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K??ppers, E. W. Udo |
Ingenious Principles of Nature |
I12287 |
2022 |
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Ludu, Andrei |
Boundaries of a Complex World |
I10429 |
2016 |
eBook |
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Cremonesi, Lloren?? |
Light Scattering From Micrometric Mineral Dust and Aggregate Particles |
I09722 |
2020 |
eBook |
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Schwarz, H.E |
Light Pollution: The Global View |
I11367 |
2003 |
eBook |
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Boccara, Nino |
Modeling Complex Systems |
I10933 |
2004 |
eBook |
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Antonelli, P.L |
Finslerian Geometries |
I10811 |
2000 |
eBook |
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Butterworth, Frank M |
Biomonitors and Biomarkers as Indicators of Environmental Change 2 |
I10533 |
2001 |
eBook |
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Deffuant, Guillaume |
Viability and Resilience of Complex Systems |
I07171 |
2011 |
eBook |
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Mendez, Vicenc |
Reaction-Transport Systems |
I07157 |
2010 |
eBook |
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M??ndez, Vicen?? |
Stochastic Foundations in Movement Ecology |
I05866 |
2014 |
eBook |
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| Title | Ingenious Principles of Nature : Do We Reckon With Nature Or Nature Reckons With Us |
| Author(s) | K??ppers, E. W. Udo |
| Publication | Wiesbaden, 1. Imprint: Springer
2. Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden, 2022. |
| Description | XXI, 511 p. 1 illus : online resource |
| Abstract Note | How can the book's title be paraphrased in one succinct sentence? By Arthur Schopenhauer's handed-down statement: "Any stupid boy can crush a beetle, but not all the professors in the world can make one." Animals and plants of interconnected nature have learned over billions of years, through perfect adaptive adjustment to their environment, to achieve peak performance for their survival, whose effective and sustainable principles are unparalleled in our technology-infused environment. This immeasurably rich natural treasure trove of materials, tools, techniques, processes and organizations can help to steer the misguided development strategies of us humans, which in addition to extraordinary technical advances also produce extraordinary catastrophic consequential problems, into forward-looking paths capable of living and surviving. In view of the accumulation of damaged nature by us humans, both of whose existence is inextricably linked, new sustainable development strategies are inevitable. These can only be done with and not against nature. It will be a necessary struggle for survival against the "masters of humanity", against their pernicious, political and economic treatment of nature. which affects us all. From the contents - The inexhaustible wealth of evolutionary adaptive solutions - 22 evolutionary principles from fauna and flora - Operational principles of nature - Beyond the exhaustive wealth of technospheric maximum solutions - Bio-technospheric transformations - 30 workable resolutions - Konrad Lorenz "Eight Deadly Sins of Civilized Mankind" - Noam Chomsky's battle against the "masters of humanity" About the author As an engineering scientist and bionic scientist, Dr.-Ing. E. W. Udo K??ppers devotes his interest preferably to the complex border area between nature and technology. Associated with this are systemic thinking and acting, highly mindful organizational processes, accompanied by practical impact network methods. Besides activities in his working group ??K??ppers-Systemdenken?? (since 2000) he taught at different universities with the core module Interdisciplinary Competence until 2021. This book is a translation of an original German edition. The translation was done with the help of artificial intelligence (machine translation by the service DeepL.com). A subsequent human revision was done primarily in terms of content, so that the book will read stylistically differently from a conventional translation |
| ISBN,Price | 9783658380991 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. BIOPHYSICS
2. EBOOK
3. EBOOK - SPRINGER
4. ECOLOGY
5. Ecology??
6. ENGINEERING
7. ENGINEERING DESIGN
8. ENVIRONMENT
9. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
10. Science and Technology Studies
11. Science???Social aspects
12. Technology and Engineering
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| Title | Boundaries of a Complex World |
| Author(s) | Ludu, Andrei |
| Publication | Berlin, Heidelberg, Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2016. |
| Description | XIII, 361 p. 158 illus., 112 illus. in color : online resource |
| Abstract Note | The central theme of this book is the extent to which the structure of the free dynamical boundaries of a system controls the evolution of the system as a whole. Applying three orthogonal types of thinking - mathematical, constructivist and morphological, it illustrates these concepts using applications to selected problems from the social and life sciences, as well as economics. ??In a broader context, it introduces and reviews some modern mathematical approaches to the science of complex systems. Standard modeling approaches (based on non-linear differential equations, dynamic systems, graph theory, cellular automata, stochastic processes, or information theory) are suitable for studying local problems. However they cannot simultaneously take into account all the different facets and phenomena of a complex system, and new approaches are required to solve the challenging problem of correlations between phenomena at different levels and hierarchies, their self-organization and memory-evolutive aspects, the growth of additional structures and are ultimately required to explain why and how such complex systems can display both robustness and flexibility. ????This graduate-level text also addresses a broader interdisciplinary audience, keeping the mathematical level essentially uniform throughout the book, and involving only basic elements from calculus, algebra, geometry and systems theory. ?? |
| ISBN,Price | 9783662490785 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. Applications of Nonlinear Dynamics and Chaos Theory
2. COMPLEX SYSTEMS
3. COMPLEXITY
4. COMPUTATIONAL COMPLEXITY
5. Earth System Sciences
6. EBOOK
7. EBOOK - SPRINGER
8. Ecology??
9. Physical geography
10. STATISTICAL PHYSICS
11. SYSTEM THEORY
12. Systems biology
13. Theoretical Ecology/Statistics
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| Title | Light Scattering From Micrometric Mineral Dust and Aggregate Particles : Effects of Structure and Shape Applied to Paleoclimate Studies |
| Author(s) | Cremonesi, Lloren?? |
| Publication | Cham, Springer International Publishing, 2020. |
| Description | XIV, 142 p. 62 illus., 11 illus. in color : online resource |
| Abstract Note | Light scattering from particles in the nanometric and micrometric size range is relevant in several research fields, such as aerosol science and nanotechnology. In many applications, the description of the optical properties of non-spherical, inhomogeneous particles is still inadequate or requires demanding numerical calculations. Lorenz???Mie scattering and effective medium approximations represent currently the main theoretical tools to model such particles, but their effectiveness has been recently called into question. This work examines how the morphology of a particle affects its scattering parameters from an experimental standpoint, supporting findings with extensive simulations. The dust content of Antarctic, Greenlandic, and Alpine ice cores is analysed with a particle-by-particle approach. Moreover, a study on colloidal aggregates shows that correlations among the fields radiated by primary particles are responsible for the poor agreement of effective medium approximations with experimental results. On the theoretical side, an interpretation in terms of the structure factor is given, which satisfactorily describes the data. The insights of this thesis are relevant for quantifying the contribution of mineral dust to the radiative energy balance of the Earth |
| ISBN,Price | 9783030567873 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. CRYSTALLOGRAPHY
2. Crystallography and Scattering Methods
3. EBOOK
4. EBOOK - SPRINGER
5. ECOLOGY
6. Ecology??
7. LASERS
8. Optics, Lasers, Photonics, Optical Devices
9. PALEOECOLOGY
10. PHOTONICS
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| Title | Light Pollution: The Global View |
| Author(s) | Schwarz, H.E |
| Publication | Dordrecht, Springer Netherlands, 2003. |
| Description | XVIII, 306 p : online resource |
| Abstract Note | The effects of light pollution on flora, fauna -including humans and their widely varying night-time activities- are often subtle and need extensive field studies to be quantified in a sensible manner. Some of the highlights were: The presentation of the 1st world atlas of artificial night sky brightness (Cinzano et al.); the article by the International Darksky Association on their world-wide efforts to curb light pollution (Alvarez del Castillo et al.); the laws controlling light pollution implemented in Spain (Diaz et al.) and Chile (Sanhueza et al.), an overview of the work on radio frequency protection of sites (Cohen et al.) and the excellent introduction to the topic from the Chilean point of view (Daud). Related topics in the book are light pollution education, aircraft contrails, space advertising (with an added document provided by the relevant UN commission), and an experiment on involving the population of an entire country in measuring sky brightness, by using the internet and the media. The text is aimed at professionals from a wide range of disciplines related to lighting and its effects on the night-time environment in the broadest sense of the word. Lay persons interested in this emerging multi-disciplinary field can also find much of interest in this book |
| ISBN,Price | 9789401701259 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. AIR POLLUTION
2. Astronomy, Observations and Techniques
3. Astronomy???Observations
4. Atmospheric Protection/Air Quality Control/Air Pollution
5. EBOOK
6. EBOOK - SPRINGER
7. ECOLOGY
8. Ecology??
9. Observations, Astronomical
10. REMOTE SENSING
11. Remote Sensing/Photogrammetry
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| Title | Modeling Complex Systems |
| Author(s) | Boccara, Nino |
| Publication | New York, NY, Springer New York, 2004. |
| Description | XII, 399 p : online resource |
| Abstract Note | This book explores the process of modeling complex systems in the widest sense of that term, drawing on examples from such diverse fields as ecology, epidemiology, sociology, seismology, as well as economics. It also provides the mathematical tools for studying the dynamics of these systems. Boccara takes a carefully inductive approach in defining what it means for a system to be "complex" (and at the same time addresses the equally elusive concept of emergent properties). This is the first text on the subject to draw comprehensive conclusions from such a wide range of analogous phenomena |
| ISBN,Price | 9780387216461 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. COMPLEX SYSTEMS
2. DYNAMICAL SYSTEMS
3. EBOOK
4. EBOOK - SPRINGER
5. Ecology??
6. GAME THEORY
7. Game Theory, Economics, Social and Behav. Sciences
8. STATISTICAL PHYSICS
9. Statistical Physics and Dynamical Systems
10. Theoretical Ecology/Statistics
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| Title | Finslerian Geometries : A Meeting of Minds |
| Author(s) | Antonelli, P.L |
| Publication | Dordrecht, Springer Netherlands, 2000. |
| Description | VIII, 312 p : online resource |
| Abstract Note | The International Conference on Finsler and Lagrange Geometry and its Applications: A Meeting of Minds, took place August 13-20, 1998 at the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Canada. The main objective of this meeting was to help acquaint North American geometers with the extensive modern literature on Finsler geometry and Lagrange geometry of the Japanese and European schools, each with its own venerable history, on the one hand, and to communicate recent advances in stochastic theory and Hodge theory for Finsler manifolds by the younger North American school, on the other. The intent was to bring together practitioners of these schools of thought in a Canadian venue where there would be ample opportunity to exchange information and have cordial personal interactions. The present set of refereed papers begins ??with the Pedagogical Sec?? tion I, where introductory and brief survey articles are presented, one from the Japanese School and two from the European School (Romania and Hungary). These have been prepared for non-experts with the intent of explaining basic points of view. The Section III is the main body of work. It is arranged in alphabetical order, by author. Section II gives a brief account of each of these contribu?? tions with a short reference list at the end. More extensive references are given in the individual articles |
| ISBN,Price | 9789401142359 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. DIFFERENTIAL GEOMETRY
2. EBOOK
3. EBOOK - SPRINGER
4. ECOLOGY
5. Ecology??
6. Elementary particles (Physics)
7. Elementary Particles, Quantum Field Theory
8. MATHEMATICAL OPTIMIZATION
9. MATHEMATICAL PHYSICS
10. OPTIMIZATION
11. QUANTUM FIELD THEORY
12. Theoretical, Mathematical and Computational Physics
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| Title | Biomonitors and Biomarkers as Indicators of Environmental Change 2 : A Handbook |
| Author(s) | Butterworth, Frank M;Gunatilaka, Amara;Gonsebatt, Mar??a Eugenia |
| Publication | New York, NY, Springer US, 2001. |
| Description | XI, 508 p. 112 illus., 2 illus. in color : online resource |
| Abstract Note | Monitoring the environment is absolutely essential if we are to identify hazards to human health, to assess environmental cleanup efforts, and to prevent further degradation of the ecosystem. Biomonitors and biomarkers combined with chemical monitoring offer the only approach to making these assessments. Based on an International Association of Great Lakes Research conference, this book is intended for researchers who want to incorporate new and different technologies in their development of specifically-crafted monitors; students who are learning the field of biomonitoring; and regulatory agencies that want to consider newer technologies to replace inadequate and less powerful test regimes |
| ISBN,Price | 9781461513056 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. Biotechnology
2. EBOOK
3. EBOOK - SPRINGER
4. ECOLOGY
5. Ecology??
6. Ecotoxicology
7. ENVIRONMENT
8. Environment, general
9. Environmental engineering
10. Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology
11. Environmental Science and Engineering
12. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
13. Waste management
14. Waste Management/Waste Technology
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| Title | Viability and Resilience of Complex Systems : Concepts, Methods and Case Studies from Ecology and Society |
| Author(s) | Deffuant, Guillaume;Gilbert, Nigel |
| Publication | Berlin, Heidelberg, Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2011. |
| Description | XII, 224 p : online resource |
| Abstract Note | One common characteristic of a complex system is its ability to withstand major disturbances and the capacity to rebuild itself. Understanding how such systems demonstrate resilience by absorbing or recovering from major external perturbations requires both quantitative foundations and a multidisciplinary view of the topic. This book demonstrates how new methods can be used to identify the actions favouring the recovery from perturbations on a variety of examples including the dynamics of bacterial biofilms, grassland savannahs, language competition and Internet social networking sites. The reader is taken through an introduction to the idea of resilience and viability and shown the mathematical basis of the techniques used to analyse systems. The idea of individual or agent-based modelling of complex systems is introduced and related to analytically tractable approximations of such models. A set of case studies illustrates the use of the techniques in real applications, and the final section describes how one can use new software tools for carrying out the necessary calculations. The book is intended for a general scientific audience of readers from the natural and social sciences, although it requires some mathematics to gain a full understanding of the more theoretical chapters. It is an essential point of reference for those interested in the practical application of the concepts of resilience and viability |
| ISBN,Price | 9783642204234 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. COMPLEX SYSTEMS
2. COMPUTER SIMULATION
3. DYNAMICAL SYSTEMS
4. EBOOK
5. EBOOK - SPRINGER
6. ECOLOGY
7. Ecology??
8. GAME THEORY
9. Game Theory, Economics, Social and Behav. Sciences
10. Methodology of the Social Sciences
11. Simulation and Modeling
12. SOCIAL SCIENCES
13. STATISTICAL PHYSICS
14. Statistical Physics and Dynamical Systems
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| Title | Reaction-Transport Systems : Mesoscopic Foundations, Fronts, and Spatial Instabilities |
| Author(s) | Mendez, Vicenc;Fedotov, Sergei;Horsthemke, Werner |
| Publication | Berlin, Heidelberg, Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2010. |
| Description | XXI, 454 p. 109 illus : online resource |
| Abstract Note | This book is an introduction to the dynamics of reaction-diffusion systems, with a focus on fronts and stationary spatial patterns. Emphasis is on systems that are non-standard in the sense that either the transport is not simply classical diffusion (Brownian motion) or the system is not homogeneous. A important feature is the derivation of the basic phenomenological equations from the mesoscopic system properties. Topics addressed include transport with inertia, described by persistent random walks and hyperbolic reaction-transport equations and transport by anomalous diffusion, in particular subdiffusion, where the mean square displacement grows sublinearly with time. In particular reaction-diffusion systems are studied where the medium is in turn either spatially inhomogeneous, compositionally heterogeneous or spatially discrete. Applications span a vast range of interdisciplinary fields and the systems considered can be as different as human or animal groups migrating under external influences, population ecology and evolution, complex chemical reactions, or networks of biological cells. Several chapters treat these applications in detail |
| ISBN,Price | 9783642114434 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. Applied and Technical Physics
2. BIOMATHEMATICS
3. CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
4. COMPLEX SYSTEMS
5. DYNAMICAL SYSTEMS
6. EBOOK
7. EBOOK - SPRINGER
8. Ecology??
9. Genetics and Population Dynamics
10. Industrial Chemistry/Chemical Engineering
11. PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY
12. PHYSICS
13. STATISTICAL PHYSICS
14. Theoretical Ecology/Statistics
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| Title | Stochastic Foundations in Movement Ecology : Anomalous Diffusion, Front Propagation and Random Searches |
| Author(s) | M??ndez, Vicen??;Campos, Daniel;Bartumeus, Frederic |
| Publication | Berlin, Heidelberg, Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2014. |
| Description | XVII, 310 p. 84 illus., 16 illus. in color : online resource |
| Abstract Note | This book presents the fundamental theory for non-standard diffusion problems in movement ecology. L??vy processes and anomalous diffusion have shown to be both powerful and useful tools for qualitatively and quantitatively describing a wide variety of spatial population ecological phenomena and dynamics, such as invasion fronts and search strategies. Adopting a self-contained, textbook-style approach, the authors provide the elements of statistical physics and stochastic processes on which the modeling of movement ecology is based and systematically introduce the physical characterization of ecological processes at the microscopic, mesoscopic and macroscopic levels. The explicit definition of these levels and their interrelations is particularly suitable to coping with the broad spectrum of space and time scales involved in bio-ecological problems. ?? Including numerous exercises (with solutions), this text is aimed at graduate students and newcomers in this field at the interface of theoretical ecology, mathematical biology and physics |
| ISBN,Price | 9783642390104 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. BIOMATHEMATICS
2. COMPLEX SYSTEMS
3. COMPLEXITY
4. COMPUTATIONAL COMPLEXITY
5. Data-driven Science, Modeling and Theory Building
6. EBOOK
7. EBOOK - SPRINGER
8. Ecology??
9. ECONOPHYSICS
10. Genetics and Population Dynamics
11. Sociophysics
12. SYSTEM THEORY
13. Theoretical Ecology/Statistics
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