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Book SynopsisLinear non-autonomous equations arise as mathematical models in mechanics, chemistry, and biology. This book explores the preservation of invariant tori of dynamic systems under perturbation. It is a useful contribution to the literature on stability theory and provides a source of reference for postgraduates and researchers.Trade Review"This volume will be of great interest to researchers and students dealing with nonautonomous systems." - Zentralblatt fur Mathematik, Vol. 1026Table of ContentsExponentially Dichotomous Linear Systems of Differential Equations and Lyapunov Functions of Variable Sign. Exponential Dichotomy Criterion for Linear Systems in Terms of Quadratic Forms. Decomposition Over the Whole R Axis of Linear Systems of Differential Equations Exponentially Dichotomous on Semiaxes R+ and R_. Degeneracy of the Quadratic Form Possessing a Definite-Sign Derivative Along the Solutions of the System (1.1.1). Integral Representation of Weakly Regular Systems Bounded on the Whole R Axis. Complement to the Exponentially Dichotomous of Weakly Regular on R Linear Systems. Regularity of Linear Systems of the Block-Triangular Form. Perturbation of the Block-Triangular Form Linear Systems which are Regular and Weakly Regular on the Whole R Axis. Exponentially Dichotomous Linear Systems with Parameters. Comments and References. Linear Extension of Dynamical Systems on a Torus. Necessary Existence Conditions for Invariant Tori. The Green Function. Sufficient Existence Conditions for an Invariant Torus. Existence Conditions for an Exponentially Stable Invariant Torus. Uniqueness Conditions for the Green Function and its Properties. Sufficient Conditions for Exponential Dichotomy of the Invariant Torus. Necessary Conditions for Exponential Dichotomy of the Invariant Torus. Existence Criterion for the Green Function. The Non-Unique Green Function and the Properties of the System Implied by its Existence. Invariant Tori of Linear Extensions with Slowly Changing Phase. Preserving the Green Function Under Small Perturbations of Linear Expansions on a Torus. On the Smoothness of an Exponentially Stable Invariant Torus. On the Dependence of Green Functions on Parameters. Continuity and Differentiability of the Green Function. Invariant Tori of Linear Extensions with a Degenerate Matrix at the Derivatives. Bounded Invariant Manifolds of Dynamical Systems and their Smoothness. Comments and References. Splitability of Linear Extensions of Dynamical Systems on a Torus. Sufficient Conditions for Splitability of Linear Extensions of Dynamical Systems on a Torus. Reversibility of the Theorem on Splitability. On Triangulation and the Relationship of C'-Block Splitability of a Linear System with the Problem on r-frame Complementability up to the Periodic Basis in R^Tn. Reducing on Linearized Systems to a Diagonal Form. On the Relationship of Exponentially Dichotomous Linear Expansions with the Algebraic System Solvability. Three Block Divisibility of Linear Extensions and Lyapunov Functions of Variable Sign. Algebraic Problems of the K-Blocked Divisibility of Linear Extensions on a Torus. Comments and References. Problems of Perturbation Theory of Smooth Invariant Tori of Dynamical Systems. Solution Variations on the Manifold M. Exponential Stability and Dichotomy Conditions for Linear Extensions of Dynamical Systems on a Torus. Roughness Conditions for the Green Function of the Linear Extension of a Dynamical System on a Torus with the Index of Smoothness. A Theorem of Perturbation Theory of an Invariant Torus of a Dynamical System. Green Function for a Linear Matrix Equation. On the Problem of Structure of Some Regular Linear Extensions of Dynamical Systems on a Torus. Invariant Manifolds of Autonomous Differential Equations and Lyapunov Functions with Alternating Signs. Comments and References. Index.

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Book SynopsisThe theory of generalized inverses of real or complex matrices has been expertly developed and documented. But the generalized inverses of matrices over rings have received comprehensive treatment only recently. In this book, the author, who contributed to the research and development of the theory, explains his results. He explores regular elements in a ring, regular matrices over principal ideal rings, and regular matrices over commutative rings. Students, mathematicians working in g-inverses of matrices, along with algebraists, and control theorists will find new and indispensable data, presented with clarity and insight. This book is also well suited to graduate courses on g-inverses in algebra.Table of ContentsElementary Results on Rings. Matrix Algebra Over Rings. Regular Elements in a Ring. Regularity - Principal Ideal Rings. Regularity - Basics. Regularity - Integral Domains. Regularity - Commutative Rings. Special Topics.

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Book SynopsisNonlinear systems with random structures arise quite frequently as mathematical models in diverse disciplines. This monograph presents a systematic treatment of stability theory and the theory of stabilization of nonlinear systems with random structure in terms of new developments in the direct Lyapunov's method. The analysis focuses on dynamic systems with random Markov parameters. This high-level research text is recommended for all those researching or studying in the fields of applied mathematics, applied engineering, and physics-particularly in the areas of stochastic differential equations, dynamical systems, stability, and control theory.Trade Review"This volume will be of interest to researchers and students in stochastic stability theory." - Zentralblatt fur Mathematik, Vol. 1026Table of ContentsIntroductory Remarks. Random Variables and Probability Distributions. Probability Processes and their Mathematical Description. Random Differential Equations. System with Random Structure. Stability Analysis Using Scalar Lyapunov Functions. Stability Concepts for Stochastic Systems. Random Scalar Lyapunov Functions. Conditions of Stability in Probability. Converse Theorems. Stability in Mean Square. Stability in Mean Square of Linear Systems. Stability Analysis Using Multi-component Lyapunov Functions. Vector Lyapunov Functions. Stochastic Matrix-Valued Lyapunov Functions. Stability Analysis in General. Stability Analysis of Systems in Ito's Form. Stochastic Singularly Perturbed Systems. Large-Scale Singularly Perturbed Systems. Stability Analysis by the First-Order Approximation. Stability Criterion by the First-Order Approximation. Stability with Respect to the First-Order Approximation. Stability by First-Order Approximation of Systems with Random Delay. Convergence of Stochastic Approximation Procedure. Stabilization of Controlled Systems with Random Structure. Problems of Stabilization. Optimal Stabilization. Linear-Quadratic Optimal Stabilization. Sufficient Stabilization Conditions for Linear Systems. Optimal Solution Existence. The Small Parameter Method Algorithm. Applications. A Stochastic Version of the Lefschetz Problem. Stability in Probability of Oscillating Systems. Stability in Probability of Regulation Systems. Price Stability in a Stochastic Market Model. References. Index. Lyapunov Functions. Stability Analysis Using Multicomponent Lyapunov Functions. Stability Analysis by the First-order Approximation. Stabilization of Controlled Systems with Random Structure. Applications; References; Index.

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Book SynopsisThe conventional wisdom was that biology influenced mathematics and computer science. But a new approach has taken hold: that of transferring methods and tools from computer science to biology. The reverse trend is evident in Grammars and Automata for String Processing: From Mathematics and Computer Science to Biology and Back. The contributors address the structural (syntactical) view of the domain. Mathematical linguistics and computer science can offer various tools for modeling complex macromolecules and for analyzing and simulating biological issues. This collection is valuable for students and researchers in biology, computer science, and applied mathematics.Table of ContentsLogistics, Languages and Combinatorics. Models of Molecular Computing.

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Book SynopsisEquations of Mathematical Diffraction Theory focuses on the comparative analysis and development of efficient analytical methods for solving equations of mathematical diffraction theory. Following an overview of some general properties of integral and differential operators in the context of the linear theory of diffraction processes, the authors provide estimates of the operator norms for various ranges of the wave number variation, and then examine the spectral properties of these operators. They also present a new analytical method for constructing asymptotic solutions of boundary integral equations in mathematical diffraction theory for the high-frequency case.Clearly demonstrating the close connection between heuristic and rigorous methods in mathematical diffraction theory, this valuable book provides you with the differential and integral equations that can easily be used in practical applications.Table of ContentsSome Preliminaries from Analysis and the Theory of Wave Processes. Integral Equations of Diffraction Theory for Obstacles in Unbounded Medium. Wave Fields in a Layer of Constant Thickness. Analytical Methods for Simply Connected Bounded Domains. Integral Equations in Diffraction by Linear Obstacles. Short-Wave Asymptotic Methods on the Basis of Multiple Integrals. Inverse Problems of the Short-Wave Diffraction. Ill-Posed Equations of Inverse Diffraction Problems for Arbitrary Boundary. Numerical Methods for Irregular Operator Equations.

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Book SynopsisThis book presents a survey of analytical, asymptotic, numerical, and combined methods of solving eigenvalue problems. It considers the new method of accelerated convergence for solving problems of the Sturm-Liouville type as well as boundary-value problems with boundary conditions of the first, second, and third kind. The authors also present high-precision asymptotic methods for determining eigenvalues and eigenfunctions of higher oscillation modes and consider numerous eigenvalue problems that appear in oscillation theory, acoustics, elasticity, hydrodynamics, geophysics, quantum mechanics, structural mechanics, electrodynamics, and microelectronics.Table of ContentsThis book presents a survey of analytical, asymptotic, numerical, and combined methods of solving eigenvalue problems. It considers the new method of accelerated convergence for solving problems of the Sturm-Liouville type as well as boundary-value problems with boundary conditions of the first, second, and third kind. The authors also present high-precision asymptotic methods for determining eigenvalues and eigenfunctions of higher oscillation modes and consider numerous eigenvalue problems that appear in oscillation theory, acoustics, elasticity, hydrodynamics, geophysics, quantum mechanics, structural mechanics, electrodynamics, and microelectronics.

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Book SynopsisMathematics and Science for Sport and Exercise introduces students to the basic mathematical and scientific principles underpinning sport and exercise science. It is an invaluable course companion for students who have little prior experience of maths or science, and an ideal revision aid for higher level undergraduate students.The book explains the basic scientific principles that help us to understand sport, exercise and human movement, using a wide range of well-illustrated practical examples. Written by three leading sport scientists with many years experience teaching introductory courses, the book guides beginning students through those difficult to grasp areas of basic maths and science, and identifies the common problems and misconceptions that students often experience. It includes coverage of key areas such as: science of physical states â gas, liquid and solid science of biomechanics, motion and energy mathematical formulae, calculus, and differential equations statistics scientific report writing key concepts such as pressure, torque and velocity self-test features and highlighted key points throughout each chapter. Fully referenced, with guides to further reading, this book is an essential companion for all students on foundation or undergraduate level courses in sport and exercise science, kinesiology, and the human movement sciences.Table of Contents1.Introduction Part1 Physical states 2.Gases 3.Liquids 4.Solids Part 2 Force, pressure, energy and electricity 5.Force and pressure 6.Energy 7.ElectricityPart 3 Scientific transferable skills 8.Data analysis 9.Numerical Calculations 10.Report writing Appendix 1: Health questionnaire Appendix 2: Examples of consent forms Appendix 3: Thermal equivalents of oxygen Appendix 4: Scientific journals in sport and exercise Appendix 5:Measurement concepts

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Book SynopsisIn politics, you begin by asking theoretically interesting questions. Sometimes statistics can help answer those questions. When it comes to applied statistics, students shouldnât just learn a vast array of formulaâthey need to learn the basic concepts of statistics as solutions to particular problems. Peter Galderisi demonstrates that statistics are a summary of how to answer the problem: learn the math but only after learning the concepts and methodological considerations that give it context. With this as a starting point, Understanding Political Science Statistics asks students to consider how to address a research problem conceptually before being led to the appropriate formula. Throughout, Galderisi looks at problems through a lens of observations and expectations, which can be applied to myriad statistical techniques, both descriptive and inferential. This approach links the answers researchers get from their individual data analysis to the research designs and Trade Review“The strength of this text is that Galderisi very carefully walks students through the statistical exercises and, in many cases, provides visual aids to help demonstrate the patterns or conclusions. He also works hard to take a step back from the statistics to help students understand the meaning of the analysis and why statistical conclusions may be invalid. This is not always included in many texts, which have more of a ‘how-to’ approach, while the approach here is very thoughtful.” – Daniel Coffey, University of Akron“Understanding Political Science Statistics is an indispensable text that gives students the tools to understand how to think about and analyze political phenomenon. Galderisi’s applied, problem-focused approach to thinking about hypothesis testing and quantitative analysis ensure that it is both comprehensive and accessible to a broad range of readers with varying backgrounds and mathematical acumen.” – Vladimir Kogan, Ohio State University“Most textbooks in this field start with statistics, and then tack on political examples in aid of the math. The starting point for Peter Galderisi’s well-crafted new book is learning about politics, with the formulas and data always working to answer substantively important questions about the political world. I’ve assigned it in my classes, and seen firsthand how engaged students become with the concepts and tools of quantitative analysis when a text piques and satisfies their curiosity about politics. Understanding Political Science Statistics does this, without sacrificing rigor in any way.” – Thad Kousser, UC San Diego “Understanding Political Science Statistics presents introductory statistics for political science students in an engaging, pragmatic, and problem-centric fashion that will be very approachable to undergraduates. Instead of an overly formal mathematical presentation, Galderisi explores research design and statistical concepts intuitively, showing students who may not be initially interested in the material how quantitative data and analysis can help them better understand contemporary issues in political science and public policy.” – Jack Reilly, New College of Florida“This is an ideal book for an undergraduate research methods course in political science. Galderisi offers a real treat for both students and instructors of statistics and research methods in political science. His work is thoroughly readable and at the same time provides a broad overview of the tools that everyone needs to know to be an informed consumer—and potentially a future producer—of quantitative research in political science.” – Mack Shelley, Iowa State UniversityTable of Contents1. Political Science, the Scientific Method, and Statistical Analysis: An Overview2. How Do We Measure and Observe?3. Central Tendency as Summary Observation4. Dispersion, Variation, Goodness of Fit as Summary Observation 5. Standardized Scores and Normal Distributions: The Concept of Relative Observation 6. An Intuitive Introduction to Inference and Hypothesis Testing7. Hypothesis Testing and the Concept of ASsociation: Observations and Expectatiosn about the Difference between Two Means 8. Inferential Statistics for Proportions9. Measuring Association for Nominal and Ordinal Data 10. Research Design and the Use of Control Variables 11. Different by How Much? Linear Regression12. Retracing Our Steps: Hypotheses, Multiple Regression, and the EFfects of Third Variables

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Book SynopsisThis second edition of the book, Nonlinear Random Vibration: Analytical Techniques and Applications, expands on the original edition with additional detailed steps in various places in the text. It is a first systematic presentation on the subject. Its features include:â a concise treatment of Markovian and non- Markovian solutions of nonlinear stochastic differential equations,â exact solutions of Fokker-Planck-Kolmogorov equations,â methods of statistical linearization,â statistical nonlinearization techniques,â methods of stochastic averaging,â truncated hierarchy techniques, andâ an appendix on probability theory.A special feature is its incorporation of detailed steps in many examples of engineering applications.Targeted audience: Graduates, research scientists and engineers in mechanical, aerospace, civil and environmental (earthquake, wind and transportation), automobile, naval, architectural, and mining engineering.Trade ReviewIn summary, the technical material in Prof. To’s 2012 second edition of Nonlinear Random Vibration: Analytical Techniques and Applications is well presented, of sufficient depth, detail, and quality, and supported by a good number of solved example problems.Robert M. KochNaval Undersea Warfare Center, Newport, RI, USAIn: Noise Control Engr. J. 61 (2), March-April 2013, pp 251-252Table of ContentsIntroduction. Markovian and Non-Markovian Solutions of Stochastic Nonlinear Differential Equations. Exact Solution of the Fokker-Planck-Kolmogorov Equation. Methods of Statistical Linearization. Statistical Nonlinearization Techniques. Methods of Stochastic Averaging. Truncated Hierarchy and other Techniques.

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Book SynopsisTable of Contents1. Statistics, Experiments, and Data 2. Probability 3. Probability Distributions I: Basic Concepts 4. Probability Distributions II: Examples 5. Sampling and Estimation 6. Sampling Distributions Associated with the Normal Distribution 7. Parameter Estimation I: Maximum Likelihood and Minimum Variance 8. Parameter Estimation II: Least-Squares and Other Methods 9. Interval Estimation 10. Hypothesis Testing I: Parameters 11. Hypothesis Testing II: Other Tests Appendices 1. Miscellaneous Mathematics 2. Optimization of Nonlinear Functions 3. Statistical Tables 4. Answers to Selected Problems

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Book SynopsisWhat are the chances? This is the question we ask ourselves when we encounter the strangest and most seemingly impossible coincidences, like the woman who won the lottery four times or the fact that Lincoln''s dreams foreshadowed his own assassination. But, when we look at coincidences mathematically, the odds are a lot better than any of us would have thought.In Fluke , mathematician Joseph Mazur takes a second look at the seemingly improbable, sharing with us an entertaining guide to the most surprising moments in our lives. He takes us on a tour of the mathematical concepts of probability, such as the law of large numbers and the birthday paradox, and combines these concepts with lively anecdotes of flukes from around the world. How do you explain finding your college copy of Moby Dick in a used bookstore on the Seine on your first visit to Paris? How can a jury be convinced beyond a reasonable doubt that DNA found at the scene of a heinous crime did not get there by some fluke? Trade ReviewAdvance Praise for Fluke: "Always entertaining and frequently insightful, Fluke is never less than thought-provoking." --Amir Alexander, Wall Street Journal "Mazur gently dashes icy water on our sense of wonder, patiently doing the math to explain multiple lottery winners, 'remarkable' accidental scientific discoveries and wrongheaded government policy." --Keith Blanchard, Wall Street Journal "Mazur takes what could be difficult, abstruse subjects--probability and statistics--and makes them entertaining. The author draws examples and illustrations from a variety of fields--law enforcement, economics, the sciences--and, when he unavoidably gets into some fairly complicated mathematical discussions, he explains his terms and remembers that, for the most part, his readers aren't mathematicians. An ideal book, then, for the lay reader who is curious about the nature of coincidence." --Booklist Online "Well written, entertaining... an understandable introduction to probability for the layman." --MAA.org "Mazur's thoughtful tour reveals the explanatory power of probability theory in the larger world." --Publishers Weekly "In Fluke, the author takes us on a marvelous guided tour of the world of the unlikely and the improbable. After reading Fluke, you will definitely come away with a deeper understanding of why wildly improbable coincidences may not be so improbable after all." --Ronald Graham, Chief Scientist at the California Institute for Telecommunications and Information Technology "A tour de force of masterful writing that weaves together simple and not-so-simple mathematical notions of probability and statistics into various intriguing coincidences from fact and fiction, explaining with nuance various strange phenomena. Mazur's book will teach you some of this mathematics, leaving you quite equipped to understand the role of chance in your life without resorting to magical thinking" --Gizem Karaali, Editor, Journal of Humanistic Mathematics "The chances are very slim that you'd ever read this blurb. A simple-minded calculation puts the odds at about 50,000 to one against. Yet... here you are. How weird is this seemingly far-fetched coincidence? Well, dear reader, you've picked up the right book to answer that question." --Charles Seife, author of Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea "With charm and clarity, Joe Mazur leads us through the strange terrain of chance and surprise. He explains why apparently remarkable coincidences are usually more likely than we imagine, because we underestimate how large our world really is. Not so much probability theory, as improbability theory! A terrific read, and a welcome antidote to superstition and gullibility." --Ian Stewart, author of Professor Stewart's Incredible Numbers "Mazur has written a wonderfully insightful book. He shows how it is that our purely psychological expectations about what might happen in the real world, and our culturally acquired notions of order and disorder, often give us a completely false sense of the chance that something will, in fact, occur in the world outside." --Richard Lewontin, Professor of Biology Emeritus at Harvard University and Author of The Genetic Basis of Evolutionary Change "Clear, humorous, and grounded in history and culture, Fluke shows you why anything that can happen is bound to happen, sometime. But just as rainbows still thrill us when we parsed the physics, dissecting bizarre coincidences doesn't dilute our amazement. Mazur has accomplished the seemingly impossible feat of writing a book for everyone." --Marjorie Senechal, Editor-in-Chief, The Mathematical Intelligencer

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Book SynopsisThis book contains expository papers and articles reporting on recent research by leading world experts in nonstandard mathematics, arising from the International Colloquium on Nonstandard Mathematics held at the University of Aveiro, Portugal in July 1994. Nonstandard mathematics originated with Abraham Robinson, and the body of ideas that have developed from this theory of nonstandard analysis now vastly extends Robinson''s work with infinitesimals. The range of applications includes measure and probability theory, stochastic analysis, differential equations, generalised functions, mathematical physics and differential geometry, moreover, the theory has implicaitons for the teaching of calculus and analysis. This volume contains papers touching on all of the abovbe topics, as well as a biographical note about Abraham Robinson based on the opening address given by W.A>J> Luxemburg - who knew Robinson - to the Aveiro conference which marked the 20th anniversary of Robinson'Table of ContentsThe infinitesimal rule of threeNonstandard methods in the precalculus curruculumDifference quotients and smoothnessContinuous maps with special propertiesSome nonstandard methods in geometric topologyDelayed bifurcations in perturbed systems analysis of slow passage of Suhl-thresholdFunctional analysis and NSANear-standard compact internal linear operatorsDiscrete Fredholm's equationsNonstandard theory of generalized functionsRepresenting distributions by nonstandard polynomialsContributions of nonstandard analysis to partial differential equationsLoeb measure theoryUnions of Loeb nullsets: the contextGredient lines and distributions of functionals in infinite dimensional Euclidean spacesNonstandard flat integral representation of the free Euclidean field and a large deviation bound for the exponential interactionNonstandard analysis in selective uniersesLattices and monadsA neometric surveyLong sequences and neocompact sets

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Book SynopsisThis text gives a self-contained and detailed treatment of presently known results, and new theorems on hyperbolicity, shadowing, complicated motion, and robustness. The book is intended to provide a dependable reference for researchers wishing to apply such results. This book will be of particular interest to researchers and students interested in dynamical systems, particularly in noninvertible maps and infinite dimensional semi-flows or maps and global analysis.Table of ContentsIntroductionHyperbolic operators, projections , diagonalizationSequence spaces and substitution operatorsHyperbolic setsShadowing and persistence of hyperbolic setsTransversal homoclinic orbitsAppendixNotationReferences

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Book SynopsisBased on proceedings of the International Conference on Integral Methods in Science and Engineering, this collection of papers addresses the solution of mathematical problems by integral methods in conjunction with approximation schemes from various physical domains. Topics and applications include: wavelet expansions, reaction-diffusion systems, variational methods , fracture theory, boundary value problems at resonance, micromechanics, fluid mechanics, combustion problems, nonlinear problems, elasticity theory, and plates and shells.Table of ContentsMathematical Modeling of N-Body Quantum Scattering Processes Microhydrodynamics of Sharp Corners and Edges Acoustic Scattering by Irregular Obstacles On Generalized Inverse Steklov Problems A Hybrid Root Finder Volterra Type Integral Geometry Problems Inversionof the X-Ray Transform and the Radon Transform with Incomplete Data Reconstructing a Function by means of Integrals over a Family of Conical Surfaces On the use of Wavelet Expansions and the Conjugate Gradient Method for Solving First Kind Integral Equations Optimal Algorithms for the Calculation of Singular Integrals An Order One Approximate Method of Solution of Differential and Integral Equations A Multigrid Method for Solving Reaction-Diffusion Systems Time-Dependent Bending of Plates with Transverse Shear Deformation Polarization Gradient in Piezoelectric Micropolar Elasticity Thermoelastic Stress Separation via Poisson Equation Solution by means of the Boundary Element Method On Neutral Functional Differential Equations with Causal Operations A Semi-Analytic Method for the Study of Acoustic Pulse Propagation in Inhomogeneous Elastic 1-D Media Efficient Finite Elements for the Numerical Approximation of Cylindrical Shells Error Estimates for Computing Fixed Densities of Markov Integral Operators A Modified Monte Carlo Approach to the Approximation of Invariant Measures Acceleration Waves in von Karman Plate Theory Dynamics and Resonance of a Nonlinear Mechanical Oscillator Subjected to Parametric and External Excitation On the Vibration of Helical Springs A Two-Dimensional Numerical Model of Chemotaxis Asymptotic Analysis of Fracture Theory for Layered Composites in Compression (The Plane Problem) Existence and Regularity of Weak Solutions to the Displacement Boundary Value Problem of Nonlinear Elastostatics On Convergence and Uniqueness of Microscale Heat Transfer Equation On Numerical Approximations of a Frictionless Contact Problem for Elastic-Viscoplastic Materials A Panel Clustering Method for 3-D Elastostatics using Spherical Harmonics Extensions of Constrained Least-Squares for Obtaining Regularized Solutions to First-Kind Integral Equations Existence and Nonexistence Results for some Boundary Value Problems at Resonance Analytic Investigation of Thick Anisotropic Plates with Undulating Surfaces On Stoke's Nonlinear Integral Wave Equation - continued.

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Book SynopsisThis volume constitutes the proceedings of a conference on functional analysis and its applications, which took place in India during December 1996. Topics include topological vector spaces, Banach algebras, meromorphic functions, partial differential equations, variational equations and inequalities, optimization, wavelets, elastroplasticity, numerical integration, fractal image compression, reservoir simulation, forest management, and industrial maths.Table of ContentsStructural results; bariational methods; applications in science and industry.

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Book SynopsisThe First Pan-China Conference on Differential Equations was held in Kunming, China in June of 1997. Researchers from around the world attended-including representatives from the US, Canada, and the Netherlands-but the majority of the speakers hailed from China and Hong Kong. This volume contains the plenary lectures and invited talks presented at that conference, and provides an excellent view of the research on differential equations being carried out in China.Most of the subjects addressed arose from actual applications and cover ordinary and partial differential equations. Topics include:Table of ContentsPART I: ORDINARY DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONSAdvances in the Asymptotic and Numerical Solution of Linear Ordinary Differential Equations, F.W.J. OlverSome Unsolved Problems in Asymptotics, R. WongPeriodic Solutions and Heteroclinic Cycles in the Convection Model of a Rotating Fluid Layer, J. Li and X.H. ZhaoThe Equivalence of Exponential Stability for Impulsive Time-Delay Differential Systems, Z.-H. Guan, Y.-C. Zhou, and X.-P. HeConditions for Identity of Bifurcations in Cubic Hamiltonian Systems with Symmetry or Nonsymmetry Perturbations, Z. Liu, H. Cao, and J. LiPART II: PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONSLong Time Behavior for the Generalized Ginzburg-Landau Equations, B. GuoThe Inverse Scattering Transform for a Variable-Coefficient KdV Equations (with Applications to Shallow Water Waves), H.-H. DaiThe Semigroup Theory and Abstract Linear Equations, G. YangA Unified Approach Towards Nonlinear Parabolic Equations with Strong Reaction in Rn, Y.-W. QiGlobal Existence of Smooth Solution to Boltzmann-Poisson System in Semiconductor Physics, G. Cui and Y. WangAnalytical Methods for a Selection of Elliptic Singular Perturbation Problems, N.M. TemmeExponential Attractors of the Strongly Damped Nonlinear Wave Equations, Z. Dai and B. GuoGeneralized Isovorticity Principle for Ideal Magnetohydrodynamics, V.A. Vladimirov and K.I. IlinScroll Waves in Excitable Media and the Motion of Organization Center, Q. Lu and S. LiuTransport Equations for a General Class of Evolution Equations, M.Z. Guo and X.P. Wanga-Times Integrated Cosine Function, G. YangIdentifying Parameters in Elliptic Systems by Finite Element Methods with Multi-Level Initializing, Y.F. Seid and J. Zou TechniquesMonotone Difference Schemes for Two Dimensional Nonhomogeneous Conservation Laws, T. Tang and Z.-H. Teng

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Book SynopsisThis well-established two-book course is designed for class teaching and private study leading to GCSE examinations in mathematics and further Mathematics at A Level.

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Book SynopsisThe description for this book, Ramification Theoretic Methods in Algebraic Geometry (AM-43), will be forthcoming.Table of ContentsPreface Introduction I. General Ramification Theory 1. Elementary lemmas from ideal theory 2. Primary decomposition in non-noetherian rings 3. Integral dependence 4. Linear algebra 5. Discriminant of an algebra 6. The discriminant ideal 7. Galois theory of local rings II. Valuation Theory 8. Ordered abelian groups 9. Valuations 10. Specialization and composition of valuations 11. Ramification theory of valuations 12. Valuations of algebraic function fields III. Noetherian Local Rings 13. The dimension of a noetherian local ring 14. Quadratic transforms IV. Two-Dimensional Local Domains 15. Limits of quadratic sequences 16. Uniformization in a two-dimensional regular local domain 17. Uniformization for a two-dimensional algebraic function field V. Varieties and Transformations 18. Projective varieties 19. Resolution of singularities of algebraic surfaces Bibliography

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Book Synopsis"The book that inspired the film The imitation game."Trade ReviewA New York Times Bestseller The Imitation Game, Winner of the 2015 Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay Winner of the 2015 (27th) USC Libraries Scripter Award, University of Southern California Libraries One of The Guardian's Best Popular Physical Science Books of 2014, chosen by GrrlScientist "Scrupulous and enthralling."--A. O. Scott, New York Times "One of the finest scientific biographies ever written."--Jim Holt, New Yorker "Andrew Hodges' 1983 book Alan Turing: The Enigma, is the indispensable guide to Turing's life and work and one of the finest biographies of a scientific genius ever written."--Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times "Turing's rehabilitation from over a quarter-century's embarrassed silence was largely the result of Andrew Hodges's superb biography, Alan Turing: The Enigma (1983; reissued with a new introduction in 2012). Hodges examined available primary sources and interviewed surviving witnesses to elucidate Turing's multiple dimensions. A mathematician, Hodges ably explained Turing's intellectual accomplishments with insight, and situated them within their wider historical contexts. He also empathetically explored the centrality of Turing's sexual identity to his thought and life in a persuasive rather than reductive way."--Michael Saler, Times Literary Supplement "On the face of it, a richly detailed 500-page biography of a mathematical genius and analysis of his ideas, might seem a daunting proposition. But fellow mathematician and author Hodges has acutely clear and often extremely moving insight into the humanity behind the leaping genius that helped to crack the Germans' Enigma codes during World War II and bring about the dawn of the computer age... This melancholy story is transfigured into something else: an exploration of the relationship between machines and the soul and a full-throated celebration of Turing's brilliance, unselfconscious quirkiness and bravery in a hostile age."--Sinclair McKay, Wall Street Journal "A first-class contribution to history and an exemplary work of biography."--I. J. Good, Nature "An almost perfect match of biographer and subject... [A] great book."--Ray Monk, Guardian "A superb biography... Written by a mathematician, it describes in plain language Turing's work on the foundations of computer science and how he broke the Germans' Enigma code in the Second World War. The subtle depiction of class rivalries, personal relationships, and Turing's tragic end are worthy of a novel. But this was a real person. Hodges describes the man, and the science that fascinated him--which once saved, and still influences, our lives."--Margaret Boden, New Scientist "Andrew Hodges's magisterial Alan Turing: The Enigma ... is still the definitive text."--Joshua Cohen, Harper's "Andrew Hodges's biography is a meticulously researched and written account detailing every aspect of Turing's life... This account of Turing's life is a definitive scholarly work, rich in primary source documentation and small-grained historical detail."--Mathematics Teacher "Tells a powerful story that combines professional success and personal tragedy."--Nancy Szokan, Washington Post "[A] really excellent biography... The great thing about this book is that the author is a mathematician and can explain the details of Turing's work--as a scientist, mathematician, and a code breaker--in a way that is easy to understand. He is also wonderful at the emotional nuance of Alan's life, who was a somewhat odd--a student was assigned to him in school to help him maintain a semblance of tidiness in his appearance, rooms and school work and at Bletchley Park he was known for chaining his tea mug to a pipe--but he was also charming and intelligent and Hodges brings all the aspects of his personality and life into sharp focus."--Off the Shelf "This book is an incredibly detailed and meticulously researched biography of Alan Turing. Reading it is a melancholy experience, since you know from the outset that the ending is a tragic one and that knowledge overshadows you throughout. While the author divides the text into two parts, it actually reads like a play in four acts... This book is Turing's memorial, and one that does justice to the subject."--Katherine Safford-Ramus, MAA Reviews "The new paperback edition of the 1983 book that inspired the film, with an updated introduction by Oxford mathematics professor Andrew Hodges, is an exhilarating, compassionate and detailed biography of a complicated man."--Jane Ciabattari, BBC "If [The Imitation Game] does nothing else but send you, as it did me, to Alan Hodges's Alan Turing: The Enigma (1983, newly prefaced in the 2014 Princeton University Press edition) it more than justifies its existence. A great read, Hodges's intellectual biography depicts Turing as a brilliant mathematician; a crucial pioneering figure in the theorization and engineering of digital computing; and the biggest brain in Bletchley Park's Hut #8."--Amy Taubin, Artforum "It is indeed the ultimate biography of Alan Turing. It will bring you as close as possible to his enigmatic personality."--Adhemar Bultheel, European Mathematical Society "A book whose time has finally come. I found it to be a page-turner in spite of the occasionally esoteric explanations of mathematical theories that reminded of why Brooklyn Technical High School was not the wisest choice for me."--Terrance, Paris Readers Circle "Thanks to the movie The Imitation Game, Alan Turing has emerged from history's shadows, where his memory had languished for decades. For anyone whose interest in the pioneering computer scientist, mathematician, and logician was piqued by the film, the book that served as the film's source material, Andrew Hodges's exhaustive biography Alan Turing: The Enigma, has the answers."--Frank Caso, Simply CharlyTable of ContentsList of Plates ix Foreword by Douglas Hofstadter xi Preface xv PART ONE: THE LOGICAL 1 Esprit de Corps to 13 February 1930 3 2 The Spirit of Truth to 14 April 1936 60 3 New Men to 3 September 1939 141 4 The Relay Race to 10 November 1942 202 BRIDGE PASSAGE to 1 April 1943 305 PART TWO: THE PHYSICAL 5 Running Up to 2 September 1945 325 6 Mercury Delayed to 2 October 1948 394 7 The Greenwood Tree to 7 February 1952 491 8 On the Beach to 7 June 1954 574 Postscript 665 Author's Note 666 Notes 680 Acknowledgements 714 Index 715

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Book SynopsisAn interdisciplinary history of trigonometry from the mid-sixteenth century to the early twentiethThe Doctrine of Triangles offers an interdisciplinary history of trigonometry that spans four centuries, starting in 1550 and concluding in the 1900s. Glen Van Brummelen tells the story of trigonometry as it evolved from an instrument for understanding the heavens to a practical tool, used in fields such as surveying and navigation. In Europe, China, and America, trigonometry aided and was itself transformed by concurrent mathematical revolutions, as well as the rise of science and technology. Following its uses in mid-sixteenth-century Europe as the foot of the ladder to the stars and the mathematical helpmate of astronomy, trigonometry became a ubiquitous tool for modeling various phenomena, including animal populations and sound waves. In the late sixteenth century, trigonometry increasingly entered the physical world through the practical disciplines, and its societal reach expanded

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Book SynopsisThe revealing and tremendously entertaining look at how luck really worksTrade Review'Another delightful addition to the stuff-you-think-you-know-that's-wrong genre, á la Freakonomics, Outliers, and The Black Swan' Kirkus (starred review)

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Book SynopsisA clear explanation of the mathematics that underlies comprehension of Rubik's Cube, and how the cube itself can be used to grasp the fundamentals of group theory.Trade Review"The best book yet written - or likely to be written - on the wonders and the dark, unsolved mysteries of the cube" Martin Gardiner "Frey and Singmaster give a nicely blended discussion of specific algorithms for the cube together with some underlying theoretical concepts from group theory. Thus, cubists will be able to cure their insomnia by reading Chapter 3, and then perhaps satisfy their aroused curiosity about what is really going on by reading further" David M. Goldschmidt, Professor of Mathematics, University of California, Berkeley "Frey and Singmaster masterfully use the Rubik's cube to give a very tangible and tactile feel to the abstract concept of a group ... the book remains the definitive source for cube mathematics and presents an interesting and accessible introduction to group theory." David A. Reimann, in Mathematical Reviews, Issue 2012dTable of ContentsPreface 1. Introduction 2. A Cubik Orientation 3. Restoring the Cube 4. The What, Why, and How of Cube Movements 5. Improved Restoration Processes 6. The Cube Group and Subgroups 7. Permutation Structures and the Order of Groups 8. Advanced Restoration Methods 9. Epilogue A. A Small Catalogue of Processes B. Solutions to Exercises Index

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Book SynopsisThis book in the Edinburgh Textbooks in Empirical Linguistics series is a comprehensive introduction to the statistics currently used in corpus linguistics.Trade ReviewGives many instructive examples of statistical techniques applied to language data, provides exercises at the end of each chapter, and has a clear glossary. Year's Work in English Studies This book is essential for learning statistical analysis of texts. Most importantly, Oakes's is the only current corpus-linguistic book that devotes such a large portion of its pages to stylistics ! the whole book is worthwhile for the literary scholar. Language and Literature Gives many instructive examples of statistical techniques applied to language data, provides exercises at the end of each chapter, and has a clear glossary. This book is essential for learning statistical analysis of texts. Most importantly, Oakes's is the only current corpus-linguistic book that devotes such a large portion of its pages to stylistics ! the whole book is worthwhile for the literary scholar.

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Book SynopsisNumbers and politics are inter-related at almost every level--be it the abstract geometry of understandings of territory, the explosion of population statistics and measures of economic standards, the popularity of Utilitarianism, Rawlsian notions of justice, the notion of value, or simply the very idea of political science. Time and space are reduced to co-ordinates, illustrating a very real take on the political: a way of measuring and controlling it.This book engages with the relation between politics and number through a reading, exegesis and critique of the work of Martin Heidegger. The importance of mathematics and the role played by the understandings of calculation is a recurrent concern in his writing and is regularly contrasted with understandings of speech and language. This book provides the most detailed analysis of the relation between language, politics and mathematics in Heidegger''s work. It insists that questions of language and calculation in Heidegger are inherently political, and that a far broader range of his work is concerned with politics than is usually admitted.Trade ReviewElden should be applauded for writing with such sharp focus, while simultaneously never reducing the genuine complexity of Heidegger's thought. Contemporary Political Theory Elden is a careful scholar, who writes in a clear, accessible prose. He has identified all the important texts germane to his argument and provides a good rationale to the volume as proposed. -- Dr Laurence Hemming, Heythrop College, University of London I wholeheartedly recommend this book with its rich lode of expositions of Heidegger's texts on the political in its ancient, modern and postmodern manifestations. -- Professor Theodore Kisiel, Northern Illinois University Stuart Elden's Speaking Against Number takes full advantage of the most recent volumes of Heidegger's previously unpublished lectures and manuscripts to develop a rich new approach to his political thought. The resulting book should be widely read, especially by everyone who thinks they already know all there is to know about this topic. -- Professor Robert Bernasconi, University of Memphis This volume shows wide-ranging and sound scholarship. Elden has done a superior job of weaving together many important strands of Heidegger's thought. -- Richard Polt Continental Philosophy Review Elden's book manages to reinvigorate a seemingly tired debate regarding Heidegger's political engagement. This is a unique achievement in that he succeeds in re-opening a question that continues to haunt readers of Heidegger: to what extent can we separate the man from his thought? -- Paul Ennis, UCD Borderlands e-journal An importantly original contribution to the question of Heidegger and the political. -- Babette E. Babich, Fordham University, New York Political Theory Elden should be applauded for writing with such sharp focus, while simultaneously never reducing the genuine complexity of Heidegger's thought. Elden is a careful scholar, who writes in a clear, accessible prose. He has identified all the important texts germane to his argument and provides a good rationale to the volume as proposed. I wholeheartedly recommend this book with its rich lode of expositions of Heidegger's texts on the political in its ancient, modern and postmodern manifestations. Stuart Elden's Speaking Against Number takes full advantage of the most recent volumes of Heidegger's previously unpublished lectures and manuscripts to develop a rich new approach to his political thought. The resulting book should be widely read, especially by everyone who thinks they already know all there is to know about this topic. This volume shows wide-ranging and sound scholarship. Elden has done a superior job of weaving together many important strands of Heidegger's thought. Elden's book manages to reinvigorate a seemingly tired debate regarding Heidegger's political engagement. This is a unique achievement in that he succeeds in re-opening a question that continues to haunt readers of Heidegger: to what extent can we separate the man from his thought? An importantly original contribution to the question of Heidegger and the political.Table of ContentsIntroduction; 1. Speaking: Rhetorical Politics; 2. Against: Polemical Politics; 3. Number: Calculative Politics; Conclusion: Taking the Measure of the Political.

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Book SynopsisThomas Reid was an intellectual polymath interested in all aspects of Enlightenment thought. Paul Wood reconstructs Reid's career as a mathematician and natural philosopher and shows how he grappled with Sir Isaac Newton's scientific legacy.

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Book SynopsisThe second of two volumes addressing theoretical problems associated with consensual action of task-orientated small groups. Less formal than the first volume, this work tends to be more general in approach focusing on interpersonal relations and social processes within such groups.Trade Review"The field has long been preoccupied by certain topics--decision making, leadership, and performance--and the contents reflect that continuing emphasis. Witte and Davis have done the field a great service in bringing these papers together for publication."—Contemporary PsychologyTable of ContentsVolume 1.Contents: Preface. Part I: Introduction.J.H. Davis, Small-Group Research and the Steiner Questions: The Once and Future Thing. Part II: Social Aggregation and Combination Models.H.W. Crott, J. Werner, C. Hoffmann, A Probabilistic Model of Opinion Change Considering Distance Between Alternatives: An Application to Mock Jury Data. J.H. Davis, Group Decision Making and Quantitative Judgments: A Consensus Model. P.R. Laughlin, Group Decision Making and Collective Induction. R.S. Tindale, C.M. Smith, L.S. Thomas, J. Filkins, S. Sheffey, Shared Representations and Asymmetric Social Influence Processes in Small Groups. N.L. Kerr, R.J. MacCoun, G.P. Kramer, "When are N Heads Better (or Worse) Than One?": Biased Judgment in Individuals Versus Groups. T. Kameda, Procedural Influence in Consensus Formation: Evaluating Group Decision Making From a Social Choice Perspective. Part III: Social Information-Processing Models.G. Stasser, S.I. Vaughan, Models of Participation During Fact-to-Face Unstructured Discussion. B. Latané, Strength From Weakness: The Fate of Opinion Minorities in Spatially Distributed Groups. D. Gigone, R. Hastie, The Impact of Information on Group Judgment: A Model and Computer Simulation. E.H. Witte, The Extended Group Situation Theory (EGST): Explaining the Amount of Change. S. Galam, When Humans Interact Like Atoms. J.H. Davis, Concluding Remarks. Volume 2.Contents: Preface. Part I: Introduction.E.H. Witte, Small-Group Research and the Crisis of Social Psychology: An Introduction. Part IIGroup Structure and Composition.R.L. Moreland, J.M. Levine, M.L. Weingert, Creating the Ideal Group: Composition Effects at Work. W. Stroebe, M. Diehl, G. Abakoumkin, Social Compensation and the Köhler Effect: Toward a Theoretical Explanation of Motivation Gains in Group Productivity. H.A.M. Wilke, Status Congruence in Small Groups. J.C. Jesuino, Leadership: Micro-Macro Links. W. Scholl, Effective Teamwork -- A Theoretical Model and a Test in the Field. M. von Cranach, Toward a Theory of the Acting Group. Part III: Interpersonal Influence, Conflict, and Resolution.J.A. Pérez, G. Mugny, The Conflict Elaboration Theory of Social Influence. D. Frey, S. Schulz-Hardt, D. Stahlberg, Information Seeking Among Individuals and Groups and Possible Consequences for Decision Making in Business and Politics. M.A. Hogg, Social Identity, Self-Categorization, and the Small Group. J.M. Rabbie, H.F.M. Lodewijkx, A Behavioral Interaction Model: Toward an Integrative Theoretical Framework for Studying Intra- and Intergroup Dynamics. E.H. Witte, Similarities Among Various Conceptual Positions and Theoretical Points of View.

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Book SynopsisThere is a mysterious connection between our experiences of intimacy--of love, the longing to feel connected, and sexual embrace--and the human sense of time--eternity, impermanence, and rhythm. In this critical analysis of the time-intimacy equation, Bennett shows how the scientific study of personal relationships can address this mystery. As a study of transpersonal science, this book points to the possible evolution of intimacy and of our consciousness of time, and how the two evolutionary paths weave together. Dr. Bennett draws from a wide array of resources to advance and marry two compelling themes: first, the social and clinical science of personal relationships should integrate the spiritual or transpersonal dimension of intimacy, and second, science can contribute to lay understandings by describing the richly temporal aspects of relationships. In blending popular literature, transpersonal psychology, and scientific research and theory, this work also attempts to addrTrade Review"Joel Bennett's Time and Intimacy talks about intimacy in a way that recreates the feeling of intimacy, and recapitulates his vision of an intimate interaction through the structure of the book itself. Just as intimate interactions provide a sense of transcending time even as they can only be understood within a temporary trajectory, Bennett's prose, by refusing linearity and traditional scientific discourse, recapitulates the felt sense of an intimate interaction through its poetic style. Time and Intimacy is a book that can be opened anywhere and enjoyed, as it is composed of many loosely woven strands pulled together graphically and sometimes metaphorically. When it is opened spontaneously and absorbed in bursts, with full attention given to the language itself, it can be appreciated like poetry. Unlike poetry, however, Bennett's work has woven within it references to the latest research on close relationships. For readers who believe that the structure of the text should speak to the subject matter of that text, there is much experimentation with textual structure to be discovered in Time and Intimacy. Language alternates in unpredictable ways between the poetic and the philosophical, between the scientific and the transpersonal, between the objective and the subjective. Much as an intimate conversation itself might, the book invites the reader to transcend the ordinary boundaries of academic disciplines and to think about intimate experience in language that goes beyond ordinary discourse."—Karen PragerUniversity of Texas, Dallas"This book delves deeply and reveals to the reader a rich and new way to look at the realm of relationships. Simultaneously exploring time and intimacy creates a profound shift in our understanding of how people relate. In a modern era that views time as a commodity, intimacy is often lost as relationship suffers. Joel Bennett provides a brilliant approach to a very important subject--well worth any reader's time."—Stephan Rechtschaffen, MDAuthor, Time Shifting: Creating More Time to Enjoy Your Life; Cofounder and CEO,"Bennett has done an extraordinary job of combining three forms of reflection to treat the topic of intimacy. The integration of three themes--quantitative psychology research, transpersonal depth psychology, and temporality/transcendence--constitutes the unique contribution of this book. Time and Intimacy: A New Science of Personal Relationships presents a hypothesis for further reflection in psychology, and it organizes a whole field of research for study. Most important, it deals sensitively with a very important topic."—Robert Cummings NevilleDean, School of Theology, Boston UniversityTable of ContentsContents: S. Duck, Series Editor's Foreword. Preface. Introduction. Intimacy as a Journey Through This Text: Time and Change From Transcription to Transcendence. Unfolding in Time: Intimacy Across Situations. The Forces of Time: The Process of Intimacy. Time, Addiction, and Intimacy: Scripts, Archescripts, & Holoscripts. Temporal Context in Love and Science: The Weave of Temporal Sensitivity. In Search of the Temporal in Personal Relationship Research: From Temporal Initiative to Temporal Scale. Theories of Personal Relationships and the Contextual Model. Summary and Integration: Toward a Transpersonal Science. Appendix.

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Book SynopsisRelational maintenance provides a rallying point for those seeking to discover the behaviors that individuals utilize to sustain their personal relationships. Theoretical models, research programs, and specific studies have examined how people in a variety of close relationships choose to define and maintain those relationships. In addition, relational maintenance turns our attention to communicative processes that help people sustain their close relationships. In this collection, editors Daniel J. Canary and Marianne Dainton focus on the communicative processes critical to the maintenance and enhancement of personal relationships. The volume considers variations in maintaining different types of personal relationships; structural constraints on relationship maintenance; and cultural variations in relational maintenance. Contributions to the volume cover a broad range of relational types, including romantic relationships, family relationships, long-distance relationships, workplace relationships, and Gay and Lesbian relationships, among others. Maintaining Relationships Through Communication: Relational, Contextual, and Cultural Variations synthesizes current research in relationship maintenance, emphasizes the ways that behaviors vary in their maintenance functions across relational contexts, discusses alternative explanations for maintaining relationships, and presents avenues for future research. As such, it is intended for students and scholars studying interpersonal communication and personal relationships.Table of ContentsChapter 1 Definitions and Perspectives on Relational Maintenance Communication, Kathryn Dindia; Part 1 Maintaining Different Types of Relationships; Chapter 2 Maintaining Family Relationships, Sally Vogl-Bauer; Chapter 3 Maintaining Romantic Relationships: A Summary and Analysis of One Research Program, Laura Stafford; Chapter 4 Maintaining Friendships Throughout the Lifespan, Marianne Dainton, Elaine Zelley, Emily Langan; Chapter 5 Maintaining Undesired Relationships, Jon A. Hess; Part 2 Contextual Variations in Maintaining Relationships; Chapter 6 Maintaining Long-Distance Relationships, Brooks A. Aylor; Chapter 7 Computer-Mediated Communication Effects on Relationship Formation and Maintenance, Michael K. Rabby, Joseph B. Walther; Chapter 8 Relationship Maintenance in Organizational Settings, Vincent R. Waldron; Chapter 9 When Part ners Falter: Repair After a Transgression, Tara M. Emmers-Sommer; Part 3 Cultural Variations in Maintaining Relationships; Chapter 10 Relationship Maintenance in Same-Sex Couples, Stephen M. Haas; Chapter 11 Relationship Maintenance in Intercultural Couples: An Interdependence Analysis, Stanley O. Gaines, Jr., Christopher R. Agnew; Chapter 12 Maintaining Marriages in Russia: Managing Societal Influences and Communication Dynamics, Deborah S. Ballard-Reisch, Marat Zaguidoulline, Daniel J. Weigel; Chapter 13 Maintaining Relationships in Korea and the United States: Features of Korean Culture that Affect Relational Maintenance Beliefs and Behaviors, Young-Ok Yum, Daniel J. Canary; Part 4 Epilogue; Chapter 14 Framing the Maintenance of Relationships Through Communication: An Epilogue, Marianne Dainton;

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Book SynopsisThis volume addresses the role of communication in stereotype dynamics, while placing the phenomenon of social stereotypes appropriately in the socio-cultural context.Trade Review"I think it is critically important for social psychologists to focus more on the influence of language and communication across the areas within the discipline, and I believe this volume will stand as a milestone in the movement of social psychology back to studying human interaction." - David Roskos-Ewoldsen, Ph.D., University of Alabama"The authors are all outstanding ... The chapters are timely and important." - Charles Stangor, Ph.D., University of Maryland"… Kashima et al. achieve their goals for this volume… The reader is left with a new appreciation for the social nature of stereotyping, as well as an awareness of the limitations of a strict social cognition perspective… I would recommend this volume for the editors’ intended audience of advanced scholars and students in social psychology, linguistics, and communication." – Matthew L. Newman, PsycCRITIQUES“I think it is critically important for social psychologists to focus more on the influence of language and communication across the areas within the discipline, and I believe this volume will stand as a milestone in the movement of social psychology back to studying human interaction.” —David Roskos-Ewoldsen, Ph.D . University of Alabama“The authors are all outstanding...The chapters are timely and important.” —Charles Stangor, Ph.D. University of MarylandTable of ContentsY. Kashima, K. Fiedler, P. Freytag, Stereotype Dynamics: An Introduction and Overview. Part 1. Stereotype Dynamics.G. Semin, Stereotypes in the Wild. V. Yzerbyt, A. Carnaghi, Stereotype Change in the Social Context. A. Lyons, A. Clark, Y. Kashima, T. Kurz, Cultural Dynamics of Stereotyping. Part 2. Symbolic Mediation and Stereotyping.K. Fiedler, M. Blümke, P. Freytag, S. Koch, C. Unkelbach, A Semiotic Approach to Understanding the Role of Communication in Stereotyping. A. Carnaghi, A. Maass, Derogatory Language in Intergroup Context: Are “Gay” and “Fag” Synonymous? S. Sczesny, J. Bosak, A.B. Diekman, J. Twenge, Dynamics of Sex Role Stereotypes. Part 3. Stereotype and Language Use.C. Wenneker, D. Wigboldus, Interpersonal Consequences and Intrapersonal Underpinnings of the Linguistic Expectancy Bias. K.M. Douglas, R.M. Sutton, C. McGarty, Strategic Language Use in Interpersonal and Intergroup Communication. P. Freytag, Sender-Receiver-Constellations as a Moderator of Linguistic Abstraction Biases. Part 4. Stereotype Sharedness and Distinctiveness.M. Karasawa, S. Suga, Retention and Transmission of Socially Shared Beliefs: The Role of Linguistic Abstraction in Stereotypic Communication. O. Klein, S. Tindale, M. Brauer, The Consensualization of Stereotypes in Small Groups. F. Pratto, P.J. Hegarty, J.D. Korchmaros, How Communication Practices and Category Norms Lead People to Stereotype Particular People and Groups. Part 5. Identity, Self-Regulation, and Stereotyping.M. Hornsey, Intergroup Sensitivity Effect: Responses to Criticisms of Groups. R.M. Sutton, K.M. Douglas, T.J. Elder, M. Tarrant, Social Identity and Social Convention in Responses to Criticisms of Groups. J. Keller, H. Bless, Communicating Stereotype Expectancies: The Interplay of Stereotype Threat and Regulatory Focus.

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Book SynopsisThe Handbook of Relationship Initiation is the first volume to focus specifically on the very beginning stage of relationships â their origin. In this Handbook, leading scholars on relationships review the literature on various processes related to the initiation of relationships: how people meet, communicate for the first time, and begin to define themselves as being in a relationship. Topics include attraction, mate selection, influence of social networks on relationship initiation, initiation over the internet, hook-ups among young adults, and flirting and opening gambits. In addition, the dark side of relationship initiation is considered, including unwanted relationship pursuit and barriers to relationship initiation including social anxiety.This volume provides an overdue synthesis of the literature on this topic. It is especially timely in view of the growing prevalence on relationship initiation online, through matchmaking and other social networking sites, which has increased awareness that science can be used to understand, create, and facilitate compatible matching.This Handbook provides an essential resource for an interdisciplinary range of researchers and students who study relationships, including social psychologists, communication scientists and scholars of marriage and the family.Trade Review"I am somewhat chagrined to find that after 20 years in the field, I found a great deal that I did not know regarding relationship initiation. ... I strongly suspect that this latest work will be an instant classic. ... I highly recommend the handbook for relationship scholars from a variety of disciplines. It is also appropriate for graduate students and upper level undergraduates." - Gregory D. Morrow, Edinboro University of Pennsylvania, in PsycCRITIQUESTable of ContentsPart 1. Introduction. S. Sprecher, A. Wenzel, J. Harvey, Preface. C. A. Bredow, R. M. Cate, T. L. Huston, Have We Met Before? A Conceptual Model of First Romantic Encounters. B. Fehr, Friendship Formation. D. P. Schmitt, An Evolutionary Perspective on Mate Choice and Relationship Initiation. G. Creasey, P. Jarvis, Attachment Theory and Research: A Special Focus on Relationship Initiation. Part 2. The Process of Relationship Initiation. M. R. Cunningham, A. P. Barbee, Prelude to a Kiss: Nonverbal Flirting, Opening Gambits, and Other Communication Dynamics in the Initiation of Romantic Relationships. L. K. Knoblock, L. E. Miller, Uncertainty and Relationship Initiation. W. A. Afifi, A. A. Lucas, Information Seeking in Initial Stages of Relational Development. V. J. Derlega, B. A. Winstead, K. Greene, Self-Disclosure and Starting a Close Relationship. L. K. Guerrero, P. A. Mongeau, On Becoming "More than Friends": The Transition from Friendship to Romantic Relationship. Part 3. Diverse Contexts of Relationship Initiation. X. B. Arriaga, C. R. Agnew, N. M. Capezza, J. J. Lehmiller, The Social and Physical Environment of Relationship Initiation: An Interdependence Analysis. P. W. Eastwick, E. J. Finkel, Speed-Dating: A Powerful and Flexible Paradigm for Studying Relationship Initiation. K. Y. A. McKenna, MySpace or Your Place: Relationship Initiation and Development in the Wired and Wireless World. S. Sprecher, P. Schwartz, J. Harvey, E. Hatfield, Thebusinessoflove.com: Relationship Initiation at Internet Matchmatching Services. Part 4. Attraction and Other Emotions in Relationship Initiation. J. W. Bruce, W. G. Graziano, Attraction and the Initiation of Relationships: A Review of the Empirical Literature. S. Sprecher, D. Felmlee, Insider Perspectives to Attraction. A. Aron, H. E. Fisher, G. Strong, B. Acevedo, S. Riela, I. Tsapelas, Falling in Love. S. S. Hencrick, C. Hendrick, Satisfaction, Love, and Respect in the Initiation of Romantic Relationships. S. Metts, S. L. Mikucki, The Emotional Landscape of Relationship Initiation. Part 5. Challenges and Problematic Relationship Initiation. E. L. Paul, A. Wenzel, J. H. Harvey, Hookups: A Facilitator or a Barrier to Relationship Initiation and Intimacy Development? M. A. Fine, T. A. Coffelt, L. N. Olson, Romantic Relationship Initiation following Relationship Dissolution. W. R. Cupach, B. H. Spitzberg, "Thanks, but No Thanks…." The Occurrence and Management of Unwanted Relationship Pursuit. A. Wenzel, T. B. Kashdan, Emotional Disturbances and the Initial Stages of Relationship Development: Processes and Consequences of Social Anxiety and Depression. Part 6. Cognitions, Beliefs, and Memories About Relationship Initiation. L. Custer, D. Holmberg, K. Blair, T. L. Orbuch, "So How Did You Two Meet?": Narratives of Relationship Initiation. C. R. Knee, A. L. Bush, Relationship Beliefs and Their Role in Relationship Initiation. S. Tran, J. A. Simpson, G. J. O. Fletcher, The Role of Ideal Standards in Relationship Initiation Processes. G. D. Reeder, Perceptions of Goals and Motives in Romantic Relationships. Part 7. Commentary. D. Perlman, Ending the Beginning of Relationships.

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