Editore: SPRINGER NATURE Jul 1997, 1997
ISBN 10: 079234619X ISBN 13: 9780792346197
Da: BuchWeltWeit Ludwig Meier e.K., Bergisch Gladbach, Germania
Buch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -The contributions to this book are based on our current knowledge of solar corona physics and on the prospects for future total eclipse observations, focusing on the eclipse of August 11, 1999 - the last this century - which forecasters believe will occur at precisely the maximum of solar activity. The results of past eclipse observations are reviewed, including coronal hot and cold structures, coronal heating, public education and instrumental problems. The relation of the corona to the Sun is discussed, viz., the energy and mass transfer between the chromosphere and the corona, including the formation of prominences by coronal condensation in coronal cavities and the supply of mass to the corona by spicules. The coronal heating mechanism is also discussed, viz. does heating occur in current sheets or in sheaths surrounding flux tubes Prospects for international collaborative observations, both ground-based and from space, are presented. 292 pp. Englisch.
Editore: SPRINGER NATURE Jul 1997, 1997
ISBN 10: 0792345533 ISBN 13: 9780792345534
Da: BuchWeltWeit Ludwig Meier e.K., Bergisch Gladbach, Germania
Buch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This volume contains 39 contributions presented at the IUTAM Symposium on Mechanics of Granular and Porous Materials. The Symposium reviewed the current understanding of the constitutive behaviour of porous and granular solids, based on experimental data, numerical simulations and micromechanical models. An interdisciplinary approach is adopted, involving the fields of solid mechanics, materials science, geomechanics, chemical engineering and mathematics. This book emphasises the development and use of constitutive laws to model practical processes such as mixing, drainage and drying, compaction of metal and ceramic powders and soils, and instabilities associated with these processes. A common theme is the development of constitutive models from an understanding of the underlying physical mechanisms of deformation and fracture. The volume will be of interest to researchers and to engineers concerned with measuring and predicting the response of granular and porous solids for structural applications. 468 pp. Englisch.
Editore: SPRINGER NATURE Jul 1997, 1997
ISBN 10: 0792346637 ISBN 13: 9780792346630
Da: BuchWeltWeit Ludwig Meier e.K., Bergisch Gladbach, Germania
Buch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -The nature of time has long puzzled physicists and philosophers. Time potentially has very fundamental yet unknown properties. In 1993 a new model of multi-dimensional time was found to relate closely to properties of the cosmological redshift. An international conference was subsequently convened in April 1996 to examine past, current and new concepts of time as they relate to physics and cosmology. These proceedings incorporate 34 reviews and contributed papers from the conference. The major reviews include observational properties of the redshift, alternative cosmologies, critical problems in cosmology, alternative viewpoints and problems in gravitation theory and particle physics, and new approaches to mathematical models of time. Professionals and students with an interest in cosmology and the structure of the universe will find that this book raises critical problems and explores challenging alternatives to classical viewpoints. 408 pp. Englisch.
Editore: SPRINGER NATURE Jul 1997, 1997
ISBN 10: 0792346505 ISBN 13: 9780792346500
Da: BuchWeltWeit Ludwig Meier e.K., Bergisch Gladbach, Germania
Buch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -A survey of recent developments in the field of plutonium disposal by the application of advanced nuclear systems, both critical and subcritical. Current national R&D plans are summarized. The actinide-fuelled critical reactors are associated with control problems, since they tend to have a small delayed neutron fraction coupled with a small Doppler effect and a positive void coefficient. Current thinking is turning to accelerator-driven subcritical systems for the transmutation of actinides. The book's conclusion is that the various systems proposed are technically feasible, even though not yet technically mature. The book presents a unique summary and evaluation of all relevant possibilities for burning surplus plutonium, presented by experts from a variety of different disciplines and interests, including the defence establishment. The obvious issue - the non-proliferation of nuclear weapons - is vital, but the matter represents a complex technological challenge that also requires an assessment in economic terms. 380 pp. Englisch.
Editore: SPRINGER NATURE Jul 1997, 1997
ISBN 10: 0792345606 ISBN 13: 9780792345602
Da: BuchWeltWeit Ludwig Meier e.K., Bergisch Gladbach, Germania
Buch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This book is divided into three parts. In the first part, Action, are collected papers that concern the formal theory of action, the logic of norms, and the theory of rational decision. The papers in the second part, Belief Change, concern the theory of belief dynamics. The third part, Cognition, concerns Fitch's knowability paradox as well as problems concerning the graphic representation of information. 248 pp. Englisch.
Editore: SPRINGER NATURE Jul 1997, 1997
ISBN 10: 0792346718 ISBN 13: 9780792346715
Da: BuchWeltWeit Ludwig Meier e.K., Bergisch Gladbach, Germania
Buch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -An integrated approach to environmental data management is necessitated by the complexity of the environmental problems that need to be addresses, coupled with the interdisciplinary approach that needs to be adopted to solve them. Agenda 21 of the Rio Environmental Conference mandated international programmes and organizations to take steps to develop common data and information management plans, and steps have been taken in this direction. The key word that defines the framework of the present book is `integration'. The book establishes the basics of integrated approaches and covers environmental data management systems within that framework, covering all aspects of data management, from objectives and constraints, design of data collection networks, statistical and physical sampling, remote sensing and GIS, databases, reliability of data, data analysis, and the transformation of data into information. 564 pp. Englisch.
Editore: SPRINGER NATURE Jul 1997, 1997
ISBN 10: 0306455161 ISBN 13: 9780306455162
Da: BuchWeltWeit Ludwig Meier e.K., Bergisch Gladbach, Germania
Buch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Assessment of Dysoxia. Calcium-Dependent 02 Sensitivity of Cat Carotid Body; D.G. Buerk, et al. Myocardial Hypoxia-Ischemia. Coronary Flow Response After Myocardial Ischemia May Predict Level of Functional Recovery; R.J.F. Houston, et al. Tissue Oxygen Distribution. The S Factor - A New Derived Hemodynamic Oxygenation Parameter - A Useful Tool for Simplified Mathematical Modeling of Global Problems of Oxygen Transport; K. Farrell, T. Wasser. Tissue Oxygenation in Tumors. Can NMR Diffusion-Weighted Imaging Provide Quantitative Information on Tumor Interstitial pO2 J.F. Dun, et al. Oxygen Supply-Demand. Peripheral Perfusion & Tissue Oxygenation Improvement Induced By Antihypertensive Medication Combined with Lipoidoproteinosis Treatment; G. Cicco, et al. Angiogenesis & Microcirculation. Modification of Low Density Lipoproteins by Erythrocytes and Hemoglobin Under Hypoxic Conditions; C. Balagopalakrishna, et al. Oxygen Carriers. Anticoagulants & Tissue Oxygenation. Near Infrared Spectroscopy. Nitric Oxide & Free Radicals. Measurement of Tissue Oxygen. 68 Additional Articles. Index. 628 pp. Englisch.
Editore: SPRINGER NATURE Jul 1997, 1997
ISBN 10: 0792346122 ISBN 13: 9780792346128
Da: BuchWeltWeit Ludwig Meier e.K., Bergisch Gladbach, Germania
Buch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -The volume presents an overview of recent developments in the thermal management of electronic systems. This is increasingly recognised as an important factor in current design methodology. The topics covered include thermal management in general, analytical and computational thermal modelling, thermal characterisation of components, single and multiphase convective cooling, measurement techniques, thermomechanical modelling and thermally induced failure. Audience: Research and development engineers and scientists whose work involves the design and manufacture of electronic systems. 376 pp. Englisch.
Editore: SPRINGER NATURE Jul 1997, 1997
ISBN 10: 0792346378 ISBN 13: 9780792346371
Da: BuchWeltWeit Ludwig Meier e.K., Bergisch Gladbach, Germania
Buch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -In 1992 a Concerted Action Programme (CAP) was initiated by Peter Sijmons with the purpose of intensifying collaborations between 16 European laboratories working on plant-parasitic nematodes. The four-year programme entitled `Resistance mechanisms against plant-parasitic nematodes' focused on molecular aspects of the interaction between sedentary nematodes and plants on the model system Arabidopsis and on novel resistance strategies. Funding was provided mainly for exchange visits between collaborating laboratories and for the organization of annual meetings. During the last annual meeting which was held in May 1996 in Toledo, Spain, Carmen Fenoll initiated the production of this volume. The book presents a series of up-to-date reviews, each written by one of the participating laboratories, which include the scientific progress achieved in the frame of this CAP but are by no means limited in scope to this work. 300 pp. Englisch.
Editore: SPRINGER NATURE Jul 1997, 1997
ISBN 10: 0306455390 ISBN 13: 9780306455391
Da: BuchWeltWeit Ludwig Meier e.K., Bergisch Gladbach, Germania
Buch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Americanist Culture History reprints thirty-nine classic works of Americanist archaeological literature published between 1907 and 1971. The articles, in which the key concepts and analytical techniques of culture history were first defined and discussed, are reprinted, with original pagination and references, to enhance the use of this collection as a research and teaching resource. The editors also include an introduction that summarizes the rise and fall of the culture history paradigm, making this volume an excellent introduction to the field's primary literature. 518 pp. Englisch.
Editore: SPRINGER NATURE Jul 1997, 1997
ISBN 10: 0306456079 ISBN 13: 9780306456077
Da: BuchWeltWeit Ludwig Meier e.K., Bergisch Gladbach, Germania
Buch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Centrifugal Materials Processing; L.L. Regel, W.R. Wilcox. Convection in Crystal Growth under High Gravity on a Centrifuge; J. Friedrich, G. Müller. Segregation in Crystal Growth under High Gravity on a Centrifuge: A Comparison between Experimental and Theoretical Results; J. Friedrich, G. Müller. Analysis of Thermal Convection in Molten Tin Under Centrifugal Conditions; L. Bergelin, A. Chevy. Thermal Stability During Centrifugation: Flow Visualization Experiment; Numerical Results; W.A. Arnold, L.L. Regel. Flow Visualization Study of Convection in a Centrifuge; P.V. Skudarnov, et al. Determination of Solid/Melt Interface Shape and Growth Rate During Gradient Freeze Solidification on a Centrifuge Using Current Interface Demarcation; I. Moskowitz, et al. In Situ Observation of Directional Solidification in High Gravity; Y. Inatomi, et al. Impurity Distribution and Superconducting Properties of PbTe: T1 Crystals Grown in a Centrifuge; R. Parfeniev, et al. A Low Cost Centrifuge for Materials Processing in High Gravity; Y.A. Chen, et al. 20 Additional Articles. Index. 316 pp. Englisch.
Editore: SPRINGER NATURE Jul 1997, 1997
ISBN 10: 030645520X ISBN 13: 9780306455209
Da: BuchWeltWeit Ludwig Meier e.K., Bergisch Gladbach, Germania
Buch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -The basic principles and current applications of Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy (MRS) and Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) are described in this collection of articles by leading world authorities. The contributions document the interface between neurochemistry and physics, and embrace progress ranging from fundamental studies on isolated brain preparations to in vivo investigations using rodents, all as a basis for research on the conscious human brain. 442 pp. Englisch.
Editore: Springer Nature Singapore Jul 1997, 1997
ISBN 10: 0333698169 ISBN 13: 9780333698167
Da: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Germania
Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - Yeats and Women , published originally in the Yeats Annuals series, collects eight essays on Yeats's relationships with women, two collections of letters to him and his broadcast, 'Poems about Women'. The essays cover sexuality and its dynamic in Yeats's writing: his attitude to feminism and to the 'feminist occult'; his relationships with Maud Gonne, Dorothea Hunter, Olivia Shakespear, Florence Farr, Iseult Gonne and George Yeats. Yeats's relationship with Lady Gregory and her co-authorship of Cathleen ni Houlihan is analysed. The collection includes 12 plates.
Editore: SPRINGER NATURE Jul 1997, 1997
ISBN 10: 0333638948 ISBN 13: 9780333638941
Da: BuchWeltWeit Ludwig Meier e.K., Bergisch Gladbach, Germania
Buch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This chronology covers the whole sweep of Evelyn Waugh's varied and eventful life and career, including his numerous friendships, his active social life and his exotic travels. Drawing on Waugh's own letters and diaries as well as other sources, it provides accurate and detailed information in a highly accessible form. Its layout enables it to be used for checking specific items of information, but it can also serve as an 'alternative' biography. 210 pp. Englisch.
Editore: SPRINGER NATURE Jul 1997, 1997
ISBN 10: 0333675649 ISBN 13: 9780333675649
Da: BuchWeltWeit Ludwig Meier e.K., Bergisch Gladbach, Germania
Buch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -The European Commission is very much at the heart of the European Union. Its wide variety of roles make it the institution most readily identified with the Union's many different activities. Surprisingly, relatively little has been written about this vital European institution. This book makes a major contribution to furthering understanding of the Commission. A broad range of different perspectives based on new research cover all aspects of its nature and functioning. 328 pp. Englisch.
Editore: Springer Nature Singapore Jul 1997, 1997
ISBN 10: 1349255041 ISBN 13: 9781349255047
Da: BuchWeltWeit Ludwig Meier e.K., Bergisch Gladbach, Germania
Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -The book deals with both the short and the long-run effects of the Uruguay Round: the reduction in the obstacles to trade, the enlargement of the multilateral system, the new institutional framework and the balance between regionalism and multilateralism in world trade relations. Its conclusions are based on theory, political economy and empirical analysis. 238 pp. Englisch.
Editore: SPRINGER NATURE Jul 1997, 1997
ISBN 10: 0333649613 ISBN 13: 9780333649619
Da: BuchWeltWeit Ludwig Meier e.K., Bergisch Gladbach, Germania
Taschenbuch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This exciting new and original collection locates dance within the spectrum of urban life in late modernity, through a range of theoretical perspectives. It highlights a diversity of dance forms and styles that can be witnessed in and around contemporary urban spaces: from dance halls to raves and the club striptease; from set dancing to ballroom dancing, to hip hop and swing, and to ice dance shows; from the ballet class, to fitness aerobics; and 'art' dance which situates itself in a dynamic relation to the city. 254 pp. Englisch.
Editore: SPRINGER NATURE Jul 1997, 1997
ISBN 10: 0333682440 ISBN 13: 9780333682449
Da: BuchWeltWeit Ludwig Meier e.K., Bergisch Gladbach, Germania
Buch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Casualties of the New World Order contends that the high rate of failure among post-Cold War UN missions are attributable to common weaknesses which are vulnerable to civil war dynamics. These mission weaknesses derive from the high level of control over the missions' mandates and operations wielded by combinations of self-interested and distracted UN member-states. The effects of these weaknesses are examined in the failed missions in Bosnia, Somalia, and Angola, while their absence is observed in the successful missions to El Salvador, Mozambique, and Cambodia. 200 pp. Englisch.
Editore: SPRINGER NATURE Jul 1997, 1997
ISBN 10: 0333649605 ISBN 13: 9780333649602
Da: BuchWeltWeit Ludwig Meier e.K., Bergisch Gladbach, Germania
Buch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This exciting new and original collection locates dance within the spectrum of urban life in late modernity, through a range of theoretical perspectives. It highlights a diversity of dance forms and styles that can be witnessed in and around contemporary urban spaces: from dance halls to raves and the club striptease; from set dancing to ballroom dancing, to hip hop and swing, and to ice dance shows; from the ballet class, to fitness aerobics; and 'art' dance which situates itself in a dynamic relation to the city. 254 pp. Englisch.
Editore: SPRINGER NATURE Jul 1997, 1997
ISBN 10: 0817639535 ISBN 13: 9780817639532
Da: BuchWeltWeit Ludwig Meier e.K., Bergisch Gladbach, Germania
Buch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -I Theory and Implementations.- 1 Singular integrals related to the Monge-Ampère equation.- 2 Wavelet characterization of functions with conditions on the mean oscillation.- 3 Undecimated Wavelet Transform from Orthogonal Spline Wavelets.- 4 Oblique Multiwavelet Bases.- 5 Frames and Riesz bases: a short survey.- 6 Fourier Analysis of Petrov-Galerkin Methods Based on Biorthogonal Multiresolution Analyses.- II Applications to Biomedical Sciences.- 7 Fine Structure of ECG Signal using Wavelet Transform.- 8 Spectral Analysis of Cardiorespiratory Signals.- 9 Characterization of Epileptic EEG Time Series (I): Gabor Transform and Nonlinear Dynamics Methods.- 10 Characterization of Epileptic EEG Time Series (II): Wavelet Transform and Information Theory.- III Applications in Physical Sciences.- 11 Wavelet Networks for Modelling Nonlinear Processes.- 12 Higher order asymptotic boundary conditions for an oxide region in a semiconductor device.- 13 Estimation of the complex plain-wave modulus in viscoelastic media.- 14 Numerical Modelling of Maxwell's Equations with Applications to Magnetotellurics. 368 pp. Englisch.
Editore: SPRINGER NATURE Jul 1997, 1997
ISBN 10: 0333673662 ISBN 13: 9780333673669
Da: BuchWeltWeit Ludwig Meier e.K., Bergisch Gladbach, Germania
Buch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -A critical perspective on the foundations of economic theory showing the importance of ethical considerations and focusing in particular on altruism, cooperation and equity. Mainstream neoclassical economics is analysed and challenged from a moral and socio-economic perspective, emphasizing the relationship between economics, ethics and politics. Throughout the book the nature of homo economicus is contrasted with that of homo ethicus. Their different moral principles, behavioural rules and values are compared and the importance of this battle for a good and civilised society is emphasised. 193 pp. Englisch.
Editore: SPRINGER NATURE Jul 1997, 1997
ISBN 10: 0333656857 ISBN 13: 9780333656853
Da: BuchWeltWeit Ludwig Meier e.K., Bergisch Gladbach, Germania
Buch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -The bottom-line message of this book is democracy resurgent - but not triumphant. There are any number of conceivable anti-democratic threats and no prospect of ever achieving either a satisfactory or a permanent level of democracy in all countries and societies. Any lowering of the guard by democracy's defenders in academia or real-world politics risks the danger of democracy once again falling upon hard times or even regressing. 237 pp. Englisch.
Editore: SPRINGER NATURE Jul 1997, 1997
ISBN 10: 0333698193 ISBN 13: 9780333698198
Da: BuchWeltWeit Ludwig Meier e.K., Bergisch Gladbach, Germania
Buch. Condizione: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -A collection of articles presented at the XLVI Applied Econometrics Association conference on exchange rates held in Heigerloch Castle, Germany), in 1995. The book consists of three parts examining the experience of the exchange rate in Europe. In the first part some aspects of exchange rate determination in Europe are examined; the second part deals with the exchange rate policy within the European Monetary System; in the third part an analysis of recent intervention practices in the European exchange rate markets is presented. 231 pp. Englisch.
Editore: Springer Nature Singapore Jul 1997, 1997
ISBN 10: 0333634209 ISBN 13: 9780333634202
Da: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Germania
Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - This collection originated from a conference at Templeton College, Oxford by leading practitioners and researchers and has been revised, updated and edited for publication. The collection provides an evaluation of the implementation of health reforms and will be of interest to readers interested in health policy and health management.
Editore: Springer Nature Singapore Jul 1997, 1997
ISBN 10: 031217263X ISBN 13: 9780312172633
Da: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Germania
Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - The book deals with both the short and the long-run effects of the Uruguay Round: the reduction in the obstacles to trade, the enlargement of the multilateral system, the new institutional framework and the balance between regionalism and multilateralism in world trade relations. Its conclusions are based on theory, political economy and empirical analysis.
Editore: Springer Nature Singapore Jul 1997, 1997
ISBN 10: 0412734702 ISBN 13: 9780412734700
Da: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Germania
Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - The Society of Environmental Geochemistry and Health (SEGH) Second International Conference on Arsenic Exposure and Health Effects was held June 12-14, 1995 in San Diego, California. The conference was at tended by 152 people who heard 41 presentations on all aspects of arsenic research. The speakers represented 14 countries. Approximately 40 of the participants and speakers were from countries other than the US. The participants represented government, academia, industry and the interested public. The sponsorship ofthe conference is a good indicationofthe wide spread interest in the subject and the meeting. The sponsors, in addition to SEGH, were the US Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA), the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), the Atlantic Richfield Company (ARCO), the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), the American Water Works Association Research Foundation (AWWARF), Kennecott Corporation, the American Smelting and Refining Company (ASARCO), and the International Council on Metals in the Environment (ICME). The funding was split approximately equally between industry (including industrial organizations such as EPRI) and government. In addition to the many fine presentations, the meeting provided a forum for scientists from different countries to compare experiences and share information. It also provided a forum for the discussion of both scientific and policy issues between representatives of various governmental bodies (at the local, state, and federal level) and representatives of various indus trial organizations. These discussions occurred both in the formal meetings and informal settings during the meeting.
Editore: Springer Nature Singapore Jul 1997, 1997
ISBN 10: 0333681096 ISBN 13: 9780333681091
Da: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Germania
Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - The book investigates British, French and EU-wide responses to the Single Financial Market initiative. It outlines the contexts of the globalization of financial markets and the pressures towards competitive deregulation. The '1992' package is assessed and its differing impact in Britain and France explained by comparing the different regulatory regimes through detailed case-studies. A policy network approach is applied throughout to European integration in this field.
Editore: Springer Nature Singapore Jul 1997, 1997
ISBN 10: 0312165013 ISBN 13: 9780312165017
Da: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Germania
Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - The first comprehensive study in English of the earliest and largest 'Third-World' migration into pre-war Europe. Full attention is given to the relationship between the society of emigration, undermined by colonialism, and processes of ethnic organisation in the metropolitan context. Contemporary anti-Algerian racism is shown to have deep roots in moves by colonial elites to control and police the migrants and to segregate them from contact with Communism, nationalist movements and the French working class.
Editore: Springer Nature Singapore Jul 1997, 1997
ISBN 10: 0792346963 ISBN 13: 9780792346968
Da: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Germania
Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - As our title suggests, there are two aspects in the subject of this book. The first is the mathematical investigation of the dynamics of infinite systems of in teracting particles and the description of the time evolution of their states. The second is the rigorous derivation of kinetic equations starting from the results of the aforementioned investigation. As is well known, statistical mechanics started in the last century with some papers written by Maxwell and Boltzmann. Although some of their statements seemed statistically obvious, we must prove that they do not contradict what me chanics predicts. In some cases, in particular for equilibrium states, it turns out that mechanics easily provides the required justification. However things are not so easy, if we take a step forward and consider a gas is not in equilibrium, as is, e.g., the case for air around a flying vehicle. Questions of this kind have been asked since the dawn of the kinetic theory of gases, especially when certain results appeared to lead to paradoxical conclu sions. Today this matter is rather well understood and a rigorous kinetic theory is emerging. The importance of these developments stems not only from the need of providing a careful foundation of such a basic physical theory, but also to exhibit a prototype of a mathematical construct central to the theory of non-equilibrium phenomena of macroscopic size.
Editore: Springer Nature Singapore Jul 1997, 1997
ISBN 10: 0792346343 ISBN 13: 9780792346340
Da: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Germania
Buch. Condizione: Neu. Neuware - In the conflict between logging as a material resource and preservation the forests are becoming depleted throughout the world and this depletion is aggravated by the effects of air pollution. The concept of utilization is thus now being expanded to include vital societal values. These issues are nowhere more acute than in Central and Eastern Europe, where obsolete, poorly maintained industrial plant is common. Air pollutant levels are so high that one area has been called the Black Triangle. Timber is required in this region as a building material and logging for fuelwood is practised, giving rise to a complex linkage between industry, energy supply, deforestation, agriculture, value-added forestry products and economic development. This book presents current information on national and regional issues relating to environmental threats to forest land, focusing on: ecology, environment and science; forest ownership and management; forest product utilization; government and public agency roles. The recommendations, action items and the human network needed for regional-level implementation are detailed in `situation', `position' and `state of the art' papers. The final objective is to develop a plan of action to help abate the negative impacts while sustaining or expanding the forests, the economy and the energy sufficiency of the region.