Shankar: 111 books

Providing a broad review of many techniques and their application to condensed matter systems, this book begins with a review of thermodynamics and statistical mechanics, before moving onto real and imaginary time path integrals and the link between Euclidean quantum mechanics and statistical mechanics....

Success in any walk of life is hard to achieve in this razor-edged highly competitive age. Besides knowledge, one has to be well versed in the art of forceful communication, an essential pre-requisite of a qualified man, lack of which renders him unfit for high posts in any sector. Participation in debating...

This book offers a comprehensive overview of fading and shadowing in wireless channels.  A number of statistical models including simple, hybrid, compound and cascaded ones are presented along with a detailed discussion of diversity techniques employed to mitigate the effects of fading and...

The book takes a problem solving approach in presenting the topic of differential equations. It provides a complete narrative of differential equations showing the theoretical aspects of the problem (the how's and why's), various steps in arriving at solutions, multiple ways of obtaining solutions...

Marketing and consumer research has traditionally conceptualized consumers as individuals- who exercise choice in the marketplace as individuals not as a class or a group. However an important new perspective is now emerging that rejects the individualistic view and focuses on the reality that human...

Build your next game on a bigger scale with Pro HTML5 Games. This essential book teaches you to master advanced game programming in HTML5. You’ll learn techniques that you can transfer to any area of HTML5 game development to make your own professional HTML5 games. Led by an expert game...

Girls, in general, expect a lot from guys. He should be tall, dark, sweet and comforting. Sweet and Comforting? Attention all Ladies: Do you want a boyfriend or a Cadbury Silk? (an extract from the story “Finding a Girlfriend” from this book) Quirky, funny and intelligent. “#GoodForNothingNALAYAK”...

An exciting romance set in the hi-finance world where ambitions and power games do not give ethics a chance. The interests of the clients are trampled upon, legally, in pursuit of individual goals. The story starts 15 years back in a Bangalore B-School campus, when Avni meets Sid. Sparks fly and friendship...

‘I love wearing short skirts and sleeveless tops. Romantic Hollywood movies and hard rock music are my all-time favorites. My name is Lavanya Sitaraman. I live in a remote village of India. One fine day I was told I won’t study further and will be married to somebody I didn't even know.’ It is...

This book provides insights on and tools for the characterization of island aquifers, as illustrated by the example of the coral islands of Lakshadweep in India. After an initial overview of the different coral islands, subsequent chapters explain key geophysical, hydrogeological and hydrochemical...

Due to the increase in the consumption of herbal medicine, there is a need to know which scientifically based methods are appropriate for assessing the quality of herbal medicines. Fingerprinting has emerged as a suitable technique for quality estimation. Chemical markers are used for evaluation of...

Our planet is growing hotter, which is mainly due to the burning of fossil fuels. Yet, most of us remain chained to the belief that there is no alternative source of energy sufficiently plentiful and cheap. **Dawn of the Solar Age **provides a blueprint for shifting the energy base of human...

Managed Chaos: The Fragility of the Chinese Miracle reads into the Chinese politics and economy and the disparate status and position of the two domains. On one hand, its economy has sustained a near 10 per cent growth rate for 30 years, while, on the other, trapped in an incomplete transition from...

What to write or what not to write now was in my mind after writing a few books. What to write about was the thought after the decision making. The best topic or theme to choose for the present age especially for children and youth is India’s great Epic Ramayana.” There is no panacea or remedy...