After the Dinosaurs

After the Dinosaurs: The Age of Mammals (Life of the Past) by Donald R. Prothero (Author)

Perhaps nudged over the evolutionary cliff by a giant boloid striking the earth, the incredible and fascinating group of animals called dinosaurs became extinct some 65 million years ago (except for their feathered descendants). In their place evolved an enormous variety of land creatures, especially the mammals, which in their way were every bit as remarkable as their Mesozoic cousins.

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Practical Plant Identification

Practical Plant Identification Including a Key to Native and Cultivated Flowering Plants in North Temperate Regions by James Cullen

Practical Plant Identification is an essential guide to identifying flowering plant families (wild or cultivated) in the northern hemisphere. Details of plant structure and terminology accompany practical keys to identify 318 families into which flowering plants are divided. Specifically designed for practical use, the keys can easily be worked backwards for checking identifications.

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Statistical Mechanics (Advanced Texts in Physics) 2nd edition by Franz Schwabl

This completely revised edition of the classical book on Statistical Mechanics covers the basic concepts of equilibrium and non-equilibrium statistical physics. In addition to a deductive approach to equilibrium statistics and thermodynamics based on a single hypothesis this book treats the most important elements of non-equilibrium phenomena. Intermediate calculations are presented in complete detail. Problems at the end of each chapter help students to consolidate their understanding of the material. Beyond the fundamentals, this text demonstrates the breadth of the field and its great variety of applications.

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Optics in Magnetic Multilayers and Nanostructures

Optics in Magnetic Multilayers and Nanostructures (Optical Science and Engineering) by Stefan Visnovsky (Author)

In the continuing push toward optical computing, the focus remains on finding and developing the right materials. Characterizing materials, understanding the behavior of light in these materials, and being able to control the light are key players in the search for suitable optical materials. Optics in Magnetic Multilayers and Nanostructures presents an accessible introduction to optics in anisotropic magnetic media.

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Extremum Problems for Eigenvalues of Elliptic Operators (Frontiers in Mathematics)

This book focuses on extremal problems. For instance, it seeks a domain which minimizes or maximizes a given eigenvalue of the Laplace operator with various boundary conditions and various geometric constraints. Also considered is the case of functions of eigenvalues. The text probes similar questions for other elliptic operators, such as Schrodinger, and explores optimal composites and optimal insulation problems in terms of eigenvalues.

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Near Polygons (Frontiers in Mathematics)

Dedicated to the Russian mathematician Albert Shiryaev on his 70th birthday, this is a collection of papers written by his former students, co-authors and colleagues. The book represents the state-of-the-art of a quickly maturing theory and will be an essential source for researchers in this area. The diversity of topics and comprehensive style of the papers make the book attractive for Ph.D. students and young researchers.

2006 | ISBN: 3764375523

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Measure Theory and Probability Theory

Measure Theory and Probability Theory (Springer Texts in Statistics) by Krishna B. Athreya (Author), Soumendra N. Lahiri (Author)

This is a graduate level textbook on measure theory and probability theory. It presents the main concepts and results in measure theory and probability theory in a simple and easy-to-understand way.

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Flat Level Set Regularity of P-laplace Phase Transitions

Flat Level Set Regularity of P-laplace Phase Transitions (Memoirs of the American Mathematical Society) by Enrico Valdinoci (Author), Berardino Sciunzi (Author), and Vasile Ovidiu Savin (Author)

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Cycle Representations of Markov Processes

Cycle Representations of Markov Processes (Stochastic Modelling and Applied Probability) by Sophia L. Kalpazidou (Author)

This book is a prototype providing new insight into Markovian dependence via the cycle decompositions. It presents a systematic account of a class of stochastic processes known as cycle (or circuit) processes - so-called because they may be defined by directed cycles.

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Convexity and Well-Posed Problems

Convexity and Well-Posed Problems (CMS Books in Mathematics) by Roberto Lucchetti (Author)

This book deals mainly with the study of convex functions and their behavior from the point of view of stability with respect to perturbations. We shall consider convex functions from the most modern point of view: a function is defned to be convex whenever its epigraph, the set of the points lying above the graph, is a convex set.

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An Introduction to Infinite-Dimensional Analysis by Giuseppe Da Prato

Based on well-known lectures given at Scuola Normale Superiore in Pisa, this book introduces analysis in a separable Hilbert space of infinite dimension. It starts from the definition of Gaussian measures in Hilbert spaces, concepts such as the Cameron-Martin formula, Brownian motion and Wiener integral are introduced in a simple way. These concepts are then used to illustrate basic stochastic dynamical systems and Markov semi-groups, paying attention to their long-time behavior.

2006 | ISBN: 9783540290209

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