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UNINA9910133454103321 |
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Autore |
Bahgat Gawdat |
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Energy security : an interdisciplinary approach / / Gawdat Bahgat |
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Chichester, West Sussex : , : Wiley, , 2011 |
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0-470-98016-8 |
1-283-37411-0 |
9786613374110 |
0-470-98018-4 |
0-470-98017-6 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (256 pages) |
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Disciplina |
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Energy policy |
Energy development |
Power resources |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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ENERGY SECURITY; Contents; About the Author; Preface; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; Glossary; 1 Introduction; 1.1 Energy Security; 1.2 Diversification of Energy Mix; 1.2.1 Oil; 1.2.2 Natural Gas; 1.2.3 Coal; 1.2.4 Nuclear Power; 1.2.5 Biofuels; 1.2.6 Other Renewable Sources; 1.2.7 Investment; 1.2.8 Resource Nationalism; 1.2.9 Geo-policy; 1.3 Conclusion; References; 2 United States; 2.1 Oil; 2.2 Natural Gas; 2.3 Coal; 2.4 Nuclear Power; 2.5 Ethanol; 2.6 The Quest for an Energy Strategy; 2.7 Conclusion: The Way Forward; References; 3 European Union; 3.1 The EU Energy Outlook |
3.1.1 Oil3.1.2 Natural Gas; 3.1.3 Coal; 3.1.4 Nuclear Power; 3.1.5 Renewable Sources; 3.2 Russia; 3.3 Central Asia/Caspian Sea Region; 3.4 Mediterranean Sea; 3.5 The Gulf Cooperation Council; 3.6 Turkey; 3.7 Conclusion: The Way Ahead; References; 4 China; 4.1 Regulatory Authority; 4.2 Oil; 4.2.1 Imports from the Middle East; 4.2.2 Africa; 4.2.3 Central Asia; 4.2.4 Refining; 4.2.5 Shipping; 4.2.6 Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR); 4.3 Coal; 4.4 Natural Gas; 4.5 Nuclear Power; 4.6 Renewable Energy; 4.7 Overseas Exploration and Production; 4.8 Conclusion; References; 5 Persian Gulf |
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5.1 Socio-economic and Political Challenges5.1.1 International Sanctions; 5.1.2 Wars and Ethnic/Sectarian Strife; 5.1.3 Terrorism; 5.1.4 Closure of Straits of Hormuz; 5.1.5 Domestic Instability; 5.1.6 Underinvestment; 5.2 Saudi Arabia; 5.3 Iran; 5.4 Iraq; 5.5 Conclusion: The Way Forward; References; 6 Africa; 6.1 Algeria; 6.2 Libya; 6.3 Egypt; 6.4 Sudan; 6.5 Angola; 6.6 Nigeria; 6.7 United States and Africa; 6.8 Europe and Africa; 6.9 Conclusion: The Way Ahead; References; 7 Caspian Sea; 7.1 Hydrocarbon Resources - An Assessment; 7.1.1 Azerbaijan; 7.1.2 Kazakhstan; 7.1.3 Turkmenistan |
7.2 The Legal Status of the Caspian Sea7.2.1 Azerbaijan; 7.2.2 Kazakhstan; 7.2.3 Russia; 7.2.4 Turkmenistan; 7.2.5 Iran; 7.3 Geopolitical Rivalry and Pipeline Diplomacy; 7.3.1 Iran; 7.3.2 Russia; 7.3.3 China; 7.3.4 Europe and the United States; 7.4 Conclusion: The Way Forward; References; 8 Russia; 8.1 Oil Sector; 8.2 Natural Gas; 8.3 The Energy Strategy-2030; 8.3.1 Oil Sector; 8.3.2 Gas Sector; 8.4 The Arctic Hydrocarbons; 8.5 Russia-EU Energy Partnership; 8.6 Russia, the Middle East, and OPEC; 8.7 Energy Sector Organization; 8.8 Conclusion: The Way Forward; References; 9 OPEC and Gas OPEC |
9.1 OPEC: History and Evolution9.2 OPEC: Objectives, Membership, and Organization; 9.3 OPEC Summits; 9.4 OPEC: Long-Term Strategy; 9.5 Gas OPEC; 9.6 GECF and OPEC; 9.7 Oil vs. Gas; 9.7.1 Russia; 9.7.2 Iran, Qatar, and Algeria; 9.7.3 Consumers' Reaction; 9.8 Conclusion; References; 10 International Energy Agency; 10.1 The Founding of the IEA; 10.2 The International Energy Program; 10.3 Structure of the IEA; 10.3.1 The Governing Board; 10.3.2 Standing Groups; 10.3.3 The Secretariat; 10.3.4 Membership; 10.4 Energy Security; 10.4.1 Emergency Response Mechanisms; 10.5 How Did the System Work? |
10.5.1 The 1979-1981 Crisis |
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Security of Energy supply is a major concern for all modern societies, intensified by skyrocketing demand in India and China and increasing international competition over fossil fuel deposits. Energy Security: An Interdisciplinary Approach gives A comparative analysis from both consumers' and producers' perspectives. It uniquely combines economics, geology, international relations, business, history, public management and political science, in one comprehensive volume, highlighting the vulnerabilities and need to move to more sustainable energy sources. The author provides a numbe |
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UNINA9910777468703321 |
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Autore |
Wallace Duane C |
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Statistical physics of crystals and liquids [[electronic resource] ] : a guide to highly accurate equations of state / / Duane C. Wallace |
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River Edge, NJ, : World Scientific, c2002 |
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1-281-87184-2 |
9786611871840 |
981-238-882-6 |
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[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (329 p.) |
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Equations of state |
Crystals - Statistical methods |
Liquids - Statistical methods |
Statistical physics |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 297-302) and index. |
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Preface; Contents; Chapter 1 Condensed Matter Hamiltonian; 1 NATURE OF CONDENSED MATTER; 2 DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; 3 ELECTRONIC EXCITED STATES IN METALS; 4 TOTAL HAMILTONIAN; 5 NEARLY-FREE-ELECTRON METALS; Chapter 2 Statistical Mechanics; 6 AVERAGING TECHNIQUES; 7 QUANTUM STATISTICAL MECHANICS; 8 THERMOELASTICITY; 9 CLASSICAL STATISTICS: DERIVATION; 10 CLASSICAL STATISTICS: APPLICATIONS; 11 INTERPRETATION OF STATISTICAL MECHANICS; Chapter 3 Lattice Dynamics; 12 LATTICE STATICS; 13 QUASIHARMONIC PHONONS; 14 THEORY AND EXPERIMENT; 15 EXPERIMENTAL PHONON DATA |
Chapter 4 Statistical Mechanics of Crystals16 QUANTUM NUCLEAR MOTION; 17 CLASSICAL NUCLEAR MOTION; 18 ELECTRONIC EXCITATIONS; 19 LEARNING FROM THERMODYNAMIC DATA; 20 CRYSTAL EQUATION OF STATE; Chapter 5 Liquid Dynamics and Statistical Mechanics; 21 CONFIGURATIONAL CORRELATIONS IN A MONATOMIC LIQUID; 22 MELTING OF ELEMENTS; 23 LIQUID DYNAMICS THEORY; 24 VERIFICATION FROM COMPUTER SIMULATIONS; 25 LIQUID EQUATION OF STATE; Chapter 6 Phase Transitions and Nonequilibrium |
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Processes; 26 THEORETICAL ANALYSIS OF PHASE TRANSITIONS; 27 NONEQUILIBRIUM PROCESSES; Bibliography; Index |
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This important book presents a unified formulation from first principles of the Hamiltonian and statistical mechanics of metallic and insulating crystals, amorphous solids, and liquids. Extensive comparison of theory and experiment provides an accurate understanding of the statistical properties of phonons, electrons, and phonon - phonon and electron - phonon interactions in elemental crystals and liquids. Questions are posed along the following lines: What is the "best" theory for a given property? How accurate is a good theory? What information is gained by a comparison of theory and experiment? How accurate is a good experiment? |
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