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Paperback. A biography that interprets both the life and times of Lise Meitner (1878 - 1968), providing a background of the scientific discoveries and social milieu that affected the research, events, personalities, and politics of 20th century quantum physics. Num Pages: 432 pages, 35 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PDX; PDZ; PHN; PNRL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1810.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Birkhauser Boston Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st ed. 1999. 2nd printing 2006
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817645595
- ISBN
- 9780817645595
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 132.03
€ 132.03
The Grothendieck Festschrift. A Collection of Articles Written in Hono...
. Ed(S): Cartier, Pierre; Illusie, Luc; Katz,...
Paperback. This three-volume work contains articles collected on the occasion of Alexander Grothendieck's sixtieth birthday and originally published in 1990. The articles were offered as a tribute to one of the world's greatest living mathematicians. Editor(s): Cartier, Pierre; Illusie, Luc; Katz, Nicholas M.; Laumon, Gerard; Manin, Yuri I.; Ribet, Kenneth A. Series: Modern Birkhauser Classics. Num Pages: 495 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 190 x 310 x 30. Weight in Grams: 744.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Birkhauser Boston Inc United States
- Edition
- Reprint of the 1990 ed
- Number of pages
- 495
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817645687
- ISBN
- 9780817645687
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 162.44
€ 162.44
Paperback. The second in a series of three volumes that survey the theory of theta functions, this volume emphasizes the special properties of the theta functions associated with compact Riemann surfaces and how they lead to solutions of the Korteweg-de-Vries equations. Series: Modern Birkhauser Classics. Num Pages: 272 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBKD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 413.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Birkhauser Boston Inc United States
- Edition
- Reprint of the 1984 ed
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817645694
- ISBN
- 9780817645694
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 115.63
€ 115.63
Hardback. This book confronts the real possibility of a deliberate disruptive attack on power systems, with an array of modeling, monitoring and control innovations. The book is supplemented by a Mathematica package enabling readers to work out examples and problems. Series: Control Engineering. Num Pages: 282 pages, 112 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: TH; TJFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 165 x 294 x 25. Weight in Grams: 578.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Birkhauser Boston Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 282
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817646738
- ISBN
- 9780817646738
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 134.81
€ 134.81
Paperback. This book explores the history of abstract algebra. It shows how abstract algebra has arisen in attempting to solve some of these classical problems, providing a context from which the reader may gain a deeper appreciation of the mathematics involved. Num Pages: 184 pages, 24 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PBF; PBX. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 300.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Birkhauser Boston Inc United States
- Edition
- 2007th Edition
- Number of pages
- 188
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817646844
- ISBN
- 9780817646844
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.64
€ 65.64
Hardback. This book presents contributions of mathematicians covering topics from ancient India, placing them in the broader context of the history of mathematics. Through a systematic approach, it examines these ancient mathematical ideas that were spread throughout India, China, the Islamic world, and Western Europe. Editor(s): Yadav, B S; Mohan, Man (University of Delhi). Num Pages: 218 pages, 30 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 166 x 19. Weight in Grams: 506.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Birkhauser Boston Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 218
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817646943
- ISBN
- 9780817646943
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 159.74
€ 159.74
Representation Theory of Algebraic Groups and Quantum Groups
. Ed(S): Gyoja, A.; Nakajima, H.; Shinoda, K....
Hardback. Focuses on topics in representation theory of algebraic groups and quantum groups. This title is of interest to graduate students and researchers in representation theory, group theory, algebraic geometry, quantum theory and math physics. Editor(s): Gyoja, A.; Nakajima, H.; Shinoda, K.-I.; Shoji, T.; Tanisaki, Toshiyuki. Series: Progress in Mathematics. Num Pages: 348 pages, 10 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PBG. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 686.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Birkhauser Boston Inc United States
- Edition
- 2010
- Number of pages
- 348
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817646967
- ISBN
- 9780817646967
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 130.12
€ 130.12
Hardback. Presents constructive design methods for boundary stabilization and boundary estimation for several classes of benchmark problems in flow control, with potential applications to turbulence control, weather forecasting, and plasma control. This book is suitable for a broad, interdisciplinary engineering and mathematics audience. Series: Systems & Control: Foundations and Applications. Num Pages: 222 pages, 14 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PHDF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 498.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Birkhauser Boston Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 222
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817646981
- ISBN
- 9780817646981
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.52
€ 127.52
Hardback. This monograph presents the first comprehensive treatment in book form of shape-preserving approximation by real or complex polynomials in one or several variables. Such approximation methods are useful in many problems that arise in science and engineering and require an optimal mathematical representation of physical reality. Num Pages: 365 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 691.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Birkhauser Boston Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 365
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817647025
- ISBN
- 9780817647025
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.38
€ 66.38
The Center and Cyclicity Problems. A Computational Algebra Approach.
Romanovski, Valery G.; Shafer, Douglas S.
Paperback. Using a computational algebra approach, this work addresses the center and cyclicity problems as behaviors of dynamical systems and families of polynomial systems. The self-contained text contains exercises as well as historical notes and algorithms. Num Pages: 330 pages, 4 black & white illustrations, 15 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PBKJ. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 502.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Birkhauser Boston Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 330
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817647261
- ISBN
- 9780817647261
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 68.71
€ 68.71
paperback. This monograph collects fundamental mathematical techniques required for the analysis of algorithms. It builds on the fundamentals of combinatorial analysis and complex variable theory to present major paradigms used in the precise analysis of algorithms. Series: Modern Birkhauser Classics. Num Pages: 132 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBKS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 7. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Birkhauser Boston Inc United States
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Number of pages
- 132
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817647285
- ISBN
- 9780817647285
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 80.83
€ 80.83
Paperback. In a mathematically precise manner, this book presents a unified introduction to deterministic control theory. It includes material on the realization of both linear and nonlinear systems, impulsive control, and positive linear systems. Series: Modern Birkhauser Classics. Num Pages: 260 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBKQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 391.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Birkhauser Boston Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st ed. 1992. 2nd, corr. printing 1995. Reprint 2
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817647322
- ISBN
- 9780817647322
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 77.98
€ 77.98
hardcover. Centered on the higher algebraic structures in the work of Murray Gerstenhaber and Jim Stasheff, now ubiquitous in various areas of mathematics and theoretical physics, this volume shows how their work has been expanded into new realms of research. Editor(s): Cattaneo, Alberto S.; Xu, Ping; Giaquinto, Anthony. Series: Progress in Mathematics. Num Pages: 362 pages, 92 black & white illustrations, 2 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PBM; PH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 708.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Birkhauser Boston Inc United States
- Edition
- 2011th Edition
- Number of pages
- 362
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817647346
- ISBN
- 9780817647346
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 130.44
€ 130.44
Developments and Trends in Infinite-Dimensional Lie Theory
. Ed(S): Neeb, Karl-Hermann; Pianzola, Arturo
hardcover. This collection of invited expository papers focuses on recent developments and trends in infinite-dimensional Lie theory, which has become one of the core areas of modern mathematics. Editor(s): Neeb, Karl-Hermann; Pianzola, Arturo. Series: Progress in Mathematics. Num Pages: 492 pages, 9 black & white illustrations, 4 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PBF; PBMW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 876.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Birkhäuser United States
- Edition
- 2011th Edition
- Number of pages
- 492
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817647407
- ISBN
- 9780817647407
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 196.77
€ 196.77
Hardback. Algebra, Arithmetic, and Geometry: In Honor of Yu. I. Manin consists of invited expository and research articles on new developments arising from Manin's outstanding contributions to mathematics. Editor(s): Tschinkel, Yuri; Zarhin, Yuri. Series: Progress in Mathematics. Num Pages: 698 pages, 41 black & white illustrations, 29 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 167 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1234.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Birkhauser Boston Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 698
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817647445
- ISBN
- 9780817647445
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 224.08
€ 224.08
Hardback. Algebra, Arithmetic, and Geometry: In Honor of Yu. I. Manin consists of invited expository and research articles on new developments arising from Manin's outstanding contributions to mathematics. Editor(s): Tschinkel, Yuri; Zarhin, Yuri. Series: Progress in Mathematics. Num Pages: 716 pages, 15 black & white illustrations, 10 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: PB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 166 x 46. Weight in Grams: 1184.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Birkhauser Boston Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 716
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817647469
- ISBN
- 9780817647469
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 223.93
€ 223.93
Hardback. Provides insight on the problem of closed-loop performance and oscillations in discontinuous control systems, covering the class of systems that do not necessarily have low-pass filtering properties. The title is suitable for readers who have knowledge of linear control theory, graduate students, researchers, and practicing engineers. Num Pages: 212 pages, 7 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: TJFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 15. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Birkhauser Boston Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 212
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817647520
- ISBN
- 9780817647520
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 177.07
€ 177.07
Paperback. This book is devoted to one of the fastest developing fields in modern control theory - the so-called H-infinity optimal control theory. Based mostly on recent work by the authors, the book is written on a good mathematical level. Many results in it are original. Series: Modern Birkhauser Classics. Num Pages: 413 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBUD; PBWL; TGP; TJFM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 22. Weight in Grams: 652.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Birkhauser Boston Inc United States
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 413
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817647568
- ISBN
- 9780817647568
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 103.31
€ 103.31
Paperback. This book is a publication in Swiss Seminars, a subseries of Progress in Mathematics. It is an expanded version of the notes from a seminar on intersection cohomology theory, which met at the University of Bern, Switzerland, in the spring of 1983. Series: Modern Birkhauser Classics. Num Pages: 234 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBPD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 13. Weight in Grams: 385.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Birkhauser Boston Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st ed. 1984. 2nd printing 2008
- Number of pages
- 234
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817647643
- ISBN
- 9780817647643
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 134.04
€ 134.04
Paperback. This volume offers insights into the development of mathematical logic over the last century. The chapters explore technical innovations, the philosophical consequences of work during the period, and the historical and social context in which the logicians worked. Editor(s): Drucker, Thomas. Series: Modern Birkhauser Classics. Num Pages: 195 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBCD; PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 349.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Birkhauser Boston Inc United States
- Edition
- Reprint of the 1991 ed
- Number of pages
- 195
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817647681
- ISBN
- 9780817647681
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 64.70
€ 64.70