Introduction to earth, soil, and land in California [[electronic resource] /] / David Carle

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910460036903321
• Autore: Carle David <1950->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2010
• ISBN: 1-282-73250-1; 9786612732508; 0-520-94732-0
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (252 p.)
• Collana: California natural history guide series ; ; no. 101
• Disciplina: 508.794
• Soggetti: Soil ecology - California; Soil animals - California; Land use - California; 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: Front matter -- CONTENTS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- Soil Profiles and Categories -- Cities in the Soil -- Decomposers, Partners, and Parasites -- Shredders, Grazers, and Predators -- Higher-Level Predators -- Burrowers for Shelter and Food -- Lines on the Land -- Harvesting Wealth from the Earth -- Fire and Soil -- Wildland Management -- UNTAMED LAND -- Why Farmlands Matter -- Dirt First! -- Death by a Thousand Cuts -- Mount Trashmores -- Ecological Footprints -- Compassionate Numbers -- From Earthworms to Earth Day -- Online Soil and Land Resources -- References -- Art Credits -- Additional Captions -- Index -- About the author
• Sommario/riassunto: Following his acclaimed guides to air, fire, and water, David Carle now offers a fascinating exploration of one more primary element of the natural world-the land beneath our feet. From earthworms and earthquakes to Earth Day, this concise, engaging guide is a multifaceted primer on the literal foundation of California's environment. Carle tells how soil ecosystems function, discusses what lives in the soil, and examines various soil types. He then turns to the relationship between humans and the land, and investigates the various ; uses and abuses that land in California endures: large scale agriculture, mining, and development, as well as fires, floods, and erosion. The guide also details the history of land use in the state, making it an essential resource for understanding our total reliance on soil, the marvelous substrate that is the basis of life.• Covers the entire state, including California's wildlands, farmland, cities, and landfills• Assesses California's ecological footprint on planet Earth• Discusses many different life forms found in soil, including bacteria, fungi, insects, and mammals• Features 92 color photographs and 18 maps A book in the Californians and Their Environment subseries, dedicated to understanding human influences on the state's ecology and natural resources

Introduction to modern methods of quantum many-body theory and their applications [[electronic resource] /] / editors, Adelchi Fabrocini, Stefano Fantoni, Eckhard Krotscheck

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910458625303321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: River Edge, NJ, : World Scientific, c2002
• ISBN: 981-277-707-5
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (428 p.)
• Collana: Series on advances in quantum many-body theory ; ; v. 7
• Altri autori (Persone): FabrociniA; FantoniS (Stefano); KrotscheckEckhard
• Disciplina: 530.14/4
• Soggetti: Many-body problem; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Lecture notes of the second European Summer School on Microscopic Quantum Many-Body Theories and their Applications, held in Miramare, Trieste, Italy, on September 3-14, 2001.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: CONTENTS ; PREFACE ; Chapter 1 DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY ; 1. Introduction ; 1.1. Units and notation ; 1.2. Hartree-Fock theory ; 1.3. Homogeneous electron gas ; 1.3.1. Free ; electrons ; 1.3.2. Exchange energy ; 2. What is density functional theory? ; 2.1. Hohenberg-Kohn theorem; 2.2. A simple example: the Thomas-Fermi theory 2.2.1. Variational equation of Thomas-Fermi theory ; 2.2.2. Thomas-Fermi atom ; 2.2.3. An example ; 3. Kohn-Sham theory ; 3.1. Local density approximation ; 3.2. Spin and the local spin density approximation; 3.3. The generalized gradient approximation 4. Numerical methods for the Kohn-Sham equation ; 4.0.1. Exact exchange ; 4.0.2. 0(N) methods ; 5. Some applications and limitations of DFT ; 5.1. Two examples of condensed matter ; 5.2. Vibrations ; 5.3. NMR chemical shifts; 6. Limitations of DFT 7. Time-dependent density functional theory: the equations ; 7.1. Optical properties ; 7.1.1. f-sum rule ; 7.2. Methods to solve the TDDFT equations ; 7.2.1. Linear response formula ; 7.3. Dynamic polarizability ; 7.4. Dielectric function; 8. TDDFT: numerical aspects 8.1. Configuration matrix method ; 8.2. Linear response method ; 8.3. Sternheimer method ; 8.4. Real time method ; 9. Applications of TDDFT ; 9.1. Simple metal clusters ; 9.2. Carbon structures ; 9.3. Diamond ; 9.4. Other applications; 9.5. Limitations
• Sommario/riassunto: This invaluable book contains pedagogical articles on the dominant nonstochastic methods of microscopic many-body theories - the methods of density functional theory, coupled cluster theory, and correlated basis functions - in their widest sense. Other articles introduce students to applications of these methods in front-line research, such as Bose-Einstein condensates, the nuclear many-body problem, and the dynamics of quantum liquids. These keynote articles are supplemented by experimental reviews on intimately connected topics that are of current relevance. The book addresses the striking

The New Testament of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ [[electronic resource] ] : with annotations containing: I. An interpretation of all difficult phrases and words. II. Parallel scriptures, both as to matter and words : to which is annexed The harmony of the Gospels / / by Samuel Clark .

• Record Nr.: UNISA996384555003316
• Autore: Clark Samuel <1626-1701.>
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: London, : Printed for Tho. Simmons ..., 1683
• Descrizione fisica: [669] p
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Reproduction of original in Huntington Library.; Errata and advertisement p. [16]
• Sommario/riassunto: eebo-0113