Physics Dictionary

Contributions from 52 active researchers in the three disciplines explain such topics as blizzards, current sheets, flux Richardson number, gravitational instability, lepton, multicell storms, polar dunes, skip fading, and type Ia supernovae. The entries are generally one or two paragraphs, and often contain relevant formulae or equations. There is no index or bibliography.

The format of this edition remains unchanged from previous editions but the majority of entries have received some revision. In particular, units are now in SI units wherever possible, although with certain of the classical entries this is not possible.

Available in CD-ROM and in print, this dictionary contains more than 115,000 headwords and 3,000 abbreviations in both Spanish and English. Terms come from the whole range of modern applied science and technical terminology. Compiled by an international team of subject experts and native-speaking language specialists and lexicographers, it provides the most up-to-date terms for over 70 subject areas, including transportation * physics * mechanical engineering * electricity * mining * chemistry * construction * geology * fuelless energy resources * quality assurance * military technology * television * particle physics * computing and data processing * and recycling.

The Dictionary of Geophysics, Astrophysics, and Astronomy provides a lexicon of terminology covering fields such as astronomy, astrophysics, cosmology, relativity, geophysics, meteorology, Newtonian physics, and oceanography. Authors and editors often assume - incorrectly - that readers are familiar with all the terms in professional literature. With over 4,000 definitions and 50 contributing authors, this unique comprehensive dictionary helps scientists to use terminology correctly and to understand papers, articles, and books in which physics-related terms appear.