1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910820542603321

Autore

Coe Michael D.

Titolo

Mexico : from the Olmecs to the Aztecs / / Michael D. Coe & Rex Koontz

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York, New York : , : Thames & Hudson, , [2013]

©2013

ISBN

0-500-77082-4

Edizione

[Seventh edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (256 pages) : illustrations, map

Collana

Ancient peoples and places ; ; Volume 29

Disciplina

972.01

Soggetti

Indians of Mexico - History

Indians of Mexico - Antiquities

Mexico Antiquities

Mexico Civilization

Mexico History To 1519

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages 246-250) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Early hunters -- The Archaic period -- The Preclassic period : early villagers -- The Preclassic period : early civilizations -- The Classic period -- The Epiclassic period -- The Post-Classic period : the Toltec state -- The Post-Classic period : rival states -- The Aztecs in 1519 -- Epilogue -- Visiting Mexico -- Chronological table -- Reigning monarchs of the Aztec state.

Sommario/riassunto

"This authoritative volume has been revised throughout and expanded, with new images and accounts of the major discoveries of recent years. Updates begin with the earliest periods: one of the enduring puzzles surrounding Mexican prehistory, the origins of maize farming, has at last been solved. There are insights into the latest finds at the Olmec sites at Chiapas de Corzo and Zazacatla. The classic city of Teotihuacan continues to yield discoveries, changing the way we look at this major site. The Post-Classic Huastec people are covered in greater detail. And the unearthing of burial deposits in the center of the Aztec capital of Tenochtitlan has led to a new understanding of the history and symbolism of this hallowed area."--Page 4 of cover.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910146417303321

Titolo

Quantum and semi-classical percolation and breakdown in disordered solids / / A.K. Sen, K.K. Bardhan, B.K. Chakrabarti (eds.)

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berlin, : Springer-Verlag, c2009

ISBN

9783540854289

3540854282

Edizione

[1st ed. 2009.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XIV, 326 p. 155 illus.)

Collana

Lecture notes in physics ; ; 762

Classificazione

UD 8220

Altri autori (Persone)

SenA. K (Asok K.)

BardhanK. K <1952-> (Kamal K.)

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

Disciplina

530.41

Soggetti

Percolation (Statistical physics)

Quantum theory

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

Classical Percolation -- Non-linear Response, Semi-Classical Percolation and Breakdown in the RRTN Model -- Quantum Transmittance Through Random Media -- Quantum Percolation in Two Dimensions -- Quantum Percolation in Disordered Structures -- Quantum Percolation in the Quantum Hall Regime -- Percolative Quantum Transport in Manganites -- Classical and quantum breakdown in disordered -- Nonequilibrium Quantum Breakdown in a Strongly Correlated Electron System -- Percolation in quantum computation and.

Sommario/riassunto

This set of extensive tutorial reviews and lectures focusses on the semi-classical and quantum aspects of percolation methods and their application to breakdown phenomena in disordered composite or granular materials. It sets out to connect - for the first time and in a coherent fashion - many recent theoretical and experimental advances in adjacent fields, such as the investigation of nonlinear current-voltage characteristics of 'quantum-dotted' materials or Zener breakdown in Mott or Anderson insulators. Last but not least, a final chapter explores the application of quantum percolation methods to the rapidly emerging field of quantum computing and communication.