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StarBriefs 2001 |
I11331 |
2001 |
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K??hn, Reimer |
Adaptivity and Learning |
I11247 |
2003 |
eBook |
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Luzzi, Roberto |
Statistical Foundations of Irreversible Thermodynamics |
I11211 |
2000 |
eBook |
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S??nchez, Norma G |
Current Topics in Astrofundamental Physics: The Cosmic Microwave Background |
I11192 |
2001 |
eBook |
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Ashtekar |
Revisiting the Foundations of Relativistic Physics |
I11189 |
2003 |
eBook |
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Oura, K |
Surface Science |
I11175 |
2003 |
eBook |
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Reguera, D |
Coherent Structures in Complex Systems |
I11165 |
2001 |
eBook |
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Enns, Richard |
Computer Algebra Recipes |
I11043 |
2001 |
eBook |
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Jensen, Carsten |
Controversy and Consensus: Nuclear Beta Decay 1911???1934 |
I11026 |
2000 |
eBook |
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Hoffmann, Klaus |
Otto Hahn |
I10995 |
2001 |
eBook |
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Title | StarBriefs 2001 : A Dictionary of Abbreviations, Acronyms and Symbols in Astronomy, Related Space Sciences and Other Related Fields |
Publication | Dordrecht, Springer Netherlands, 2001. |
Description | VII, 813 p : online resource |
Abstract Note | This compilation probably looks like one of the craziest things a human being could spend his or her time on. Yet nobody would wonder at someone taking a short walk every day - after twenty five years that person would have covered a surprisingly long distance. This is exactly the story behind this list, which appeared first as a few pages within the directory StarGuides (or whatever name it had at that time) and as a distinct sister publication since 1990. The idea behind this dictionary is to offer astronomers and related space scientists practical assistance in decoding the numerous abbreviations, acronyms, contractions and symbols which they might encounter in all aspects of the vast range of their professional activities, including traveling. Perhaps it is a bit paradoxical, but if scientists quickly grasp the meaning of an acronym solely in their own specific discipline, they will probably encounter more difficulties when dealing with adjacent fields. It is for this purpose that this dictionary might be most often used. Scientists might also refer to this compilation in order to avoid identifying a project by an acronym which already has too many meanings or confused definitions |
ISBN,Price | 9789401143516 |
Keyword(s) | 1. Astronomy, Observations and Techniques
2. Astronomy???Observations
3. Automotive engineering
4. EBOOK
5. EBOOK - SPRINGER
6. INTERNATIONAL LAW
7. Law of the sea
8. Law of the Sea, Air and Outer Space
9. LINGUISTICS
10. Linguistics, general
11. Observations, Astronomical
12. PHYSICS
13. Physics, general
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Title | Adaptivity and Learning : An Interdisciplinary Debate |
Author(s) | K??hn, Reimer;Menzel, Randolf;Menzel, Wolfram;Ratsch, Ulrich;Richter, Michael M;Stamatescu, Ion-Olimpiu |
Publication | Berlin, Heidelberg, Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2003. |
Description | XII, 403 p : online resource |
Abstract Note | Adaptivity and learning have in recent decades become a common concern of scientific disciplines. These issues have arisen in mathematics, physics, biology, informatics, economics, and other fields more or less simultaneously. The aim of this publication is the interdisciplinary discourse on the phenomenon of learning and adaptivity. Different perspectives are presented and compared to find fruitful concepts for the disciplines involved. The authors select problems showing representative traits concerning the frame up, the methods and the achievements rather than to present extended overviews. To foster interdisciplinary dialogue, this book presents diverse perspectives from various scientific fields, including: - The biological perspective: e.g., physiology, behaviour; - The mathematical perspective: e.g., algorithmic and stochastic learning; - The physics perspective: e.g., learning for artificial neural networks; - The "learning by experience" perspective: reinforcement learning, social learning, artificial life; - The cognitive perspective: e.g., deductive/inductive procedures, learning and language learning as a high level cognitive process; - The application perspective: e.g., robotics, control, knowledge engineering |
ISBN,Price | 9783662055946 |
Keyword(s) | 1. ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
2. COMPLEX SYSTEMS
3. Control engineering
4. Control, Robotics, Mechatronics
5. DYNAMICAL SYSTEMS
6. EBOOK
7. EBOOK - SPRINGER
8. Evolutionary Biology
9. Mechatronics
10. PHILOSOPHY
11. Philosophy, general
12. PHYSICS
13. Physics, general
14. ROBOTICS
15. STATISTICAL PHYSICS
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Title | Statistical Foundations of Irreversible Thermodynamics |
Author(s) | Luzzi, Roberto;Vasconcellos, Aurea R;Ramos, J. Galvao |
Publication | Wiesbaden, 1. Imprint: Vieweg+Teubner Verlag
2. Vieweg+Teubner Verlag, 2000. |
Description | 182 p. 1 illus : online resource |
Abstract Note | Some aspects of the physics of many-body systems arbitrarily away from equilibrium, mainly the characterization and irreversible evolution of their macroscopic state, are considered. The present status of phenomenological irreversible thermodynamics is described. An approach for building a statistical thermodynamics - dubbed Informational-Statistical-Thermodynamics - based on a non-equilibrium statistical ensemble formalism is presented. The formalism can be considered as encompassed within the scope of the so-called Predictive Statistical Mechanics, in which the predictability of future states in terms of the knowledge of present and past states, and the question of historicity in the case of systems with complex behaviour, is its main characteristic. The book is recommended for researchers in the area of non-equilibrium statistical mechanics and thermodynamics, as well as a textbook for advanced courses for graduate students in the area of condensed matter physics |
ISBN,Price | 9783322800190 |
Keyword(s) | 1. EBOOK
2. EBOOK - SPRINGER
3. Engineering Thermodynamics, Heat and Mass Transfer
4. Heat engineering
5. HEAT TRANSFER
6. MASS TRANSFER
7. PHYSICS
8. Physics, general
9. THERMODYNAMICS
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Title | Current Topics in Astrofundamental Physics: The Cosmic Microwave Background |
Author(s) | S??nchez, Norma G |
Publication | Dordrecht, Springer Netherlands, 2001. |
Description | XXV, 662 p : online resource |
Abstract Note | This NATO Advanced Study Institute provided an up dated understanding, from a fundamental and deep point of view, of the progress and current problems in the early universe, cosmic microwave background radiation, large scale structure, dark matter problem, and the interplay between them. The focus was placed on the Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation. Emphasis was given to the mutual impact of fundamental physics and cosmology, both at theoretical and experimental-or observational-levels, within a deep and well defined programme, and a global unifying view, which, in addition, provides of careful inter-disciplinarity. Special Lectures were devoted to neutrinos in astrophysics and high energy astrophysics. In addition, each Course of this series, introduced and promoted topics or subjects, which, although not being of purely astrophysical or cosmological nature, were of relevant physical interest for astrophysics and cosmology. Deep understanding, clarification, synthesis, careful interdisciplinarity within a fundamental physics framework, werethe maingoals ofthe course. Lectures ranged from a motivation and pedagogical introduction for students and participants not directly working in the field to the latest developmentsand most recent results. All Lectures were plenary, had the same duration and were followed by a discussion. The Course brought together experimentalists and theoretical physicists, astrophysicists and astronomers from a variety of backgrounds, including young scientists at post-doctoral level, senior scientists and advanced graduatestudentsas well |
ISBN,Price | 9789401007481 |
Keyword(s) | 1. Astronomy, Observations and Techniques
2. Astronomy???Observations
3. ASTROPHYSICS
4. Astrophysics and Astroparticles
5. Classical and Quantum Gravitation, Relativity Theory
6. COSMOLOGY
7. EBOOK
8. EBOOK - SPRINGER
9. GRAVITATION
10. MATHEMATICAL PHYSICS
11. Observations, Astronomical
12. PHYSICS
13. Physics, general
14. Theoretical, Mathematical and Computational Physics
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Title | Revisiting the Foundations of Relativistic Physics : Festschrift in Honor of John Stachel |
Author(s) | Ashtekar |
Publication | Dordrecht, Springer Netherlands, 2003. |
Description | XXII, 650 p. 4 illus : online resource |
Abstract Note | 2) the globalization of capital has far outstripped the ability of current labor movements, organized at best on a national level, to conduct an effective defense of the interests of labor within capitalism, let alone to seriously challenge the cap?? italist system. To develop some form-or forms--of international organization of labor, long an ideological challenge ("Workers of the World Unite") has now become an urgent matter of survival for the labor movements of the world. Here is a challenge, on which I think broad agreement is possible: Even those who think capitalism is capable of indefinite survival must agree that it has functioned best in the past-for example, during the long period of post-World War II expansion?? when the power of capital has been effectively limited by the countervailing power of labor. Effective exercise of that power has always depended on overcoming the seg?? mentation of labor due to such factors as locality, race, gender, occupation, etc. , which stilIremain important. Above, I have singled out the two factors that today seem key to me: the split between mental and manual labor, and segmentation by nationality. Let all concerned about the current state of capitalism work to build up the countervailing power of labor, and let time show whether this results in nothing more than the better functioning of capitalism, or whether a new challenge to the system ultimately emerges |
ISBN,Price | 9789401001113 |
Keyword(s) | 1. EBOOK
2. EBOOK - SPRINGER
3. PHYSICS
4. Physics, general
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Title | Surface Science : An Introduction |
Author(s) | Oura, K;Lifshits, V.G;Saranin, A.A;Zotov, A.V;Katayama, M |
Publication | Berlin, Heidelberg, Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2003. |
Description | XII, 440 p : online resource |
Abstract Note | Designed as a textbook for advanced undergraduate and graduate students in engineering and physical sciences who are seeking a general overview of surface science, this book also provides the necessary background for researchers just starting out in the field. It covers all the most important aspects of modern surface science, from the experimental background and crystallographic basics to modern analytical techniques and applications to thin films and nanostructures. All topics are presented in a concise and clear form accessible to a beginner. At the same time, the coverage is comprehensive and at a high technical level, with emphasis on the fundamental physical principles. Numerous examples, references, practice exercises, and problems complement this remarkably complete treatment, which will also serve as an excellent reference for researchers and practitioners |
ISBN,Price | 9783662051795 |
Keyword(s) | 1. Applied and Technical Physics
2. Characterization and Evaluation of Materials
3. EBOOK
4. EBOOK - SPRINGER
5. Interfaces (Physical sciences)
6. MATERIALS SCIENCE
7. Materials???Surfaces
8. PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY
9. PHYSICS
10. Physics, general
11. Surface and Interface Science, Thin Films
12. Surfaces (Physics)
13. Surfaces and Interfaces, Thin Films
14. THIN FILMS
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Title | Coherent Structures in Complex Systems : Selected Papers of the XVII Sitges Conference on Statistical Mechanics Held at Sitges, Barcelona, Spain, 5???9 June 2000. Preliminary Version |
Author(s) | Reguera, D;Bonilla, L.L;Rubi, J.M |
Publication | Berlin, Heidelberg, Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2001. |
Description | IX, 465 p : online resource |
Abstract Note | A rich variety of real-life physical problems which are still poorly understood are of a nonlinear nature. Examples include turbulence, granular flows, detonations and flame propagation, fracture dynamics, and a wealth of new biological and chemical phenomena which are being discovered. Particularly interesting among the manifestations of nonlinearity are coherent structures. This book contains reviews and contributions reporting on the state of the art regarding the role of coherent structures and patterns in nonlinear science |
ISBN,Price | 9783540446989 |
Keyword(s) | 1. ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
2. Biological and Medical Physics, Biophysics
3. BIOLOGICAL PHYSICS
4. BIOPHYSICS
5. COMPLEX SYSTEMS
6. DYNAMICAL SYSTEMS
7. EBOOK
8. EBOOK - SPRINGER
9. Fluid- and Aerodynamics
10. FLUIDS
11. PHYSICS
12. Physics, general
13. STATISTICAL PHYSICS
14. Statistical Physics and Dynamical Systems
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Title | Computer Algebra Recipes : A Gourmet???s Guide to the Mathematical Models of Science |
Author(s) | Enns, Richard;McGuire, George C |
Publication | New York, NY, Springer New York, 2001. |
Description | XIV, 778 p : online resource |
Abstract Note | Computer algebra systems have the potential to revolutionize the teaching of and learning of science. Not only can students work thorough mathematical models much more efficiently and with fewer errors than with pencil and paper, they can also work with much more complex and computationally intensive models. Thus, for example, in studying the flight of a golf ball, students can begin with the simple parabolic trajectory, but then add the effects of lift and drag, of winds, and of spin. Not only can the program provide analytic solutions in some cases, it can also produce numerical solutions and graphic displays. Aimed at undergraduates in their second or third year, this book is filled with examples from a wide variety of disciplines, including biology, economics, medicine, engineering, game theory, physics, chemistry. The text is organized along a spiral, revisiting general topics such as graphics, symbolic computation, and numerical simulation in greater detail and more depth at each turn of the spiral. The heart of the text is a large number of computer algebra recipes. These have been designed not only to provide tools for problem solving, but also to stimulate the reader's imagination. Associated with each recipe is a scientific model or method and a story that leads the reader through steps of the recipe.??Each section of recipes is followed by a set of problems that readers can use to check their understanding or to develop the topic further |
ISBN,Price | 9781461301714 |
Keyword(s) | 1. ALGEBRA
2. Applications of Mathematics
3. APPLIED MATHEMATICS
4. Computational Intelligence
5. Computer science???Mathematics
6. EBOOK
7. EBOOK - SPRINGER
8. ENGINEERING MATHEMATICS
9. Mathematical and Computational Engineering
10. PHYSICS
11. Physics, general
12. Symbolic and Algebraic Manipulation
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Title | Controversy and Consensus: Nuclear Beta Decay 1911???1934 |
Author(s) | Jensen, Carsten;Aaserud, Finn;Kragh, Helge;R??dinger, Erik;Stuewer, Roger H |
Publication | Basel, 1. Birkh??user Basel
2. Imprint: Birkh??user, 2000. |
Description | XVII, 217 p : online resource |
Abstract Note | To all four of us, Carsten was the best possible friend and colleague. To Finn, he was a fellow student in the history of science for several years at the Niels Bohr Institute; to Relge, he was a welcome resource for personal and intellectual interac?? tion in an otherwise less than fertile environment for the history of science; Roger was Carsten's friend and advisor, not least in the development of the dissertation on which the present book is based; and as director of the Niels Bohr Archive, Erik was his main advisor in his historical work. Because he was the person closest to Carsten's work on his Ph. D. dissertation on the history of beta decay, on which the present book is based, it is only fitting that Erik stands as single author of the words in Carsten's memory at the very beginning of this book. Before his untimely death shortly after the completion of the Ph. D. disser?? tation, Carsten had himself plans to develop the dissertation into a book. Being a true perfectionist, he wanted to rework the manuscript substantively, especially with regard to relating it to the broader discussion among historians of science |
ISBN,Price | 9783034884440 |
Keyword(s) | 1. EBOOK
2. EBOOK - SPRINGER
3. PHYSICS
4. Physics, general
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Title | Otto Hahn : Achievement and Responsibility |
Author(s) | Hoffmann, Klaus |
Publication | New York, NY, Springer New York, 2001. |
Description | X, 276 p : online resource |
Abstract Note | Otto Hahn (1879-1968) was awarded the 1944 Nobel Prize for Chemistry for his work on atomic fission: his work in Berlin in the 1930s and 1940s with Lise Meitner and Fritz Strassmann led to the discovery that uranium nuclei bombarded by neutrons undergo spontaneous fission, releasing enormous energies. This work, conveyed to England and the US by scientific refugees from Nazi Germany, led to the instigation of the Manhattan Project and the development of the Atomic Bomb. Reviled by many after the war as one of the people responsible for the carnage at Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Hahn had already begun to reflect on the social responsibility of scientists for their fundamental discoveries and the subsequent applications of the knowledge they create. Already during the war, Hahn had protested Nazi restrictions on Universities and researchers, and after the War, he became actively involved in efforts to restrict the spread of nuclear weapons. In this volume Klaus Hoffmann discusses Hahn's contributions to science and his reflections of scientific and social responsibility. He concludes that Hahn's ideas can still serve as a foundation for responsible and moral actions by scientists |
ISBN,Price | 9781461301011 |
Keyword(s) | 1. Atomic, Molecular, Optical and Plasma Physics
2. ATOMS
3. CHEMISTRY
4. Chemistry/Food Science, general
5. EBOOK
6. EBOOK - SPRINGER
7. PHYSICS
8. Physics, general
9. Science, Humanities and Social Sciences, multidisciplinary
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