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Debashish Chowdhury's critical review of more than a thousand papers not only identifies the complexities involved in the theoretical understanding of the real spin glasses but also explains the physical concepts and the mathematical formalisms that have been used successfully in solving the infiniterange model. Originally published in 1987. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
This modern textbook provides a complete survey of the broad field of statistical mechanics. Based on a series of lectures, it adopts a special pedagogical approach. The authors, both excellent lecturers, clearly distinguish between general principles and their applications in solving problems. Analogies between phase transitions in fluids and magnets using continuum and spin models are emphasized, leading to a better understanding. Such special features as historical notes, summaries, problems, mathematical appendix, computer programs and order of magnitude estimations distinguish this volume from competing works. Due to its ambitious level and an extensive list of references for technical ...
This book is a comprehensive guide to the diagnosis and management of both common and rare neurological disorders, for practising neurologists and trainees. Divided into twelve chapters, each section is dedicated to a subspecialty of neurology, including movement disorders, headache, epilepsy, neurotoxicology, stroke and more. Topics are presented with a broad overview and include recent advances in the field. Content is further enhanced by tables, clinical images, boxes and flow charts to assist learning. Key points Comprehensive guide to neurological disorders for clinicians and trainees Each section dedicated to a subspecialty of neurology Includes recent advances in the field Highly illustrated with tables, clinical images, boxes and flow charts
India is heralded as the world's largest democracy. Yet, there is now growing alarm about its democratic health. To Kill a Democracy gets to the heart of the matter. Combining poignant life stories with sharp scholarly insight, it rejects the belief that India was once a beacon of democracy but is now being ruined by the destructive forces of Modi-style populism. The book details the much deeper historical roots of the present-day assaults on civil liberties and democratic institutions. Democracy, the authors also argue, is much more than elections and the separation of powers. It is a whole way of life lived in dignity, and that is why they pay special attention to the decaying social found...
Deeply rooted in fundamental research in Mathematics and Computer Science, Cellular Automata (CA) are recognized as an intuitive modeling paradigm for Complex Systems. Already very basic CA, with extremely simple micro dynamics such as the Game of Life, show an almost endless display of complex emergent behavior. Conversely, CA can also be designed to produce a desired emergent behavior, using either theoretical methodologies or evolutionary techniques. Meanwhile, beyond the original realm of applications - Physics, Computer Science, and Mathematics – CA have also become work horses in very different disciplines such as epidemiology, immunology, sociology, and finance. In this context of f...
Railway transportation has become one of the main technological advances of our society. Since the first railway used to carry coal from a mine in Shropshire (England, 1600), a lot of efforts have been made to improve this transportation concept. One of its milestones was the invention and development of the steam locomotive, but commercial rail travels became practical two hundred years later. From these first attempts, railway infrastructures, signalling and security have evolved and become more complex than those performed in its earlier stages. This book will provide readers a comprehensive technical guide, covering these topics and presenting a brief overview of selected railway systems in the world. The objective of the book is to serve as a valuable reference for students, educators, scientists, faculty members, researchers, and engineers.
The power of modelization in physics and in engineering is not in doubt, while in the biotechnological field many theoretical studies stop at the description level. It is time for theoretical modelization to enter the field of biotechnology, and that needs people with both physical and biological knowledge.This book introduces interested scientists with varied backgrounds to active research in different areas broadly related to what has come to be called ?dynamical modeling in biology?.
This widely acclaimed introduction to N = 1 supersymmetry and supergravity is aimed at readers familiar with relativistic quantum field theory who wish to learn about the supersymmetry algebra. In this new volume Supersymmetry and Supergravity has been greatly expanded to include a detailed derivation of the most general coupling of super-symmetric gauge theory to supergravity. The final result is the starting point for phenomenological studies of supersymmetric theories. The book is distinguished by its pedagogical approach to supersymmetry. It develops several topics in advanced field theory as the need arises. It emphasizes the logical coherence of the subject and should appeal to physici...
Section 1: Headaches Section 2: Neuroinfections Section 3: Stroke Endovascular Treatment Secondary Prevention Neuroprotection Stroke Recovery Mobile Stroke Units Section 4: Epilepsy Section 5: Movement Disorders Section 6: Ataxia Section 7: Dementia and Cognition Section 8: Peripheral Neuropathy Section 9: Muscle Disorders Section 10: Sleep Medicine Section 11: Neuro-ophthalmology Section 12: Autoimmune Disorders Section 13: Rehabilitation Section 14: Neurogenetics Novel Therapies Symptomatic Therapy Pharmacogenomics Genetic Markers Natural History and Clinical Tools Genetic Screening Prevalence Studies Section 15: Demyelination Section 16: Social Aspects of Neurology
This volume contains articles covering a wide range of current directions in modern statistical mechanics and dynamical systems theory. Scientists, researchers, and students working in mathematical physics and statistical mechanics will find this book of great interest. Among the topics covered are: phase transition problems, including superconductivity and superfluidity; methods of nonequilibrium statistical mechanics and fluctuation theory; quantum collective phenomena; superradiance; spin glasses; polaron problems; chains of Bogolyubov equations and kinetic equations; algebraic aspects of quantum-dynamical semigroups; the collective variables method; and qualitative properties of classical dynamical systems."