Dictionary of Pure and Applied Physics

Clear precise definitions of scientific terms are crucial to good scientific and technical writing-and to understanding the writings of others. Whether you are a physicist engineer mathematician or technical writer whether you work in a research academic or industrial setting we all have the occasional need for comprehensible working definitions of scientific terms.To meet that need CRC Press proudly announces publication of the Dictionary of Pure and Applied Physics-the first published volume of CRC's Comprehensive Dictionary of Physics. Authored by eminent scientists from around the world offers concise authoritative definitions of more than 3000 terms covering a range of pure and applied disciplines:acoustics biophysicscommunications electricity electronicsgeometrical optics low-temperature physics magnetism medical physics physical opticsThe editor has taken care to ensure each entry is as self-contained as possible to include terms from the frontiers of technology and to omit obsolete terms that can clutter a search. The result is a lucid accessible and convenient reference valuable to both the novice and the seasoned professional.