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Tales of Mathematicians and Physicists

Springer, 2006

Tales of Physicists and Mathematicians is a translation of a book that was published in Russia in 2001 and is based on articles that appeared from 1960–1980. The first edition of the book, less than half the size of the current one, was published in the Soviet Union in 1981 and in English in 1988. Thus the book has its own history, and I...

Keeping Better Company: Corporate Governance Ten Years On

Oxford University Press, 2006

This book is about the way companies are directed and controlled, and relate to their sources of finance—what has come to be called corporate governance. The term‘company’ is better than ‘corporation’ as it reflects the human dimension; companies are collections of people, not just inanimate structures.
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Using Aspect-Oriented Programming for Trustworthy Software Development

John Wiley & Sons, 2008

Learn how to successfully implement trustworthy computing tasks using aspect-oriented programming

This landmark publication fills a gap in the literature by not only describing the basic concepts of trustworthy computing (TWC) and aspect-oriented programming (AOP), but also exploring their critical interrelationships. The author clearly...

Medical Simulation: International Symposium, ISMS 2004, Cambridge, MA, USA, June 17-18, 2004, Proceedings (Lecture Notes in Computer Science)

Springer, 2004

This book contains the written contributions to the International Symposium on Medical Simulation (ISMS 2004) held in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA on June 17–18, 2004.

The manuscripts are organized around five thematic sections relating to the multidisciplinary field of medical simulation: soft tissue properties and modeling,...

Combinatorial Optimization and Applications: Second International Conference, COCOA 2008, St. John's, NL, Canada, August 21-24, 2008, Proceedings

Springer, 2008

The papers in this volume were presented at the Second International Conference on Combinatorial Optimization and Applications (COCOA 2008), held August 21–24, 2008, in St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada. The topics cover most areas in combinatorial optimization and applications.

A total of 84 papers were submitted, of which 44...

Deadly Imbalances

Columbia University Press, 1998

At the height of its power in the summer of 1942, Hitlerite Germany had enslaved four hundred million people; its empire stretched from the Mediterranean to the Arctic, from the English Channel to the Black Sea and almost to the Caspian. Between the Ukrainian steppes and the Pyrenees only Switzerland remained free. Even Mussolini, whom Hitler once...

Tsunamis and Hurricanes: A Mathematical Approach

Springer, 2006

"... This book is useful for researchers working in mathematical modeling and hydrodynamics." Zentralblatt MATH 11/2007

Tsunamis and hurricanes have had a devastating impact on the population living near the coast during the year 2005. The calculation of the power and intensity of tsunamis and...

Numerical Methods for Solving Inverse Problems of Mathematical Physics (Inverse and Ill-Posed Problems)

Walter de Gruyter, 2007

The main classes of inverse problems for equations of mathematical physics and their numerical solution methods are considered in this book which is intended for graduate students and experts in applied mathematics, computational mathematics, and mathematical modelling.

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Concentrator Photovoltaics (Springer Series in Optical Sciences)

Springer, 2007

Photovoltaic solar-energy conversion is one of the most promising technologies for generating renewable energy, and conversion of concentrated sunlight can lead to reduced cost for solar electricity. In fact, photovoltaic conversion of concentrated sunlight insures an efficient and cost-effective sustainable power resource. This book gives an...

Metal-Catalyzed Cross-Coupling Reactions (2 Volume Set)

John Wiley & Sons, 2004

In this second, completely revised and enlarged edition, Francois Diederich is joined by Armin de Meijere in bringing together in two comprehensive volumes everything of importance related to C-C and C-N cross-coupling reactions.

The range of applications covered extends from the synthesis of complex natural materials via...

Kamikaze: Japan's Suicide Gods

Linworth Publishing, 2002

The untold story of the Kamikaze pilots, a remarkable piece of military history and one of the most dramatic developments of World War II.

* Gripping real-life stories of life & death.
* Contains original material, interviews and new sources including excerpts from a never-before published suicide manual.
* Reports...

Sukhoi Su-27: Famous Russian Aircraft

Midland Pub Ltd, 2007

In the late 1960s, the Soviet Union became aware that the U.S. was developing a new generation of jet fighters that had an exceptional range, heavy armor, and great agility in the air. These U.S. aircraft, the F-14 Tomcat, F-15 Eagle, F-16 Fighting Hornet, and F/A-18 Hornet dominated U.S. air power for three decades. In the context of the Cold War,...

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