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11 Zafeiris, Anna Why We Live in Hierarchies? I09897 2018 eBook  
12 Maiani, Luciano International Cooperation for Enhancing Nuclear Safety, Security, Safeguards and Non-proliferation I09867 2016 eBook  
13 Courvoisier, Thierry J.-L From Stars to States I09843 2017 eBook  
14 McLeod, Alexus Astronomy in the Ancient World I09838 2016 eBook  
15 Altshuler, Ernesto Guerrilla Science I09774 2017 eBook  
16 May, Andrew Rockets and Ray Guns: The Sci-Fi Science of the Cold War I09695 2018 eBook  
17 English, Lars Q There Is No Theory of Everything I09657 2017 eBook  
18 Dylla, H. Frederick Scientific Journeys I09595 2020 eBook  
19 Forstner, Christian Biographies in the History of Physics I09512 2020 eBook  
20 Frederic Abergel (ed.) New Perspectives and Challenges in Econophysics and Sociophysics I09462 2019 eBook  
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TitleWhy We Live in Hierarchies? : A Quantitative Treatise
Author(s)Zafeiris, Anna;Vicsek, Tam??s
PublicationCham, Springer International Publishing, 2018.
DescriptionXIV, 110 p. 42 illus., 39 illus. in color : online resource
Abstract NoteThis book systematically interprets and documents new, unifying principles and basic laws describing the most relevant aspects of hierarchy. To do so, it discusses recent experiments and models that are simple and realistic enough to reproduce the observations, and develops concepts for a better understanding of the complexity of systems consisting of many organisms. The book covers systems ranging from flocks of birds to groups of people. ?? Although it focuses on hierarchical collective behavior??in general, two aspects pop up in the majority of cases: collective motion and dynamically changing, partially directed networks (and the natural relation between the two). In addition, it offers a brief description of the most relevant definitions and concepts involved in the context of hierarchies, presenting both a review of the current literature and a number of new experimental and computational results in more detail. It is a valuable resource for students and scholars pursuing research on the structure of interactions within the collectives of animals and humans
ISBN,Price9783319704838
Keyword(s)1. Applications of Graph Theory and Complex Networks 2. COMPLEX SYSTEMS 3. COMPLEXITY 4. COMPUTATIONAL COMPLEXITY 5. EBOOK 6. EBOOK - SPRINGER 7. PHYSICS 8. Science???Social aspects 9. Societal Aspects of Physics, Outreach and Education 10. STATISTICAL PHYSICS 11. Statistical Physics and Dynamical Systems 12. SYSTEM THEORY
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TitleInternational Cooperation for Enhancing Nuclear Safety, Security, Safeguards and Non-proliferation : Proceedings of the XIX Edoardo Amaldi Conference, Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei, Rome, Italy, March 30-31, 2015
Author(s)Maiani, Luciano;Abousahl, Said;Plastino, Wolfango
PublicationCham, Springer International Publishing, 2016.
DescriptionXXIV, 125 p. 1 illus : online resource
Abstract NoteThis book, comprising contributions presented at the XIX Edoardo Amaldi Conference, examines important aspects of international cooperation aimed at enhancing nuclear safety, security, safeguards (the ???3S???), and non-proliferation, thereby assisting in the development and maintenance of the verification regime and progress toward a nuclear weapon-free world. The Conference served as a forum where eminent scientists, diplomats, and policymakers could compare national perspectives and update international collaborations. The book opens by addressing the political, institutional, and legal dimensions of the 3S and non-proliferation; current challenges are discussed and attempts made to identify possible solutions and future improvements. Subsequent sections consider scientific developments that can contribute to increased effectiveness in the implementation of international regimes, particularly in critical areas, technology foresight, and the ongoing evaluation of current capabilities. The closing sections discuss scientific and technical challenges to the effective implementation of the 3S approach and the role of international cooperation and scientific community actions in leading the world toward peace and security
ISBN,Price9783319243221
Keyword(s)1. EBOOK 2. EBOOK - SPRINGER 3. INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS 4. NUCLEAR ENERGY 5. Science???Social aspects 6. Security Science and Technology 7. Societal Aspects of Physics, Outreach and Education 8. System safety
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TitleFrom Stars to States : A Manifest for Science in Society
Author(s)Courvoisier, Thierry J.-L
PublicationCham, Springer International Publishing, 2017.
DescriptionXVI, 67 p. 15 illus., 11 illus. in color : online resource
Abstract NoteThe aim of this essay is to understand the relationship between knowledge and society and to reflect on the links between science and political decision making. The text evolved from a number of reflections the author made while president of the European Astronomical Society, president of the Swiss Academy of Sciences and vice-president of the European Academies Science Advisory Council (EASAC). The book starts by using astronomy as a showcase for what science brings to society in terms of intellectual enrichment, of practical tools and of societal inputs. It then turns to looking generally at science as a human endeavour for which pleasure is a prime motivation and it describes the efforts made by researchers to rationalise their findings, thus making them universally acceptable. The author also describes the role of science in shaping our environment and discusses resulting responsibility of the scientists with respect to the evolution of the world. As part of an analysis of the relationship between science and policy the author describes the way in which scientists can (and must) bring knowledge in the political decision making process. The argument is closed with considerations on global governance, while the conclusion puts evidence based decision making processes in relation with the more emotional aspects of our behaviour. The readership of the book is intended to be all scientists involved in ???science for policy??? activities, as well as those who should become more active in this domain. This includes, but is not limited to, all members of science academies. Astronomers will find specific elements to help them think about their science. The intended readers of the book also include civil servants and policy makers who develop legislation and societal action in domains in which a solid knowledge base is important. The book should furthermore be of interest to citizens following public life and all those worried by the ???post evidence??? trends in policy
ISBN,Price9783319592329
Keyword(s)1. ASTRONOMY 2. Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology 3. ASTROPHYSICS 4. EBOOK 5. EBOOK - SPRINGER 6. Philosophy and social sciences 7. Philosophy of Education 8. Public policy 9. Science and Technology Studies 10. SCIENCE EDUCATION 11. Science???Social aspects 12. Societal Aspects of Physics, Outreach and Education 13. Technology???Sociological aspects
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TitleAstronomy in the Ancient World : Early and Modern Views on Celestial Events
Author(s)McLeod, Alexus
PublicationCham, Springer International Publishing, 2016.
DescriptionVIII, 234 p. 41 illus., 34 illus. in color : online resource
Abstract NoteAlexus McLeod explores every aspect of the lesser-known history of astronomy in the Americas (Mesoamerica and North America), China and India, each through the frame of a particular astronomical phenomena.??Part One considers the development of astronomy in the Americas as a response, in part, to the Supernova of 1054, which may have led to a cultural renaissance in astronomy. He then goes on to explore the contemporary understanding of supernovae, contrasting it with that of the ancient Americas.?? Part Two is framed through the appearances of great comets, which had major divinatory significance in early China.??The author discusses the advancement of??observational astronomy in China, its influence on politics and its role in the survival or failure of empires.?? Furthermore, the??contemporary understanding of comets is also discussed for comparison.?? Part Three, on India, considers the magnificent observatories of the Rajput king Jai Singh II, and the question of their purpose.??The origins of Indian astronomy are examined in Vedic thought and its development is followed through the period of Jai Singh, including the role played by solar eclipses. The author also includes a modern explanation of our understanding of eclipses to date.??In the final section of the book, McLeod discusses how ancient traditions might help modern civilization better understand Earth???s place in the cosmos
ISBN,Price9783319236001
Keyword(s)1. ANTHROPOLOGY 2. ASTRONOMY 3. Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology 4. ASTROPHYSICS 5. EBOOK 6. EBOOK - SPRINGER 7. History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics 8. PHYSICS 9. Science???Social aspects 10. Societal Aspects of Physics, Outreach and Education
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TitleGuerrilla Science : Survival Strategies of a Cuban Physicist
Author(s)Altshuler, Ernesto
PublicationCham, Springer International Publishing, 2017.
DescriptionX, 147 p. 71 illus., 50 illus. in color : online resource
Abstract NoteFull of drama, dedication, and humor, this book narrates the author???s often frustrating experiences working as an experimental physicist in Cuba after the disintegration of the so-called socialist block. Lacking finance and infrastructure, faced with makeshift equipment, unpredictable supplies, and unreliable IT, Altshuler tells how he and his students overcame numerous challenges to make novel and interesting contributions to several fields of science. Along the way, he explains the science - from studies of ant colonies to superconductivity - either qualitatively or quantitatively, but always at a level fully understandable to an undergraduate student of natural sciences or engineering. An even wider audience, however, may skip the technical sections without missing the essence. With numerous anecdotes, photographs and the author???s own delightful cartoons, the book tells a remarkable, and often amusing story of how successful science can be performed against all odds
ISBN,Price9783319516240
Keyword(s)1. CONDENSED MATTER 2. CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS 3. EBOOK 4. EBOOK - SPRINGER 5. Entomology 6. History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics 7. LIFE SCIENCES 8. PHYSICS 9. Popular Life Sciences 10. Popular Science in Physics 11. Science???Social aspects 12. Societal Aspects of Physics, Outreach and Education
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TitleRockets and Ray Guns: The Sci-Fi Science of the Cold War
Author(s)May, Andrew
PublicationCham, Springer International Publishing, 2018.
DescriptionVI, 214 p. 55 illus., 36 illus. in color : online resource
Abstract NoteThe Cold War saw scientists in East and West racing to create amazing new technologies, the like of which the world had never seen. Yet not everyone was taken by surprise. From super-powerful atomic weapons to rockets and space travel, readers of science fiction (SF) had seen it all before. Sometimes reality lived up to the SF vision, at other times it didn???t. The hydrogen bomb was as terrifyingly destructive as anything in fiction, while real-world lasers didn't come close to the promise of the classic SF ray gun. Nevertheless, when the scientific Cold War culminated in the Strategic Defence Initiative of the 1980s, it was so science-fictional in its aspirations that the media dubbed it ???Star Wars???. This entertaining account, offering a plethora of little known facts and insights from previously classified military projects, shows how the real-world science of the Cold War followed in the footsteps of SF ??? and how the two together changed our perception of both science and scientists, and paved the way to the world we live in today
ISBN,Price9783319898308
Keyword(s)1. EBOOK 2. EBOOK - SPRINGER 3. PHYSICS 4. Popular Science in Physics 5. Popular Science in Technology 6. Science???Social aspects 7. Security Science and Technology 8. Societal Aspects of Physics, Outreach and Education 9. System safety 10. TECHNOLOGY
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TitleThere Is No Theory of Everything : A Physics Perspective on Emergence
Author(s)English, Lars Q
PublicationCham, Springer International Publishing, 2017.
DescriptionXIV, 224 p. 32 illus., 22 illus. in color : online resource
Abstract NoteThe main purpose of this book is to introduce a broader audience to emergence by illustrating how discoveries in the physical sciences have informed the ways we think about it. In a nutshell, emergence asserts that non-reductive behavior arises at higher levels of organization and complexity. As physicist Philip Anderson put it, ???more is different.??? Along the text's conversational tour through the terrain of quantum physics, phase transitions, nonlinear and statistical physics, networks and complexity, the author highlights the various philosophical nuances that arise in encounters with emergence. The final part of the book zooms out to reflect on some larger lessons that emergence affords us. One of those larger lessons is the realization that the great diversity of theories and models, and the great variety of independent explanatory frameworks, will always be with us in the sciences and beyond. There is no ???Theory of Everything??? just around the corner waiting to be discovered. One of the main benefits of this book is that it will make a number of exciting scientific concepts that are not normally covered at this level accessible to a broader audience. The overall presentation, including the use of examples, analogies, metaphors, and biographical interludes, is geared for the educated non-specialist
ISBN,Price9783319591506
Keyword(s)1. Applications of Nonlinear Dynamics and Chaos Theory 2. EBOOK 3. EBOOK - SPRINGER 4. History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics 5. Philosophy and science 6. PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE 7. PHYSICS 8. Science???Social aspects 9. Societal Aspects of Physics, Outreach and Education 10. STATISTICAL PHYSICS 11. Statistical Physics and Dynamical Systems
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TitleScientific Journeys : A Physicist Explores the Culture, History and Personalities of Science
Author(s)Dylla, H. Frederick
PublicationCham, Springer International Publishing, 2020.
DescriptionXXV, 222 p. 67 illus., 46 illus. in color : online resource
Abstract NoteThis collection of essays traces a scientific journey bookmarked by remarkable mentors and milestones of science. It provides fascinating reading for everyone interested in the history, public appreciation, and value of science, as well as giving first-hand accounts of many key events and prominent figures. The author was one of the ???sputnik kids??? growing up in the US at the start of the space age. He built a working laser just two years after they were first invented, an experience that convinced him to become a physicist. During his 50-year career in physics, many personalities and notable events in science and technology helped to form his view of how science contributes to the modern world , including his conviction that the impact of science can be most effective when introduced within the context of the humanities - especially history, literature and the arts. From the Foreword by former U.S. Congressman, Rush D. Holt: In this volume, we have the wide-ranging thoughts and observations of Fred Dylla, an accomplished physicist with an engineer???s fascination for gadgets, a historian???s long perspective, an artist???s aesthetic eye, and a teacher???s passion for sharing ideas. Throughout his varied career [...] his curiosity has been his foremost characteristic and his ability to see the connection between apparently disparate things his greatest skill. [...] Here he examines the roots and growth of innovation in examples from Bell Laboratories, Edison Electric Light Company, and cubist painter Georges Braque. He considers the essential place of publishing in science, that epochal intellectual technique for learning how the world works. He shows the human enrichment and practical benefits that derive from wise investments in scientific research, as well as the waste resulting from a failure to embrace appropriate technologies
ISBN,Price9783030558000
Keyword(s)1. EBOOK 2. EBOOK - SPRINGER 3. History, Modern 4. Modern History 5. PHYSICS 6. Popular Science in Physics 7. Popular Science in Technology 8. PRINTING 9. Printing and Publishing 10. Publishers and publishing 11. Science???Social aspects 12. Societal Aspects of Physics, Outreach and Education 13. TECHNOLOGY 14. United States???Politics and government 15. US Politics
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TitleBiographies in the History of Physics : Actors, Objects, Institutions
Author(s)Forstner, Christian;Walker, Mark
PublicationCham, Springer International Publishing, 2020.
DescriptionVI, 324 p. 38 illus., 7 illus. in color : online resource
Abstract NoteThis book sheds new light on the biographical approach in the history of physics by including the biographies of scientific objects, institutions, and concepts. What is a biography? Can biographies also be written for non-human subjects like scientific instruments, institutions or concepts? The respective chapters of this book discuss these controversial questions using examples from the history of physics. By approaching biography as metaphor, it transcends the boundaries between various perspectives on the history of physics, and enriches our grasp of the past.
ISBN,Price9783030485092
Keyword(s)1. EBOOK 2. EBOOK - SPRINGER 3. HISTORY 4. History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics 5. HISTORY OF SCIENCE 6. Measurement Science and Instrumentation 7. Measurement?????? 8. PHYSICAL MEASUREMENTS 9. PHYSICS 10. Science???Social aspects 11. Societal Aspects of Physics, Outreach and Education
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TitleNew Perspectives and Challenges in Econophysics and Sociophysics
Author(s)Frederic Abergel (ed.);Bikas K. Chakrabarti (ed.);Anirban Chakraborti (ed.);Nivedita Deo (ed.);Sharma, Kiran
PublicationCham, Springer International Publishing, 2019.
DescriptionX, 272 p. 105 illus., 67 illus. in color : online resource
Abstract NoteThis book presents results on the latest perspectives and challenges within the interrelated fields of econophysics and sociophysics, which have emerged from the application of statistical physics to economics and sociology. Economic and financial markets appear to be in a permanent state of flux. Billions of agents interact with each other, giving rise to complex dynamics of economic quantities at the micro and macro levels. With the availability of huge data sets, researchers can address questions at a much more granular level than was previously possible. Fundamental questions regarding the aggregation of actions and information and the coordination, complexity, and evolution of economic and financial networks are currently receiving much attention in the econophysics research agenda. In parallel, the sociophysics literature has focused on large-scale social data and their interrelations. In this book, leading researchers from different communities economists, sociologists, financial analysts, mathematicians, physicists, statisticians, and others report on their recent work and their analyses of economic and social behavior.
ISBN,Price9783030113643
Keyword(s)1. Big data 2. EBOOK 3. EBOOK - SPRINGER 4. Economics, Mathematical?? 5. GAME THEORY 6. Quantitative Finance 7. Science???Social aspects 8. Societal Aspects of Physics, Outreach and Education 9. STATISTICAL PHYSICS 10. Statistical Physics and Dynamical Systems
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