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UNINA9910780733703321 |
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Regal Brian |
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Pseudoscience : a critical encyclopedia / / Brian Regal |
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Westport, CT : , : Praeger, , 2012 |
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London : , : Bloomsbury Publishing (UK), , 2023 |
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979-82-16-00244-4 |
0-313-35507-X |
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[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xix, 191 p. ) : ill. ; |
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Pseudoscience |
Science: general issues |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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List of Entries Acknowledgments Introduction The Encyclopedia Bibliography Index About the Author |
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More than just a collection of factual entries, this rich resource explores the difference between scientific and pseudoscientific pursuits in a way that spurs readers to ask questions and formulate answers. What makes science science? How do we tell which assertions, beliefs, and methods are scientifically sound, and which are not? Brian Regal's authoritative, entertaining new reference, Pseudoscience: A Critical Encyclopedia gets at the heart of these questions by helping readers understand how the scientific method works, how to critically analyze all kinds of "evidence," and how to sort through long-running myths and current pseudoscience controversies. Ranging from the dawn of history to the present and across world cultures, Pseudoscience uses a field of endless fascination as a means of driving home the importance of solid scientific reasoning. The encyclopedia spans the full spectrum of scientific and nonscientific pursuits, from chemistry, biology, psychology, and medicine to eugenics, religion, cryptozoology, the occult, and paranormal activities. Specific entries focus on general concepts of science, the lives of individuals, and claims of abilities. Throughout, these entries go beyond simply stating facts by constantly engaging readers in a discussion about the very nature of true scientific |
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UNINA9910974741503321 |
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Autore |
Green M (Mark) |
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Mumford-Tate groups and domains : their geometry and arithmetic / / Mark Green, Phillip Griffiths, Matt Kerr |
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Princeton, : Princeton University Press, 2012 |
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9786613589880 |
9781280494659 |
1280494654 |
9781400842735 |
1400842735 |
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[Course Book] |
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1 online resource (298 p.) |
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Annals of mathematics studies ; ; no. 183 |
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GriffithsPhillip <1938-> |
KerrMatthew D. <1975-> |
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Mumford-Tate groups |
Geometry, Algebraic |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Introduction -- Chapter I. Mumford-Tate Groups -- Chapter II. Period Domains and Mumford-Tate Domains -- Chapter III. The Mumford-Tate Group of a Variation of Hodge Structure -- Chapter IV. Hodge Representations and Hodge Domains -- Chapter V. Hodge Structures With Complex Multiplication -- Chapter VI. Arithmetic Aspects of Mumford-Tate Domains -- Chapter VII. Classification of Mumford-Tate Subdomains -- Chapter VIII. Arithmetic of Period Maps of Geometric Origin -- Index |
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Mumford-Tate groups are the fundamental symmetry groups of Hodge theory, a subject which rests at the center of contemporary complex algebraic geometry. This book is the first comprehensive exploration of Mumford-Tate groups and domains. Containing basic theory and a wealth of new views and results, it will become an essential resource for graduate students and researchers. Although Mumford-Tate groups |
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can be defined for general structures, their theory and use to date has mainly been in the classical case of abelian varieties. While the book does examine this area, it focuses on the nonclassical case. The general theory turns out to be very rich, such as in the unexpected connections of finite dimensional and infinite dimensional representation theory of real, semisimple Lie groups. The authors give the complete classification of Hodge representations, a topic that should become a standard in the finite-dimensional representation theory of noncompact, real, semisimple Lie groups. They also indicate that in the future, a connection seems ready to be made between Lie groups that admit discrete series representations and the study of automorphic cohomology on "ients of Mumford-Tate domains by arithmetic groups. Bringing together complex geometry, representation theory, and arithmetic, this book opens up a fresh perspective on an important subject. |
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