3., completely revised and greatly enlarged Edition - October 2005
382.- Euro
2005. LII, 2991 Pages, 2 Volumes, Hardcover
669 Fig., 115 Tab. 
- Handbook/Reference Book -
ISBN-10: 3-527-40554-2
ISBN-13: 978-3-527-40554-1 - Wiley-VCH, Berlin






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Short description
This fully revised and expanded third edition offers a comprehensive and topical account of physics and the physical world. The two volumes comprise more than 500 articles, which have either been completely updated or are altogether new.

From the contents
Alloys
Antimatter
Astrophysics
Atmospheric Physics
Betatron
Biophysics
Ceramics
Circuits, Integrated
Complex Systems
Cosmic Rays, Astrophysical Effects
Cryogenics
Crystal Defects
Electron Beam Technology
Error Analysis
Field Theory, Unified
Gravitational Lenses
Hidden Variables
Interstellar Medium
Laser Cooling
Liquid Crystals
Masers
Liquid Crystals
Metrology
Molecular Structure Calculations
Nanobionics
Nanocatalysis
Nuclear Fusion
Organic Semiconductors
Photonic Crystals
Plasma Confinement Devices
Polymers
Quantum Information
Quantum Optics
Relativity, General
Solar System
Superconductive Devices
Thin Films
Ultrashort Optical Pulses
Ultrasonic Biophysics
Whiskers