The energy crisis and the climate change crisis are really just twin manifestations of the entropy crisis, argues Deutscher (Tel Aviv U., Israel), who introduces the concept of entropy to a general au
Fa Yueh Wu (Northeastern U.) found statistical mechanics at the beginning of his career 40 years ago, and he began a career of multifaceted enduring contributions to the field, which at that time was
This book consists of papers presented at the International Conference on “China: The Next Decade”, organized by the East Asian Institute at the National University of Singapore in 2007 to commemorate
This book describes how one can use The Scientific Method to solve everyday problems including medical ailments, health issues, money management, traveling, shopping, cooking, household chores, etc. I
This book provides a comprehensive coverage of the basic principles of structural biology, as well as an up-to-date summary of some main directions of research in the field. The relationship between s
This book contains the general description of the mathematical pendulum subject to constant torque, periodic and random forces. The latter appear in additive and multiplicative form with their possibl
Uses a concise and visually stimulating method, Mind Maps[registered], to teach the reader the main topics in surgery. This book contains chapters on the management of acutely ill patients and surgica
Computability has played a crucial role in mathematics and computer science, leading to the discovery, understanding and classification of decidable/undecidable problems, paving the way for the moder
The recent global financial crisis illustrates how fragile economic globalization is and how vulnerable all global citizens are to economic events outside their own country. Indeed, global economics i
The international transfer of technology is one of the most important features of the global economy. However, the literature on it is sparse. This book encapsulates the author's contributions to this
This book describes how one can use The Scientific Method to solve everyday problems including medical ailments, health issues, money management, traveling, shopping, cooking, household chores, etc. I
The Institute organized a three-month program in 2005 in response to the outbreak of the SARS disease two years before. These tutorial essays have been developed from notes of lectures by three resear
All earnest and honest human quests for knowledge are efforts to understand Nature, which includes both human and nonhuman systems, the objects of study in science. Thus, broadly speaking, all these q
To the eyes of the average person and the trained scientist, the night sky is dark, even though the universe is populated by myriads of bright galaxies. Why this happens is a question commonly called
Advances in Algebraic Geometry Codes presents the most successful applications of algebraic geometry to the field of error-correcting codes, which are used in the industry when one sends information t
As an outcome of the books Louck (Los Alamos National Laboratory) and Biedenharm published in the 1980s, one plan was to extend the results for SU2 (which is a quantum mechanical rotation group of 2x2
Written for advanced students, researchers, and engineers in coastal and ocean engineering, this book reviews key concepts of coastal engineering, especially wave-induced physical problems, and presen
The Marcel Grossmann Meetings are three-yearly forums that meet to discuss recent advances in gravitation, general relativity and relativistic field theories, emphasizing their mathematical foundation
Muller-Kirsten (U. of Kaiserlautern) takes readers through mechanics from Newton to Einstein with detailed explanations and worked examples. combining classical mechanics and relativity he helps the r
According to Lee (California State Polytechnic U.), the thermodynamic properties and applications of electrolyte solutions have not been adequately covered in the undergraduate literature, in spite of
This is a unique 21st-century monograph that reveals a basic, yet deep understanding of the universe, as well as the human mind and body –– all from the perspective of quantum mechanics and quantum fi
Each December, prior to the Nobel Prize Award in Economic Sciences ceremony in Stockholm, the laureates give special lectures; at the award ceremony, a member of the Prize Committee gives a brief pres
This collection brings together the 12 Nobel Lectures delivered by Nobel Laureates in physiology and medicine from 2001 to 2005. Their biographies are given along with the lectures detailing their dis
Written primarily for students in applied sciences and engineering, this textbook on differential-algebraic equations (DAEs) covers modeling issues and analytical properties, especially in regards to
Author Teng, currently a professor at Singapore's Nanyang Technical University, brings that experience and his background as a microbiologist and research scientist to this thoughtful and readable dis
This book provides a succint and up-to-date summary on the most recent musculoskeletal research-related protocols. It covers a broad range of areas, including molecular, cellular, animal, and ex vivo
Integrated Regional Studies, to which this series will be devoted, have recently been identified as an important component of research into global change. For the inaugural volume, earth scientists fr
Davis, a UK consultant for business process outsourcing, offers this guide for entrepreneurs who want to enter and compete in the Indian marketplace for the first time. The author provides specific ti
Editor Banhart (physical chemistry, U. de Strasbourg, France) has collected these research articles on in-situ electron microscopy to reflect the increased attention on sophisticated instruments that
Universal scaling behavior is an attractive feature in statistical physics because a wide range of models can be classified purely in terms of their collective behavior due to a diverging correlation
The series will describe advanced materials that serve various functions in particular industries such as automobile, manufacturing, and medicine. The arrangement by application is intended to complem
This unconventional text for medical, dental and veterinary undergraduates offers a broad overview of physiology, concentrating on areas that are not given much attention in other texts and purposely
Dimensional analysis is used to clarify and explain relationships between physical quantities, and is based on the idea that fundamental relationships between physical quantities must be expressed in
These lectures and autobiographies reflect the diversity of these Laureates' backgrounds, personalities and accomplishments as well as their universal dedication to the art and craft of physics. Each
Geared toward young researchers and graduate students, this series of lecture notes provides material delivered at the Minicorsi of Mathematical Analysis held at the U. of Padua from 2000 to 2003. Top
Considering how new and dynamic the field is, this collection of procedures and overviews necessarily includes references and resources online that readers can use to keep informed on the latest devel
