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UNINA9910736006603321 |
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Ergodic Theory / / Cesar E. Silva and Alexandre I. Danilenko, editors |
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New York, NY : , : Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, , [2023] |
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©2023 |
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[First edition.] |
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1 online resource (50 illus., 35 illus. in color. eReference.) |
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Encyclopedia of Complexity and Systems Science Series |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Introduction to Ergodic Theory -- Ergodic Theory: Basic Examples and Constructions -- Ergodicity and Mixing Properties -- Ergodic Theory: Recurrence -- Ergodic Theorems -- Spectral Theory of Dynamical Systems -- Joinings in Ergodic Theory -- Entropy in Ergodic Theory -- Isomorphism Theory in Ergodic Theory -- Dynamical Systems of Probabilistic Origin: Gaussian and Poisson Systems -- Ergodic Theory: Non-singular Transformations -- Sarnak’s Conjecture from the Ergodic Theory Point of View -- Smooth Ergodic Theory -- Ergodic and spectral theory of area-preserving flows on surfaces -- Pressure and Equilibrium States in Ergodic Theory -- Parallels Between Topological Dynamics and Ergodic Theory -- Symbolic Dynamics -- Operator ergodic theory -- Dynamical Systems and C-algebras -- The complexity and the structure and classification of Dynamical Systems -- Ergodic Theory: Interactions with Combinatorics and Number Theory -- Ergodic Theory on Homogeneous Spaces and Metric Number Theory -- Ergodic Theory: Rigidity -- Chaos and Ergodic Theory -- Ergodic Theory: Fractal Geometry. |
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This volume in the Encyclopedia of Complexity and Systems Science, Second Edition, covers recent developments in classical areas of ergodic theory, including the asymptotic properties of measurable dynamical systems, spectral theory, entropy, ergodic theorems, joinings, isomorphism theory, recurrence, nonsingular systems. It enlightens connections of ergodic theory with symbolic dynamics, |
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topological dynamics, smooth dynamics, combinatorics, number theory, pressure and equilibrium states, fractal geometry, chaos. In addition, the new edition includes dynamical systems of probabilistic origin, ergodic aspects of Sarnak's conjecture, translation flows on translation surfaces, complexity and classification of measurable systems, operator approach to asymptotic properties, interplay with operator algebras. |
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UNINA9910416101403321 |
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Autore |
Zimdahl Robert L. |
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Titolo |
Agricultural Ethics - An Invitation / / by Robert L. Zimdahl |
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Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2020 |
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[1st ed. 2020.] |
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1 online resource (XI, 173 p. 2 illus., 1 illus. in color.) |
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Agriculture |
Applied ethics |
Soil science |
Ecology |
Agricultural Ethics |
Soil Science |
Environmental Sciences |
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1. Introduction -- 2. From Weed Control To Ethics -- 3. Agriculture- A Brief History -- 4. World Population - Three Views -- 5. Agricultures Moral Dilemmas -- 6. Ethics in Agriculture and Other Disciplines -- 7. Seeking Common Ground -- 8. Ethical Puzzles. |
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I write because I am concerned that I and my agricultural colleagues have avoided addressing the moral dimension of the environmental and social problems we have contributed to. I hope for an exchange of ideas about agriculture's moral dilemmas. I encourage my readers to |
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engage in a collective conversation about the dilemmas and avoid remaining in what Merton calls "the collective arrogance and despair of his own herd." If those engaged in agriculture continue to ignore and fail to realize our common difficulties they will be addressed and resolved by societal pressure and political action, which may not yield the resolution we favor. The book's goal is not to resolve the moral dilemmas raised. It is to raise them and encourage thought and discussion. It will ask but not answer why nearly all involved in agriculture have not addressed the moral concerns voiced by the general public. The agricultural enterprise is committed to the benefits and future success of the present, very productive, chemical, capital, and energy intensive system, which is, in the minds of many, not sustainable. The internal justification invokes the moral claim that they feed the world's population. The question remains whether or not the prevailing moral justification of feeding the world is adequate given all the issues modern, developed country agriculture faces: pesticides in soil, water, and food, cruelty to animals, Biotech/GMO's, corporate agriculture, pollution by animal factory waste, exploitation of and cruelty to migrant labor. |
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