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Record Nr.

UNINA9910459310403321

Titolo

Assessing the threat of weapons of mass destruction [[electronic resource] ] : the role of independent scientists / / edited by John L. Finney and Ivo Šlaus

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Amsterdam, Netherlands ; ; Washington, D.C., : IOS Press BV ; published in cooperation with NATO Public Diplomacy Division, c2010

ISBN

6612600799

1-282-60079-6

9786612600791

1-60750-471-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (320 p.)

Collana

NATO science for peace and security series ; E : Human and societal dynamics ; ; Vol. 61

Altri autori (Persone)

ŠlausIvo

FinneyJ. L (John L.)

Disciplina

327.174

358.3

Soggetti

Science and state

Security, International - International cooperation

Weapons of mass destruction - Government policy

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"This publication is supported by : The NATO science for peace and security programme".

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Title page; Foreword; Contents; Introduction: Workshop on the Role of Independent Scientists in WMD Threat Assessmen; Section 1. Institutions, Structures and Mechanisms; Section 2. Chemical and Biological Weapons; Section 3. Nuclear Weapons, Missiles and Missile Defense; Section 4. NATO's Role in South-Eastern Europe in the Light of WMD; Section 5. Scientists, Citizens and the Media; Section 6. Concluding Comments; Subject Index; Author Index

Sommario/riassunto

What exactly is an independent scientist and what threatens their independence? What role do cultural dependencies play within assessments? This title offers a collection of papers delivered at the NATO Advanced Research Workshop, which examined the role of



independent scientists in assessing WMD threat, by addressing these questions.

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Record Nr.

UNINA9910459758003321

Autore

White Colin

Titolo

Projectile dynamics in sport : principles and applications / / olin White

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : Routledge, , 2011

ISBN

1-134-02761-3

0-415-83314-0

1-134-02762-1

1-282-88286-4

9786612882869

0-203-88557-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (352 p.)

Disciplina

612.7/6

Soggetti

Sports sciences

Human mechanics

Biomechanics

Athletics - Equipment and supplies

Sporting goods

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 (p. [311]-316) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Figures; Tables; Excel models; Acknowledgements; Symbols; Part I: The theory; Chapter 1: Sports projectile modelling: Why, how and ... so what!; Chapter 2: Launching projectiles into motion; Chapter 3: Motion of projectiles under the influence of gravity; Chapter 4: Impact and bounce; Chapter 5: Drag and lift; Chapter 6: The effects of spin; Part II: Practical applications; Chapter 7: Shot put and hammer; Chapter 8: Discus; Chapter 9: Javelin; Chapter 10: Golf; Chapter 11: Tennis and squash; Chapter 12: Cricket and baseball



Chapter 13: Soccer (Association Football)Chapter 14: Rugby and American football; Chapter 15: Some assorted sporting projectiles; Appendix 1: Table of physical values and drag-to-weight ratio for a variety of sporting projectiles; Appendix 2: The fourth-order Runge-Kutta method; Bibliography; Selected answers; Index

Sommario/riassunto

How can we predict the trajectory of a baseball from bat to outfield?How do the dimples in a golf ball influence its flight from tee to pin? What forces determine the path of a soccer ball steered over a defensive wall by an elite player? An understanding of the physical processes involved in throwing, hitting, firing and releasing sporting projectiles is essential for a full understanding of the science that underpins sport. This is the first book to comprehensively examine those processes and to explain the factors governing the trajectories of sporting