1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910829912103321

Autore

Hirons Andrew D.

Titolo

Applied tree biology / / Dr. Andrew D. Hirons, Peter A. Thomas

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, New Jersey : , : Wiley-Blackwell, , 2018

©2018

ISBN

1-118-29636-2

1-118-29637-0

1-118-29638-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (210 pages) : color illustrations, photographs

Disciplina

582.16

Soggetti

Trees, Care of

Trees

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- The woody skeleton : trunk and branches -- Leaves and crowns -- Tree roots -- The next generation of trees : from seeds to planting -- Tree water relations -- Tree carbon relations -- Tree nutrition -- Interactions with other organisms -- Environmental challenges for trees.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910300399203321

Autore

Wimberger Sandro

Titolo

Nonlinear Dynamics and Quantum Chaos : An Introduction / / by Sandro Wimberger

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2014

ISBN

3-319-06343-X

Edizione

[1st ed. 2014.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XIII, 206 p. 75 illus., 7 illus. in color.)

Collana

Graduate Texts in Physics, , 1868-4513

Disciplina

531

Soggetti

Statistical physics

Dynamics

Ergodic theory

Physics

Mechanics

Applications of Nonlinear Dynamics and Chaos Theory

Dynamical Systems and Ergodic Theory

Mathematical Methods in Physics

Classical Mechanics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- Fundamental terminology -- Complexity --  Classical versus quantum dynamics.- Problems --  References -- Dynamical systems -- Evolution law -- One-dimensional maps -- Problems -- References -- Nonlinear Hamiltonian systems -- Integrable examples -- Hamiltonian formalism -- Important techniques in the Hamiltonian formalism -- Integrable systems -- Non-integrable systems -- Perturbation of low-dimensional systems -- Canonical perturbation theory -- Transition to chaos in Hamiltonian systems -- Criteria for local and global chaos -- Appendix -- Problems -- References -- Aspects of quantum chaos -- Introductory remarks on quantum mechanics -- Semiclassical quantization of integrable systems -- Semiclassical description of non-integrable systems -- Wave functions in phase space -- Anderson and dynamical localization -- Universal level statistics -- Concluding remarks -- Appendix -- Problems --



References -- Index.

Sommario/riassunto

The field of nonlinear dynamics and chaos has grown very much over the last few decades and is becoming more and more relevant in different disciplines. This book presents a clear and concise introduction to the field of nonlinear dynamics and chaos, suitable for graduate students in mathematics, physics, chemistry, engineering, and in natural sciences in general. It provides a thorough and modern introduction to the concepts of Hamiltonian dynamical systems' theory combining in a comprehensive way classical and quantum mechanical description. It covers a wide range of topics usually not found in similar books. Motivations of the respective subjects and a clear presentation eases the understanding. The book is based on lectures on classical and quantum chaos held by the author at Heidelberg University. It contains exercises and worked examples, which makes it ideal for an introductory course for students as well as for researchers starting to work in the field.