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Simulating Society
A Mathematica®Toolkit for Modeling Socioeconomic Behavior
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
An exploration of the basis for social and economic behaviour. Using cellular automata in particular, the authors model various factors that are involved in a system of individuals who interact socially and economically with one another. Computer simulations in the social sciences provide a laboratory...
by Hermann Simon
Language: English
Release Date: March 11, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: March 11, 2010
Newspaper columns blare the news daily. There is no doubt that we are struggling through a worldwide economic and financial crisis of a magnitude not witnessed since the Great Depression.
In this environment, fraught with danger, no company can afford to take a wait-and-see attitude. One hesitation...
Cyber-Development, Cyber-Democracy and Cyber-Defense
Challenges, Opportunities and Implications for Theory, Policy and Practice
Language: English
Release Date: August 14, 2014
In this volume, contributors from academia, industry, and policy explore the inter-connections among economic development, socio-political democracy and defense and security in the context of a profound transformation, spurred by globalization and supported by the rapid development of information...
Virtualization of Universities
Digital Media and the Organization of Higher Education Institutions
Language: English
Release Date: December 9, 2011
The purpose of this volume is to shape conceptual tools to understand the impact of new information and communication technologies (ICTs) on the organization of universities. Traditional research-based universities, the most typical representatives of the higher education system, find themselves challenged...
International Entrepreneurship
Innovative Solutions for a Fragile Planet
Language: English
Release Date: April 5, 2009
Despite the accelerating pace of globalization, it is impossible to ignore the marginalization of the developing world, as billions of people continue to slip deeper into poverty. While many theories, policies, and practices have been proposed to help redress the disparities between the "haves"...
by C Bangs, Les Johnson, Greg Matloff
Language: English
Release Date: April 7, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: April 7, 2014
What was our planet like in years past? How has our civilization affected Earth and its ecology? Harvesting Space for a Greener Planet, the Second Edition of Paradise Regained: The Regreening of the Earth, begins by discussing these questions, and then generates a scenario for the restoration of Earth....
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Language: English
Release Date: October 23, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: October 23, 2012
This volume presents a selection of advanced case studies that address a substantial range of issues and challenges arising in space engineering. The contributing authors are well-recognized researchers and practitioners in space engineering and in applied optimization.
The key mathematical...
Distance Geometry
Theory, Methods, and Applications
Language: English
Release Date: December 22, 2012
This volume is a collection of research surveys on the Distance Geometry Problem (DGP) and its applications. It will be divided into three parts: Theory, Methods and Applications. Each part will contain at least one survey and several research papers.
The first part, Theory, will...
Plasma Astrophysics, Part II
Reconnection and Flares
Language: English
Release Date: August 16, 2012
This two-part book is devoted to classic fundamentals and current practices and perspectives of modern plasma astrophysics. This second part discusses the physics of magnetic reconnection and flares of electromagnetic origin in space plasmas in the solar system, single and double stars, relativistic...
Nonlinear and Complex Dynamics
Applications in Physical, Biological, and Financial Systems
Language: English
Release Date: August 28, 2011
Nonlinear Dynamics of Complex Systems describes chaos, fractal and stochasticities within celestial mechanics, financial systems and biochemical systems. Part I discusses methods and applications in celestial systems and new results in such areas as low energy impact dynamics, low-thrust planar trajectories...
by Branko Ristic
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2013
This book discusses state estimation of stochastic dynamic systems from noisy measurements, specifically sequential Bayesian estimation and nonlinear or stochastic filtering. The class of solutions presented in this book is based on the Monte Carlo statistical method. Although the resulting algorithms,...
Variational Analysis and Aerospace Engineering: Mathematical Challenges for Aerospace Design
Contributions from a Workshop held at the School of Mathematics in Erice, Italy
Language: English
Release Date: April 23, 2012
This volume consists of papers presented at the Variational Analysis and Aerospace Engineering Workshop II held in Erice, Italy in September 2010 at the International School of Mathematics "Guido Stampacchia". The workshop provided a platform for aerospace engineers and mathematicians (from...
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Language: English
Release Date: December 17, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: December 17, 2011
Control and Optimization Methods for Electric Smart Grids brings together leading experts in power, control and communication systems, and consolidates some of the most promising recent research in smart grid modeling, control and optimization in hopes of laying the foundation for future advances...
Topics in Modal Analysis I, Volume 5
Proceedings of the 30th IMAC, A Conference on Structural Dynamics, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: May 17, 2012
Topics in Modal Analysis I, Volume 5. Proceedings of the 30th IMAC, A Conference and Exposition on Structural Dynamics, 2012, the fifth volume of six from the Conference, brings together 53 contributions to this important area of research and engineering. The collection presents early findings...