1.

Record Nr.

UNINA990006863620403321

Autore

Hough, Jerry F.

Titolo

Democratization and revolution in the USSR, 1985-1991 / Jerry F. Hough

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington : Brookings Institution Press, c 1997

Descrizione fisica

XVI, 544 p. ; 23 cm

Disciplina

947.0854

Locazione

FSPBC

Collocazione

XIV F 184

Lingua di pubblicazione

Italiano

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910139473703321

Titolo

Nonlinear dynamics of nanosystems [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Günter Radons, Benno Rumpf, and Heinz Georg Schuster

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Weinheim, : Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co., 2010

ISBN

1-282-68832-4

9786612688324

3-527-62937-8

3-527-62938-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (487 p.)

Classificazione

UG 3900

33.27

53.55

MAT 344f

PHY 704f

TEC 030f

Altri autori (Persone)

RadonsG (Günter)

RumpfBenno

SchusterHeinz Georg <1943->

Disciplina

620.501515

Soggetti

Nanotechnology

Nonlinear theories

Electronic books.



Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Nonlinear Dynamics of Nanosystems; List of Contributors; Contents; Preface; Part I Fluctuations; 1 Nonequilibrium Nanosystems; 2 Thermodynamics of Small Systems; 3 Quantum Dissipative Ratchets; Part II Surface Effects; 4 Dynamics of Nanoscopic Capillary Waves; 5 Nonlinear Dynamics of Surface Steps; 6 Casimir Forces and Geometry in Nanosystems; Part III Nanoelectromechanics; 7 The Duffing Oscillator for Nanoelectromechanical Systems; 8 Nonlinear Dynamics of Nanomechanical Resonators; 9 Nonlinear Dynamics in Atomic Force Microscopy and Its Control for Nanoparticle Manipulation

Part IV Nanoelectronics10 Classical Correlations and Quantum Interference in Ballistic Conductors; 11 Nonlinear Response of Driven Mesoscopic Conductors; 12 Pattern Formation and Time Delayed Feedback Control at the Nanoscale; Part V Optic-Electronic Coupling; 13 Laser-Assisted Electron Transport in Nanoscale Devices; 14 Two-Photon Photoemission of Plasmonic Nanostructures with High Temporal and Lateral Resolution; 15 Dynamics and Nonlinear Light Propagation in Complex Photonic Lattices; Index

Sommario/riassunto

A discussion of the fundamental changes that occur when dynamical systems from the fields of nonlinear optics, solids, hydrodynamics and biophysics are scaled down to nanosize. The authors are leading scientists in the field and each of their contributions provides a broader introduction to the specific area of research. In so doing, they include both the experimental and theoretical point of view, focusing especially on the effects on the nonlinear dynamical behavior of scaling, stochasticity and quantum mechanics.For everybody working on the synthesis and integration of nanoscopic device



3.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910781122103321

Autore

Overman Dean L

Titolo

A case for the existence of God [[electronic resource] /] / Dean L. Overman ; foreword by Robert Kaita ; afterword by Armand Nicholi

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Md., : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., 2010

ISBN

1-282-71336-1

9786612713361

0-7425-6553-X

Edizione

[1st pbk. ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (263 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

KaitaRobert

NicholiArmand M., Jr.,  <1928-2017.>

Disciplina

212.1

212/.1

Soggetti

Religion and science

God - Proof, Cosmological

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 189-215) and index.

Nota di contenuto

A CASE FOR THE EXISTENCE OF GOD; ABRIDGED CONTENTS; CONTENTS; FOREWORD; PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; Chapter 01: INTRODUCTION; Chapter 02: THE QUESTION OF GOD'S EXISTENCE; Chapter 03: MANY GENERATIONS OF PHILOSOPHERS HAVE MADE THE MISTAKE OF ASSUMING HUME AND KANT'S OBJECTIONS DISPOSED OF THE COSMOLOGICAL ARGUMENT; Chapter 04: A UNIVERSE WITH AN INFINITE PAST WOULD STILL REQUIRE A NECESSARY BEING TO SUSTAIN ITS EXISTENCE; Chapter 05: BECAUSE THE UNIVERSE (OR MULTIVERSE) HAD A BEGINNING, IT IS CONTINGENT AND HAS A CAUSE FOR ITS COMING INTO EXISTENCE

Chapter 06: THE PHILOSOPHY OF NATURE SET FORTH IN THIS BOOK EMPHASIZES THE INTELLIGIBILITY OF THE UNIVERSE NOTED IN EINSTEIN'S STATEMENTChapter 07: EVOLUTION IS NOT DISPOSITIVE OF THE QUESTION OF WHY THERE IS SOMETHING RATHER THAN NOTHING AND WHY THE UNIVERSE IS RATIONAL AND INTELLIGIBLE; Chapter 08: THE MYSTERY OF INFORMATION CHALLENGES A STRICT MATERIALISM; Chapter 09: THE EXISTENCE OF GOD GIVES AN ABSOLUTE THAT IS CONSISTENT WITH THE REAL EXISTENCE OF RIGHT AND WRONG;



Chapter 10: EVIDENTIAL FORCE OF RELIGIOUS EXPERIENCE

Chapter 11: Recorded Experiences of Encounters with the Divine Bear Witness to a Way of Knowing that Includes Kierkegaard's KENDSKAB, BUBER'S I-Thou, OTTO'S Wholly Other, AND MARCEL'S MysteryChapter 12: THESE NINE WITNESSES TESTIFY TO ANOTHER WAY OF KNOWING THAT IS COMPATIBLE WITH THE EMPIRICAL AND THE METAPHYSICAL RATIONAL WAYS OF KNOWING, BUT IS BEYOND THE DESCRIBABLE AND REQUIRES PERSO; Chapter 13: CONCLUDING REFLECTIONS AND SUMMARY; AFTERWORD; Appendix A: THE NEW MATHEMATICS OF ALGORITHMIC INFORMATION THEORY IS RELEVANT TO THEORIES CONCERNING THE FORMATION OF THE FIRST LIVING MATTER

Appendix B: THE LIMITS OF MATHEMATICS AND THE LIMITS OF REASONAppendix C: THE EVIDENCE FROM CONTEMPORARY PHYSICS SUPPORTS THE CONCEPTS OF PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY AND FREE WILL; NOTES; SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX; ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Sommario/riassunto

A Case for the Existence of God explores fundamental questions about why our world exists and how it functions, using principles of logic, physics, and theology to show that a belief in God can explain more about our world than even the most sophisticated science. In a time when religion and science are often portrayed as diametrically opposed, Dean Overman presents a refreshing view of the interplay between science and religion and makes a compelling case for the existence of God and his role in our world.<s