In three volumes, The Comprehensive Dictionary of Physics is a complete lexicon that offers clear, concise, and authoritative definitions of more than 9,000 terms covering a range of pure and applied disciplines, including material science, high-energy physics, geophysics, astrophysics, astronomy, acoustics, biophysics, communications, electricity, optics, low-temperature physics, and magnetism. It provides workable definitions for physicists, practical information for scientists and engineers, and serves as an educational guide for students. The editors have taken great care to include terms from the frontiers of technology, and to omit obsolete terms that can clutter a search.
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In three volumes, The Comprehensive Dictionary of Physics is a complete lexicon that offers clear, concise, and authoritative definitions of more than 9,000 terms covering a range of pure and applied disciplines, including material science, high-energy physics, geophysics, astrophysics, astronomy, acoustics, biophysics, communications, electricity, optics, low-temperature physics, and magnetism. It provides workable definitions for physicists, practical information for scientists and engineers, and serves as an educational guide for students. The editors have taken great care to include terms from the frontiers of technology, and to omit obsolete terms that can clutter a search.
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