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Instabilities in Field Theory

A Primer with Applications in Modified Gravity

By: Adrià Delhom,Alejandro Jiménez Cano,Francisco José Maldonado Torralba

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Instabilities in Field Theory

A Primer with Applications in Modified Gravity

By: Adrià Delhom,Alejandro Jiménez Cano,Francisco José Maldonado Torralba

This book presents the most common types of instabilities arising in classical field theories, namely tachyonic, Laplacian, ghost-like or strong coupling instabilities, also commenting on their quantum implications. The authors provide a detailed account on the Ostrogradski theorem and its implications for higher-order time-derivative field theories. After presenting the general concepts and formalism, they dive into its applications to particular field theories, using mainly modified gravity theories as examples. The book is intended for advanced undergraduate/graduate students, but can also be useful for researchers, for having a unified exposition of general results on instabilities in field theory and examples of their applications.

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3031404335

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Antennas and Propagation for Wireless Communication Systems

By: Simon R. Saunders,Alejandro A. Aragón-Zavala

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Antennas and Propagation for Wireless Communication Systems

By: Simon R. Saunders,Alejandro A. Aragón-Zavala

Antennas and propagation are of fundamental importance to the coverage, capacity and quality of all wireless communication systems. This book provides a solid grounding in antennas and propagation, covering terrestrial and satellite radio systems in both mobile and fixed contexts. Building on the highly successful first edition, this fully updated text features significant new material and brand new exercises and supplementary materials to support course tutors. A vital source of information for practising and aspiring wireless communication engineers as well as for students at postgraduate and senior undergraduate levels, this book provides a fundamental grounding in the principles of antennas and propagation without excessive recourse to mathematics. It also equips the reader with practical prediction techniques for the design and analysis of a very wide range of common wireless communication systems. Including: Overview of the fundamental electromagnetic principles underlying propagation and antennas. Basic concepts of antennas and their application to specific wireless systems. Propagation measurement, modelling and prediction for fixed links, macrocells, microcells, picocells and megacells Narrowband and wideband channel modelling and the effect of the channel on communication system performance. Methods that overcome and transform channel impairments to enhance performance using diversity, adaptive antennas and equalisers. Key second edition updates: New chapters on Antennas for Mobile Systems and Channel Measurements for Mobile Radio Systems. Coverage of new technologies, including MIMO antenna systems, Ultra Wideband (UWB) and the OFDM technology used in Wi-Fi and WiMax systems. Many new propagation models for macrocells, microcells and picocells. Fully revised and expanded end-of-chapter exercises. The Solutions Manual can be requested from www.wiley.com/go/saunders_antennas_2e

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John Wiley & Sons

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0470848790

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9780470848791

Fat Crystal Networks

By: Alejandro G. Marangoni

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Fat Crystal Networks

By: Alejandro G. Marangoni

The first authoritative source on the subject, this reference discusses the various levels of structure that influence the macroscopic physical properties of fat crystal networks. Fat Crystal Networks summarizes 50 years of structural research in the field, as well as a wealth of information on fat crystal networks pertinent to real-world challenge

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CRC Press

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142003054X

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Modelling and Control of Mini-Flying Machines

By: Pedro Castillo,Rogelio Lozano,Alejandro Enrique Dzul

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Modelling and Control of Mini-Flying Machines

By: Pedro Castillo,Rogelio Lozano,Alejandro Enrique Dzul

Problems in the motion control of aircraft are of perennial interest to the control engineer as they tend to be of complex and nonlinear nature. Modelling and Control of Mini-Flying Machines is an exposition of models developed for various types of mini-aircraft: • planar Vertical Take-off and Landing aircraft; • helicopters; • quadrotor mini-rotorcraft; • other fixed-wing aircraft; • blimps. For each of these it propounds: • detailed models derived from Euler-Lagrange methods; • appropriate nonlinear control strategies and convergence properties; • real-time experimental comparisons of the performance of control algorithms; • review of the principal sensors, on-board electronics, real-time architecture and communications systems for mini-flying machine control, including discussion of their performance; • detailed explanation of the use of the Kalman filter to flying machine localization. To researchers and students in nonlinear control and its applications Modelling and Control of Mini-Flying Machines provides valuable insights to the application of real-time nonlinear techniques in an always challenging area. Advances in Industrial Control aims to report and encourage the transfer of technology in control engineering. The rapid development of control technology has an impact on all areas of the control discipline. The series offers an opportunity for researchers to present an extended exposition of new work in all aspects of industrial control.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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1852339578

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Data Warehouse Systems

Design and Implementation

By: Alejandro Vaisman,Esteban Zimányi

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Data Warehouse Systems

Design and Implementation

By: Alejandro Vaisman,Esteban Zimányi

With this textbook, Vaisman and Zimányi deliver excellent coverage of data warehousing and business intelligence technologies ranging from the most basic principles to recent findings and applications. To this end, their work is structured into three parts. Part I describes “Fundamental Concepts” including conceptual and logical data warehouse design, as well as querying using MDX, DAX and SQL/OLAP. This part also covers data analytics using Power BI and Analysis Services. Part II details “Implementation and Deployment,” including physical design, ETL and data warehouse design methodologies. Part III covers “Advanced Topics” and it is almost completely new in this second edition. This part includes chapters with an in-depth coverage of temporal, spatial, and mobility data warehousing. Graph data warehouses are also covered in detail using Neo4j. The last chapter extensively studies big data management and the usage of Hadoop, Spark, distributed, in-memory, columnar, NoSQL and NewSQL database systems, and data lakes in the context of analytical data processing. As a key characteristic of the book, most of the topics are presented and illustrated using application tools. Specifically, a case study based on the well-known Northwind database illustrates how the concepts presented in the book can be implemented using Microsoft Analysis Services and Power BI. All chapters have been revised and updated to the latest versions of the software tools used. KPIs and Dashboards are now also developed using DAX and Power BI, and the chapter on ETL has been expanded with the implementation of ETL processes in PostgreSQL. Review questions and exercises complement each chapter to support comprehensive student learning. Supplemental material to assist instructors using this book as a course text is available online and includes electronic versions of the figures, solutions to all exercises, and a set of slides accompanying each chapter. Overall, students, practitioners and researchers alike will find this book the most comprehensive reference work on data warehouses, with key topics described in a clear and educational style. “I can only invite you to dive into the contents of the book, feeling certain that once you have completed its reading (or maybe, targeted parts of it), you will join me in expressing our gratitude to Alejandro and Esteban, for providing such a comprehensive textbook for the field of data warehousing in the first place, and for keeping it up to date with the recent developments, in this current second edition.” From the foreword by Panos Vassiliadis, University of Ioannina, Greece.

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366265167X

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Marine Wastewater Outfalls and Treatment Systems

By: Philip J. W. Roberts,Henry J. Salas,Fred M. Reiff,Menahem Libhaber,Alejandro Labbe,James C. Thomson

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Marine Wastewater Outfalls and Treatment Systems

By: Philip J. W. Roberts,Henry J. Salas,Fred M. Reiff,Menahem Libhaber,Alejandro Labbe,James C. Thomson

Wastewater disposal by marine outfalls is proven and effective and is a reliable and cost effective solution with minimal environmental impacts. The design and siting of submarine outfalls is a complex task that relies on many disciplines including oceanography, civil and environmental engineering, marine biology, construction, economics, and public relations. Marine Wastewater Outfalls and Treatment Systems brings these disciplines together and outlines all tasks involved in the planning and design of a wastewater system involving a marine outfall. This book concerns the design of marine wastewater disposal systems: that is an ocean outfall plus treatment plant. All aspects of outfall design and planning are covered, including water quality design criteria, mathematical modelling of water quality and dilution, gathering required oceanographic data, appropriate wastewater treatment for marine discharges, construction materials for marine pipelines, forces on pipelines and outfall design, outfall hydraulics, outfall construction, tunnelled outfalls, operation and maintenance, monitoring, case studies are discussed and methods for gaining public acceptance for the project are presented. Finally, costs for many outfalls around the world are summarized and methods for estimating costs are given. This is the first book to consider all aspects of marine outfall planning and construction. The authors are all extensively involved with outfall schemes and aware of recent developments. The science and technology of all aspects of outfall discharges into coastal waters and estuaries of treated municipal or industrial wastewater has advanced considerably over the past few years. Marine Wastewater Outfalls and Treatment Systems provides an up to date and comprehensive summary of this rapidly developing area.

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IWA Publishing

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1843391899

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Subatomic Physics (3rd Edition)

By: Alejandro Garcia,Ernest M Henley

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Subatomic Physics (3rd Edition)

By: Alejandro Garcia,Ernest M Henley

This is the third and fully updated edition of the classic textbook on physics at the subatomic level. An up-to-date and lucid introduction to both particle and nuclear physics, the book is suitable for both experimental and theoretical physics students at the senior undergraduate and beginning graduate levels.Topics are introduced with key experiments and their background, encouraging students to think and empowering them with the capability of doing back-of-the-envelope calculations in a diversity of situations. Earlier important experiments and concepts as well as topics of current interest are covered, with extensive use of photographs and figures to convey principal concepts and show experimental data.The coverage includes new material on:Detectors and acceleratorsNucleon elastic form factor dataNeutrinos, their masses and oscillationsChiral theories and effective field theories, and lattice QCDRelativistic heavy ions (RHIC)Nuclear structure far from the region of stabilityParticle astrophysics and cosmology

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9813101679

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Globalization, Privatization, and the State

Contemporary Education Reform in Post-Colonial Contexts

By: D. Brent Edwards Jr.,Mauro C. Moschetti,Alejandro Caravaca

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Globalization, Privatization, and the State

Contemporary Education Reform in Post-Colonial Contexts

By: D. Brent Edwards Jr.,Mauro C. Moschetti,Alejandro Caravaca

This text explores how the dynamics of globalization and privatization have influenced State policy and impacted education reform in Honduras. It makes the argument that understanding education reform in post-colonial contexts requires that scholars go beyond a surface-level description of such trends as privatization to consider, in addition, the ways that the logics, practices, and relationships that characterized colonialism continue to be embedded in the apparatus of modern States. The first part of the volume documents historical trends and the evolution of privatisation in Honduras, while the second part explicitly engages in an extended discussion of State theory, before shifting to present a framework for depicting how these logics are the foundational layer upon which states and global governance have been constructed. The framework draws upon scholarship from political economy, world systems, and post-colonialism to depict the "ethos of privatization" at the core of post-colonial States, wherein what drives the system is private benefit, in the interest of individuals and their networks, but not in the interest of those outside the State. Applying this unique framework to the case of Honduras and offering empirical analysis of the Honduran education sector, the changing role and priorities of the State, and the increasing involvement of international organizations, NGOs, and private actors in the provision of education, the text increases understanding of how State theory interacts with broader global dynamics to impact education. This text will benefit researchers, academics, and educators with a focus on international and comparative education, policy analysis, globalization, and international development.

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Taylor & Francis

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100062207X

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Indoor Wireless Communications

From Theory to Implementation

By: Alejandro A. Aragón-Zavala

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Indoor Wireless Communications

From Theory to Implementation

By: Alejandro A. Aragón-Zavala

Indoor Wireless Communications: From Theory to Implementation provides an in-depth reference for design engineers, system planners and post graduate students interested in the vastly popular field of indoor wireless communications. It contains wireless applications and services for in-building scenarios and knowledge of key elements in the design and implementation of these systems. Technologies such as Wireless Local Area Networks, Bluetooth, ZigBee, Indoor Optical Communications, WiMAX, UMTS and GSM for indoor environments are fully explained and illustrated with examples. Antennas and propagation issues for in-building scenarios are also discussed, emphasizing models and antenna types specifically developed for indoor communications. An exhaustive survey on indoor wireless communication equipment is also presented, covering all available technologies including antennas, distribution systems, transceivers and base stations.

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1119004551

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Hands-On Unity 2022 Game Development

Learn to use the latest Unity 2022 features to create your first video game in the simplest way possible

By: Nicolas Alejandro Borromeo

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Hands-On Unity 2022 Game Development

Learn to use the latest Unity 2022 features to create your first video game in the simplest way possible

By: Nicolas Alejandro Borromeo

Create, customize, and optimize your own professional games from scratch with Unity 2022 Includes invitation to join the online Unity Game Development community to read the book alongside Unity developers/C# programmers and Nicolas Borromeo. Purchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free eBook in PDF format. Key Features Create the game prototype and learn the fundamentals of Unity editor to build scenes, objects and import objects Add interactivity, win/lose conditions, sound, graphics and artificial intelligence using C# and visual scripting Improve the game graphics, user interface, add visual effects and animations using Animator, Cinemachine, and Timeline Book Description Unity is a cross-platform game engine that provides you with powerful but simple-to-use features to solve the most common problems in Game Development, such as rendering, animation, physics, sound, and effects. You'll learn to use these features to create simple but complete games (and all the nuances needed to handle Unity). Complete with hands-on tutorials and projects, this book will teach you to use the Unity game engine, create C# and visual scripts, integrate graphics, sound, and animations, and manipulate physics to create interesting mechanics for your game. You'll then code a simple AI agent to challenge the user and work with profiling tools to ensure code efficiency. Finally, you'll work with Unity's AR tools to create AR experiences for 3D apps and games before publishing them to the world. If you are interested in creating impressive, commercial-quality games that are playable on a variety of platforms, then you've come to the right place. What you will learn Build a game prototype that includes gameplay, player and non-player characters, assets, animations, and more Set up and navigate the game engine to dive into the Unity Editor and discover unique and new features released in 2022 Learn both C# and Visual Scripting to customize player movements, the user interface, and game physics Apply shaders to improve your game graphics using Shader Graph and Universal Render Pipeline (URP) Create win-lose conditions for the game by using design patterns such as Singleton and Event Listeners Implement Game AI to build a fully functional enemy capable of detecting and attacking the player Debug, test, optimize, and create an executable version of the game to share with your friends Who this book is for Both game and non-game developers who wish to migrate or start building 3D games in Unity will find this book useful. While you'll still able to follow along if you don't have any programming experience, knowing the fundamentals of C# programming will help you get the most out of this book.

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Packt Publishing Ltd

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1803246669

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A History of Georgia Forts

Georgia's Lonely Outposts

By: Alejandro M. de Quesada

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A History of Georgia Forts

Georgia's Lonely Outposts

By: Alejandro M. de Quesada

A look at military fortifications over the centuries, with photos included. The state of Georgia has a long tradition of building stalwart military fortifications—going all the way back to the early sixteenth century, when it was part of a much larger region of the Southeast claimed by Spain and known as La Florida. After the failure of Lucas Vasquez de Ayllon’s settlement in 1526 on the coast of Georgia, French Huguenots established a small fort at Port Royal Sound and another along the St. Johns River. This book explores the centuries that followed, revealing the history behind Georgia’s many forts. Discover who emerged victorious after Savannah’s Fort Pulaski was bombarded for over thirty hours by Federal troops during the Civil War, and why Fort Oglethorpe was constructed in 1902 within the confines of Chickamauga Park, as military historian and archivist Alejandro de Quesada explores the breadth of Georgia’s forts from the colonial and antebellum eras to the Civil War and modern times.

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162584185X

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Metal Clusters and Nanoalloys

From Modeling to Applications

By: Marcelo Mario Mariscal,Oscar Alejandro Oviedo,Ezequiel Pedro Marcos Leiva

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Metal Clusters and Nanoalloys

From Modeling to Applications

By: Marcelo Mario Mariscal,Oscar Alejandro Oviedo,Ezequiel Pedro Marcos Leiva

Metallic nanoparticles hold promise for their potential applications in a wide array of disciplines ranging from materials science to medicine. This book brings the power of theoretical methods to an audience of experimentalists, and explicates the simulation of metallic clusters and nanoparticles. It begins with a summary of the current state of research on metallic nanoparticles, then moves on to the current state of the art in theory of metallic nanoparticldes, and then explains why and how these tools help experimentalists. Contributions are provided by renowned experts in the field from across the world.

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1461436435

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Orbifolds in Mathematics and Physics

Proceedings of a Conference on Mathematical Aspects of Orbifold String Theory, May 4-8, 2001, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin

By: Alejandro Adem,Jack Morava,Yongbin Ruan

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Orbifolds in Mathematics and Physics

Proceedings of a Conference on Mathematical Aspects of Orbifold String Theory, May 4-8, 2001, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin

By: Alejandro Adem,Jack Morava,Yongbin Ruan

This book publishes papers originally presented at a conference on the Mathematical Aspects of Orbifold String Theory, hosted by the University of Wisconsin-Madison. It contains a great deal of information not fully covered in the published literature and showcases the current state of the art in orbital string theory. The subject of orbifolds has a long prehistory, going back to the work of Thurston and Haefliger, with roots in the theory of manifolds, group actions, and foliations. The recent explosion of activity on the topic has been powered by applications of orbifolds to moduli problems and quantum field theory. The present volume presents an interdisciplinary look at orbifold problems. Topics such as stacks, vertex operator algebras, branes, groupoids, K-theory and quantum cohomology are discussed. The book reflects the thinking of distinguished investigators working in the areas of mathematical physics, algebraic geometry, algebraic topology, symplectic geometry and representation theory. By presenting the work of a broad range of mathematicians and physicists who use and study orbifolds, it familiarizes readers with the various points of view and types of results the researchers bring to the subject.

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American Mathematical Soc.

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0821829904

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City on the Edge

The Transformation of Miami

By: Alejandro Portes,Alex Stepick

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City on the Edge

The Transformation of Miami

By: Alejandro Portes,Alex Stepick

“The authors reveal how the Cuban success story has transformed the character of Miami while delineating more sharply the identity of other ethnic communities.” —New York Times Book Review “Makes a case for the importance of political capital . . . in building ethnic solidarity.”—Contemporary Sociology

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Univ of California Press

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0520089324

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9780520089327

The Inverted Conquest

The Myth of Modernity and the Transatlantic Onset of Modernism

By: Alejandro Mejias-Lopez

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The Inverted Conquest

The Myth of Modernity and the Transatlantic Onset of Modernism

By: Alejandro Mejias-Lopez

Modernismo (1880s-1920s) is considered one of the most groundbreaking literary movements in Hispanic history, as it transformed literature in Spanish to an extent not seen since the Renaissance. As Alejandro Mejias-Lopez demonstrates, however, modernismo was also groundbreaking in another, more radical way: it was the first time a postcolonial literature took over the literary field of the former European metropolis. Expanding Bourdieu's concepts of cultural field and symbolic capital beyond national boundaries, The Inverted Conquest shows how modernismo originated in Latin America and traveled to Spain, where it provoked a complete renovation of Spanish letters and contributed to a national identity crisis. In the process, described by Latin American writers as a reversal of colonial relations, modernismo wrested literary and cultural authority away from Spain, moving the cultural center of the Hispanic world to the Americas. Mejias-Lopez further reveals how Spanish American modernistas confronted the racial supremacist claims and homogenizing force of an Anglo-American modernity that defined the Hispanic as un-modern. Constructing a new Hispanic genealogy, modernistas wrote Spain as the birthplace of modernity and themselves as the true bearers of the modern spirit, moved by the pursuit of knowledge, cosmopolitanism, and cultural miscegenation, rather than technology, consumption, and scientific theories of racial purity. Bound by the intrinsic limits of neocolonial and postcolonial theories, scholarship has been unwilling or unable to explore modernismo's profound implications for our understanding of Western modernities.

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Vanderbilt University Press

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0826516793

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The Parameterization Method for Invariant Manifolds

From Rigorous Results to Effective Computations

By: Àlex Haro,Marta Canadell,Jordi-Lluis Figueras,Alejandro Luque,Josep Maria Mondelo

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The Parameterization Method for Invariant Manifolds

From Rigorous Results to Effective Computations

By: Àlex Haro,Marta Canadell,Jordi-Lluis Figueras,Alejandro Luque,Josep Maria Mondelo

This monograph presents some theoretical and computational aspects of the parameterization method for invariant manifolds, focusing on the following contexts: invariant manifolds associated with fixed points, invariant tori in quasi-periodically forced systems, invariant tori in Hamiltonian systems and normally hyperbolic invariant manifolds. This book provides algorithms of computation and some practical details of their implementation. The methodology is illustrated with 12 detailed examples, many of them well known in the literature of numerical computation in dynamical systems. A public version of the software used for some of the examples is available online. The book is aimed at mathematicians, scientists and engineers interested in the theory and applications of computational dynamical systems.

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Springer

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3319296620

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Cohomology of Finite Groups

By: Alejandro Adem,R. James Milgram

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Cohomology of Finite Groups

By: Alejandro Adem,R. James Milgram

Some Historical Background This book deals with the cohomology of groups, particularly finite ones. Historically, the subject has been one of significant interaction between algebra and topology and has directly led to the creation of such important areas of mathematics as homo logical algebra and algebraic K-theory. It arose primarily in the 1920's and 1930's independently in number theory and topology. In topology the main focus was on the work ofH. Hopf, but B. Eckmann, S. Eilenberg, and S. MacLane (among others) made significant contributions. The main thrust of the early work here was to try to understand the meanings of the low dimensional homology groups of a space X. For example, if the universal cover of X was three connected, it was known that H2(X; A. ) depends only on the fundamental group of X. Group cohomology initially appeared to explain this dependence. In number theory, group cohomology arose as a natural device for describing the main theorems of class field theory and, in particular, for describing and analyzing the Brauer group of a field. It also arose naturally in the study of group extensions, N

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3662062801

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Emerging Global Cities

Origin, Structure, and Significance

By: Alejandro Portes,Ariel C. Armony

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Emerging Global Cities

Origin, Structure, and Significance

By: Alejandro Portes,Ariel C. Armony

Certain cities—most famously New York, London, and Tokyo—have been identified as “global cities,” whose function in the world economy transcends national borders. Without the same fanfare, formerly peripheral and secondary cities have been growing in importance, emerging as global cities in their own right. The striking similarity of the skylines of Dubai, Miami, and Singapore is no coincidence: despite following different historical paths, all three have achieved newfound prominence through parallel trends. In this groundbreaking book, Alejandro Portes and Ariel C. Armony demonstrate how the rapid and unexpected rise of these three cities recasts global urban studies. They identify the constellation of factors that allow certain urban places to become “emerging global cities”—centers of commerce, finance, art, and culture for entire regions. The book traces the transformations of Dubai, Miami, and Singapore, identifying key features common to these emerging global cities. It contrasts them with “global hopefuls,” cities that, at one point or another, aspired to become global, and analyzes how Hong Kong is threatened with the loss of this status. Portes and Armony highlight the importance of climate change to the prospects of emerging global cities, showing how the same economic system that propelled their rise now imperils their future. Emerging Global Cities provides a powerful new framework for understanding the role of peripheral cities in the world economy and how they compete for and sometimes achieve global standing.

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Columbia University Press

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0231555873

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Cognitive Assistant Supported Human-Robot Collaboration

By: Cecilio Angulo,Alejandro Chacón,Pere Ponsa

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Cognitive Assistant Supported Human-Robot Collaboration

By: Cecilio Angulo,Alejandro Chacón,Pere Ponsa

Cognitive Assistant Supported Human-Robot Collaboration covers the design and development of cognitive assistants in the smart factory era, its application domains, challenges, and current state of the art in assistance systems with collaborative robotics and IoT technologies, standards, platforms, and solutions. This book also provides a sociotechnical view of collaborative work in human-robot teams, investigating specific methods and techniques to analyze assistance systems. This will provide readers with a comprehensive overview of how cognitive assistants function and work in human-robot teams. - Introduces fundamental concepts of cognitive assistants and human-robot collaboration - Investigates the optimization capabilities of human-cyber physical systems - Discusses planning and implementation of cognitive assistant projects - Explores concepts and design elements of human collaborative workspaces

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0443221367

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Recent Developments in Algebraic Topology

A Conference to Celebrate Sam Gitler's 70th Birthday, December 3-6, 2003, San Miguel de Allende, México

By: Samuel Gitler,Alejandro Adem,Jesús González,Guillermo Pastor

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Recent Developments in Algebraic Topology

A Conference to Celebrate Sam Gitler's 70th Birthday, December 3-6, 2003, San Miguel de Allende, México

By: Samuel Gitler,Alejandro Adem,Jesús González,Guillermo Pastor

This book is an excellent illustration of the versatility of Algebraic Topology interacting with other areas in Mathematics and Physics. Topics discussed in this volume range from classical Differential Topology and Homotopy Theory (Kervaire invariant one problem) to more recent lines of research such as Topological Quantum Field Theory (string theory). Likewise, alternative viewpoints on classical problems in Global Analysis and Dynamical Systems are developed (a spectral sequence approach to normal form theory). This collection of papers is based on talks at the conference on the occasion of Sam Gitler's 70th birthday (December, 2003). The variety of topics covered in this book reflects the many areas where Sam Gitler's contributions have had an impact.

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American Mathematical Soc.

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0821836765

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Till God Inherits the Earth

Islamic Pious Endowments in al-Andalus (9-15th Centuries)

By: Alejandro García Sanjuán

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Till God Inherits the Earth

Islamic Pious Endowments in al-Andalus (9-15th Centuries)

By: Alejandro García Sanjuán

Till God Inherits the Earth deals with the origins and evolution of the Islamic institution of pious endowments in al-Andalus, analysing its juridical basis and its social-economic role. Evidence is primarily drawn from Andalusi Maliki jurisprudence and from narrative and biographical traditional sources as well. Separate chapters examine private and public donations and special importance is given to the analysis of the public goals of the institution, namely, charitative, religious (mosques, rabitas), educational and for the jihad. The book is completed with several appendices including complementary information, translations of Arabic texts and figures. This study provides us with a complete knowledge of several and important issues such as the relevance of Islamic jurisprudence as an historical source, the structure of economic property, the idea of charity, the Islamic concept of general or common interest and the social and juridical role of men of religion.

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Reappraising European IR Theoretical Traditions

By: Knud Erik Jørgensen,Audrey Alejandro,Alexander Reichwein,Felix Rösch,Helen Turton

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Reappraising European IR Theoretical Traditions

By: Knud Erik Jørgensen,Audrey Alejandro,Alexander Reichwein,Felix Rösch,Helen Turton

This book is about European IR theoretical traditions, their origins, and key figures. Theorizing is among the most important activities that take place within scientific disciplines. Scholars therefore routinely talk/debate about the discipline of IR and its theories, theories are often used to form the pedagogical backbone of IR and theories are also a key part of scholarly identities. Over time, theories crystalize in to schools of thought, strands of theorizing and theoretical traditions. This book and the volumes that will follow focus on the origins and trajectories of theoretical traditions, and key figures of IR thought in Europe in the 20th Century. The authors are situated in Europe, and it is thus the origins and trajectories of European theoretical traditions, its intellectual history and contemporary forms of theoretical knowledge today, that are on the agenda. In order to achieve this ambitious aim, we opt for a transnational sociological history approach, thus going beyond the national lens through which IR has been predominantly studied. The series will have an integrative function and contribute to a globalized discourse on IR as a discipline. The key benefits of this first volume is that it outlines IR theoretical traditions for the first time ever, provides a novel framework for exploring IR’s theories, and contributes to define and strengthen the European identity of IR. This book is an invaluable resource for scholars of IR.

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Towards THz Chipless High-Q Cooperative Radar Targets for Identification, Sensing, and Ranging

By: Alejandro Jiménez-Sáez

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Towards THz Chipless High-Q Cooperative Radar Targets for Identification, Sensing, and Ranging

By: Alejandro Jiménez-Sáez

This work systematically investigates the use of high-quality (high-Q) resonators as coding particles of chipless cooperative radar targets to overcome clutter. Due to their high-Q, the backscattered signature can outlast clutter and permit reliable readouts in dynamic environments as well as its integration in other types of cooperative radar targets for joint identification, sensing, and ranging capabilities. This is first demonstrated with temperature and pressure sensors in the microwave frequency range, which include the characterization of a novel temperature sensor for machine tool monitoring up to 400 °C, as well as inside the machine. Afterwards, the thesis proposes and demonstrates the use of metallic as well as dielectric Electromagnetic BandGap (EBG) structures to enable the realization and to enhance the capabilities at mm-Wave and THz frequencies compared to microwave frequencies with compact monolithic multi-resonator cooperative radar targets. Furthermore, this work studies the integration of resonators as coding particles inside larger retroreflective configurations such as Luneburg lenses to achieve long-range and high accuracy for localization and, at the same time, frequency coding robust against clutter for identification. Finally, the successful readout of these cooperative radar targets is demonstrated in cluttered dynamic environments, as well as with readers based on Frequency-Modulated Continuous-Wave (FMCW) radars.

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2-D Electromagnetic Simulation of Passive Microstrip Circuits

By: Alejandro D. Jimenez

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2-D Electromagnetic Simulation of Passive Microstrip Circuits

By: Alejandro D. Jimenez

Global Demand for Streamlined Design and Computation The explosion of wireless communications has generated a tidal wave of interest and development in computational techniques for electromagnetic simulation as well as the design and analysis of RF and microwave circuits. Learn About Emerging Disciplines, State-of-the-Art Methods 2-D Electromagnetic Simulation of Passive Microstrip Circuits describes this simple procedure in order to provide basic knowledge and practical insight into quotidian problems of microstrip passive circuits applied to microwave systems and digital technologies. The text dissects the latest emerging disciplines and methods of microwave circuit analysis, carefully balancing theory and state-of-the-art experimental concepts to elucidate the process of analyzing high-speed circuits. The author covers the newer techniques – such as the study of signal integrity within circuits, and the use of field map interpretations – employed in powerful electromagnetic simulation analysis methods. But why and how does the intrinsic two-dimensional simulation model used here reduce numerical error? Step-by-Step Simulation Provides Insight and Understanding The author presents the FDTD electromagnetic simulation method, used to reproduce different microstrip test circuits, as well as an explanation of the complementary electrostatic method of moments (MoM). Each reproduces different microstrip test circuits that are physically constructed and then studied, using a natural methodological progression to facilitate understanding. This approach gives readers a solid comprehension and insight into the theory and practical applications of the microstrip scenario, with emphasis on high-speed interconnection elements.

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Uniforms of the German Soldier

An Illustrated History from 1870 to the Present Day

By: Alejandro M. de Quesada

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Uniforms of the German Soldier

An Illustrated History from 1870 to the Present Day

By: Alejandro M. de Quesada

This book traces the evolution of the German Army uniform from 1870 to the present day, using nearly 800 photographs to offer the reader an unparalleled analysis. Each image is accompanied by a detailed caption, explaining interesting aspects of the soldiers uniform, insignia and equipment.It begins with the German Empire at its height, with the iconic spiked Pickelhaube and the colonial troops in Africa, Asia and the Pacific, and moves on to the field-grey uniforms of the First World War. After 1918, the uniforms of the Reichswehr and the Freikorps are detailed, and then those of the revived Wehrmacht up to the end of the Second World War. The post-war years saw the establishment of the Bundeswehr in the West and East Germanys Nationalen Volksarmee, facing each other across the border of a divided Germany, before reunification in 1991.No other countrys army has undergone such changes in the past century-and-a-half, and this book provides a unique visual record of those changes.

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Hands-On Unity 2020 Game Development

Build, customize, and optimize professional games using Unity 2020 and C#

By: Nicolas Alejandro Borromeo

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Hands-On Unity 2020 Game Development

Build, customize, and optimize professional games using Unity 2020 and C#

By: Nicolas Alejandro Borromeo

Build immersive game experiences using the new Unity 2020 features with this practical guide Key FeaturesUnleash the capabilities of C# scripting for creating immersive UI, graphics, Game AI agents and much moreExplore Unity's latest tools, including Universal Render Pipeline, Shader Graph, and VFX graph, to enhance graphics and animationGet started with building augmented reality experience using Unity’s AR FoundationBook Description Over the years, the Unity game engine has extended its scope from just being about creating video games to building AR/VR experiences, complex simulations, real-time realistic rendering, films, and serious games for training and education. Its features for implementing gameplay, graphics, and customization using C# programming make Unity a comprehensive platform for developing professional-level, rich experiences. With this book, you'll be able to build impressive Unity projects in a step-by-step manner and apply your knowledge of Unity concepts to create a real-world game. Complete with hands-on tutorials and projects, this easy-to-follow guide will show you how to develop your first complete game using a variety of Unity tools. As you make progress, you'll learn how to make the most of the Unity Editor and create scripts using the C# programming language. This Unity game development book will then take you through integrating graphics, sound, and animations and manipulating physics to create impressive mechanics for your games. You'll also learn how to code a simple AI agent to challenge the user and use profiling tools to ensure that the code runs in a performant way. Finally, you'll get to grips with Unity's AR Foundation for creating AR experiences for 3D apps and games. By the end of this book, you'll have developed a complete game and will have built a solid foundation using Unity's tooling ecosystem to develop game projects of any scale. What you will learnWrite scripts for customizing various aspects of a game, such as physics, gameplay, and UIProgram rich shaders and effects using Unity's new Shader Graph and Universal Render PipelineImplement postprocessing to increase graphics quality with full-screen effectsCreate rich particle systems for your Unity games from scratch using VFX Graph and ShurikenAdd animations to your game using the Animator, Cinemachine, and TimelineImplement game artificial intelligence (AI) to control character behaviorDetect and fix optimization issues using profilers and batchingWho this book is for This book is for game developers looking to migrate to the Unity game engine. If you are a developer with some exposure to Unity, this book will help you explore its latest features. Prior experience with C# programming is required to get the most out of the book.

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Beginning Haskell

A Project-Based Approach

By: Alejandro Serrano Mena

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A Project-Based Approach

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Distant Thunder

The U.S. Artillery from the Spanish-American War to the Present

By: Alejandro M. de Quesada

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Distant Thunder

The U.S. Artillery from the Spanish-American War to the Present

By: Alejandro M. de Quesada

Distant Thunder details the engrossing experiences of a helicopter pilots tales of war told through letters that come straight from the heart. Often the author labored well into the night after a mission still wearing the dusty flight suit which bore witness to the events he penned.Don Harward was torn between two worlds; his loyalty to his family and to his country. Like so many other soldiers, even on leave, he can always hear the dim roar of guns, the distant thunder of war, and is always summoned towards the sound. Pacific Wings, a prestigious New Zealand-based magazine, has previously published some letters which have been praised by a growing readership, both aviator and non flyer alike, for their ability to transport the reader into the world of war. Includes superb action photographs from Dons personal collection. A twenty-five-year veteran of the US Army, he details action over Panama, Saudi Arabia, Iraq and Afghanistan, including Operation Desert Shield and Desert Storm, drawing also from his days in Army Special Ops, operating with 2-2 SAS. As a 160th SOAR pilot for a lot of his military career, his is a story that goes above and beyond the normal military lifestyle. An inspiring read.

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Cochlear Implants

From Principles to Practice

By: David S Haynes,Rene H Gifford,George B Wanna,Alejandro C Rivas

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Cochlear Implants

From Principles to Practice

By: David S Haynes,Rene H Gifford,George B Wanna,Alejandro C Rivas

A cochlear implant is a surgically implanted electronic device that provides a sense of sound to a person who has a severe or profound hearing loss. A cochlear implant does not cure deafness or hearing impairment, but is a prosthetic substitute which directly stimulates the cochlea. There are over 250,000 users worldwide with 12,000 in the UK. This book is a multidisciplinary guide to cochlear implantation in children and adults with sensorineural hearing loss (where the root cause lies in the inner ear or sensory organ, ie the cochlear and associated organs). Beginning with discussion on the aetiology of hearing loss and assessment of cochlear implant candidacy, the next chapter discusses preoperative cochlear implant imaging. Each of the following sections provides in depth coverage of different types of cochlear implantation and their potential outcomes. The final sections examine miscellaneous topics such as music perception in cochlear implantation, drug eluting electrodes, cost effectiveness, and reliability reporting. Authored by internationally recognised, US-based specialists, the text is further enhanced by clinical and surgical photographs and illustrations. Key points Multidisciplinary guide to cochlear implantation in children and adults Covers different types of cochlear implant and potential outcomes Includes miscellaneous topics such as music perception, drug eluting electrodes, and reliability reporting Internationally recognised, US-based author team

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The Censorship Files

Latin American Writers and Franco's Spain

By: Alejandro Herrero-Olaizola

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The Censorship Files

Latin American Writers and Franco's Spain

By: Alejandro Herrero-Olaizola

Drawing on extensive research in the Spanish National Archive, Alejandro Herrero-Olaizola examines the role played by the censorship apparatus of Franco's Spain in bringing about the Latin American literary Boom of the 1960s and 1970s. He reveals the negotiations and behind-the-scenes maneuvering among those involved in the Spanish publishing industry. Converging interests made strange bedfellows of the often left-wing authors and the staid officials appointed to stand guard over Francoist morality and to defend the supposed purity of Castilian Spanish. Between these two uneasily allied groups circulated larger-than-life real-world characters like the Barcelona publisher Carlos Barral and the all-powerful literary agent Carmen Balcells. The author details the fascinating story of how novels by Mario Vargas Llosa, Guillermo Cabrera Infante, Gabriel García Márquez, and Manuel Puig achieved publication in Spain, and in doing so reached a worldwide market. This colorful account underpins a compelling claim that even the most innovative and aesthetically challenging literature has its roots in the economics of the book trade, as well as the institutions of government and the exigencies of everyday politics and ideology.

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Practical Haskell

A Real World Guide to Programming

By: Alejandro Serrano Mena

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Practical Haskell

A Real World Guide to Programming

By: Alejandro Serrano Mena

Get a practical, hands-on introduction to the Haskell language, its libraries and environment, and to the functional programming paradigm that is fast growing in importance in the software industry. This book contains excellent coverage of the Haskell ecosystem and supporting tools, include Cabal and Stack for managing projects, HUnit and QuickCheck for software testing, the Spock framework for developing web applications, Persistent and Esqueleto for database access, and parallel and distributed programming libraries. You’ll see how functional programming is gathering momentum, allowing you to express yourself in a more concise way, reducing boilerplate, and increasing the safety of your code. Haskell is an elegant and noise-free pure functional language with a long history, having a huge number of library contributors and an active community. This makes Haskell the best tool for both learning and applying functional programming, and Practical Haskell takes advantage of this to show off the language and what it can do. What You Will Learn Get started programming with Haskell Examine the different parts of the language Gain an overview of the most important libraries and tools in the Haskell ecosystem Apply functional patterns in real-world scenarios Understand monads and monad transformers Proficiently use laziness and resource management Who This Book Is For Experienced programmers who may be new to the Haskell programming language. However, some prior exposure to Haskell is recommended.

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Hands-On Unity 2021 Game Development

Create, customize, and optimize your own professional games from scratch with Unity 2021, 2nd Edition

By: Nicolas Alejandro Borromeo

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Hands-On Unity 2021 Game Development

Create, customize, and optimize your own professional games from scratch with Unity 2021, 2nd Edition

By: Nicolas Alejandro Borromeo

Achieve mesmerizing game experiences using the latest Unity 2021 features by following a practical approach to building professional games Key FeaturesUnleash the capabilities of C# scripting to create UIs, graphics, game AI agents and moreExplore Unity's latest tools, including Universal Render Pipeline, Shader Graph, UI Toolkit, Visual Scripting, and VFX graph, to enhance graphics and animationBuild an AR experience using Unity’s AR FoundationBook Description Learning how to use Unity is the quickest way to creating a full game, but that’s not all you can do with this simple, yet comprehensive suite of video game development tools – Unity is just as useful for creating AR/VR experiences, complex simulations, real-time realistic rendering, films, and practical games for training and education. Hands-On Unity 2021 Game Development outlines a practical journey to creating your first full game from the ground up, building it step-by-step and applying your knowledge as you progress. Complete with hands-on tutorials and projects, this easy-to-follow guide will teach you how to develop the game using several Unity tools. As you advance, you will learn how to use the Unity engine, create simple scripts using C#, integrate graphics, sound, and animations, and manipulate physics to create interesting mechanics for your game. You’ll be able to apply all the knowledge that you gain to a real-world game. Later chapters will show you how to code a simple AI agent to challenge the user and use profiling tools to ensure that the code runs efficiently. Finally, you'll work with Unity's AR tools to create AR experiences for 3D apps and games. By the end of this Unity book, you will have created a complete game and built a solid foundation in using a wide variety of Unity tools. What you will learnExplore both C# and Visual Scripting tools to customize various aspects of a game, such as physics, gameplay, and the UIProgram rich shaders and effects using Unity's new Shader Graph and Universal Render PipelineImplement postprocessing to improve graphics quality with full-screen effectsCreate rich particle systems for your Unity games from scratch using VFX Graph and ShurikenAdd animations to your game using the Animator, Cinemachine, and TimelineUse the brand new UI Toolkit package to create user interfacesImplement game AI to control character behaviorWho this book is for This book is best suited for game developers looking to upgrade their knowledge and those who want to migrate their existing skills to the Unity game engine. Those with prior Unity knowledge will also benefit from the chapters exploring the latest features. While you’ll still able to follow along if you don’t have any programming experience, knowing the fundamentals of C# programming will help you get the most out of this book.

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Hands-On Unity Game Development

Unlock the power of Unity 2023 and build your dream game

By: Nicolas Alejandro Borromeo,Juan Gabriel Gomila Salas

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Hands-On Unity Game Development

Unlock the power of Unity 2023 and build your dream game

By: Nicolas Alejandro Borromeo,Juan Gabriel Gomila Salas

Unlock game development mastery with Unity 2023! This book takes you from conception to publication, equipping you with the key tools and techniques you need to bring your gaming vision to life. Key Features Learn the fundamentals of Unity 2023 and create your dream game Explore the world of augmented reality (AR) to create captivating mobile games Propel game performance and player experience to new heights with Data-Oriented Technology Stack (DOTS) insights Book DescriptionTake your game development skills to the next level. Dive into the world of game creation confidently by elevating your game development skills. This book is your definitive and practical guide to unlocking the full potential of Unity 2023. Every chapter is designed to empower you to customize your own game, not just replicate what's in the book. This new edition includes immersive Augmented Reality (AR) experiences and performance optimization with Data-Oriented Technology Stack (DOTS). From Scene Creation to seamless Assert Integration, dive into C# programming and Visual Scripting with step-by-step guidance for beginners. Implement dynamic gameplay elements, including movement, spawning, physics, and health systems. Delve deeper into the magic of Game AI through sensor-driven decision-making with Finite State Machines (FSMs). Elevate your visuals with materials, shaders, textures, and particle systems. Optimize performance with Profiler insights and debug your game for a polished final product. Whether you're a beginner or a seasoned pro, this book will equip you with the skills needed to bring your game ideas to life.What you will learn Build a game that includes gameplay, player and non-player characters, assets, animations, and more Learn C# and Visual Scripting to customize player movements, the UI, and game physics Implement Game AI to build a fully functional enemy capable of detecting and attacking Use Universal Render Pipeline (URP) to create high-quality visuals with Unity Create win-lose conditions using design patterns such as Singleton and Event Listeners Implement realistic and dynamic physics simulations with the new Physics System Who this book is for Both game and non-game developers looking to migrate or start building 3D games in Unity will find this Unity game development book useful. While you can still follow along without prior programming experience, knowing C# fundamentals will help you make the most of this book.

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Imperial German Colonial and Overseas Troops 1885–1918

By: Alejandro de Quesada,Chris Dale

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Imperial German Colonial and Overseas Troops 1885–1918

By: Alejandro de Quesada,Chris Dale

This book tells and illustrates the little-known story of Germany's 30-year episode as a colonial power in Africa and the Pacific, and her enclave in China. Under the ambitious young Kaiser Wilhelm II, rivalry with the old colonial powers saw the protectorates originally established by trading companies transformed into crown colonies, garrisoned by the newly raised Schutztruppe with emergency support from the Imperial Navy's Sea Battalions. This book explains their organization and operations, including the horrific 1904-07 Herero campaign in Southwest Africa. It is illustrated with rare photos, and with color plates detailing a wide variety of the uniforms of German and native troops alike.

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The Chaco War 1932–35

South America’s greatest modern conflict

By: Alejandro de Quesada

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The Chaco War 1932–35

South America’s greatest modern conflict

By: Alejandro de Quesada

The Chaco War was massive territorial war between Bolivia and Paraguay, which cost almost a 100,000 lives. An old fashioned territorial dispute, the contested area was the Gran Chaco Boreal, a 100,000-square mile region of swamp, jungle and pampas with isolated fortified towns. The wilderness terrain made operations difficult and costly as the war see-sawed between the two sides. Bolivian troops, under the command of a German general, Hans von Kundt, had early successes, but these stalled in the face of a massive mobilization programme by the Paraguans which saw their force increase in size ten-fold to 60,000 men. This book sheds light on a vicious territorial war that waged in the jungles and swamps of the Gran Chaco and is illustrated with rare photographs and especially commissioned artwork.

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