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Nuclear Methods in Semiconductor Physics
1st Edition
Volume 25
G. Langouche + 2 more
English
The two areas of experimental research explored in this volume are: the Hyperfine Interaction Methods, focusing on the microscopic configuration surrounding radioactive probe atoms in semiconductors, and Ion Beam Techniques using scattering, energy loss and channeling properties of highly energetic ions penetrating in semiconductors. A large area of interesting local defect studies is discussed. Less commonly used methods in the semiconductor field, such as nuclear magnetic resonance, electron nuclear double resonance, muon spin resonance and positron annihilation, are also reviewed. The broad scope of the contributions clearly demonstrates the growing interest in the use of sometimes fairly unconventional nuclear methods in the field of semiconductor physics.
Composite Materials
1st Edition
A.T. Di Benedetto + 2 more
English
The contributions in this volume bring together the experience of specialists on the highly complex technology required for manufacturing composite structural parts, presenting fundamental descriptions of the processing and properties of these advanced materials.The 34 papers give a thorough overview on recent advances in this field. The contributions have been collected in two general categories: composites based on organic matrices; and composites based on inorganic matrices. In each group properties and manufacturing technologies are analyzed together with long term durability and the special applications for such advanced materials.
Notes and Problems in Applied General Equilibrium Economics
1st Edition
Volume 32
K.R. Pearson + 4 more
English
"General-equilibrium... refers to an analytical approach which looks at the economy as a complete system of inter-dependent components (industries, households, investors, governments, importers and exporters). "Applied" means that the primary interest is in systems that can be used to provide quantitative analysis of economic policy problems in particular countries. Reflecting the authors' belief in the models as vehicles for practical policy analysis, a considerable amount of material on data and solution techniques as well as on theoretical structures has been included. The sequence of chapters follows what is seen as the historical development of the subject.The book is directed at graduate students and professional economists who may have an interest in constructing or applying general equilibrium models. The exercises and readings in the book provide a comprehensive introduction to applied general equilibrium modeling. To enable the reader to acquire hands-on experience with computer implementations of the models which are described in the book, a companion set of diskettes is available.
Issues, Theory, and Research in Industrial/Organizational Psychology
1st Edition
Volume 82
Louise Kelley
English
Industrial/Organizat... psychologists are a rather diverse group of people with a common interest in applying psychology to work settings. This is the conclusion reached by George Alliger in the opening chapter of this volume, setting the tone for the rest of the book, which attempts to expand our view of what can be considered as I/O psychology.The authors of the individual chapters are from a variety of backgrounds, not all of them directly associated with I/O psychology, and they discuss topics such as managerial success andtraining, as well as topics much more on the edge of I/O such as team-building and organizational theory. Thus, this volume makes an important statement about the potential diversity of our field. At the same time, it will help move ustowards that diversity by providing insights and information in areas that should be, and are becoming part of the realm of I/O psychology. These insights into non-traditional topics, as well as particularly interesting approaches to more traditional areas, make this volume worthwhile and useful to almost anyone concerned with I/O psychology.
Attractors of Evolution Equations
1st Edition
Volume 25
A.V. Babin + 1 more
English
Problems, ideas and notions from the theory of finite-dimensional dynamical systems have penetrated deeply into the theory of infinite-dimensional systems and partial differential equations. From the standpoint of the theory of the dynamical systems, many scientists have investigated the evolutionary equations of mathematical physics. Such equations include the Navier-Stokes system, magneto-hydrodynamic... equations, reaction-diffusion equations, and damped semilinear wave equations. Due to the recent efforts of many mathematicians, it has been established that the attractor of the Navier-Stokes system, which attracts (in an appropriate functional space) as t - ∞ all trajectories of this system, is a compact finite-dimensional (in the sense of Hausdorff) set. Upper and lower bounds (in terms of the Reynolds number) for the dimension of the attractor were found. These results for the Navier-Stokes system have stimulated investigations of attractors of other equations of mathematical physics. For certain problems, in particular for reaction-diffusion systems and nonlinear damped wave equations, mathematicians have established the existence of the attractors and their basic properties; furthermore, they proved that, as t - +∞, an infinite-dimensional dynamics described by these equations and systems uniformly approaches a finite-dimensional dynamics on the attractor U, which, in the case being considered, is the union of smooth manifolds. This book is devoted to these and several other topics related to the behaviour as t - ∞ of solutions for evolutionary equations.
Laser Surface Processing and Characterization
1st Edition
Volume 24
I.W. Boyd
English
The contributions in this volume reflect not only the growing understanding of the underlying mechanisms controlling the various reactions in laser surface processing, but also the potential of several developing applications of direct processing. The most notable trend in the field currently is the technique of laser ablation, which is reported in almost a quarter of the papers in this volume. Whilst by no means a new phenomenon, attention has until recent years remained in the area of lithography and UV-sensitive materials. The growth in interest lies in the use of the technique to grow multi-component thin films and multi-layers. A number of papers on the topic of process diagnostics and in-situ measurements are also included. The theme of these annual meetings is centred around the physical and chemical modification of thin films and surfaces induced by the action of photon, ion, neutral, or electron beams in a variety of environments. Consequently these proceedings provide a comprehensive and unified presentation of the latest developments in this field.
Big-Planes, Boundaries and Function Algebras
1st Edition
Volume 172
T.V. Tonev
English
Treated in this volume are selected topics in analytic &Ggr;-almost-per... functions and their representations as &Ggr;-analytic functions in the big-plane; n-tuple Shilov boundaries of function spaces, minimal norm principle for vector-valued functions and their applications in the study of vector-valued functions and n-tuple polynomial and rational hulls. Applications to the problem of existence of n-dimensional complex analytic structures, analytic &Ggr;-almost-per... structures and structures of &Ggr;-analytic big-manifolds respectively in commutative Banach algebra spectra are also discussed.
Vision and Motor Control
1st Edition
Volume 85
L. Proteau + 1 more
English
Since the classic studies of Woodworth (1899), the role ofvision in the control of movement has been an importantresearch topic in experimental psychology. While many earlystudies were concerned with the relative importance of visionand kinesthesis and/or the time it takes to use visualinformation, recent theoretical and technical developmentshave stimulated scientists to ask questions about howdifferent sources of visual information contribute to motorcontrol in different contexts.In this volume, articles arepresented that provide a broad coverage of the currentresearch and theory on vision and human motor learning andcontrol. Many of the contributors are colleagues that have metover the years at the meetings and conferences concerned withhuman movement. They represent a wide range of affiliation andbackground including kinesiology, physical education,neurophysi... cognitive psychology and neuropsychology.Thus the topic of vision and motor control is addressed from anumber of different perspectives. In general, each author setsan empirical and theoretical framework for their topic, andthen discusses current work from their own laboratory, and howit fits into the larger context. A synthesis chapter at the end of the volume identifies commonalities in the work and suggests directions for future experimentation.
Matrix Logic and Mind
A Probe into a Unified Theory of Mind and Matter
1st Edition
A. Stern
English
In this revolutionary work, the author sets the stage for the science ofthe 21st Century, pursuing an unprecedented synthesis of fields previouslyconsidered unrelated. Beginning with simple classical concepts, he endswith a complex multidisciplinary theory requiring a high level ofabstraction. The work progresses across the sciences in severalmultidiscipli... directions: Mathematical logic, fundamental physics,computer science and the theory of intelligence. Extraordinarily enough,the author breaks new ground in all these fields.In the field offundamental physics the author reaches the revolutionary conclusion thatphysics can be viewed and studied as logic in a fundamental sense, ascompared with Einstein's view of physics as space-time geometry. This opensnew, exciting prospects for the study of fundamental interactions. Aformulation of logic in terms of matrix operators and logic vector spacesallows the author to tackle for the first time the intractable problem ofcognition in a scientific manner. In the same way as the findings ofHeisenberg and Dirac in the 1930s provided a conceptual and mathematicalfoundati... for quantum physics, matrix operator logic supports an importantbreakthroug... in the study of the physics of the mind, which is interpretedas a fractal of quantum mechanics. Introducing a concept of logic quantumnumbers, the author concludes that the problem of logic and theintelligence code in general can be effectively formulated as eigenvalueproblems similar to those of theoretical physics. With this important leapforward in the study of the mechanism of mind, the author concludes thatthe latter cannot be fully understood either within classical or quantumnotions. A higher-order covariant theory is required to accommodate thefundamental effect of high-level intelligence. The landmark resultsobtained by the author will have implications and repercussions for thevery foundations of science as a whole. Moreover, Stern's Matrix Logic issuitable for a broad spectrum of practical applications in contemporarytechnolo...
Classical Recursion Theory
The Theory of Functions and Sets of Natural Numbers
1st Edition
Volume 125
P. Odifreddi
English
1988 marked the first centenary of Recursion Theory, since Dedekind's 1888 paper on the nature of number. Now available in paperback, this book is both a comprehensive reference for the subject and a textbook starting from first principles.Among the subjects covered are: various equivalent approaches to effective computability and their relations with computers and programming languages; a discussion of Church's thesis; a modern solution to Post's problem; global properties of Turing degrees; and a complete algebraic characterization of many-one degrees. Included are a number of applications to logic (in particular Gödel's theorems) and to computer science, for which Recursion Theory provides the theoretical foundation.

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