1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910453833403321

Autore

Gesztesy Fritz <1953->

Titolo

Soliton equations and their algebro-geometric solutions . Volume 2 (1 + 1)-dimensional discrete models / / Fritz Gesztesy [and three others] [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2008

ISBN

1-107-19344-3

1-281-79136-9

9786611791360

0-511-42946-0

0-511-42827-8

0-511-42984-3

0-511-42766-2

0-511-54320-4

0-511-42898-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (x, 438 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Collana

Cambridge studies in advanced mathematics ; ; 114

Disciplina

530.155355

Soggetti

Differential equations, Nonlinear - Numerical solutions

Solitons

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Half-title; Series-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 The Toda Hierarchy; 2 The Kac-van Moerbeke Hierarchy; 3 The Ablowitz-Ladik Hierarchy; Appendix A: Algebraic Curves and Their Theta Functions in a Nutshell; Appendix B: Hyperelliptic Curves of the Toda-Type; Appendix C: Asymptotic Spectral Parameter Expansions and Nonlinear Recursion Relations; Appendix D: Lagrange Interpolation; List of Symbols; Bibliography; Index; Errata and Addenda for Volume

Sommario/riassunto

As a partner to Volume 1: Dimensional Continuous Models, this monograph provides a self-contained introduction to algebro-geometric solutions of completely integrable, nonlinear, partial differential-difference equations, also known as soliton equations. The



systems studied in this volume include the Toda lattice hierarchy, the Kac-van Moerbeke hierarchy, and the Ablowitz-Ladik hierarchy. An extensive treatment of the class of algebro-geometric solutions in the stationary as well as time-dependent contexts is provided. The theory presented includes trace formulas, algebro-geometric initial value problems, Baker-Akhiezer functions, and theta function representations of all relevant quantities involved. The book uses basic techniques from the theory of difference equations and spectral analysis, some elements of algebraic geometry and especially, the theory of compact Riemann surfaces. The presentation is constructive and rigorous, with ample background material provided in various appendices. Detailed notes for each chapter, together with an exhaustive bibliography, enhance understanding of the main results.

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910778080903321

Autore

Twain Mark <1835-1910.>

Titolo

The adventures of Tom Sawyer ; Tom Sawyer abroad : Tom Sawyer, detective / / Mark Twain; edited by John C. Gerber, Paul Baender, and Terry Firkins

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berkeley, : Published for the Iowa Center for Textual Studies by the University of California Press, 1980

ISBN

1-282-35515-5

9786612355158

0-520-90584-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (737 pages)

Collana

The works of Mark Twain ; ; v. 4

Altri autori (Persone)

GerberJohn C

BaenderPaul

FirkinsTerry

Disciplina

818/.409 s

813/.4

Soggetti

Adventure stories, American

Humorous stories, American

Boys

Action and adventure fiction

Humorous fiction

Mississippi River Fiction

Missouri Fiction

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese



Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

On spine: Tom Sawyer.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Frontmatter -- PREFACE -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- CONTENTS -- ABBREVIATIONS -- THE ADVENTURES OF TOM SAWYER -- INTRODUCTION -- THE ADVENTURES OF TOM SAWYER -- INTRODUCTION -- TOM SAWYER ABROAD -- INTRODUCTION -- TOM SAWYER, DETECTIVE -- SUPPLEMENTS -- EXPLANATORY NOTES -- TEXTUAL APPARATUS

Sommario/riassunto

This is a small sampling of Mark Twain's life-long fulminations against the editors, printers, and proofreaders who, subtly or grossly, altered his work and shrouded his intentions as they transmitted his writing from manuscript to type. Through unauthorized changes and inadvertent errors, Mark Twain's first publishers brought out texts full of thousands of errors in form and content. Later publishers then based their reprints on these corrupt editions and added errors of their own. It is the aim of the Iowa-California edition to strip away this accretion of error and present texts faithful to the author's intention. By comparing all the life-time version of Mark Twain's works, the editors are able to isolate the author's revisions from the printers and publishers' changes. The record of this comparison supplies not only the evidence for editorial decisions, but also the history of the author's efforts to shape his work. In addition, these volumes include previously uncollected work, work that has long been out of print, and such unpublished writing as related drafts, working notes, and marginalia. The texts are established at the Center for Textual Studies at the University of Iowa or at the Mark Twain Papers in The Bancroft Library at the University of California, Berkeley. The costs for editorial work have been met by generous support from the Editing Program of the National Endowment for the Humanities, an independent federal agency, and other institutional and private donors. The edition is published by the University of California Press with financial assistance from the Graduate College at the University of Iowa. All volumes are submitted to the Center for Editions of american Authors, or to its successor, the Committee for Scholarly Editions, for examination and approval