1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910789072503321

Autore

Ascher Abraham <1928->

Titolo

Pavel Axelrod and the development of Menshevism / / Abraham Ascher

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge, Mass. : , : Harvard University Press, , 1972

©1972

ISBN

0-674-28018-0

Edizione

[Reprint 2013]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (435 pages)

Collana

Russian Research Center Studies ; ; 70

Hoover Institution Publications ; ; 115

Disciplina

335.43/092/4

Soggetti

Menschewiki

Wirtschaft

HISTORY / General

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front matter -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Prologue -- I. In Search of a Cause -- II. A Bakuninist in Conflict -- III. The Turn to Marxism -- IV. The Solitary Years -- V. Expansion and Turbulence -- VI. The Birth of Menshevism -- VII. The Deepening of the Split -- VIII. The Failure of Conciliation -- IX. The Crises of Violence: War and Revolution -- X. Conscience of the Party -- Epilogue -- Bibliography -- Index -- Russian Research Center Studies

Sommario/riassunto

Pavel Borisovich Axelrod was one of the few early leaders of Russian Marxism to come from the lower classes. These origins no doubt made it easier for him than for his comrades to identify fully with the masses he hoped to liberate economically, spiritually, and morally. This is the first full-scale biography of Axelrod, who was the chief ideologist and tactician of the Menshevik party. Abraham Ascher traces and analyzes the development of Menshevism, describes the other radical currents in Russia, including Bakuninism, and illuminates both the ideological struggles and the practical problems of the Marxist leadership. Abraham Ascher bases his study on Axelrod's personal archive as well as on extensive primary and secondary materials.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910139473603321

Titolo

Quantum quenching, annealing and computation / / A.K. Chandra, A. Das, B.K. Chakrabarti, (eds.)

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Heidelberg ; ; New York, : Springer, c2010

ISBN

9783642114700

3642114709

Edizione

[1st ed. 2010.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XII, 320 p.)

Collana

Lecture notes in physics ; ; 802

Altri autori (Persone)

ChandraA. K (Anjan Kumar)

DasArnab

ChakrabartiB. K <1952-> (Bikas K.)

Disciplina

530.12

Soggetti

Quantum theory

Simulated annealing (Mathematics)

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Quantum Approach to Classical Thermodynamics and Optimization -- Non-equilibrium Dynamics of Quantum Systems: Order Parameter Evolution, Defect Generation, and Qubit Transfer -- Defect Production Due to Quenching Through a Multicritical Point and Along a Gapless Line -- Adiabatic Perturbation Theory: From Landau–Zener Problem to Quenching Through a Quantum Critical Point -- Quench Dynamics of Quantum and Classical Ising Chains: From the Viewpoint of the Kibble–Zurek Mechanism -- Quantum Phase Transition in the Spin Boson Model -- Influence of Local Moment Fluctuations on the Mott Transition -- Signatures of Quantum Phase Transitions via Quantum Information Theoretic Measures -- How Entangled Is a Many-Electron State? -- Roles of Quantum Fluctuation in Frustrated Systems – Order by Disorder and Reentrant Phase Transition -- Exploring Ground States of Quantum Spin Glasses by Quantum Monte Carlo Method -- Phase Transition in a Quantum Ising Model with Long-Range Interaction -- Length Scale-Dependent Superconductor–Insulator Quantum Phase Transitions in One Dimension: Renormalization Group Theory of Mesoscopic SQUIDs Array -- Quantum-Mechanical Variant of the Thouless–Anderson–Palmer Equation for Error-Correcting Codes --



Probabilistic Model of Fault Detection in Quantum Circuits.

Sommario/riassunto

The process of realizing the ground state of some typical (frustrated) quantum many-body systems, starting from the 'disordered' or excited states, can formally be mapped onto the search of solutions for computationally hard problems. The dynamics through quantum critical points are especially crucial in the context of such computational optimization problems and have been investigated intensively in recent times. Several successful methods are now well-established, and this volume compiles a collection of introductory reviews on such developments and related aspects. Written by well known experts, these lectures concentrate on quantum phase transitions and their dynamics as the transition or critical points are crossed. Both the quenching and annealing dynamics are extensively covered. The style has been kept as tutorial as possible in order to make this volume a suitable reference for young researchers joining this exciting and burgeoning field of research. .