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UNINA9910227346703321 |
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Mark P. Simmonds |
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People - Marine Mammal Interactions |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (109 p.) |
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Frontiers Research Topics |
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Our relationships with marine mammals are complex. We have used them as resources, and in some places this remains the case; viewed them as competitors and culled them (again ongoing in some localities); been so captivated and intrigued by them that we have taken them into captivity for our entertainment; and developed a lucrative eco-tourism activity focused on them in many nations. When we first envisaged this special topic, we had two overarching aims: Firstly, we hoped to generate critical evaluation of some of our relationships with these animals. Secondly, we hoped to attract knowledgeable commentators and experts who might not traditionally publish in the peer-reviewed literature. We were also asking ourselves a question about what responsibility mankind might have to marine mammals, on our rapidly changing planet? The answer to the question; can, or should, humans have responsibility for the lives of marine mammals when they are affected by our activities? - is, in our opinion, 'yes' - and the logical progression from this question is to direct research and effort to understand and optimise the actions, reactions and responses that mankind may be able to take. We hope that the papers in this special issue bring some illumination to a small selection of topics under this much wider topic area, and prove to be informative and stimulating. |
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UNINA9910971970903321 |
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Lecture notes on the discretization of the Boltzmann equation / / editors Nicola Bellomo, Renee Gatignol |
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River Edge, NJ, : World Scientific, c2003 |
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9786611947927 |
9781281947925 |
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9789812796905 |
9812796908 |
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[1st ed.] |
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1 online resource (317 p.) |
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Series on advances in mathematics for applied sciences ; ; v. 63 |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Transport theory |
Finite element method |
Differential equations - Asymptotic theory |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
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CONTENTS ; Preface ; Chapter 1. From the Boltzmann Equation to Discretized Kinetic Models ; 1.1 Introduction ; 1.2 The Nonlinear Boltzmann Equation ; 1.3 The Discrete and Semicontinuous Boltzmann Equation ; 1.4 Plan of the Lecture Notes ; 1.5 References |
Chapter 2. Discrete Velocity Models for Gas Mixtures 2.1 Introduction ; 2.2 DVM for mixtures ; 2.3 Models with a finite number of velocities and the problem of spurious invariants ; 2.4 Constructing DVM with arbitrarily many velocities ; 2.5 Concluding remarks ; 2.6 References |
Chapter 3. Discrete Velocity Models with Multiple Collisions 3.1 Introduction ; 3.2 Discrete Models with Multiple Collisions ; 3.3 Macroscopic Description ; 3.4 Boundary Conditions for Discrete |
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Models ; 3.5 Conclusion ; 3.6 References |
Chapter 4. Discretization of the Boltzmann Equation and the Semicontinuous Model 4.1 Introduction ; 4.2 Splitting and Energy Formulation ; 4.3 Working in a Finite Energy Interval ; 4.4 Energy Discretization and Kinetic Model |
4.5 Conservation and Euler Equations for the Discretized Model 4.6 Energy Formulation of the Collision Dynamics ; 4.7 Concluding Remarks ; 4.8 References ; Chapter 5. Semi-continuous Extended Kinetic Theory ; 5.1 Introduction ; 5.2 Continuous Kinetic Equations |
5.3 Semi-continuous Kinetic Equations |
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This book presents contributions on the following topics: discretization methods in the velocity and space, analysis of the conservation properties, asymptotic convergence to the continuous equation when the number of velocities tends to infinity, and application of discrete models. It consists of ten chapters. Each chapter is written by applied mathematicians who have been active in the field, and whose scientific contributions are well recognized by the scientific community. <br><i>Contents:</i><ul><li>From the Boltzmann Equation to Discretized Kinetic Models <i>(N Bellomo & R Gatignol)</i> |
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