This invaluable book is an introduction to knot and link invariants as generalized amplitudes for a quasi-physical process. The demands of knot theory, coupled with a quantum-statistical framework, cr
This book presents a concise and rigorous treatment of stochastic calculus. It also gives its main applications in finance, biology and engineering. In finance, the stochastic calculus is applied to p
This book presents a concise and rigorous treatment of stochastic calculus. It also gives its main applications in finance, biology and engineering. In finance, the stochastic calculus is applied to p
This book provides a broad introduction to gauge field theories formulated on a space-time lattice, and in particular of QCD. It serves as a textbook for advanced graduate students, and also provides
This book provides a broad introduction to gauge field theories formulated on a space-time lattice, and in particular of QCD. It serves as a textbook for advanced graduate students, and also provides
The book provides a broad introduction to some of the fascinating and beautiful areas of Discrete Mathematical Structures. It starts with a chapter on sets, gives some beautiful examples in logic, a n
The book helps scientists write papers for scientific journals. Using the key parts of typical scientific papers (Title, Abstract, Introduction, Visuals, Structure, and Conclusions), it shows through
The book helps scientists write papers for scientific journals. Using the key parts of typical scientific papers (Title, Abstract, Introduction, Visuals, Structure, and Conclusions), it shows through
The aim of the book is to provide a new and fruitful approach to the challenging problems of modern physics, astrophysics, and cosmology. The well-known observations of the flat rotation curves of spi
The Theory of Probability is a major tool that can be used to explain and understand the various phenomena in different natural, physical and social sciences. This book provides a systematic expositio
This book is intended as an introduction to aspects of molecular cluster magnets, specifically new developments in the field of molecular nanomagnetism. It is a collection of critical reviews and not
This invaluable book provides the first description of the diverse and fascinating functions of heme in life processes for a broad audience. It begins with an introduction to the intricate chemical pr
Hori (U. of Tokyo) presents a textbook that serves as a gateway to computer science for graduate students and researchers in earthquake engineering by explaining some new aspects of earthquake enginee
The first part of this book provides a self-contained and accessible introduction to the subject in the general setting of pseudo-Riemannian manifolds and their non-degenerate submanifolds, only assum
The book provides a broad introduction to some of the fascinating and beautiful areas of Discrete Mathematical Structures. It starts with a chapter on sets, gives some beautiful examples in logic, a n
This textbook, set for a one or two semester course in commutative algebra, provides an introduction to commutative algebra at the postgraduate and research levels. The main prerequisites are familiar
This book provides a concise and comprehensive introduction of polymer membranes' preparation, functionalization and applications in biotechniques including affinity membrane chromatography, membrane
This book provides a concise and comprehensive introduction of polymer membranes' preparation, functionalization and applications in biotechniques including affinity membrane chromatography, membrane
This book provides a broad introduction to modern asset pricing theory. The theory is self-contained and unified in presentation. Both the no-arbitrage and the general equilibrium approaches of asset
Classical Complex Analysis, available in two volumes, provides a clear, broad and solid introduction to one of the remarkable branches of exact science, with an emphasis on the geometric aspects of an
Classical Complex Analysis, available in two volumes, provides a clear, broad and solid introduction to one of the remarkable branches of exact science, with an emphasis on the geometric aspects of an
This book (2nd edition) is a self-contained introduction to a wide body of knowledge on nonlinear dynamics and chaos. Manneville emphasises the understanding of basic concepts and the nontrivial char
This book provides an introduction to the basic ideas and concepts of quantum computation and information for both undergraduate and graduate students. The book starts with the quantum bits and the en
This textbook is based on a lecture course in mathematics in 1998, but augmented with exercises to allow students to practice the methods described. Patil (Indian Institute of Science) and Storch (Ruh
The textbook seeks to bring readers with no prior knowledge or experience in interfacial phenomena, colloid science or nanoscience to the point where they can comfortably enter the current scientific
The textbook seeks to bring readers with no prior knowledge or experience in interfacial phenomena, colloid science or nanoscience to the point where they can comfortably enter the current scientific
"This book provides both the theoretical foundation, as well as the authors' latest contributions to micromechanics and its applications in nanomechanics, nanocomposites, dislocation and thin film the
This introduction to Landau-Lifshitz equations and Landau-Lifshitz-Maxwell equations begins with the work by Yulin Zhou and Boling Guo in the early 1980s and includes most of the recent work done by t
Quantum Hall (QH) effects are macroscopic quantum phenomena observed in the 2-dimensional electron system. This book gives a self-contained introduction to QH effects. Part I offers a quick summary of
Van der Maarel (biophysics, National University of Singapore) introduces the physics of biopolymers. The book covers the structure, dynamics, and properties of biopolymers subjected to various forms o
This book provides an introduction to elliptic and parabolic equations. While there are numerous monographs focusing separately on each kind of equations, there are very few books treating these two k
This book can serve as an introduction to students interested in learning the techniques used in developing mathematical models of physical phenomenon in polymers; or it can furnish the background inf
The physics of glassy materials and disordered solids presents a challenging area of study. This book provides an introduction to important concepts, such as percolation, fractals, spin glasses, and g
The research and development of nanofibers has gained much prominence in recent years due to the heightened awareness of its potential applications in the medical, engineering and defense fields. Amon
The research and development of nanofibers has gained much prominence in recent years due to the heightened awareness of its potential applications in the medical, engineering and defense fields. Amon
This book is ideally suited for a two-term undergraduate algebra course culminating in a discussion on Galois theory. It provides an introduction to group theory and ring theory en route. In addition,
March (Oxford U., UK) and Tosi (Scuola Normale Superiore, Italy) offer a more general treatment of this subject than in their earlier books, reflecting current trends applicable to diverse disciplines
This book is an introduction to the theory and application of modes - structures that capture the common underlying algebra of convex sets, affine spaces and certain ordered sets. Modes appear in many
Research and practices in pulmonary vascular biology and medicine are reviewed here for clinical and non-clinical students who want a broad- based introduction, postgraduates involved in research on p
After reviewing the period since the double beta decay was investigated theoretically shortly after the introduction of the neutrino, Klapdor-Kleingrothaus (Max-Planck Institut fnr Kernphysik) reprodu
