1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910480985203321

Autore

Scheel Arnd <1966->

Titolo

Radially symmetric patterns of reaction-diffusion systems / / Arnd Scheel

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Providence, Rhode Island : , : American Mathematical Society, , [2003]

©2003

ISBN

1-4704-0384-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (102 p.)

Collana

Memoirs of the American Mathematical Society, , 0065-9266 ; ; number 786

Disciplina

510 s

515/.353

Soggetti

Reaction-diffusion equations

Bifurcation theory

Normal forms (Mathematics)

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"Volume 165, number 786 (third of 4 numbers)."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages 83-86).

Nota di contenuto

""Contents""; ""Chapter 1. Introduction""; ""Chapter 2. Instabilities in one space dimension""; ""1. Introduction""; ""2. Classifying instabilities of reaction-diffusion systems""; ""3. Stationary bifurcations and spatial dynamics""; ""4. Oscillatory bifurcations and spatial dynamics""; ""Chapter 3. Stationary radially symmetric patterns""; ""1. Classification and radial dynamics""; ""2. Center manifolds""; ""3. Expansions and normal forms""; ""4. Matching and transversality""; ""Chapter 4. Time-periodic radially symmetric patterns""; ""1. Radial dynamics on time-periodic functions""

""2. Center manifolds""""3. The reduced vector field for a Hopf instability""; ""4. Heteroclinics in the reduced equation""; ""5. Persistence""; ""Chapter 5. Discussion""; ""1. Stability""; ""2. Beyond radial symmetry""; ""3. Boundaries and holes""; ""4. Concluding remarks""; ""Bibliography""



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910831186203321

Autore

Olah George A (George Andrew), <1927-2017, >

Titolo

Beyond oil and gas : the methanol economy / / George A. Olah, Alain Goeppert and G. K. Surya Prakash

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Weinheim, Germany : , : Wiley-VCH, , [2009]

©2009

ISBN

3-527-64463-6

1-282-30247-7

9786612302473

3-527-62780-4

3-527-62781-2

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (352 p.)

Disciplina

333.793

Soggetti

Methanol industry - Economic aspects

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

Beyond Oil and Gas: The Methanol Economy; Contents; Preface to the Second Updated Edition; Acronyms and Initialisms; Units and their Abbreviations; 1 Introduction; 2 History of Coal in the Industrial Revolution and Beyond; 3 History of Petroleum Oil and Natural Gas; 4 Fossil Fuel Resources and Their Use; 5 Diminishing Oil and Natural Gas Reserves; 6 The Continuing Need for Carbon Fuels, Hydrocarbons and their Products; 7 Fossil Fuels and Climate Change; 8 Renewable Energy Sources and Atomic Energy; 9 The Hydrogen Economy and its Limitations; 10 The ""Methanol Economy"": General Aspects

11 Methanol and Dimethyl Ether as Fuels and Energy Carriers12 Production of Methanol: From Fossil Fuels and Bio-Sources to Chemical Carbon Dioxide Recycling; 13 Methanol-Based Chemicals, Synthetic Hydrocarbons and Materials; 14 Conclusions and Outlook; References; For Further Reading and Information; Index

Sommario/riassunto

The world is currently consuming about 85 million barrels of oil a day, and about two-thirds as much natural gas equivalent, both derived from non-renewable natural sources. In the foreseeable future, our energy needs will come from any available alternate source. Methanol is



one such viable alternative, and also offers a convenient solution for efficient energy storage on a large scale.In this updated and enlarged edition, renowned chemists discuss in a clear and readily accessible manner the pros and cons of humankind's current main energy sources, while providing new ways to