Название: The Rise and Reign of the Mammals: A New History, from the Shadow of the Dinosaurs to Us
Автор: Steve Brusatte
Издательство: Mariner Books
ISBN: 0062951513
Год: 2022
Формат: EPUB
Страниц: 528
Размер: 24,2 МБ
Язык: Английский

Though humans claim to rule the Earth, we are the inheritors of a dynasty that has reigned over the planet for nearly 66 million years, through fiery cataclysm and ice ages: the mammals. Our lineage includes saber-toothed tigers, woolly mammoths, armadillos the size of a car, cave bears three times the weight of a grizzly, clever scurriers that outlasted Tyrannosaurus rex, and even other types of humans, like Neanderthals.

Название: Cavity Quantum Electrodynamics: The Strange Theory of Light in a Box
Автор: Sergio M. Dutra
Издательство: Wiley-Interscience
Год: 2005
Формат: pdf
Страниц: 396
Размер: 16,09 Мб
Язык: английский

What happens to light when it is trapped in a box? Cavity Quantum Electrodynamics addresses a fascinating question in physics: what happens to light, and in particular to its interaction with matter, when it is trapped inside a box? With the aid of a model-building approach, readers discover the answer to this question and come to appreciate its important applications in computing, cryptography, quantum teleportation, and opto-electronics. Instead of taking a traditional approach that requires readers to first master a series of seemingly unconnected mathematical techniques, this book engages the readers' interest and imagination by going straight to the point, introducing the mathematics along the way as needed.

Название: Нелокальные взаимодействия квантованных полей
Автор: Ефимов Г.В.
Издательство: Наука
Год: 1977
Формат: PDF
Страниц: 380
Размер: 12,76 Мб
Язык: русский

В книге дается систематическое изложение теории нелокальных взаимодействий квантовых полей. Проводится исследование различных классов локальных и нелокальных обобщенных функций и с их помощью строится теория нелокальных взаимодействий скалярного поля, а также теория электромагнитных и слабых взаимодействий.

Название: Entropy And Its Physical Meaning
Автор: J. S. Dugdale
Издательство: Taylor & Francis
Год: 1996
Формат: pdf
Страниц: 209
Размер: 16,17 Мб
Язык: английский

This text gives students a clear and easily understood introduction to entropy - a central concept in thermodynamics, but one which is often regarded as the most difficult to grasp. Professor Dugdale first presents a classical and historical view of entropy, looking in detail at the scientists who developed the concept, and at how they arrived at their ideas. This is followed by a statistical treatment which provides a more physical portrait of entropy, relating it to disorder and showing how physical and chemical systems tend to states of order at low temperatures...

Название: Воспоминания о необычайной эпохе
Автор: Дирак П.А.М.
Издательство: Наука
Год: 1990
Формат: pdf
Страниц: 208
Размер: 10,73 Мб
Язык: русский

Сборник статей содержит впервые публикуемые на русском языке работы крупнейшего физика-теоретика современности, лауреата Нобелевской премии П. А. М. Дирака, охватывающие огромный диапазон задач от зарождения квантовой механики до проблем современной космологии. Включены также лекции из сборника "Пути физики", публиковавшиеся ранее на русском языке. Чрезвычайно сложные задачи представлены в простом виде. В статьях содержится множество исторических и биографических отступлений.

Название: Взгляд на жизнь через окно генома. Т. 2
Автор: Свердлов Е.Д.
Издательство: Наука
Год: 2019
Формат: pdf
Страниц: 541
Размер: 30 mb
Язык: Русский

В томе 2 делается акцент на сложные системы, в работе которых геном либо принимает непосредственное участие, либо инициирует их независимое функционирование.

Название: Life at the Zoo: Behind the Scenes with the Animal Doctors
Автор: Phillip T. Robinson
Издательство: Columbia University Press
Год: 2004
Формат: EPUB
Размер: 13 Мб
Язык: английский / English

Seasoned veterinarian Phillip T. Robinson shares his remarkable stories of working at the world-famous San Diego Zoo. In vivid detail he describes encounters with foulmouthed parrots, gum-chewing chimps, and stinky flamingoes, and the sometimes dangerous consequences of both human and animal interactions. He relates insider stories such as escaping the affections of a leopard who wanted to be a lap cat, training a gorilla to hold her newborn baby gently (instead of scrubbing the floor with it), operating on a semi-anesthetized elephant, and figuring out how to feed koalas in captivity, as well as why the zoo's polar bears were turning green. Robinson's wildly entertaining tales illuminate the hazards and rewards of a world in which the "natural" and "unnatural" can collide, insightfully tracing the evolution of zoos from banal menageries to important conservation institutions.

Название: RSPB Guide to Birdsong
Автор: Adrian Thomas
Издательство: Bloomsbury
Год: 2019
Формат: EPUB
Размер: 28 Мб
Язык: английский / English

Birdsong is the natural soundtrack to our lives and can evoke a powerful sense of time, place and season. Often profoundly beautiful, it is also the most effective way to discover many birds, and birds' songs and calls reveal much about their lives and behaviour. However, identifying which bird is making which sound can seem challenging. With this groundbreaking and easy-to-use guide, Adrian Thomas helps you learn and identify bird sounds step by step and at your own pace. Whether you are an experienced birdwatcher or just enjoy hearing the birds in your garden, this new guide will open your ears like never before to the amazing songs and calls around you. Includes a sound guide to more than 100 songs and calls of 65 garden, woodland and farmland birds. A reference section describes in detail the sounds of a further 185 birds of Britain and north-west Europe. Beautiful colour photographs, annotated sonograms and 'test yourself' sections are also included.

Название: Удивительные растения Приморского края
Автор: Коляда А.С., Ключников Д.А., Белов А.Н.
Издательство: Дальневосточный федеральный университет
Год: 2021
ISBN: 978-5-7444-4987-2
Формат: pdf
Страниц: 137
Размер: 10,9 Мб
Язык: русский

Монография посвящена сосудистым растениям Приморского края. Рассматриваются особенности их строения, химического состава, распространения, а также типы взаимоотношений растений между собой и другими живыми организмами.

Название: RSPB Spotlight Hedgehogs
Автор: James Lowen
Издательство: Bloomsbury
Год: 2018
Формат: EPUB
Размер: 115 Мб
Язык: английский / English

Much loved ... but about to be lost? The Hedgehog regularly tops polls of the UK's favourite animal, yet numbers in our countryside have halved this century. Generations of children have been captivated by Beatrix Potter's The Tale of Mrs Tiggy-Winkle, though our complex and contradictory relationship with the Hedgehog is also characterised by persecution and death. This unmistakable, spiny mammal is a 'gardener's best friend', but one that we rarely see alive and in our midst. In Spotlight: Hedgehogs, James Lowen reveals what a Hedgehog is and how it lives, unveiling the secrets of its lifestyle, such as foraging and hibernating, rolling into a ball and building a nest. He also investigates the relationship between Hedgehogs and people – from film and fun to conservation and crisps – and offers practical advice on how to find, watch and help these charming animals in the wild.