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Expanding Thurston Maps

By: Mario Bonk,Daniel Meyer

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This monograph is devoted to the study of the dynamics of expanding Thurston maps under iteration. A Thurston map is a branched covering map on a two-dimensional topological sphere such that each critical point of the map has a finite orbit under iteration. It is called expanding if, roughly speaking, preimages of a fine open cover of the underlying sphere under iterates of the map become finer and finer as the order of the iterate increases. Every expanding Thurston map gives rise to a fractal space, called its visual sphere. Many dynamical properties of the map are encoded in the geometry of this visual sphere. For example, an expanding Thurston map is topologically conjugate to a rational map if and only if its visual sphere is quasisymmetrically equivalent to the Riemann sphere. This relation between dynamics and fractal geometry is the main focus for the investigations in this work. The book is an introduction to the subject. The prerequisites for the reader are modest and include some basic knowledge of complex analysis and topology. The book has an extensive appendix, where background material is reviewed such as orbifolds and branched covering maps.

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American Mathematical Soc.

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082187554X

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9780821875544

Amor y Cohetes

A Love and Rockets Book

By: Gilbert Hernandez,Jaime Hernandez,Mario Hernandez

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Amor y Cohetes

A Love and Rockets Book

By: Gilbert Hernandez,Jaime Hernandez,Mario Hernandez

To a very great extent, Love and Rockets is synonymous with Hoppers' Maggie & Hopey and Palomar's Luba & Carmen & Heraclio & Tonantzin... but there was always more to L and R than that. Amor y Cohetes finally collects together in one convenient package all the non-Maggie and non-Palomar stories by all three Hernandez Brothers from that classic first, 50-issue Love and Rockets series—a dizzying array of styles and approaches that re-confirms these groundbreaking cartoonists' place in the history of comics.

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Fantagraphics Books

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1560979267

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9781560979265

Triathlon Success

The Ultimate Training Guide to Winning the Long-Distance Triathlon

By: Mario Schmidt-Wendling

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Triathlon Success

The Ultimate Training Guide to Winning the Long-Distance Triathlon

By: Mario Schmidt-Wendling

Long-distance triathlons are becoming increasingly popular as thousands of athletes compete in more than 200 races globally each season. Every one of these athletes requires quality training information and experienced coaching advice. Drawing on his 20 years of coaching experience, Mario Schmidt-Wendling provides the best training information for ambitious triathletes competing in Olympic- to Ironman-distance triathlons, making Triathlon Success a must-have practical guide. This book does not offer generally formulated training plans, but rather considers an athlete's individual situation, such as their performance level, which means the athlete is given the most important basics to be able to make the right decisions for his or her own training. Trainers will also find the book useful as both their work and the most important aspects of training theory for the long-distance triathlon are highlighted and explained. In addition to the extensive material on training and competition, the triathlete will find relevant information on equipment, nutrition, and even how to prevent those typical mistakes made during training in all three disciplines. All of the training content is enriched by numerous practical examples, and the provided test procedures help triathletes diagnose their own progress. Useful information on topics such as injuries, illness, and training and competing in the heat, as well as a sample 16-week training plan round out this ultimate training guide.

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Meyer & Meyer Sport

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1782555404

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9781782555407

The Sounds of the Cosmos

Gravitational Waves and the Birth of Multi-Messenger Astronomy

By: Mario Diaz,Gabriela Gonzalez,Jorge Pullin

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The Sounds of the Cosmos

Gravitational Waves and the Birth of Multi-Messenger Astronomy

By: Mario Diaz,Gabriela Gonzalez,Jorge Pullin

The remarkable story of how humankind discovered gravitational waves, chronicled with unparalleled historical and scientific vision. In 2016, the LIGO and Virgo Collaborations made headlines when they announced the detection of gravitational waves—a century after Albert Einstein first predicted their existence with his general theory of relativity. With unprecedented perspective as physicists at the forefront of this discovery, Mario Díaz, Gabriela González, and Jorge Pullin provide a comprehensive and accessible account of the quest to find gravitational waves, their controversial history, and the efforts that culminated with their detection and a Nobel Prize in Physics. The Sounds of the Cosmos vividly narrates contributions from the ancient Greeks through Einstein, in addition to the breakthroughs of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, including the discovery of the Hulse-Taylor binary star system (the first of its kind ever observed) and the technology behind gravitational wave detectors. The authors' fusion of meticulous research and accessible prose makes this book an indispensable resource for the scientifically curious, lending astonishing new context to the revelation that we can “hear” the cosmos through gravitational waves. Written with exceptional historical and conceptual insight, this is a definitive and dazzling journey through “the eternal quest of humankind to understand the universe.”

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MIT Press

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0262372789

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9780262372787

AC/E Digital Culture Annual Report.

Digital Trends in Culture. Focus: Readers in the Digital Age

By: Javier Celaya,Jovanka Adzic,Luis Miguel Cencerrado,Pablo Gervás,José Manuel Menéndez,Elena Neira,Emma Rodero,Nuria Rodríguez,Mario Tascón,Elisa Yuste

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AC/E Digital Culture Annual Report.

Digital Trends in Culture. Focus: Readers in the Digital Age

By: Javier Celaya,Jovanka Adzic,Luis Miguel Cencerrado,Pablo Gervás,José Manuel Menéndez,Elena Neira,Emma Rodero,Nuria Rodríguez,Mario Tascón,Elisa Yuste

The AC/E Digital Culture Annual Report is a publication which looks at the impact of the internet on our society. Its aim is to delve into the transformation happening within the arts and culture sector and to help entities and professionals create experiences that are in line with the expectations of 21st century consumers. The first part of the 2018 edition brings together texts from professionals in the arts and culture sector as well as from experts in the digital field, in order to get up to speed on important issues regarding main trends. Every year the second part of the edition (Focus) looks at the changes happening among readers and reading material. The aim is to outline a map of digital reading material. Mario Tascón takes a close look at our most connected cities that have been created by the latest interconnected devices and the Internet of Things. He then analyses the role that cultural spaces are destined to perform within these cities. Next, JosО Manuel MenОndez and David Jimeno Bermejo describe the latest challenges faced by immersive technologies and its growing role within the ecosystem of digital content. The Experimental UNIT of the University of Valencia reviews its experience with the use of digital design and analyses how the latest possibilities of mobile devices can offer resources for the construction of the museography debate. Jovanka Adzic discusses a burning issue. In her analysis on the evolution of social networks and their continuously expanding influence on our way of life, she also takes a look at the problem of fake news on the internet. Jovanka goes on to refl ect on the competitive advantage of FANG obtained through large volumes of social data, within an economy driven by Big Data. Elena Neira takes a look at the impact of consumption of on-screen culture and the business models that are based on subscriptions— the so-called “Netfl ix model”. And Emma Rodero – in line with this year’s central theme of Focus – examines the theme of orality and analyses the growing influence of sound and voice in the digital era. Pablo GervЗs builds on the concept of computational creativity and its impact on literary creation. We have a total of seven articles by renowned experts to help us learn and reflect on the changes affecting our society as a whole and to give us a glimpse of new opportunities for the sector of arts and culture. Every year the second part of the edition (Focus) reflects and explains – through the use of best-practice examples both nationally and internationally – the biggest changes happening among readers and reading material in the digital era. The main objective of this section is to present a unified view on the matter. Authors Luis Miguel Cencerrado, Elisa Yuste and Javier Celaya outlines a map to help us navigate with ease through all types of texts; highlighting the role of the reader in the current context of hybrid literature (paper, digital, audio, visual, transmedia, etc.) which is favoured by the digital era we live in. The annual review is published in both Spanish and English, in PDF and EPUB format and can be downloaded for free under the licence of Creative Commons. The publication can be downloaded on the AcciЧn Cultural EspaЦola website in the section digital publications. A copy can also be obtained from major distributors of national and international digital books.

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Acción Cultural Española, AC/E

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8415272936

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9788415272939

Halo Combat Evolved

Prima's Official Strategy Guide

By: Mario De Govia

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Halo Combat Evolved

Prima's Official Strategy Guide

By: Mario De Govia

Presents a strategy guide to the interstellar combat game "Halo: Combat Evolved," for Microsoft's Xbox game system, including an overview of the action, character profiles, and advice on handling the controls.

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0761537449

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Expanding Thurston Maps

Expanding Thurston Maps

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Triathlon Success

Triathlon Success

The Sounds of the Cosmos

The Sounds of the Cosmos

AC/E Digital Culture Annual Report.

AC/E Digital Culture Annual Report.

Halo Combat Evolved

Halo Combat Evolved

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