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Record Nr.

UNINA9910815775503321

Titolo

Complex quantum systems : analysis of large coulomb systems / / editor, Heinz Siedentop, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitat, Munchen, Germany

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[Hackensack], NJ, : World Scientific, c2013

New Jersey : , : World Scientific, , [2013]

�2013

ISBN

981-4460-15-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xi, 290 pages) : illustrations

Collana

Lecture notes series, , 1793-0758 ; ; v. 24

Disciplina

530.12

Soggetti

Quantum electrodynamics - Mathematics

Quantum theory

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

CONTENTS; Foreword; Preface; Stability of Matter Rafael D. Benguria and Benjamın A. Loewe; 1. Introduction: The stability of quantum systems: A historical overview; 2. Stability of Matter: The classical proof of Lieb and Thirring; 2.1. Stability of the hydrogen atom in non-relativistic quantum mechanics; 2.2. Stability of a system of N electrons in non-relativistic quantum mechanics; 2.3. Stability of a many particle system via Thomas-Fermi theory; 2.4. Bibliographical remarks; 3. Lieb-Thirring Inequalities

3.1. Use of commutation methods to prove the Lieb-Thirring inequality for  = 3/2 in dimension 13.2. The Eden-Foias bound ([46]); 3.3. Bibliographical remarks; 4. Electrostatic Inequalities; 5. The Maximum Number of Electrons an Atom Can Bind; 5.1. The maximum number of electrons for a one center case in the Thomas-Fermi model; 5.2. Bound on Nc(Z) for the TFW model in the atomic case; 6. The Stability of Matter for a Relativistic Toy Model; 6.1. Bibliographical remarks; 7. A New Lieb-Oxford Bound with Gradient Corrections; Acknowledgments; Appendix: A Short History of the Atom; References

Mathematical Density and Density Matrix Functional Theory (DFT and DMFT) Volker Bach1. Introduction; 2. Exchange Correlation and LDA; 3. Kinetic Energy and Lieb-Thirring Inequality; 4. Thomas-Fermi Theory



and Stability of Matter; 5. Hartree-Fock Theory; 6. Correlation Estimate Improving the Lieb-Oxford Inequality; 7. Accuracy of the Hartree-Fock Approximation for Large Neutral Atoms; 8. N-Representability; Acknowledgments; References; On the Dynamics of a Fermi Gas in a Random Medium with Dynamical Hartree-Fock Interactions Thomas Chen; 1. Introduction; Acknowledgment

ReferencesOn the Minimization of Hamiltonians over Pure Gaussian States Jan Derezinski, Marcin Napiorkowski, and Jan Philip Solovej; 1. Introduction; Acknowledgments; 2. Preliminaries; 2.1. 2nd quantization; 2.2. Wick quantization; 2.3. Bogoliubov transformations; 2.4. Pure Gaussian states; 3. Main Result; References; Variational Approach to Electronic Structure Calculations on Second-Order Reduced Density Matrices and the N-Representability Problem Maho Nakata, Mituhiro Fukuda, and Katsuki Fujisawa; 1. Introduction; 2. The Reduced-Density-Matrix Method; 2.1. Pure states and ensemble states

2.2. The first-order and second-order reduced density matrices

Sommario/riassunto

This volume is based on lectures given during the program Complex Quantum Systems held at the National University of Singapore's Institute for Mathematical Sciences from 17 February to 27 March 2010. It guides the reader through two introductory expositions on large Coulomb systems to five of the most important developments in the field: derivation of mean field equations, derivation of effective Hamiltonians, alternative high precision methods in quantum chemistry, modern many body methods originating from quantum information, and - the most complex - semirelativistic quantum electrodynamics.



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Record Nr.

UNISA996214085403316

Titolo

Commentary

Pubbl/distr/stampa

[New York] : , : American Jewish Committee, , [1945]-

New York : , : Commentary, Inc.

ISSN

1943-4634

Disciplina

296

296.05

Soggetti

Jews

Juifs

Diplomacy & International Relations

Judaism

Political Commentary & Opinion

Social Commentary & Opinion

ZIONISM

Periodicals.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Periodico

Note generali

Title from title screen (publisher's Web site viewed July 8, 2008).



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Record Nr.

UNINA9911053219303321

Titolo

Maintenance of Forest Biodiversity

Pubbl/distr/stampa

MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2023

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (258 p.)

Soggetti

Biology, life sciences

Ecological science, the Biosphere

Research & information: general

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Sommario/riassunto

Among terrestrial ecosystems, forests play a dominant role in maintaining biodiversity and providing ecosystem functioning, such as nutrient cycling, carbon sequestration, and ecosystem stability. Over the past several decades, however, global forests are facing unprecedented pressure from climate change and anthropogenic disturbances, resulting in a high rate of biodiversity loss due to deforestation, fragmentation, and degradation. Determining how to maintain biodiversity is extremely urgent if we want to achieve the aims of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The complex structure, species interaction, heterogenic environment, and regional species pool all affect the spatial and temporal patterns of forest species, but it is still unclear how these effects maintain long-term forest biodiversity as forests undergo rapid variations in habitat features under global change. This reprint includes sixteen published articles related to the dynamics of forest spatial structure, community assembly, forest recovery patterns after disturbance, spatial distribution of species diversity, effects of abiotic and biotic variables on understory species diversity, and above- and below-ground biotic interactions. These studies cover different forest types across varied spatial and temporal scales, as well as different biological groups (plants, birds and microbes). We



acknowledge all authors who contributed to this reprint "Maintenance of Forest Biodiversity" of Forests. We hope this reprint can improve our understanding of the underlying mechanisms of forest biodiversity maintenance.