The Case for Nukes by Robert Zubrin
Classical and Quantum Parametric Phenomena provides an overview of the phenomena arising when parametric pumping is applied to oscillators. These phenomena include parametric amplification, noise squeezing, spontaneous symmetry breaking, activated switching, cat states, and synthetic Ising spin lattices. To understand these effects, topics such as nonlinear and stochastic dynamics, coupled systems, and quantum mechanics are introduced. Throughout the book, introductions are kept as succinct as possible and attention is focused on understanding parametric oscillators. As a result, the text helps readers to familiarize themselves with many aspects of parametric systems and understand the common theoretical origin of nanomechanical sensors, optical amplifiers, and superconducting qubits. Parametric phenomena have enabled important scientific breakthroughs over the last decades and are still at the focus of intense research efforts. This book provides a resource for experimental and theoretical physicists entering the field or wishing to gain a deeper understanding of the underlying connections. This includes combining formal and intuitive explanations, accompanied by exercises based on numerical Python codes. This combination allows readers to experience parametric phenomena from various directions and apply their understanding directly to their own projects.Robert Zubrin (Indian Hills, CO) is the founder and president of Pioneer Astronautics as well as the Mars Society. He worked as a senior engineer with Lockheed Martin for many years. He's also the author of the nonfiction books The Case for Mars, Entering Space, and Mars on Earth, as well as the science fiction novels The Holy Land and First Landing, as well as essays in Scientific American, The New Atlantis, The New York Times, The Washington Post, Mechanical Engineering, and The American Enterprise. He has been on CNN, CSPAN, the BBC, the Discovery Channel, NBC, ABC, and NPR, among others.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781736386064 |
| ISBN 10 | 1736386069 |
| Title | The Case for Nukes |
| Author | Robert Zubrin |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Polaris Books |
| Year published | 2023-04-03 |
| Number of pages | 330 |
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