Convex Bodies: The Brunn-Minkowski Theory (Encyclopedia of Mathematics and its Applications)

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At the heart of this monograph is the Brunn-Minkowski theory. It can be used to great effect in studying such ideas as volume and surface area and the generalizations of these. In particular the notions of mixed volume and mixed area arise naturally and the fundamental inequalities that are satisfied by mixed volumes are considered in detail. The author presents a comprehensive introduction to convex bodies and gives full proofs for some deeper theorems that have never previously been brought together. Many hints and pointers to connections with other fields are given, and an exhaustive reference list is included.

Factorization Calculus and Geometric Probability (Encyclopedia of Mathematics and its Applications)

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Factorization Calculus and Geometric Probability (Encyclopedia of Mathematics and its Applications)
R. V. Ambartzumian
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The classical subjects of geometric probability and integral geometry, and the more modern one of stochastic geometry, are developed here in a novel way to provide a framework in which they can be studied. The author focuses on factorization properties of measures and probabilities implied by the assumption of their invariance with respect to a group, in order to investigate nontrivial factors. The study of these properties is the central theme of the book. Basic facts about integral geometry and random point process theory are developed in a simple geometric way, so that the whole approach is suitable for a nonspecialist audience. Even in the later chapters, where the factorization principles are applied to geometrical processes, the only prerequisites are standard courses on probability and analysis. The main ideas presented have application to such areas as stereology and geometrical statistics and this book will be a useful reference book for university students studying probability theory and stochastic geometry, and research mathematicians interested in this area.

Analytical Methods I, Volume B5, Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry, 5th Edition

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Analytical Methods I, Volume B5, Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry, 5th Edition

Manufacturer: Wiley-VCH
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For more than eighty years, the name Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry has been synonymous with information of the highest quality. Chemists and engineers in industry and academia know that they can rely on the knowledge and expertise of around 3,000 first-class authors. The Fifth Edition, now available in print as a complete set, is a monumental reference work containing about 1,000 major articles, more than 16 million words, 30,000 figures, 10,000 tables, and innumerable references to further sources of information.
Ullmann's users worldwide testify that this superb encyclopedia contains the most complete and up-to-date coverage of chemical technology currently available, including economic aspects, production, transportation, and toxicology. Ullmann's is unsurpassed in terms of organization and presentation.
The encyclopedia consists of 37 volumes: 28 "A" volumes, 8 "B" volumes, and one cumulative Index volume.
Volumes A1 - A28 contain alphabetically ordered articles on industrial chemicals, product groups, and production processes.
Volumes B1 - B8 describe in detail the principles of chemical engineering, new and proven analytical methods, and the essentials of environmental protection technology.
"This is a major work, which will prove immensely valuable to institutions and authorities related to the chemical industry." - Chemistry & Industry
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Basic Hypergeometric Series (Encyclopedia of Mathematics and its Applications)

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Basic Hypergeometric Series (Encyclopedia of Mathematics and its Applications)
George Gasper , and Mizan Rahman
Manufacturer: Cambridge University Press
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Thorough and up-to-date, this book is an authoritative account of basic hypergeometric series and their applications. The authors provide explicit and detailed information about summation, transformation and expansion formulas and contour integrals. They relate the general results to other important mathematical functions and combinatorial questions.

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Solid Reference.......2005-08-17

A solid reference on the subject. Material on generalized hypergeometric functions (starting with Gauss' hypergeometric function) is presented followed by the q analogy's. The material is advanced and is well written with a tight and readable typeface. The introduction to q series will satisfy the beginner. The list of about 500 references covering the entire subject is worth the price alone.

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Encyclopedia of Analytical Chemistry : Applications, Theory and Instrumentation (15 Volume Set)

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Encyclopedia of Analytical Chemistry : Applications, Theory and Instrumentation (15 Volume Set)

Manufacturer: Wiley
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The highly acclaimed Encyclopedia of Analytical Chemistry provides a much needed professional level reference work for the 21st Century. Encyclopedia of Analytical Chemistry is the most comprehensive analytical chemistry reference available, covering all aspects from theory and instrumentation through applications and techniques.

The chemistry and techniques are described as performed in the laboratory (environmental, clinical, QC, research, university), in the field or by remote sensing. The level of detail is similar to that of a lab protocol and together with the cited references, will support the analysis of complex inorganic, organic and biological structures by academic and industrial researchers. Encyclopedia of Analytical Chemistry also enables preparation of procedures, protocols and "cookbooks" by managers and staff of laboratories.

Encyclopedia of Analytical Chemistry comprises over 600 articles, arranged alphabetically by topic, in approximately 14000 pages, in 15 volumes.

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Outstanding authorship and the highest calibre editors
Excellence of peer-review
Article Summaries
Over 6500 illustrations, many in colour
Extensive cross-referencing to facilitate navigation between articles
Extensive bibliographies with up-to-date references

Encyclopedia of Analytical Chemistry is the essential cross-disciplinary reference work for all analytical chemists in academia and industry. All fields of chemical research are covered: analytical, organic, physical, polymer, inorganic biomedical, environmental, pharmaceutical, industrial, petroleum, forensics and food science.

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Monumental Chemistry Reference: Practical & Detailed........2001-02-09

analytical chemistry has undergone a considerable amount of change in the equipment and procedures used. Generally analytical chemistry is concerned with the detection and identification of atoms, ions or radicals that of which a substance is composed, the compounds they form, and the proportions of these compounds that are present in a given substance. The editors define analytical chemistry as the measurement, characterization and mapping of chemical species or systems varying from (1) the components of life, such as proteins, carbohydrates, nucleic acids, clinical samples, biomedical spectroscopy, forensics; (2) threats and safeguards to life as in chemical weapons agents, pesticides, environment, industrial hygiene and forensics; (3) life critical or enhancing analyses, such as food and pharmaceuticals; and (4) analyses required by industry, such as coatings, particle size, polymers, rubbers, metals, pulp and paper, process, petroleum and surfaces. The techniques utilized span the in-situ analysis of soil, water, waste, air and the human body, to laboratory analyses, remote sensing and stellar spectroscopy.

This major reference work, an epoch in a practical and summary statement of basic methods and procedures in many material sciences, will become a foremost location for baseline descriptions of chief features of analytical chemistry. The contributors to Encyclopedia of Analytical Chemistry: Applications, Theory and Instrumentation included over 800 authors, more than 600 peer reviewers, 42 Section Editors and 13 distinguished Board Members and Advisors worked on the production of the Encyclopedia of Analytical Chemistry: Applications, Theory and Instrumentation for more than three years. Their objective was to prepare the largest, most comprehensive compendium of analytical chemistry ever. Indeed, this work has twice the bulk and breadth of any other such compendium, such that a chemist (organic, polymer, inorganic, biochemist, molecular biologist as well as, of course, an analytical chemist), or a physicist or engineer (environmental, industrial or materials) can find all the essential information required to analyze any analyte in any matrix for any purpose or application, interpret the results and also to gain a thorough knowledge of the theory and instrumentation utilized.

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Encyclopedia of Analytical Science

Manufacturer: Elsevier Academic Press
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ASIN: 0127641068

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The vital role of analysis, intrinsically linked to dramatic changes in technology, has created a pressing need for a single reference that encompasses every possible aspect of analytical science.
The Encyclopedia of Analytical Science, the first and only one of its kind, satisfies that need. An undertaking of unprecedented scope, the Encyclopedia harnesses the specialist knowledge of more than 800 international authors to provide detailed, comprehensivecoverage of the practice of analytical science.
Meticulously organized and edited, the ten-volume Encyclopedia covers all techniques which determine specific elements, compounds, and groups of compounds in any physical or biological matrix.
The applications of analysis (within disciplines as varied as food science, medicine, geology, forensics, and environmental science) also receive extensive treatment, as do important characterization techniques such as microscopy and surface analysis.
The Encyclopedia's vast range of subjects are divided into discrete entries which reflect the expertise and dedication of its editorial and advisory boards. An extensive cross-referencing system also enables quick and easy research of all related information. Although aimed at practicing analysts working in the scientific and industrial areas, the Encyclopedia has also been tailored to meet the needs of non-specialists, including undergraduate and postgraduate students.
As such, the Encyclopediaof Analytical Science serves as an essential and invaluable reference for libraries, research institutions, and industrial organizations throughout the world.

Key Features
* Comprehensive coverage
* Meticulous organization
* Clearly written10 Volume Set comprising 3.5 million words, 6208 pages in large double-column format
* Authoritative and extensive coverage ensured by international editorial and advisory boards of 98 experts from 28 countries
* More than 800 authors from more than 40 countries
* 11,250 cross-references linking related articles
* 756 articles compiled under 301 subject entries, independently reviewed by 500 top specialists
* Expert organization of entries make research fast and easy for both specialist and non-specialist readers
* 9000 bibliographic entries and suggestions for further reading appear at the end of each article to lead the reader straight to the primary literature
* 50,000 index entries, including synonyms and references, plus a full directory of authors and scientific referees listed in Volume 10
* 1330 tables
* 2870 illustrations
* Color plate sections in each volume

Encyclopedia of Bioanalysis And Bioimaging

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Encyclopedia of Bioanalysis And Bioimaging

Manufacturer: Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
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An invaluable reference offering more than just definitions of physics processes and chemistry systems
Complete, easy to read and easy to understand!

Encyclopedia of Chromatography

Manufacturer: Marcel Dekker
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An invaluable reference offering more than just definitions of physics processes and chemistry systems.......2005-08-08

College-level students of chromatography will find the 2-volume reference Encyclopedia Of Chromatography an invaluable reference offering more than just definitions of physics processes and chemistry systems. Topics range widely from the identification of additives in biopolymers and capillary electrophoresis to displacement equilibrium, known in chromatography for its usefulness in analytical scale separations. It's the depth and detail of these articles, arranged as an A-Z encyclopedic reference and authored by major contributors from around the world, which makes the set both authoritative and exhaustive. Add charts, graphs, tables of results and rates, and formulas and you have a far-reaching reference. Specialty collections with solid science holdings will consider this newly updated and expanded second edition of the Encyclopedia Of Chromatography to be a 'must'.

Complete, easy to read and easy to understand!.......2001-08-12

Complete, easy to read, easy to understand! Good reference book for Chromatographers!

The Encyclopedia of Mass Spectrometry : Elemental and Isotope Ratio Mass Spectrometry (Encyclopedia of Mass Spectrometry)

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The Encyclopedia of Mass Spectrometry : Elemental and Isotope Ratio Mass Spectrometry (Encyclopedia of Mass Spectrometry)
M. L. Gross
Manufacturer: Elsevier Science
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The Encyclopedia of Mass Spectrometry : Fundamentals of and Applications to Organic (and Organometallic) Compunds (The Encyclopedia of Mass Spectrometry)

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The Encyclopedia of Mass Spectrometry : Fundamentals of and Applications to Organic (and Organometallic) Compunds (The Encyclopedia of Mass Spectrometry)

Manufacturer: Elsevier Science
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ASIN: 0080438466

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This volume presents a cross section of the field of organic and organometallic mass spectrometry in two parts: the first part is devoted to the fundamentals of the mass spectrometry of organic and organometallic compounds and the second part to applications of mass spectrometry to organic and organometallic compounds, either available as pure compounds or present in very complex samples or mixtures.

Readers will obtain not only detailed information about the selected
topics with appropriate references to the original literature, but also an impression of the present scientific status of the field and its
possible future directions.

* Cross section of the field of Organic and Organometallic MS
* Covers fundamental Ion Chemistry as well as applications from simple
to complicated systems
* Suitable for new graduate students entering the field

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The book is intended to bridge the gap between fundamental physics courses (such as optics, electrodynamics, quantum mechanics, and solid state physics) and highly specialized literature on the spectroscopy, design, and application of optical thin film coatings. Basic knowledge from the above-mentioned courses is therefore presumed. Starting from fundamental physics, the book enables the reader to derive the theory of optical coatings and to apply it to practically important spectroscopic problems. Both classical and semi-classical approaches are included. Examples describe the full range of classical optical coatings in various spectral regions as well as highly specialized new topics such as rugate filters and resonant grating waveguide structures.

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Meet Bobby Kahn: a smart enough, decent enough man of middle-of-the-road tastes and weaknesses, he's network TV's boy-wonder programming executive - or rather was, until the morning he was unceremoniously fired. Frantic to save face before the news gets out, he lunges for a job running a sorry family cable business in the cozy town of New Bedlam, Rhode Island. It won't take Bobby Kahn long to learn that the length in miles between New York City and New Bedlam does not do justice to the distance between the two worlds.

But that itself only begins to explain the gulf in taste and instincts between Bobby Kahn and the Kings, one of the more rewardingly dysfunctional families in recent American fiction. The patriarch, Dom, who made his fortune in car dealerships and lucked into a cable monopoly in the industry's dark ages, has ceded control of the three networks to his three quarreling children: Annie, the sincere na•f who runs Eureka!, the pretentious arts channel; Skyler, the cocky social climber who runs BoomerBox, the old-sitcom rerun channel; and the family black sheep, the obnoxious Kenny, who presides over the Comic Book Channel, a safe house for ill-socialized comic book devotees. Complicating matters, Bobby learns, is the extent to which the family is in foul odor in New Bedlam. The Kings' family secrets, and the enemies they have made along the way, are just a few of the obstacles Bobby has to overcome if he's going to turn around King Cable and make it back to the big leagues.

A bit The Devil Wears Prada transplanted to Richard Russo country, New Bedlam is a richly entertaining comic novel whose spit-take-quality laughs carry with them a wealth of sharply-observed insights into America's culture industry and the people who control it, from an author who shows us he's completely unafraid of biting the hand.

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