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Book Synopsis1. Formulation of Elementary Boundary Value Problems.- 1. The Concept of the Classical Formulation of a Boundary Value Problem for Equations with Discontinuous Coefficients.- 2. The Concept of Generalized Solution.- 3. Generalized Formulations of Problems for the Basic Equations of Mathematical Physics.- 2. The Concept of Asymptotic Expansion. A Model Example to Illustrate the Averaging Method.- 1. Asymptotic expansion. A Formal Asymptotic Solution.- 2. Asymptotic Expansion of a Solution of the Equation u = 1 + ?u3.- 3. Asymptotic Expansion of a Solution of the Equation (K(x/?)u?)?= f(x) by the Averaging Method.- 4. Generalization of the Averaging Method in the Case of a Piecewise Smooth Coefficient.- 5. Averaging the System of Differential Equations.- 3. Averaging Processes in Layered Media.- 1. Problem of Small Longitudinal Vibrations of a Rod.- 2. Nonstationary Problem of Heat Conduction.- 3. Averaging Maxwell Equations.- 4. Averaging Equations of a Viscoelastic Medium.- 5. Media with Slowly Changing Geometric Characteristics.- 6. Heat Transfer Through a System of Screens.- 7. Averaging a Nonlinear Problem of the Elasticity Theory in an Inhomogeneous Rod.- 8. The System of Equations of Elasticity Theory in a Layered Medium.- 9. Considerations Permitting Reduction of Calculations in Constructing Averaged Equations.- 10. Nonstationary Nonlinear Problems.- 11. Averaging Equations with Rapidly Oscillating Nonperiodic Coefficients.- 12. Problems of Plasticity and Dynamics of Viscous Fluid as Described by Functions Depending on Fast Variables.- 4. Averaging Basic Equations of Mathematical Physics.- 1. Averaging Stationary Thermal Fields in a Composite.- 2. Asymptotic Expansion of Solution of the Stationary Heat ConductionProblem.- 3. Stationary Thermal Field in a Porous Medium.- 4. Averaging a Stationary System of Equations of Elasticity Theory in Composite and Porous Materials.- 5. Nonstationary Systems of Equations of Elasticity and Diffusion Theory.- 6. Averaging Nonstationary Nonlinear System of Equations of Elasticity Theory.- 7. Averaging Stokes and Navier-Stokes Equations. The Derivation of the Percolation Law for a Porous Medium (Darcy's Law).- 8. Averaging in case of Short-Wave Propagation.- 9. Averaging the Transition Equation for a Periodic Medium.- 10. Eigenvalue Problems.- 5. General Formal Averaging Procedure.- 1. Averaging Nonlinear Equations.- 2. Averaged Equations of Infinite Order for a Linear Periodic Medium and for the Equation of Moment Theory.- 3. A Method of Describing Multi-Dimensional Periodic Media that does not Involve Separating Fast and Slow Variables.- 6. Properties of Effective Coefficients. Relationship Among Local and Averaged Characteristics of a Solution.- 1. Maintaining the Properties of Convexity and Symmetry of the Minimized Functional in Averaging.- 2. On the Principle of Equivalent Homogeneity.- 3. The Symmetry Properties of Effective Coefficients and Reduction of Periodic Problems to Boundary Value Problems.- 4. Agreement Between Theoretically Predicted Values of Effective Coefficients and Those Determined by an Ideal Experiment.- 7. Composite Materials Containing High-Modulus Reinforcement.- 1. The Stationary Field in a Layered Material.- 2. Composite Materials with Grains for Reinforcement.- 3. Dissipation of Waves in Layered Media.- 4. High-Modulus 3D Composite Materials.- 5. The Splitting Principle for the Averaged Operator for 3D High-Modulus Composites.- 8. Averaging of Processes in SkeletalStructures.- 1. An Example of Averaging a Problem on the Simplest Framework.- 2. A Geometric Model of a Framework.- 3. The Splitting Principle for the Averaged Operator for a Periodic Framework.- 4. The Splitting Principle for the Averaged Operator for Trusses and Thin-walled Structures.- 5. On Refining the Splitting Principle for the Averaged Operator.- 6 Asymptotic Expansion of a Solution of a Linear Equation in Partial Derivatives for a Rectangular Framework.- 7 Skeletal Structures with Random Properties.- 9. Mathematics of Boundary-Layer Theory in Composite Materials.- 1. Problem on the Contact of Two Layered Media.- 2. The Boundary Layer for an Elliptic Equation Defined on a Half-Plane.- 3. The Boundary Layer Near the Interface of Two Periodic Structures.- 4. Problem on the Contact of Two Media Divided by a Thin Interlayer.- 5. The Boundary Layer for the Nonstationary System of Equations of Elasticity Theory.- 6. On the Ultimate Strength of a Composite.- 7. Boundary Conditions of Other Types.- 8. On the Averaging of Fields in Layer Media with Layers of Composite Materials.- 9. The Time Boundary Layer for the Cauchy Parabolic Problem.- Supplement: Existence and Uniqueness Theorems for the Problem on a Cell.Table of Contents1. Formulation of Elementary Boundary Value Problems.- §1. The Concept of the Classical Formulation of a Boundary Value Problem for Equations with Discontinuous Coefficients.- §2. The Concept of Generalized Solution.- §3. Generalized Formulations of Problems for the Basic Equations of Mathematical Physics.- 2. The Concept of Asymptotic Expansion. A Model Example to Illustrate the Averaging Method.- §1. Asymptotic expansion. A Formal Asymptotic Solution.- §2. Asymptotic Expansion of a Solution of the Equation u = 1 + ?u3.- §3. Asymptotic Expansion of a Solution of the Equation (K(x/?)u?)?= f(x) by the Averaging Method.- §4. Generalization of the Averaging Method in the Case of a Piecewise Smooth Coefficient.- §5. Averaging the System of Differential Equations.- 3. Averaging Processes in Layered Media.- §1. Problem of Small Longitudinal Vibrations of a Rod.- §2. Nonstationary Problem of Heat Conduction.- §3. Averaging Maxwell Equations.- §4. Averaging Equations of a Viscoelastic Medium.- §5. Media with Slowly Changing Geometric Characteristics.- §6. Heat Transfer Through a System of Screens.- §7. Averaging a Nonlinear Problem of the Elasticity Theory in an Inhomogeneous Rod.- §8. The System of Equations of Elasticity Theory in a Layered Medium.- §9. Considerations Permitting Reduction of Calculations in Constructing Averaged Equations.- §10. Nonstationary Nonlinear Problems.- §11. Averaging Equations with Rapidly Oscillating Nonperiodic Coefficients.- §12. Problems of Plasticity and Dynamics of Viscous Fluid as Described by Functions Depending on Fast Variables.- 4. Averaging Basic Equations of Mathematical Physics.- §1. Averaging Stationary Thermal Fields in a Composite.- §2. Asymptotic Expansion of Solution of the Stationary Heat Conduction Problem.- §3. Stationary Thermal Field in a Porous Medium.- §4. Averaging a Stationary System of Equations of Elasticity Theory in Composite and Porous Materials.- §5. Nonstationary Systems of Equations of Elasticity and Diffusion Theory.- §6. Averaging Nonstationary Nonlinear System of Equations of Elasticity Theory.- §7. Averaging Stokes and Navier-Stokes Equations. The Derivation of the Percolation Law for a Porous Medium (Darcy’s Law).- §8. Averaging in case of Short-Wave Propagation.- §9. Averaging the Transition Equation for a Periodic Medium.- §10. Eigenvalue Problems.- 5. General Formal Averaging Procedure.- §1. Averaging Nonlinear Equations.- §2. Averaged Equations of Infinite Order for a Linear Periodic Medium and for the Equation of Moment Theory.- §3. A Method of Describing Multi-Dimensional Periodic Media that does not Involve Separating Fast and Slow Variables.- 6. Properties of Effective Coefficients. Relationship Among Local and Averaged Characteristics of a Solution.- §1. Maintaining the Properties of Convexity and Symmetry of the Minimized Functional in Averaging.- §2. On the Principle of Equivalent Homogeneity.- §3. The Symmetry Properties of Effective Coefficients and Reduction of Periodic Problems to Boundary Value Problems.- §4. Agreement Between Theoretically Predicted Values of Effective Coefficients and Those Determined by an Ideal Experiment.- 7. Composite Materials Containing High-Modulus Reinforcement.- §1. The Stationary Field in a Layered Material.- §2. Composite Materials with Grains for Reinforcement.- §3. Dissipation of Waves in Layered Media.- §4. High-Modulus 3D Composite Materials.- §5. The Splitting Principle for the Averaged Operator for 3D High-Modulus Composites.- 8. Averaging of Processes in Skeletal Structures.- §1. An Example of Averaging a Problem on the Simplest Framework.- §2. A Geometric Model of a Framework.- §3. The Splitting Principle for the Averaged Operator for a Periodic Framework.- §4. The Splitting Principle for the Averaged Operator for Trusses and Thin-walled Structures.- §5. On Refining the Splitting Principle for the Averaged Operator.- §6 Asymptotic Expansion of a Solution of a Linear Equation in Partial Derivatives for a Rectangular Framework.- §7 Skeletal Structures with Random Properties.- 9. Mathematics of Boundary-Layer Theory in Composite Materials.- §1. Problem on the Contact of Two Layered Media.- §2. The Boundary Layer for an Elliptic Equation Defined on a Half-Plane.- §3. The Boundary Layer Near the Interface of Two Periodic Structures.- §4. Problem on the Contact of Two Media Divided by a Thin Interlayer.- §5. The Boundary Layer for the Nonstationary System of Equations of Elasticity Theory.- §6. On the Ultimate Strength of a Composite.- §7. Boundary Conditions of Other Types.- §8. On the Averaging of Fields in Layer Media with Layers of Composite Materials.- §9. The Time Boundary Layer for the Cauchy Parabolic Problem.- Supplement: Existence and Uniqueness Theorems for the Problem on a Cell.

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Book SynopsisThe processes of the development of oil and gas deposits are of primary importance in the whole technological chain of oil and gas extraction from the rocks and their transportation to the customer.Table of Contents1. The Basic Physical Concepts and Models of Subterranean Fluid Mechanics.- 2. Classical Linear Models of the Flow of a Homogeneous Fluid Through Porous Media.- 3. Classical Nonlinear Models of Homogeneous Fluid Flow Through Porous Media.- 4. Nonclassical Models of the Flow of Homogeneous Fluids.- 5. Two-Phase Flow and Water-Oil Displacement.- 6. Physico-Chemical Hydrodynamics of Enhanced Oil Recovery.- References.

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Book SynopsisALOUGES 1 A COHOMOLOGICAL CRITERION FOR DENSITY OF SMOOTH MAPS IN SOBOLEV SPACES BETWEEN TWO MANIFOLDS F. HELEIN 15 ON THE MATHEMATICAL MODELING OF TEXTURES IN POLYMERIC LIQUID CRYSTALS M. JENKINS 93 RHEOLOGY OF THERMOTROPIC NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTALLINE POLYMERS M.Table of ContentsAn Energy-Decreasing Algorithm for Harmonic Maps.- A Cohomological Criterion for Density of Smooth Maps in Sobolev Spaces Between Two Manifolds.- On The Mathematical Modeling Of Textures In Polymeric Liquid Crystals.- A Result on the Global Existence for Heat Flows of Harmonic Maps from D2 into S2.- Blow-Up Analysis for Heat Flow of Harmonic Maps.- Taylor-Couette Instability in Nematic Liquid Crystals.- On a Class of Solutions in the Theory of Nematic Phases.- Rheology of Thermotropic Nematic Liquid Crystalline Polymers.- Cartesian Currents and Liquid Crystals Dipoles, Singular Lines and Singular Points.- Heat Flow for Harmonic Maps.- The Motion of Defects in Convective Structures of the Elliptical Shear Instability of a Nematic.- Fiber Evolution in the Heat Flow of Harmonic Maps.- Axially Symmetric Harmonic Maps.- Defects of Stationary Convective Structures in a Nematic.- An Approach to the Construction of Morse Flows for Variational Functionals.- An Example of Frustration in a Ferromagnetic Material.- Flow-Induced Instabilities in Nematic Liquid Crystals.- Defects in Macroscopic Structures: Ginzburg-Landau Approach.- Nematic Liquid Crystals with Variable Degree of Orientation.- Field-Induced Instabilities in Nematic Liquid Crystals.- Variational Problems with Obstacles and Harmonic Maps.- Weakly Nonlinear Analysis of Pattern Formation in Nematic Liquid Crystals.- Dynamics of Defects.- Defects of Nonlinear Waves in the Convection Of A Nematic Liquid Crystal.- Projection Methods for Solving Nonlinear Systems of Equations.- Regularity Results for Harmonic Maps of Minkowski Space.- Defects in Nematic Liquid Crystals with Variable Degree of Orientation.- External Forcing of Liquid Crystal Instabilities.- On Travelling Waves in Electrohydrodynamic Convection in Nematics.

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Book SynopsisProceedings of the 3rd Workshop on Instabilities and Nonequilibrium StructuresTable of ContentsTable of Content.- I. Dynamical Systems and Statistical Mechanics.- Fast Dynamo for Some Anosov Flows.- How Horseshoes Are Created.- Fine Structure of Universal Cantor Sets.- Hamiltonian Chaos in a Laser Damage Model.- Periodic Modulation of a Logistic Oscillator.- Quantum Spin Chains with Residual Entropy.- Quantum Fluctuations and Linear Response Theory.- Non-Commutative Large Deviations and Applications.- Squeezing in the Su(1,1) Group.- Full Scaling and Real-Space Renormalization.- Sand Piles, Combinatorial Games and Cellular Automata.- II. Stochastic Effects on Dynamical Systems.- Nonequilibrium Potentials in Spatially Extended Pattern Forming Systems.- Passage Time Description of Dynamical Processes.- Stochastic Processes Driven by Colored Noise: A Path Integral Point of View.- Effect of Noise on a Hopf Bifurcation.- Some Properties of Quasi Stationary Distributions in the Birth and Death Chains: A Dynamical Approach.- Photon Noise Reduction in Light Sources.- III. Instabilities in Nonequilibrium Systems.- Spatio-Temporal Properties of Centrifugal Instabilities.- Shape of Stationary and Travelling Cells in The Printer’s Instability.- Secondary Instability of Cellular Structures in Directional Solidification.- Velocity Field Structure and Semiquantitative Analysis Of Tracer Dispersion in a Taylor-Vortex Flow of Wide Gap.- Lasers as a Test Bench for Theories of Non-Equilibrium Structures.- Mean Field Theory of Canonical Spinodal Instabilities.- Periodic (Layered) Structures under Constraint.- Transitions Between Patterns of Different Symmetries.- Direct Simulation of Three-Dimensional Turbulence.- Transition Between Different Symmetries in Convection.- Shallow Surface Waves in a Convecting Fluid.- An Exact Model of Resistive Convection in a Cylindrical Plasma.- Energy Method in the Stability of Viscoelastic Fluid.- Solitary Waves, Topological Defects and Their Interactions in Systems with Translational and Galilean Invariance.- Dynamics of Nonlinear SchrÖDinger Defects in Three Dimensions.- Dynamics of Spiral Defects in Two Dimensional Extendedsystems.- Fragmentation.- Qualitative Theory of Defects in Non-Equilibrium Systems.

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Book SynopsisProceedings of the NATO Advanced Study Institute, Chamonix, France, March 8-13, 1992Table of ContentsContents Preface. Morphological Stability and Convective Flow: Some Old and New Problems. Microscale Coupling of Solidification and Flow. Flow Interactions with Dendritic Mushy Zones. The Dynamics of Mushy Layers. Convective Aspects of Solidification Experiments under Low Gravity. Convective Effects on Solidification Grain Structure. Convection and Macrosegragation in Magma Chambers.

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Book SynopsisPresents the proceedings of an international conference held on 24-25 March, 1993 in London under the auspices of the Society for Underwater Technology. This book is suitable for engineers and scientists interested in the advances in research and development in the determination of environmental forces on offshore and coastal structures.Table of ContentsSession One: Wave Kinematics. 1. Technical Update and Field Data from the New Generation Microwave Directional Wave Radar; S.J. Archer. 2. Wave Kinematics, Measurement, Modelling and Application; J.S. Buchan. 3. Nonlinear Wave Current Interactions; I. Cummins, C. Swan. 4. Effects of a Shear Current on Wind Induced Waves; A.K. Magnusson. 5. Uncertainties in Prediction of Wave Kinematics in Irregular Waves; O.T. Gudmestad, S. Haver. 6. Wave Kinematics on Sheared Currents; D.J. Skyner, W.J. Easson. 7. Laboratory Wave Generation Correct to Second Order; H.A. Schäffer. Session Two: Fluid Loading. 8. Comparison of Loads Predicted by a New Wave Theory with Measurements on the Tern Structure; J. Rozario, P.S. Tromans, M. Efthymiou, P.H. Taylor. 9. Wave Loading Model Tests on a Gravity Base Structure; J.J. Murray, L.M. Mak. 10. Added Hydrodynamic Loading Due to Sacrificial Anodes; M.J. Downie, B.A. Murray, P. Bettes. 11. The Vortex Induced Vibration of Marine Risers in Sheared and Critical Flows; G. Jones, W.S. Lamb. 12. Suppression of Vortex Shedding from Satellite Risers in a Current; M.M. Zdravkovich, J.l. Baldaro. Session Three: Coastal Conditions. 13. Review of Wave Breaking in Shallow Water; H.N. Southgate, H.R. Wallingford. 14. Three-Dimensional Breaking Wave Kinematics; K. She, C.A. Greated, W.J. Easson. 15. Environmental Forces at the Coastline and Implications for Coastal Defence; N.W. Beech, J.L. Andrews. 16. Full Field Study of Post Breaking Vorticity; S.Lloyd, C.A. Greated, W.J. Easson. 17. Multigrid Model of Wave-Current Interaction; Bin Li. 18. Variation in Beach Profiles in Hell's Mouth Bay, Llyn Peninsula for the Period 1979-1981; J. Darbyshire.

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Book Synopsism, m > 0, or (which is, in fact, the same) to difference equations The world of difference equations, which has been almost hidden up to now, begins to open in all its richness.Trade Review' I enjoyed reading this book, and i am happy to recommend it to all those interested in finding out more about this fascinating but rather unfamiliar branch of dynamical systems.' Bulletin London Math. Soc. 27 1995 Table of ContentsNotation. Preface. Introduction. Part I: One-Dimensional Dynamical Systems. 1. Introduction to the Theory of Dynamical Systems. 2. Periodic Trajectories. 3. Behavior of Trajectories. 4. Dynamical Systems for U-Maps. Part II: Difference Equations with Continuous Time. 1. Nonlinear Difference Equations. 2. Difference Equations with U Nonlinearity. Part III: Differential-Difference Equations. 1. Completely Integrable Differential-Difference Equations. 2. Differential-Difference Equations close to Difference Ones. 3. Singularly Perturbed Differential-Difference Equations. Part IV: Boundary-Value Problems for Hyperbolic Systems of Partial Differential Equations. 1. Reduction of Boundary-Value Problems to Difference and Differential-Difference Equations. 2. Boundary-Value Problem for a System with Small Parameter. 3. Boundary-Value Problem for System with Two Spatial Variables. References. Index.

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Book SynopsisThe European Turbulence Conferences have been organized under the auspices of the European Mechanics Committee (Euromech) to provide a forum for discussion and exchange of recent and new results in the field of turbulence.Table of ContentsI: Dynamical Systems and Transition. II: Statistical Physics and Turbulence. III: Experiments and Novel Experimental Techniques. IV: Particles and Bubbles in Turbulence. V: Simulation Methods. VI: Coherent Structures. VII: Turbulence Modelling and Compressibility Effects. Index.

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Book SynopsisRecently, research in robot kinematics has attracted researchers with different theoretical profiles and backgrounds, such as mechanical and electrica!Table of ContentsIntroduction. 1. Workspace and Trajectory Analysis. 2. Computational Geometry in Kinematics. 3. Kinematic Errors and Calibration. 4. Kinematics of Mobile Robots. 5. Kinematic Performance. 6. Kinematics in Control. 7. Force and Elasticity Analysis. 8. Inverse Kinematics. 9. Kinematic Design. 10. Kinematic Analysis. 11. Parallel Manipulators. 12. Task and Motion Planning. Author Index.

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Book Synopsisemail: nezheng@ucla.edu fax: 1--310--825--5435 ... This book systematically discusses basic concepts, theory, solution methods and applications of inverse problems in groundwater modeling.Table of ContentsPreface. 1. Forward Problems in Groundwater Modeling. 2. An Introduction to Inverse Problems. 3. Classical Definition of Inverse Problems. 4. Indirect Methods for the Solution on Inverse Problems. 5. Direct Methods for the Solution of Inverse Problems. 6. The Adjoint State Method. 7. The Stochastic Method for Solving Inverse Problems. 8. Experimental Design, Extended Identifiabilities and Model Structure Identification. Appendix A: Mapping, Space and Norm. Appendix B: Probabilities and Random Fields. Appendix C: A Fortran Program. References. Index.

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Book SynopsisTo emphasize the important role of adjoint problems in science one should mention four-dimensional analysis problem and solution of inverse problems.Table of ContentsAuthor's Preface to the English Edition. Introduction. Part I: Adjoint Equations and Perturbation Theory. 1. Main and Adjoint Equations. Perturbation Theory. 2. Simple Main and Adjoint Equations in Mathematical Physics. 3. Nonlinear Equations. 4. Inverse Problems and Adjoint Equations. Part II: Problems of Environment and Optimization Methods on the Basis of Adjoint Equations. 5. Analysis of Mathematical Models in Environmental Problems. 6. Adjoint Equations, Optimization. 7. Adjoint Equations and Models of General Circulation of Atmosphere and Ocean. 8. Adjoint Equations in Data Processing Problems. Appendix I: Splitting Methods in the Solution of Global Problems. Appendix II: Difference Analogue of Nonstationary Heat Diffusion Equation in Atmosphere and Ocean. Bibliography. Index.

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Book SynopsisExamples of successful flash reaction processing are to be found in the areas ofpyrometallurgy, mineral processing, plasma processing and, most recently, rapid prototyping.Table of ContentsSection 1 Basic Physics and Chemistry of Rapid Thermal Transformations.- 1. Structural chemistry of thermal processes accompanying flash calcination.- 2. Physical and chemical transformations of kaolinite caused by flash calcination.- 3. Thennochemical activation of crystalline compounds.- Section 2 Specialised Experimental Techniques used to Study Fast Thermally Driven Processes.- 1. Monitoring particle impact on a substrate during plasma spray process.- 2. Solid state NMR:a characterisation tool for flash calcines.- Section 3 Modelling of Flash Reaction Processes.- 1. Solid combustion synthesis of silicon-containing high-temperature materials.- 2. Experimental and mathematical investigation of the flash combustion of copper sulfide particles in a turbulent gas jet.- 3. Modelling the burners and reaction shaft of a flash smelting furnace.- 4. Modelling the impact of particles on a rigid substrate under plasma spraying conditions.- Section 4 Design and Development of Commercial Flash Reactors.- 1. Outokumpu flash technology — recent commercial applications.- 2. Flash reduction of metal oxides.- 3. Prototyping flash calciners for the manufacture of synthetic pozzolana from kaolinite clay.- 4. Cyclone flash reactors — fundamentals and applications in iron ore reduction.- Section 5 Some Applications of Microwave Heating.- 1. Microwave calcination of hydrated borax compounds.- 2. Microwave heating of asphalt-mix.- 3. Reduction of chemical oxygen demand of Kestelek colemanite by chemically enhanced decrepitation.

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Book SynopsisThe flow field around a body moving at supersonic speed can be divided into three parts, namely, shock layer, near wake including base flow, and far wake. The shock layer flow is bounded by the bow shock wave and the front and lat­ eral parts of the body surface.Table of ContentsPreface. Basic notation and scales. 1. Simulation of supersonic flow around a body using the Navier-Stokes equation. 2. Viscous shock layer models and computational methods. 3. Applications to plane and axisymmetric flows. 4. Simulation of three-dimensional flows. 5. Physical and chemical effects. References. Index.

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Book SynopsisOne Global Optimization: A Brief Review.- 1.1 General Problem Statement and Special Model Forms.- 1.2 Solution Approaches.- Two Partition Strategies in Global Optimization: The Continuous and the Lipschitzian Case.- 2.1 An Introduction to Partition Algorithms.- 2.2 Convergence Properties of Adaptive Partition Algorithms.- 2.3 Partition Algorithms on Intervals.- 2.4 Partition Algorithms on Multidimensional Intervals.- 2.5 Simplex Partition Strategies.- 2.6 Partition Methods on General Convex and Star Sets.- 2.7 Partition Strategies in General Lipschitz Optimization.- Three Implementation Aspects, Algorithm Modifications and Stochastic Extensions.- 3.1 Diagonally Extended Univariate Algorithms for Multidimensional Global Optimization.- 3.2 Estimation of Lipschitzian Problem Characteristics in Global Optimization.- 3.3 General Lipschitz Optimization Applying Penalty Multipliers.- 3.4 An Implementation of a Lipschitzian Global Optimization Procedure.- 3.5 Decision Making under Uncertainty:Trade Review`Pinter's book can be recommended to each reader who needs a far-reaching survey of continuous and Lipschitz optimization. The book is distinguished by its vivid and informative style, the large number of areas that are touched, the lack of longwinded and overly sophisticated expositions, and the optimum balance between theory and practical applications.' Optima, 51 (1996)Table of ContentsList of figures. List of tables. Preface. Part One: Global optimization: a brief review. 1.1. General problem statement and special model forms. 1.2. Solution approaches. Part Two: Partition strategies in global optimization: the continuous and the Lipschitzian case. 2.1. An introduction to partition algorithms. 2.2. Convergence properties of adaptive partition algorithms. 2.3. Partition algorithms on intervals. 2.4. Partition algorithms on multidimensional intervals. 2.5. Simplex partition strategies. 2.6. Partition models on general convex and star sets. 2.7. Partition strategies in general Lipschitz optimization. Part Three: Implementation aspects, algorithm modifications and stochastic extensions. 3.1. Diagonally extended univariate algorithms for multidimensional global optimization. 3.2. Estimations of Lipschitzian problem characteristics in global optimization. 3.3. General Lipschitz optimization applying penalty multipliers. 3.4. An implementation of a Lipschitzian global optimization procedure. 3.5. Decision making under uncertainty: stochastic model forms. 3.6. Adaptive stochastic optimization procedures. 3.7. Estimation of noise-perturbed function values. Part Four: Applications. Introductory notes. 4.1. Nonlinear approximations: systems of equations and inequalities. 4.2. Data classification (clustering) and related problems. 4.3. Aggregation of negotiated expert opinions. 4.4. Product (mixture) design. 4.5. Globally optimized calibration of complex system models. 4.6. Calibration model versions, illustrated by examples. 4.7. Dynamic modelling of phosphorus release from sediments. 4.8. Aquifer model calibration. 4.9. Industrial wastewater management. 4.10. Multiple source river pollution management. 4.11. Lake eutrophication management. 4.12. Risk management of accidental water pollution. Some further research perspectives. References. Index.

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Book SynopsisProbability Theory, Theory of Random Processes and Mathematical Statistics are important areas of modern mathematics and its applications. This volume is intended to be a concise textbook for a graduate level course, with carefully selected topics representing the most important areas of modern Probability, Random Processes and Statistics.Table of ContentsPreface. Annotation. 1. Introductory probability theory. 2. Random processes. 3. An introduction to mathematical statistics. 4. Basic elements of probability theory. 5. Elements of stochastic analysis and stochastic differential equations. Subject index.

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Book SynopsisOn the Entropies and Mutual Information of Some Bivariate Continuous Distributions Used in Reliability.- Initial Conditions Problem in Event History Analysis: An Indirect Inference Procedure.- Analysis of Survival Data Under Competing Risks with Missing Cause of Death Information: Application and Implications for Study Design.- Conditional Proportional Hazards Models.- A Comparison of Conditional and Unconditional Inference Relating to Log-Gamma Distribution.- Universal Formulas for Treatment Effects from Noncompliance Data.- Foundational Issues Concerning the Analysis of Censored Data.- Burn-in at the Component and System Level.- Identification of Dependent Competing Risks Models.- Reliability Modelling for Optical Amplified Communication Systems.- A Parametric Approach to Measurement Errors in Receiver Operating Characteristic Studies.- A Modification of Goel-Okumoto Model.- Models for Degradation Processes and Event Times Based on Gaussian Processes.- A Non-Parametric Two-Sample SurTable of ContentsPreface. On the Entropies and Mutual Information of Some Bivariate Continuous Distributions Used in Reliability; M. Ahsanullah, M. Habibullah. Initial Conditions Problem in Event History Analysis: An Indirect Inference Procedure; M.Y. An. Analysis of Survival Data Under Competing Risks with Missing Cause of Death Information: Application and Implications for Study Design; J.W. Andersen, et al. Conditional Proportional Hazards Models; B.C. Arnold, Y.H. Kim. A Comparison of Conditional and Unconditional Inference Relating to Log-Gamma Distribution; N. Balakrishnan, P.S. Chan. Universal Formulas for Treatment Effects from Noncompliance Data; A.A. Balke, J. Pearl. Fundational Issues Concerning the Analysis of Censored Data; R.E. Barlow, P. Tsai. Burn-in at the Component and System Level; H.W. Block, et al. Identificationof Dependent Competing Risks Models; K. Carling, T. Jacobson. Reliability Modelling for Optical Amplified Communication Systems; M. Chown, G.A. Whitmore. A Parametric Approach to Measurement Errors in Receiver Operating Characteristic Studies; M. Coffin, S. Sukhatme. Models for Degradation Processes and Event Times Based on Gaussian Processes; K. Doksum, S.-L. Normand. A Non-Parametric Two-Sample Survival Test Based on a Single Occupancy Fermi-Dirac Model for the Discrete Range Distribution; J.T. Efird, F. Pardo. Probability Approximations and Inequalities for Sequential Tests; J. Glaz, J.R. Kenyon. Cure Mixture Models in Breast Cancer Survival Studies; N.H. Gordon. A General Approach to Derive Chi-Square Type of Goodness-of-Fit Tests for Lifetime Data; S. Hawala, J.-L. Wang. Prediction in Survival Analysis: Model or Medic?; R. Henderson, M. Jones. Dynamic Reliability Models; M. Hollander, E.A. Peña. Generalizations of Current Status Data with Applications; N.P. Jewell, M. van der Laan. Trend Analysis of Multiple Counting Processes; T. Kamakura. Historical Controls and Model Survival Analysis; N. Keiding. A Random Effects Model for Multivariate Life Data; A.C. Kimber. Statistical Challenges in Comparing Chemotherapy and Bone Marrow Transplantation as a Treatment for Leukemia; J.P. Klein, M.-J. Zhang. Maximum Likelihood Estimation and the Multivariate Bernoulli Distribution: An Application to Reliability; P.H. Kvam. Intermediate Clinical Events, Surrogate Markers and Survival; M. Lefkopoulou, M. Zelen. A Semiparametric Bootstrap for Proportional Hazards Models; T.M. Loughin, K.J. Koehler. Application of Cox Regression with a Change Point in Clinical Studies; X. Luo, et al. Burn-in with Age Replacement; A.W. Marshall. Fitting Cox's Proportional Hazards Model Using Grouped Survival Data; I.W. McKeague, M.-J. Zhang. Statistical Methods for Dependent Competing Risks; M.L. Moeschberger, J.P. Klein. Orthogonal Functions of Inverse Gaussian Disbrituions; R. Nishii. Statistical Models for Quality of Life Measures; Y. Palesch, A.J. Groos. Nonparametric Estimation of Regression Parameters from Censored Data with Two Discrete Covariates; M.H. Rahbar. Locally Efficient Median Regressionwith Random Censoring and Surrogate Markers; J.M. Robins. Survival Models for Heterogeneity Using the Non-Central Chi-Squared Distribution with Zero Degrees of Freedom; C.S. Rocha. Efficiently Weighted Estimating Equations with Application to Proportional Excess Hazards; P. Sasieni. Sequential Multi-Hypothesis Testing in Software Reliability; J.S. Shieh, Y.L. Tong. Assessing Gamma Frailty Models for Clustered Failure Time Data; J.H. Shih,

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Book Synopsis1 Preamble.- 2 Structure and Properties of Ice Plates.- 2.1 Introduction.- 2.2 Atomic Structure.- 2.3 Sea Ice.- 2.4 Lake and River Ice.- 2.5 Some Mechanical Properties of Ice.- 3 Continuum Mechanics.- 3.1 Introduction.- 3.2 Notation and Definitions.- 3.3 Linear Elasticity.- 3.4 The Thin Elastic Plate Equation.- 3.5 Inhomogeneity.- 3.6 Viscoelasticity.- 3.7 Elastic Plate of Finite Thickness.- 3.8 The Fluid Foundation.- 3.9 Surface Gravity Waves at a Free Surface.- 3.10 The Floating Ice Plate.- 4 Historical Perspectives.- 4.1 Precursor.- 4.2 Beam on a Winkler Base.- 4.3 Plate on a Winkler Base.- 4.4 Pioneering Analyses of a Plate on a Fluid Base.- 4.5 Liquid under Gravity with Surface Tension.- 4.6 Concluding Remarks.- 5 Theoretical Advances.- 5.1 Introduction.- 5.2 Dispersion Relation and Critical Speed.- 5.3 Steady State Wave Generation.- 5.4 Impulsively-Started Line Load.- 5.5 Bukatov-Zharkov Theory.- 5.6 Viscoelastic Response.- 5.7 Water Stratification.- 5.8 Plate of Finite Thickness.- 5.9 Vibrating Loads.- 5.10 Concluding Remarks.- 6 Experiments Involving Moving Loads.- 6.1 Introduction.- 6.2 Pioneering Experimental Work.- 6.3 Recent Experimental Work.- 6.4 The Field Programme of Takizawa.- 6.5 Laboratory Tests.- 6.6 The Field Experiments of Squire and Colleagues.- 6.7 Conclusion.- 7 Implications and Conclusions.- 7.1 Introduction.- 7.2 Critical Speed vcrit = cmin.- 7.3 Peak Deflexions and Strains.- 7.4 Waves at Distance.- 7.5 Aircraft.- 7.6 Finale.Table of Contents1. Preamble. 2. Structure and Properties of Ice Plates. 3. Continuum Mechanics. 4. Historical Perspectives. 5. Theoretical Advances. 6. Experiments Involving Moving Loads. 7. Implications and Conclusions. Bibliography. Index.

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Book SynopsisForeword.- 1. The Role of Distributed Hydrological Modelling in Water Resources Management.- 2. Terminology, Modelling Protocol and Classification of Hydrological Model Codes.- 3. Construction, Calibration and Validation of Hydrological Models.- 4. Distributed Physically-based Modelling of the Entire Land Phase of the Hydrological Cycle.- 5. Multi-species Reactive Transport Modelling.- 6. Soil Erosion Modelling.- 7. Agrochemical Modelling.- 8. Weather Radar Precipitation Data and Their Use in Hydrological Modelling.- 9. Application of Remote Sensing for Hydrological Modelling.- 10. Geological Modelling.- 11. Use of GIS and Database with Distributed Modelling.- 12. An Engineering Case Study - Modelling the Influences of Gabcikovo Hydropower Plant on the Hydrology and Ecology in the Slovakian Part of the River Branch System of Zitny Ostrov.- 13a. A Discussion of Distributed Hydrological Modelling.- 13b. Comment on A Discussion of Distributed Hydrological Modelling' by K. Beven.- 13c. ResTrade Review` ... adequate index ... makes the location of information ... much more accessible ... I strongly recommend examination of this book for the thoughful discussion on the philosophy of distributed hydrologic modelling alone.' Journal of the American Water Resources Association (1997)Table of Contents1. Foreword; M.B. Abbott, J.C. Refsgaard. 1. The Role of Distributed Hydrological Modelling in Water Resources Management; J.C. Refsgaard, M.B. Abbott. 2. Terminology, Modelling Protocol and Classification of Hydrological Model Codes; J.C. Refsgaard. 3. Construction, Calibration and Validation of Hydrological Models; J.C. Refsgaard, B. Storm. 4. Distributed Physically- Based Modelling of the Entire Land Phase of the Hydrological Cycle; B. Storm, A. Refsgaard. 5. Multi-Species Reactive Transport Modelling; P. Engesgaard. 6. Soil Erosion Modelling; J.K. Lørop, M. Styczen. 7. Agrochemical Modelling; M. Thorsen, et al. 8. Weather Radar Precipitation Data and Their Use in Hydrological Modelling; C.G. Collier. 9. Application of Remote Sensing for Hydrological Modelling; F.P. De Troch, et al. 10. Geological Modelling; M. Hansen, P. Gravesen. 11. Use of GIS and Database with Distributed Modelling; F. Deckers, C.B.M. Te Stroet. 12. An Engineering Case Study - Modelling the Influences of Gabcikovo Hydropower plant on the Hydrology and Ecology in the Slovakian Part of the River Branch System; H.R. Sørensen, et al. 13A. A Discussion of Distributed Hydrological Modelling; K. Beven. 13B. Comment; J.C. Refsgaard, et al. 13C. Response; K. Beven. 14. Hydrological Modelling in a Hydroinformatics Context; A.W. Minns, V. Babovic.

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Book Synopsis1. Introduction.- 2. Mathematical modelling of physical phenomena.- 3. Mathematical background.- 4. Finite elements.- 5. Conjugate gradients.- 6. Magnetic potential of transformer window.- 7. Calculation of nonlinear stationary magnetic fields.- 8. Steady-state radiation heat transfer problem.- 9. Nonlinear anisotropic heat conduction in a transformer magnetic core.- 10. Stationary semiconductor equations.- 11. Nonstationary heat conduction in a stator.- 12. The time-harmonic Maxwell equations.- 13. Approximation of the Maxwell equations in anisotropic inhomogeneous media.- 14. Methods for optimal shape design of electrical devices.- References.- Author index.Table of ContentsGlossary of Symbols. Foreword. 1. Introduction. 2. Mathematical Modelling of Physical Phenomena. 3. Mathematical Background. 4. Finite Elements. 5. Conjugate Gradients. 6. Magnetic Potential of Transformer Window. 7. Calculation of Nonlinear Stationary Magnetic Fields. 8. Steady-State Radiation Heat Transfer Problem. 9. Nonlinear Anisotropic Heat Conduction in a Transformer Magnetic Core. 10. Stationary Semiconductor Equations. 11. Nonstationary Heat Conduction in a Stator. 12. The Time-Harmonic Maxwell Equations. 13. Approximation of the Maxwell Equations in Anisotropic Inhomogeneous Media. 14. Methods for Optimal Shape Design of Electrical Devices. References. Author index. Subject index.

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Book Synopsis1 Introduction.- 2 Mechanics of Discrete Contact.- 3 Friction in Sliding/Rolling Contact.- 4 Contact of Inhomogeneous Bodies.- 5 Wear Models.- 6 Wear Contact Problems.- 7 Wear of Inhomogeneous Bodies.- 8 Wear of Components.- 9 Conclusion.- 10 References.Table of Contents1. Introduction. 2. Mechanics of Discrete Contact. 3. Friction in Sliding/Rolling Contact. 4. Contact of Inhomogeneous Bodies. 5. Wear Models. 6. Wear Contact Problems. 7. Wear of Inhomogeneous Bodies. 8. Wear of Components. 9. Conclusion. 10. References.

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Book SynopsisProceedings of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop, held in Kiev, Ukraine, March 23-27, 1998Table of ContentsPreface. List of Contributors. The Eastern Mediterranean in the 80's and in the 90's: The Big Transition Emerged from the POEM-BC Observational Evidence; P. Malanotte-Rizzoli, et al. Oceanographic Data Holdings in the Ukrainian Marine Centers for the Mediterranean Sea; V.N. Eremeev, A.M. Suvorov. The Study of a Persistent Warm Core Eddy in Winter 1993 and the Water Mass Formation in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea; A.I. Kubryakov, N.B. Shapiro. Intraseasonal Large-Scale Anomalies of the Mediterranean Sea Surface Temperature; V.V. Efimos, et al. Ecological Physiognomy of the Eastern Mediterranean; M.R. d'Alcalà, M.G. Mazzocchi. Type Definition of Vertical Chlorphyll Distribution in Contrasting Zones of the Mediterranean Sea; O.A. Yunev, et al. Composition and Abundance of Zooplankton of the Eastern Mediterranean Sea; A.V. Kovalev, et al. Physiological Parameters and Problems of Energy Budget Estimation in Mediterranean and Black Sea Fishes; G.E. Shulman. The Features of Geostrophic Circulation and Currents in the Eastern Mediterranean between the Syrian Coast and Cyprus Island in Winter and Summer; V.G. Krivosheya, et al. Optical Studies by the MHI of the Eastern Mediterranean: Available Data and Some Results; V.I. Mankovski, et al. Plankton Communities in the Eastern Mediterranean Coastal Waters; M.V. Flint, et al. Composition of Bottom Communities and Quantitative Distribution of Macrozoobenthos in the Syrian Coastal Zone; N.V. Kucheruk, et al. Abundance and Biomass of Phytoplankton and Chlorophyll Concentration in Eastern Mediterranean in Late Summer Period; I.N. Sukhanova, et al. Modeling Plankton Production in the Eastern Mediterranean: Application of a 1-D Vertically-Resolved Physical-Biological Model to the Ionian and Rhodes Basins; E. Napolitano, et al. PlanktonCharacteristics in the Aegean, Ionian and NW Levantine Seas; I. Siokou-Frangou, et al. The Effect of Physical Processes on the Distribution of Nutrients and Oxygen in the NW Levantine Sea; E. Souvermezoglou, E. Krasakopoulou. Abundance and Elemental Composition of Particulate Matter in the Upper Layer of Northeastern Mediterranean; D. Ediger, et al. Comparative Analysis of Sedimentation Processes within the Black Sea and Eastern Mediterranean; A.Y. Mitropolsky, S.P. Olshtynski. Sensitivity to Global Change in Temperate Euro-Asian Seas (The Mediterranean, Black Sea and Caspian Sea): A Review; E. Özsoy. Some Aspects of the Water Exchange through the Dardanelles Strait; V.N. Eremeev. Bio-Optical Characteristics of the Aegean See Retrieved from Satellite Ocean Color Data; V.I. Burenkov, et al. A Mathematical Framework for Zooplankton Population Dynamics Modeling: Individual-Based Approach; Y.M. Plis, A.Y. Plis. Spatial and Seasonal Variability of Water and Biogeochemical Fluxes in the Adriatic Sea; M. Gacic, et al. Mediterranean Sea Trophic Characteristics Interpreted through Three-Dimensional Coupled Ecohydrodynamical Models; A. Crise, et al. South Adriatic Ecosystem: Interaction with the Mediterranean Sea; I. Marasović, et al. The Bioluminescence Field as an Indicator of the Spatial Structure and Physiological State of the Plankton Community at the Mediterranean Sea Basin; Yu.N. Tokarev, et al. Satellite Observations of Similar Circulation Features in Semi-Enclosed Basins of the Eastern Mediterranean with Respect to Marine Ecosystems Investigations; Y.P. Ilyin, et al. Flora and Bottom Vegetation on the Deep-Water Banks of the Mediterranean Sea; N.A. Milchakova, et al. Anthropogenic Eutrophication of Near-Shore Waters and Macroalgal Biodiversity in the Levantine Sea; O.V. Maximova,

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Book SynopsisThe Eastern Mediterranean in the 80's and in the 90's: The Big Transition Emerged from the POEM-BC Observational Evidence.- Oceanographic Data Holdings in the Ukrainian Marine Centers for the Mediterranean Sea.- The Study of a Persistent Warm Core Eddy in Winter 1993 and the Water Mass Formation in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea.- Intraseasonal Large-Scale Anomalies of the Mediterranean Sea Surface Temperature.- Ecological Physiognomy of the Eastern Mediterranean.- Type Definition of Vertical Chlorphyll Distribution in Contrasting Zones of the Mediterranean Sea.- Composition and Abundance of Zooplankton of the Eastern Mediterranean Sea.- Physiological Parameters and Problems of Energy Budget Estimation in Mediterranean andBlack Sea Fishes.- The Features of Geostrophic Circulation and Currents in the Eastern Mediterranean between the Syrian Coast and Cypres Island in Winter and Summer.- Optical Studies by the MHI of the Eastern Mediterranean: Available Data and Some Results.- Plankton Communities in the Eastern Mediterranean Coastal Waters.- Composition of Bottom Communities and Quantitative Distribution of Macrozoobenthos in the Syrian Coastal Zone.- Abundance and Biomass of Phytoplankton and Chlorophyll Concentration in Eastern Mediterranean in Late Summer Period.- Modeling Plankton Production in the Eastern Mediterranean: Application of a 1-D Vertically-Resolved Physical-Biological Model to the Ionian and Rhodes Basins.- lankton Characteristics in the Aegean, Ionian and NW Levantine Seas.- The Effect of Physical Processes on the Distribution of Nutrients and Oxygen in te NW Levantine Sea.- Abundance and Elemental Composition of Particulate Matter in the Upper Layer of Northeastern Mediterranean.- Comparative Analysis of Sedimentation Processes within the Black Seaand Eastern Mediterranean.- Sensitivity to Global Change in Temperate Euro-Asian Seas (The Mediterranean, Black Sea and Caspina Sea): A Review.- Some Aspects of the Water Exchange through the Dardanelles Strait.- Bio-Optical Characteristics of the Aegean See Retrieved from Satellite Ocean Color Data.- A Mathematical Framework for Zooplankton Population Dynamics Modeling: Individual-Based Approach.- Spatial and Seasonal Variability of Water and Biogeochemical Fluxes in the Adriatic Sea.- Mediterranean Sea Trophic Characteristics Interpreted through Three-Dimensional Coupled Ecohydrodynamical Models.- South Adriatic Ecosystem: Interaction with the Mediterranean Sea.- The Bioluminescence Field as an Indicator of the Spatial Structure and Physiological State of the Plankton Community at the Mediterranean Sea Basin.- Satellite Observations of Similar Circulation Features in Semi-Enclosed Basins of the Eastern Mediterranean with Respect to Marine Ecosystems Investigations.- Flora and Bottom Vegetation on the Deep-Water Banks of the Mediterranean Sea.- Anthropogenic Eutrophication of Near-Shore Waters and Macroalgal Biodiversity in the Levantine Sea.- Deep-Sea Calcareous Rhodophycophyta Communities in the Levantine Sea.- Intermediate Water Formation in the Levantine Sea: The Response to Interannual Variability of Atmospheric Forcing.- Sea Surface Temperature Fields and Air-Sea Fluxes in the Rhodes Gyre during LIWEX'95Experiment.- Interannual Variability of the Circulation and Hydrography in the Eastern Mediterranean (1986-1995).- Structures and Characteristics of Newly Formed Water Masses in the NW Levatine during 1986, 1992, 1995.- Harilaos Kontoyiannis, Alexander Theocharis and Kostas Nittis Eutrophic Signals in the Chemistry of the Bottom Layer of the Northern AdriaticSea.- Water Masses and Transports between the Aegean and Levantine Basins during LIWEX'95.- Flow Patterns of the Main Water Masses across Transversal Areas in the Southern Adriatic Sea: Seasonal Variability.- Lithology and Geochemistry of the Sediments along the Eastern Mediterranean Coast.Table of ContentsPreface. List of Contributors. The Eastern Mediterranean in the 80's and in the 90's: The Big Transition Emerged from the POEM-BC Observational Evidence; P. Malanotte-Rizzoli, et al. Oceanographic Data Holdings in the Ukrainian Marine Centers for the Mediterranean Sea; V.N. Eremeev, A.M. Suvorov. The Study of a Persistent Warm Core Eddy in Winter 1993 and the Water Mass Formation in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea; A.I. Kubryakov, N.B. Shapiro. Intraseasonal Large-Scale Anomalies of the Mediterranean Sea Surface Temperature; V.V. Efimos, et al. Ecological Physiognomy of the Eastern Mediterranean; M.R. d'Alcalà, M.G. Mazzocchi. Type Definition of Vertical Chlorphyll Distribution in Contrasting Zones of the Mediterranean Sea; O.A. Yunev, et al. Composition and Abundance of Zooplankton of the Eastern Mediterranean Sea; A.V. Kovalev, et al. Physiological Parameters and Problems of Energy Budget Estimation in Mediterranean and Black Sea Fishes; G.E. Shulman. The Features of Geostrophic Circulation and Currents in the Eastern Mediterranean between the Syrian Coast and Cyprus Island in Winter and Summer; V.G. Krivosheya, et al. Optical Studies by the MHI of the Eastern Mediterranean: Available Data and Some Results; V.I. Mankovski, et al. Plankton Communities in the Eastern Mediterranean Coastal Waters; M.V. Flint, et al. Composition of Bottom Communities and Quantitative Distribution of Macrozoobenthos in the Syrian Coastal Zone; N.V. Kucheruk, et al. Abundance and Biomass of Phytoplankton and Chlorophyll Concentration in Eastern Mediterranean in Late Summer Period; I.N. Sukhanova, et al. Modeling Plankton Production in the Eastern Mediterranean: Application of a 1-D Vertically-Resolved Physical-Biological Model to the Ionian and Rhodes Basins; E. Napolitano, et al. PlanktonCharacteristics in the Aegean, Ionian and NW Levantine Seas; I. Siokou-Frangou, et al. The Effect of Physical Processes on the Distribution of Nutrients and Oxygen in the NW Levantine Sea; E. Souvermezoglou, E. Krasakopoulou. Abundance and Elemental Composition of Particulate Matter in the Upper Layer of Northeastern Mediterranean; D. Ediger, et al. Comparative Analysis of Sedimentation Processes within the Black Sea and Eastern Mediterranean; A.Y. Mitropolsky, S.P. Olshtynski. Sensitivity to Global Change in Temperate Euro-Asian Seas (The Mediterranean, Black Sea and Caspian Sea): A Review; E. Özsoy. Some Aspects of the Water Exchange through the Dardanelles Strait; V.N. Eremeev. Bio-Optical Characteristics of the Aegean See Retrieved from Satellite Ocean Color Data; V.I. Burenkov, et al. A Mathematical Framework for Zooplankton Population Dynamics Modeling: Individual-Based Approach; Y.M. Plis, A.Y. Plis. Spatial and Seasonal Variability of Water and Biogeochemical Fluxes in the Adriatic Sea; M. Gacic, et al. Mediterranean Sea Trophic Characteristics Interpreted through Three-Dimensional Coupled Ecohydrodynamical Models; A. Crise, et al. South Adriatic Ecosystem: Interaction with the Mediterranean Sea; I. Marasović, et al. The Bioluminescence Field as an Indicator of the Spatial Structure and Physiological State of the Plankton Community at the Mediterranean Sea Basin; Yu.N. Tokarev, et al. Satellite Observations of Similar Circulation Features in Semi-Enclosed Basins of the Eastern Mediterranean with Respect to Marine Ecosystems Investigations; Y.P. Ilyin, et al. Flora and Bottom Vegetation on the Deep-Water Banks of the Mediterranean Sea; N.A. Milchakova, et al. Anthropogenic Eutrophication of Near-Shore Waters and Macroalgal Biodiversity in the Levantine Sea; O.V. Maximova,

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Book SynopsisThe subject of the book is to present the modeling, parameter estimation and other aspects of the identification of nonlinear dynamic systems. Case studies on identification of real processes Chapter I summarizes the different model descriptions of nonlinear dynamical systems.Table of ContentsPreface. Volume 1: Nonlinear System Parameter Estimation. Preface. Glossary. 1. Nonlinear Dynamic Process Models. 2. Test Signals for Identification. 3. Parameter Estimation Methods. Volume 2: Nonlinear System Structure Identification. 4. Nonlinearity Test Methods. 5. Structure Identification. 6. Model Validity Tests. 7. Case Studies on Identification of Real Processes. Author Index. Subject Index.

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Book SynopsisSelected Papers from the `Venice-2/Symposium on Applied and Industrial Mathematics', June 11-16, 1998, Venice, ItalyTable of ContentsInvited Papers. Weighted Monte Carlo: A New Technique for Calibrating Asset-Pricing Models; M. Avellaneda, et al. Nonlocal Models of Shear Banding; J. Bebernes. Stabilization Techniques for the Finite Element Method; F. Brezzi, A. Russo. Moving point interactions; G. Dell'Antonio. A Mathematical Model for the Analysis of Polymers P-V-T Diagrams; A. Fasano, A. Mancini. Asymptotic Properties of Reaction-Diffusion Systems Modelling Chemotaxis; M.A. Herrero. Two Integral Geometry Problems of Volterra Type on a Plane; M.M. Lavrent'ev. Shallow water & the diffeomorphism group; H.P. McKean. Island Dynamics and Level Set Methods for Continuum Modeling of Epitaxial Growth; B. Merriman, et al. On a Heuristic Expansion Method in the Strong Localization Regime of the Theory of Disordered Systems; L. Pastur. Studying the Asymptotics of Selberg-Type Integrals; D. Reed, S. Venakides. Contributed Selected Papers. Inverse problem of electromagnetoelasticity: Simultaneous Determination of Elastic and Electromagnetic Parameters; A.V. Avdeev, et al. Wave Propagation and Oscillations in a Semiconductor Nanostructure; M. Moscoso, et al. Pile-up Solutions for a Mixed System of Conservation Laws Modelling Dislocation Interaction in Crystals; A. Carpio, et al. Vortex Stretching by a Simple Hyperbolic Saddle; D. Cordoba. On the Solution of the Whitham Equations: an Estimate of the Genus; T. Grava. Non-Generic Twinning Concentrations for a Class of Active Alloys; M. Pitteri, G. Zanzotto. Infiltration of a Polymerizing Resin in a Deformable Preform for Fiber Reinforced Composites; L. Preziosi. Relaxed Picard-like Methods for Nonlinear Integral Equations Arising in Transport Theory; A. Sommariva, et al. Computerized X-ray Tomography Algorithms on Base Distributions With Power Singularity; O.E. Trofimov. Iterative Space-Marching Method for Compressible Flows at all Speeds; N.K. Yamaleev, J. Ballmann.

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Book SynopsisAttempts to develop the hydrodynamic theory of upscaling for complex flows through highly heterogeneous porous media. This book examines various components of the upscaling procedure for single-phase flow, immiscible two-phase and miscible multi-component flow. It is intended for civil, environmental, hydraulic, and petroleum engineers.Table of ContentsPreface. 1. One Phase Darcy's Flow in Double Porosity Media. 2. Chemical or Heat Convection-Diffusion Transport Through Highly Heterogeneous Porous Media. 3. Dispersion Tensor in Anisotropic Network Media. Stream Configuration Method. 4. Two-Phase Flow in Double Porosity Media. 5. Two-Phase Flow in Pseudo-Cavity Media. Index.

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Book SynopsisThis is the first book devoted to the control of continuous age structured populationdynamics.It focuses on the basic properties ofthe solutions and on the control of age structured population dynamics with or without diffusion.Table of ContentsPreface. Notations. 1. Introduction. 2. Analysis of Age-Dependent Population Dynamics. 3. Optimal Control of Population Dynamics. 4. Analysis of Population Dynamics with Diffusion. 5. Control of Population Dynamics with Diffusion. Appendix 1: Elements of Nonlinear Analysis. Appendix 2: The Linear Heat Equation. References. Index.

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Book Synopsis1. Introduction to Quality Improvement.- 2. Statistical Methods for Data Analysis.- 3. Design of Regression Experiments.- 4. Taguchi's Approach to Quality Improvement.- 5. Quality Improvement through Reduction of the Errors Transmitted from the Factors to the Response.- 6. Optimization Procedures for Robust Design of Products and Processes with Errors in the Factors.- 7. Robustness against both Errors in Product Parameters and External Noise Factors.- 8. Quality Improvement through Mechanistic Models.- 9. Quality Improvement of Products Depending on both Qualitative and Quantitative Factors.- 10. Other Methods for Model Based Quality Improvement.- Author Index.Trade Review`This book is interesting and provides a nice resource for understanding many of the issues confronting robust parameters design. Overall this book fills a valuable niche among quality improvement texts.' Technometrics, 44:2 (2002)Table of Contents1. Introduction to Quality Improvement. 2. Statistical Methods for Data Analysis. 3. Design of Regression Experiments. 4. Taguchi's Approach to Quality Improvement. 5. Quality Improvement Through Reduction of the Errors Transmitted from the Factors to The Response. 6. Optimization Procedures for Robust Design of Products and Processes with Errors in the Factors. 7. Robustness Against Both Errors in Product Parameters and External Noise Factors. 8. Quality Improvement Through Mechanistic Models. 9. Quality Improvement of Products Depending on Both Qualitative and Quantitative Factors. 10. Other Methods for Model Based Quality Improvement. Bibliography. Subject Index. Author Index.

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