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Oxford University Press Technology A World History New Oxford World History
Trade ReviewHeadrick restores a broad definition of technology that enhances the value of this wide-ranging survey....it suits the New Oxford World History series goals of highlighting major trends and stimulating thinking. * Choice *Table of ContentsChapter 1: Stone Age Technology ; Chapter 2: Hydraulic Civilizations (4000-1500 BCE) ; Chapter 3: Iron, horses, and Empires (1500 B.C.E. - 500 C.E.) ; Chapter 4: Post-Classical and Medieval Revolutions (500-1400) ; Chapter 5: An Age of Global Interactions (1300-1800) ; Chapter 6: The First Industrial Revolution (1750-1869) ; Chapter 7: The Acceleration of Change (1869-1939) ; Chapter 8: Toward a Post-Industrial World (1939-2000)
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Oxford University Press Moral Machines
Book SynopsisComputers are already approving financial transactions, controlling electrical supplies, and driving trains. Soon, service robots will be taking care of the elderly in their homes, and military robots will have their own targeting and firing protocols. Colin Allen and Wendell Wallach argue that as robots take on more and more responsibility, they must be programmed with moral decision-making abilities, for our own safety. Taking a fast paced tour through the latest thinking about philosophical ethics and artificial intelligence, the authors argue that even if full moral agency for machines is a long way off, it is already necessary to start building a kind of functional morality, in which artificial moral agents have some basic ethical sensitivity. But the standard ethical theories don''t seem adequate, and more socially engaged and engaging robots will be needed. As the authors show, the quest to build machines that are capable of telling right from wrong has begun. Moral Machines is Trade ReviewWhen machines go it alone, accountability disappears - and with it the rule of law. Which is why philosophers Wendall Wallach and Colin Allen are asking how we can persuade robots to do the right thing. The result, in their seminal...book Moral Machines, makes clear just how far we have to go. * Stephen Cave, Financial Times *Table of ContentsPreface ; 1. Who Machine Morality? ; 2. Engineering Morality ; 3. Do We Want Computers Making Moral Decisions ; 4. Can (Ro)bots Really be Moral? ; 5. Philosophers, Engineers, and the Design of Artificial Moral Agents; ; 6. Top Down Morality ; 7. Bottom-Up and Developmental Approaches ; 8. Merging Top Down and Bottom Up ; 9. Beyond Vaporware? ; 10. Beyond Reason ; 11. A More Human-Like AMA ; 12. Beyond the Beyond: Managing Dangers, Rights, and Responsibilities ; Epilogue
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Oxford University Press Inc Modern Digital and Analog Communications Systems The Oxford Series in Electrical and Computer Engineering
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£268.87
Oxford University Press The Aqueos Chemistry of the Elements
Book SynopsisMost fields of science, applied science, engineering, and technology deal with solutions in water. This volume is a comprehensive treatment of the aqueous solution chemistry of all the elements. The information on each element is centered around an E-pH diagram which is a novel aid to understanding. The contents are especially pertinent to agriculture, analytical chemistry, biochemistry, biology, biomedical science and engineering, chemical engineering, geochemistry, inorganic chemistry, environmental science and engineering, food science, materials science, mining engineering, metallurgy, nuclear science and engineering, nutrition, plant science, safety, and toxicology.Trade ReviewListed in In Brief Section, Chemistry World Aug 2010 Short description in the Journal of the American Chemical SocietyTable of Contents1. E-pH Diagrams ; 2. The Construction of E-pH Diagrams ; 3. Reactions and Applications ; 4. Precipitation and Complexation ; 5. The Lithium Group ; 6. The Beryllium Group ; 7. The Boron Group ; 8. The Carbon Group ; 9. The Nitrogen Group ; 10. The Oxygen Group ; 11. The Fluorine Group ; 12. The Scandium Group ; 13. The Ti Group and the 5B, 6B, 7B and 8B Heavy Elements ; 14. The V-Cr-Mn Group ; 15. The Fe-Co-Ni Group ; 16. The Cu Group ; 17. The Zinc Group ; 18. The Actinoid Metals
£133.00
OUP/British Academy Agriculture in Egypt from Pharaonic to Modern Times
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Oxford University Press Inc The Music Technology Cookbook
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Oxford University Press Begotten or Made
Book SynopsisBegotten or Made?Trade ReviewThe debate sparked off by the Warnock Committee report on human fertilization should benefit from this unusual contribution by Professor O'Donovan. As befits the Regius Professor Moral and Pastoral Theology in the University of Oxford he approaches the topic at a high level of generality, in sharp contrast to the pragmatic and piecemeal procedure often favoured by practising scientists. He modestly claims to make no more than a contribution to the discussion, but his main argument, if accepted, would radically change the thrust of much current practice in this field. * Nature *
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Oxford University Press, USA The Heavier dBlock Metals Aspects of Inorganic and Coordination Chemistry 73 Oxford Chemistry Primers
Book SynopsisThis book addresses the chemistry of the second and third row d-block metals, assuming a knowledge of the chemistry of the first row metals. Chapter 1 looks at the metals and summarizes occurrence, physical properties and uses. Chapter 2 considers periodic trends in properties. Chapter 3 considers aqueous solution chemistry, species present (with comparisons of the first row metal ions) and redox properties. Chapter 4 surveys structure: the range of coordination numbers shown by second and third row metals is often a topic for discussion in University courses. Chapter 5 looks at electronic spectra and magnetic properties, making comparisons with the first row the main objective of the chapter. Detailed mathematical treatments are not given. Chapter 6 considers metal-metal bonding, and the classes of compound that contain triple and quadruple bonds; the role of bridging ligands is introduced. Chapter 7 looks at selected clusters with a pi donar ligands (e.g. metal halo species) in which metal-metal bonding is important. Chapter 8 introduces the area of polyoxometallates, closing with a short discussion of the wide range of applications. The book contains many references to encourage wider reading by the student; in addition to textbooks of relevance, the author has included many recent literature citations, and a section called Metals in Action which gives citations which show the heavier metals at work in, for example, catalytic converters and molecular wires.Trade ReviewThis slender book is aimed at undergraduate students who have just been introduced to the inorganic and coordination chemistry of the second and third row d-block metals. It is carefully structured, clearly written, well illustrated, and provides up-to-date references from current literature...providing a much-needed introduction to the underlying chemistry of the heavier d-block metals, while touching a wide range of topics. It should be of great benefit to all with an interest in the heavier d-block metals./Alvin A. Holder/Chemistry in Britain July.provides a good introduction to the descriptive chemistry./Andrea Sella/Oxford Chemistry Primers No 73.
£33.31
Oxford University Press Handbook of Radiation Effects
Book SynopsisThis revised second edition of a popular handbook for engineers describes the important relationship between high-energy radiation environments, electronic device physics and materials. It is a straightforward account of the problems which arise when high-energy radiation bombards matter and of engineering methods for solving those problems.Radiation effects are a problem encountered in the use of highly engineered materials such as semiconductors, optics and polymers. The finely-tuned properties of these materials may change drastically when exposed to a radiation environment such as a beam of X-rays or electrons, the space environment or the ''hadrons'' in CERN''s new collider. All of these environments and several more are described. At the core of this book is a discussion of the impact of these environments on the devices used in computing, data processing and communication.While unashamedly oriented to the engineer-designer and manager, with descriptions in a highly readable form, there is no compromise in physical accuracy when describing high-energy radiation and the effects it produces, such as electronic failure, coloration and the decay of strength. A great breadth of technical data, such as may be needed to make quick decisions, is presented with literature references and a compendium of web-sites which have been tested and used by the authors.Trade Review... contains a lot of valuable material and is not only a handbook, but also an excellent textbook. * CERN Courier *... enriched with many references to useful websites, including databases. * CERN Courier *The book establishes both Holmes-Siedle and Adams as two of the most fertile and fruitful research scholars working in the field of radiation environments. * Current Engineering Practice *Holmes-Siedle and Adams' engrossing handbook is probably the most readable, ambitious and intelligent work on radiation effects yet published, that also stands out as a comprehensive guide to the literature, both printed and on-line. At the same time, it is technically accurate but accessible to practitioners as well as researchers ... a most commendable book. * Current Engineering Practice *Table of Contents1. Radiation, physics and measurement ; 2. Radiation environments (including human risks from the terrestrial environment) ; 3. Response of materials and devices to radiation ; 4. Metal-oxide-semiconductor (MOS) devices ; 5. Bipolar transistors and integrated circuits ; 6. Diodes, solar cells, optoelectronics ; 7. Power semiconductors ; 8. Optical media ; 9. Microelectronics, sensors, MEMs, passives, and other components ; 10. Polymers and other organics ; 11. The interaction of radiation with shielding materials ; 12. Computer methods for particle transport ; 13. Radiation testing ; 14. Radiation-hardening of semiconductor parts ; 15. Equipment hardening and hardness assurance ; APPENDICES ; A. Useful general and geophysical data ; B. Radiation quantities ; C. Useful data on materials used in electronic equipment ; D. Bibliography of dosimeter research ; E. Dose-depth curves for typical Earth orbits, calculated by ESA's Space Environment Information System (SPENVIS) software ; F. Degradation in polymers in ionizing radiation ; G. Useful websites
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Clarendon Press Introduction to the Theory of Ferromagnetism The International Series of Monographs on Physics 109
Book SynopsisServes as a textbook for first-year graduate and advanced undergraduate students in both physics and engineering. This book explains the theoretical principles on which the work is based for practising engineers and experimental physicists who work in the field of magnetism.Trade ReviewOf the first edition "Amikam Aharoni at his best" Physics TodayTable of Contents1. Introduction ; 2. Molecular Field Approximation ; 3. The Heisenberg Hamiltonian ; 4. Magnetisation vs. Temperature ; 5. Anisotropy and Time Effects ; 6. Another Energy Term ; 7. Basic Micromagnetics ; 8. Energy Minimization ; 9. The Nucleation Problem ; 10. Analytic Micromagnetics ; 11. Numerical Micromagnetics ; References ; Author Index ; Subject Index
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Oxford University Press Tensors and Manifolds
Book SynopsisThis book is a new edition of Tensors and Manifolds: With Applications to Mechanics and Relativity which was published in 1992. It is based on courses taken by advanced undergraduate and beginning graduate students in mathematics and physics, giving an introduction to the expanse of modern mathematics and its application in modern physics. It aims to fill the gap between the basic courses and the highly technical and specialised courses which both mathematics and physics students require in their advanced training, while simultaneously trying to promote, at an early stage, a better appreciation and understanding of each other''s discipline. The book sets forth the basic principles of tensors and manifolds, describing how the mathematics underlies elegant geometrical models of classical mechanics, relativity and elementary particle physics. The existing material from the first edition has been reworked and extended in some sections to provide extra clarity, as well as additional problemTrade ReviewReview from previous edition Clearly written and self-contained and, in particular, the author has succeeded in combining mathematical rigor with a certain degree of informality in a satisfactory way. As such, this work will certainly be appreciated by a wide audience. * Mathematical Reviews, August 1993 *Table of Contents1. Vector spaces ; 2. Multilinear mappings and dual spaces ; 3. Tensor product spaces ; 4. Tensors ; 5. Symmetric and skew-symmetric tensors ; 6. Exterior (Grassmann) algebra ; 7. The tangent map of real cartesian spaces ; 8. Topological spaces ; 9. Differentiable manifolds ; 10. Submanifolds ; 11. Vector fields, 1-forms and other tensor fields ; 12. Differentiation and integration of differential forms ; 13. The flow and the Lie derivative of a vector field ; 14. Integrability conditions for distributions and for pfaffian systems ; 15. Pseudo-Riemannian manifolds ; 16. Connection 1-forms ; 17. Connection on manifolds ; 18. Mechanics ; 19. Additional topics in mechanics ; 20. A spacetime ; 21. Some physics on Minkowski spacetime ; 22. Einstein spacetimes ; 23. Spacetimes near an isolated star ; 24. Nonempty spacetimes ; 25. Lie groups ; 26. Fiber bundles ; 27. Connections on fiber bundles ; 28. Gauge theory
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Oxford University Press, USA Introduction to the Mathematical Theory of Compressible Flow 27 Oxford Lecture Series in Mathematics and Its Applications
Book SynopsisThis book provides a rapid introduction to the mathematical theory of compressible flow, giving a comprehensive account of the field and all important results up to the present day. The book is written in a clear, instructive and self-contained manner and will be accessible to a wide audience.Table of Contents1. Fundamental concepts and equations ; 2. Theoretical results for the Euler equations ; 3. Some mathematical tools for compressible flows ; 4. Weak solutions for steady compressible Navier-Stokes equations in barotropic regime ; 5. Strong solutions for steady compressible Navier-Stokes equations and small data ; 6. Some mathematical tools for non-steady equations ; 7. Weak solutions for non-stationary compressible Navier-Stokes equations ; 8. Global behavior of weak solutions ; 9. Strong solutions of non-steady compressible Navier-Stokes equations
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Clarendon Press Algebraic Riccati Equations Oxford Science Publications
Book SynopsisThis monograph provides a treatment of the theory of algebraic Riccati equations, an area of increasing interest in the mathematics and engineering communities. A range of applications are covered, demonstrating the use of these equations for providing solutions to complex problems.Table of Contents1. Preliminaries from the theory of matrices ; 2. Indefinite scalar products ; 3. Skew-symmetric scalar products ; 4. Matrix theory and control ; 5. Linear matrix equations ; 6. Rational matrix functions ; 7. Geometric theory: the complex case ; 8. Geometric theory: the real case ; 9. Constructive existence and comparison theorems ; 10. Hermitian solutions and factorizations of rational matrix functions ; 11. Perturbation theory ; 12. Geometric theory for the discrete algebraic Riccati equation ; 13. Constructive existence and comparison theorems ; 14. Perturbation theory for discrete algebraic Riccati equations ; 15. Discrete algebraic Riccati equations and matrix pencils ; 16. Linear-quadratic regulator problems ; 17. The discrete Kalman filter ; 18. The total least squares technique ; 19. Canonical factorization ; 20. Hoo control problems ; 21. Contractive rational matrix functions ; 22. The matrix sign function ; 23. Structured stability radius ; Bibliography ; List of notations ; Index
£245.00
Oxford University Press, USA The Nine Chapters on the Mathematical Art Companion and Commentary
Book SynopsisThis text contains a translation of the "Nine Chapters". The "Nine Chapters" contains math problems and solutions, which fall into nine categories based on practical needs. There are methods for solving problems in areas such as land measurement, construction, agriculture, commerce, and taxation.Trade Reviewa rich compilation of attractive problems telling wonderful fairy tales full of imaginative and delightful connections * Zentralbaltt Mathematik *Table of ContentsIntroduction ; Liu Hui's Preface to his Running Commentary on the Nine Chapters ; 1. Field measurement ; 2. Millet and rice ; 3. Distribution by proportion ; 4. Short width ; 5. Construction consultations ; 6. Fair levies ; 7. Excess and deficit ; 8. Rectangular arrays ; 9. Right-angled triangles ; Appendix ; References ; Index
£455.00
Clarendon Press Superconducting Magnets
Book SynopsisMany books treat the physics of superconductivity; very few until now have covered the engineering. Superconducting Magnets meets this need, providing a complete theoretical basis for the quantitative engineering design of superconducting magnet systems, ranging from the small instrument magnets, now in everyday use as research tools, to the very large magnet systems used for work on thermonuclear fusion and magnetohydrodynamic power generation.Wilson devotes particular attention to the problem of stabilization, a crucial factor in the design process because of its bearing on the overall reliability of the completed system. He also describes the essential features of field and stress calculation, although in less detail, since they are covered extensively in other works. Other topics considered are measurement techniques, current supply (with emphasis on heat exchanging cryogenic current leads), superconducting materials, the major applications of superconducting magnets, and some pracTrade Review`... clear and authoritative book that will be useful to all engineers and physicists working with magnets... unquestionably a comprehensive and valuable addition to the literature...' Electronics and Power`With so much activity in this subject...the appearance of this book by a well-known worker in the field is most timely...For specialists the book is essential reading... outstanding quality, superbly produced' The Times Higher Education SupplementTable of ContentsNomenclature; Introduction; Applications: now and in the future; Field shapes and winding configurations; Magnetic forces and stresses; Degradation and training; Cryogenic stabilization; Flux jumping; Time-varying fields and A. C. losses; Quenching and protection; measurement techniques; Current supply; Superconducting materials and their manufacture; Magnet construction: some practical details; Index.
£61.75
Oxford University Press Introduction to Modern Colloid Science
Book SynopsisFrom agricultural soils to the clouds and fogs which influence our weather; from cosmetics to pharmaceuticals; from the food we eat to the structure of biological cells - most of the materials around us are made up of colloids. Colloidal systems are also important in the paper, paint and ink industries, either in the final products or at crucial stages in their manufacture. This book provides an introduction to the area of science which seeks to understand those processes which govern the behaviour of these systems.The emphasis is on providing a sound basic understanding on which later, more advanced study can be built. The book offers a gentle introduction to the author''s two-volume reference book Foundations of Colloid Science, which can be used to take the specialist reader into the latest research literature.Trade Review'the material included represents a selection of core topics that is covered to varying depths ... As an introduction to the subject area it will be a useful book for the serious reader who is seeking quantitative approach to the principles of colloid science.' Times Higher Education Supplement'Intended for a senior undergraduate course or for the many workers in science and industry for whom colloid science is important, but not central, to their concerns. Serves as an introduction to the author's comprehensive, two-volume work, Foundations of Colloid Science.' SciTech Book News, June 1994'will be useful to practising chemists for whom a more detailed knowledge of colloid chemistry would be advantageous' Aslib Book Guide, vol. 59, no. 4, April 1994Robert Hunter's new book will provide a useful and relatively painless initiation for those entering the field of colloid science, and is a handy reference work for the more experienced. It is remarkable value for money and should find its way into the personal libraries of novices and experts alike. * J. Gregory, Polymer International, Vol. 35, No. 1, Sept '94 *This new 'little Hunter' is a teaching text in the classical sense. The text is easy to read, sensibly illustrated and introduces many practical examples. * J Klingler, Ber. Bunsenges. Phys. Chem 99 no 3 591-2. *A succesful book, both in terms of its content and its didactics, which can be recommended to everyone who wants to start in the field of colloids. * J Klingler, Ber. Bunsenges. Phys. Chem 99 no 3 591-2. *Table of Contents1. Characterization of colloidal dispersions ; 2. Microscopic colloidal behaviour ; 3. Determination of particle size ; 4. Flow behaviour ; 5. Thermodynamics of surfaces ; 6. Adsorption at interfaces ; 7. Electrically charged interfaces ; 8. Measuring surface charge and potential ; 9. Particle interaction and coagulation ; 10. Applications of colloid and surface science ; Index
£64.99
OUP Oxford Process Development
Book SynopsisProcess development bridges the gap between the laboratory synthesis of an organic compound and its industrial manufacture on a large scale. This book uses real examples to show the range of problems which may be encountered in scaling up chemical syntheses and the ways in which they may be overcome.Trade Reviewexcellent..volume * Chemistry in Britain *Table of ContentsIntroduction ; 1. Scale up issues ; 2. Environmental and regulatory issyes ; 3. Fun with cephalosporins ; 4. Thromboxane antagonists ; 5. Homochiral thrombozane antagonists ; 6. H2 blockers ; 7. Development of a manufacturing route for cloprostenol sodium ; 8. Synthesis of a potentially anti-obesity agent ; 9. Reagents for large scale operation
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Oxford University Press, USA Introduction to Error Control Codes 9 Textbooks in Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Book SynopsisProvides a foundation in the field of error control codes, leading the student step by step through this complex topic, beginning with single parity code checks and repetition codes. Throughout, there are many examples and complex mathematical proofs are omitted to keep the text concise.Table of ContentsBlock codes ; Linear codes ; Cyclic codes ; Linear feedback shift registers for encoding and decoding cyclic codes ; Linear algebra ; Galois fields ; Bose Chaudhuri Hocquenghem Codes ; Convolutional Codes
£82.99
Clarendon Press Methods in Theoretical Quantum Optics
Book SynopsisThis book is aimed at those readers who already have some knowledge of mathematical methods and have also been introduced to the basic ideas of quantum optics. It should be attractive to students who have already explored one of the more introductory texts such as Loudon''s The quantum theory of light (2/e, 1983, OUP) and are seeking to acquire the mathematical skills used in real problems. This book is not primarily about the physics of quantum optics but rather presents the mathematical methods widely used by workers in this field. There is no comparable book which covers either the range or the depth of mathematical techniques.Trade Review... the authors are well-known for their work on topics, such as the quantum-phase operator and quasi-probability distribution so theory PhD students will be able to learn these subjects direct from the horse's mouth. The authors have [] included, for pedagogic purposes, extra detail of the mathematical workings that a PhD student would not be able find in the research literature. * New Scientist, 6 June 1998 *The reader will find here a very clear presentation of material not readily found elsewhere. Postgraduate students of quantum optics will find this work to be of the greatest utility... Care has been taken to present quite difficult topics in the simplest and most straightforward way; and yet the treatment is concise and focused... Experienced researchers will find that this text is a most convenient handbook of techniques, and will want it close to their elbow. * Contemporary Physics, 1998, vol. 39, no. 4 *Table of Contents1. Foundations ; 2. Coherent interactions ; 3. Operators and states ; 4. Quantum statistics of fields ; 5. Dissipative processes ; 6. Dressed states ; Appendices ; Selected bibliography ; Index
£175.00
Clarendon Press An Introduction to Ultrasonic Motors 28 Monographs in Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Book SynopsisAn account of ultrasonic motors - a new type of electric motor which employs the piezo-electric effect to give the motive power (rather than electromagnetic interactions in conventional motors). One of the authors, Sashido, is the inventor of the ultrasonic motor.Table of Contents1. What is an ultrasonic motor? ; 2. Theoretical treatment of component elements ; 3. The Piezoelectric element and vibrator ; 4. Theory and experiments on the wedge-type motor ; 5. Theory of the ultrasonic wave motor ; 6. Equivalent-circuit analysis for the travelling-wave motor ; 7. Design, assembly and testing of a prototype ultrasonic motor ; 8. Comparison with electromagnetic motors ; Autobiographical notes (Toshiiku Sashida) ; Index
£117.50
Oxford University Press, USA Engineering Rheology 52 Oxford Engineering Science Series
Book SynopsisMany diverse materials, from man-made plastics to slurry, behave in ways that cannot be predicted using straightforward 'classical' equations. This book seeks to describe and quantify these behaviours for use in industry. There is an emphasis on the practical solution of problems using computer methods, and on the correlation between theory and experimental work.
£147.50
Oxford University Press ManyBody Quantum Theory in Condensed Matter Physics
Book SynopsisThe book is an introduction to quantum field theory applied to condensed matter physics. The topics cover modern applications in electron systems and electronic properties of mesoscopic systems and nanosystems. The textbook is developed for a graduate or advanced undergraduate course with exercises which aim at giving students the ability to confront real problems.Trade Review... well-designed for its target audience, [...] a well-written manuscript with a good selection of topics. * Derek Lee, Imperial College London *Table of Contents1. First and second quantization ; 2. The electron gas ; 3. Phonons: coupling to electrons ; 4. Mean field theory ; 5. Time evolution pictures ; 6. Linear response theory ; 7. Transport in mesoscopic systems ; 8. Green's functions ; 9. Equation of motion theory ; 10. Transport in interacting mesoscopic systems ; 11. Imaginary time Green's functions ; 12. Feynman diagrams and external potentials ; 13. Feynman diagrams and pair interactions ; 14. The interacting electron gas ; 15. Fermi liquid theory ; 16. Impurity scattering and conductivity ; 17. Green's functions and phonons ; 18. Superconductivity ; 19. 1D electron gases and Luttinger liquids ; A. Fourier transformations ; B. Exercises ; C. Index
£90.25
Oxford University Press Crystal Structure Refinement
Book SynopsisCrystal Structure Refinement is a mixture of textbook and tutorial. As A Crystallographers Guide to SHELXL it covers advanced aspects of practical crystal structure refinement, which have not been much addressed by textbooks so far. After an introduction to SHELXL in the first chapter, a brief survey of crystal structure refinement is provided. Chapters three and higher address the various aspects of structure refinement, from the treatment of hydrogen atoms to the assignment of atom types, to disorder, to non-crystallographic symmetry and twinning. One chapter is dedicated to the refinement of macromolecular structures and two short chapters deal with structure validation (one for small molecule structures and one for macromolecules). In each of the chapters the book gives refinement examples, based on the program SHELXL, describing every problem in detail. It comes with a CD-ROM with all files necessary to reproduce the refinements.Trade Review`A key purchase for a wide population of scientists engaged in crystal structure determination...The depth of coverage of important topics such as twinning and disorder will be very valuable to structural scientists, and will provide information and an approach that is not currently available. ' Alexander J. Blake, University of Nottingham`A high quality text. ' David J. Watkin, University of OxfordTable of Contents1. SHELXL ; 2. Crystal Structure Refinement ; 3. Hydrogen Atoms ; 4. Atom Type Assignment ; 5. Disorder ; 6. Pseudo Symmetry ; 7. Twinning ; 8. Artefacts ; 9. Structure Validation ; 10. Protein Refinement with SHELXL ; 11. Protein Structure (Cross) Validation ; 12. General Remarks
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Clarendon Press Sampling Theory in Fourier and Signal Analysis Volume 1 Foundations Oxford Science Publications
Book SynopsisThis monograph explores the equivalence of signal functions with their sets of values taken at discrete points. Beginning with an introduction to the main ideas, and background material on Fourier analysis and Hilbert spaces and their bases, it covers a wide variety of topics.Trade Review...the text is written by use of LATEX and its beautiful graphics reveal the power and the advantages of this system. * Zentralblatt fuer Mathematik 827/97 *Table of Contents1. An introduction to sampling theory ; 1.1 General introduction ; 1.2 Introduction - continued ; 1.3 The seventeenth to the mid twentieth century - a brief review ; 1.4 Interpolation and sampling from the seventeenth century to the mid twentieth century - a brief review ; 1.5 Introduction - concluding remarks ; 2. Background in Fourier analysis ; 2.1 The Fourier Series ; 2.2 The Fourier transform ; 2.3 Poisson's summation formula ; 2.4 Tempered distributions - some basic facts ; 3. Hilbert spaces, bases and frames ; 3.1 Bases for Banach and Hilbert spaces ; 3.2 Riesz bases and unconditional bases ; 3.3 Frames ; 3.4 Reproducing kernel Hilbert spaces ; 3.5 Direct sums of Hilbert spaces ; 3.6 Sampling and reproducing kernels ; 4. Finite sampling ; 4.1 A general setting for finite sampling ; 4.2 Sampling on the sphere ; 5. From finite to infinite sampling series ; 5.1 The change to infinite sampling series ; 5.2 The Theorem of Hinsen and Kloosters ; 6. Bernstein and Paley-Weiner spaces ; 6.1 Convolution and the cardinal series ; 6.2 Sampling and entire functions of polynomial growth ; 6.3 Paley-Weiner spaces ; 6.4 The cardinal series for Paley-Weiner spaces ; 6.5 The space ReH1 ; 6.6 The ordinary Paley-Weiner space and its reproducing kernel ; 6.7 A convergence principle for general Paley-Weiner spaces ; 7. More about Paley-Weiner spaces ; 7.1 Paley-Weiner theorems - a review ; 7.2 Bases for Paley-Weiner spaces ; 7.3 Operators on the Paley-Weiner space ; 7.4 Oscillatory properties of Paley-Weiner functions ; 8. Kramer's lemma ; 8.1 Kramer's Lemma ; 8.2 The Walsh sampling therem ; 9. Contour integral methods ; 9.1 The Paley-Weiner theorem ; 9.2 Some formulae of analysis and their equivalence ; 9.3 A general sampling theorem ; 10. Ireggular sampling ; 10.1 Sets of stable sampling, of interpolation and of uniqueness ; 10.2 Irregular sampling at minimal rate ; 10.3 Frames and over-sampling ; 11. Errors and aliasing ; 11.1 Errors ; 11.2 The time jitter error ; 11.3 The aliasing error ; 12. Multi-channel sampling ; 12.1 Single channel sampling ; 12.3 Two channels ; 13. Multi-band sampling ; 13.1 Regular sampling ; 13.3 An algorithm for the optimal regular sampling rate ; 13.4 Selectively tiled band regions ; 13.5 Harmonic signals ; 13.6 Band-ass sampling ; 14. Multi-dimensional sampling ; 14.1 Remarks on multi-dimensional Fourier analysis ; 14.2 The rectangular case ; 14.3 Regular multi-dimensional sampling ; 15. Sampling and eigenvalue problems ; 15.1 Preliminary facts ; 15.2 Direct and inverse Sturm-Liouville problems ; 15.3 Further types of eigenvalue problem - some examples ; 16. Campbell's generalised sampling theorem ; 16.1 L.L. Campbell's generalisation of the sampling theorem ; 16.2 Band-limited functions ; 16.3 Non band-limited functions - an example ; 17. Modelling, uncertainty and stable sampling ; 17.1 Remarks on signal modelling ; 17.2 Energy concentration ; 17.3 Prolate Spheroidal Wave functions ; 17.4 The uncertainty principle of signal theory ; 17.5 The Nyquist-Landau minimal sampling rate
£152.50
Oxford University Press Polarisation
Book SynopsisThis book combines, for the first time, the topics of radar polarimetry and interferometry. This combination was first developed in 1997 and has since become a major topic in radar sciences and their applications, in particular to space sciences. In its simplest form it concerns the study of interferograms formed by combining waves with different polarisations and their exploitation to infer important physical properties of the planetary surface being investigated. The book is written in three main sections. The first four chapters provide a detailed coverage of all major topics of polarimetry, including its basis in electromagnetic scattering theory, decomposition theorems, and a detailed analysis of the entropy/alpha approach. The next chapter offers a brief introduction to radar interferometry, before developing in three chapters the important new topic of polarimetric interferometry. In this way the book provides a complete treatment of the subject, suitable for those working in inTrade Review'Polarisation' is promising as a reference for quantitative specialists outside the radar community who want to understand what polarimetry has to offer their particular field. It is also a fine reference for students who need to learn and keep the notation straight for coding and experimental design. It is a worthwhile book to keep on your shelf if you ever want to relate a particular polarization-based, remotely sensed finding to your own research. * Physics Today *Table of Contents1. Polarised electromagnetic waves ; 2. Depolarisation and scattering entropy ; 3. Depolarisation in surface and volume scattering ; 4. Decomposition theorems ; 5. Introduction to radar interferometry ; 6. Polarimetric interferometry ; 7. The coherence of surface and volume scattering ; 8. Parameter estimation using polarimetric interferometry ; 9. Applications of polarimetry and interferometry ; Appendix 1: Introduction to matrix algebra ; Appendix 2: Unitary and rotation groups ; Appendix 3: Coherent stochastic signal analysis
£59.85
Oxford University Press Spectral Analysis of Musical Sounds with Emphasis on the Piano
Book SynopsisIn this book the tools of spectral analysis are applied via graphics to musical sounds, especially those coming from a piano, with emphasis on the visualization of musical sounds rather than the mathematics behind it. The aim is to give a different and insightful view of musical instruments.Trade ReviewI recommend this remarkable book to everyone who wants to know how sounds are generated and how they can be analyzed. I am sure that this book will serve as a standard reference for the spectral analysis of musical sounds over many years * Haye Hinrichsen, Euro Piano *Table of ContentsPART 1: SOME BASIC SOUND WAVES AND SOME SIMPLE TOOLS; PART 2: A VISUAL ANALYSIS OF VIBRATING OBJECTS (STRINGS, MEMBRANES, BARS, PLATES); PART 3: THE PIANO
£75.60
Oxford University Press Spin Current
Book SynopsisSince the discovery of the giant magnetoresistance (GMR) effect in magnetic multilayers in 1988, a new branch of physics and technology, called spin-electronics or spintronics, has emerged, where the flow of electrical charge as well as the flow of electron spin, the so-called spin current, are manipulated and controlled together. Recent progress in the physics of magnetism and the application of spin current has progressed in tandem with the nanofabrication technology of magnets and the engineering of interfaces and thin films. This book is intended to provide an introduction and guide to the new physics and applications of spin current. The emphasis is placed on the interaction between spin and charge currents in magnetic nanostructures.Trade ReviewThis book provides the active researcher a state-of-the-art summary of the physics and applications of spin current. The end-of-chapter references are extremely current and as a result, the contents of this book are likely to be helpful and useful as a guide towards future research. * Andrew Resnick, Contemporary Physics *Table of ContentsPART I: SPIN CURRENT; PART II: SPIN HALL EFFECT; PART III: SPIN-TRANSFER TORQUE
£116.38
Oxford University Press Fundamentals of Thermoelectricity
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Oxford University Press, USA Smoothing and Decay Estimates for Nonlinear Diffusion Equations
Book SynopsisThis text is concerned with the quantitative aspects of the theory of nonlinear diffusion equations; equations which can be seen as nonlinear variations of the classical heat equation. They appear as mathematical models in different branches of Physics, Chemistry, Biology, and Engineering, and are also relevant in differential geometry and relativistic physics. Much of the modern theory of such equations is based on estimates and functional analysis.Concentrating on a class of equations with nonlinearities of power type that lead to degenerate or singular parabolicity (equations of porous medium type), the aim of this text is to obtain sharp a priori estimates and decay rates for general classes of solutions in terms of estimates of particular problems. These estimates are the building blocks in understanding the qualitative theory, and the decay rates pave the way to the fine study of asymptotics. Many technically relevant questions are presented and analyzed in detail. A systematic pTrade ReviewThis book is intended to introduce graduate students to the methods and results of nonlinear diffusion equations of porous medium type, as practised today. The present text, remarkable for generality and depth, is also notable for its author's concern, throughout, to keep the important issues about varieties clearly in the foreground ... [the book] succeeds admirably, in the reviewer's opinion, in introducing its difficult subject at a level appropriate for preparing future workers in the field. * Vicentiu Radulescu, Mathematical Reviews Issue 2007k *Table of ContentsPART I; PART II; PART III
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Oxford University Press Liquid Crystal Elastomers
Book SynopsisLiquid crystals are fluids with a directionality defined. Polymers are long molecules with a shape that can be changed. As a network, polymers form rubber - a soft solid that is locally liquid-like and capable of huge extension. Liquid crystal elastomers are a combination of all these curious aspects, but with additional, revolutionary new phenomena - for example, spontaneous shape changes of several hundred percent induced by temperature change, with equally large opto-mechanical responses, shape change without energy cost (soft elasticity), colour change with strain, lasing and photonics, sensitivity to molecular handedness and soft solid ferroelectricity. This book is a primer for liquid crystals, polymers, rubber, and elasticity. It then describes the theory and experiment of these remarkable materials for the first time as a monograph. Worked examples are solved so that the reader can become proficient in the field himself. The book is directed at physicists, chemists, material scTrade ReviewIn short, this book is likely to become a classic: read it, learn from it, and let it inspire you. * Euro Pysics News *Table of Contents1. A bird's eye view of liquid crystal elastomers ; 2. Liquid crystals ; 3. Polymers, elastomers and rubber elasticity ; 4. Classical elasticity ; 5. Nematic elastomers ; 6. Nematic rubber elasticity ; 7. Soft elasticity ; 8. Distortions of nematic elastomers ; 9. Cholesteric elastomers ; 10. Continuum theory of nematic elastomers ; 11. Dynamics of liquid crystal elastomers ; 12. Smectic elastomers ; A. Nematic order in elastomers under strain ; B. Biaxial soft elasticity ; C. Stripe microstructure ; D. Couple-stress and Cosserat elasticity ; E. Expansion at small deformations and rotations
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Oxford University Press Theoretical Microfluidics Paperback
Book SynopsisMicrofluidics is a young and rapidly expanding scientific discipline, which deals with fluids and solutions in miniaturized systems, the so-called lab-on-a-chip systems. It has applications in chemical engineering, pharmaceutics, biotechnology and medicine. As the lab-on-a-chip systems grow in complexity, a proper theoretical understanding becomes increasingly important. The basic idea of the book is to provide a self-contained formulation of the theoretical framework of microfluidics, and at the same time give physical motivation and examples from lab-on-a-chip technology. After three chapters introducing microfluidics, the governing equations for mass, momentum and energy, and some basic flow solutions, the following 14 chapters treat hydraulic resistance/compliance, diffusion/dispersion, time-dependent flow, capillarity, electro- and magneto-hydrodynamics, thermal transport, two-phase flow, complex flow patterns and acousto-fluidics, as well as the new fields of opto- and nano-fluidTrade ReviewAn excellent text, very well written and pedagogically sound. Clear, concise, and complete, it explains the theoretical framework of microfluidics to a broad audience. * Kari Dalnoki-Veress, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario *Written in a highly pedagogical style. The reader, whether graduate, undergraduate or researcher will find this book extremely useful. * Patrick Tabeling, ESPCI Paris *The field is rapidly evolving to the point where it will become valuable, and indeed necessary, to do calculations to design real devices. This book offers a prescription for doing this. * David Weitz, Harvard University *Table of Contents1. Basic concepts in microfluidics ; 2. Governing equations ; 3. Basic flow solutions ; 4. Hydraulic resistance and compliance ; 5. Diffusion ; 6. Time-dependent flow ; 7. Capillary effects ; 8. Electrohydrodynamics ; 9. Electroosmosis ; 10. Dielectrophoresis ; 11. Magnetophoresis ; 12. Thermal transfer ; 13. Two-phase flow ; 14. Complex flow patterns ; 15. Acoustofluidics ; 16. Optofluidics ; 17. Nanofluidics ; Appendices
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Oxford University Press Dynamic Thinking
Book SynopsisDynamic Thinking: A Primer on Dynamic Field Theory introduces the reader to a new approach to understanding cognitive and neural dynamics using the concepts of Dynamic Field Theory (DFT). Dynamic Neural Fields are formalizations of how neural populations represent the continuous dimensions of perceptual features, movements, and cognitive decisions. The concepts of DFT establish links between brain and behavior, revealing ways in which models of brain function can be tested with both neural and behavioral measures. Thus, DFT bridges the gap between brain and behavior, between neuroscience and the behavioral sciences. The book provides systematic tutorials on the central concepts of DFT and their grounding in both dynamical systems theory and neurophysiology. The concrete mathematical implementation of these concepts is laid out, supported by hands-on exercises that make use of interactive simulators in MATLAB. The book also contains a large set of exemplary case studies in which the concepts and associated models are used to understand how elementary forms of embodied cognition emerge and develop.Trade Review"A thorough and systematic introduction to dynamic field theory and its applications to perception, cognition, and action. This book will allow students and researchers interested in this important modeling framework to learn all about it, and join in its future development. "-Jay McClelland, Director, Center for Mind, Brain, and Computation, Stanford UniversityTable of ContentsContributors Abbreviations General Introduction John Spencer and Gregor Schöner Part 1 Integrating Lower-Level Perception-Action with Higher-Level Cognition Introduction to Part 1 Gregor Schöner and John P. Spencer Chapter 1: The Dynamics of Neural Activation Variables Gregor Schöner, Hendrik Reimann, and Jonas Lins Chapter 2: Dynamic Field Theory Gregor Schöner and Anne Schutte Chapter 3: The Ties of DFT to Neurophyisology Sebastian Schneegans, Jonas Lins, and Gregor Schöner Chapter 4: Embodied Neural Dynamics Gregor Schöner, Christian Faubel, Evelina Dineva, and Estela Bicho Part 2 Integrating Lower-Level Perception-Action with Higher-Level Cognition Introduction to Part 2 John P. Spencer and Gregor Schöner Chapter 5: Integration and Selection in Multi-Dimensional Dynamic Fields. Sebastian Schneegans, Jonas Lins, and John P. Spencer Chapter 6: Integrating Perception and Working Memory in a Three-Layer Dynamic Field Model Jeffrey S. Johnson and Vanessa R. Simmering Chapter 7: Sensory-Motor and Cognitive Transformation Sebastian Schneegans Chapter 8: Integrating "What" and "Where": Visual Working Memory for Objects in a Scene Sebastian Schneegans, John P. Spencer, and Gregor Schöner Chapter 9: Dynamic Scene Representations and Autonomous Robotics Stephan K. U. Zibner and Christian Faubel Part 3 Integrating Thinking over Multiple Timescales Introduction to Part 3 John P. Spencer and Gregor Schöner Chapter 10: Developmental Dynamics: The Spatial Precision Hypothesis Vanessa Simmering and Anne Schutte Chapter 11: A Process View of Learning and Development in an Autonomous Exploratory System Sammy Perone and Joseph P. Ambrose Chapter 12: Grounding Word Learning in Space and Time Larissa K. Samuelson and Christian Faubel Chapter 13: The Emergence of Higher-level Cognitive Flexibility: DFT and Executive Function Aaron T. Buss, Timothy Wifall, and Eliot Hazeltine Chapter 14: Autonomous Sequence Generation in Dynamic Field Theory Yulia Sandamirskaya Conclusions: A 'How-to' Guide to Modeling with Dynamic Field Theory Joseph Ambrose, Sebastian Schneegans, Gregor Schöner, and John P. Spencer
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Oxford University Press House in the Sun
Book SynopsisA House in the Sun describes a number of experiments in solar house heating in American architectural, engineering, political, economic, and corporate contexts from the beginning of World War II until the late 1950s. Houses were built across the Midwest, Northeast, and Southwestern United States, and also proposed for sites in India, South Africa, and Morocco. These experiments developed in parallel to transformations in the discussion of modern architecture, relying on new materials and design ideas for both energy efficiency and claims to cultural relevance. Architects were among the myriad cultural and scientific actors to see the solar house as an important designed element of the American future. These experiments also developed as part of a wider analysis of the globe as an interconnected geophysical system. Perceived resource limitations in the immediate postwar period led to new understandings of the relationship between energy, technology and economy. The solar house - both asTrade ReviewBarber's insights on solar architecture build upon the classic works on architecture and technology from Giedion, Mumford, and Banham as well as the twentieth-century histories of Ecological Architecture and Building Science. His emphasis on the researchers and practitioners who designed, built, and operated experimental houses shows how solar housing design contributed to new conceptions of culture and society in an era of increasing industrialization and globalization. * Andrew Karvonen, Technology and Culture *[E]ngaging and wonderfully illustrated work. A House in the Sun provides a nuanced optimism that such bleak conditions can also be the springboard to action and can reconfigure how architecture sees itself, empowering it as a cultural tool that moderates political, social and environmental impacts. * Daniel J. Ryan, Fabrications *Barber eloquently reveals how architecture became subservient to larger global forces of managerial politics and how the language of the modern solar house has functioned as a vessel to endow efforts of harnessing clean energy, as opposed to the dirty extraction of fossil fuels. Overall, Barber's richly illustrated book brings an astonishing number of unexplored histories and resources of the early postwar period to light, unwrapping the convoluted ethics of interdisciplinary experimental collaborations that we now effortlessly address as environmental concerns. * Lydia Kallipoliti, Journal of Architectural Education *A House in the Sun is a foundational text for a new expanded history of architecture's relationship to environment. In it, both the house and the sun undergo a fascinating series of formal, historical and theoretical phase-shifts, each altering the other's structures of transmission, reflection, absorption and radiation. * Larry Busbea, Journal of Architecture *A House in the Sun carefully articulates the complex, and often tacit, role of architects in the postwar entanglement of technology, politics, economics, and ecology, especially in the United States ... With clarity, breadth, and great detail, Barber articulates the bright prehistory of the transformations of the architect in the solar-house era ... A House in the Sun is a robust and generous contribution that will help architects and historians to better conceptualize and situate their practices within the complexity of architecture and energy in the United States. * Kiel Moe, Constructs *The author provides a thorough, in-depth historical study of the rise and fall of solar houses, the key players (ranging from architects to academics) involved, and the extensive innovation and experimentation generated and relayed through exhibitions, publications, and competitions. Detailed black-and-white and color illustrations are strategically placed to enhance the text. A well-researched prequel to any book on mid-century modern or postwar energy policy ... Recommended. * CHOICE *Table of ContentsContents Acknowledgments Introduction: Architecture, Technology, and Politics 1. The Modern Solar House 2. What is a House? 3. Discovering Renewable Resources 4. Experimental Dwellings 5. All-Solar Houses 6. The World Solar Energy Project 7. Design and Research 8. Architecture and the Sun Conclusion: Architecture and Environmentalism Notes Bibliography Index
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Oxford University Press Worlds of Flow A history of hydrodynamics from the Bernoullis to Prandtl Paperback
Book SynopsisThe first of its kind, this book is an in-depth history of hydrodynamics from its eighteenth-century foundations to its first major successes in twentieth-century hydraulics and aeronautics. It documents the foundational role of fluid mechanics in developing a new mathematical physics. It gives full and clear accounts of the conceptual breakthroughs of physicists and engineers who tried to meet challenges in the practical worlds of hydraulics, navigation, blood circulation, meteorology, and aeronautics, and it shows how hydrodynamics at last began to fulfill its early promise to unify the different worlds of flow. Richly illustrated, technically thorough, and sensitive to cross-cultural effects, this history should attract a broad range of historians, scientists, engineers, and philosophers and be a standard reference for anyone interested in fluid mechanics.Trade ReviewThis book deserves a place in every university library, and it will surely be read with much interest, and some surprise, by many applied mathematicians. * Alex D.D. Craik, University of St Andrews, The London Mathematical Society Newsletter 2006 *The book is a valuable contribution to its subject and is likely to provide new and perhaps useful insights to those studying fluid dynamics. It is well written and produced. * D.H. Peregrine, Mathematical Reviews *By presenting in detail the interactions between many mathematicians and engineers, and by emphasizing the different styles characteristic of scientists in different countries, Darrigol has provided a fascinating insight into the development of hydrodynamics. * J. Stewart Turner, Australian National University, Canberra, August 2006, Physics World 2006 *A fascinating and well written book. * Meccanica 2007 *Table of Contents1. The dynamical equations ; 2. Water waves ; 3. Viscosity ; 4. Vortices ; 5. Instability ; 6. Turbulence ; 7. Drag and lift
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Oxford University Press Finite Elements and Fast Iterative Solvers
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Oxford University Press, USA Fluid Dynamics Part 2 Asymptotic Problems of Fluid Dynamics
Book SynopsisIn this second volume the reader is introduced to asymptotic methods. These are now an inherent part of applied mathematics, and are used in different branches of physics, but it was fluid dynamics where asymptotic techniques were first introduced.Table of Contents1. Perturbation Methods ; 2. Asymptotic Problems of Subsonic Flow Theory ; 3. Supersonic Flows past Thin Aerfoils ; 4. Transonic Flows ; 5. Hypersonic Flows ; 6. Low-Reynold-Number Flows
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Oxford University Press Dielectric Relaxation in Biological Systems
Book SynopsisThe study of dielectric properties of biological systems and their components is important not only for fundamental scientific knowledge but also for its applications in medicine, biology, and biotechnology. The associated technique - known as dielectric spectroscopy - has enabled researchers to quickly and accurately acquire time- or frequency-spectra of permittivity and conductivity and permitted the derivation and testing of realistic electrical models for cells and organelles. This text covers the theoretical basis and practical aspects of the study of dielectric properties of biological systems, such as water, electrolyte and polyelectrolytes, solutions of biological macromolecules, cells suspensions and cellular systems. The authors'' combined efforts provide a comprehensive and cohesive book that takes advantage of the expertise of multiple scientists involved in cutting-edge research in the specific sub-fields of bio-dielectric spectroscopy while maintaining its self-consistencTrade ReviewThis book is a tremendously useful tool for researchers who wish to understand dielectric relaxation methods aimed at studying biological materials. It covers experimental techniques, data analyses, as well as models, in each case ranging from historical backgrounds to state-of-the-art approaches. Challenging features of biological materials such as interfacial dielectric effects and the role of water are covered in detail by experts in the field. The book provides many examples of dielectric signatures of biological processes and illustrates these by informative figures. * Ranko Richert, *The textbook presents a view of dielectric theory, analysis and associated experimental techniques with a focus on biological applications. It addresses the determination of permittivity over a wide range of frequencies and conductivities and presents the methodology for dealing with electrode polarization by experimental techniques and analysis. The text presents a compendium of data, contemporary analyses and results that delineate the system dynamics on biologically interesting systems, ranging from water to macromolecules to membranes to cells. This text is intended for scientists who need information on such systems and/or who want to augment their research arsenal with dielectric measurements. This text is well annotated with useful references. * John G. Berberian *Table of ContentsPART I: THEORETICAL BACKGROUND; PART II: EXPERIMENTAL METHODS AND TECHNIQUES; PART III: APPLICATIONS
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Oxford University Press The Digital Origins of Dictatorship and Democracy
Book SynopsisAround the developing world, political leaders face a dilemma: the very information and communication technologies that boost economic fortunes also undermine power structures. Globally, one in ten internet users is a Muslim living in a populous Muslim community. In these countries, young people are developing their political identities--including a transnational Muslim identity--online. In countries where political parties are illegal, the internet is the only infrastructure for democratic discourse. In others, digital technologies such as mobile phones and the internet have given key actors an information infrastructure that is independent of the state. And in countries with large Muslim communities, mobile phones and the internet are helping civil society build systems of political communication independent of the state and beyond easy manipulation by cultural or religious elites. This book looks at the role that communications technologies play in advancing democratic transitions iTrade ReviewA long-awaited inquiry into the politics of the Internet...Howard's book is an innovative contribution among the overwhelming amount of writings about the role of the Internet in the Middle East...Howard puts much effort in explaining the multifaceted results, adding tables to summarize important findings. This nuanced approach is a pleasant break from the often-found urge for absolute (utopian or dystopian) claims...The book is highly recommended as required reading for technology experts, graduate students, and longer serving academics alike. * Political Communication *At a time when everyone is asking whether new media affects politics in the Mid-East, Philip Howard has produced the definitive answer in his book. This is an impressive work of scholarship, both in its quantitative approach to international affairs and in its conclusions, which will be of interest to social scientists and policy makers alike. * Clay Shirky, New York University and author of Cognitive Surplus *This book presents a most challenging and original analysis of the cultural and political dynamics of the Muslim world through the lens of the interaction between communication technology and politics. It breaks new ground in our understanding of the implications of digital technology for socio-political change. It will become a reference in political communication for the years to come. * Manuel Castells, Wallis Annenberg Chair of Communication Technology and Society, University of Southern California-Los Angeles *For too long the literature on the politics of the new information technologies has been empirically thin and theoretically overheated. By substituting systematic empirical analysis for anecdote and nuanced interpretation for hyperbole, Howard has written an original and important book that scholars of comparative politics, democratization, contentious politics and the new information technologies will be obliged to read. As he provocatively reminds us (quoting Kranzberg), 'technology is neither good nor bad, nor is it neutral. * Doug McAdam, Professor of Sociology and Director of Urban Studies, Stanford University *In contests between dictatorship and democracy, new media exert increasingly determinative influence. Philip Howard provides a detailed, thoughtful analysis of how the flow of information and tools of communication are reshaping global politics. * Philip Seib, Director of the USC Center on Public Diplomacy *Table of ContentsACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; PROLOGUE: REVOLUTION IN THE MIDDLE EAST WILL BE DIGITIZED; INTRODUCTION: POLITICAL COMMUNICATION AND CONTEMPORARY MUSLIM MEDIA SYSTEMS; CONCLUSION: INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND DEMOCRATIC ISLAM; REFERENCES; INDEX
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Oxford University Press Moral Machines
Book SynopsisAn invaluable guide to avoiding the stuff of science-fiction nightmares.--John Gilby, Times Higher EducationMoral Machines is a fine introduction to the emerging field of robot ethics. There is much here that will interest ethicists, philosophers, cognitive scientists, and roboticists.-Peter Danielson, Notre Dame Philosophical ReviewsWritten with an abundance of examples and lessons learned, scenarios of incidents that may happen, and elaborate discussions on existing artificial agents on the cutting edge of research/practice, Moral Machines goes beyond what is known as computer ethics into what will soon be called the discipline of machine morality. Highly recommended.-G. Trajkovski, CHOICE...the book does succeed in making the essential point that the phrase ''moral machine'' is not an oxymoron. It also provides a window onto an area of research with which psychologists are unlikely to be familiar and one from which, at some point, we may be able to learn quite a lot.-PsycCRITIQUES MTrade ReviewAn invaluable guide to avoiding the stuff of science-fiction nightmares. * John Gilby, Times Higher Education *Table of ContentsPREFACE
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Oxford University Press Portable Cosmos Revealing the Antikythera Mechanism Scientific Wonder of the Ancient World
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Oxford University Press Science of Cheese C
Book SynopsisIn an engaging tour of the science and history of cheese, Michael Tunick explores the art of cheese making, the science that lies underneath the deliciousness, and the history behind how humanity came up with one of its most varied and versatile of foods.Dr. Tunick spends his everyday deep within the halls of the science of cheese, as a researcher who creates new dairy products, primarily, cheeses. He takes us from the very beginning, some 8000 years ago in the Fertile Crescent, and shows us the accidental discovery of cheese when milk separated into curds and whey. This stroke of luck would lead to a very mild, and something akin to cottage, cheese-deemed delicious enough by our traveling cheese maker that he or she did it again another day.Today we know of more than 2,000 varieties of cheese from Gorgonzola, first noted in year 879, to Roquefort in 1070 to Cheddar in 1500. But Tunick delves deeper into the subject to provide a wide-ranging overview that begins with cows and milk and Trade ReviewMany books tell us about the cheeses of the world, but here the author introduces the reader to the chemistry and biology involved in cheese formation. I recommend this book to any cheese-eater who has wondered about the cause of their latest taste-sensation. * Simon Cotton, Chemistry and Industry *The book is full of fascinating data. * Colin Berry, The Oldie *A charming and informative book that will have you seeking out cheese shops with informed enthusiasm. * Christine Evans-Pughe, Engineering & Technology *Tunick comes very close to perfection. * Hans Bouma, NVOX *Table of ContentsPreface ; 1. IN THE BEGINNING Milk ; 2. CURDS AND WHEY Cheesemaking ; 3. YOU'RE NOT GETTING OLDER, YOU'RE GETTING BETTER Ripening ; 4. DOES THIS CHEESE MAKE ME LOOK FAT? Nutrition ; 5. STICK IT UP YOUR NOSE, AND OTHER ANALYTICAL TECHNIQUES ; 6. CHEESE IT - THE COPS! Laws and Regulations ; 7. DO TRY THIS AT HOME ; 8. THE CHEESE STANDS ALONE ; References ; Acknowledgments ; Index
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Oxford University Press Flight of the Century
Book SynopsisIn late May 1927 an inexperienced and unassuming 25-year-old Air Mail pilot from rural Minnesota stunned the world by making the first nonstop transatlantic flight. A spectacular feat of individual daring and collective technological accomplishment, Charles Lindbergh''s flight from New York to Paris ushered in America''s age of commercial aviation. In The Flight of the Century, Thomas Kessner takes a fresh look at one of America''s greatest moments, explaining how what was essentially a publicity stunt became a turning point in history. Kessner vividly recreates the flight itself and the euphoric reaction to it on both sides of the Atlantic, and argues that Lindbergh''s amazing feat occurred just when the world--still struggling with the disillusionment of WWI--desperately needed a hero to restore a sense of optimism and innocence. Kessner also shows how new forms of mass media made Lindbergh into the most famous international celebrity of his time, casting him in the role of a humble Trade ReviewKessner's fresh perspective breathes new life into Lindbergh's tale. * David Cohen, Philadelphia Inquirer *Table of ContentsEditor's Note ; Introduction ; 1. Early Life ; 2. The Flight ; 3. A Hero's Reception ; 4. America Flies ; 5. Lindbergh and Celebrity Culture ; Conclusion ; Acknowledgments ; Notes ; Index
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Oxford University Press Inc CMOS Analog Circuit Design
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Oxford University Press, USA Biologists Imagination
Book SynopsisScholars and policymakers alike agree that innovation in the biosciences is key to future growth. The field continues to shift and expand, and it is certainly changing the way people live their lives in a variety of ways. With a large share of federal research dollars devoted to the biosciences, the field is just beginning to live up to its billing as a source of innovation, economic productivity and growth. Vast untapped potential to imagine and innovate exists in the biosciences given new tools now widely available. In The Biologist''s Imagination, William Hoffman and Leo Furcht examine the history of innovation in the biosciences, tracing technological innovation from the late eighteenth century to the present and placing special emphasis on how and where technology evolves. Place is often key to innovation, from the early industrial age to the rise of the biotechnology industry in the second half of the twentieth century. The book uses the distinct history of bioinnovation to discuss current trends as they relate to medicine, agriculture, energy, industry, ecosystems, and climate. Fast-moving research fields like genomics, synthetic biology, stem cell research, neuroscience, bioautomation and bioprinting are accelerating these trends. Hoffman and Furcht argue that our system of bioscience innovation is itself in need of innovation. It needs to adapt to the massive changes brought about by converging technologies and the globalization of higher education, workforce skills, and entrepreneurship. The Biologist''s Imagination is both a review of past models for bioscience innovation and a forward-looking, original argument for what future models should take into account.Trade ReviewThis exceptionally well researched and engagingly presented account of the growth of biotechnology in medicine, agriculture, manufacturing and pharmaceutical industries is a veritable tour de force. * Ben Mepham, The Biologist *Table of ContentsIntroduction ; Chapter 1: Ideas, progress, wealth, and the biological revolution ; Chapter 2: Drugs, biomolecules, brains, and the shifting currents of innovation ; Chapter 3: Regional bioinnovation: Reaping the harvest of the local ; and the global ; Chapter 4: Mendel's journey from peas to petabytes ; Chapter 5: Toning up universities for regional growth ; Chapter 6: Splicing and dicing: Property, information, and the DNA of innovation ; Chapter 7: Looking ahead as an industry evolves ; Conclusion ; Chapter endnotes ; Selected bibliography ; Acknowledgements ; Index
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Springer Chemistry of the Semiconductor Industry
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Springer Molecular And Cell Biology Of Yeasts
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Springer Engineering Polymers
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Springer Ceramic Matrix Composites
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