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Why this book on the Physics of Societal Issues? The subdivisions of physics - nuclear physics, particle physics, condensed-matter physics, biophysics - have their textbooks, while the subdivision of physics and society lacks an equation-oriented text on the physics of arms, energy and the environme...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Hafemeister, David (Autor)
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2007.
Edición:1st ed. 2007.
Temas:
Physics.
System theory.
Industrial engineering.
Production engineering.
Astronomy.
Energy policy.
Energy and state.
Engineering.
Applied and Technical Physics.
Complex Systems.
Industrial and Production Engineering.
Physics and Astronomy.
Energy Policy, Economics and Management.
Technology and Engineering.
Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • National Security
  • Nuclear Weapons
  • The Offense: Missiles and War Games
  • The Defense: ABM/SDI/BMD/NMD
  • Verification and Arms Control Treaties
  • Nuclear Proliferation
  • Environment
  • Air and Water Pollution
  • Nuclear Pollution
  • Climate Change
  • Electromagnetic Fields and Epidemiology
  • Energy
  • The Energy Situation
  • Energy in Buildings
  • Solar Buildings
  • Renewable Energy
  • Enhanced End-Use Efficiency
  • Transportation
  • Energy Economics.

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