This novel has it all from heroes, villains and potential catastrophic events. It will grab you by the seat of your pants and drag you willingly into the depths of its story as you remain transfixed and unable to put the book down. It would be an understatement to say that it is a page burner; that would be like saying that a ton of napalm dropped on someone might ruin their day. This book is Joe's best efforts in a long string of very good books.
The plot is made to seem plausible and the characters feel real. Good word phrasing and technological descriptions. One actually begins to believe the story line--which means that the author hooked us right in once again.
There is something very special about Joe Buff's newest novel. If you are already a fan of his other novels then you will be wonderfully surprised at the new level of action and suspense that this volume offers us. This is a must read and must buy book! The MWSA gives it its HIGHEST RATING - FIVE STARS! This book looks like a clear cut candidate for many awards this year - including the best work of naval fiction for 2006!
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