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UNINA9910452434203321 |
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Lieberman Philip |
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The unpredictable species [[electronic resource] ] : what makes humans unique / / Philip Lieberman |
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Princeton, : Princeton University Press, 2013 |
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1-299-46791-1 |
1-4008-4670-6 |
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[Course Book] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (273 p.) |
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Brain - Evolution |
Human evolution |
Evolutionary psychology |
Electronic books. |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 209-230) and index. |
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter One. Brainworks -- Chapter Two. Brain Design by Rube Goldberg -- Chapter Three. Darwin Got It Right -- Chapter Four. Chimpanzee Brain 2.0 -- Chapter Five. Stones, Bones, and Brains -- Chapter Six. The Gene Game -- Chapter Seven. What Makes Us Tick -- References -- Index |
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The Unpredictable Species argues that the human brain evolved in a way that enhances our cognitive flexibility and capacity for innovation and imitation. In doing so, the book challenges the central claim of evolutionary psychology that we are locked into predictable patterns of behavior that were fixed by genes, and refutes the claim that language is innate. Philip Lieberman builds his case with evidence from neuroscience, genetics, and physical anthropology, showing how our basal ganglia--structures deep within the brain whose origins predate the dinosaurs--came to play a key role in human creativity. He demonstrates how the transfer of information in these structures was enhanced by genetic mutation and evolution, giving rise to supercharged neural circuits linking activity in different parts of the brain. Human invention, expressed in different epochs and locales in |
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the form of stone tools, digital computers, new art forms, complex civilizations--even the latest fashions--stems from these supercharged circuits. The Unpredictable Species boldly upends scientifically controversial yet popular beliefs about how our brains actually work. Along the way, this compelling book provides insights into a host of topics related to human cognition, including associative learning, epigenetics, the skills required to be a samurai, and the causes of cognitive confusion on Mount Everest and of Parkinson's disease. |
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UNINA9910484786603321 |
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Autore |
Niel Fabien |
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Classical and quantum description of plasma and radiation in strong fields / / Fabien Niel |
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Cham, Switzerland : , : Springer, , [2021] |
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©2021 |
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[1st ed. 2021.] |
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1 online resource (XXIII, 265 p. 75 illus., 62 illus. in color.) |
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Introduction -- Classical Electrodynamics -- Quantum Electrodynamics -- Kinetic Description -- Effect of RR on the Electron Distribution Function -- Domain of Validity of the Different Descriptions & Numerical Simulations -- Photon Distribution Function -- Two Counter-Propagating Plane-Waves -- Orbital Angular Momentum of Light : A State Of The Art -- Soft Pair Showers in the Collision of Gamma Rays with Laguerre-Gauss Beams -- Appendix. |
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This thesis presents several important aspects of the plasma dynamics in extremely high intensity electromagnetic fields when quantum electrodynamics effects have to be taken into account. This work is of utmost importance for the forthcoming generation of multipetawatt laser facilities where this physics will be tested. The first part consists of an introduction that extends from classical and quantum |
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electrodynamics in strong fields to the kinetic description of plasmas in the interaction with such fields. This can be considered as an advanced tutorial which would be extremely useful to researchers and students new to the field. The second part describes original contributions on the analysis of the signatures of classical and quantum radiation reaction on the distribution function of the charged particles and of the photon spectrum, and leads to significant advances on this topic. These results are then extended to the analysis of the so-called QED cascades which are of central importance for a better understanding of some astrophysical phenomena and basic physics problems. Finally, the book discusses future directions for the high intensity laser–plasma interaction community. The results presented in this thesis are expected to become more and more relevant as the new multipetawatt facilities become operative. |
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