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springer.com Biomedicine 2
Biomedicine
I. Couillin, CNRS, Orléans, France; V. Pétrilli, Centre Léon
Bérard, Lyon, France; F. Martinon, Harvard School of Public
Health, Boston, MA, USA (Eds.)
The Inflammasomes
The inflammasome was first described in 2002 as a
molecular complex activating proinflammatory cas-
pases and therefore regulating the maturation and
biological activities of cytokines such as IL-1# and
IL-18. This finding was substantiated by the identifi-
cation of several mutations in the cias1 gene, encod-
ing the human NLRP3 protein, responsible for several
autoinflammatory disorders such as the Muckle
Wells syndrome. Since, the interest for this com-
plex has constantly increased and several inflamma-
some complexes with different specificities have been
described. These inflammasomes sense a wide variety
of pathogens and danger signals and are key players
in the inflammatory response. With the contributions
of leading international experts in the field, this book
provides an extensive overview of the current knowl-
edge of inflammasome biology and their role in health
and disease.
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Inflammation Research) Hardcover
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M. von Itzstein, Griffith University, QLD, Australia (Ed.)
Influenza Virus Sialidase - A Drug
Discovery Target
Influenza continues to be an ongoing problem despite
the existence of vaccines and drugs. Disease out-
breaks can occur relatively quickly as witnessed with
the recent emergence of the influenza virus A/H1N1
pandemic. The development of new anti-influenza
drugs is thus a major challenge. This volume describes
all aspects of the virus structure and function rele-
vant to infection. The focus is on drug discovery of
inhibitors to the enzyme sialidase, which plays a key
role in the infectious lifecycle of the virus. Following
an overview of the influenza virus, the haemagglu-
tinin, the interactions with the cell receptors and the
enzymology of virus sialidase, recent results in drug
design are presented. These include a full coverage of
the design, synthesis and evaluation of carbohydrate
as well as non-carbohydrate influenza virus sialidase
inhibitors. Further reviews of the clinical experience
with influenza virus sialidase inhibitors and of the
development of resistance to these inhibitor drugs
complement the topic.
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2012. IX, 178 p. 58 illus., 21 in color. (Milestones in Drug
Therapy) Hardcover
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3rd Edition
F.P. Nijkamp, Utrecht University, The Netherlands; M.J. Parn-
ham, University Hospital for Infectious Diseases, Zagreb,
Croatia (Eds.)
Principles of
Immunopharmacology
Principles of Immunopharmacology provides a
unique source of essential knowledge on the immune
response, its diagnosis and its modification by drugs
and chemicals. The third edition of this internation-
ally recognized textbook has been revised to include
recent developments, but continues the established
format, dealing with four related fields in a single vol-
ume, thus obviating the need to refer to several differ-
ent textbooks.The first section of the book, providing
a basic introduction to immunology and its relevance
for human disease, has been updated to accommo-
date new immunological concepts, including den-
dritic cells. The second section on immunodiagnostics
offers a topical description of widely used molecular
techniques and is followed by a systematic coverage
of drugs affecting the immune system, including nat-
ural products. This third section contains 15 updated
chapters, covering classical immunopharmacolog-
ical topics such as anti-asthmatic, anti-rheumatic
and immunosuppressive drugs, but also deals with
antibiotics, plant-derived and dietary agents, with
a new chapter on probiotics. The book concludes
with a chapter on immunotoxicology and drug safety
tests. Aids to the reader include a two-column format,
glossaries of technical terms and appendix reference
tables. The emphasis on illustrations, many of which
have been redrawn for this edition, is maintained
from the first two editions. The book is a valuable sin-
gle reference for postgraduate medical and biomedical
students, postgraduate chemistry and pharmacy stu-
dents, researchers in chemistry, biochemistry and the
pharmaceutical industry and researchers lacking basic
immunological knowledge, who want to understand
the actions of drugs on the immune system. The first
section of the book, providing a basic introduction to
immunology and its relevance for human disease, has
been updated to accommodate new immunological
concepts, including dendritic cells. The second section
on immunodiagnostics offers a topical description of
widely used molecular techniques and is followed by
a systematic coverage of drugs affecting the immune
system, including natural products. This third sec-
tion contains 15 updated chapters, covering classical
immunopharmacological topics such as anti-asth-
matic, anti-rheumatic and immunosuppressive drugs,
but also deals with antibiotics, plant-derived and
dietary agents, with a new chapter on probiotics. The
book concludes with a chapter on immunotoxicol-
ogy and drug safety tests. Aids to the reader include a
two-column format, glossaries of technical terms and
appendix reference tables. The emphasis on illustra-
tions, many of which have been redrawn for this edi-
tion, is maintained from the first two editions. The
book is a valuable single reference for postgraduate
medical and biomedical students, postgraduate chem-
istry and pharmacy students, researchers in chemistry,
biochemistry and the pharmaceutical industry and
researchers lacking basic immunological knowledge,
who want to understand the actions of drugs on the
immune system.
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2011. XXXI, 728 p. 162 illus., 37 in color. Softcover
978-3-0346-0135-1 ▶89,95 €
M. Sibilia, Medical University of Vienna, Austria; C.C. Zielin-
ski, Medical University of Vienna, Austria; R. Bartsch, Medical
University of Vienna, Austria; Th.W. Grunt, Medical Univer-
sity of Vienna, Austria (Eds.)
Drugs for HER-2-positive Breast
Cancer
Growth factor receptors have long been known to
drive malignant transformation and cancer progres-
sion. The epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR,
ErbB, HER) system is likely the best described mem-
brane receptor tyrosine kinase family in malig-
nant tumors. With implementation of the growth-
inhibitory anti-HER-2 antibody trastuzumab (Her-
ceptin) for the treatment of HER-2-positive advanced
metastatic breast cancer, a new era has dawned in
the therapy of this malignant disease. Unfortunately,
trastuzumab-sensitive cancers invariably develop
resistance to the antibody after some time. Recent
clinical studies have revealed that these refractory
tumors are still responsive to inhibition of the HER
receptor family using dual HER-1/-2 inhibitors such
as lapatinib (Tykerb/Tyverb). Moreover, a multiplicity
of novel, improved irreversibly acting small molecular
HER tyrosine kinase inhibitors are in the pipeline of
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many drug developing companies and are being eval-
uated in the clinical setting.
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V. Sunjic, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia; M.J. Parn-
ham, University Hospital for Infectious Diseases, Zagreb,
Croatia
Signposts to Chiral Drugs
Organic Synthesis in Action
.
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N. Vergnolle, INSERM, Toulouse, France; M. Chignard, Insti-
tut Pasteur, Paris, France (Eds.)
Proteases and Their Receptors in
Inflammation
Proteases are everywhere from prokaryotes to eukary-
otes, from virus to bacteria and in all human tissues,
playing a role in many biological functions. Among
these functions, the inflammatory reaction is of par-
ticular interest. In inflamed tissues, proteases can
have a microbial and/or host origin and are involved
not only in tissue remodeling, but also in specific sig-
naling to resident or inflammatory cells, thereby con-
tributing to the innate immune response. This volume
presents all advances in our knowledge of the role
proteases and their inhibitors play in various diseases
associated with inflammatory response. Mechanisms
involved in protease signaling to cells are presented,
and the different types of proteases that are present at
inflammatory sites and their effects on the course of
inflammation are discussed. Finally, the evidence for
considering proteases and their receptors as potential
molecular targets for therapeutic interventions in the
treatment of inflammatory diseases is discussed in the
context of specific organ inflammatory pathologies
(the lung, gastrointestinal tract, skin, joints, etc.).
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Business & Economics
S. Dombrowski, BVL Berlin (Ed.)
Berichte zum Wirtschaftlichen
Verbraucherschutz 2009/2010
Nach § 3 Abs. 2 EG-Verbraucherschutzdurchset-
zungsgesetz (VSchDG) berichtet das Bundesamt
für Verbraucherschutz und Lebensmittelsicher-
heit (BVL) als Zentrale Verbindungsstelle den
für den Verbraucherschutz zuständigen ober-
sten Landesbehörden jährlich umfassend und
in anonymisierter Form über die im Zusam-
menhang mit dem VSchDG empfangenen und
weitergeleiteten Ersuchen um Amtshilfe und
Informationsaustausch.Nach Artikel 21 Abs. 2 der
Verordnung (EG) Nr. 2006/2004 über die Zusamme-
narbeit im Verbraucherschutz erstatten die Mitglied-
staaten der Europäischen Kommission alle zwei Jahre
Bericht über die Durchführung der Verordnung. Für
Deutschland nimmt diese Aufgabe ebenfalls das BVL
wahr. Die vorliegenden Berichte enthalten die rele-
vanten Angaben für die Jahre 2009 und 2010.
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Computer Science
C. Müller-Schloer, Leibniz Universität Hannover, Germany;
H. Schmeck, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany; T.
Ungerer, Universität Augsburg, Germany (Eds.)
Organic Computing — A
Paradigm Shift for Complex
Systems
Organic Computing has emerged as a challenging
vision for future information processing systems.
Its basis is the insight that we will increasingly be
surrounded by and depend on large collections of
autonomous systems, which are equipped with sen-
sors and actuators, aware of their environment, com-
municating freely, and organising themselves in order
to perform actions and services required by the users.
These networks of intelligent systems surround-
ing us open fascinating application areas and at the
same time bear the problem of their controllability.
Hence, we have to construct such systems as robust,
safe, flexible, and trustworthy as possible. In partic-
ular, a strong orientation towards human needs as
opposed to a pure implementation of the technolog-
ically possible seems absolutely central. The techni-
cal systems, which can achieve these goals will have
to exhibit life-like or "organic" properties. "Organic
Computing Systems" adapt dynamically to their cur-
rent environmental conditions. In order to cope with
unexpected or undesired events they are self-organ-
ising, self-configuring, self-optimising, self-healing,
self-protecting, self-explaining, and context-aware,
while offering complementary interfaces for higher-
level directives with respect to the desired behaviour.
First steps towards adaptive and self-organising
computer systems are being undertaken. Adaptiv-
ity, reconfigurability, emergence of new properties,
and self-organisation are hot topics in a variety of
research groups worldwide. This book summarises
the results of a 6-year priority research program (SPP)
of the German Research Foundation (DFG) address-
ing these fundamental challenges in the design of
Organic Computing systems. It presents and discusses
the theoretical foundations of Organic Computing,
basic methods and tools, learning techniques used in
this context, architectural patterns and many applica-
tions. The final outlook shows that in the mean-time
Organic Computing ideas have spawned a variety of
promising new projects.
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Softcover
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Earth Sciences
W.L. Bandy, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México;
Y. Taran, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México; C.M.
Gutiérrez, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México; V.
Kostoglodov, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
(Eds.)
Geodynamics of the Mexican
Pacific Margin
“Geodynamics of the Mexican Pacific Margin”
presents the results of studies from various disciplines
whose common goal is to better understand the com-
plex geodynamic processes that exist along the Pacific
margin of Mexico. The seventeen papers include con-
tributions in the fields of seismology, marine geo-
physics, geomorphology, petrology, geodesy, and
subductology presented by investigators from Mex-
ico, France, Spain, and the USA. These contributions
illustrate why the Mexican Pacific margin is fertile
ground for investigating a wide and rare combination
of current geodynamic processes such as subduction,
continental rifting and associated seismicity, deforma-
tions and magmatism. The volume will be useful to a
diverse group of investigators whose interests include
the geodynamics of western Mexico in particular, and
geodynamics in general.
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978-3-0348-0196-6 ▶49,95 €
G.F. Panza, University of Trieste, Italy; K. Irikura, Aichi Insti-
tute of Technology, Toyota, Japan; M. Kouteva-Guentcheva,
Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia, Bulgaria; A. Peresan,
University of Trieste, Italy; Z. Wang, University of Kentucky,
Lexington, KY, USA; R. Saragoni, University of Chile, Santi-
ago, Chile (Eds.)
Advanced Seismic Hazard
Assessment
Part I: Seismic Hazard Assessment
Issues pertaining to urban risks are a pressing concern
for those involved in disasters mitigation. Develop-
ment of effective mitigation strategies requires sound
seismic hazard information that is commonly derived
through a seismic hazard assessment (SHA). The pur-
pose of SHA is to provide a scientifically consistent
estimate of seismic hazard for engineering design and
other considerations. The time is ripe to move beyond
the old paradigms of the traditional Probabilistic Seis-
mic Hazard Analysis (PSHA). This two-part volume
advocates advanced methods for SHA that utilize up
to date earthquake science and basic scientific princi-
ples to derive the seismic hazard in terms of a ground
motion or related quantity and its occurrence fre-
quency at a site, as well as the associated uncertainty.
It aims to: 1) identify the issues in the current SHAs,
2) facilitate the development of a scientifically con-
sistent approach for SHA and 3) disseminate, both
in scientific and in engineering practice societies,
advanced reliable tools for independent hazard esti-
mates, like NDSHA (neo-deterministic SHA), which
incorporates physically based ground motion mod-
els. It provides a fresh approach to seismic hazard
analysis. Part 1 deals with the general issues of SHA
methodology review and development, as well as with
recent advances in earthquake science that may have
relevant implications toward an improved SHA. It is
addressed to seismologists, engineers and stake-hold-
ers, and aims to contribute to bridging between mod-
ern interdisciplinary research and practitioners.
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978-3-0348-0039-6 ▶59,95 €
G.F. Panza, University of Trieste, Italy; K. Irikura, Aichi Insti-
tute of Technology, Toyota, Japan; M. Kouteva-Guentcheva,
Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia, Bulgaria; A. Peresan,
University of Trieste, Italy; Z. Wang, University of Kentucky,
Lexington, KT, USA; R. Saragoni, University of Chile, Santi-
ago, Chile (Eds.)
Advanced Seismic Hazard
Assessment
Part II: Regional Seismic Hazard and Seismic
Microzonation Case Studies
Issues pertaining to urban risks are a pressing concern
for those involved in disasters mitigation. Develop-
ment of effective mitigation strategies requires sound
seismic hazard information that is commonly derived
through a seismic hazard assessment (SHA). The pur-
pose of SHA is to provide a scientifically consistent
estimate of seismic hazard for engineering design and
other considerations. The time is ripe to move beyond
the old paradigms of the traditional Probabilistic Seis-
mic Hazard Analysis (PSHA). This two-part volume
advocates advanced methods for SHA that utilize up
to date earthquake science and basic scientific princi-
ples to derive the seismic hazard in terms of a ground
motion or related quantity and its occurrence fre-
quency at a site, as well as the associated uncertainty.
It aims to: 1) identify the issues in the current SHAs,
2) facilitate the development of a scientifically con-
sistent approach for SHA and 3) disseminate, both
in scientific and in engineering practice societies,
advanced reliable tools for independent hazard esti-
mates, like NDSHA (neo-deterministic SHA), which
incorporates physically based ground motion mod-
els. It provides a fresh approach to seismic hazard
analysis. Part 2 provides advanced SHA case studies,
concerning regional national and metropolitan esti-
mates for different parts of the world, including Asia,
Europe, North and South America. It is addressed to
seismologists, engineers and stake-holders, and aims
to contribute to bridging between modern interdisci-
plinary research and practitioners.
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K. Satake, University of Tokyo, Japan; A. Rabinovich, Institute
of Ocean Sciences, Sidney, BC, Canada; U. Kâno#lu, Middle
East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey; S. Tinti, University
of Bologna, Italy (Eds.)
Tsunamis in the World Ocean
Past, Present and Future Volume I
The Tsunami from the 1960 Chilean earthquake
affected the entire Pacific Ocean and motivated the
international coordination on tsunami research and
warning systems around the Pacific. However, the
2004 Indian Ocean tsunami affected the entire world,
and reminded that tsunamis are not a local or regional
problem but a global issue. This volume contains 18
papers, mostly presented at the 24th International
Tsunami Symposium held in 14-16 July 2009. They
reflect the current state of tsunami science, includ-
ing case studies of earthquake-generated tsunamis,
tsunami forecasting and hazard assessments, and
theoretical and computational modeling of tsunami
generation, propagation and coastal behavior. Cover
illustration: Based on a photograph from “Field Sur-
vey of the March 28, 2005 Nias-Simeulue Earthquake
and Tsunami” by J. C. Borrero, B. McAdoo, B. Jaffe,
L. Dengler, G. Gelfenbaum, B. Higman, R. Hidayat, A.
Moore, W. Kongko, Lukijanto, R. Peters, G. Prasetya,
V. Titov, and E. Yulianto.
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springer.com Geography 5
Geography
P. Huggenberger, University of Basel, Switzerland; J. Epting,
University of Basel, Switzerland (Eds.)
Urban Geology
Process-Oriented Concepts for Adaptive and
Integrated Resource Management
Urban subsurface resources and particularly urban
groundwater are vulnerable to environmental
impacts, and their rational management is of major
importance. In this book a multidisciplinary team
of specialists and scientists presents innovative pro-
cess-oriented approaches to the sustainable use of
these resources. The included case studies from
northwestern Switzerland describe representative
environments and are relevant for urban areas in gen-
eral. They illustrate the protection of groundwater;
river restoration; engineering and hydrogeological
questions related to urban infrastructure and manage-
ment concepts; as well as monitoring, modeling and
remediation strategies for contaminated sites; prob-
lems caused by karst in urban environments; the use
of shallow geothermal energy; and natural hazards
such as flood events and earthquakes. It is demon-
strated that modern quantitative earth sciences can
contribute significantly in finding solutions concern-
ing the sustainable use of subsurface resources in
urban environments. The book is an invaluable source
of information for hydrogeologists, geologists, urban
planners, water supply engineers, and environmental
agencies.
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Life Sciences
S. Dombrowski, BVL Berlin (Ed.)
Berichte zu Pflanzenschutzmitteln
2009
Jahresbericht Pflanzenschutz-
Kontrollprogramm
In der Bundesrepublik Deutschland überwachen
die Behörden der Länder die Einhaltung der
Vorschriften, die für das Inverkehrbringen und
die Anwendung von Pflanzenschutzmitteln gelten.
Das Pflanzenschutz-Kontrollprogramm ist ein bun-
desweit harmonisiertes Programm zur Überwachung
pflanzenschutzrechtlicher Vorschriften. Die
Durchführung und Berichterstattung der Kontrollen
erfolgten nach gemeinsamen Standards der Länder
auf Grundlage eines abgestimmten Handbuches. Die
Festlegung von Kontrolltatbeständen und die Betrieb-
sauswahl erfolgt durch die Länder; zusätzlich wer-
den bundesweite Kontrollschwerpunkte festgelegt.
Der vorliegende Bericht fasst die Ergebnisse des
Jahres 2009 zusammen. Bundesweit wurden in 2.727
Handelsbetrieben Verkehrskontrollen durchgeführt
und in 5.145 Betrieben der Landwirtschaft, des
Gartenbaus und der Forstwirtschaft Betriebs- oder
Anwendungskontrollen vorgenommen. Im Rahmen
der Überwachung der Verordnung über Pflanzen-
schutzmittel und Pflanzenschutzgeräte (Pflanzen-
schutzmittelverordnung) wurden des Weiteren
Pflanzenschutzgeräte von amtlichen bzw. amtlich
anerkannten Kontrollstellen überprüft. Die Zusam-
mensetzung und physikalische, chemische und tech-
nische Eigenschaften von 163 Pflanzenschutzmitteln
wurden untersucht.
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Mathematics
A. Abbes, Université de Rennes, France
Éléments de Géométrie Rigide
Volume I. Construction et Étude Géométrique
des Espaces Rigides
La géométrie rigide est devenue, au fil des ans, un
outil indispensable dans un grand nombre de ques-
tions en géométrie arithmétique. Depuis ses premières
fondations, posées par J. Tate en 1961, la théorie
s’est développée dans des directions variées. Ce
livre est le premier volume d’un traité qui expose
un développement systématique de la géométrie
rigide suivant l’approche de M. Raynaud, basée sur
les schémas formels à éclatements admissibles près.
Ce volume est consacré à la construction des espaces
rigides dans une situation relative et à l’étude de leurs
propriétés géométriques. L’accent est particulièrement
mis sur l’étude de la topologie admissible d’un espace
rigide cohérent, analogue de la topologie de Zariski
d’un schéma. Parmi les sujets traités figurent l’étude
des faisceaux cohérents et de leur cohomologie, le
théorème de platification par éclatements admissibles
qui généralise au cadre formel-rigide un théorème
de Raynaud-Gruson dans le cadre algébrique, et
le théorème de comparaison du type GAGA pour
les faisceaux cohérents. Ce volume contient aussi
de larges rappels et compléments de la théorie des
schémas formels de Grothendieck. Ce traité est
destiné tout autant aux étudiants ayant une bonne
connaissance de la géométrie algébrique et souhai-
tant apprendre la géométrie rigide qu’aux experts
en géométrie algébrique et en théorie des nombres
comme source de références.
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Hardcover
978-3-0348-0011-2 ▶85,26 €
6 Mathematics springer.com
D. Alpay, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva,
Israel
A Complex Analysis Problem Book
This is a collection of exercises in the theory of ana-
lytic functions, with completed and detailed solutions.
We wish to introduce the student to application-
s and aspects of the theory of analytic functions not
always touched upon in a first course. Using appro-
priate exercises show the students some aspects of
what lies beyond a first course in complex variables.
We also discuss topics of interest for electrical engi-
neering students (for instance, the realization of ratio-
nal functions and its connections to the theory of
linear systems and state space representations of such
systems). Examples of important Hilbert spaces of
analytic functions (in particular the Hardy space and
the Fock space) are given. The book also includes
a part where relevant facts from topology, functional
analysis and Lebesgue integration are reviewed.
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2011. X, 526 p. Softcover
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W. Arendt, University of Ulm, Germany; C.J.K. Batty, St. Johns
College, Oxford, UK; M. Hieber, TU Darmstadt, Germany; F.
Neubrander, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, USA
Vector-valued Laplace Transforms
and Cauchy Problems
Second Edition
This monograph gives a systematic account of the
theory of vector-valued Laplace transforms, ranging
from representation theory to Tauberian theorems.
In parallel, the theory of linear Cauchy problems and
semigroups of operators is developed completely
in the spirit of Laplace transforms. Existence and
uniqueness, regularity, approximation and above all
asymptotic behaviour of solutions are studied. Diverse
applications to partial differential equations are given.
The book contains an introduction to the Bochner
integral and several appendices on background mate-
rial. It is addressed to students and researchers inter-
ested in evolution equations, Laplace and Fourier
transforms, and functional analysis. The authors have
succeeded admirably in bringing together a wealth of
recent material, much of which appears in book form
for the first time. This authoritative work is likely
to become a standard reference on both the Laplace
transform and its applications to the abstract Cauchy
problem. … The book is an excellent textbook as
well. Proofs are always transparent and complete, and
many topics that could have been considered as back-
ground material are covered as well. All this makes
the text very accessible and self-contained. Appli-
cations to concrete differential operators are given
throughout the text. Each chapter ends with historical
and bibliographical comments. … In summary, this
book will be of interest to a wide audience of (func-
tional) analysts and it should have a place in every
mathematics library. Warmly recommended! Jan van
Neerven, Nieuw Archief voor Wiskunde, No. 3, 2003
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Y. Arlinskii, East Ukrainian National University, Lugansk,
Ukraine; S. Belyi, Troy University, Troy, AL, USA; E.
Tsekanovskii, Niagara University, NY, USA
Conservative Realizations of
Herglotz-Nevanlinna Functions
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various classes of Stieltjes, inverse Stieltjes, and gen-
eral Herglotz-Nevanlinna functions as impedance
functions of linear systems. The main feature of the
monograph is a new approach to the realization the-
ory profoundly involving developed extension theory
in triplets of rigged Hilbert spaces and unbounded
operators as state-space operators of linear systems.
The connections of the realization theory to systems
with accretive, sectorial, and contractive state-space
operators as well as to the Phillips-Kato sectorial
extension problem, the Krein-von Neumann and
Friedrichs extremal extensions are provided. Among
other results the book contains applications to the
inverse problems for linear systems with non-self-
adjoint Schrödinger operators, Jacobi matrices, and
to the Nevanlinna-Pick system interpolation.
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Thermodynamic Formalism and
Applications to Dimension Theory
This self-contained monograph presents a unified
exposition of the thermodynamic formalism and
some of its main extensions, with emphasis on the
relation to dimension theory and multifractal analysis
of dynamical systems. In particular, the book consid-
ers three different flavors of the thermodynamic for-
malism, namely nonadditive, subadditive, and almost
additive, and provides a detailed discussion of some of
the most significant results in the area, some of them
quite recent. It also includes a discussion of the most
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Notions of Positivity and the
Geometry of Polynomials
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the interface between positivity and the geometry,
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several variables. It is dedicated to the memory of
Julius Borcea (1968-2009), a distinguished mathe-
matician, Professor at the University of Stockholm.
With his extremely original contributions and broad
vision, his impact on the topics of the planned volume
cannot be underestimated. All contributors knew or
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The Structure of the Real Line
The rapid development of set theory in the last fifty
years, mainly in obtaining plenty of independence
results, strongly influenced an understanding of the
structure of the real line. This book is devoted to
the study of the real line and its subsets taking into
account the recent results of set theory. Whenever
possible the presentation is done without the full
axiom of choice. Since the book is intended to be self-
contained, all necessary results of set theory, topology,
measure theory, descriptive set theory are revisited
with the purpose to eliminate superfluous use of an
axiom of choice. The duality of measure and category
is studied in a detailed manner. Several statements
pertaining to properties of the real line are shown to
be undecidable in set theory. The metamathematics
behind it is shortly explained in the appendix. Each
section contains a series of exercises with additional
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Rodrigues, Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal (Eds.)
The Mathematics of Darwin’s
Legacy
The book presents a general overview of mathemat-
ical models in the context of evolution. It covers a
wide range of topics such as population genetics,
population dynamics, speciation, adaptive dynam-
ics, game theory, kin selection, and stochastic pro-
cesses. Written by leading scientists working at the
interface between evolutionary biology and mathe-
matics the book is the outcome of a conference com-
memorating Charles Darwin's 200th birthday, and the
150th anniversary of the first publication of his book
"On the origin of species". Its chapters vary in for-
mat between general introductory and state-of-the-art
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ing both students and researchers in mathematics,
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new problems as well as biologists looking for rigor-
ous description of population dynamics will find this
book fundamental.
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nico di Milano, Italy; D.C. Struppa, Chapman University,
Orange, CA, USA
Noncommutative Functional
Calculus
Theory and Applications of Slice
Hyperholomorphic Functions
<i>This book presents a functional calculus for
<i>n</i>-tuples of not necessarily commuting lin-
ear operators. In particular, a functional calculus for
quaternionic linear operators is developed. These cal-
culi are based on a new theory of hyperholomorphic-
ity for functions with values in a Clifford algebra: the
so-called slice monogenic functions which are care-
fully described in the book. In the case of functions
with values in the algebra of quaternions these func-
tions are named slice regular functions.</i> <br>
<p>Except for the appendix and the introduction all
results are new and appear for the first time organized
in a monograph. The material has been carefully pre-
pared to be as self-contained as possible. The intended
audience consists of researchers, graduate and post-
graduate students interested in operator theory, spec-
tral theory, hypercomplex analysis, and mathematical
physics.</p>
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Martell, Instituto de Ciencias Matemáticas, Madrid, Spain; C.
Pérez, University of Sevilla, Spain
Weights, Extrapolation and the
Theory of Rubio de Francia
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Rubio de Francia theory of extrapolation, its many
generalizations and its applications to one and two-
weight norm inequalities. The book is based upon a
new and elementary proof of the classical extrapo-
lation theorem that fully develops the power of the
Rubio de Francia iteration algorithm. This technique
allows us to give a unified presentation of the theory
and to give important generalizations to Banach func-
tion spaces and to two-weight inequalities. We pro-
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harmonic analysis to illustrate our approach, giving
new and simpler proofs of known results and prov-
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graduate students and researchers in the area of
weighted norm inequalities, as well as for mathemati-
cians who want to apply extrapolation to other areas
such as partial differential equations.
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M. Radnovi#, Mathematical Institute SANU, Belgrade, Serbia
Poncelet Porisms and Beyond
Integrable Billiards, Hyperelliptic Jacobians and
Pencils of Quadrics
The goal of the book is to present, in a complete and
comprehensive way, areas of current research inter-
lacing around the Poncelet porism: dynamics of inte-
grable billiards, algebraic geometry of hyperelliptic
Jacobians, and classical projective geometry of pen-
cils of quadrics. The most important results and ideas,
classical as well as modern, connected to the Pon-
celet theorem are presented, together with a histor-
ical overview analyzing the classical ideas and their
natural generalizations. Special attention is paid to
the realization of the Griffiths and Harris programme
about Poncelet-type problems and addition theorems.
This programme, formulated three decades ago, is
aimed to understanding the higher-dimensional ana-
logues of Poncelet problems and the realization of
the synthetic approach of higher genus addition theo-
rems.
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Halsey, ExxonMobil Upstream Research Company, Houston,
TX, USA; V. Rivasseau, Université de Paris-Sud, Orsay, France
(Eds.)
Glasses and Grains
Poincaré Seminar 2009
This tenth volume in the Poincaré Seminar Series
describes recent developments at one of the most
challenging frontiers in statistical physics - the deeply
related fields of glassy dynamics, especially near the
glass transition, and of the statics and dynamics of
granular systems. These fields are marked by a vig-
orous interchange between experiment, theory, and
numerical studies, all of which are well represented by
the leading experts who have contributed articles to
this volume. These articles are also highly pedagogi-
cal, as befits their origin in lectures to a broad scien-
tific audience. Highlights include a Galilean dialogue
on the mean field and competing theories of the glass
transition, a wide-ranging survey of colloidal glasses,
and experimental as well as theoretical treatments
of the relatively new field of dense granular flows.
This book should be of broad general interest to both
physicists and mathematicians.
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Lechleiter, Ecole Polytechnique, Palaiseau, France; M. Plum,
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany; G. Schneider,
University of Stuttgart, Germany; C. Wieners, Karlsruhe Insti-
tute of Technology, Germany
Photonic Crystals: Mathematical
Analysis and Numerical
Approximation
This volume collects a series of lectures which pro-
vide an introduction to the mathematical background
needed for the modeling and simulation of light,
in particular in periodic media, and for its applica-
tions in optical devices.The book concentrates on
the mathematics of photonic crystals, which form
an important class of physical structures investi-
gated in nanotechnology. Photonic crystals are mate-
rials which are composed of two or more different
dielectrics or metals, and which exhibit a spatially
periodic structure, typically at the length scale of hun-
dred nanometers.In the mathematical analysis and the
numerical simulation of the partial differential equa-
tions describing nanostructures, several mathemati-
cal difficulties arise, e. g., the appropriate treatment
of nonlinearities, simultaneous occurrence of contin-
uous and discrete spectrum, multiple scales in space
and time, and the ill-posedness of these problems.
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Guidotti, University of California, Irvine, CA, USA; M. Hieber,
Technische Universität Darmstadt, Germany; P. Mucha, War-
saw University, Poland; J.W. Prüss, Universität Halle-Wit-
tenberg, Germany; Y. Shibata, Waseda University, Tokyo,
Japan; G. Simonett, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN,
USA; C. Walker, Leibniz Universität Hannover, Germany; W.
Zajaczkowski, Warsaw University of Technology, Poland
(Eds.)
Parabolic Problems
The Herbert Amann Festschrift
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linear Parabolic Problems' held in celebration of Her-
bert Amann's 70th birthday at the Banach Center
in Bedlewo, Poland. It features a collection of peer-
reviewed research papers by recognized experts high-
lighting recent advances in fields of Herbert Amann's
interest such as nonlinear evolution equations, fluid
dynamics, quasi-linear parabolic equations and sys-
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nach, Germany; M. Hermann, Friedrich Schiller University,
Jena, Germany; M.V. Kutniv, Lviv Polytechnical National Uni-
versity, Lviv, Ukraine; V. Makarov, National Academy of Sci-
ences of Ukraine, Kiev, Ukraine
Exact and Truncated Difference
Schemes for Boundary Value
ODEs
The book provides a comprehensive introduction to
compact finite difference methods for solving bound-
ary value ODEs with high accuracy. The correspond-
ing theory is based on exact difference schemes (EDS)
from which the implementable truncated difference
schemes (TDS) are derived. The TDS are now com-
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well-studied numerical algorithms for the solution
of initial value ODEs. Moreover, various a posteriori
error estimators are presented which can be used in
adaptive algorithms as important building blocks. The
new class of EDS and TDS treated in this book can
be considered as further developments of the results
presented in the highly respected books of the Rus-
sian mathematician A. A. Samarskii. It is shown that
the new Samarskii-like techniques open the horizon
for the numerical treatment of more complicated
problems. The book contains exercises and the corre-
sponding solutions enabling the use as a course text or
for self-study. Researchers and students from numer-
ical methods, engineering and other sciences will
find this book provides an accessible and self-con-
tained introduction to numerical methods for solving
boundary value ODEs.
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Studienakademie Thüringen, Berufsakademie Eisenach, Ger-
many; V. Makarov, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine,
Kiev, Ukraine; V. Vasylyk, National Academy of Sciences of
Ukraine, Kiev, Ukraine
Exponentially Convergent
Algorithms for Abstract
Differential Equations
This book presents new accurate and efficient expo-
nentially convergent methods for abstract differen-
tial equations with unbounded operator coefficients
in Banach space. These methods are highly relevant
for practical scientific computing since the equations
under consideration can be seen as the meta-models
of systems of ordinary differential equations (ODE)
as well as of partial differential equations (PDEs)
describing various applied problems. The frame-
work of functional analysis allows one to obtain very
general but at the same time transparent algorithms
and mathematical results which then can be applied
to mathematical models of the real world. The prob-
lem class includes initial value problems (IVP) for-
first order differential equations with constant and
variable unbounded operator coefficients in a Banach
space (the heat equation is a simple example), bound-
ary value problems for the second order elliptic differ-
ential equation with an operator coefficient (e.g. the
Laplace equation), IVPs for the second order strongly
damped differential equation as well as exponentially
convergent methods to IVPs for the first order non-
linear differential equation with unbounded operator
coefficients. For researchers and students of numer-
ical functional analysis, engineering and other sci-
ences this book provides highly efficient algorithms
for the numerical solution of differential equations
and applied problems.
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M.A. de Gosson, Universität Wien, Austria
Symplectic Methods in Harmonic
Analysis and in Mathematical
Physics
The aim of this book is to give a rigorous and com-
plete treatment of various topics from harmonic anal-
ysis with a strong emphasis on symplectic invariance
properties, which are often ignored or underestimated
in the time-frequency literature. The topics that are
addressed include (but are not limited to) the the-
ory of the Wigner transform, the uncertainty princi-
ple (from the point of view of symplectic topology),
Weyl calculus and its symplectic covariance, Shubin’s
global theory of pseudo-differential operators, and
Feichtinger’s theory of modulation spaces. Several
applications to time-frequency analysis and quan-
tum mechanics are given, many of them concurrent
with ongoing research. For instance, a non-standard
pseudo-differential calculus on phase space is intro-
duced and studied, where the main role is played by
“Bopp operators” (also called “Landau operators” in
the literature). This calculus is closely related to both
the Landau problem and to the deformation quan-
tization theory of Flato and Sternheimer, of which
it gives a simple pseudo-differential formulation
where Feichtinger’s modulation spaces are key actors.
This book is primarily directed towards students or
researchers in harmonic analysis (in the broad sense)
and towards mathematical physicists working in
quantum mechanics. It can also be read with profit
by researchers in time-frequency analysis, providing
a valuable complement to the existing literature on
the topic. A certain familiarity with Fourier analysis
(in the broad sense) and introductory functional anal-
ysis (e.g. the elementary theory of distributions) is
assumed. Otherwise, the book is largely self-contained
and includes an extensive list of references.
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G. Grätzer, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada
Lattice Theory: Foundation
This book started with Lattice Theory, First Concepts,
in 1971. Then came General Lattice Theory, First Edi-
tion, in 1978, and the Second Edition twenty years
later. Since the publication of the first edition in 1978,
General Lattice Theory has become the authoritative
introduction to lattice theory for graduate students
and the standard reference for researchers. The First
Edition set out to introduce and survey lattice theory.
Some 12,000 papers have been published in the field
since then; so Lattice Theory: Foundation focuses on
introducing the field, laying the foundation for special
topics and applications. Lattice Theory: Foundation,
based on the previous three books, covers the fun-
damental concepts and results. The main topics are
distributivity, congruences, constructions, modular-
ity and semimodularity, varieties, and free products.
The chapter on constructions is new, all the other
chapters are revised and expanded versions from
the earlier volumes. Over 40 “diamond sections’’,
many written by leading specialists in these fields,
provide a brief glimpse into special topics beyond
the basics.“Lattice theory has come a long way... For
those who appreciate lattice theory, or who are curi-
ous about its techniques and intriguing internal prob-
lems, Professor Grätzer's lucid new book provides a
most valuable guide to many recent developments.
Even a cursory reading should provide those few who
may still believe that lattice theory is superficial or
naive, with convincing evidence of its technical depth
and sophistication.” Garrett Birkhoff (Bulletin of the
American Mathematical Society)“Grätzer’s book Gen-
eral Lattice Theory has become the lattice theorist’s
bible.” (Mathematical Reviews)
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G. Gupur, Xinjiang University, Urumqi, China
Functional Analysis Methods for
Reliability Models
The main goal of this book is to introduce readers
to functional analysis methods, in particular, time
dependent analysis, for reliability models. Under-
standing the concept of reliability is of key impor-
tance – schedule delays, inconvenience, customer
dissatisfaction, and loss of prestige and even weak-
ening of national security are common examples of
results that are caused by unreliability of systems
and individuals. The book begins with an introduc-
tion to C0-semigroup theory. Then, after a brief his-
tory of reliability theory, methods that study the well-
posedness, the asymptotic behaviors of solutions
and reliability indices for varied reliability models
are presented. Finally, further research problems are
explored. Functional Analysis Methods for Reliability
Models is an excellent reference for graduate students
and researchers in operations research, applied math-
ematics and systems engineering.
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H. Hofer, Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, NJ, USA; E.
Zehnder, ETH Zürich, Switzerland
Symplectic Invariants and
Hamiltonian Dynamics
The discoveries of the last decades have opened new
perspectives for the old field of Hamiltonian sys-
tems and led to the creation of a new field: symplectic
topology. Surprising rigidity phenomena demon-
strate that the nature of symplectic mappings is very
different from that of volume preserving mappings.
This raises new questions, many of them still unan-
swered. On the other hand, analysis of an old varia-
tional principle in classical mechanics has established
global periodic phenomena in Hamiltonian systems.
As it turns out, these seemingly different phenom-
ena are mysteriously related. One of the links is a class
of symplectic invariants, called symplectic capaci-
ties. These invariants are the main theme of this book,
which includes such topics as basic symplectic geome-
try, symplectic capacities and rigidity, periodic orbits
for Hamiltonian systems and the action principle, a
bi-invariant metric on the symplectic diffeomorphism
group and its geometry, symplectic fixed point the-
ory, the Arnold conjectures and first order elliptic
systems, and finally a survey on Floer homology and
symplectic homology. The exposition is self-contained
and addressed to researchers and students from the
graduate level onwards. ------ All the chapters have a
nice introduction with the historic development of the
subject and with a perfect description of the state of
the art. The main ideas are brightly exposed through-
out the book. (…) This book, written by two expe-
rienced researchers, will certainly fill in a gap in the
theory of symplectic topology. The authors have taken
part in the development of such a theory by them-
selves or by their collaboration with other outstanding
people in the area.(Zentralblatt MATH) This book is
a beautiful introduction to one outlook on the excit-
ing new developments of the last ten to fifteen years in
symplectic geometry, or symplectic topology, as cer-
tain aspects of the subject are lately called. (…) The
authors are obvious masters of the field, and their
reflections here and there throughout the book on the
ambient literature and open problems are perhaps the
most interesting parts of the volume.(Matematica)
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C. Mantegazza, Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa, Italy
Lecture Notes on Mean Curvature
Flow
This book is an introduction to the subject of mean
curvature flow of hypersurfaces with special empha-
sis on the analysis of singularities. This flow occurs in
the description of the evolution of numerous physi-
cal models where the energy is given by the area of the
interfaces. These notes provide a detailed discussion
of the classical parametric approach (mainly devel-
oped by R. Hamilton and G. Huisken). They are well
suited for a course at PhD/PostDoc level and can be
useful for any researcher interested in a solid intro-
duction to the technical issues of the field. All the
proofs are carefully written, often simplified, and con-
tain several comments. Moreover, the author revisited
and organized a large amount of material scattered
around in literature in the last 25 years.
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C. Okonek, Universität Zürich, Switzerland; M. Schneider,
Universität Bayreuth, Germany; H. Spindler, Universität
Osnabrück, Germany
Vector Bundles on Complex
Projective Spaces
With an Appendix by S. I. Gelfand
This expository treatment is based on a survey given
by one of the authors at the Séminaire Bourbaki in
November 1978 and on a subsequent course held at
the University of Göttingen. It is intended to serve as
an introduction to the topical question of classifica-
tion of holomorphic vector bundles on complex pro-
jective spaces, and can easily be read by students with
a basic knowledge of analytic or algebraic geometry.
Short supplementary sections describe more advanced
topics, further results, and unsolved problems. This
is a corrected third printing with an Appendix by S.
I. Gelfand. ------ The present book is the first one,
within the extensive literature on algebraic vector
bundles, to give both a self-contained introduction
to the basic methods and an exposition of the cur-
rent state of the classification theory of algebraic vec-
tor bundles over Pn(C). (…) The reviewer thinks that
readers should be grateful to the authors for present-
ing the first detailed, self-contained and systematic
textbook on vector bundles over projective varieties.
They have put in a lot of their own results to sim-
plify and to systematize many proofs, and to lead the
reader to the current research in this field as quickly
as possible.(Mathematical Reviews) (…) every sec-
tion ends with historical comments, further results,
and open questions. This brings the reader up to date
and provides a guide for further work.(Bulletin of
the American Mathematical Society) (…) the funda-
mental appendix essentially enhance this outstanding
standard textbook and research monograph on vector
bundles.(Mathematical Reviews)
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L. Rodino, University of Torino, Italy; M.W. Wong, York
University, Toronto, ON, Canada; H. Zhu, York University,
Toronto, ON, Canada (Eds.)
Pseudo-Differential Operators:
Analysis, Applications and
Computations
This volume consists of eighteen peer-reviewed
papers related to lectures on pseudo-differential oper-
ators presented at the meeting of the ISAAC Group
in Pseudo-Differential Operators (IGPDO) held at
Imperial College London on July 13–18, 2009. Fea-
tured in this volume are the analysis, applications
and computations of pseudo-differential operators in
mathematics, physics and signal analysis. This volume
is a useful complement to the volumes “Advances in
Pseudo-Differential Operators”, “Pseudo-Differential
Operators and Related Topics”, “Modern Trends in
Pseudo-Differential Operators”, “New Developments
in Pseudo-Differential Operators” and “Pseudo-Dif-
ferential Operators: Complex Analysis and Partial
Differential Equations” published in the same series
in, respectively, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2009 and 2010.
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sity of Stuttgart, Germany (Eds.)
Modern Aspects of the Theory of
Partial Differential Equations
The book provides a quick overview of a wide range
of active research areas in partial differential equa-
tions such as evolution equations and estimates for
their solutions, control theory, inverse problems, non-
linear equations, elliptic theory on singular domains,
numerical approaches. It will serve as a useful source
of information to mathematicians, scientists and
engineers. Contributors: Y.P. Apakov G. Avalos L.
Bociu L. Boutet de Monvel F. Colombo G. Frag-
nelli M. Ghergu D. Guidetti U.U. Hrusheuski T.Sh.
Kalmenov I.U. Khaydarov S. Khodjiev V. Kokilashvili
C. Lebiedzik P. Loreti F. Macià D. Mugnai M. Reissig
M.S. Salakhitdinov B.-W. Schulze D. Sforza L. Simon
D. Suragan D. Toundykov R. Triggiani A.K. Urinov
O.S. Zikirov J.-P. Zolésio
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D.A. Salamon, ETH Zürich, Schweiz
Funktionentheorie
Dies ist ein neues Lehrbuch über Funktionentheorie,
konzipiert als begleitender Text für eine einsemestrige
einführende Vorlesung auf diesem Gebiet. Einige
weiterführende Themen werden ebenfalls behandelt.
Der Anhang enthält drei Kapitel über den Zusam-
menhangsbegriff, kompakte metrische Räume und
harmonische Funktionen.
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A. Unterberger, Université de Reims, France
Pseudodifferential Analysis,
Automorphic Distributions in the
Plane and Modular Forms
Pseudodifferential analysis, introduced in this book
in a way adapted to the needs of number theorists,
relates automorphic function theory in the hyperbolic
half-plane # to automorphic distribution theory in
the plane. Spectral-theoretic questions are discussed
in one or the other environment: in the latter one,
the problem of decomposing automorphic functions
in # according to the spectral decomposition of the
modular Laplacian gives way to the simpler one of
decomposing automorphic distributions in R2 into
homogeneous components. The Poincaré summation
process, which consists in building automorphic dis-
tributions as series of g-transforms, for g Î SL(2;Z),
of some initial function, say in S(R2), is analyzed in
detail. On #, a large class of new automorphic func-
tions or measures is built in the same way: one of its
features lies in an interpretation, as a spectral den-
sity, of the restriction of the zeta function to any line
within the critical strip. The book is addressed to a
wide audience of advanced graduate students and
researchers working in analytic number theory or
pseudo-differential analysis.
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V.P. Vizgin, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
Unified Field Theories
in the first third of the 20th century
Despite the rapidly expanding ambit of physi-
cal research and the continual appearance of new
branches of physics, the main thrust in its develop-
ment has been the attempt at a theoretical synthesis
of the entire body of physical knowledge. Vladimir
Vizgin's work presents perhaps the first systematic
historico-scientific study of the formation and devel-
opment of the unified field theories in the general
context of 20th century physics. Concentrating on the
first three decades of the century and drawing exten-
sively on Russian sources, the author analyses the first
successes, failures and paths of further development
of the unified field theories. He presents the evolu-
tion of these theories as a process of interaction/com-
petition between the geometric field and quantum
research programs, and ascertains the relevance of
these theories for fundamental concepts in modern
field theory. ------ The author presents in detail the
unified theories of Nordström, Weyl, Eddington,
Kaluza and Klein and numerous theories proposed
by Einstein. It is stressed that these theories, contrary
to the widely held view, were not completely fruitless.
They were precursors of the modern quantum gauge
field theories which inherited from them a number
of important concepts. The monograph presents the
first complete historical description of the subject. It is
addressed to all physicists and mathematicians inter-
ested in the history of unification in physics.(Zen-
tralblatt MATH) The reviewer calls attention to the
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extensive bibliography of original papers (approxi-
mately 400 items).(Mathematical Reviews)
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V. Volpert, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, France
Elliptic Partial Differential
Equations
Volume 1: Fredholm Theory of Elliptic Problems
in Unbounded Domains
<p>The theory of elliptic partial differential equa-
tions has undergone an important development over
the last two centuries. Together with electrostatics,
heat and mass diffusion, hydrodynamics and many
other applications, it has become one of the most
richly enhanced fields of mathematics. This mono-
graph undertakes a systematic presentation of the the-
ory of general elliptic operators. The author discusses
a priori estimates, normal solvability, the Fredholm
property, the index of an elliptic operator, operators
with a parameter, and nonlinear Fredholm opera-
tors. Particular attention is paid to elliptic problems
in unbounded domains which have not yet been suf-
ficiently treated in the literature and which require
some special approaches. The book also contains
an analysis of non-Fredholm operators and discrete
operators as well as extensive historical and biblio-
graphical comments.</p> <p>The selected topics and
the author's level of discourse will make this book a
most useful resource for researchers and graduate stu-
dents working in the broad field of partial differential
equations and applications.</p>
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101) Hardcover
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K. Williams, Torino, Italy (Ed.)
Nexus Network Journal 12,1
Architecture and Mathematics
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K. Williams, Kim Williams Books, Torino, Italy (Ed.)
Crossroads: History of Science,
History of Art
Essays by David Speiser, vol. II
<p>This collection of essays on relationships between
science, history of science, history of art and phi-
losophy is a multi-faceted sequel to the first vol-
ume, <i>Discovering the Principles of Mechanics
1600-1800</i>, published in 2008. During his career,
David Speiser was first and foremost a theoretical
physicist with first-hand knowledge of how funda-
mental research is carried out, but he was also a his-
torian of science and editor of historical writings as
well as a keen observer of works of art and architec-
ture. In these essays he compares and contrasts artis-
tic creations with scientific discoveries, the work of
the artist and that of the scientist, and process of anal-
ysis of the art historian to that of the historian of sci-
ence. What is revealed is how the limits of individual
disciplines can be pushed and sometimes completely
overcome as the result of input from and interac-
tions with other fields, and how progress may even be
impossible without such interactions. The reflections
elucidated here refute the idea, so engrained in our
thinking today, of the ‘two cultures’, and underline
the unity rather than the diversity inherent in creative
thought both scientific and artistic. Contained here
are ten papers, all newly edited with updated refer-
ences, four of which have been translated into English
for the first time, and completed with an index of
names. Intended for the specialist and non-specialist
alike, these essays set before us a feast of ideas.</p>
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K. Williams, Torino, Italy (Ed.)
Nexus Network Journal 13,1
Architecture and Mathematics
no text
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M.W. Wong, York University, Toronto, ON, Canada
Discrete Fourier Analysis
This textbook presents basic notions and techniques
of Fourier analysis in discrete settings. Written in a
concise style, it is interlaced with remarks, discus-
sions and motivations from signal analysis. The
first part is dedicated to topics related to the Fourier
transform, including discrete time-frequency analy-
sis and discrete wavelet analysis. Basic knowledge of
linear algebra and calculus is the only prerequisite.
The second part is built on Hilbert spaces and Fourier
series and culminates in a section on pseudo-differen-
tial operators, providing a lucid introduction to this
advanced topic in analysis. Some measure theory lan-
guage is used, although most of this part is accessi-
ble to students familiar with an undergraduate course
in real analysis. Discrete Fourier Analysis is aimed
at advanced undergraduate and graduate students
in mathematics and applied mathematics. Enhanced
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classroom as well as for self-study.
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Operators, Vol. 5) Softcover
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I. Yavetz, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
From Obscurity to Enigma
The Work of Oliver Heaviside, 1872-1889
Oliver Heaviside’s contributions to electromagnetism,
electrical engineering, and applied mathematics have
consistently attracted attention. Of late they have
become a major source for the study of the develop-
ment of field theory after Maxwell. From Obscurity
to Enigma: The Work of Oliver Heaviside, 1872-1889
is a systematic, in-depth study of the most creative
period in Heaviside’s scientific career. During this
period he wrote the essays and articles that constitute
his two-volume Electrical Papers. Here he presented
his novel reformulation of Maxwell’s equations, cre-
ated the elements of vector algebra, produced the
first comprehensive theory of transmission lines,
suggested the inductive «loading» of telegraph and
telephone lines to improve long-distance commu-
nications, introduced his innovative version of the
operational calculus, and made several important
contributions to the electrodynamics of moving bod-
ies. From Obscurity to Enigma traces the evolution of
Heaviside’s ideas against the background of growing
knowledge in basic electromagnetic theory, telegra-
phy, and telephony at the time. It reveals the thematic
coherence that unifies his various publications, and
sheds considerable light on the reason for the excla-
mations of incomprehension that greeted his work
from the time of its publication to the present. The
book is an important contribution to the history of
science and technology in the late 19th and early
20th centuries, and will be appreciated by electri-
cal engineers, physicists, and applied mathemati-
cians. ------ (…) at present Yavetz is probably the
best adept of Heaviside’s life and work (…) The book
is just as factual as it is written in an engaged and con-
vincing way. The handwritten (notebooks, correspon-
dence) and printed primary sources as well as most
of the existing secondary literature on Heaviside are
carefully and critically treated, documented and com-
mented on. [translation from German] (Arch. Int.
Hist. Sci.) [This book] includes an analysis of many
of his papers and provides an historical account of
the likely origin and development of his ideas. Several
major themes are identified by the author as the orga-
nizing principles for Heaviside’s research and publica-
tion program.(Mathematical Reviews)
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W. Zulehner, Universität Linz
Numerische Mathematik
Eine Einführung anhand von
Differentialgleichungsproblemen Band 2:
Instationäre Probleme
"Numerische Mathematik", aufgeteilt in zwei Bände,
ist eine Einführung in die Numerische Mathe-
matik anhand von Differentialgleichungsproble-
men. Gegliedert nach elliptischen, parabolischen
und hyperbolischen Differentialgleichungen wird
zunächst jeweils die Diskretisierung solcher Prob-
leme besprochen. Als Diskretisierungstechniken
stehen Finite-Elemente-Methoden im Raum und
(partitionierte) Runge-Kutta-Methoden in der Zeit
im Vordergrund. Die diskretisierten Gleichungen
dienen als Motivation zur Diskussion von Methoden
für endlichdimensionale lineare und nichtlineare Gle-
ichungen, die anschließend als eigenständige Themen
behandelt werden. Auf diese Weise wird versucht,
nicht nur ein einführendes sondern auch ein in sich
abgeschlossenes Bild der Numerischen Mathematik,
zumindest in einem zentralen Aufgabenbereich, zu
vermitteln. Der zweite Band setzt mit der Diskussion
parabolischer und hyperbolischer Anfangsrandwert-
probleme fort. Die durch Semi-Diskretisierung im
Raum entstehenden Anfangswertprobleme dienen als
Einstieg und Motivation der anschließenden Behand-
lung allgemeiner Anfangswertprobleme gewöhnlicher
Differentialgleichungen erster und zweiter Ordnung.
Schließlich werden die für diese allgemeinen Prob-
lemstellungen erarbeiteten Erkenntnisse auf semi-
diskretisierte parabolische und hyperbolische Prob-
leme angewendet.
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