EngNetBase Adds Titles for April

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* ISBN: 1574447068 - Polymer Fiber Optics: Materials,
Physics, and Applications
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This straightforward text examines the scientific principles,
characterization techniques, and fabrication methods used to design and
produce high quality optical fibers. Polymer Fiber Optics: Materials,
Physics, and Applications focuses on the fundamental concepts that will
continue to play a role in future research and applications.

This book documents the underlying physics of polymer fibers,
particularly aspects of light interaction, and details the practical
considerations for a bro...


* ISBN: 0849335590 - Silicon Heterostructure Handbook: Materials,
Fabrication, Devices, Circuits and Applications of SiGe and Si
Strained-Layer Epitaxy
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An extraordinary combination of material science, manufacturing
processes, and innovative thinking spurred the development of SiGe
heterojunction devices that offer a wide array of functions,
unprecedented levels of performance, and low manufacturing costs. While
there are many books on specific aspects of Si heterostructures, the
Silicon Heterostructure Handbook: Materials, Fabrication, Devices,
Circuits, and Applications of SiGe and Si Strained-Layer Epitaxy is the
first book to bring all aspe...


* ISBN: 0824746996 - Fluidized Bed Combustion
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A realization of recent clean energy initiatives, fluidized bed
combustion (FBC) has quickly won industry preference due to its ability
to burn materials as diverse as low-grade coals, biomass, and industrial
and municipal waste. Fluidized Bed Combustion catalogs the fundamental
physical and chemical processes required of bubbling fluidized beds
before launching into application-centered coverage of hot-gas
generator, incinerator, and boiler concepts and design, calculations for
regime paramete...


* ISBN: 0824726774 - Neural Network Control of Nonlinear
Discrete-Time Systems
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Intelligent systems are a hallmark of modern feedback control systems.
But as these systems mature, we have come to expect higher levels of
performance in speed and accuracy in the face of severe nonlinearities,
disturbances, unforeseen dynamics, and unstructured uncertainties.
Artificial neural networks offer a combination of adaptability, parallel
processing, and learning capabilities that outperform other intelligent
control methods in more complex systems.

Borrowing from Biology
Ex...


* ISBN: 0824753852 - Physics of Optoelectronics
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Physics of Optoelectronics focuses on the properties of optical fields
and their interaction with matter. Understanding that lasers, LEDs, and
photodetectors clearly exemplify this interaction, the author begins
with an introduction to lasers, LEDs, and the rate equations, then
describes the emission and detection processes.

The book summarizes and reviews the mathematical background of the
quantum theory embodied in the Hilbert space. These concepts highlight
the abstract form of the lin...


* ISBN: 0415306663 - Dental Biomechanics
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Dental Biomechanics provides a comprehensive, timely, and wide-reaching
survey of the relevant aspects of biomechanical investigation within the
dental field. Leading the reader through the mechanical analysis of
dental problems in dental implants, orthodontics, and natural tooth
mechanics, this book covers an increasingly important and popular
subject area. It also addresses a number of contemporary discussions
including:
· Hard and soft tissue mechanics
· Relief procedures using computer...