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Paperback. Addressing physicists and mathematicians alike, this book discusses the finite dimensional representation theory of sl(2), both classical and quantum. Covering representations of U(sl(2)), quantum sl(2), the quantum trace and color representations, and the Turaev-Viro invariant, it is useful to graduate students and professionals. Series: Mathematical Notes. Num Pages: 176 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PBW; PHQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 257.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691027302
ISBN
9780691027302
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 82.81
€ 64.29

Paperback. Offers an introduction to the angular momentum, one of the most fundamental quantities in all of quantum mechanics. Beginning with the quantization of angular momentum, spin angular momentum, and the orbital angular momentum, this title goes on to discuss the Clebsch-Gordan coefficients for a two-component system. Series: Investigations in Physics. Num Pages: 160 pages, 9 figures, 6 tables. BIC Classification: PHM; PHN; PHQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 228.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
154
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691025896
ISBN
9780691025896
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 37.89

Paperback. Suitable for readers familiar with relativistic quantum field theory who wish to learn about the supersymmetry algebra, this volume includes a derivation of the most general coupling of super-symmetric gauge theory to supergravity. It also emphasizes the logical coherence of the subject. Series: Princeton Series in Physics. Num Pages: 272 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 237 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 406.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
2 Revised
Number of pages
260
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691025308
ISBN
9780691025308
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 97.01
€ 74.76

Paperback. Synthesizing studies of parental care in a wide variety of animals, this book provides general answers to the following important questions: Why does the extent of parental care vary so widely between species? Why do only females care for eggs and young in some animals, only males in others, and both parents in a few? Series: Monographs in Behavior and Ecology. Num Pages: 368 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PSVS; RNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 157 x 235 x 24. Weight in Grams: 568.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691025162
ISBN
9780691025162
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 108.84
€ 83.22

Paperback. Explains how to become a "good guesser." This two-volume work explores techniques of guessing, inductive reasoning, and reasoning by analogy, and the role they play in the most rigorous of deductive disciplines. Num Pages: 296 pages, genealogical tables. BIC Classification: PBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 360.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691025100
ISBN
9780691025100
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.48

Paperback. Explains how to become a 'good guesser'. This work explores techniques of guessing, inductive reasoning, and reasoning by analogy, and the role they play in the most rigorous of deductive disciplines. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 158 x 236 x 19. Weight in Grams: 442.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition(PB)
Number of pages
298
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691025094
ISBN
9780691025094
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.48

paperback. Draws on the history and philosophy of science, cognitive psychology, and the field of artificial intelligence to develop a theory of conceptual change capable of accounting for all major scientific revolutions. This book provides a comprehensive perspective on the transformation of scientific conceptual systems. Num Pages: 310 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 418.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
310
Condition
New
Edition
Revised ed.
SKU
V9780691024905
ISBN
9780691024905
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 65.07
€ 50.90

Paperback. One of the greatest revolutions in mathematics occurred when Georg Cantor promulgated his theory of transfinite sets. His religious beliefs led him to expect paradoxes in any concept of the infinite. This work shows that these played an integral part in his understanding and defense of set theory. Num Pages: 424 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PBCH; PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 632.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
420
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691024479
ISBN
9780691024479
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 82.81
€ 64.01

Paperback. This work looks at polyominoes, invented by Solomon Golomb, which have contributed to the study of combinatorial geometry and tiling theory. This work takes readers on a mathematical journey through the world of the polyomino. Series: Princeton Science Library. Num Pages: 198 pages, 200 line illustrations, 5 tables. BIC Classification: PBM; PBP; PBV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 332.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
2nd
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691024448
ISBN
9780691024448
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.86

Paperback. Describes how living things bump up against non-biological reality. Asking us wonder about the design of plants and animals around us, this book includes examples from every major group of animals and plants, with illustrative problems, and with suggestions of experiments that need only common household materials. Num Pages: 384 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PHVN; PS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 514.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691024189
ISBN
9780691024189
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 97.01
€ 74.52

Paperback. Num Pages: 328 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: GBCR; TN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 156 x 234 x 20. Weight in Grams: 470.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
316
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691023939
ISBN
9780691023939
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 56.78
€ 45.08

Paperback. In the resurgence of interest in the biological basis of animal behavior and social organization, the ideas and questions pursued by Charles Darwin remain insightful. This title describes that human mental and emotional capacities, far from making human beings unique, are evidence of an animal origin and evolutionary development. Num Pages: 960 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: JHMP; PSAJ; PSX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 123 x 140 x 50. Weight in Grams: 982.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
528
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691023694
ISBN
9780691023694
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.61

Paperback. Addresses the fundamental effects of space on the dynamics of individual species and on the structure, dynamics, diversity, and stability of multispecies communities. This book highlights the importance of space to five topical areas: stability, patterns of diversity, invasions, coexistence, and pattern generation. Editor(s): Tilman, David; Kareiva, Peter M. Series: Monographs in Population Biology. Num Pages: 416 pages, 11 halftones, 81 line illustrations, 4 tables. BIC Classification: PSVS; RGM; RNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 21. Weight in Grams: 428.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691016528
ISBN
9780691016528
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 104.11
€ 79.38

Paperback. A collection of essays, presented orally to a diverse group of students and professionals, which reveal the fertile areas for future study of astronomy and astrophysics. The emphasis is on the description of the state of our knowledge as a preparation for the future unraveling of the mysteries of the universe. Editor(s): Bahcall, John N.; Ostriker, J.P. Series: Princeton Series in Astrophysics. Num Pages: 382 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PGC; PHVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 571.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
394
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691016061
ISBN
9780691016061
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 88.73
€ 68.43

Paperback. Presents a collection of essays which explains a reflection on the author's project to anthropologize the West. This book attempts to exoticize the Western constitution of reality, emphasizes those domains taken as universal, and shows how their claims to truth are linked to particular social practices, hence becoming effective social forces. Series: Princeton Studies in Culture, Power, History. Num Pages: 216 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HPQ; JHM; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 314.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Edition
First Printing, Underlining
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691011585
ISBN
9780691011585
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 37.89

Paperback. Begins by addressing basic questions about active galactic nuclei: What are they? How can they be found? How do they evolve? This book assesses the evidence for massive black holes and considers how they generate power by accretion. It discusses X-ray and g-ray emission, radio emission and jets, emission and absorption lines, and others. Series: Princeton Series in Astrophysics. Num Pages: 632 pages, 8 tables 111 line illus. 8 halftones. BIC Classification: PGK; PGM; PHR; PHVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 37. Weight in Grams: 870.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
620
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691011516
ISBN
9780691011516
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 112.39
€ 85.82

Paperback. Describes twenty-nine practical experiments, detailing how they are done and the math and physics behind them. The experiments in this book cover a wide field of physics and the borders of chemistry, ranging from dynamic mechanics ('Kinetic Curiosities') to electricity ('Antediluvian Electronics') and combustion ('Infernal Inventions'). Num Pages: 272 pages, 78 line illus. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 193 x 18. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
1St Edition
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691009865
ISBN
9780691009865
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 27.52

Paperback. Spatial patterns of movement are fundamental to the ecology of animal populations, influencing their social organization, mating systems, demography, and the spatial distribution of prey and competitors. This book presents a framework for studying animal home range patterns based on the analysis of correlated random work models. Series: Monographs in Population Biology. Num Pages: 192 pages, 20 color illus. 4 halftones. 57 line illus. BIC Classification: PSVD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 371.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
208
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691009285
ISBN
9780691009285
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 76.90
€ 59.92

Hardcover. An introduction to the physics and chemistry of Earth's atmosphere, this book explains the science behind some of the critical environmental controversies. It covers both the chemistry and physics of the atmosphere with an account of relevant aspects of ocean science and treats atmospheric science and the climate as an integrated whole. Num Pages: 344 pages, 8 color plates. 290 b/w illus. BIC Classification: RBKC; RBP; TQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 280 x 203 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1085.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691006918
ISBN
9780691006918
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 144.33
€ 109.32

Paperback. Fibre bundles are an integral part of differential geometry. This book begins with an introduction to bundles, including such topics as differentiable manifolds and covering spaces. It then provides brief surveys of advanced topics, such as homotopy theory and cohomology theory, before using them to study further properties of fibre bundles. Series: Princeton Mathematical Series. Num Pages: 224 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PBM; PBPD; PH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 352.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691005485
ISBN
9780691005485
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 97.01
€ 74.36

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