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Mirror-image asymmetry [[electronic resource] ] : an introduction to the origin and consequences of chirality / / by James P. Riehl
| Mirror-image asymmetry [[electronic resource] ] : an introduction to the origin and consequences of chirality / / by James P. Riehl |
| Autore | Riehl James P |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hoboken, NJ, : Wiley, c2010 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (272 p.) |
| Disciplina |
500
541.223 |
| Soggetto topico |
Geometry in nature
Symmetry (Biology) Chirality Random dynamical systems |
| ISBN |
1-282-55009-8
9786612550096 0-470-58888-8 0-470-58887-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
MIRROR-IMAGE ASYMMETRY; CONTENTS; PREFACE; LIST OF FIGURES AND BIOGRAPHIC PHOTOGRAPHS; 1 THE MIRROR IMAGE; HANDEDNESS; THE SYMMETRY OF NONSUPERIMPOSABLE MIRROR IMAGES; NOMENCLATURE FOR CHIRAL MOLECULES; NOMENCLATURE FOR DISSYMMETRIC AND OTHER CHIRAL MOLECULES; SUMMARY; SUGGESTIONS FOR FURTHER READING; REFERENCES; LIST OF BIOGRAPHIC PHOTOGRAPHS, SIDEBARS, AND FIGURES; 2 MOLECULAR CHIRALITY IN LIVING SYSTEMS; OPTICAL ROTATION; FROM BIOT TO PASTEUR; BIOCHEMICAL HOMOCHIRALITY; DETERMINATION OF ABSOLUTE STRUCTURES OF CHIRAL MOLECULES; SUMMARY; SUGGESTIONS FOR FURTHER READING; REFERENCES
LIST OF BIOGRAPHIC PHOTOGRAPHS, SIDEBARS, AND FIGURES3 THE ORIGIN OF CHIRALITY IN LIVING SYSTEMS; MUST LIFE BE CHIRAL?; MIRROR-IMAGE LIFE?; THE ORIGIN OF HOMOCHIRALITY IN LIVING SYSTEMS; EXTRATERRESTRIAL CHIRALITY; NUCLEAR CHIRALITY; OTHER EXTRATERRESTRIAL SOURCES; THE BEGINNING OF LIFE ON EARTH: BIOCHEMISTRY; GETTING STARTED IN THE RIGHT (OR LEFT) DIRECTION; SUMMARY; SUGGESTIONS FOR FURTHER READING; REFERENCES; LIST OF SIDEBARS AND FIGURES; 4 CHIRAL CHEMISTRY, RECOGNITION, AND CONTROL IN LIVING SYSTEMS; CHIRAL CHEMICAL EVOLUTION; CHIRAL RECOGNITION AT THE MOLECULAR LEVEL EXAMPLES OF CHIRAL RECOGNITION AND DISCRIMINATIONSMELL; TASTE; COMMUNICATION; CHIRALITY AS A CONTROL MECHANISM IN BIOCHEMISTRY; SUMMARY; SUGGESTIONS FOR FURTHER READING; REFERENCES; LIST OF BIOGRAPHIC PHOTOGRAPHS, SIDEBARS, AND FIGURES; 5 CHIRALITY AND DRUGS; CHIRALITY IN NATURAL REMEDIES AND FOLK MEDICINES; ENANTIOMERIC DIFFERENCES IN NATURAL PRODUCTS; THALIDOMIDE AND REGULATION OF CHIRAL DRUGS; CHIRALITY AND DRUG ACTIVITY; IBUPROFEN; PROZAC; CIALIS; NEXIUM; LIPITOR; CHIRAL SWITCHING; EPHEDRINE, PSEUDOEPHEDRINE, AND METHAMPHETAMINE; PREPARATION OF PURE ENANTIOMERS; SUMMARY SUGGESTIONS FOR FURTHER READINGREFERENCES; LIST OF BIOGRAPHIC PHOTOGRAPHS, SIDEBARS, AND FIGURES; 6 THE CHIRALITY OF LIVING SYSTEMS; PRELIMINARY CAUTIONS; CHIRALITY IN NATURE; CLASSIFICATION OF PLANT AND ANIMAL CHIRALITY (ASYMMETRY); SYMMETRIC LIFE; RACEMIC LIFE; ASYMMETRIC LIFE; HOMO SAPIENS ASYMMETRY; SUMMARY; SUGGESTIONS FOR FURTHER READING; REFERENCES; LIST OF SIDEBARS AND FIGURES; 7 THE HANDEDNESS OF HOMO SAPIENS; ARE YOU RIGHT-HANDED OR LEFT-HANDED?; THE STATISTICS OF HANDEDNESS; THE ORIGIN OF LEFT-HANDEDNESS; THE HUMAN GENETICS OF HANDEDNESS; SUMMARY; SUGGESTIONS FOR FURTHER READING REFERENCESLIST OF SIDEBARS AND FIGURES; 8 LIVING IN A RIGHT-HANDER'S WORLD; CLOCKWISE AND COUNTERCLOCKWISE (OR ANTICLOCKWISE) ROTATION; HELICAL STAIRWAYS; AROUND THE HOUSE; MAKING MUSIC LEFT-HANDED; THE CHIRALITY OF WRITING; SPORTS AND THE LEFT-HANDER; AMERICAN BASEBALL: THE CHIRAL SPORT; DRIVING ON THE LEFT OR RIGHT SIDE; WINDMILLS; SUMMARY; SUGGESTIONS FOR FURTHER READING; REFERENCES; LIST OF SIDEBARS AND FIGURES; 9 THE ASYMMETRIC UNIVERSE; LIST OF FIGURES; APPENDIX; BIOGRAPHY; INDEX |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910828371203321 |
Riehl James P
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| Hoboken, NJ, : Wiley, c2010 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Monotone random systems theory and applications / Igor Chueshov
| Monotone random systems theory and applications / Igor Chueshov |
| Autore | Chueshov, Igor |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berlin : Springer-Verlag, c2002 |
| Descrizione fisica | viii, 234 p. ; 24 cm |
| Collana | Lecture notes in mathematics, 0075-8434 ; 1779 |
| Soggetto topico | Random dynamical systems |
| ISBN | 3540432469 |
| Classificazione | AMS 37H10 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNISALENTO-991003691039707536 |
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Chueshov, Igor
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| Berlin : Springer-Verlag, c2002 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. del Salento | ||
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Random dynamical systems : theory and applications / / Rabi Bhattacharya, Mukul Majumdar [[electronic resource]]
| Random dynamical systems : theory and applications / / Rabi Bhattacharya, Mukul Majumdar [[electronic resource]] |
| Autore | Bhattacharya R. N (Rabindra Nath), <1937-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2007 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xv, 463 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
| Disciplina | 515/.39 |
| Soggetto topico | Random dynamical systems |
| ISBN |
1-107-15995-4
1-280-81588-4 9786610815883 0-511-27436-X 0-511-27506-4 0-511-27274-X 0-511-32079-5 0-511-61862-X 0-511-27353-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Cover; Half-title; Dedication; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgment; Notation; 1 Dynamical Systems; 2 Markov Processes; 3 Random Dynamical Systems; 4 Random Dynamical Systems: Special Structures; 5 Invariant Distributions: Estimation and Computation; 6 Discounted Dynamic Programming Under Uncertainty; Appendix; Bibliography; Author Index; Subject Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910457176503321 |
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Bhattacharya R. N (Rabindra Nath), <1937->
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| Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2007 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Random dynamical systems : theory and applications / / Rabi Bhattacharya, Mukul Majumdar [[electronic resource]]
| Random dynamical systems : theory and applications / / Rabi Bhattacharya, Mukul Majumdar [[electronic resource]] |
| Autore | Bhattacharya R. N (Rabindra Nath), <1937-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2007 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xv, 463 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
| Disciplina | 515/.39 |
| Soggetto topico | Random dynamical systems |
| ISBN |
1-107-15995-4
1-280-81588-4 9786610815883 0-511-27436-X 0-511-27506-4 0-511-27274-X 0-511-32079-5 0-511-61862-X 0-511-27353-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Cover; Half-title; Dedication; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgment; Notation; 1 Dynamical Systems; 2 Markov Processes; 3 Random Dynamical Systems; 4 Random Dynamical Systems: Special Structures; 5 Invariant Distributions: Estimation and Computation; 6 Discounted Dynamic Programming Under Uncertainty; Appendix; Bibliography; Author Index; Subject Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910784444503321 |
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Bhattacharya R. N (Rabindra Nath), <1937->
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| Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2007 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Random dynamical systems : theory and applications / / Rabi Bhattacharya, Mukul Majumdar [[electronic resource]]
| Random dynamical systems : theory and applications / / Rabi Bhattacharya, Mukul Majumdar [[electronic resource]] |
| Autore | Bhattacharya R. N (Rabindra Nath), <1937-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2007 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xv, 463 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
| Disciplina | 515/.39 |
| Soggetto topico | Random dynamical systems |
| ISBN |
1-107-15995-4
1-280-81588-4 9786610815883 0-511-27436-X 0-511-27506-4 0-511-27274-X 0-511-32079-5 0-511-61862-X 0-511-27353-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Cover; Half-title; Dedication; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgment; Notation; 1 Dynamical Systems; 2 Markov Processes; 3 Random Dynamical Systems; 4 Random Dynamical Systems: Special Structures; 5 Invariant Distributions: Estimation and Computation; 6 Discounted Dynamic Programming Under Uncertainty; Appendix; Bibliography; Author Index; Subject Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910818336903321 |
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Bhattacharya R. N (Rabindra Nath), <1937->
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| Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2007 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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