1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910337956203321

Autore

Makowski David

Titolo

From Experimental Network to Meta-analysis : Methods and Applications with R for Agronomic and Environmental Sciences / / by David Makowski, François Piraux, François Brun

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Dordrecht : , : Springer Netherlands : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2019

ISBN

94-024-1696-X

Edizione

[1st ed. 2019.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (160 pages) : illustrations

Disciplina

003

Soggetti

Agriculture

Botany

Statistics

Ecology

Plant Science

Statistical Theory and Methods

Environmental Sciences

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Chapter 1. Introduction and examples -- Part I. Analysis of experimental networks -- Chapter 2. Basic Concepts -- Chapter 3. Analysis of network of experiments in blocks of complete randomness as a studied factor -- Chapter 4. Advanced Methods for Network Analysis -- Chapter 5. Planning an Experimental Network -- Part II. The meta-analysis -- Chapter 6. Basics for meta-analysis -- Chapter 7. Specific statistical problems for the meta-analysis -- Annex. R resources to implement the methods of analysis networks and meta-analysis -- Package Codes.

Sommario/riassunto

Data analysis plays an increasing role in research, scientific expertise and prospective studies. Multiple data sources are often available to estimate a key parameter or to test a hypothesis of scientific or societal interest. These data, obtained under different environmental conditions or based on different experimental protocols, are generally heterogeneous. Sometimes they are not even directly accessible and should be extracted from scientific articles or reports. However, a



comprehensive analysis of the available data is essential to increase the accuracy of estimates, assess the validity of research conclusions and understand the origin of the variability of the experimental results. A quantitative synthesis of the data set available allows for a better understanding of the effects of explanatory factors and for evidence-based recommendations. Designed as a methodological guide, this book shows the interests and limitations of different statistical methods to analyze data from experimental networks and to perform meta-analyses. It is intended for engineers, students and researchers involved in data analysis in agronomy and environmental science. Our objective is to present the main statistical methods to analyze data from experimental networks and scientific publications. Each chapter exposes one or more methods and illustrates them with examples processed with the R software. Data and R codes are provided and commented in order to facilitate their adaptation to other situations. The codes can be reused from the KenSyn R package associated with this book.

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910502644403321

Autore

Lambiase Gaetano

Titolo

The Interaction of Spin with Gravity in Particle Physics : Low Energy Quantum Gravity / / by Gaetano Lambiase, Giorgio Papini

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2021

ISBN

3-030-84771-3

Edizione

[1st ed. 2021.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (201 pages)

Collana

Lecture Notes in Physics, , 1616-6361 ; ; 993

Disciplina

531.14

Soggetti

Gravitation

Particles (Nuclear physics)

General relativity (Physics)

Quantum theory

Special relativity (Physics)

Astrophysics

Classical and Quantum Gravity

Particle Physics

General Relativity

Quantum Physics

Special Relativity



Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

1. Quantum Systems In Gravitational Fields. Berry Phases -- 2. The Mashhoon Effect. Spin-Gravity Interactions -- 3. Interferometers in Gravitational Fields -- 4. Neutrinos in Gravitational Fields -- 5. Neutrinos Physics: further topics -- 6. Radiative Processes, Spin Currents, Vortices -- 7. Other developments -- 8. Perspectives -- 9. Conclusions.

Sommario/riassunto

This book seeks to present a new way of thinking about the interaction of gravitational fields with quantum systems. Despite the massive amounts of research and experimentation, the myriad meetings, seminars and conferences, all of the articles, treatises and books, and the seemingly endless theorization, quantization and just plain speculation that have been engaged in regarding our evolving understanding of the quantum world, that world remains an enigma, even to the experts. The usefulness of general relativity in this regard has proven to be imperfect at best, but there is a new approach. We do not simply have to accept the limitations of Einstein's most celebrated theorem in regard to quantum theory; we can also embrace them, and thereby utilize them, to reveal new facts about the behavior of quantum systems within inertial and gravitational fields, and therefore about the very structure of space–time at the quantum level. By taking existing knowledge of the essential functionality of spin (along with the careful identification of the omnipresent inertial effects) and applying it to the quantum world, the book gives the reader a much clearer picture of the difference between the classical and quantum behaviors of a particle, shows that Einstein's ideas may not be as incompatible within this realm as many have come to believe, sparks new revelations of the way in which gravity affects quantum systems and brings a new level of efficiency—quantum efficiency, if you will—to the study of gravitational theory.