1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910828531703321

Autore

Bachmann Friedrich <1909-1982, >

Titolo

N-gons / / Friedrich Bachmann and Eckart Schmidt ; translated by Cyril W. L. Garner

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Toronto, [Ontario] ; ; Buffalo, [New York] : , : University of Toronto Press, , 1975

©1975

ISBN

1-4426-5644-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (208 p.)

Collana

Mathematical Expositions, , 0076-5333x ; ; Number 18

Disciplina

516/.22

Soggetti

Polygons

Set theory

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Translation of: N-Ecke.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- PART I: Cyclic classes and cyclic mappings -- PART II: The main theorem -- PART III: Boolean algebras of n-gonal theory -- PART IV: Atomic decompositions -- Appendices -- List of symbols and notations.

Sommario/riassunto

This book, a translation of the German volume n-Ecke, presents an elegant geometric theory which, starting from quite elementary geometrical observations, exhibits an interesting connection between geometry and fundamental ideas of modern algebra in a form that is easily accessible to the student who lacks a sophisticated background in mathematics. It stimulates geometrical thought by applying the tools of linear algebra and the algebra of polynomials to a concrete geometrical situation to reveal some rather surprising insights into the geometry of n-gons. The twelve chapters treat n-gons, classes of n-gons, and mapping of the set of n-gons into itself. Exercises are included throughout, and two appendixes, by Henner Kinder and Eckart Schmidt, provide background material on lattices and cyclotomic polynomials.(Mathematical Expositions No. 18).



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910437982803321

Autore

Smerald Andrew

Titolo

Theory of the nuclear magnetic 1/T1 relaxation rate in conventional and unconventional magnets / / Andrew Smerald

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham ; ; New York, : Springer, c2013

ISBN

3-319-00434-4

Edizione

[1st ed. 2013.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (173 p.)

Collana

Springer theses

Disciplina

530

543.66

Soggetti

Nuclear magnetism

Nuclear physics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"Doctoral thesis accepted by the University of Bristol, UK."

Nota di contenuto

What is frustrated magnetism and why should you care? -- An introduction to field theory in magnetic systems: the Néel antiferromagnet -- Angle-resolved NMR: a theory of the 1/T1 relaxation rate in magnetic systems -- Theory of the NMR relaxation rate in magnetic Fe pnictides -- Field theoretical description of quantum spin-nematic order -- How to recognise the quantum spin-nematic state.

Sommario/riassunto

One of the best ways to "lift the lid" on what is happening inside a given material is to study it using nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR). Of particular interest are NMR 1/T1 relaxation rates, which measure how fast energy stored in magnetic nuclei is transferred to surrounding electrons.   This thesis develops a detailed, quantitative theory of NMR 1/T1 relaxation rates, and shows for the first time how they could be used to measure the speed at which energy travels in a wide range of magnetic materials.   This theory is used to make predictions for"Quantum Spin Nematics", an exotic form of quantum order analogous to a liquid crystal.  In order to do so, it is first necessary to unravel how spin nematics transport energy. This thesis proposes a new way to do this, based on the description of quarks in high-energy physics.   Experiments to test the ideas presented are now underway in laboratories across the world.