A companion to Latin American literature and culture / / edited by Sara Castro-Klaren

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910830746503321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Malden, Mass., : Blackwell, 2008; Malden, MA : , : Blackwell Publishing, , 2008
• ISBN: 1-118-66135-4; 0-470-69571-4; 0-470-69644-3; 9786612122880; 1-78268-601-0; 1-4051-7747-0; 1-282-12288-6
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xix, 688 pages) : illustrations
• Collana: Blackwell companions to literature and culture ; ; 53
• Disciplina: 860.9/98; 860.998
• Soggetti: Latin American literature - History and criticism; Latin America Intellectual life; Latin America Social life and customs
• 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. 1. Coloniality -- pt. 2. Transformations -- pt. 3. The emergence of national communities in new imperial coordinates -- pt. 4. Uncertain modernities -- pt. 5. Global and local perspectives.
• Sommario/riassunto: A Companion to Latin American Literature and Culture reflects the changes that have taken place in cultural theory and literary criticism since the latter part of the twentieth century. Written by more than thirty experts in cultural theory, literary history, and literary criticism, this authoritative and up-to-date reference places major authors in the complex cultural and historical contexts that have compelled their distinctive fiction, essays, and poetry. This text provides the historical background to help the reader understand the people and culture that have defined Latin Amer

Chaos, complexity and transport : theory and applications : proceedings of the CCT '07, Marseille, France, 23-27 May 2011 / / edited by Xavier Leoncini, Marc Leonetti

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910820570203321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Hackensack, NJ ; ; Singapore, : World Scientific, c2012
• ISBN: 981-4405-64-7
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (273 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): LeonciniXavier; LeonettiM (Marc)
• Disciplina: 005.446; 530.4/4
• Soggetti: Chaotic behavior in systems; Transport theory; Nonlinear theories; Fluid dynamics
• 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.
• Nota di contenuto: Preface; CONTENTS; Part A Classical Hamiltonian Dynamics; Resonant interaction of charged particles with electromagnetic waves A. A. Vasiliev, A. V. Artemyev, A. I. Neishtadt, D. L. Vainchtein and L. M. Zelenyi; 1. Introduction; 2. Main equations; 3. Single wave (non-relativistic case); 3.1. Normal propagation; 3.2. Oblique propagation; 4. Effects of the second wave; 4.1. Parallel propagation; 4.2. Nonparallel propagation; 5. Relativistic case; 6. Discussion and conclusions; Acknowledgments; References; Superrelativistic charged particles acceleration by electromagnetic waves: Self-consistent model A. V. Artemyev, L. M. Zelenyi, and V. L. Krasovsky1. Introduction; 2. Wave-particle interaction; 3. Self-consistent approach; 4. Discussion and conclusions; Acknowledgments; References; Control of atomic transport using autoresonance D. V. Makarov, M. Yu. Uleysky and S. V. Prants; 1. Introduction; 2. Basic equations; 3. Classical dynamics; 4. Numerical simulation; 4.1. Classical autoresonance; 4.2. Quantum autoresonance; 5. Conclusion; Acknowledgments; References; Lagrangian tools to monitor chaotic transport and mixing in the ocean S. V. Prants, M. V. Budyansky and M. Yu. Uleysky1. Introduction; 2. Lagrangian and dynamical systems methods to study transport and mixing in the ocean; 3. Transport and mixing in marine bays; 4. Transport and mixing in the Kuroshio Extension region; 5. Conclusion; References; Stochastic treatment of finite-N fluctuations in the approach towards equilibrium for mean field models W. Ettoumi and M.-C. Firpo; 1. Introduction; 2. General framework; 2.1. N-body Hamiltonian; 2.2. From Kramers-Moyal expansion to the Fokker-Planck equation3. Quasistationary states; 3.1. Botzmann-Gibbs expectations; 3.2. How to recognize QSSs?; 3.3. Large-time disintegration of QSSs; 4. Stochastic hypothesis; 5. A practical example: The Hamiltonian Mean Field model; 5.1. Averaging the Fokker-Planck equation; 5.2. Destruction of the inner structure; 6. Conclusion; References; Anomalous transport and phase space structures B. Meziani, O. Ourrad and X. Leoncini; 1. Introduction; 2. Motion in two waves; 3. Decay of particles into islands of stability; 4. Conclusion; Acknowledgements; ReferencesPart B Nonlinear and Quantum Physics; Nonlinear kinetic modeling of stimulated Raman scattering in a plasma D. Benisti; 1. Introduction; 2. Collisionless dissipation beyond Landau damping; 3. Self-optimization of stimulated Raman scattering; 4. Derivation of Raman reflectivity using an envelope code; 5. Conclusion; References; Occurrence of mixed-mode oscillations in a dusty plasma M. Mikikian, H. Tawidian, T. Lecas and O. Vallee; 1. Introduction; 2. Instabilities in dusty plasmas; 3. Mixed-Mode Oscillations; 4. Evidence of MMOs in dusty plasmas; 5. State transition; 6. State alternation
• Sommario/riassunto: The main goal is to offer readers a panorama of recent progress in nonlinear physics, complexity and transport with attractive chapters readable by a broad audience. It allows readers to gain an insight into these active fields of research and notably promotes the interdisciplinary studies from mathematics to experimental physics. To reach this aim, the book collects a selection of contributions to the CCT11 conference (Marseille, 23 - 27 May 2011).