1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910791945003321

Autore

Jackson Ben <1975->

Titolo

Equality and the British Left [[electronic resource] ] : a study in progressive political thought, 1900-64 / / Ben Jackson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Manchester ; ; New York, : Manchester University Press, c2007

ISBN

1-78170-145-8

1-84779-219-7

Edizione

[Online-ausg.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (272 p.)

Collana

Critical labour movement studies

Disciplina

324.4107

Soggetti

Equality - Great Britain - History - 20th century

Socialism - Great Britain - History - 20th century

Liberalism - Great Britain - History - 20th century

Right and left (Political science)

Great Britain Economic policy 1918-1945

Great Britain Economic policy 1945-1964

Great Britain Social policy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. I. 1900-31 : Foundations -- pt. II. 1931-45 : Economics -- pt. III. 1945-64 : Revisions.

Sommario/riassunto

The demand for equality has been at the heart of the politics of the Left in the twentieth century, but what did theorists and politicians on the British Left mean when they said they were committed to 'equality'? How did they argue for a more egalitarian society? Which policies did they think could best advance their egalitarian ideals? Equality and the British Left provides the first comprehensive answers to these questions. It charts debates about equality from the progressive liberalism and socialism of the early twentieth century to the arrival of the New Left and revisionist social democ.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910812171703321

Autore

Sorrentino Alfonso

Titolo

Action-minimizing methods in Hamiltonian dynamics : an introduction to Aubry-Mather theory / / Alfonso Sorrentino

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Princeton, [New Jersey] ; ; Oxford, [England] : , : Princeton University Press, , 2015

©2015

Edizione

[Pilot project,eBook available to selected US libraries only]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (129 p.)

Collana

Mathematical Notes ; ; 50

Disciplina

514.74

Soggetti

Hamiltonian systems

Hamilton-Jacobi equations

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front matter -- Contents -- Preface -- Chapter One. Tonelli Lagrangians and Hamiltonians on Compact Manifolds -- Chapter Two. From KAM Theory to Aubry-Mather Theory -- Chapter Three. Action-Minimizing Invariant Measures for Tonelli Lagrangians -- Chapter Four. Action-Minimizing Curves for Tonelli Lagrangians -- Chapter Five. The Hamilton-Jacobi Equation and Weak KAM Theory -- Appendices -- Appendix A. On the Existence of Invariant Lagrangian Graphs -- Appendix B. Schwartzman Asymptotic Cycle and Dynamics -- Bibliography -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

John Mather's seminal works in Hamiltonian dynamics represent some of the most important contributions to our understanding of the complex balance between stable and unstable motions in classical mechanics. His novel approach-known as Aubry-Mather theory-singles out the existence of special orbits and invariant measures of the system, which possess a very rich dynamical and geometric structure. In particular, the associated invariant sets play a leading role in determining the global dynamics of the system. This book provides a comprehensive introduction to Mather's theory, and can serve as an interdisciplinary bridge for researchers and students from different fields seeking to acquaint themselves with the topic.Starting with the mathematical background from which Mather's theory was born,



Alfonso Sorrentino first focuses on the core questions the theory aims to answer-notably the destiny of broken invariant KAM tori and the onset of chaos-and describes how it can be viewed as a natural counterpart of KAM theory. He achieves this by guiding readers through a detailed illustrative example, which also provides the basis for introducing the main ideas and concepts of the general theory. Sorrentino then describes the whole theory and its subsequent developments and applications in their full generality.Shedding new light on John Mather's revolutionary ideas, this book is certain to become a foundational text in the modern study of Hamiltonian systems.