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Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Titel. Neuware -This new edition is intended for third and fourth year undergraduates in Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, and the Applied Sciences, and can serve as a springboard for further work in Continuum Mechanics or General Relativity. Starting from a basic knowledge of calculus and matrix algebra, together with fundamental ideas from mechanics and geometry, the text gradually develops the tools for formulating and manipulating the field equations of Continuum Mechanics. The mathematics of tensor analysis is introduced in well-separated stages: the concept of a tensor as an operator; the representation of a tensor in terms of its Cartesian components; the components of a tensor relative to a general basis, tensor notation, and finally, tensorSpringer-Verlag KG, Sachsenplatz 4-6, 1201 Wien 132 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Titel. Neuware -This book is an introduction to linear algebra, designed as a textbook for upper-division courses. It includes the basic results on vector spaces over fields, determinants, the theory of single linear transformation, and inner product spaces. The text presents proofs of the main theorems and includes numerical examples and exercises; applications to geometry, group theory and differential equations are given.Springer-Verlag KG, Sachsenplatz 4-6, 1201 Wien 364 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Titel. Neuware -The book introduces the Lebesgue-Stieltjes integral on the real line in a natural way as an extension of the Riemann integral. Many applied mathematicians will in all probability find themselves needing to use the Lebesgue or Lebesgue-Stieltjes Integral without having the necessary theoretical background. It is to such readers that this book is addressed. Exercises which extend and illustrate the theory, and provide practice in techniques, are included.Springer-Verlag KG, Sachsenplatz 4-6, 1201 Wien 244 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Titel. Neuware -The purpose of this book is to introduce the basic notions of probability through the discussion of a variety of problems and applications. The most important feature is the attempt to explain fundamental ideas in classical probability to non-specialists whose only prerequisite is algebra. The book can be used as a text for a first course in probability. Each chapter ends with a few problems with answers at the end of the book.Springer-Verlag KG, Sachsenplatz 4-6, 1201 Wien 264 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Titel. Neuware -This marks the 100th volume to appear in the Applied Mathematical Sci ences series. Partial Differential Equations, by Fritz John, the first volume of the series, appeared in 1971. One year prior to its appearance, the then mathematics editor of Springer-Verlag, Klaus Peters, organized a meeting to look into the possibility of starting a series slanted toward applications. The meeting took place in New Rochelle, at the home of Fritz and Char lotte John. K.O. Friedrichs, Peter Lax, Monroe Donsker, Joe Keller, and others from the Courant Institute (previously, the Institute for Mathemat ical Sciences) were present as were Joe LaSalle and myself, the two of us having traveled down from Providence for the meeting. The John home, a large, comfortable house, especially lent itself to the informal, relaxed, and wide-ranging discussion that ensued. What emerged was a consensus that mathematical applications appeared to be poised for a period of growth and that there was a clear need for a series committed to applied mathematics. The first paragraph ofthe editorial statement written at that time reads as follows: The mathematization of all sciences, the fading of traditional scientific boundaries, the impact of computer technology, the growing importance of mathematical-computer modeling and the necessity of scientific planning all create the need both in education and research for books that are introductory to and abreast of these developments.Springer-Verlag KG, Sachsenplatz 4-6, 1201 Wien 352 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Titel. Neuware -This volume contains the discussions of two workshops: one devoted to wavelets, multigrid and other fast algorithms (multipole, FFT) and their use in wave propagation, and another devoted to waves in random and other complex media.Springer-Verlag KG, Sachsenplatz 4-6, 1201 Wien 308 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Titel. Neuware -1. Preservation of Moduli of Continuity for Bernstein-type Operators.- 2. Lp-Korovkin Type Inequalities for Positive Linear Operators.- 3. On Some Shift-Invariant Integral Operators, Multivariate Case.- 4. Multivariate Probabilistic Wavelet Approximation.- 5. Probabilistic Approach to the Rounding Problem with Applications to Fair Representation.- 6. Limit Theorems for Random Multinomial Forms.- 7. Multivariate Boolean Trapezoidal Rules.- 8. Convergence Results for an Extension of the Fourier Transform.- 9. Euler Functions E (z) with Complex and Applications.- 10. On the Role of l in Approximation Theory.- 11. The Action Constants.- 12. Bivariate Probability Distributions Similar to Exponential.- 13. Probability Waiting-Time Results for Pattern and Frequency Quotas in the Same Inverse Sampling Problem Via the Dirichlet.- 14. Asymptotic Normality of the Collision Resolution Interval for a Multiple Access Protocol.- 15. An Example of Non-Gaussian Density Process.- 16. Limit Theorems for Functionals of Markov Processes and Renormalizable Stable Fields.- 17. Stable Models in Testable Asset Pricing.- 18. A Note on the Death Process with a Random Parameter.- 19. Stochastic Approximation under Dependent Noises, Detecting Signals and Adaptive Control.- 20. Uniform Norm of Polynomials Constrained with Many Zeros in Two Disjoint Intervals.- 21. Admissible Location of Sample Points of Interpolation by Bivariate C1 Quadratic Splines.- 22. On a Bernstein-Type Operator of Bleimann, Butzer and Hahn III.- 23. A Problem of Analytic Monotone Extension in Three Dimensions.- 24. On the Joint Estimation of Stable Law Parameters.- 25. Representations and Properties of Geometric Stable Laws.- 26. Rearrangements of Conditionally Integrable Functions.- 27. Wavelet Transforms and WaveletApproximations.- 28. Approximations and Derivatives of Probability Functions.- 29. Rate of Convergence in the Central Limit Theorem for Generalized Convolutions.- 30. Order Completeness of L1 with Applications to Stochastics.- 31. On Reliability Analysis of Consecutive-k-out-of-n-F Systems and their Generalizations - A Survey.- 32. The Uniform Closure of Convex Semi-Lattices.- 33. Another Pairwise Independent, Stationary Chain.- 34. The Lebesgue Integral as an Improper Riemann Integral.- 35. Tests of Existence of Generalized Riemann Integrals.- 36. Remark on a Theorem About Polynomials.- Participants.Springer-Verlag KG, Sachsenplatz 4-6, 1201 Wien 472 pp. Englisch. …

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Titel. Neuware -On Om × GIn Highest Weight Vectors.- Invariant Theory of Matrices.- Symmetries of Elementary Particles Revisited.- Perturbative SU(1,1).- A Dual Structure for the Quantal Rotation Group, SU(2).- Some Points in the Quantization of Relativistic Grassmann Dependent Interaction Systems.- q-Difference Intertwining Operators for Uq(sl(4)) and q-Conformal Invariant Equations.- A Quantum Mechanical Evolution Equation for Mixed States from Symmetry and Kinematics.- Quantum Mechanical Motions over the Group Manifolds and Related Potentials.- Quantum Violation of Weak Equivalence Principal in the Brans-Dicke Theory.- Quantum Unitary and Pseudounitary Groups and Generalized Hadron Mass Relations.- Linear Coxeter Groups.- Diffeomorphism Groups, Quasi-Invariant Measures, and Infinite Quantum Systems.- Algebraic Shells and the Interacting Boson Model of the Nucleus.- Recent Developments in the Application of Vector Coherent States.- Algebraic Theory of the Three-Body Problem.- Quantum Effect of Nonlinear Born-Infeld Field.- Some Aspects of q-and qp-Boson Calculus.- Quarks and Partons as Two Different Manifestations of One Covariant Entity.- Spectra and Eigenfunctions of Representation Operators for Quantum Groups and q-Oscillators.- Geometry of Automorphisms for Free Groups.- Quantum Central Limit Theorems.- Non-Euclidean Cristallography.- Different Bases of -Deformed Poincare Algebra.- q-Nonlinearity, Deformations and Planck Distribution.- Hidden Symmetries, Symmetry Breaking and Emergence of Complexity.- Meyer Sets and the Finite Generation of Quasicrystals.- A Topological Study of Induced Representations.- Hamiltonian Structure of Multicomponent KdV Equations.- Irreducible Representations of Fundamental Algebra for Quantum Mechanics on SD and Gauge Structures.- The Birth ofGauge Theory.- Algebraic Approach to the Hypercoulomb Problem.- Confrontation of Supersymmetry in Elementary Particles and Nuclear Physics.Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, 36244 Bad Hersfeld 480 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Titel. Neuware -This volume is a consequence of a series of seminars presented by the authors at the Infrared Spectroscopy Institute, Canisius College, Buffalo, New York, over the last nine years. Many participants on an intermediate level lacked a sufficient background in mathematics and quantum mechan ics, and it became evident that a non mathematical or nearly nonmathe matical approach would be necessary. The lectures were designed to fill this need and proved very successful. As a result of the interest that was developed in this approach, it was decided to write this book. The text is intended for scientists and students with only limited theore tical background in spectroscopy, but who are sincerely interested in the interpretation of molecular spectra. The book develops the detailed selection rules for fundamentals, combinations, and overtones for molecules in several point groups. Detailed procedures used in carrying out the normal coordinate treatment for several molecules are also presented. Numerous examples from the literature illustrate the use of group theory in the in terpretation of molecular spectra and in the determination of molecular structure.Springer-Verlag KG, Sachsenplatz 4-6, 1201 Wien 260 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Titel. Neuware -IMA Volumes 135 and 136 focus on mathematical and computational issuesinvolved in modeling processes that contain a wide range of lengthscales over different spatio-temporal regimes.The papers in these two volumes address applications such assemiconductors, plasmas, fluids, chemically reactive gases, etc.Springer-Verlag KG, Sachsenplatz 4-6, 1201 Wien 308 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Titel. Neuware -This volume contains a number of mini-review articles authored by speakers and attendees at the IMA workshop on Pattern Formation in Continuous and Coupled Systems. Pattern formation has been studied intensively for most of this century by both experimentalists and theoreticians. This workshop focused on new directions in the patterns literature. Systems that generate new types of pattern such as discrete coupled systems, systems with global coupling, and combustion experiments were stressed, as were new types of pattern. The mini-reviews in this volume are intended to be pointers to the current literature for researchers at all levels and to have extensive bibliographies. They are also intended to discuss why certainLibri GmbH, Europaallee 1, 36244 Bad Hersfeld 344 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Titel. Neuware -'Prove It With Figures' displays some of the tools of the social and statistical sciences that have been applied to the proof of facts in the courtroom and to the study of questions of legal importance. It explains how researchers can extract the most valuable and reliable data that can conveniently be made available, and how these efforts sometimes go awry. In the tradition of Zeisel's 'Say It with Figures,' a standard in the field of social statistics since 1947, it clarifies, in non-technical language, some of the basic problems common to all efforts to discern cause-and-effect relationships. Designed as a textbook for law students who seek an appreciation of the power and limits of empirical methods, the work also is a useful reference for lawyers, policymakers, and members of the public who would like to improve their critical understanding of the statistics presented to them. The many case histories include analyses of the death penalty, jury selection, employment discrimination, mass torts, and DNA profiling. Hans Zeisel was Professor of Law and Sociology Emeritus at the University of Chicago, where he pioneered the application of social science to the law. Earlier, he had a distinguished career in public opinion and market research. He has written on a wide variety of topics, ranging from research methodology and history to law enforcement, juries, and Sheakespeare. He was elected Fellow of the American Statistical Assoication and the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and in 1980 he was inducted into the Market Research Hall of Fame. David Kaye is Regents Professor at the Arizona State University, where he teaches evidence and related topics. An author of several law textbooks and treatises, his work also has appeared in journals ofSpringer-Verlag KG, Sachsenplatz 4-6, 1201 Wien 380 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Titel. Neuware -Impulsive Control in Continuous and Discrete-Continuous Systems is an up-to-date introduction to the theory of impulsive control in nonlinear systems. This is a new branch of the Optimal Control Theory, which is tightly connected to the Theory of Hybrid Systems. The text introduces the reader to the interesting area of optimal control problems with discontinuous solutions, discussing the application of a new and effective method of discontinuous time-transformation. With a large number of examples, illustrations, and applied problems arising in the area of observation control, this book is excellent as a textbook or reference for a senior or graduate-level course on the subject, as well as a reference for researchers in related fields.Springer-Verlag KG, Sachsenplatz 4-6, 1201 Wien 464 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Titel. Neuware -Dynamical systems theory and related numerical algorithms provide powerful tools for studying the solution behavior of differential equations and mappings. The papers in this volume are based on lectures given at the first two workshops held as part of the 1997- 1998 IMA Academic Year on Emerging Applications of Dynamical Systems. The first workshop concentrated on complex computational issues in dynamical systems. The second workshop addressed the development and application of special iterative methods for large scale systems. It also considered global model reduction schemes for PDEs.Springer-Verlag KG, Sachsenplatz 4-6, 1201 Wien 496 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Titel. Neuware -Structured adaptive mesh refinement (SAMR) methods have matured over the past 20 years and are now the method of choice for certain difficult problems, such as compressible flow. SAMR presents difficult technical challenges, both in terms of the numerical techniques involved and the complexity of the programming effort, especially on parallel computers. In order to gain insight into managing these difficulties, much research effort has been directed at mesh generation, parallel computation, and improvements in accuracy, aimed primarily at refinement interfaces. A major stumbling block in this endeavor is that many of these techniques entail substantial amounts of problem specific detail. Standardization is highly unlikely, except within narrowly defined problem domains. The papers presented in this collection are based on talks given at the Workshop on Structured Adaptive Mesh Refinement Grid Methods, held at the Institute for Mathematics and its Applications, University of Minnesota, on March 12-13 1997. They describe research to improve the general understanding of the application of SAMR to practical problems; identify issues critical to efficient and effective implementation on high performance computers; stimulate the development of a community code repository for software including benchmarks to assist in the evaluation of software and compiler technologies. The ten chapters of this volume have been divided into two parts reflecting two major issues in the topic: (I) programming complexity of SAMR algorithms and (II) applicability and numerical challenges of SAMR methods. Part I presents three programming environments and two libraries that address the concerns of efficient execution and reduced software development times of SAMR applications. Part II describes an overview of applications that can benefit from SAMR methods, ranging from crack propagation and industrial boilers toSpringer-Verlag KG, Sachsenplatz 4-6, 1201 Wien 196 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Titel. Neuware -This is a translation of a successfeul Czech book with more than 1000 problems. The problems can be used to prepare for the International Mathematical Olympiads or the Putnam exam (a prestigious math competition). Each topic contains brief theoretical discussions that are immediately followed by carefully worked out examples of increasing degrees of difficulty, and by exercises which range from routine to rather challenging problems.Springer-Verlag KG, Sachsenplatz 4-6, 1201 Wien 360 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Titel. Neuware -Based on lectures given at Claremont McKenna College, this text constitutes a substantial, abstract introduction to linear algebra. The presentation emphasizes the structural elements over the computational - for example by connecting matrices to linear transformations from the outset - and prepares the student for further study of abstract mathematics. Uniquely among algebra texts at this level, it introduces group theory early in the discussion, as an example of the rigorous development of informal axiomatic systems.Springer-Verlag KG, Sachsenplatz 4-6, 1201 Wien 260 pp. Englisch. …

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Titel. Neuware -The Fourier transform and the Laplace transform of a positive measure share, together with its moment sequence, a positive definiteness property which under certain regularity assumptions is characteristic for such expressions. This is formulated in exact terms in the famous theorems of Bochner, Bernstein-Widder and Hamburger. All three theorems can be viewed as special cases of a general theorem about functions qJ on abelian semigroups with involution (S, +, \*) which are positive definite in the sense that the matrix (qJ(sJ + Sk» is positive definite for all finite choices of elements St, . . . , Sn from S. The three basic results mentioned above correspond to (~, +, x\* = -x), ([0, 00[, +, x\* = x) and (No, +, n\* = n). The purpose of this book is to provide a treatment of these positive definite functions on abelian semigroups with involution. In doing so we also discuss related topics such as negative definite functions, completely mono tone functions and Hoeffding-type inequalities. We view these subjects as important ingredients of harmonic analysis on semigroups. It has been our aim, simultaneously, to write a book which can serve as a textbook for an advanced graduate course, because we feel that the notion of positive definiteness is an important and basic notion which occurs in mathematics as often as the notion of a Hilbert space.Springer-Verlag KG, Sachsenplatz 4-6, 1201 Wien 308 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Titel. Neuware -This IMA Volume in Mathematics and its Applications LARGE-SCALE OPTIMIZATION WITH APPLICATIONS, PART II: OPTIMAL DESIGN AND CONTROL is one of the three volumes based on the proceedings of the 1995 IMA three week Summer Program on 'Large-Scale Optimization with Applications to Inverse Problems, Optimal Control and Design, and Molecular and Struc tural Optimization.' The other two related proceedings appeared as Vol ume 92: Large-Scale Optirpization with Applications, Part I: Optimization in Inverse Problems and Design and Volume 94: Large-Scale Optimization with Applications, Part III: Molecular Structure and Optimization. We would like to thank Lorenz T. Biegler, Thomas F. Coleman, An drew R. Conn, and Fadil N. Santosa for their excellent work as organizers of the meetings and for editing the proceedings. We also take this opportunity to thank the National Science Founda tion (NSF), the Department of Energy (DOE), and the Alfred P. Sloan support made the workshops possible.Springer-Verlag KG, Sachsenplatz 4-6, 1201 Wien 352 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Titel. Neuware -Deals with the most basic notion of linear algebra, to bring emphasis on approaches to the topic serving at the elementary level and more broadly.A typical feature is where computational algorithms and theoretical proofs are brought together. Another is respect for symmetry, so that when this has some part in the form of a matter it should also be reflected in the treatment. Issues relating to computational method are covered. These interests may have suggested a limited account, to be rounded-out suitably. However this limitation where basic material is separated from further reaches of the subject has an appeal of its own.To the `elementary operations' method of the textbooks for doing linear algebra, Albert Tucker added a method with his `pivot operation'. Here there is a more primitive method based on the `linear dependence table', and yet another based on `rank reduction'. The determinant is introduced in a completely unusual upside-down fashion where Cramer's rule comes first. Also dealt with is what is believed to be a completely new idea, of the `alternant', a function associated with the affine space the way the determinant is with the linear space, with n+1 vector arguments, as the determinant has n. Then for affine (or barycentric) coordinates we find a rule which is an unprecedented exact counterpart of Cramer's rule for linear coordinates, where the alternant takes on the role of the determinant. These are among the more distinct or spectacular items for possible novelty, or unfamiliarity. Others, with or without some remark, may be found scattered in different places.Springer-Verlag KG, Sachsenplatz 4-6, 1201 Wien 196 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Titel. Neuware -This volume contains papers on the development and assessment of new approximation and solution techniques that can take advantage of parallel computers. Parallel computers offers the promise of greatly increased performance and the routine calculation of previously intractable problems. The work will be of interest to applied mathematicians, computer scientists, and engineers concerned with investigating the state-of-the-art and future directions in numerical computing.Springer-Verlag KG, Sachsenplatz 4-6, 1201 Wien 320 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Titel. Neuware -For this volume, theoretical and applied statisticians from universities, medical and public health schools, government and private research institutions, and pharmaceutical companies involved in prediction problems in the life and social sciences and in diagnostic and screening tests were brought together to discuss and exchange new results and information on these important issues. A number of papers with applications were presented and especially lively discussions ensued involving the critical issues and difficulties in using and interpreting diagnostic tests and implementing mass screening programs. Both frequentist and Bayesian approaches were employed. The importance of predicting or controllingSpringer-Verlag KG, Sachsenplatz 4-6, 1201 Wien 164 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Titel. Neuware -The Mathematical Intelligencer is a one of a kind publication in the field of mathematics, and this compilation pulls together in one volume a selection of the best of the Intelligencer, from its first eighteen years. Professional mathematicians, or readers with some training in the field will find it of great interest.Springer-Verlag KG, Sachsenplatz 4-6, 1201 Wien 500 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Titel. Neuware -1. Wave Front Propagation for KPP-Type Equations.- 1.1. Introduction.- 1.2. Wave Fronts in a Flow with Nontrivial Velocity Profile.- 1.3. Generalizations and Remarks.- 1.4. Wave Front Propagation in Anisotropic Media.- 1.5. Wave Front Propagation in a Tube with Absorbing Walls.- 1.6. Wave Front Propagation in Slowly Nonhomogeneous Media.- 1.7. RDE Systems of KPP Type.- 1.8. RDEs in Narrow Branching Channels.- References.- 2. Particle and Wave Transmission in One-Dimensional Disordered Systems.- 2.1. Introduction.- 2.2. Localization.- 2.3. Transmission Coefficient.- 2.4. Reflection and Resonances.- 2.5. Probability Distributions of Transmittivity Decrements for High Energies.- 2.6. Observable Transparency.- 2.7. Waves in the Randomly Stratified Medium.- 2.8. Disorder and Nonlinearity.- References.- 3. Asymptotic Equations for Nonlinear Hyperbolic Waves.- 3.1. Introduction.- 3.2. Hyperbolic Waves.- 3.3. Dissipation and Dispersion.- 3.4. Miscellaneous Applications.- 3.5. Diffraction.- 3.6. Other Topics.- References.Springer-Verlag KG, Sachsenplatz 4-6, 1201 Wien 304 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Titel. Neuware -Broadly speaking, analysis is the study of limiting processes such as sum ming infinite series and differentiating and integrating functions, and in any of these processes there are two issues to consider; first, there is the question of whether or not the limit exists, and second, assuming that it does, there is the problem of finding its numerical value. By convention, analysis is the study oflimiting processes in which the issue of existence is raised and tackled in a forthright manner. In fact, the problem of exis tence overshadows that of finding the value; for example, while it might be important to know that every polynomial of odd degree has a zero (this is a statement of existence), it is not always necessary to know what this zero is (indeed, if it is irrational, we may never know what its true value is). Despite the fact that this book has much in common with other texts on analysis, its approach to the subject differs widely from any other text known to the author. In other texts, each limiting process is discussed, in detail and at length before the next process. There are several disadvan tages in this approach. First, there is the need for a different definition for each concept, even though the student will ultimately realise that these different definitions have much in common.Springer-Verlag KG, Sachsenplatz 4-6, 1201 Wien 204 pp. Englisch. …

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Titel. Neuware -This is a textbook suitable for a year-long course in analysis at the advanced undergraduate or beginning graduate level. It is intended for students with a strong background in calculus and linear algebra.The topics covered in this course are the calculus of functions of one variable, an introduction to general topology, the general theory of integration, and the calculus, differential and integral, for functions of several variables.Springer-Verlag KG, Sachsenplatz 4-6, 1201 Wien 352 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Titel. Neuware -IMA Volumes 135 and 136 focus on mathematical and computational issuesinvolved in modeling processes that contain a wide range of lengthscales over different spatio-temporal regimes.The papers in these two volumes address applications such assemiconductors, plasmas, fluids, chemically reactive gases, etc.Springer-Verlag KG, Sachsenplatz 4-6, 1201 Wien 316 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Titel. Neuware -The articles collected in this volume represent the contributions presented at the IMA workshop on 'Dynamics of Algorithms' which took place in November 1997. The workshop was an integral part of the 1997 -98 IMA program on 'Emerging Applications of Dynamical Systems.' The interaction between algorithms and dynamical systems is mutually beneficial since dynamical methods can be used to study algorithms that are applied repeatedly. Convergence, asymptotic rates are indeed dynamical properties. On the other hand, the study of dynamical systems benefits enormously from having efficient algorithms to compute dynamical objects.Springer-Verlag KG, Sachsenplatz 4-6, 1201 Wien 160 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Titel. Neuware -This book is concerned with a class of discrete-time stochastic control processes known as controlled Markov processes (CMP's), also known as Markov decision processes or Markov dynamic programs. Starting in the mid-1950swith Richard Bellman, many contributions to CMP's have been made, and applications to engineering, statistics and operations research, among other areas, have also been developed. The purpose of this book is to present some recent developments on the theory of adaptive CMP's, i. e. , CMP's that depend on unknown parameters. Thus at each decision time, the controller or decision-maker must estimate the true parameter values, and then adapt the control actions to the estimated values. We do not intend to describe all aspects of stochastic adaptive control; rather, the selection of material reflects our own research interests. The prerequisite for this book is a knowledgeof real analysis and prob ability theory at the level of, say, Ash (1972) or Royden (1968), but no previous knowledge of control or decision processes is required. The pre sentation, on the other hand, is meant to beself-contained,in the sensethat whenever a result from analysisor probability is used, it is usually stated in full and references are supplied for further discussion, if necessary. Several appendices are provided for this purpose. The material is divided into six chapters. Chapter 1 contains the basic definitions about the stochastic control problems we are interested in; a brief description of some applications is also provided.Springer-Verlag KG, Sachsenplatz 4-6, 1201 Wien 168 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Etat : Neu. This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Titel. Neuware -This introduction to caclulus was written for liberal arts students, particularly for those whose principal interest is in the humanities. While the usual topics in calculus are covered, the subject is treated in an historical manner that gives a picture of the nature of mathematics and of the place of mathematics within the liberal arts.Springer-Verlag KG, Sachsenplatz 4-6, 1201 Wien 428 pp. Englisch.…