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Harmonic Analysis on Symmetric Spaces—Euclidean Space, the Sphere, and the Poincaré Upper Half-Plane
Harmonic Analysis on Symmetric Spaces—Euclidean Space, the Sphere, and the Poincaré Upper Half-Plane
Language: English
Release Date: September 12, 2013
This unique text is an introduction to harmonic analysis on the simplest symmetric spaces, namely Euclidean space, the sphere, and the Poincaré upper half plane. This book is intended for beginning graduate students in mathematics or researchers in physics or engineering. Written with an informal...
by Silvestru Sever Dragomir
Language: English
Release Date: November 12, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: November 12, 2011
The main aim of this bookis to present recent results concerning inequalities of the Jensen, Čebyšev and Grüss type for continuous functions of bounded selfadjoint operators on complex Hilbert spaces.
In the introductory chapter, the author portrays fundamental facts concerning bounded...
Advances in the Theory of Numbers
Proceedings of the Thirteenth Conference of the Canadian Number Theory Association
Language: English
Release Date: October 28, 2015
The theory of numbers continues to occupy a central place in modern mathematics because of both its long history over many centuries as well as its many diverse applications to other fields such as discrete mathematics, cryptography, and coding theory. The proof by Andrew Wiles (with Richard Taylor)...
by Rainer Kress
Language: English
Release Date: December 4, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: December 4, 2013
This book combines theory, applications, and numerical methods, and covers each of these fields with the same weight. In order to make the book accessible to mathematicians, physicists, and engineers alike, the author has made it as self-contained as possible, requiring only a solid foundation in...
Problem-Solving and Selected Topics in Euclidean Geometry
In the Spirit of the Mathematical Olympiads
Language: English
Release Date: July 8, 2014
"Problem-Solving and Selected Topics in Euclidean Geometry: in the Spirit of the Mathematical Olympiads" contains theorems which are of particular value for the solution of geometrical problems. Emphasis is given in the discussion of a variety of methods, which play a significant role...
Psychology as a Moral Science
Perspectives on Normativity
Language: English
Release Date: September 27, 2010
What does morality have to do with psychology in a value-neutral, postmodern world? According to a provocative new book, everything.
Taking exception with current ideas in the mainstream (including cultural, evolutionary, and neuropsychology) as straying from the discipline’s ethical foundations,...
Light Pollution
Responses and Remedies
Language: English
Release Date: June 22, 2012
There have been many developments in the field of light pollution over the last few years, and this second edition of 'Light Pollution - Responses and Remedies' will introduce them in detail. Examples include the appearance of anti-light pollution legislation in various countries, new departures in...
Nanomaterials Imaging Techniques, Surface Studies, and Applications
Selected Proceedings of the FP7 International Summer School Nanotechnology: From Fundamental Research to Innovations, August 26-September 2, 2012, Bukovel, Ukraine
Language: English
Release Date: August 13, 2013
This book presents cutting-edge research on a wide range of nanotechnology techniques and applications. It features contributions from scientists who participated in the International Summer School “Nanotechnology: From Fundamental Research to Innovations” in Bukovel, Ukraine on August 26 –...
International Criminal Justice
Critical Perspectives and New Challenges
Language: English
Release Date: November 25, 2010
In recent years, justice-related and human rights issues have figured more and more prominently on the international political agenda. This expansion of the justice space is a product of a growing demand for accountability in world politics. Whether the issue is addressing heinous crimes such as genocide,...
Social Banking and Social Finance
Answers to the Economic Crisis
Language: English
Release Date: January 13, 2011
For over 2,000 years, banks have served to facilitate the exchange of money and to provide a variety of economic and financial services. During the most recent financial collapse and subsequent recession, beginning in 2008, banks have been vilified as perpetrators of the crisis, the public distrust...
The Psychology of the Human-Animal Bond
A Resource for Clinicians and Researchers
Language: English
Release Date: June 22, 2011
There have been dramatic increases in the financial, emotional, and psychological investment in pets over the past four decades. The increasing importance of animal companions in people's lives has resulted in growing emphasis on the human-animal bond within academic literature. This book introduces...
by Peter Schmidt, Ann D. Witte
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Our interest in the statistical modeling of data on the timing of recidivism began in the mid 1970s when we were both junior members of the eco nomics department at the University of North Carolina. At that time, methods of analyzing qualitative and limited variables were being developed rapidly...
Community-Based Interventions
Philosophy and Action
Language: English
Release Date: January 2, 2014
For decades, community-centered social services have been promoted as an admirable ideal. Yet the concept of decentralized services delivered where people live has proved to be an elusive ideal as well, with the promise of empowerment often giving way to disinterest and apathy.
Community-Based...
Conventional Three-Phase Fixed-Bed Technologies
Analysis and Critique
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2012
This book analyzes conventional fixed-bed reactors such as trickle-bed, bubble (packed) column, and multitubular reactors with regard to process efficiency, design and safety. It is shown that these reactors do not possess any substantial potential for improving industrial processes. Modern concepts...