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Organic Computing – Technical Systems for Survival in the Real World

By: Christian Müller-Schloer,Sven Tomforde

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Organic Computing – Technical Systems for Survival in the Real World

By: Christian Müller-Schloer,Sven Tomforde

This book is a comprehensive introduction into Organic Computing (OC), presenting systematically the current state-of-the-art in OC. It starts with motivating examples of self-organising, self-adaptive and emergent systems, derives their common characteristics and explains the fundamental ideas for a formal characterisation of such systems. Special emphasis is given to a quantitative treatment of concepts like self-organisation, emergence, autonomy, robustness, and adaptivity. The book shows practical examples of architectures for OC systems and their applications in traffic control, grid computing, sensor networks, robotics, and smart camera systems. The extension of single OC systems into collective systems consisting of social agents based on concepts like trust and reputation is explained. OC makes heavy use of learning and optimisation technologies; a compact overview of these technologies and related approaches to self-organising systems is provided. So far, OC literature has been published with the researcher in mind. Although the existing books have tried to follow a didactical concept, they remain basically collections of scientific papers. A comprehensive and systematic account of the OC ideas, methods, and achievements in the form of a textbook which lends itself to the newcomer in this field has been missing so far. The targeted reader of this book is the master student in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or Electrical Engineering - or any other newcomer to the field of Organic Computing with some technical or Computer Science background. Readers can seek access to OC ideas from different perspectives: OC can be viewed (1) as a „philosophy“ of adaptive and self-organising - life-like - technical systems, (2) as an approach to a more quantitative and formal understanding of such systems, and finally (3) a construction method for the practitioner who wants to build such systems. In this book, we first try to convey to the reader a feeling of the special character of natural and technical self-organising and adaptive systems through a large number of illustrative examples. Then we discuss quantitative aspects of such forms of organisation, and finally we turn to methods of how to build such systems for practical applications.

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3319684779

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The Structure of Values and Norms

By: Sven Ove Hansson

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The Structure of Values and Norms

By: Sven Ove Hansson

Formal representations of values and norms are employed in several academic disciplines and specialties, such as economics, jurisprudence, decision theory and social choice theory. Sven Ove Hansson closely examines such foundational issues as the values of wholes and the values of their parts, the connections between values and norms, how values can be decision-guiding and the structure of normative codes with formal precision. Models of change in both preferences and norms are offered, as well as a method to base the logic of norms on that of preferences. Hansson has developed a unified formal representation of values and norms that reflects both their static and their dynamic properties. This formalized treatment, carried out in terms of both informal value theory and precise logical detail, will contribute to the clarification of certain issues in the basic philosophical theory of values and norms.

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Cambridge University Press

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1139430297

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Maximal Nilpotent Subalgebras I: Nilradicals and Cartan Subalgebras in Associative Algebras. With 428 Exercises

By: Sven Bodo Wirsing

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Maximal Nilpotent Subalgebras I: Nilradicals and Cartan Subalgebras in Associative Algebras. With 428 Exercises

By: Sven Bodo Wirsing

During the author’s doctorate time at the Christian-Albrechts-Universitat to Kiel, Salvatore Siciliano gave a stimulating talk in the upper seminar algebra theory about Cartan subalgebras in Lie algebra associates to associative algebra. This talk was the incentive for the author to analyze maximal nilpotent substructures of the Lie algebra associated to associative algebras. In the present work Siciliano's theory about Cartan subalgebras is worked off and expanded to different special associative algebra classes. In addition, a second maximal nilpotent substructure is analyzed: the nilradical. Within this analysis the main focus is to describe these substructure with the associative structure of the underlying algebra. This is successfully realized in this work. Numerous examples (like group algebras and Solomon (Tits-) algebras) illustrate the results to the reader. Within the numerous exercises these results can be applied by the reader to get a deeper insight in this theory.

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3960671032

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Maximal nilpotent subalgebras II: A correspondence theorem within solvable associative algebras. With 242 exercises

By: Sven Bodo Wirsing

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Maximal nilpotent subalgebras II: A correspondence theorem within solvable associative algebras. With 242 exercises

By: Sven Bodo Wirsing

Within series II we extend the theory of maximal nilpotent substructures to solvable associative algebras, especially for their group of units and their associated Lie algebra. We construct all maximal nilpotent Lie subalgebras and characterize them by simple and double centralizer properties. They possess distinctive attractor and repeller characteristics. Their number of isomorphic classes is finite and can be bounded by Bell numbers. Cartan subalgebras and the Lie nilradical are extremal among all maximal nilpotent Lie subalgebras. The maximal nilpotent Lie subalgebras are connected to the maximal nilpotent subgroups. This correspondence is bijective via forming the group of units and creating the linear span. Cartan subalgebras and Carter subgroups as well as the Lie nilradical and the Fitting subgroup are linked by this correspondence. All partners possess the same class of nilpotency based on a theorem of Xiankun Du. By using this correspondence we transfer all results to maximal nilpotent subgroups of the group of units. Carter subgroups and the Fitting subgroup turn out to be extremal among all maximal nilpotent subgroups. All four extremal substructures are proven to be Fischer subgroups, Fischer subalgebras, nilpotent injectors and projectors. Numerous examples (like group algebras and Solomon (Tits-) algebras) illustrate the results to the reader. Within the numerous exercises these results can be applied by the reader to get a deeper insight in this theory.

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Numerical Methods for Two-phase Incompressible Flows

By: Sven Gross,Arnold Reusken

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Numerical Methods for Two-phase Incompressible Flows

By: Sven Gross,Arnold Reusken

This book is the first monograph providing an introduction to and an overview of numerical methods for the simulation of two-phase incompressible flows. The Navier-Stokes equations describing the fluid dynamics are examined in combination with models for mass and surfactant transport. The book pursues a comprehensive approach: important modeling issues are treated, appropriate weak formulations are derived, level set and finite element discretization techniques are analyzed, efficient iterative solvers are investigated, implementational aspects are considered and the results of numerical experiments are presented. The book is aimed at M Sc and PhD students and other researchers in the fields of Numerical Analysis and Computational Engineering Science interested in the numerical treatment of two-phase incompressible flows.

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3642196861

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Reasoning in Event-Based Distributed Systems

By: Sven Helmer,Alexandra Poulovassilis,Fatos Xhafa

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Reasoning in Event-Based Distributed Systems

By: Sven Helmer,Alexandra Poulovassilis,Fatos Xhafa

With the rapid expansion of the Internet over the last 20 years, event-based distributed systems are playing an increasingly important role in a broad range of application domains, including enterprise management, environmental monitoring, information dissemination, finance, pervasive systems, autonomic computing, collaborative working and learning, and geo-spatial systems. Many different architectures, languages and technologies are being used for implementing event-based distributed systems, and much of the development has been undertaken independently by different communities. However, a common factor is an ever-increasing complexity. Users and developers expect that such systems are able not only to handle large volumes of simple events but also to detect complex patterns of events that may be spatially distributed and may span significant periods of time. Intelligent and logic-based approaches provide sound foundations for addressing many of the research challenges faced and this book covers a broad range of recent advances, contributed by leading experts in the field. It presents a comprehensive view of reasoning in event-based distributed systems, bringing together reviews of the state-of-the art, new research contributions, and an extensive set of references. It will serve as a valuable resource for students, faculty and researchers as well as industry practitioners responsible for new systems development.

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3642197248

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Inventory Control

By: Sven Axsäter

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Inventory Control

By: Sven Axsäter

Modem information technology has created new possibilities for more sophisticated and efficient control of supply chains. Most organizations can reduce their material flow costs substantially. Inventory control techniques are very important components in this development process. A thorough understanding of relevant inventory models is a prerequisite for successful implementation. I hope that this book will be a useful tool in acquiring such an understanding. Nearly ten years ago I wrote a Swedish book on inventory control. This previous book has been used in courses in production and inventory control at several Swed ish engineering schools and has also been appreciated by many practitioners in the field. Positive reactions from many readers have occasionally made me contemplate writing a new book in English on the same subject. Encouraging support of this idea from the Kluwer Editors Fred Hillier and Gary Folven finally convinced me to go ahead with the project. The result is this new book, which in many ways differs from its Swedish prede cessor. Some differences are due to recent developments in inventory control. Fur thermore, this new book is in a sense more theoretical. In particular, it is to a larger extent focused on creating a good basic understanding of different possible ap proaches when analyzing inventory models.

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Non-Equilibrium Phase Transitions

Volume 1: Absorbing Phase Transitions

By: Malte Henkel,Haye Hinrichsen,Sven Lübeck

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Non-Equilibrium Phase Transitions

Volume 1: Absorbing Phase Transitions

By: Malte Henkel,Haye Hinrichsen,Sven Lübeck

This book describes two main classes of non-equilibrium phase-transitions: static and dynamics of transitions into an absorbing state, and dynamical scaling in far-from-equilibrium relaxation behavior and ageing.

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1402087659

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Plug-and-play control of interconnected systems

By: Sven Bodenburg

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Plug-and-play control of interconnected systems

By: Sven Bodenburg

In the networked control of interconnected systems, the communication network is primarily used for the exchange of measurements amongst the control stations. Plug-and-play control extends the usage of this network towards the exchange of models with the aim to automatically design control stations at runtime. Therefore, every subsystem is equipped with a design agent that initially knows only the model of its subsystem. To design a control station by a design agent, first, a suitable model of the subsystem that interacts with other subsystems has to be set up. Second, local design conditions have to be found that guarantee the adherence of the global control aim. If the designed control station is finally plugged into the control equipment, the overall closed-loop system plays as desired. The focus of this thesis is to enable the design agent to accomplish the controller design. Therefore, three approaches are proposed which focus on the accuracy of the model that is used for the design with respect to the achievable overall closed-loop performance. The main result is a novel concept for the self-organised controller design by means of design agents. This concept is applied to achieve fault tolerance and to integrate new subsystems. The proposed methods are tested and evaluated through simulations and experiments on a thermofluid process and a multizone furnace.

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3832546022

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Separability within commutative and solvable associative algebras. Under consideration of non-unitary algebras. With 401 exercises

By: Sven Bodo Wirsing

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Separability within commutative and solvable associative algebras. Under consideration of non-unitary algebras. With 401 exercises

By: Sven Bodo Wirsing

Within the context of the Wedderburn-Malcev theorem a radical complement exists and all complements are conjugated. The main topics of this work are to analyze the Determination of a (all) radical complements, the representation of an element as the sum of a nilpotent and fully separable element and the compatibility of the Wedderburn-Malcev theorem with derived structures. Answers are presented in details for commutative and solvable associative algebras. Within the analysis the set of fully-separable elements and the generalized Jordan decomposition are of special interest. We provide examples based on generalized quaternion algebras, group algebras and algebras of traingular matrices over a field. The results (and also the theorem of Wedderburn-Malcev and Taft) are transferred to non-unitary algebras by using the star-composition and the adjunction of an unit. Within the App endix we present proofs for the Wedderburn-Malcev theorem for unitary algebras, for Taft's theorem on G-invariant radical complements for unitary algebras and for a theorem of Bauer concerning solvable unit groups of associative algebras.

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3960677219

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Geophysical Signal Analysis

By: Enders A. Robinson,Sven Treitel

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Geophysical Signal Analysis

By: Enders A. Robinson,Sven Treitel

Addresses the construction, analysis, and interpretation of mathematical and statistical models. The practical use of the concepts and techniques developed is illustrated by numerous applications. The chosen examples will interest many readers, including those engaged in digital signal analysis in disciplines other than geophysics.

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1560801042

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Digital Imaging and Deconvolution

The ABCs of Seismic Exploration and Processing

By: Enders A. Robinson,Sven Treitel

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Digital Imaging and Deconvolution

The ABCs of Seismic Exploration and Processing

By: Enders A. Robinson,Sven Treitel

Covering ideas and methods while concentrating on fundamentals, this book includes wave motion; digital imaging; digital filtering; visualization aspects of the seismic reflection method; sampling theory; the frequency spectrum; synthetic seismograms; wavelet processing; deconvolution; seismic attributes; phase rotation; and seismic attenuation.

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1560801484

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The Gravity Model in Transportation Analysis

Theory and Extensions

By: Sven Erlander,Neil F. Stewart

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The Gravity Model in Transportation Analysis

Theory and Extensions

By: Sven Erlander,Neil F. Stewart

Analisi: TRASPORTI. In generale. ECONOMETRIA. Econometria applicata.

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9067640891

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Memory Controllers for Mixed-Time-Criticality Systems

Architectures, Methodologies and Trade-offs

By: Sven Goossens,Karthik Chandrasekar,Benny Akesson,Kees Goossens

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Memory Controllers for Mixed-Time-Criticality Systems

Architectures, Methodologies and Trade-offs

By: Sven Goossens,Karthik Chandrasekar,Benny Akesson,Kees Goossens

This book discusses the design and performance analysis of SDRAM controllers that cater to both real-time and best-effort applications, i.e. mixed-time-criticality memory controllers. The authors describe the state of the art, and then focus on an architecture template for reconfigurable memory controllers that addresses effectively the quickly evolving set of SDRAM standards, in terms of worst-case timing and power analysis, as well as implementation. A prototype implementation of the controller in SystemC and synthesizable VHDL for an FPGA development board are used as a proof of concept of the architecture template.

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3319320947

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Data Management and Query Processing in Semantic Web Databases

By: Sven Groppe

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Data Management and Query Processing in Semantic Web Databases

By: Sven Groppe

The Semantic Web, which is intended to establish a machine-understandable Web, is currently changing from being an emerging trend to a technology used in complex real-world applications. A number of standards and techniques have been developed by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), e.g., the Resource Description Framework (RDF), which provides a general method for conceptual descriptions for Web resources, and SPARQL, an RDF querying language. Recent examples of large RDF data with billions of facts include the UniProt comprehensive catalog of protein sequence, function and annotation data, the RDF data extracted from Wikipedia, and Princeton University’s WordNet. Clearly, querying performance has become a key issue for Semantic Web applications. In his book, Groppe details various aspects of high-performance Semantic Web data management and query processing. His presentation fills the gap between Semantic Web and database books, which either fail to take into account the performance issues of large-scale data management or fail to exploit the special properties of Semantic Web data models and queries. After a general introduction to the relevant Semantic Web standards, he presents specialized indexing and sorting algorithms, adapted approaches for logical and physical query optimization, optimization possibilities when using the parallel database technologies of today’s multicore processors, and visual and embedded query languages. Groppe primarily targets researchers, students, and developers of large-scale Semantic Web applications. On the complementary book webpage readers will find additional material, such as an online demonstration of a query engine, and exercises, and their solutions, that challenge their comprehension of the topics presented.

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Integration of Ecosystem Theories: A Pattern

By: Sven Erik Jørgensen

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Integration of Ecosystem Theories: A Pattern

By: Sven Erik Jørgensen

The book integrates for the first time existing ecosystem theories and is therefore able to present a full ecological and theoretical pattern. It shows that we are able to understand ecosystems and their reactions, provided that we use all basic systems ecology for different aspects of ecosystem properties. The first edition of this book was published in 1992. This second edition contains the many recently published and presented contributions on ecosystem theories, which show even more strongly that an integration of the existing ecosystem theories is needed and also possible.

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9401157480

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9789401157483

Nothing To Come

A Defence of the Growing Block Theory of Time

By: Fabrice Correia,Sven Rosenkranz

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Nothing To Come

A Defence of the Growing Block Theory of Time

By: Fabrice Correia,Sven Rosenkranz

This monograph is a detailed study, and systematic defence, of the Growing Block Theory of time (GBT), first conceived by C.D. Broad. The book offers a coherent, logically perspicuous and ideologically lean formulation of GBT, defends it against the most notorious objections to be found in the extant philosophical literature, and shows how it can be derived from a more general theory, consistent with relativistic spacetime, on the pre-relativistic assumption of an absolute and total temporal order. The authors devise axiomatizations of GBT and its competitors which, against the backdrop of a shared quantified tense logic, significantly improves the prospects of their comparative assessment. Importantly, neither of these axiomatizations involves commitment to properties of presentness, pastness or futurity. The authors proceed to address, and defuse, a number of objections that have been marshaled against GBT, including the so-called epistemic objection according to which the theory invites skepticism about our temporal location. The challenge posed by relativistic physics is met head-on, by replacing claims about temporal variation by claims about variation across spacetime. The book aims to achieve the greatest possible rigor. The background logic is set out in detail, as are the principles governing the notions of precedence and temporal location. The authors likewise devise a novel spacetime logic suited for the articulation, and comparative assessment, of relativistic theories of time. The book comes with three technical appendices which include soundness and completeness proofs for the systems corresponding to GBT and its competitors, in both their pre-relativistic and relativistic forms. The book is primarily directed at researchers and graduate students working on the philosophy of time or temporal logic, but is of interest to metaphysicians and philosophical logicians more generally.

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On unit groups of modular group algebras

The concept of end-commutable ordering - with 241 exercises

By: Sven Bodo Wirsing

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On unit groups of modular group algebras

The concept of end-commutable ordering - with 241 exercises

By: Sven Bodo Wirsing

In this book we analyse unit groups of group algebras KG for non-abelian p-groups G and fields K of characteristic p. By calculating the core and the normaliser of U in 1 + rad(KG) – the group of normalized units -- for every subgroup U of G, we generalise results of K.R. Pearson and D.B. Coleman using fixed points of enhanced group actions. Our concept of so-called end-commutable ordering leads to a new method of studying the center of 1 + rad(KG). We proof that a finite group G is nilpotent if and only if every conjugacy class possesses an end-commutable ordering. As a simple consequence we get a result of A.A. Bovdi and Z. Patay, which shows how the exponent of the center of 1 + rad(KG) can be determined by calculations purely within the group G. We describe the groups for which this exponent is extremal and calculate the exponent for various group classes (e.g. regular groups, special groups, Sylow subgroups of linear and symmetric groups) and group constructions (e.g. wreath products, central products, special group extensions, isoclinic groups). Another application of our concept of end-commutable ordering is a description of the invariants of the center of 1 + rad(KG) for a finite field K. They are determined purely by the group G and the field K and can be visualized by a special graph – the class-graph. As a consequence of our results we prove that the center, the derived subgroups and the p-th-power subgroup of 1 + rad(KG) are not cyclic. Furthermore, we obtain some properties of unit groups of group algebras for extra-special 2-groups and fields of characteristic 2. Finally, we investigate the behaviour of the center and other characteristics (e.g. the exponent, the class of nilpotency, the Baer length, the degree of commutativity) for the chain of iterated unit groups of modular group algebras. For this, we use Lie and radical algebra methods.

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3960677243

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Evolution of Non-Expected Utility Preferences

By: Sven von Widekind

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Evolution of Non-Expected Utility Preferences

By: Sven von Widekind

The theory on the evolution of preferences deals with the endogenous formation of preference relations in strategic situations. It is related to the field of evolutionary game theory. In this book we analyze the role and the influence of general, possibly non-expected utility preferences in such an evolutionary setup. In particular, we demonstrate that preferences which diverge from von Neumann-Morgenstern expected utility may potentially prove to be successful under evolutionary pressures.

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3540768459

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Kekulé Structures in Benzenoid Hydrocarbons

By: Sven J. Cyvin,Ivan Gutman

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Kekulé Structures in Benzenoid Hydrocarbons

By: Sven J. Cyvin,Ivan Gutman

This text is an attempt to outline the basic facts concerning Kekul€ structures in benzenoid hydrocarbons: their history, applica tions and especially enumeration. We further pOint out the numerous and often quite remarkable connections between this topic and various parts of combinatorics and discrete mathematics. Our book is primarily aimed toward organic and theoretical chemists interested in the enume ration of Kekule structures of conjugated hydrocarbons as well as to scientists working in the field of mathematical and computational chemistry. The book may be of some relevance also to mathematicians wishing to learn about contemporary applications of combinatorics, graph theory and other branches of discrete mathematics. In 1985, when we decided to prepare these notes for publication, we expected to be able to give a complete account of all known combi natorial formulas for the number of Kekule structures of benzenoid hydrocarbons. This turned out to be a much more difficult task than we initially realized: only in 1986 some 60 new publications appeared dealing with the enumeration of Kekule structures in benzenoids and closely related topics. In any event, we believe that we have collec ted and systematized the essential part of the presently existing results. In addition to this we were delighted to see that the topics to·which we have been devoted in the last few years nowadays form a rapidly expanding branch of mathematical chemistry which attracts the attention of a large number of researchers (both chemists and mathematicians).

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3662008920

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Fundamentals of Ecological Modelling

By: Sven Erik Jørgensen,G. Bendoricchio

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Fundamentals of Ecological Modelling

By: Sven Erik Jørgensen,G. Bendoricchio

Cover -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Chapter 1. Introduction -- 1.1 Physical and Mathematical Models -- 1.2 Models as a Management Tool -- 1.3 Models as a Scientific Tool -- 1.4 Models and Holism -- 1.5 The Ecosystem as an Object for Research -- 1.6 Outline of the Book -- 1.7 The Development of Ecological and Environmental Models -- 1.8 State of the Art in the Application of Models -- Chapter 2. Concepts of Modelling -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Modelling Elements -- 2.3 The Modelling Procedure -- 2.4 Types of Model -- 2.5 Selection of Model Type -- 2.6 Selection of Model Complexity and Structure -- 2.7 Verification -- 2.8 Sensitivity Analysis -- 2.9 Parameter Estimation -- 2.10 Validation -- 2.11 Ecological Modelling and Quantum Theory -- 2.12 Modelling Constraints -- Problems -- Chapter 3. Ecological Processes -- 3A.1 Space and Time Resolution -- 3A.2 Mass Transport -- 3A.3 Mass Balance -- 3A.4 Energetic Factors -- 3A.5 Settling and Resuspension -- 3B.1 Chemical Reaction ...

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0080440150

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Advanced Thermoforming

Methods, Machines and Materials, Applications, Automation, Sustainability, and the Circular Economy

By: Sven Engelmann

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Advanced Thermoforming

Methods, Machines and Materials, Applications, Automation, Sustainability, and the Circular Economy

By: Sven Engelmann

ADVANCED THERMOFORMING Overview of advanced technologies in thermoforming including forming, filling, and sealing processes, and practical applications in various industries Advanced Thermoforming offers an overview of and new insights into thermoforming by comparing current and new standards for forming and mold technologies, presenting concepts from the practitioner’s perspective in a case-study format showing the possibilities of automated processes, reviewing the forming, filling, sealing processes, and applications of technical parts and packaging. The reader is guided along the path of design and development for machine and mold technologies and production processes. Along with updated content, this revised Second Edition adds new coverage of sustainability in packaging, circular economy principles, mold technology, electromotive applications, and developments in new polymeric materials. The text opens thermoforming to new applications and demands on plastic parts by covering advances in thermoforming machines, molds, and automation. Advanced Thermoforming covers topics such as: Basics of thermoforming and thermoplastics, production of semifinished products, extrusion, and coextrusion Introduction to both heavy and thin gauge thermoforming New approaches for more sustainable rigid packaging through thermoforming Fuel tank production on sheet machines, automotive body and commercial vehicle applications, and production of refrigerator liners Sustainability and circular economy principles in thermoforming Presenting an impressive variety of advanced thermoforming technologies in a very readable form, Advanced Thermoforming is an essential reference for polymer and plastics engineers as well asprocessors, technical engineers, R & D managers, new product development managers, automotive engineers, technicians, and equipment designers.

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1119666171

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Handbook of Ecological Modelling and Informatics

By: Sven Erik Jørgensen,T-S. Chon,Friedrich Recknagel

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Handbook of Ecological Modelling and Informatics

By: Sven Erik Jørgensen,T-S. Chon,Friedrich Recknagel

The book gives a comprehensive overview of all available types of ecological models. It is the first book of its kind that gives an overview of different model types and will be of interest to all those involved in ecological and environmental modelling and ecological informatics.

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1845642074

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Quantum Signatures of Chaos

By: Fritz Haake,Sven Gnutzmann,Marek Kuś

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Quantum Signatures of Chaos

By: Fritz Haake,Sven Gnutzmann,Marek Kuś

This classic text provides an excellent introduction to a new and rapidly developing field of research. Now well established as a textbook in this rapidly developing field of research, the new edition is much enlarged and covers a host of new results.

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3319975803

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Ennominae II

(Boarmiini, Gnophini, additions to previous volumes)

By: Bernd Müller,Sven Erlacher,Axel Hausmann,Hossein Rajaei,Pasi Sihvonen,Peder Skou

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Ennominae II

(Boarmiini, Gnophini, additions to previous volumes)

By: Bernd Müller,Sven Erlacher,Axel Hausmann,Hossein Rajaei,Pasi Sihvonen,Peder Skou

Revision of European Ennominae moths, covering 202 species in 30 colour plates. Comprehensive text and rich illustration of genitalia structures for all species. Four new species are described and systematic checklist for entire European and adjacent regions' Geometridae fauna is provided.

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900438748X

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Handbook of Environmental and Ecological Modeling

By: Sven E. Jorgensen

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Handbook of Environmental and Ecological Modeling

By: Sven E. Jorgensen

With descriptions of hundreds of the most important environmental and ecological models, this handbook is a unique and practical reference source. The Handbook of Environmental and Ecological Modeling is ideal for those working in environmental modeling, including regulators and managers who wish to understand the models used to make assessments. Overviews of more than 360 models are easily accessed in this handbook, allowing readers to quickly locate information they need about models available in a given ecosystem. The material in the Handbook of Environmental and Ecological Modeling is logically arranged according to ecosystem. Each of the sixteen chapters of the handbook covers a particular ecosystem, and includes not only the descriptions of the models, but also an overview of the state-of-the-art in modeling for that particular ecosystem. A summary of the spectrum of available models is also provided in each chapter. The extensive table of contents and the easy-to-use index put materials immediately at your fingertips.

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1351442872

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Metric Temporal Graph Logic over Typed Attributed Graphs

Extended Version

By: Giese, Holger,Maximova, Maria,Sakizloglou, Lucas,Schneider, Sven

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Metric Temporal Graph Logic over Typed Attributed Graphs

Extended Version

By: Giese, Holger,Maximova, Maria,Sakizloglou, Lucas,Schneider, Sven

Graph repair, restoring consistency of a graph, plays a prominent role in several areas of computer science and beyond: For example, in model-driven engineering, the abstract syntax of models is usually encoded using graphs. Flexible edit operations temporarily create inconsistent graphs not representing a valid model, thus requiring graph repair. Similarly, in graph databases—managing the storage and manipulation of graph data—updates may cause that a given database does not satisfy some integrity constraints, requiring also graph repair. We present a logic-based incremental approach to graph repair, generating a sound and complete (upon termination) overview of least-changing repairs. In our context, we formalize consistency by so-called graph conditions being equivalent to first-order logic on graphs. We present two kind of repair algorithms: State-based repair restores consistency independent of the graph update history, whereas deltabased (or incremental) repair takes this history explicitly into account. Technically, our algorithms rely on an existing model generation algorithm for graph conditions implemented in AutoGraph. Moreover, the delta-based approach uses the new concept of satisfaction (ST) trees for encoding if and how a graph satisfies a graph condition. We then demonstrate how to manipulate these STs incrementally with respect to a graph update.

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Universitätsverlag Potsdam

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3869564636

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The Metaphysics of Memory

By: Sven Bernecker

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The Metaphysics of Memory

By: Sven Bernecker

This book investigates central issues in the philosophy of memory. Does remembering require a causal process connecting the past representation to its subsequent recall and, if so, what is the nature of the causal process? Of what kind are the primary intentional objects of memory states? How do we know that our memory experiences portray things the way they happened in the past? Given that our memory is not only a passive device for reproducing thoughts but also an active device for processing stored thoughts, when are thoughts sufficiently similar to be memory-related? The Metaphysics of Memory defends a version of the causal theory of memory, argues for direct realism about memory, proposes an externalist response to skepticism about memory knowledge, and develops a contextualist account of the factivity constraint on memory.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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1402082207

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Aerodynamics of Wind Turbines

A Physical Basis for Analysis and Design

By: Sven Schmitz

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Aerodynamics of Wind Turbines

A Physical Basis for Analysis and Design

By: Sven Schmitz

A review of the aerodynamics, design and analysis, and optimization of wind turbines, combined with the author’s unique software Aerodynamics of Wind Turbines is a comprehensive introduction to the aerodynamics, scaled design and analysis, and optimization of horizontal-axis wind turbines. The author –a noted expert on the topic – reviews the fundamentals and basic physics of wind turbines operating in the atmospheric boundary layer. He then explores more complex models that help in the aerodynamic analysis and design of turbine models. The text contains unique chapters on blade element momentum theory, airfoil aerodynamics, rotational augmentation, vortex-wake methods, actuator-line modeling, and designing aerodynamically scaled turbines for model-scale experiments. The author clearly demonstrates how effective analysis and design principles can be used in a wide variety of applications and operating conditions. The book integrates the easy-to-use, hands-on XTurb design and analysis software that is available on a companion website for facilitating individual analyses and future studies. This component enhances the learning experience and helps with a deeper and more complete understanding of the subject matter. This important book: Covers aerodynamics, design and analysis and optimization of wind turbines Offers the author’s XTurb design and analysis software that is available on a companion website for individual analyses and future studies Includes unique chapters on blade element momentum theory, airfoil aerodynamics, rotational augmentation, vortex-wake methods, actuator-line modeling, and designing aerodynamically scaled turbines for model-scale experiments Demonstrates how design principles can be applied to a variety of applications and operating conditions Written for senior undergraduate and graduate students in wind energy as well as practicing engineers and scientists, Aerodynamics of Wind Turbines is an authoritative text that offers a guide to the fundamental principles, design and analysis of wind turbines.

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John Wiley & Sons

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1119405610

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9781119405610

Handbook of Inland Aquatic Ecosystem Management

By: Sven Jorgensen,Jose Galizia Tundisi,Takako Matsumura Tundisi

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Handbook of Inland Aquatic Ecosystem Management

By: Sven Jorgensen,Jose Galizia Tundisi,Takako Matsumura Tundisi

Combining background knowledge and practical tools, Handbook of Inland Aquatic Ecosystem Management gives you an overview of how to manage inland waters in a holistic manner. It examines the problems that threaten aquatic inland water ecosystems and presents a set of toolboxes for solving them. The book focuses on lakes, reservoirs, ponds, rivers,

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CRC Press

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1439845263

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Business English

and a little bit of grammar

By: Sven Frank,Willem van Leeuwen

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Business English

and a little bit of grammar

By: Sven Frank,Willem van Leeuwen

Business English and a little bit of Grammar" ist ein unverzichtbares Buch für alle, die ihre Englischkenntnisse im beruflichen Umfeld verbessern möchten. Geschrieben von Sven Frank und Willem van Leeuwen, zwei renommierten Sprachexperten und Speedlearning-Coaches, bietet dieses Buch eine einzigartige Kombination aus praxisrelevantem Business-Englisch und wichtigen grammatikalischen Grundlagen. Das Buch deckt alle wesentlichen Aspekte des Geschäftsenglisch ab. Es enthält eine Vielzahl von praxisnahen Beispielen, Fallstudien und Übungen, die darauf abzielen, die Kommunikationsfähigkeiten für Meetings, Präsentationen, Verhandlungen und schriftliche Korrespondenz zu verbessern. Von der Beherrschung der geschäftlichen Terminologie bis hin zu effektiven schriftlichen Kommunikationsstrategien, bietet das Buch praktische Tipps, um im internationalen Geschäftsumfeld erfolgreich zu sein. Darüber hinaus widmet sich das Buch auch den grundlegenden grammatikalischen Konzepten, die für das Verständnis und die korrekte Anwendung der englischen Sprache von Bedeutung sind. Es behandelt Themen wie Verbkonjugationen, Zeitformen, Satzstrukturen und die Anwendung von richtiger Grammatik in schriftlicher und mündlicher Kommunikation. Diese grundlegenden Kenntnisse sind entscheidend, um in der Geschäftswelt überzeugend und präzise kommunizieren zu können. "Business English and a little bit of Grammar" zeichnet sich durch seine klare und verständliche Sprache aus. Es ist sowohl für Anfänger als auch für fortgeschrittene Englischlerner geeignet und bietet einen systematischen Ansatz, um die Sprachfähigkeiten und das Wissen im Bereich der Geschäftskommunikation zu verbessern. Egal, ob Sie ein Geschäftsinhaber, ein Manager, ein Unternehmer oder ein Student sind, dieses Buch wird Ihnen helfen, Ihre Englischkenntnisse auf ein höheres Niveau zu bringen und sich in der internationalen Geschäftswelt sicher und effektiv zu bewegen. Ob Sie Ihr Englisch verbessern müssen, um in Ihrem aktuellen Beruf erfolgreich zu sein oder um neue berufliche Chancen zu erschließen, "Business English and a little bit of Grammar" ist das perfekte Werkzeug, um Ihre Ziele zu erreichen. Beginnen Sie noch heute mit diesem umfassenden Leitfaden und legen Sie den Grundstein für Ihren beruflichen Erfolg!

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tredition

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338402026X

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Thermodynamics and Ecological Modelling

By: Sven E. Jorgensen

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Thermodynamics and Ecological Modelling

By: Sven E. Jorgensen

Thermodynamics is used increasingly in ecology to understand the system properties of ecosystems because it is a basic science that describes energy transformation from a holistic view. In the last decade, many contributions to ecosystem theory based on thermodynamics have been published, therefore an important step toward integrating these theories and encouraging a more wide spread use of them is to present them in one volume. An ecosystem consists of interdependent living organisms that are also interdependent with their environment, all of which are involved in a constant transfer of energy and mass within a general state of equilibrium or dis-equilibrium. Thermodynamics can quantify exactly how "organized" or "disorganized" a system is - an extremely useful to know when trying to understand how a dynamic ecosystem is behaving. A part of the Environmental and Ecological (Math) Modeling series, Thermodynamics and Ecology is a book-length study - the first of its kind - of the current thinking on how an ecosystem can be explained and predicted in terms of its thermodynamical behavior. After the introductory chapters on the fundamentals of thermodynamics, the book explains how thermodynamic theory can be specifically applied to the "measurement" of an ecosystem, including the assessment of its state of entropy and enthalpy. Additionally, it will show economists how to put these theories to use when trying to quantify the movement of goods and services through another type of complex living system - a human society.

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1482278618

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9781482278613

Canine Parasites and Parasitic Diseases

By: Seppo Saari,Anu Näreaho,Sven Nikander

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Canine Parasites and Parasitic Diseases

By: Seppo Saari,Anu Näreaho,Sven Nikander

Canine Parasites and Parasitic Diseases offers a concise summary, including the distribution, epidemiology, lifecycle, morphology, clinical manifestations, diagnosis, prophylaxis and therapeutic measures on the most important parasites affecting dogs. The book includes their classification, structure, lifecycles, occurrence, and the diagnosis and treatment of infestations. Chapters are presented in a consistent and logical format with extensive use of tables, photographs and line drawings that help veterinarians and students quickly find answers to questions. The book informs on 100 different species of parasite related to the canine world and is is aimed not only at veterinary practitioners but also in dog enthusiasts, pharmacies and laboratories. - Fully illustrated with high-quality figures and illustrations - Provides insights on the risk factors and prevention of parasite infections in dogs and gives guidelines for anthelmintic treatment - Serves professionals, students, parasitologists and veterinary scientists - Present an easy-to-use handbook on the identification of canine parasites and the diseases associated with parasitic infection

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0128141131

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9780128141137

Custom Memory Management Methodology

Exploration of Memory Organisation for Embedded Multimedia System Design

By: Francky Catthoor,Sven Wuytack,G.E. de Greef,Florin Banica,Lode Nachtergaele,Arnout Vandecappelle

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Custom Memory Management Methodology

Exploration of Memory Organisation for Embedded Multimedia System Design

By: Francky Catthoor,Sven Wuytack,G.E. de Greef,Florin Banica,Lode Nachtergaele,Arnout Vandecappelle

The main intention of this book is to give an impression of the state-of-the-art in system-level memory management (data transfer and storage) related issues for complex data-dominated real-time signal and data processing applications. The material is based on research at IMEC in this area in the period 1989- 1997. In order to deal with the stringent timing requirements and the data dominated characteristics of this domain, we have adopted a target architecture style and a systematic methodology to make the exploration and optimization of such systems feasible. Our approach is also very heavily application driven which is illustrated by several realistic demonstrators, partly used as red-thread examples in the book. Moreover, the book addresses only the steps above the traditional high-level synthesis (scheduling and allocation) or compilation (traditional or ILP oriented) tasks. The latter are mainly focussed on scalar or scalar stream operations and data where the internal structure of the complex data types is not exploited, in contrast to the approaches discussed here. The proposed methodologies are largely independent of the level of programmability in the data-path and controller so they are valuable for the realisation of both hardware and software systems. Our target domain consists of signal and data processing systems which deal with large amounts of data.

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1475728492

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9781475728491

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