1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910300153803321

Autore

Freed Alan D

Titolo

Soft Solids : A Primer to the Theoretical Mechanics of Materials / / by Alan D. Freed

Pubbl/distr/stampa

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

ISBN

3-319-03551-7

Edizione

[1st ed. 2014.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XXXVI, 364 p. 57 illus., 3 illus. in color.) : online resource

Collana

Modeling and Simulation in Science, Engineering and Technology, , 2164-3679

Disciplina

531

Soggetti

Functional analysis

Amorphous substances

Complex fluids

Mathematical physics

Biomaterials

Functional Analysis

Soft and Granular Matter, Complex Fluids and Microfluidics

Mathematical Applications in the Physical Sciences

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 (pages 343-356) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Part I: Continuum Fields.- 1 Kinematics.- 2 Deformation.- 3 Strain.-4 Stress.- Part II: Constitutive Equations.- 5 Explicit Elasticity.-6 Implicit Elasticity.- 7 Viscoelasticity.- Appendices.- A Linear Algebra.- B Covariant and Contravariant Issues: Configuration Physics.- C Kronecker Products.- D General Linear ODE Solver -- E Solver for Convolution Integrals -- F Solver for the Mittag-Leer Function -- Bibliography -- Index.

Sommario/riassunto

This textbook presents the physical principles pertinent to the mathematical modeling of soft materials used in engineering practice, including both man-made materials and biological tissues. It is intended for seniors and masters-level graduate students in engineering, physics, or applied mathematics. It will also be a valuable resource for researchers working in mechanics, biomechanics, and



other fields where the mechanical response of soft solids is relevant.   Soft Solids: A Primer to the Theoretical Mechanics of Materials is divided into two parts. Part I introduces the basic concepts needed to give both Eulerian and Lagrangian descriptions of the mechanical response of soft solids. Part II presents two distinct theories of elasticity and their associated theories of viscoelasticity. Seven boundary-value problems are studied over the course of the book, each pertaining to an experiment used to characterize materials. These problems are discussed at the end of each chapter, giving students the opportunity to apply what they learned in the current chapter and to build upon the material in prior chapters.

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910970500103321

Autore

Paiva Claudio

Titolo

Political Price Cycles in Regulated Industries : : Theory and Evidence / / Claudio Paiva, Rodrigo Moita

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C. : , : International Monetary Fund, , 2006

ISBN

9786613821508

9781462301362

1462301363

9781452758206

1452758204

9781282448315

1282448315

9781451909739

145190973X

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (24 p.)

Collana

IMF Working Papers

Altri autori (Persone)

MoitaRodrigo

Soggetti

Prices - Government policy

Price regulation

Business cycles

Deflation

Economic growth

Energy: Demand and Supply

Energy: General

Fuel prices

Gas industry

Gasoline

Inflation



Investment & securities

Investments: Energy

Macroeconomics

Oil prices

Price Level

Prices

Prices, Business Fluctuations, and Cycles: General (includes Measurement and Data)

United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"November 2006."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

""Contents""; ""I. INTRODUCTION""; ""II. BACKGROUND""; ""III. A MODEL OF A POLITICAL PRICE CYCLES IN A REGULATED INDUSTRY""; ""IV. EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE""; ""V. CONCLUDING REMARKS""; ""Appendix 1. List of Countries Included in the Empirical Work""; ""REFERENCES""

Sommario/riassunto

This paper develops a model of political regulation in which politicians set the regulated price in order to maximize electoral support by signaling to voters a pro-consumer behavior. Political incentives and welfare constraints interact in the model, yielding an equilibrium in which the real price in a regulated industry may fall in periods immediately preceding an election. The paper also provides empirical support for the theoretical model. Using quarterly data from 32 industrial and developing countries over 1978-2004, we find strong statistical and econometric evidence pointing toward the existence of electoral price cycles in gasoline markets.



3.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910150479403321

Autore

Krishnamurti Jiddu

Titolo

When one observes a fact without knowledge then one can learn : Amsterdam 1967--students discussion 2. / / Jiddu Krishnamurti

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Solon, : M-Y Books Ltd., 2015

ISBN

1-911140-39-6

Edizione

[Unabridged.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (1 audio file) : digital

Classificazione

PHI000000

Altri autori (Persone)

KrishnamurtiJiddu

Soggetti

Nonfiction

Philosophy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Audiolibro

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Unabridged.

Sommario/riassunto

"When one observes a fact without knowledge then one can learn - 28 May 1967 Why do we dream at all? Isn't dreaming at night a waste of energy, when the brain needs to be completely at rest? When do you actually learn? When I learn through Freud about myself I am not observing myself, I am observing the image which Freud has created about me. Can you do nothing, psychologically? If two people are quarrelling and one stops, what takes place? The more we talk together, the more we communicate together, the clearer it becomes."