This book introduces the reader to two of the main directions of one-dimensional dynamics. The first has its roots in the Sharkovskii theorem, which describes the possible sets of periods of all perio
Dana (University of Canterbury) argues that future economic development will favor countries with three key resources: mineral and solar energy, cheap but skilled labor, and access to information tech
The authors, physicists at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, introduce the reader to the ideas, methods, and results available in the theory of critical phenomena in systems with confined geometry. T
The first of two volumes collecting documents by the winners of the mathematics awards given by the Wolf Foundation from 1978 to 2000. While the other major mathematics award, the Fields medal awards
First a tutorial chapter introduces new users to the potentials and pitfalls of the new technology, which integrates statistical, neural, and fuzzy methods. Then contributors from a range of industrie
Four Italian scientists draw on their extensive combined experience with synchrotron radiation to explain what it is, how it is produced, how it is exploited and why, how it will compete cohabit with
Based on the theme that topology is really the universal language of modern mathematics, Borges (mathematics, U. of California-Davis) introduces it to students who have a good grasp of fundamentals of
This book is the outcome of a careful and detailed study of earthquakes in Central America. It combines information from felt effects and instrumental recordings to reassess the location and size of e
Nine independent treatments that have been only lightly edited to retain the diverse styles and levels of formalization in the different areas of application. A unifying theme is that fractional deriv
He (State U. of New York-Buffalo) and Liu (South China Normal U.) describe various effects and phenomena related to the interaction of intense coherent light with matter. For each topic they include c
From the 1999 forum (exact date not noted) come 30 contributions which owe their origin to the recognition of the mesoscopic domain as constituting a common platform on which matter physicists, physic
Active in the Center for Peace and Conflict Studies, Saperstein (physics, Wayne State U.) develops the idea of chaos in a deterministic international system, and applies it to simple mathematical mode
Explains the application of infrared absorption spectroscopy to silicon, gallium arsenide, and various dielectric thin films involved in microelectronics processing. Early chapters discuss principles
International biologists, chemists, computer scientists, mathematicians, physicists, and psychologists contribute to a 20 paper survey of the diverse mechanisms and models governing pattern formation
The notion of a group appears widely in mathematics and even further afield in physics and chemistry, and the fundamental idea should be known to all mathematicians. In this textbook a purely algebrai
Harrison has provided a new text on the electronic structure and properties of solids. It is similar in spirit to his well-known 1980 text (Electronic Structure and the Properties of Solids) on the sa
Seven reviews highlight essential aspects of the methods, which are making a significant impact in quantum computational chemistry. The idea behind the approach is to generalize the Hartree-Fock wave
Easton (Australian National U.) and Lincoln (U. of Adelaide) explain how native cyclodextrins, once modified, become effective templates for generating a wide range of molecular hosts, and how to tail
A text for a one-year course at the graduate level, for students with substantial background in algebra. Eight chapters contain material applicable to varieties of every dimension, and six chapters co
Presents an enlarged version of notes for participants at a November 1994 workshop in mathematics held at the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay. Offers a self-contained and detailed account of the
Presents a framework for modeling and using sensors to aid mobile robot navigation. Addresses the problem of accurate sensing in confined environments and makes a detailed analysis of the design and c
Explains basic concepts of impedances and wakes, and describes methods which have been used to calculate them. Emphasis is on cyclic or circular particle accelerators and storage rings, but these conc
A facsimile reprint of an 1821 reprint of an essay presented to the French Academy by Coulomb (1736-1806). Coulomb covers the bending of beams, soil mechanics, the fracture of columns, and the calcul
Introduces key points of Einstein's special relativity theory, three other flat space-time theories and experiments conducted to test them. The discussion of the theories is focused primarily on the d
A theoretical physicist reasons that if there is no counterpart in the physical world for each element of a theory about it, then there are metaphysical elements to the theory. He argues that there ar
A key researcher in interferon tells the personal side of the struggle to understand this small protein that inhibits the multiplication of viruses and supports defense mechanisms in the body. He offe
This second edition integrates the newly developed methods with classical techniques to give both modern and powerful approaches for solving integral equations. It provides a comprehensive treatment o
