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Symmetries and invariants in higher-spin theory / M.A. Vasiliev -- The higher spin square / Matthias R. Gaberdiel and Rajesh Gopakumar -- Higher spin representations of K(E10) / Axel Kleinschmidt and Hermann Nicolai -- Scattering via conformal higher spin exchanges / A.A. Tseytlin -- Note on higher-spin equations in four dimensions / V.E. Didenko, N.G. Misuna and M.A. Vasiliev -- Pseudo-local theories: a functional class proposal / Massimo Taronna -- Finite temperature maps in vector/higher spin duality / Antal Jevicki, Kenta Suzuki and Junggi Yoon -- On (un)broken higher-spin symmetry in vector models / E.D. Skvortsov -- Extended anti-de sitter hypergravity in 2 + 1 dimensions and hypersymm...
The rapid changes in Russia since the collapse of the Soviet Union are often bewildering, with many frequent, highly significant changes in the different sectors of the economy and the political system. There have been frequent changes of personnel in government and economic management and many changes have been reversed - and sometimes forgotten, or at other times reinstated. What happened when? Who was responsible for what? Did such a change in one sector precede or follow a particular change elsewhere? These are points not easily remembered. This book provides full details of the many changes, and enables sense to be made of what would otherwise be a confusing situation. Developments are arranged chronologically by sector, and the book is unusual in extensively chronicling both economic and political developments and the crucial connections between them. There is a generous introduction and overview to help the reader find his or her way around. The material covers the period up to late autumn 2000, and thus offers a valuable guide to policies in the Putin era.
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Contemplating Shostakovich marks an important new stage in the understanding of Shostakovich and his working environment. Each chapter covers aspects of the composer's output in the context of his life and cultural milieu. The contributions uncover 'outside' stimuli behind Shostakovich's works, allowing the reader to perceive the motivations behind his artistic choices; at the same time, the nature of those choices offers insights into the workings of the larger world - cultural, social, political - that he inhabited. Thus his often ostensibly quirky choices are revealed as responses - by turns sentimental, moving, sardonic and angry - to the particular conditions, with all their absurdities...
Provocative Unique Rapturous Exquisite MIKHAIL VASILIEV’S father, Konstantine, steps in to settle the outstanding debts of an old acquaintance in exchange for the man’s beautiful daughter, India . . . with just one look she’s a distraction that Mikhail doesn’t need. He has never been more furious, as he is now, when his father takes India back to the family home to prepare her for his sick games. But Mikhail knows that he has seven days to get her out of the house before his father takes her innocence . . . he’ll do everything it takes to get her away . . . except the only way to leave the Vasiliev family, is death. MIKHAIL’S WATCHFUL gaze awakens India’s body, bringing it to life and making her throb in places that remain untouched . . . pure. Anything between them is forbidden, but she relishes the feelings he brings out in her. She needs to leave the Vasiliev prison, but her fear is that she’ll never see Mikhail again if she does find away . . . neither of them expects help to come from one of Konstantine’s loyal men. A novella from NYT & USA Today Bestselling Author, Lexi Buchanan.
This extraordinary book charts the development of Russia’s relations with the Middle East from the 1950s to the present. It covers both high and low points – the closeness to Nasser’s Egypt, followed by reversal; the successful invasion of Afghanistan which later turned into a disaster; the changing relationship with Israel which was at some time surprisingly close; the relationship with Syria, which continues to be of huge significance; and much more. Written by one of Russia’s leading Arabists who was himself involved in the formation and implementation of policy, the book is engagingly written, extremely insightful, telling us things which only the author is in a position to tell us, and remarkably frank, not sparing senior Soviet and Russian figures from criticism. The book includes material based on the author’s conversations with other leading participants.
This is the unusual story of a young lad who grows up in Alaska with his life dominated by dreams of playing hockey in the National Hockey League. His family and friends and home town all lend helping hands, but he has to battle on all levels past a personal adversary who tries to block him with every step. Only in the final chapter can we measure the success or failure of our young hero's life.
This textbook gradually introduces the reader to several topics related to black hole physics with a didactic approach. It starts with the most basic black hole solution, the Schwarzschild metric, and discusses the basic classical properties of black hole solutions as seen by different probes. Then it reviews various theorems about black hole properties as solutions to Einstein gravity coupled to matter fields, conserved charges associated with black holes, and laws of black hole thermodynamics. Next, it elucidates semiclassical and quantum aspects of black holes, which are relevant in ongoing and future research. The book is enriched with many exercises and solutions to assist in the learni...
This book contains up-to-date noninvasive monitoring and diagnosing systems closely developed by a set of scientists, engineers, and physicians. The chapters are the results of different biomedical projects and theoretical studies that were coupled by simulations and real-world data. Non-Invasive Health Systems based on Advanced Biomedical Signal and Image Processing provides a multifaceted view of various biomedical and clinical approaches to health monitoring systems. The authors introduce advanced signal- and image-processing techniques as well as other noninvasive monitoring and diagnostic systems such as inertial sensors in wearable devices and novel algorithm-based hybrid learning syst...