1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910453242403321

Autore

Źenczykowski Piotr <1950->

Titolo

Elementary particles and emergent phase space / / Piotr Żenczykowski, Institute of Nuclear Physics, Poland

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New Jersey : , : World Scientific, , [2014]

©2014

ISBN

981-4525-69-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (232 p.)

Disciplina

530.13/3

Soggetti

Phase space (Statistical physics)

Particles (Nuclear physics)

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

Introduction -- Reality and its description -- Classical and quantum aspects of reality -- Time for a change -- The standard model and the subparticle paradigm -- The problem of mass -- Constituent quarks and spacetime points -- Elementary particles and macroscopic space -- Phase space and its symmetries -- Quantizing phase space -- Elementary particles from a phase-space perspective -- Generalizing the concept of mass -- Overview.

Sommario/riassunto

The Standard Model of elementary particles, although very successful, contains various elements that are put in by hand. Understanding their origin requires going beyond the model and searching for ""new physics"". The present book elaborates on one particular proposal concerning such physics. While the original conception is 50 years old, it has not lost its appeal over time. Its basic idea is that space - an arena of events treated in the Standard Model as a classical background - is a concept which emerges from a strictly discrete quantum layer in the limit of large quantum numbers. This bo



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910537363503321

Titolo

Pediatric and adolescent gynecology / / S. Jean Herriot Emans, Marc R. Laufer, Donald P. Goldstein

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Philadelphia : , : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, , [2005]

©2005

ISBN

1-4698-7541-1

Edizione

[Fifth edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (1108 pages) : illustrations

Altri autori (Persone)

EmansS. Jean Herriot

LauferMarc R

GoldsteinDonald Peter

Disciplina

618.92/098

Soggetti

Pediatric gynecology

Adolescent gynecology

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Office evaluation of the child and adolescent -- Ambiguous genitalia in the newborn -- Vulvovaginal problems in the prepubertal child -- The physiology of puberty -- Precocious puberty -- Delayed puberty -- Amenorrhea in the adolescent -- Dysfunctional uterine bleeding -- Androgen abnormalities in the adolescent -- Structural abnormalities of the female reproductive tract -- Gynecologic pain : dysmenorrhea, acute and chronic pelvic pain, endometriosis, and premenstrual syndrome -- Education of the child and adolescent -- Pediatric urology in the pediatric and adolescent girl -- Vulvovaginal complaints in the adolescent -- Bacterial sexually transmitted infections : gonorrhea, chlamydia, pelvic inflammatory disease, and syphilis -- Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in young women -- Human papillomavirus infection in children and adolescents -- Benign and malignant ovarian masses -- The breast : examination and lesions -- Contraception -- Teen pregnancy -- Adolescent sexuality -- Gynecologic issues in young women with chronic diseases -- Sexual abuse in the child and adolescent -- Complementary and alternative medicine for gynecology patients -- Legal issues in pediatric and



adolescent gynecology.