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Lectures on Hyperbolic Geometry

By: Riccardo Benedetti,Carlo Petronio

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Lectures on Hyperbolic Geometry

By: Riccardo Benedetti,Carlo Petronio

Focussing on the geometry of hyperbolic manifolds, the aim here is to provide an exposition of some fundamental results, while being as self-contained, complete, detailed and unified as possible. Following some classical material on the hyperbolic space and the Teichmüller space, the book centers on the two fundamental results: Mostow's rigidity theorem (including a complete proof, following Gromov and Thurston) and Margulis' lemma. These then form the basis for studying Chabauty and geometric topology; a unified exposition is given of Wang's theorem and the Jorgensen-Thurston theory; and much space is devoted to the 3D case: a complete and elementary proof of the hyperbolic surgery theorem, based on the representation of three manifolds as glued ideal tetrahedra.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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3642581587

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9783642581588

Lectures on Differential Topology

By: Riccardo Benedetti

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Lectures on Differential Topology

By: Riccardo Benedetti

This book gives a comprehensive introduction to the theory of smooth manifolds, maps, and fundamental associated structures with an emphasis on “bare hands” approaches, combining differential-topological cut-and-paste procedures and applications of transversality. In particular, the smooth cobordism cup-product is defined from scratch and used as the main tool in a variety of settings. After establishing the fundamentals, the book proceeds to a broad range of more advanced topics in differential topology, including degree theory, the Poincaré-Hopf index theorem, bordism-characteristic numbers, and the Pontryagin-Thom construction. Cobordism intersection forms are used to classify compact surfaces; their quadratic enhancements are developed and applied to studying the homotopy groups of spheres, the bordism group of immersed surfaces in a 3-manifold, and congruences mod 16 for the signature of intersection forms of 4-manifolds. Other topics include the high-dimensional h h-cobordism theorem stressing the role of the “Whitney trick”, a determination of the singleton bordism modules in low dimensions, and proofs of parallelizability of orientable 3-manifolds and the Lickorish-Wallace theorem. Nash manifolds and Nash's questions on the existence of real algebraic models are also discussed. This book will be useful as a textbook for beginning masters and doctoral students interested in differential topology, who have finished a standard undergraduate mathematics curriculum. It emphasizes an active learning approach, and exercises are included within the text as part of the flow of ideas. Experienced readers may use this book as a source of alternative, constructive approaches to results commonly presented in more advanced contexts with specialized techniques.

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American Mathematical Soc.

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1470466740

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9781470466749

Branched Standard Spines of 3-manifolds

By: Riccardo Benedetti,Carlo Petronio

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Branched Standard Spines of 3-manifolds

By: Riccardo Benedetti,Carlo Petronio

This book provides a unified combinatorial realization of the categroies of (closed, oriented) 3-manifolds, combed 3-manifolds, framed 3-manifolds and spin 3-manifolds. In all four cases the objects of the realization are finite enhanced graphs, and only finitely many local moves have to be taken into account. These realizations are based on the notion of branched standard spine, introduced in the book as a combination of the notion of branched surface with that of standard spine. The book is intended for readers interested in low-dimensional topology, and some familiarity with the basics is assumed. A list of questions, some of which concerning relations with the theory of quantum invariants, is enclosed.

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140

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Springer

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3540683453

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9783540683452

Plastic Surgery

An Illustrated History

By: Riccardo F. Mazzola,Catherine B. Foss

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Plastic Surgery

An Illustrated History

By: Riccardo F. Mazzola,Catherine B. Foss

This book offers a detailed history of plastic surgery procedures and their development from the ancient world, through the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, up to World War II. The origin of plastic surgery is essentially the story of wound management – the frequent struggle that primitive man engaged in to heal his injuries. The narrative chronicles the rise and fall – and rise again – of the discipline through the centuries. It illustrates the birth of modern reconstructive and aesthetic techniques and emphasizes the ingenuity that plastic surgeons demonstrated to improve wound defects and refine facial disfigurements of various origins, congenital or acquired. In addition, the work underscores the enormous impact that the study of human anatomy had on the evolution of surgery. Chapters discuss the birth and spread of aesthetic surgery, seldom referenced in modern scientific writing. Richly illustrated with hundreds of images drawn from the personal collection of the primary author, the book is an outstanding contribution to the annals of surgery. Not only does it honor the publications and artworks that have recorded these unique achievements, it also recognizes the great innovators of the past whose reconstructive and aesthetic work forms the basis of today’s surgical successes. Plastic Surgery – An Illustrated History is a must-have resource for plastic, maxillofacial and aesthetic surgeons. Any student of surgery, medical history, or medical illustration will be interested in this work.

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Springer Nature

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3031120035

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9783031120039

Create Uniqueness

How to Turn a Passion Into a Business

By: Riccardo Pozzoli

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Create Uniqueness

How to Turn a Passion Into a Business

By: Riccardo Pozzoli

Create your dream job by turning your passion into a profitable business. The business world has completely changed. The old routes to building a successful organization have been entirely revolutionized. In a world which is being transformed with a speed that was unthinkable barely a generation ago, the doors have been thrown wide open to serial entrepreneurs, digital innovators and career reinventors. In Create Uniqueness, Riccardo Pozzoli, one of Italy's most successful entrepreneurs, and co-founder of the fashion phenomena The Blonde Salad, shares his story about creating a thriving business and building rewarding work environments. Create Uniqueness is a passionate yet practical guide to identifying a business idea, embracing new ways of working, thinking unusually and building a great company without losing sense of your original idea.

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Kogan Page Publishers

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0749497378

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9780749497378

Philosophy of Music

A History

By: Riccardo Martinelli

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Philosophy of Music

A History

By: Riccardo Martinelli

Ranging from Antiquity to contemporary analytic philosophy, it provides a concise but thorough analysis of the arguments developed by some of the most outstanding philosophers of all times. Besides the aesthetics of music proper, the volume touches upon metaphysics, ethics, philosophy of language, psychology, anthropology, and scientific developments that have influenced the philosophical explanations of music. Starting from the very origins of philosophy in Western thought (Pythagoras, Plato, Aristotle) the book talks about what music is according to Augustine, Descartes, Leibniz, Rousseau, Kant, Hegel, the Romantics, Schopenhauer, Nietzsche, Wittgenstein, Susanne Langer, Bloch, Adorno, and many others. Recent developments within the analytic tradition are illustrated with particular attention to the ontology of the musical artwork and to the problem of music and emotions. A fascinating idea which recurs throughout the book is that philosophers allow for a sort of a secret kinship between music and philosophy, as means to reveal complementary aspects of truth.

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Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG

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3110627418

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9783110627411

Charles De Gaulle and the Media

Leadership, TV and the Birth of the Fifth Republic

By: Riccardo Brizzi

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Charles De Gaulle and the Media

Leadership, TV and the Birth of the Fifth Republic

By: Riccardo Brizzi

This book explores Charles De Gaulle's use and strict control of television between 1958 and 1969, highlighting the association between charismatic power and television with regards to legitimizing the Gaullist leadership and determining an evolution towards presidentialism during the Fifth Republic. A protagonist of European political history of the twentieth century, Charles de Gaulle was a pioneer in the use of mass media: in the Second World War he had earned the nickname of Général-micro due to his reliance on radio communication; in 1958 he then started an substantive and fruitful use of television, which some of his opponents labelled as ‘telecracy’. From difficult beginnings, where he followed the advice of publicity and communication experts, through his masterful TV appearances during the dramatic moments of the Algerian War, to the presidential campaign of 1965 and the crisis of May 1968, the author paints a compelling fresco of de Gaulle as the first TV leader in contemporary European history. The book will appeal to students and scholars interested in the fields of French politics, political communication and political leadership.

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Springer

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3319656422

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9783319656427

Methodological Cognitivism

Vol. 2: Cognition, Science, and Innovation

By: Riccardo Viale

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Methodological Cognitivism

Vol. 2: Cognition, Science, and Innovation

By: Riccardo Viale

This book covers a broad spectrum of topics, from experimental philosophy and cognitive theory of science, to social epistemology and research and innovation policy. Following up on the previously published Volume 1, “Mind, Rationality, and Society,” it provides further applications of methodological cognitivism in areas such as scientific discovery, technology transfer and innovation policy. It also analyzes the impact of cognitive science on philosophical problems like causality and truth. The book is divided into four parts: Part I “Experimental Philosophy and Causality” tackles the problem of causality, which is often seen as straddling metaphysics, ontology and epistemology. Part II “Cognitive Rationality of Science” deals with the cognitive foundation of scientific rationality, starting from a strong critique of the neopositivist rationality of science on the one hand and of the relativist and social reduction of the methodology of science on the other. Part III “Research Policy and Social Epistemology” deals with topics of social epistemology, science policy and culture of innovation. Lastly, Part IV “Knowledge Transfer and Innovation” addresses the dynamics of knowledge generation, transfer and use in technological innovation.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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364240216X

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Atlas of Procedures in Surgical Oncology

With Critical, Evidence-based Commentary Notes

By: Riccardo A. Audisio

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Atlas of Procedures in Surgical Oncology

With Critical, Evidence-based Commentary Notes

By: Riccardo A. Audisio

This unique book presents a series of concisely written technical notes on common procedures in surgical oncology. Each operation is illustrated with pictures framing precise technical points. The book is accompanied by a CD-ROM that includes video clips of the procedures. Written by top European experts, this volume will provide an invaluable resource for young surgical oncologists to familiarize with technical details, develop a critical approach and expand their surgical skills. It will also be a useful source of reference for medical oncologists, radiologists, radiotherapists and nurses, as well as final-year medical students. Sample Chapter(s). Foreword (41 KB). Chapter 1: Axillary Lymph Node Dissection for Breast Cancer (753 KB). Contents: Breast Reconstructive Techniques (F Brenelli et al.); Total Thyroidectomy (N O''Higgins); Neck Dissection for Thyroid Cancer (J Betka et al.); Transhiatal Esophagectomy (J J B van Lanschot et al.); Stenting Gastro-Oesophageal Tumours (E M L Verschuur et al.); Atypical Liver Resections of Colorectal Metastases (B Ardnor & P Naredi); How to Make a Good Stoma (R Phillips & S Phillips); Technical Notes on TME for Rectal Cancer (B J Heald); Pelvic Exenteration for Rectal Cancer (K Havenga & T Wiggers); Local Treatment for Primary Melanoma (O E Nieweg); Ilioinguinal Dissection for Melanoma (A Testori & M Zonta); and other papers. Readership: Oncologists, surgeons, radiotherapists, surgical oncologists, nurses and final-year medical students.

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World Scientific

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9812832947

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9789812832948

The Impact of Aristotelianism on Modern Philosophy

By: Riccardo Pozzo

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The Impact of Aristotelianism on Modern Philosophy

By: Riccardo Pozzo

This volume provides the first extensive assessment of the impact of Aristotelianism on the history of philosophy from the Renaissance to the end of the twentieth century. The contributors have considered Aristotelian issues in late scholastic, Renaissance, and early modern philosophers such as Vernia, Nifo, Barbaro, Cajetan, Piccolomini, Patrizzi, Zabarella, Campanella, Galileo, Sémery, Leibniz, Rousseau, Kant, Hegel, Nietzsche, Husserl, Heidegger, Wittgenstein, and Gadamer. Specific attention is given to the role of the five intellectual virtues set forth by Aristotle in book VI of the Nicomachean Ethics, namely art, prudence, science, wisdom, and intellect.

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Catholic University of America Press

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0813232023

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9780813232027

Formless Infinity

Clinical Explorations of Matte Blanco and Bion

By: Riccardo Lombardi

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Formless Infinity

Clinical Explorations of Matte Blanco and Bion

By: Riccardo Lombardi

In contemporary psychoanalysis, a key concept and aim of clinical practice is to distinguish the boundaries of any mental state. Without this boundary-setting, the patient has nothing but the 'formless infinite' of primitive mental states. Formless Infinity: Clinical Explorations of Matte Blanco and Bion draws on the work of these two authors to explore how analysts can work with patients to reveal, understand and ultimately contain their primitive mental states. Riccardo Lombardi discusses the core concepts of the unconscious, the role of the body in analysis, time and death. He displays the clinical implications of Matte Blanco’s theoretical extension of Freud’s theory of the unconscious, presenting numerous clinical examples of working with psychosis and other severe pathologies. Formless Infinity, a stimulating teaching text for students, trainers and seasoned mental health practitioners, is essential reading for psychoanalysts and psychoanalytic psychotherapists. It is particularly recommended to analysts interested in widening the scope of the analytic practice by exploring the functioning of the deep unconscious, primitive mental states, psychosomatic pathologies and psychotic conditions.

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Routledge

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1317395123

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9781317395126

Magnetic Resonance Cholangiopancreatography (MRCP)

Biliary and Pancreatic Ducts

By: Riccardo Manfredi,Roberto Pozzi Mucelli

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Magnetic Resonance Cholangiopancreatography (MRCP)

Biliary and Pancreatic Ducts

By: Riccardo Manfredi,Roberto Pozzi Mucelli

This book, based on the experience of a single large referral center, presents the characteristic findings obtained when using MR imaging and MR cholangiopancreatography (MRCP) to image the biliary tree and pancreatic ducts in a variety of disease settings. An introductory chapter is devoted to technical considerations, anatomy, and developmental anomalies. Subsequent chapters then present in detail the MR imaging and MRCP findings observed in choledocholithiasis, inflammatory and neoplastic disorders of the bile ducts, acute and chronic pancreatitis (according to etiology), and different pancreatic neoplasms. Dynamic MRCP with secretin stimulation is also illustrated, documenting both normal and abnormal responses of the pancreatic duct system to secretin. Readers will find this book to be an excellent aid to the interpretation of MR imaging and MRCP findings in patients with biliary and pancreatic disease.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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8847028442

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9788847028449

Chromorama

How Colour Changed Our Way of Seeing

By: Riccardo Falcinelli

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Chromorama

How Colour Changed Our Way of Seeing

By: Riccardo Falcinelli

The Italian colour bible: a gorgeously illustrated exploration of colour and the modern gaze, from an award-winning designer 'Fresh and exciting, like an unopened packet of coloured pencils. Countless thought-provoking facts to ponder over, beautifully written' Coralie Bickford-Smith, author of The Fox and the Star Why are pencils yellow and white goods white? Why is black the colour of mourning? What connects Queen Victoria's mauve gown and Michelle Obama's yellow dress? In Chromorama, acclaimed graphic designer Riccardo Falcinelli delves deep into the history of colour to show how it has shaped the modern gaze. With over four hundred illustrations throughout and with examples ranging widely across art and culture - from the novels of Gustave Flaubert to The Simpsons, from Byzantine jewellery to misshapen fruit, from Mondrian to Hitchcock's thrillers - Falcinelli traces the evolution of our long relationship with colour, and how first the industrial revolution, and then the dawn of the internet age, changed it forever. Beautifully designed, deeply researched, and written with warmth and wit, Chromoroma is an engrossing account of shade and light, of tone and hue, of dyes, pigments, and pixels. It is the story of why we now see the world the way we do.

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600

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Random House

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1802060294

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9781802060294

Alba Longa

By: Riccardo Bellucci

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Alba Longa

By: Riccardo Bellucci

Where was Alba Longa? Over the centuries, this question has stimulated the most varied conjectures, by scholars, poets, historians, philologists and, of course, archaeologists. Fantasy has often merged with reality, myth with history. All of these hypotheses present some credible data, but mixed with more improbable aspects drawn from either ancient writers or uncorroborated documents. This, in turn, has led to incompatibilities between the hypotheses and the reality of archaeological excavations. The scholar Riccardo Bellucci, after years of systematic research, now proposes a coherent and consistent solution to the location of the Mater Urbis, in a previously unsuspected area. The motivation, intuition and documentation that has led Bellucci to decide on his theory, will fascinate everyone; and stimulate debate on the truth of his conclusions. The book then goes beyond the story of Alba Longa itself to provide further fascinating detail related to the area.

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Lulu.com

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0244132925

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9780244132927

Lectures on Differential Topology

By: Riccardo Benedetti

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Lectures on Differential Topology

By: Riccardo Benedetti

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Book's by Riccardo Benedetti

Lectures on Hyperbolic Geometry

Lectures on Hyperbolic Geometry

Lectures on Differential Topology

Lectures on Differential Topology

Branched Standard Spines of 3-manifolds

Branched Standard Spines of 3-manifolds

Plastic Surgery

Plastic Surgery

Create Uniqueness

Create Uniqueness

Philosophy of Music

Philosophy of Music

Charles De Gaulle and the Media

Charles De Gaulle and the Media

Methodological Cognitivism

Methodological Cognitivism

Atlas of Procedures in Surgical Oncology

Atlas of Procedures in Surgical Oncology

The Impact of Aristotelianism on Modern Philosophy

The Impact of Aristotelianism on Modern Philosophy

Formless Infinity

Formless Infinity

Magnetic Resonance Cholangiopancreatography (MRCP)

Magnetic Resonance Cholangiopancreatography (MRCP)

Chromorama

Chromorama

Alba Longa

Alba Longa

Lectures on Differential Topology

Lectures on Differential Topology

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