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Record Nr.

UNINA9910813078803321

Autore

Downarowicz Tomasz <1956->

Titolo

Entropy in Dynamical Systems / / Tomasz Downarowicz [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2011

ISBN

1-107-21931-0

1-283-38392-6

1-139-18928-X

9786613383921

1-139-18798-8

1-139-19058-X

1-139-18336-2

1-139-18567-5

0-511-97615-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xii, 391 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Collana

New mathematical monographs ; ; 18

Classificazione

MAT000000

Disciplina

515/.39

Soggetti

Topological entropy

Topological dynamics

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 (p. [379]-385) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- Part I. Entropy in Ergodic Theory: 1. Shannon information and entropy; 2. Dynamical entropy of a process; 3. Entropy theorems in processes; 4. Kolmogorov-Sinai entropy; 5. The Ergodic Law of Series -- Part II. Entropy in Topological Dynamics: 6. Topological entropy; 7. Dynamics in dimension zero; 8. The entropy structure; 9. Symbolic extensions; 10. A touch of smooth dynamics -- Part III. Entropy Theory for Operators: 11. Measure-theoretic entropy of stochastic operators; 12. Topological entropy of a Markov operator; 13. Open problems in operator entropy -- Appendix A. Toolbox -- Appendix B. Conditional S-M-B.

Sommario/riassunto

This comprehensive text on entropy covers three major types of dynamics: measure preserving transformations; continuous maps on compact spaces; and operators on function spaces. Part I contains



proofs of the Shannon-McMillan-Breiman Theorem, the Ornstein-Weiss Return Time Theorem, the Krieger Generator Theorem and, among the newest developments, the ergodic law of series. In Part II, after an expanded exposition of classical topological entropy, the book addresses symbolic extension entropy. It offers deep insight into the theory of entropy structure and explains the role of zero-dimensional dynamics as a bridge between measurable and topological dynamics. Part III explains how both measure-theoretic and topological entropy can be extended to operators on relevant function spaces. Intuitive explanations, examples, exercises and open problems make this an ideal text for a graduate course on entropy theory. More experienced researchers can also find inspiration for further research.

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Record Nr.

UNINA9910580212603321

Autore

Bodis Stephan

Titolo

Oncologic Thermoradiotherapy: Need for Evidence, Harmonisation, and Innovation

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Basel, : MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2022

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (346 p.)

Soggetti

Medicine and Nursing

Oncology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Sommario/riassunto

The road of acceptance of oncologic thermotherapy/hyperthermia as a synergistic modality in combination with standard oncologic therapies is still bumpy. This is partially due to the lack of level I evidence from international, multicentric, randomized clinical trials including large patient numbers and a long term follow-up. Therefore we need more level I EVIDENCE from clinical trials, we need HARMONISATION and global acceptance for existing technologies and a common language understood by all stakeholders and we need INNOVATION in the fields



of biology, clinics and technology to move thermotherapy/hyperthermia forward. This is the main focus of this reprint. In this reprintyou find carefully selected and peer-reviewed contributions from Africa, America, Asia, and Europe. The published papers from leading scientists from all over the world covering a broad range of timely research topics might also help to strengthen thermotherapy on a global level.