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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Diebeliebte Lehrbuchreihe zur Theoretischen Physik decktin sieben Bänden alle für den Bachelor-/Masterstudiengang maßgeblichen Gebiete ab. Jeder Band vermittelt gut durchdacht das im jeweiligen Semester nötige theoretische-physikalische Rüstzeug. Zahlreiche Übungsaufgaben mit ausführlichen Lösungen dienen der Vertiefung des Stoffes.Die vorliegende 9. Auflage des 4 Bandes erfolgt nun in zwei getrennten Bänden. Der neue Band 4/1 behandelt ausschließlich die spezielle Relativitätstheorie und befasst sich dabei mit der Abhängigkeit physikalischer Aussagen vom Bezugssystem des Beobachters.Die vorliegende neue Auflage wurde grundlegend überarbeitet und ergänzt. Die übersichtliche Darstellung ermöglicht einen schnellen Zugriff auf den Lehrstoff. 160 pp. Deutsch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Das Buch bietet viele abwechslungsreiche Übungen für das Training der Konzentration, der Wahrnehmung, des Merkens sowie für das Abrufen von Informationen. Spaß und Freude am Denken stehen im Vordergrund. Dabei beschränkt sich das Fitnesstraining für unsere 'grauen Zellen' nicht nur auf stures Auswendiglernen oder dem Lösen von Kreuzworträtsel. Vielmehr geht es um Nachdenken, Überlegen, Entscheiden, Betrachten verschiedener Gesichtspunkte, das Erfahren von neuem, das Hinterfragen von Bekanntem und das Überdenken von Gewohntem. Erfolg, sicheres Auftreten und Kompetenz sind keine Frage der Veranlagung, sondern des aktiven Trainings unserer grauen Zellen. Wer sein Gehirn regelmäßig trainiert, wird nicht nur klüger, sondern verbessert seine Konzentration und beugt Vergesslichkeit vor. Die beste Gesundheitsvorsorge beginnt nämlich nicht nur bei der körperlichen Fitness, sondern auch bei der geistigen. Das Gehirn ist nämlich trainierbar wie ein Muskel und die Voraussetzungen zum Lernen sind bis ins hohe Alter gegeben. Oft reichen schon wenige Minuten täglich aus, um die mentale Leistungsfähigkeit zu steigern und auch im fortgeschrittenen Alter noch geistig fit zu sein. 131 pp. Deutsch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Das Buch bietet viele abwechslungsreiche Übungen für das Training der Konzentration, der Wahrnehmung, des Merkens sowie für das Abrufen von Informationen. Spaß und Freude am Denken stehen im Vordergrund. Dabei beschränkt sich das Fitnesstraining für unsere 'grauen Zellen' nicht nur auf stures Auswendiglernen oder dem Lösen von Kreuzworträtsel. Vielmehr geht es um Nachdenken, Überlegen, Entscheiden, Betrachten verschiedener Gesichtspunkte, das Erfahren von neuem, das Hinterfragen von Bekanntem und das Überdenken von Gewohntem. Erfolg, sicheres Auftreten und Kompetenz sind keine Frage der Veranlagung, sondern des aktiven Trainings unserer grauen Zellen. Wer sein Gehirn regelmäßig trainiert, wird nicht nur klüger, sondern verbessert seine Konzentration und beugt Vergesslichkeit vor. Die beste Gesundheitsvorsorge beginnt nämlich nicht nur bei der körperlichen Fitness, sondern auch bei der geistigen. Das Gehirn ist nämlich trainierbar wie ein Muskel und die Voraussetzungen zum Lernen sind bis ins hohe Alter gegeben. Oft reichen schon wenige Minuten täglich aus, um die mentale Leistungsfähigkeit zu steigern und auch im fortgeschrittenen Alter noch geistig fit zu sein. 131 pp. Deutsch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -This book constitutes the proceedings of the 19thInternational Conference on Foundations of Software Science and ComputationStructures, FOSSACS 2016, which took place in Eindhoven, The Netherlands, inApril 2016, held as Part of the European Joint Conferences on Theory andPractice of Software, ETAPS 2016.The 31 full papers presented in this volume werecarefully reviewed and selected from 85 submissions. They were organized intopical sections named: types; recursion and fixed-points; verification andprogram analysis; automata, logic, games; probabilistic and timed systems;proof theory and lambda calculus; algorithms for infinite systems; and monads.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 564 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -This book constitutes the proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Principles of Security and Trust, POST 2016, which took place in Eindhoven, The Netherlands, in April 2016, held as Part of the European Joint Conferences on Theory and Practice of Software, ETAPS 2016.The 12 full papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 35 submissions. They were organized in topical sections named: information flow; models and applications; protocols.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 288 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -This thesis focuses on the seismic response of piles in liquefiable ground. It describes the design of a three-dimensional, unified plasticity model for large post-liquefaction shear deformation of sand, formulated and implemented for parallel computing. It also presents a three-dimensional, dynamic finite element analysis method for piles in liquefiable ground, developed on the basis of this model, Employing a combination of case analysis, centrifuge shaking table experiments and numerical simulations using the proposed methods, it demonstrates the seismic response patterns of single piles in liquefiable ground. These include basic force-resistance mode, kinematic and inertial interaction coupling mechanism and major influence factors. It also discusses a beam on the nonlinear Winkler foundation (BNWF) solution and a modified neutral plane solution developed and validated using centrifuge experiments for piles in consolidating and reconsolidating ground. Lastly, it studies axial pileforce and settlement during post-earthquake reconsolidation, showing pile axial force to be irrelevant in the reconsolidation process, while settlement is process dependent.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 140 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -This thesis focuses onchalcogenide compoundquantum dots with special crystal structures and behaviors inan effort to achieve the synergistic optimization of electrical andthermal transport for high-efficiency thermoelectric materials. The controllability and large-scale synthesis of chalcogenide quantum dots are realizedthrough simple colloid synthesis, and the synergistic optimization of the materials¿ electrical and thermal transport properties is successfully achieved.Furthermore, the book exploresthe mechanism involved inthe integration of high thermoelectric performance and reversible p-nsemiconducting switching in bimetal chalcogenide semiconductors. As such, the thesis will be of interest touniversity researchers and graduate students in the materials sciencechemistry and physics.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 128 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -This book constitutes therefereed proceedings of the 12th Latin American Symposium on TheoreticalInformatics, LATIN 2016, held in Ensenada, Mexico, in April 2016.The 52 papers presentedtogether with 5 abstracts were carefully reviewed and selected from 131submissions. The papers address a variety of topics in theoretical computerscience with a certain focus on algorithms (approximation, onlinerandomized, algorithmic game theory, etc.), analytic combinatorics and analysisof algorithms, automata theory and formal languages, coding theory and datacompression, combinatorial algorithms, combinatorial optimizationcombinatorics and graph theory, complexity theory, computational algebracomputational biology, computational geometry, computational number theorycryptology, databases and information retrieval, data structures, formalmethods and security, Internet and the web, parallel and distributed computingpattern matching, programming language theory, and random structures.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 740 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -This book focuses on the treatment anddisposal technology used for solid waste in China, puts forward an optimalmanagement scheme that takes into account the complete lifecycle, andintroduces a new technical model that reflects the synergies of resourceutilization and secondary pollution control. In addition, it provides a set ofmethods for professional on-site investigation, risk assessment, classificationmanagement and control to minimize the risk of groundwater contamination bysolid waste at landfill. Given the extent and depth of knowledge and experiencegathered in the book, it offers an important reference guide for governmentmanagers, environmental researchers, and all those involved in and concernedabout solid waste disposal.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 136 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -This book highlights major achievements made in the last five years concerning sustainable C(sp3)-H bond functionalization and offers a promising and emerging tool-kit for organic synthesis. The book is divided into three chapters demonstrating key advances in C(sp3)-H bond functionalization. Chapter 1 reviews transition-metal-catalyzed C(sp3)-H bond functionalization using different directing groups, while Chapter 2 addresses the new methods of transition-metal-catalyzed and metal-free C(sp3)-H bond functionalization without directing groups, in addition to briefly highlighting redox-neutral C(sp3)-H bond functionalization. In closing, Chapter 3 examines visible-light photoredox catalysis, an emerging and highly sustainable C(sp3)-H bond functionalization strategy. The book offers an intriguing and useful reference guide for a broad readership working and/or interested in the fields of organic, organometallic, and greenchemistry.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 96 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -The two-volume proceedings of the ACIIDS 2016 conference, LNAI 9621 + 9622constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 8th Asian Conference on IntelligentInformation and Database Systems, held in Da Nang, Vietnam, in March 2016. Thetotal of 153 full papers accepted for publication in these proceedings wascarefully reviewed and selected from 392 submissions.They wereorganized in topical sections named: knowledge engineering and semantic Web; social networks and recommender systems; textprocessing and information retrieval; database systems and software engineering;intelligent information systems; decision support and control systems; machinelearning and data mining; computer vision techniques; intelligent big dataexploitation; cloud and network computing; multiple model approach to machinelearning; advanced data mining techniques and applications; computationalintelligence in data mining for complex problems; collective intelligence forservice innovation, technology opportunity, e-learning, and fuzzy intelligentsystems; analysis for image, video and motion data in life sciences; real worldapplications in engineering and technology; ontology-based softwaredevelopment; intelligent and context systems; modeling and optimizationtechniques in information systems, database systems and industrial systems;smart pattern processing for sports; and intelligent services for smart cities.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 840 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -This dissertation proposes andinvestigates an isochronous wireless network for industrial controlapplications with guaranteed latencies and jitter. Based on a requirementsanalysis of real industrial applications and the characterisation of thewireless channel, the solution approach is developed. It consists of aTDMA-based medium access control, a dynamic resource allocation and theprovision of a global time base for the wired and the wireless network. Due tothe global time base, the solution approach allows a seamless and synchronousintegration into existing wired Real-time Ethernet systems.Springer Vieweg in Springer Science + Business Media, Abraham-Lincoln-Straße 46, 65189 Wiesbaden 192 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -This book introduces the optical multi-band polarization imaging theory and the utilization of the multi-band polarimetric information for detecting the camouflage object and the optical hidden marker, and enhancing the visibility in bad weather and water. The book describes systematically and in detail the basic optical polarimetry theory; provides abundant multi-band polarimetric imaging experiment data; and indicates practical evaluation methods for designing the multi-band polarization imager, for analyzing and modeling the object¿s multi-band polarization characteristics, and for enhancing the vision performance in scattering media. This book shows the latest research results of multi-band polarimetric vision, especially in camouflage object detection, optical hidden marker detection and multi-band polarimetric imagery fusion. From this book, readers can get a complete understanding about multi-band polarimetric imaging and its application in different vision tasks.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 204 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -The LNCS journal Transactions on Large-Scale Data- and Knowledge-Centered Systems focuses on data management, knowledge discovery, and knowledge processing, which are core and hot topics in computer science. Since the 1990s, the Internet has become the main driving force behind application development in all domains. An increase in the demand for resource sharing across different sites connected through networks has led to an evolution of data- and knowledge-management systems from centralized systems to decentralized systems enabling large-scale distributed applications providing high scalability. Current decentralized systems still focus on data and knowledge as their main resource. Feasibility of these systems relies basically on P2P (peer-to-peer) techniques and the support of agent systems with scaling and decentralized control. Synergy between grids, P2P systems, and agent technologies is the key to data- and knowledge-centered systems in large-scale environments.This volume, the 26th issue of Transactions on Large-Scale Data- and Knowledge-Centered Systems, focuses on Data Warehousing and Knowledge Discovery from Big Data, and contains extended and revised versions of four papers selected as the best papers from the 16th International Conference on Data Warehousing and Knowledge Discovery (DaWaK 2014), held in Munich, Germany, during September 1-5, 2014. The papers focus on data cube computation, the construction and analysis of a data warehouse in the context of cancer epidemiology, pattern mining algorithms, and frequent item-set border approximation.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 124 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -This bookconstitutes the proceedings of the 19th International Conference on FundamentalApproaches to Software Engineering, FASE 2016, which took place in EindhovenThe Netherlands, in April 2016, held as Part of the European Joint Conferenceson Theory and Practice of Software, ETAPS 2016.The 23 full papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selectedfrom 90 submissions. They were organized in topical sections named: concurrentand distributed systems; model-driven development; analysis and bug triaging;probabilistic and stochastic systems; proof and theorem proving; andverification.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 452 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Thesetransactions publish research in computer-based methods of computationalcollective intelligence (CCI) and their applications in a wide range of fieldssuch as the semantic Web, social networks, and multi-agent systems. TCCIstrives to cover new methodological, theoretical and practical aspects of CCIunderstood as the form of intelligence that emerges from the collaboration andcompetition of many individuals (artificial and/or natural). The application ofmultiple computational intelligence technologies, such as fuzzy systemsevolutionary computation, neural systems, consensus theory, etc., aims tosupport human and other collective intelligence and to create new forms of CCIin natural and/or artificial systems. This twenty-first issue contains 7 carefullyselected and revised contributions.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 188 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -This bookconstitutes the proceedings of the 25th European Symposium on Programming, ESOP2016, which took place in Eindhoven, The Netherlands, in April 2016, held asPart of the European Joint Conferences on Theory and Practice of SoftwareETAPS 2016.The 29 papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selectedfrom 98 submissions. Being devoted to fundamental issues in the specificationdesign, analysis, and implementation of programming languages and systems, ESOPfeatures contributions on all aspects of programming language research;theoretical and/or practical advances.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 820 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -The two-volume proceedings of the ACIIDS 2016 conference, LNAI 9621 + 9622constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 8th Asian Conference on IntelligentInformation and Database Systems, held in Da Nang, Vietnam, in March 2016. Thetotal of 153 full papers accepted for publication in these proceedings wascarefully reviewed and selected from 392 submissions.They wereorganized in topical sections named: knowledge engineering and semantic Web; social networks and recommender systems; textprocessing and information retrieval; database systems and software engineering;intelligent information systems; decision support and control systems; machinelearning and data mining; computer vision techniques; intelligent big dataexploitation; cloud and network computing; multiple model approach to machinelearning; advanced data mining techniques and applications; computationalintelligence in data mining for complex problems; collective intelligence forservice innovation, technology opportunity, e-learning, and fuzzy intelligentsystems; analysis for image, video and motion data in life sciences; real worldapplications in engineering and technology; ontology-based softwaredevelopment; intelligent and context systems; modeling and optimizationtechniques in information systems, database systems and industrial systems;smart pattern processing for sports; and intelligent services for smart cities.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 856 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Distinguishing chaoticity from regularity in deterministic dynamical systems and specifying the subspace of the phase space in which instabilities are expected to occur is of utmost importance in as disparate areas as astronomy, particle physics and climate dynamics.To address these issues there exists a plethora of methods for chaos detection and predictability. The most commonly employed technique for investigating chaotic dynamics, i.e. the computation of Lyapunov exponents, however, may suffer a number of problems and drawbacks, for example when applied to noisy experimental data.In the last two decades, several novel methods have been developed for the fast and reliable determination of the regular or chaotic nature of orbits, aimed at overcoming the shortcomings of more traditional techniques. This set of lecture notes and tutorial reviews serves as an introduction to and overview of modern chaos detection and predictability techniquesfor graduate students and non-specialists.The book covers theoretical and computational aspects of traditional methods to calculate Lyapunov exponents, as well as of modern techniques like the Fast (FLI), the Orthogonal (OFLI) and the Relative (RLI) Lyapunov Indicators, the Mean Exponential Growth factor of Nearby Orbits (MEGNO), the Smaller (SALI) and the Generalized (GALI) Alignment Index and the ¿0-1¿ test for chaos.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 284 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -This Festschrift volume is published in honor of David Kahn and is the outcome of a Fest held in Luxembourg in 2010 on the occasion of David Kahn¿s 80th birthday. The title of this books leans on the title of a serious history of cryptology named ¿The Codebreakers¿, written by David Kahn and published in 1967.This book contains 35 talks dealing with cryptography as a whole. They are organized in topical section named: history; technology ¿ past, present, future; efficient cryptographic implementations; treachery and perfidy; information security; cryptanalysis; side-channel attacks; randomness embedded system security; public-key cryptography; and models and protocols.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 568 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -This text presents the mathematical concepts of Grassmann variables and the method of supersymmetry to a broad audience of physicists interested in applying these tools to disordered and critical systems, as well as related topics in statistical physics. Based on many courses and seminars held by the author, one of the pioneers in this field, the reader is given a systematic and tutorial introduction to the subject matter.The algebra and analysis of Grassmann variables is presented in part I. The mathematics of these variables is applied to a random matrix model, path integrals for fermions, dimer models and the Ising model in two dimensions. Supermathematics - the use of commuting and anticommuting variables on an equal footing - is the subject of part II. The properties of supervectors and supermatrices, which contain both commuting and Grassmann components, are treated in great detail, including the derivation of integral theorems. In part III, supersymmetric physical models are considered. While supersymmetry was first introduced in elementary particle physics as exact symmetry between bosons and fermions, the formal introduction of anticommuting spacetime components, can be extended to problems of statistical physics, and, since it connects states with equal energies, has also found its way into quantum mechanics.Several models are considered in the applications, after which the representation of the random matrix model by the nonlinear sigma-model, the determination of the density of states and the level correlation are derived. Eventually, the mobility edge behavior is discussed and a short account of the ten symmetry classes of disorder, two-dimensional disordered models, and superbosonization is given.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 392 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -This second edition of a very popular two-volume work presents a thorough first course in analysis, leading from real numbers to such advanced topics as differential forms on manifolds; asymptotic methods; Fourier, Laplace, and Legendre transforms; elliptic functions; and distributions. Especially notable in this course are the clearly expressed orientation toward the natural sciences and the informal exploration of the essence and the roots of the basic concepts and theorems of calculus. Clarity of exposition is matched by a wealth of instructive exercises, problems, and fresh applications to areas seldom touched on in textbooks on real analysis.The main difference between the second and first editions is the addition of a series of appendices to each volume. There are six of them in the first volume and five in the second. The subjects of these appendices are diverse. They are meant to be useful to both students (in mathematics and physics) and teachers, who may be motivated by different goals. Some of the appendices are surveys, both prospective and retrospective. The final survey establishes important conceptual connections between analysis and other parts of mathematics.The first volume constitutes a complete course in one-variable calculus along with the multivariable differential calculus elucidated in an up-to-date, clear manner, with a pleasant geometric and natural sciences flavor.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 636 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Thisbook introduces readers to novel, efficient and user-friendly software toolsfor power systems studies, to issues related to distributed and dispersed powergeneration, and to the correlation between renewable power generation andelectricity demand. Discussing new methodologies for addressing grid stabilityand control problems, it also examines issues concerning the safety andprotection of transmission and distribution networks, energy storage and powerquality, and the application of embedded systems to these networks. Lastly, thebook sheds light on the implications of these new methodologies anddevelopments for the economics of the power industry. As such, it offersreaders a comprehensive overview of state-of-the-art research on modernelectricity transmission and distribution networks.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 328 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -¿This book is a comprehensive guide to the diagnosis and treatment of injuries to the elbow joint incurred by athletes of all ages during participation in sports such as tennis, golf, baseball, volleyball, weight lifting, and javelin throwing. The coverage includes the evaluation and management of medial and lateral elbow pain, degenerative elbow, distal biceps and triceps tendon injuries, posterior impingement and nerve compression syndromes, dislocations, and fractures. General guidance is also provided on injury prevention, physical examination, imaging, the use of endoscopy, and rehabilitation. Clinical anatomy of the elbow is thoroughly described and a chapter on biomechanics explains the basic science of the discussed pathologies. Elbow and Sport is a book project initiated by the Elbow and Wrist Committee of the European Society of Sports Traumatology, Knee Surgery and Arthroscopy (ESSKA) with the aim of describing sports-related elbow pathologies from diagnosis to conservativeor surgical treatment. The authors include some of the most eminent experts in elbow surgery from Europe and elsewhere in the world. The guidelines proposed in the book will be invaluable for all specialists in upper limb sport lesions, including surgeons, sport medicine doctors, and physiotherapists.Springer-Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 280 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -This book is based on a series of lectures, which begin with a look at the history of the language that we use in order to encode our knowledge, particularly our scientific knowledge, i.e., the history of scientific English.Prof. M.A.K. Halliday poses the question of how a growing child comes to master this kind of language and put it to his or her own use as a means of learning. In subsequent chapters, Halliday explores the relationship between language, education and culture, again taking the language of science as the focal point for the discussion; and finally he draws these various themes together to construct a linguistic interpretation of how we learn and how we learn how to learn.Springer-Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 160 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -This volume collects research findings presented at the 9th Edition of the Electronic Structure: Principles and Applications (ESPA-2014) International Conference, held in Badajoz, Spain, on July 2¿4, 2014. The contributions cover research work on theory, methods and foundations, materials science, structure and chemical reactivity as well as environmental effects and modelling. Originally published in the journal Theoretical Chemistry Accounts, these outstanding papers are now available in a hardcover print format, as well as a special electronic edition. This volume provides valuable content for all researchers in theoretical chemistry, and will especially benefit those research groups and libraries with limited access to the journal.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 240 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -The two-volume set LNCS 9452 and 9453 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 21st International Conference on the Theory and Applications of Cryptology and Information Security, ASIACRYPT 2015, held in Auckland, New Zealand, in November/December 2015. The 64 revised full papers and 3 invited talks presented were carefully selected from 251 submissions. They are organized in topical sections on indistinguishability obfuscation; PRFs and hashes; discrete logarithms and number theory; signatures; multiparty computation; public key encryption; ABE and IBE; zero-knowledge; attacks on ASASA; number field sieve; hashes and MACs; symmetric encryption; foundations; side-channel attacks; design of block ciphers; authenticated encryption; symmetric analysis; cryptanalysis; privacy and lattices.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 836 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Thismonograph critically reviews and updates real estate valuation theory, which isbased on neoclassical economics, in light of developments in heterodox economictheory. Building on a comprehensive historical account of the evolution ofvalue theory, the book uses new institutional economics theory and criticalrealism as lenses through which problems in standard valuation theory andpractice are expatiated, and as the foundation for an alternative theory. Thenew theory is employed to explain major problems in real estate valuation thatare beyond the capability of the standard theory, such as price bubbles in realestate markets, anchoring bias, client influence andvaluation under uncertain market conditions.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 200 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -This book analyzes the influence of electric vehicles on microclimate and the indirect influence on power load from a unique perspective. It discusses different aspects of Vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology, including large and small-scale charging infrastructures, and describes the effect on electricity price, voltage, frequency and other key V2G technologies. It introduces various aspects of the influence of electric vehicles on the power grids and the control strategies for achieving economic, safe and steady grid operation using V2G technologies. This book is suitable for senior undergraduates and postgraduates majoring in electrical, transportation, or environmental engineering, as well as other related professionals.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 124 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -This book answers the call for NewUrbanization, and proposesa ¿5+9+6¿ nationalspatial layout plan for the urbanizationof the 770 major cities in China. This macro pattern is based on a fewmajor metropolises at the center, and other cities supporting and benefitting from thesemetropolises to form a pyramid-like urban hierarchical system. The book also presents a comprehensiveregionalization plan for Chinäs New Urbanization and strategic approaches to improving the quality of thisNew Urbanization.Currently, China is aggressively promoting a so-called New Urbanization, which has been regarded as one of the primaryways to build a moderately prosperous society, to address critical issuesrelated to agriculturerural regions and farmers, to expand domestic demand and promote industrial innovation, and to realize the China Dream.From a systematic perspective and using recently released urban data, theauthors analyze the current status of New Urbanization in China and also investigatethe various potential problems and obstacles to its concrete implementation. Based on the analysesand investigations, the authors propose strategic directions, paths and basicprinciples for Chinäs New Urbanization. In addition, they clearly identify the three differentmodes of New Urbanization, namely, the general mode, differentiated mode, and gradual mode.Today, many scholars argue that Chinäs urban regions areexperiencing a highly unsustainable mode of development. Chinese cities areheavily burdened by theso-called ¿urban diseases,¿which are characterized e.g.by congested traffic, polluted water and air, and a lack of open and green spaces. Traditionalurbanization, which primarily focuseson economic development, mustbe fundamentally reformed. New Urbanization, which focuses on integrated economic developmentsocial integration and space/environmental sustainability, or simply put, on the quality ofurbanization, has been called for to provide a potential ¿cure¿ for these urban diseases. Due to the vastness of Chinäspopulation and its rapidly growing economic, political and cultural relationshipswith the rest of the worldthe book demonstrates thatthe success of this New Urbanization is critical not only to the future of urban Chinabut also the future of urbanization worldwide.Thebook offers a valuable referencework for all researchers, graduate student and policy makers interestedin Chinäs urban development.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 352 pp. Englisch.