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Quantum Computing for the Quantum Curious

This open access textbook uses simple language and minimal math to explain quantum computing and the key physical ideas behind it. It bridges the gap between pop-sci articles and advanced textbooks an...

January 24, 2026 at 12:45 AM

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Twisted Isospectrality, Homological Wideness, and Isometry

This book presents the construction of finitely “twisted” Laplace operators whose spectrum determines covering equivalence of two Riemannian manifolds.

January 24, 2026 at 12:43 AM

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Single-Event Effects, from Space to Accelerator Environments

This book describes the fundamental concepts of particle interaction physics and electronics hardening design for harsh environments.

January 23, 2026 at 3:56 PM

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Percolation Theory Using Python

This open access textbook addresses percolation theory and key concepts in modern statistical physics. It's enriched with examples and exercises in Python.

January 23, 2026 at 1:54 PM

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Thermocapillary Convection in Microgravity

An open access book overviews the latest studies of thermocapillary convection subject to microgravity in the Japanese experimental module Kibō

January 22, 2026 at 11:38 PM

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The Asymmetric Nature of Time

This open access book is devoted to the defense of a basic intuition we have regarding the nature of time: the future is open, whereas the past is fixed.

January 22, 2026 at 11:38 PM

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Towards Effective Flow Control and Mitigation of Shock Effects in Aeronautical Applications

This open-access book reports on both experimental and numerical findings from the H2020-funded project TEAMAero

January 22, 2026 at 11:25 PM

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Branes and DAHA Representations

This open access book focuses on the interaction between enumerative algebraic geometry, geometric representation theory and integrable systems.

January 22, 2026 at 11:20 PM

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This open access book focuses on the field of aerospace propulsion theory and engineering and takes the solar thermal thruster as the research object

Solar Thermal Thruster

January 22, 2026 at 10:23 PM

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This open access textbook focuses on Radiobiology meeting the educational needs of students and of a multidisciplinary range of experts

Radiobiology Textbook

January 22, 2026 at 9:39 PM

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Elements of Seismic Hazard in Mines

This open access book explains terms and concepts in earthquake and mine seismology and clarifies some misconceptions to seismic hazard assessment in mines

The Fun and Easy Quantum Physics for Kids: A Beginner Book for Making Big Science Ideas Clear, Fun, and Confidence-Building (STEM Books for Kids)

January 22, 2026 at 9:26 PM

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January 21, 2026 at 1:43 PM

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Free Jan 19 for kindle

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January 19, 2026 at 4:03 PM

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Metric Algebraic Geometry

This is an open access book. Contribution on Algebraic Variety, Data Science, Differential Geometry, Euclidean Distance, Integrals.

January 18, 2026 at 6:58 PM

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Beginning in Algebraic Geometry

A classic in the making and available as Open Access, this narrative-driven text provides the rigor with fewer mathematical prerequisites for undergrads.

The secret diaries of the magdalene girls

January 18, 2026 at 6:57 PM

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Free Jan 18 for kindle

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January 18, 2026 at 4:46 PM

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Cosmology in Gauge Field Theory and String Theory | D. Bailin, A. Love

Cosmology in Gauge Field Theory and String Theory focuses on the cosmological implications of the gauge theories of particle physics and of string theory. The

January 17, 2026 at 1:11 AM

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Supersymmetric Gauge Field Theory and String Theory | D. Bailin, Alexa

Designed as a sequel to the authors' Introduction to Gauge Field Theory, Supersymmetric Gauge Field Theory and String Theory introduces first-year graduate

Non-Perturbative Quantum Field Theory

January 17, 2026 at 1:10 AM

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Open Access

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January 17, 2026 at 1:07 AM

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Free Jan 15 for Kindle

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Lullabies From Auschwitz: A Historical Family Saga Based on a True Story of Holocaust Survivors

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January 15, 2026 at 6:14 PM

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An Introduction to the Passage of Energetic Particles through Matter |

Identifying where to access data, extracting a needed subset from available resources, and knowing how to interpret the format in which data are presented can

Tensor Network Techniques for Quantum Computation

January 15, 2026 at 1:29 AM

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Open Access

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January 13, 2026 at 7:59 PM

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Hands-On Accelerator Physics Using MATLAB® | Volker Ziemann | Taylor &

Hands-On Accelerator Physics Using MATLAB®, Second Edition, provides a broad introduction into the physics and the technology of particle accelerators from

January 13, 2026 at 7:44 PM

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Introduction to Supersymmetric Field Theory | Sergio M. Kuzenko | Tayl

Ideas and Methods of Supersymmetry and Supergravity: Or a Walk Through Superspace provides a comprehensive, detailed, and self-contained account of four