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Science: general issues

hardcover. Presents mathematical results in the kinetic theory of a gas of hard spheres. This book presents validation of the Boltzmann equations, global existence theory, and the fluid-dynamical limits. It also discusses classical derivation and properties of the Boltzmann equation, particle simulation methods, and boundary conditions. Series: Applied Mathematical Sciences. Num Pages: 356 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDE; TBJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 686.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Springer United States
Edition
1994th Edition
Number of pages
356
Condition
New
SKU
V9780387942940
ISBN
9780387942940
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 156.90

Paperback / so. Num Pages: 260 pages, black & white illustrations, bibliography. BIC Classification: GB; PD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 170 x 14. Weight in Grams: 426.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Springer Basel Switzerland
Number of pages
260
Condition
New
SKU
V9783034861281
ISBN
9783034861281
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 72.53

paperback. How does a genius see the world? Where and how does inspiration strike? Blending science with history, biography with myth, the author conjures up an inimitable cast: the omnipresent Einstein, mad genius Kurt Godel, and Villani's personal hero, John Nash. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: PDZM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 130 x 197 x 19. Weight in Grams: 228.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Vintage
Condition
New
SKU
9780099581970
ISBN
9780099581970
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 11.14

Paperback. In this book, physicist Cecilia Jarlskog traces the personal and scientific trajectory of Gunnar Kallen (1926-1968), an unsung hero of the early days of high-energy physics and quantum field theory. Includes commented reprints of his key scientific papers. Editor(s): Jarlskog, Cecilia. Num Pages: 659 pages, 180 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PDX; PHQ; PHU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 34. Weight in Grams: 997.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2014
Number of pages
659
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319374789
ISBN
9783319374789
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 69.96

Paperback. Quantum Gravity was Bryce DeWitt's goal and remained his goal throughout his life. In this book, Cecile DeWitt-Morette skilfully blends her personal and scientific account with a wealth of her late husband's often unpublished writings on the subject. Num Pages: 151 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDA; PDX; PHDV; PHQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 9. Weight in Grams: 261.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Number of pages
151
Condition
New
SKU
V9783642422287
ISBN
9783642422287
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 98.83

Hardback. Quantum Gravity was Bryce DeWitt's goal and remained his goal throughout his life. In this book, Cecile DeWitt-Morette skilfully blends her personal and scientific account with a wealth of her late husband's often unpublished writings on the subject. Num Pages: 151 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDA; PDX; PHDV; PHQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 160 x 14. Weight in Grams: 398.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Number of pages
151
Condition
New
SKU
V9783642142697
ISBN
9783642142697
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 99.86

Hardcover. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PDN; PN; TDCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 233 x 159 x 21. Weight in Grams: 580.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780816909520
ISBN
9780816909520
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 196.77

Paperback. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: JPF; JPHV; KCHS; PDR; PDZM; UMB; UYQM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9780141985411
ISBN
9780141985411
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.14

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Prometheus Books United States
Number of pages
393
Condition
New
SKU
V9781591027713
ISBN
9781591027713
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.06

Paperback. Focusing on the earliest forays into microscopical research, from 1620 to 1720, this book provides technological history of the knowledge that helped launch philosophy into the modern era. It argues that the discovery of microworld presented metaphysicians with the task of reconciling the ubiquity of life with human-centered theological systems. Series: Studies in Intellectual History & the History of Philosophy. Num Pages: 290 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JD; 3JF; HPC; JFCX; PDA; PDND; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 157 x 234 x 15. Weight in Grams: 432.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
290
Condition
New
Edition
Revised ed.
SKU
V9780691017099
ISBN
9780691017099
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.81

Paperback. This Very Short Introduction corrects the prevalent view of Epicureanism that often conjures up ideas of tasty delights and hedonism. Wilson explains the philosophical and scientific ideas of Epicurus and his followers and the legacy of Epicureanism on later European thought. Series: Very Short Introductions. Num Pages: 160 pages, 10 black and white halftones. BIC Classification: HPS; HPX; PDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 174 x 114 x 9. Weight in Grams: 128.
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199688326
ISBN
9780199688326
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.87

Paperback. The moving stories of ten remarkable women who transformed science, and changed the world. Num Pages: 288 pages, 20 greyscale photos and illustrations, integrated. BIC Classification: PDR; PDX; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 153. .
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2019
Condition
New
SKU
V9781472137432
ISBN
9781472137432
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.06

Paperback. .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781501320026
ISBN
9781501320026
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.99
€ 29.75

Hardcover. This book offers an important account of the relationship between science and culture in the eighteenth century. It examines the 'vitalist' turn in physiology and natural philosophy, and its presence and effect in the burgeoning of philosophical and scientific inquiry of the Scottish Enlightenment, and the radical politics and culture of the 1790s. Series: Palgrave Studies in the Enlightenment, Romanticism and the Cultures of Print. Num Pages: 264 pages, 5 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: DSBD; HBTB; HPCD; PDX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 218 x 20. Weight in Grams: 426.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780230276185
ISBN
9780230276185
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 66.95

hardcover. This book employs a philosophical approach to the "new wounded" (brain lesion patients) to stage a confrontation between psychoanalysis and contemporary neurobiology, focused on the issue of trauma and psychic wounds. It thereby reevaluates the brain as an organ that is not separated from psychic life but rather at its center. Translator(s): Miller, Steven. Series: Forms of Living. Num Pages: 268 pages. BIC Classification: HPK; JM; MJN; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
268
Condition
New
Edition
1st Edition
SKU
V9780823239672
ISBN
9780823239672
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.81

Paperback. This book employs a philosophical approach to the "new wounded" (brain lesion patients) to stage a confrontation between psychoanalysis and contemporary neurobiology, focused on the issue of trauma and psychic wounds. It thereby reevaluates the brain as an organ that is not separated from psychic life but rather at its center. Translator(s): Miller, Steven. Series: Forms of Living (FUP). Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: HPK; JM; MJN; PDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 15. Weight in Grams: 376.
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780823239689
ISBN
9780823239689
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 43.99
€ 38.84

Paperback. Series: Innovations in Financial Markets and Institutions. Num Pages: 209 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 317.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1991
Number of pages
209
Condition
New
SKU
V9781468467161
ISBN
9781468467161
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.06

Paperback. A brand new science title in the renowned graphic novel-style of the Introducing Graphic Guide series. Series: Introducing.. Num Pages: 176 pages, 176 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 120 x 168 x 2. Weight in Grams: 152.
Publisher
Icon Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848318625
ISBN
9781848318625
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 10.03

Paperback. This book presents the first jet measurement at the LHC, confronting experimental challenges of precision measurements. Inclusive jet cross section data illustrate the momentum distribution of quarks and gluons in the proton, the magnitude of the strong force. Series: Springer Theses. Num Pages: 172 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDDM; PHQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 9. Weight in Grams: 273.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Number of pages
172
Condition
New
SKU
V9783642431852
ISBN
9783642431852
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 126.58

Hardback. This book presents the first jet measurement at the LHC, confronting experimental challenges of precision measurements. Inclusive jet cross section data illustrate the momentum distribution of quarks and gluons in the proton, the magnitude of the strong force. Series: Springer Theses. Num Pages: 172 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PDDM; PHQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 426.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Number of pages
172
Condition
New
SKU
V9783642305375
ISBN
9783642305375
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.58

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