Convergent evolution in Chile and California: Mediterranean climate ecosystems (US/IBP synthesis series)

Book Description

Volume 1 provides a broad overview of the chemistry of the solar system. It includes chapters on the origin of the elements and solar system abundances, the solar nebula and planet formation, meteorite classification, the major types of meteorites, important processes in early solar system history, geochemistry of the terrestrial planets, the giant planets and their satellite, comets, and the formation and early differentiation of the Earth. This volume is intended to be the first reference work one would consult to learn about the chemistry of the solar system.

Reprinted individual volume from the acclaimed Treatise on Geochemistry (10 Volume Set, ISBN 0-08-043751-6, published in 2003)

Book Description

Spin glasses are magnetic materials. Statistical mechanics, a subfield of physics, has been a powerful tool to theoretically analyse various unique properties of spin glasses. A number of new analytical techniques have been developed to establish a theory of spin glasses. Surprisingly, these techniques have turned out to offer new tools and viewpoints for the understanding of information processing problems, including neural networks, error-correcting codes, image restoration, and optimization problems. This book is one of the first publications of the past ten years that provide a broad overview of this interdisciplinary field. Most of the book is written in a self-contained manner, assuming only a general knowledge of statistical mechanics and basic probability theory. It provides the reader with a sound introduction to the field and to the analytical techniques necessary to follow its most recent developments.

Quantum Annealing and Related Optimization Methods (Lecture Notes in Physics)

Average customer rating:

Quantum Annealing and Related Optimization Methods (Lecture Notes in Physics)

Manufacturer: Springer
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

General | Earth Sciences | Science | Subjects | Books

General | Science | Subjects | Books

General | Mathematics | Science | Subjects | Books

Mathematical Physics | Physics | Science | Subjects | Books

Quantum Theory | Physics | Science | Subjects | Books

All Amazon Upgrade | Amazon Upgrade | Stores | Books

Engineering | Amazon Upgrade | Stores | Books

Professional & Technical | Amazon Upgrade | Stores | Books

Science | Amazon Upgrade | Stores | Books

All Titles | Qualifying Textbooks - Fall 2007 | Stores | Books

Professional | Qualifying Textbooks - Fall 2007 | Stores | Books

Science | Qualifying Textbooks - Fall 2007 | Stores | Books
ASIN: 3540279873

Book Description

Quantum annealing employs quantum fluctuations in frustrated systems or networks to anneal the system down to its ground state, or more generally to its so-called minimum cost state. Often this procedure turns out to be more effective, in multivariable optimization problems, than its classical counterpart utilizing tunable thermal fluctuations. This volume is divided into three parts. Part I is an extensive tutorial introduction familiarizing the reader with the background material necessary to follow the core of the book. Part II gives a comprehensive account of the fundamentals and applications of the quantum annealing method, and Part III compares quantum annealing with other related optimization methods. This is the first book entirely devoted to quantum annealing and will be both an invaluable primer and guidebook for all advanced students and researchers in this important field.

Spin Glass Theory and Beyond (World Scientific Lecture Notes in Physics, Vol 9)

Average customer rating:

Spin Glass Theory and Beyond (World Scientific Lecture Notes in Physics, Vol 9)
M. Mezard , Giorgio Parisi , and M. Virasoro
Manufacturer: World Scientific Publishing Company
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

General | Science | Subjects | Books

General | Physics | Science | Subjects | Books

ASIN: 9971501163

Book Description

This book contains a detailed and self-contained presentation of the replica theory of infinite range spin glasses. The authors also explain recent theoretical developments, paying particular attention to new applications in the study of optimization theory and neural networks. About two-thirds of the book are a collection of the most interesting and pedagogical articles on the subject.

Random Fields and Spin Glasses: A Field Theory Approach

Average customer rating:

Random Fields and Spin Glasses: A Field Theory Approach
Cirano De Dominicis , and Irene Giardina
Manufacturer: Cambridge University Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

General | Science | Subjects | Books

General | Physics | Science | Subjects | Books

All Deals | Blowout Books | Stores | Books

Science | Blowout Books | Stores | Books

All Titles | Qualifying Textbooks - Fall 2007 | Stores | Books

Professional | Qualifying Textbooks - Fall 2007 | Stores | Books

Science | Qualifying Textbooks - Fall 2007 | Stores | Books
ASIN: 0521847834

Book Description

Disordered magnetic systems enjoy non-trivial properties which are different and richer than those observed in their pure, non-disordered counterparts. These properties dramatically affect the thermodynamic behaviour and require specific theoretical treatment. This book deals with the theory of magnetic systems in the presence of frozen disorder, in particular paradigmatic and well-known spin models such as the Random Field Ising Model and the Ising Spin Glass. This is a unified presentation using a field theory language which covers mean field theory, dynamics and perturbation expansion within the same theoretical framework. Particular emphasis is given to the connections between different approaches such as statics vs. dynamics, microscopic vs. phenomenological models. The book introduces some useful and little known techniques in statistical mechanics and field theory. This book will be of great interest to graduate students and researchers in statistical physics and basic field theory.

Spin Glasses (Cambridge Studies in Magnetism)

Average customer rating:

Spin Glasses (Cambridge Studies in Magnetism)
K. H. Fischer , and J. A. Hertz
Manufacturer: Cambridge University Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

General | Science | Subjects | Books

General | Physics | Science | Subjects | Books

All Titles | Qualifying Textbooks - Fall 2007 | Stores | Books

Professional | Qualifying Textbooks - Fall 2007 | Stores | Books

Science | Qualifying Textbooks - Fall 2007 | Stores | Books
Similar Items:

ASIN: 0521447771

Book Description

The study of spin glasses is a fascinating new topic in condensed matter physics that has attracted considerable attention over recent years. This book gives a comprehensive account of the subject, and will provide a valuable overview and reference to both newcomers and experts in the field. The authors discuss the most important developments in the theory, experimental work and computer modelling of spin glasses. The first chapters give a general introduction to the basic concepts, followed by a discussion of mean field theory, the only well-established spin glass theory so far. This book will be of interest primarily to condensed matter physicists, but because of the potentially wide applications of the theory involved, the book should also appeal to researchers in other disciplines, including theoretical physics, metallurgy and computational neuroscience.

Spin Lights: Stained Glass Coloring Book By Mindware (Spin Lights)

Average customer rating:

Spin Lights: Stained Glass Coloring Book By Mindware (Spin Lights)

Manufacturer: Mindware
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

Stained Glass TesseLights Coloring Book, Color Your Imagination Wild!

ASIN: 1892069296

Product Description

Lights Coloring Books Wow! A Burst of Stained Glass Color and Light Our original vellum coloring books provide hours of imaginative, quality fun. Choose your method-markers, crayons, pencils or pastels-and set your inner artist free. Then watch the light shine magically through your finished work. The attached sturdy white work surface lets you see the colors as you apply them. Our original vellum coloring books provide hours of imaginative, quality fun. They're also known to jump-start tired work-brains. Collect all four! Ages 5 to adult

8 Titles By Queen - Death Spins the Platter - Finishing Stroke - Glass Village - Kill As Directed - Blow Hot Blow Cold - Scarlet Letters - Queens Full - The Four of Hearts

Average customer rating:

8 Titles By Queen - Death Spins the Platter - Finishing Stroke - Glass Village - Kill As Directed - Blow Hot Blow Cold - Scarlet Letters - Queens Full - The Four of Hearts
Ellery Queen
Manufacturer: various
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Mass Market Paperback

General | Mystery | Mystery & Thrillers | Subjects | Books

Product Description

8 massmarket paperback Titles By Queen - Death Spins the Platter - Finishing Stroke - Glass Village - Kill As Directed - Blow Hot Blow Cold - Scarlet Letters - Queens Full - The Four of Hearts

Ageing and the Glass Transition (Lecture Notes in Physics)

Average customer rating:

Ageing and the Glass Transition (Lecture Notes in Physics)

Manufacturer: Springer
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

General | Science | Subjects | Books

General | Physics | Science | Subjects | Books

Book Description

Understanding cooperative phenomena far from equilibrium is one of fascinating challenges of present-day many-body physics. Glassy behaviour and the physical ageing process of such materials are paradigmatic examples. The present volume, primarily intended as introduction and reference for postgraduate students and nonspecialist researchers from related fields, collects six extensive lectures addressing selected experimental and theoretical issues in the field of glassy systems.

Lecture 1 gives an introduction and overview of the time-dependent behaviour of magnetic spin glasses. Lecture 2 is devoted to an in-depth discussion on the nature of the thermal glass-transition in structural glasses. Lecture 3 examines the glassy behaviour of granular systems. Lecture 4 gives a thorough introduction to the techniques and applications of Monte-Carlo simulations and the analysis of the resulting data through scaling methods. Lecture 5 introduces the zero-range-process concept as simple but subtle model to describe a range of static and dynamic properties of glassy systems. Lecture 6 shows how familiar RG methods for equilibrium systems can be extended to systems far from equilibrium.

Anistropy, Disorder & Frustration in Magnetic Nanoparticle Systems & Spin Glasses (Comprehensive Summaries of Uppsala Dissertations from the Faculty Science and Technology, 727)

Average customer rating:

Anistropy, Disorder & Frustration in Magnetic Nanoparticle Systems & Spin Glasses (Comprehensive Summaries of Uppsala Dissertations from the Faculty Science and Technology, 727)
Petra Jonsson
Manufacturer: Uppsala Universitet
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

General | Science | Subjects | Books

General | Physics | Science | Subjects | Books
ASIN: 9155453449

Coherent-Anomaly Method: Mean Field, Fluctuations and Systematics

Average customer rating:

Coherent-Anomaly Method: Mean Field, Fluctuations and Systematics
M. Suzuki , X. Hu , M. Katori , A. Lipowski , N. Hatano , K. Minami , and Y. Nonomura
Manufacturer: World Scientific Publishing Company
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

General | Science | Subjects | Books

General | Physics | Science | Subjects | Books
ASIN: 9810220235

Book Description

This book presents a systematic and coherent approach to phase transitions and critical phenomena, namely the coherent-anomaly method (CAM theory) based on cluster mean-field approximations. The first part gives a brief review of the CAM theory and the second part a collection of reprints covering the CAM basic calculations, the Blume-Emery-Griffiths model, the extended Baxter model, the quantum Heisenberg model, zero-temperature phase transitions, the KT-transition, spin glasses, the self-avoiding walk, contact processes, branching processes, the gas-liquid transition and even non-equilibrium phase transitions.

Average customer rating:
The Caribbean Novel in English: An Introduction
M. Keith Booker
Manufacturer: Heinemann
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

General | Literature & Fiction | Subjects | Books | Classics | Comic | Contemporary | Literary
Similar Items:

The Chosen Place, The Timeless People

In the Castle of My Skin (Ann Arbor Paperbacks)

ASIN: 9766370249

Book Description

The Caribbean has long played a central role in the history of the novel in English. Written as a basic textbook for American and British undergraduate survey courses in Caribbean literature, this book outlines important issues students should consider when reading the Anglophone Caribbean novel. Booker and Juraga provide a cogent historical survey of the development of the Caribbean novel within the context of broader developments such as colonialism, decolonization, and post-colonialism. Essays on eight novels by prominent Caribbean novelists explore their major themes and concerns. In addition, a number of shorter essays examine other novelists and their writings.

The Stepmother Tongue: An Introduction to New Anglophone Fiction

Average customer rating:

The Stepmother Tongue: An Introduction to New Anglophone Fiction
John Skinner
Manufacturer: Palgrave Macmillan
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

General | World Literature | Literature & Fiction | Subjects | Books

Caribbean & Latin American | History & Criticism | Literature & Fiction | Subjects | Books

British | Short Stories | Literature & Fiction | Subjects | Books

Latin American | Classics | Literature & Fiction | Subjects | Books
ASIN: 0312211767

Book Description

There are numerous 20th century writers who are not technically native speakers of the language, and whose relation to it is ambivalent, problematic or even hostile: by a simple kinship analogy one may often speak of the "stepmother tongue." While fully aware of the current debates in post-colonial theory, John Skinner is also conscious of its sometimes unhelpful complexities and contradictions. The focus of this study is thus firmly on the fictional practice of the writers discussed. The Stepmother Tongue offers the reader both an insight into the diversity and rewards of contemporary anglophone fiction and analyses of some eighty individual texts.

The Caribbean Novel in English: An Introduction

Average customer rating:

The Caribbean Novel in English: An Introduction
Dubravka Juraga M. Keith Booker
Manufacturer: Heinemann
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000OUGG4K

The Caribbean Novel in English: An Introduction (Studies in African Literature)

Average customer rating:

The Caribbean Novel in English: An Introduction (Studies in African Literature)
M. Keith Booker Dubravka Juraga
Manufacturer: Heinemann
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000OUK60U

Books:

Books Index

Books Home

Recommended Books