Animals in Primary Succession: The Role of Fauna in Reclaimed Land

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Discussing the various ways that fauna can beneficially or detrimentally influence reclamation, this is one of the first books wholly devoted to the role that animals play in the process of land reclamation. A series of case studies show the vital role that animals play in the entire process. The book concludes with a fully cross-referenced bibliography of all documented studies on fauna in reclaimed lands.^L This book will appeal to ecologists and zoologists interested in this topical field and it will be extensively used by environmental protection agencies, soil conservation officers, mining companies and natural resource consultants.

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Suppose someone claimed that we are not running out of petroleum? Or that life on Earth began below the surface of our planet? Or that oil and gas are not "fossil fuels"? Or that if we find extraterrestrial life it is likely to be within, not on, other planets? You might expect to hear statements like these from an author of science fiction. But what if they came from a renowned physicist, an indisputably brilliant scientist who has been called "one of the world's most original minds"? In the The Deep Hot Biosphere, Thomas Gold sets forth truly controversial and astonishing theories about where oil and gas come from, and how they acquire their organic "signatures." The conclusions he reaches in this book might be at first difficult to believe, but they are supported by a growing body of evidence, and by the indisputabel stature and seriousness Gold brings to any scientific enterprise. In this book we see a brilliant and boldly orginal thinker, increasingly a rarity in modern science, as he developes a revolutionary new view about the fundamental workings of our planet. Thomas Gold is a member of the National Academy of Sciences, a Fellow of the Royal Society, and an Emertius Professor at Cornell University. Regarded as one of the most creative and wide-ranging scientists of his generation, he has taughtat Cambridge University and Harvard, and for 20 years was the Director of the Cornell Center for Radiophysics and Space Research.

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Well, but where's the abiogenic oil?.......2007-07-12

Someone sent parts of this book to me, last year, by e-mail.This book has many parts (perhaps), with value.Well, every DAY, the world spends about US$6,000,000,000 ;only with oil.Reading this book, it seems that there's cheap oil for everyone, for many centuries.Following this book, there's a Saudia Arabia full with oil, some miles under your nose.
Well, oil companies, such as Exxon, spends every year hundreds of billions of US dollars buying oil from islamic world.Drilling a well cost(On shore) some millions of dollars.If the "theories" of this book are correct, why any oil company is following them?
Such as reading a book about UFOs, there's claims, but where's an UFO or an ET for everyone see?
In no place, ever!
The same happens on this book.There's a claim about abiogenic oil.Well, but where's this abiogenic oil?Among millions of oil wells in the world, there's anyone produciing oil or gas, from non sedimentary rocks.This book claims that a granite rock is producing oil in Vietnam;nonsense.
Here in Brazil , we have a proverb:"Muito bom, para ser verdade".Translating this brazilian proverb, we have:"Too good to be true".This book has an idea that seems, to be too good to be true.

Impressive book, a must read.......2007-06-10

I started reading this book with a completely different understanding (even a prejudice) of oil genesis.
The reasonings make sense and the observations described are compelling.
As a scientist in a different field I am not sure that what presented is the complete picture, and that some parts may be mistaken, but I have a strong feeling that the fundamental idea is correct.
Oil, or at least part of it, is likely a relic of Earth's genesis.

Challenging Conventional Dogma.......2007-06-03

If the theory of Thomas Gold is true - and the evidence is incredibly persuasive - then the implications for climate change etc is massive. This sort of information should be put out publicly for open criticism because the consequences are to large too ignore!

Down with dogma! It feels great to question something you've always been told is fact without ever being given an explanation.......2007-01-05

I can't say enough about this book and how much it impressed me. As a PhD student in chemistry, I would say this book raises some very valuable points. While the ideas presented have been introduced prior to this book (several russion journals) this adds new evidence and data suggesting that our petroleum resources are not from decomposed biological material and that we need to re-evaluate this idea. Love it.

A Tour de Force by a very gifted amateur.......2007-01-01

Gold shows how embarrassingly little we really know about our planet and ourselves with speculations on the nature of the geology beneath our feet, and the origin of our type of life.

In an era where we are proud of exploring the origins of the cosmos, speculating about the nature of a reality beyond even the weirdness of quantum mechanics, robotically visiting other planets, and seemingly able to manipulate our genetic materials at will, it is humbling to see just how mysterious and unknown our own origin and the ground beneath our feet remain.

If Gold is correct, we should be hearing about new species and industrial enzymes found in crude oil and earthquakes predicted by gas sniffers. We might even become a little more cautious about spreading our own DNA throughout the solar system before investigating what is already out there.

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The optical and electronic properties of semiconductors is a subject which today presents a major area in solid state sciences. This book is the first attempt to gather together information which is otherwise scattered throughout the scientific literature into a single comprehensive work. As such, the book will serve as an excellent introductory text for newcomers to the field as well as an indispensible reference volume for research workers.

Devices Based on Low-Dimensional Semiconductor Structures (NATO Science Partnership Sub-Series: 3:)

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Low-dimensional semiconductor quantum structures are a major, high-technological development that has a considerable industrial potential. The field is developing extremely rapidly and the present book represents a timely guide to the latest developments in device technology, fundamental properties, and some remarkable applications. The content is largely tutorial, and the book could be used as a textbook.
The book deals with the physics, fabrication, characteristics and performance of devices based on low-dimensional semiconductor structures. It opens with fabrication procedures. The fundamentals of quantum structures and electro-optical devices are dealt with extensively. Nonlinear optical devices are discussed from the point of view of physics and applications of exciton saturation in MQW structures. Waveguide-based devices are also described in terms of linear and nonlinear coupling. The basics of pseudomorphic HEMT technology, device physics and materials layer design are presented. Each aspect is reviewed from the elementary basics up to the latest developments.
Audience: Undergraduates in electrical engineering, graduates in physics and engineering schools. Useful for active scientists and engineers wishing to update their knowledge and understanding of recent developments.

Electronic and Optoelectronic Properties of Semiconductor Structures

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Electronic and Optoelectronic Properties of Semiconductor Structures
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Jasprit Singh presents the underlying physics behind devices that drive today's technologies, utilizing carefully chosen solved examples to convey important concepts. Real-world applications are highlighted throughout the book, stressing the links between physical principles and actual devices. The volume provides engineering and physics students and professionals with complete coverage of key modern semiconductor concepts. A solutions manual and set of viewgraphs for use in lectures is available for instructors, from solutions@cambridge.org.

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A graduate textbook presenting the underlying physics behind devices that drive today's technologies. The book covers important details of structural properties, bandstructure, transport, optical and magnetic properties of semiconductor structures. Effects of low-dimensional physics and strain - two important driving forces in modern device technology - are also discussed. In addition to conventional semiconductor physics the book discusses self-assembled structures, mesoscopic structures and the developing field of spintronics. The book utilizes carefully chosen solved examples to convey important concepts and has over 250 figures and 200 homework exercises. Real-world applications are highlighted throughout the book, stressing the links between physical principles and actual devices. Electronic and Optoelectronic Properties of Semiconductor Structures provides engineering and physics students and practitioners with complete and coherent coverage of key modern semiconductor concepts. A solutions manual and set of viewgraphs for use in lectures are available for instructors, from solutions@cambridge.org.

Electronic States and Optical Transitions in Semiconductor Heterostructures (Graduate Texts in Contemporary Physics)

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This book provides the theoretical basis and the relevant experimental knowledge underlying our present understanding of the electrical and optical properties of semiconductor heterostructures. Although such structures have been known since the 1940s, it was only in the 1980s that they moved to the forefront of research, largely due to technological developments that made it possible to grow several ultrathin layers of different materials _ down to a few atoms in thickness _ on top of a silicon or other substrates. The resulting structures have remarkable properties not shared by bulk materials. One can, for example, confine the motions of electrons to a single layer, making it possible to investigate effectively two-dimensional systems. One can also build materials with large-scale periodicities by alternating layers of different compositions, thereby modulating the optical and electronic properties of the resulting structure. The text begins with a description of the electronic properties of various types of heterostructures, including discussions of complex band-structure effects, localized states, tunneling phenomena, and excitonic states. The focus of most of the remainder of the book is on optical properties, including intraband absorption, luminescence and recombination, Raman scattering, subband optical transitions, nonlinear effects, and ultrafast optical phenomena. The concluding chapter presents an overview of some of the applications that make use of the physics discussed. Appendices provide ackground information on band structure theoy, kinetic theory, electromagnetic modes, and Coulomb effects. Intended for graduate students, physicists, and engineers beginning research on semiconductor heterostructures or interested in their

Highlights on Spectroscopies of Semiconductors and Insulators: Castro Marina, Italy September 1987

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This book describes the state of the art on the luminescent properties of porous silicon. The dramatic results of the major international laboratories and groups working in this subject are presented. The majority of the participants agree that a quantum confinement effect and a good passivation of the surface crystallites are responsible for the observed luminescence properties. New characterisation techniques are for the first time presented as a comprehensive survey of the theoretical models. Both efficient and wavelength tunable electroluminescence are demonstrated using liquid contacts and a cathodic injection system. Localised cathodoluminescence in a scanning electron miscroscope and a scanning tunneling microscope is also presented. This book demonstrates that a consensus is emerging on the origin of the visible luminescence of highly porous Si. This novel nanostructure is extending our knowledge into a new area of solid state physics.

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Vols. III/17a-i and III/22a,b (supplement) on semiconductor physics and technology have been published earlier, the latter covering new data on the technologically important group IV elements, IV-IV and III-V compounds only. The wealth of further data from the last decade is now being critically evaluated by over 30 well-known experts in the field of semiconductors. To meet the demands of today's scientists and to offer a complete overview on semiconductor data all data available so far are published in the following way: a series of eight subvolumes cover only the supplementary data to vols. III/17 and 22. Enclosed to each subvolume, a CD-ROM contains a complete, revised and update edition of all relevant data. For each individual substance the information is presented in userfriendly documents, containing numerical data, figures and references. Easy access to the documents is provided via substance and property keywords, listing and full text retrieval.

Optical Properties: Nanostructured Semiconductors (Landolt-Bornstein)

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At present in many fields of science research activities concentrate on the study of micro- and nanoscale materials and structures. Volume III/34 summarizes our current knowledge of semiconductor quantum structures. Subvolume 34A and 34B cover growth structuring and doping, and electronic transport, respectively. Subvolume 34C deals with the optical properties. The present subvol. 34C1 offers the theoretical and experimental basis as well as data on III-V, I-VII and IV-VI semiconductors, while subvolume 34C2 will cover the elemental semiconductors and II-VI compounds.

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