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Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Recent years have seen a significant rise of interest in max-linear theory and techniques. Specialised international conferences and seminars or special sessions devoted to max-algebra have been organised. This book aims to provide a first detailed and self-contained account of linear-algebraic aspects of max-algebra for general (that is both irreducible and reducible) matrices. Among the main features of the book is the presentation of the fundamental max-algebraic theory (Chapters 1-4), often scattered in research articles, reports and theses, in one place in a comprehensive and unified form. This presentation is made with all proofs and in full generality (that is for both irreducible and reducible matrices). Another feature is the presence of advanced material (Chapters 5-10), most of which has not appeared in a book before and in many cases has not been published at all.Intended for a wide-ranging readership, this book will be useful for anyone with basic mathematical knowledge (including undergraduate students) who wish to learn fundamental max-algebraic ideas and techniques. It will also be useful for researchers working in tropical geometry or idempotent analysis. 274 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Recent years have seen a significant rise of interest in max-linear theory and techniques. In addition to providing the linear-algebraic background in the field of tropical mathematics, max-algebra provides mathematical theory and techniques for solving various nonlinear problems arising in areas such as manufacturing, transportation, allocation of resources and information processing technology. It is, therefore, a significant topic spanning both pure and applied mathematical fields.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Recent years have seen a significant rise of interest in max-linear theory and techniques. In addition to providing the linear-algebraic background in the field of tropical mathematics, max-algebra provides mathematical theory and techniques for solving various nonlinear problems arising in areas such as manufacturing, transportation, allocation of resources and information processing technology. It is, therefore, a significant topic spanning both pure and applied mathematical fields.Springer-Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 274 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Recent years have seen a significant rise of interest in max-linear theory and techniques. Specialised international conferences and seminars or special sessions devoted to max-algebra have been organised. This book aims to provide a first detailed and self-contained account of linear-algebraic aspects of max-algebra for general (that is both irreducible and reducible) matrices. Among the main features of the book is the presentation of the fundamental max-algebraic theory (Chapters 1-4), often scattered in research articles, reports and theses, in one place in a comprehensive and unified form. This presentation is made with all proofs and in full generality (that is for both irreducible and reducible matrices). Another feature is the presence of advanced material (Chapters 5-10), most of which has not appeared in a book before and in many cases has not been published at all.Intended for a wide-ranging readership, this book will be useful for anyone with basic mathematical knowledge (including undergraduate students) who wish to learn fundamental max-algebraic ideas and techniques. It will also be useful for researchers working in tropical geometry or idempotent analysis.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This cutting-edge primer is ideal for the family physician/generalist facing challenges in clinical practice with the treatment of drug court patients. The authors share their extensive knowledge in treatment of addiction and withdrawal, treatment for patients with dual diagnoses of mental illness and addiction, and treatment of diseases associated with drug use, such as tuberculosis, hepatitis, and HIV infection. Unparalleled discussions of the drugcourt system and the medical problems of drug court patients are presented. With concise yet comprehensive chapters, readers find essential coverage of drug testing, drug test collections and reports, and common scams for falsifying drug tests. Other topics include medical educational services that physicians can provide for attorneys, judges, counselors, probation officers, and clients; challenges of treatment physicians encounter; and medical interventions. The authors share their personal teaching file of cases from the Adul.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -'Constrained Deformation of Materials: Devices, Heterogeneous Structures and Thermo-Mechanical Modeling' is an in-depth look at the mechanical analyses and modeling of advanced small-scale structures and heterogeneous material systems. Mechanical deformations in thin films and miniaturized materials, commonly found in microelectronic devices and packages, MEMS, nanostructures and composite and multi-phase materials, are heavily influenced by the external or internal physical confinement. A continuum mechanics-based approach is used, together with discussions on micro-mechanisms, to treat the subject in a systematic manner under the unified theme.Readers will find valuable information on the proper application of thermo-mechanics in numerical modeling as well as in the interpretation and prediction of physical material behavior, along with many case studies. Additionally, particular attention is paid to practical engineering relevance. Thus real-life reliability issues are discussed in detail to serve the needs of researchers and engineers alike. 281 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Modern signal and image acquisition systems used in the field of cardiology acquire, analyze, and store data digitally. Surface electrocardiography, intra-cardiac electrogram recording, echocardiograms, x-ray, magnetic resonance imaging, and computed tomography are among the modalities in the cardiology field where signal processing is applied. Digital signal processing techniques allow us to automate many of the analyses that had previously been done manually with greater precision, accuracy and speed, as well as detect features and patterns in data that may be too subtle to observe by eye. As more cardiologists are becoming more reliant on such technology, a basic understanding of digital signals and the techniques used to extract information from these signals are required.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Die Bakterien ergreifen das Wort . und erzählen ihre eigene Geschichte! 'Wollten Sie je jemand anderes sein Jemand völlig anderes Jemand - oder etwas - wie in einer Kafka-Erzählung Hier ist Ihre Chance. Stellen Sie sich vor, Sie wären gerade einen Millimeter groß, könnten nicht sehen und sich, wenn überhaupt, nur durch den Schlag Ihrer Geißeln durch die Flüssigkeit bewegen, in der Sie leben .' Hier ist Thermotoga maritima - Ihr Berichterstatter von einem in der Geschichte der Wissenschaft beispiellosen Ereignis. Der Erste Außerordentliche Bakterienkongress führt alles, was in der Bakterienwelt Rang und Namen hat, am Prokaryote Pond zusammen. Hier tauschen die mikroskopisch kleinen Organismen Erkenntnisse über ihre Geschichte, ihre besonderen Fähigkeiten und ihre gegenwärtige Koexistenz mit dem Menschen aus. Die Redner berichten von den Lebensräumen, die sie besiedeln, von den Strukturen ihrer Zellen, von den Krankheiten, die sie bei Mensch und Tier verursachen, und von der existenziellen Bedrohung, die Antibiotika für sie bedeuten. Ihre Unzufriedenheit mit den Menschen, von denen sie sich missverstanden, oft zu Unrecht gefürchtet und häufig abschätzig behandelt fühlen, mündet in eine große Schlussveranstaltung, auf der die Art Homo sapiens eine Neubenennung erfährt. Dieses pfiffige und unterhaltsame Buch bietet einen ungewöhnlichen und faszinierenden Blick auf die Beziehung zwischen Menschen und Bakterien. Man lernt dabei - ganz nebenbei - eine Menge über Mikroorganismen und ihre verborgene Macht. Deutsch.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Modern signal and image acquisition systems used in the field of cardiology acquire, analyze, and store data digitally. Surface electrocardiography, intra-cardiac electrogram recording, echocardiograms, x-ray, magnetic resonance imaging, and computed tomography are among the modalities in the cardiology field where signal processing is applied. Digital signal processing techniques allow us to automate many of the analyses that had previously been done manually with greater precision, accuracy and speed, as well as detect features and patterns in data that may be too subtle to observe by eye. As more cardiologists are becoming more reliant on such technology, a basic understanding of digital signals and the techniques used to extract information from these signals are required.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 420 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Modern signal and image acquisition systems used in the field of cardiology acquire, analyze, and store data digitally. Surface electrocardiography, intra-cardiac electrogram recording, echocardiograms, x-ray, magnetic resonance imaging, and computed tomography are among the modalities in the cardiology field where signal processing is applied. Digital signal processing techniques allow us to automate many of the analyses that had previously been done manually with greater precision, accuracy and speed, as well as detect features and patterns in data that may be too subtle to observe by eye. As more cardiologists are becoming more reliant on such technology, a basic understanding of digital signals and the techniques used to extract information from these signals are required.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Just as the health costs of aging threaten to bankrupt developed countries, this book makes the scientific case that a biological 'bailout' could be on the way, and that human aging can be different in the future than it is today. Here 40 authors argue how our improving understanding of the biology of aging and selected technologies should enable the successful use of many different and complementary methods for ameliorating aging, and why such interventions are appropriate based on our current historical, anthropological, philosophical, ethical, evolutionary, and biological context. Challenging concepts are presented together with in-depth reviews and paradigm-breaking proposals that collectively illustrate the potential for changing aging as never before. The proposals extend from today to a future many decades from now in which the control of aging may become effectively complete. Examples include sirtuin-modulating pills, new concepts for attacking cardiovascular disease and cancer, mitochondrial rejuvenation, stem cell therapies and regeneration, tissue reconstruction, telomere maintenance, prevention of immunosenescence, extracellular rejuvenation, artificial DNA repair, and full deployment of nanotechnology. The Future of Aging will make you think about aging differently and is a challenge to all of us to open our eyes to the future therapeutic potential of biogerontology. 888 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Geriatric anesthesia is a rapidly growing and evolving field. The last few years have seen significant advancements in and important new modalities for addressing the needs of an aging population. The editors of Geriatric Anesthesiology's second edition are uniquely situated to put together a text highlighting both essential knowledge and recent breakthroughs of importance to any who work with the elderly. For the second edition, the editors have introduced a streamlined chapter format and have assembled a selection of chapters intended to deepen the understanding of anesthesic management of the geriatric patient.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Recent years have seen a significant rise of interest in max-linear theory and techniques. In addition to providing the linear-algebraic background in the field of tropical mathematics, max-algebra provides mathematical theory and techniques for solving various nonlinear problems arising in areas such as manufacturing, transportation, allocation of resources and information processing technology. It is, therefore, a significant topic spanning both pure and applied mathematical fields. 274 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Modern signal and image acquisition systems used in the field of cardiology acquire, analyze, and store data digitally. Surface electrocardiography, intra-cardiac electrogram recording, echocardiograms, x-ray, magnetic resonance imaging, and computed tomography are among the modalities in the cardiology field where signal processing is applied. Digital signal processing techniques allow us to automate many of the analyses that had previously been done manually with greater precision, accuracy and speed, as well as detect features and patterns in data that may be too subtle to observe by eye. As more cardiologists are becoming more reliant on such technology, a basic understanding of digital signals and the techniques used to extract information from these signals are required. 420 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - From the reviews:'The first volume is devoted to ergodic theory and dynamical systems. It contains 19 papers divided into four groups . . The reader will find a wealth of information and ideas that can still ignite inspiration and motivate students as well as senior researchers. The reader will also have a touch of Sinai's personality, his taste, enthusiasm, and optimism, which are just as invaluable as his mathematical results.' (Nikolai Chernov, Mathematical Reviews, Issue 2012 e).

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - The20 papers contained in this volume span the areas of mathematical physics, dynamical systems, and probability. Yakov Sinai is one of the most important and influential mathematicians of our time, having won the Boltzmann Medal (1986), the Dirac Medal (1992), Dannie Heinemann Prize for Mathematical Physics (1989), Nemmers Prize (2002), and the Wolf Prize in Mathematics (1997). He is well-known as both a mathematician and a physicist, with numerous theorems and proofs bearing his name in both fields, and this book should be of interest to researchers from all fields of the physical sciences.This volume follows Volume I.From the reviews:'The second volume covers statistical mechanics and related topics. It contains 22 papers divided into four groups: Part I: Probability Theory; Part II: Statistical Mechanics; Part III: Mathematical Physics; Part IV: Mathematical Fluid Dynamics. The volume represents Sinai's work on the above topics spanning almost 40 years:the earliest paper is dated 1972, and the latest 2008. The choice of papers was made by Sinai himself, and he provides commentary for each one. The reader will find a wealth of information and ideas that can still ignite inspiration and motivate students as well as senior researchers. The reader will also have a touch of Sinai's personality, his taste, enthusiasm, and optimism, which are just as invaluable as his mathematical results.' (Nikolai Chernov, Mathematical Reviews 2012e).

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - Die Bakterien ergreifen das Wort . und erzählen ihre eigene Geschichte! 'Wollten Sie je jemand anderes sein Jemand völlig anderes Jemand - oder etwas - wie in einer Kafka-Erzählung Hier ist Ihre Chance. Stellen Sie sich vor, Sie wären gerade einen Millimeter groß, könnten nicht sehen und sich, wenn überhaupt, nur durch den Schlag Ihrer Geißeln durch die Flüssigkeit bewegen, in der Sie leben .' Hier ist Thermotoga maritima - Ihr Berichterstatter von einem in der Geschichte der Wissenschaft beispiellosen Ereignis. Der Erste Außerordentliche Bakterienkongress führt alles, was in der Bakterienwelt Rang und Namen hat, am Prokaryote Pond zusammen. Hier tauschen die mikroskopisch kleinen Organismen Erkenntnisse über ihre Geschichte, ihre besonderen Fähigkeiten und ihre gegenwärtige Koexistenz mit dem Menschen aus. Die Redner berichten von den Lebensräumen, die sie besiedeln, von den Strukturen ihrer Zellen, von den Krankheiten, die sie bei Mensch und Tier verursachen, und von der existenziellen Bedrohung, die Antibiotika für sie bedeuten. Ihre Unzufriedenheit mit den Menschen, von denen sie sich missverstanden, oft zu Unrecht gefürchtet und häufig abschätzig behandelt fühlen, mündet in eine große Schlussveranstaltung, auf der die Art Homo sapiens eine Neubenennung erfährt. Dieses pfiffige und unterhaltsame Buch bietet einen ungewöhnlichen und faszinierenden Blick auf die Beziehung zwischen Menschen und Bakterien. Man lernt dabei - ganz nebenbei - eine Menge über Mikroorganismen und ihre verborgene Macht.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Mit der Anatomie legt man die wesentlichen Grundlagen für alle klinischen Fächer! Um Krankheiten, Symptome und Zusammenhänge zu verstehen ist ein gründliches Studium der Anatomie unerläßlich. Immer wieder werden Studierende und Ärzte auf ihre anatomischen Kenntnisse zurückgreifen. Neben einem Anatomie-Atlas ist ein gutes, übersichtliches und didaktisch hervorragendes Lehrbuch absolut notwendig. Mit dem 'Zilles / Tillmann' erhalten Sie die komplette Anatomie in einer bestechenden Qualität. Ein Großteil der Abbildungen wurde neu gezeichnet, die Texte sind lerngerecht aufgebaut und die zahlreichen Tabellen helfen bei der schnellen Orientierung. Eine Vielzahl von klinischen Hinweisen und Details machen deutlich, warum und wieso man überhaupt anatomische Strukturen lernen muss. So macht das Lesen und Lernen wirklich Sinn! 1022 pp. Deutsch.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Mit der Anatomie legt man die wesentlichen Grundlagen für alle klinischen Fächer!Um Krankheiten, Symptome und Zusammenhänge zu verstehen ist ein gründliches Studium der Anatomie unerläßlich. Immer wieder werden Studierende und Ärzte auf ihre anatomischen Kenntnisse zurückgreifen. Neben einem Anatomie-Atlas ist ein gutes, übersichtliches und didaktisch hervorragendes Lehrbuch absolut notwendig.Mit dem 'Zilles / Tillmann' erhalten Sie die komplette Anatomie in einer bestechenden Qualität. Ein Großteil der Abbildungen wurde neu gezeichnet, die Texte sind lerngerecht aufgebaut und die zahlreichen Tabellen helfen bei der schnellen Orientierung.Eine Vielzahl von klinischen Hinweisen und Details machen deutlich, warum und wieso man überhaupt anatomische Strukturen lernen muss. So macht das Lesen und Lernen wirklich Sin.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Das Lehrbuch vermittelt umfassend die Grundlagen und Methoden der Statistik. Es enthält zahlreiche anschauliche Beispiele und Übungsaufgaben, auch aus der psychologischen Forschung, sowie eine Formelsammlung und ein Glossar zum schnellen Rechnen und Nachschlagen. In der 7. Auflage wurden die Grundlagen für Einsteiger noch verständlicher formuliert, der Inhalt mit neuen Didaktikelementen noch klarer strukturiert. Neu ist auch eine Website mit SPSS-Anleitungen zu allen Beispielen, mit Lerntools für Studierende und Lehrmaterialien für Dozenten.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg Deutsch.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Mit der Anatomie legt man die wesentlichen Grundlagen für alle klinischen Fächer!Um Krankheiten, Symptome und Zusammenhänge zu verstehen ist ein gründliches Studium der Anatomie unerläßlich. Immer wieder werden Studierende und Ärzte auf ihre anatomischen Kenntnisse zurückgreifen. Neben einem Anatomie-Atlas ist ein gutes, übersichtliches und didaktisch hervorragendes Lehrbuch absolut notwendig.Mit dem 'Zilles / Tillmann' erhalten Sie die komplette Anatomie in einer bestechenden Qualität. Ein Großteil der Abbildungen wurde neu gezeichnet, die Texte sind lerngerecht aufgebaut und die zahlreichen Tabellen helfen bei der schnellen Orientierung.Eine Vielzahl von klinischen Hinweisen und Details machen deutlich, warum und wieso man überhaupt anatomische Strukturen lernen muss. So macht das Lesen und Lernen wirklich SinSpringer-Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 1022 pp. Deutsch.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Mit der Anatomie legt man die wesentlichen Grundlagen für alle klinischen Fächer! Um Krankheiten, Symptome und Zusammenhänge zu verstehen ist ein gründliches Studium der Anatomie unerläßlich. Immer wieder werden Studierende und Ärzte auf ihre anatomischen Kenntnisse zurückgreifen. Neben einem Anatomie-Atlas ist ein gutes, übersichtliches und didaktisch hervorragendes Lehrbuch absolut notwendig. Mit dem 'Zilles / Tillmann' erhalten Sie die komplette Anatomie in einer bestechenden Qualität. Ein Großteil der Abbildungen wurde neu gezeichnet, die Texte sind lerngerecht aufgebaut und die zahlreichen Tabellen helfen bei der schnellen Orientierung. Eine Vielzahl von klinischen Hinweisen und Details machen deutlich, warum und wieso man überhaupt anatomische Strukturen lernen muss. So macht das Lesen und Lernen wirklich Sinn!

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -The experience of an untenured faculty member is highly dependent on the quality of the mentoring they receive. This mentoring may come from a number of different sources, and the concept of developing a constellation of mentors is highly recommended, but a mentoring relationship that is guided by the mentee's needs will be the most productive. Often, however, the mentee does not know their own needs, what questions to ask, and what topics they should discuss with a mentor. This book provides a guide to the mentoring process for untenured faculty. Perspectives are provided and questions posed on topics ranging from establishing scholarly expertise and developing professional networks to personal health and balancing responsibilities. The questions posed are not intended for the mentee to answer in isolation, rather a junior faculty member should approach these questions throughout their untenured years with the help of their mentors. Survive and Thrive: A Guide for Untenured Faculty will help to facilitate the mentoring process and lead junior faculty to a path where they can move beyond just surviving and truly thrive in their position. Table of Contents: Tough Questions About Why You Are Here / Joining Your Department and Discipline / Establishing Expertise / Developing Networks, Relationships, and Mentoring Activities / Getting Support and Evaluating Your Personal Health / Planning for the Future / Conclusion 132 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This is a short book on the fundamental concepts of the no-arbitrage theory of pricing financial derivatives. Its scope is limited to the general discrete setting of models for which the set of possible states is finite and so is the set of possible trading times--this includes the popular binomial tree model. This setting has the advantage of being fairly general while not requiring a sophisticated understanding of analysis at the graduate level. Topics include understanding the several variants of 'arbitrage', the fundamental theorems of asset pricing in terms of martingale measures, and applications to forwards and futures. The authors' motivation is to present the material in a way that clarifies as much as possible why the often confusing basic facts are true. Therefore the ideas are organized from a mathematical point of view with the emphasis on understanding exactly what is under the hood and how it works. Every effort is made to include complete explanations and proofs, and the reader is encouraged to work through the exercises throughout the book. The intended audience is students and other readers who have an undergraduate background in mathematics, including exposure to linear algebra, some advanced calculus, and basic probability. The book has been used in earlier forms with students in the MS program in Financial Mathematics at Florida State University, and is a suitable text for students at that level. Students who seek a second look at these topics may also find this book useful. Table of Contents: Overture: Single-Period Models / The General Discrete Model / The Fundamental Theorems of Asset Pricing / Forwards and Futures / Incomplete Markets 64 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -In this book, we consider the problem of achieving the maximum throughput and utility in a class of networks with resource-sharing constraints. This is a classical problem of great importance. In the context of wireless networks, we first propose a fully distributed scheduling algorithm that achieves the maximum throughput. Inspired by CSMA (Carrier Sense Multiple Access), which is widely deployed in today's wireless networks, our algorithm is simple, asynchronous, and easy to implement. Second, using a novel maximal-entropy technique, we combine the CSMA scheduling algorithm with congestion control to approach the maximum utility. Also, we further show that CSMA scheduling is a modular MAC-layer algorithm that can work with other protocols in the transport layer and network layer. Third, for wireless networks where packet collisions are unavoidable, we establish a general analytical model and extend the above algorithms to that case.Stochastic Processing Networks (SPNs) model manufacturing, communication, and service systems. In manufacturing networks, for example, tasks require parts and resources to produce other parts. SPNs are more general than queueing networks and pose novel challenges to throughput-optimum scheduling. We proposes a 'deficit maximum weight' (DMW) algorithm to achieve throughput optimality and maximize the net utility of the production in SPNs.Table of Contents: Introduction / Overview / Scheduling in Wireless Networks / Utility Maximization in Wireless Networks / Distributed CSMA Scheduling with Collisions / Stochastic Processing networks 160 pp. Englisch.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware 212 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -This book provides system developers and researchers in natural language processing and computational linguistics with the necessary background information for working with the Arabic language. The goal is to introduce Arabic linguistic phenomena and review the state-of-the-art in Arabic processing. The book discusses Arabic script, phonology, orthography, morphology, syntax and semantics, with a final chapter on machine translation issues. The chapter sizes correspond more or less to what is linguistically distinctive about Arabic, with morphology getting the lion's share, followed by Arabic script. No previous knowledge of Arabic is needed. This book is designed for computer scientists and linguists alike. The focus of the book is on Modern Standard Arabic; however, notes on practical issues related to Arabic dialects and languages written in the Arabic script are presented in different chapters. Table of Contents: What is 'Arabic' / Arabic Script / Arabic Phonology and Orthography / Arabic Morphology / Computational Morphology Tasks / Arabic Syntax / A Note on Arabic Semantics / A Note on Arabic and Machine Translation 188 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -It may at first seem that the world of subatomic physics is far removed from our every day lives. Isn't it all just a waste of time and taxpayers' money Hopefully, all who read this book will come to a different conclusion. Collider physics is all about our origins, and this aspect alone makes it worthy of our very best attention. The experiments conducted within the vast collider chambers are at the forefront of humanity's quest to unweave the great tapestry that is the universe. Everything is connected. Within the macrocosm is the microcosm. By knowing how matter is structured, how atoms and elementary particles interact, and what forces control the interactions between the particles, we discover further clues as to why the universe is the way it is, and we uncover glimpses of how everything came into being. The Large Hadron Collider (LHC), in the process of coming online at CERN, is the world's largest and most complex machine. It represents the pinnacle of human ingenuity, and its physical characteristics, costs, and workings astound us at every turn.We are literally humbled by the machine that has been produced through a grand international collaboration of scientists. This book is about what those scientists hope to discover with the LHC, for hopes do run high, and there is much at stake. Careers, reputations and prestigious science prizes will be realized, and possibly lost, in the wake of the results that the LHC will produce. And there are risks, real and imagined. The LHC will probe the very fabric of matter and it will help us understand the very weft and the weave of the universe. 252 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -For a long time I have been giving scientific lectures in different countries and on diverse topics, generally related to astronomy and to my work at the Arecibo Observatory. No matter which parti- lar topic I am talking about, the same question always comes up: Have we had any contact at Arecibo with 'them' My negative answer does not satisfy anyone. In fact, the answer either confirms their suspicions that there is a conspiracy afoot by higher autho- ties not to release information or their intentions to deceive the general public. The reasons for the deception have to do with the idea that, as in the movie Contact, the received messages contain important and useful information that will bring great advantage to whoever gets it. Many of us want to believe that extraterrestrial creatures can talk to us, that perhaps they are even living among us, as UFO fans believe. It would be fascinating if it were true, a more than extra- dinary discovery, the answer to an eternal question. There is p- sibly a deep psychological motive in this desire to know if we are alone in this huge universe, and the need to believe in something beyond our limited world, in space and time. There is no doubt, then, that this topic brings with it many scientific and philosophical discussions, as well as speculations that, on many occasions, fall into pure pseudoscience because of the lack of a reference framework. 232 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Understanding distributed computing is not an easy task. This is due to the many facets of uncertainty one has to cope with and master in order to produce correct distributed software. A previous book Communication and Agreement Abstraction for Fault-tolerant Asynchronous Distributed Systems (published by Morgan & Claypool, 2010) was devoted to the problems created by crash failures in asynchronous message-passing systems. The present book focuses on the way to cope with the uncertainty created by process failures (crash, omission failures and Byzantine behavior) in synchronous message-passing systems (i.e., systems whose progress is governed by the passage of time). To that end, the book considers fundamental problems that distributed synchronous processes have to solve. These fundamental problems concern agreement among processes (if processes are unable to agree in one way or another in presence of failures, no non-trivial problem can be solved). They are consensus, interactive consistency, k-set agreement and non-blocking atomic commit. Being able to solve these basic problems efficiently with provable guarantees allows applications designers to give a precise meaning to the words ''cooperate'' and ''agree'' despite failures, and write distributed synchronous programs with properties that can be stated and proved. Hence, the aim of the book is to present a comprehensive view of agreement problems, algorithms that solve them and associated computability bounds in synchronous message-passing distributed systems. Table of Contents: List of Figures / Synchronous Model, Failure Models, and Agreement Problems / Consensus and Interactive Consistency in the Crash Failure Model / Expedite Decision in the Crash Failure Model / Simultaneous Consensus Despite Crash Failures / From Consensus to k-Set Agreement / Non-Blocking Atomic Commit in Presence of Crash Failures / k-Set Agreement Despite Omission Failures / Consensus Despite Byzantine Failures / Byzantine Consensus in Enriched Models 192 pp. Englisch.