1.

Record Nr.

UNIBAS000010442

Autore

Rogers, Howard

Titolo

Bacterial cell structure / Howard J. Rogers

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Inghilterra : Van Nostrand Reinhold (UK) Co.Ltd., c1983

ISBN

0-442-30511-7

Descrizione fisica

VI, 90 p. : ill. ; 22 cm

Collana

Aspects of Microbiology . 6

Disciplina

589.9

Soggetti

Citologia batterica - Microbiologia

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910257435803321

Titolo

Gravitational Lenses [[electronic resource] ] : Proceedings of a Conference Held in Hamburg, Germany, 9-13 September 1991 / / edited by Rainer Kayser, Thomas Schramm, Lars Nieser

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berlin, Heidelberg : , : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : , : Imprint : Springer, , 1992

ISBN

3-540-47286-X

Edizione

[1st ed. 1992.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XXII, 399 p.)

Collana

Lecture Notes in Physics, , 0075-8450 ; ; 406

Disciplina

523.1/12

Soggetti

Gravitation

Observations, Astronomical

Astronomy—Observations

Astrophysics

Geophysics

Differential geometry

Mathematical physics

Classical and Quantum Gravitation, Relativity Theory

Astronomy, Observations and Techniques

Astrophysics and Astroparticles

Geophysics/Geodesy

Differential Geometry



Theoretical, Mathematical and Computational Physics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di contenuto

The impact of gravitating lensing on astrophysics -- to basic concepts of gravitational lensing -- Optical observations of gravitational lenses -- Recent radio observations of gravitational lenses -- Old faithful: The venerable gravitational lens system 0957+561 -- Determining the Hubble parameter -- Time delay determination for the first gravitational lens Q0957+561 A,B -- Photometric monitoring of gravitational lenses with the nordic optical telescope -- A search for closely-spaced gravitational lenses -- A high-resolution imaging survey for gravitational lenses -- Search for gravitational lensing in a sample of highly luminous quasars -- Bidimensional spectrography of multiple quasars -- Sizing up the universe with an optical illusion: Comments on the measurement of ?t in Q 0957+561 -- HST observations of G2237+0305 and PG1115+080 -- A star-formation region in 2237+030 -- Redshift measurements of the brightest cluster galaxies of the gravitational lens 0957+561 -- The Triple Quasar PG1115+080 -- 1830-211 as a lens artefact -- 0218+357: The smallest separation lensed system -- Gravitational microlensing -- The search for massive compact halo objects -- Probing the galactic disk with gravitational microlensing -- Searching for microlensing in optical lightcurves of quasars -- The Hamburg quasar monitoring program at Calar Alto -- Microlensing predictions for the Einstein cross 2237+0305 -- Expected color variations of the microlensed QSO 2237+0305 -- Intrinsic variability implications for microlensing -- Gravitational lensing statistics -- Quasar-galaxy associations -- Associations between QSOs and galaxies -- Quasar-galaxy associations -- Einstein rings and related phenomena -- Observational indications for statistical lensing by clusters of galaxies -- Counts of galaxies around distant highly luminous QSOs -- A search for close separation (? 1?) quasar images -- Joint discussion on quasar-galaxy associations -- Luminous arcs: An observational update -- Cluster gravitational lenses -- Deep galaxy surveys -- Statistical lensing by clusters of galaxies and Dark Matter distribution -- Observation and analysis of Abell 2218 arcs and rings -- New results on Abell 963 and MG1131+0456 -- On the straight arc in A2390 -- A search for gravitational lenses using sky survey plate scans -- Gravitational lensing of BL Lac objects and related AGN -- Recent observations of PKS1830-211 -- Possible test for ? with gravitational lenses -- Gravitational lensing by large-scale structures -- Concluding summary -- Spectrography in the 0957+561 field -- Gravitational lensing in alternative cosmological models -- Possibilities for observing lensing effects in the gravitational field of our galaxy -- The appearance of cross-like quasar images and the estimation of GL parameters -- Gravitational lensing properties of the Reissner-Nordström type neutron star -- A search for the optical counterpart of the Einstein ring PKS 1830-211 -- Local behavior of caustics in different lens models -- Multiple imaging by gravitational waves -- Statistical lensing by extended lenses -- VLBI hybrid maps of 0957+561 A,B -- Deformation



of P Cygni line profiles by gravitational microlensing effects -- Statistical lensing and the overdensity of QSO near foreground galaxies -- A moving gravitational lens in the Friedmann universe -- Strong microlensing and BL LAC objects -- Dispersive effects in the spectra of QSO pairs -- Our galactic nucleus through the lens's eye of gravity -- Unobserved lensing agents -- Discordant redshifts in compact groups of galaxies -- An analytical approach to quasar variability due to microlensing -- Morse theory and gravitational microlensing -- N-body techniques for ?-lensing -- Statistics of lensing by clusters of galaxies: Giant luminous arcs -- Spherical opaque gravitational lens models and their implication for ? 0 -- Catastrophe theory and stable images and caustics in gravitational lenses -- List of contributions not submitted for inclusion.

Sommario/riassunto

One of the most spectacular predictions of Einstein's theory of general relativity is the occurrence of gravitational lenses in our galactic system.Nowadays the mastering of the mathematics together with the technology available to astronomers allow Einstein's prediction to be confirmed. Several reviews here give the reader the chance to under- stand the basic theoretical concept of gravitational lensing and to obtain an overview of observational work. The present state of the field and latest results are given in a large number of specialized papers. Anextensive source and subject index make these proceedings valuable also as areference book for all researchers active in the field.



3.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910139586703321

Autore

Veneziani Vincent W. <1986->

Titolo

The greatest trades of all time [[electronic resource] ] : top traders making big profits from the Crash of 1929 to today / / Vincent W. Veneziani

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, N.J., : John Wiley & Sons, c2011

ISBN

1-119-20048-2

1-118-13464-8

1-283-27384-5

9786613273840

1-118-13462-1

Edizione

[1st edition]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (188 p.)

Collana

Wiley trading ; ; 483

Classificazione

BUS036000

Disciplina

332.63/2280973

332.633280922

Soggetti

Speculation - History

Stocks - History

Stockholders - History

Business cycles - History

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

The GreatestTrades ofAll Time; Contents; Acknowledgments; About the Author; Introduction; CHAPTER 1 J. Kyle Bass: Timing Is Everything; The Back Story; A Few Definitions; Bass Asks Why; Learning from the Past; Shorting Subprime Loans; The Best Position; The Effects of Abuse; Who Was Watching?; Re-creating Bass's Trading Strategies; Bass's Top Traits; CHAPTER 2 James Chanos: The Real King of Enron; Enter Enron; Really Looking at Enron; The Best Position; Recreating Chanos's Trading Strategies; A More Recent Example; Chanos's Top Traits

CHAPTER 3 Paul Tudor Jones II: Legendary Global Macro TraderFollowing a Genius; The Path of Greatness; Starting Out; Knowing All the Markets; Global Macro Trading; Elliot Wave Theory; More Keys to Jones's Success; Success beyond Trading; Recreating Jones's Trading Strategies; Jones's Top Traits; CHAPTER 4 John Templeton: Legendary Mutual Fund Manager; What Made Templeton Famous; Templeton's Life



before Investing; Educational Aspirations; The Married Life; Templeton's Big Move; Back to New York; Looking to the Future, and the Templeton Growth Fund; Templeton's Second Marriage and Fund

The BahamasRecreating Templeton's Trading Strategies; Templeton's Top Traits; CHAPTER 5 Jesse Livermore: Legendary Speculator; Livermore's History; At Home in New York; Fame and Fortune; The Panic of 1907; The Crash of 1929; Livermore's Tragic End; An Example of Livermore's Influence Today; Recreating Livermore's Trading Strategies; Livermore's Top Traits; CHAPTER 6 John Paulson: The Greatest Trade of All Time; Paulson's Early Career; Paulson & Co.; The Greatest Trade; Recreating Paulson's Trading Strategies; Paulson's Top Traits; CHAPTER 7 George Soros: From Humble Beginnings to World Trader

Soros's Famous TradesThe Hardships of a Trading Genius; Going to School in London; Work in New York; Joining the Big Leagues; Finding Himself; Crashing from Success; A New Protégé; Onto the World Stage; The Backlash; A Conflicted Mind; A New Era; Recreating Soros's Trading Strategies; Soros's Top Traits; CHAPTER 8 David Einhorn: A Company's Worst Nightmare; Allied Is Not an Ally; Lucky Lehman; The Great Beyond; Recreating Einhorn's Trading Strategies; Einhorn's Top Traits; CHAPTER 9 Martin Schwartz: From Amateur to Superstar; Start Small, Go Big; Trading Like a Rock Star; Winding Down

Recreating Schwartz's Trading StrategiesSchwartz's Top Traits; CHAPTER 10 John Arnold: Master of Energy; Success at Enron; Centaurus Energy; The Explosion; Recreating Arnold's Trading Strategies; Crude Oil; Natural Gas; Arnold's Top Traits; CHAPTER 11 More Great Trades: Phillip Falcone, David Tepper, Andrew Hall, Greg Lippmann; Phillip Falcone; Recreating Falcone's Trading Strategies; David Tepper; Recreating Tepper's Trading Strategies; Andrew Hall; Recreating Hall's Trading Strategies; Greg Lippmann; Recreating Lippmann's Trading Strategies; In Summary; Notes; Glossary; References

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Sommario/riassunto

How top traders made huge profits during the most momentous market events of the past century Financial and commodity markets are characterized by periodic crashes and upside explosions. In retrospect, the reasons behind these abrupt movements often seem very clear, but generally few people understand what's happening at the time. Top traders and investors like George Soros or Jesse Livermore have stood apart from the crowd and capitalized on their unique insights to capture huge profits. Engaging and informative, The Greatest Trades of All Time chronicles how a select few traders a