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This volume presents a complete and self-contained description of new results in the theory of manifolds of nonpositive curvature. It is based on lectures delivered by M. Gromov at the Coll?ge de...

This volume consists of articles contributed by participants at the fourth Ja- pan-U.S. Joint Seminar on Operator Algebras. The seminar took place at the University of Pennsylvania from May 23...

This book concerns discrete-time homogeneous Markov chains that admit an invariant probability measure. The main objective is to give a systematic, self-contained presentation on some key issues...

Probabilistic methods can be applied very successfully to a number of asymptotic problems for second-order linear and non-linear partial differential equations. Due to the close connection between...

Mars -- Unser Geheimnisvoller Nachbar: Vom Antiken Mythos Zur Bemannten MissionAuthor: WilfordPublisher: BirkhauserPublication Date: Apr 11, 2014Number of Pages: 288 pagesBinding: Paperback or...

Martingale Hardy Spaces and Summability of One-Dimensional Vilenkin-Fourier SeriesAuthor: Lars-Erik PerssonPublisher: BirkhauserPublication Date: Nov 23, 2023Number of Pages: 626 pagesBinding:...

The book aims to provide an overview of the state of the art on the mechanics of arches and masonry structures. It is addressed to an international audience, arising from the international context in...

Mass Und Integral Und Ihre AlgebraisierungAuthor: C. CaratheodoryPublisher: BirkhauserPublication Date: Apr 15, 2014Number of Pages: 337 pagesBinding: Paperback or SoftbackISBN-10: 3034869495ISBN-13:...

Mathematica - kurz und b?ndig ist eine kompakte Einf?hrung in das in der Mathematik sowie in den Natur- und Ingenieurwissenschaften weitverbreitete Programm Mathematica. Die f?r den Einstieg...

Vor ziemlich genau zehn Jahren stand ich (im Zusammenhang mit Stabilit?tsuntersu- chungen an Hamiltonschen Systemen) vor der Aufgab, komplizierte Koordinaten- transformationen bis zu h?heren...

More than ten years ago, I wanted to carry out coordinate transformations for Hamiltonian systems, in order to discuss the stability of certain equilibrium posi- tions. Basically, the calculations...

This self-contained work introduces the main ideas and fundamental methods of analysis at the advanced undergraduate/graduate level. It provides the historical context out of which these concepts...

Mathematical and Computational Models of Flows and Waves in GeophysicsAuthor: Gerardo Hern?ndez-Due?asPublisher: BirkhauserPublication Date: Nov 05, 2023Number of Pages: 195 pagesBinding: Paperback...

With applications to climate, technology, and industry, the modeling and numerical simulation of turbulent flows are rich with history and modern relevance. The complexity of the problems that arise...

Mathematical Aspects of Spin Glasses and Neural NetworksAuthor: Anton BovierPublisher: BirkhauserPublication Date: Feb 25, 2012Number of Pages: 382 pagesBinding: Paperback or SoftbackISBN-10:...

This book both articulates and responds to increasing scholarly interest in the materiality of the book. Taking as its base the unique collection of mathematical books in the Russell Library at...

Developments in both computer hardware and Perhaps the greatest impact has been felt by the software over the decades have fundamentally education community. Today, it is nearly changed the way...

This collection presents significant contributions from an international network project on mathematical cultures, including essays from leading scholars in the history and philosophy of mathematics...

A number of years ago, Harriet Sheridan, then Dean of Brown University, organized a series oflectures in which individual faculty members described how it came about that they entered their various...

In April of 1996 an array of mathematicians converged on Cambridge, Massachusetts, for the Rotafest and Umbral Calculus Workshop, two con- ferences celebrating Gian-Carlo Rota's 64th birthday. It...

On what grounds can one reasonably expect that a complex financial contract solving a complex real-world issue does not deserve the same thorough scientific treatment as an aeroplane wing or a...

In the centenary year of the publication of Bachelier's thesis, what today is considered as the foundation of modern finance, we had the opportunity to invite experts in this relatively new field in...

Mathematical modeling and numerical simulation in fluid mechanics are topics of great importance both in theory and technical applications. The present book attempts to describe the current status in...

Mathematical logic is a branch of mathematics that takes axiom systems and mathematical proofs as its objects of study. This book shows how it can also provide a foundation for the development of...

Physics has long been regarded as a wellspring of mathematical problems. Mathematical Methods in Physics is a self-contained presentation, driven by historic motivations, excellent examples, detailed...

The second edition of this textbook presents the basic mathematical knowledge and skills that are needed for courses on modern theoretical physics, such as those on quantum mechanics, classical and...

This volume is dedicated to Bill Helton on the occasion of his sixty fifth birthday. It contains biographical material, a list of Bill's publications, a detailed survey of Bill's contributions to...

Mathematical Modeling and Control in Life and Environmental Sciences: Regional Control ProblemsAuthor: Sebastian AniţaPublisher: BirkhauserPublication Date: Apr 30, 2024Number of Pages: 277...

This monograph is dedicated to the derivation and analysis of fluid models occurring in plasma physics. It focuses on models involving quasi-neutrality approximation, problems related to laser...

This monograph collects research and expository articles reflect- ing the interaction and the cooperation of different groups in several European institut ions concerning current research on...