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Recent Researches in Corrosion Evaluation and Protection (Hardcover): Reza Shoja Razavi Recent Researches in Corrosion Evaluation and Protection (Hardcover)
Reza Shoja Razavi
R3,411 Discovery Miles 34 110 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Introduction to Orbital Perturbations (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2022): James M. Longuski, Felix R. Hoots, George E. Pollock IV Introduction to Orbital Perturbations (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2022)
James M. Longuski, Felix R. Hoots, George E. Pollock IV
R1,935 R1,291 Discovery Miles 12 910 Save R644 (33%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This textbook provides details of the derivation of Lagrange's planetary equations and of the closely related Gauss's variational equations, thereby covering a sorely needed topic in existing literature. Analytical solutions can help verify the results of numerical work, giving one confidence that his or her analysis is correct. The authors-all experienced experts in astrodynamics and space missions-take on the massive derivation problem step by step in order to help readers identify and understand possible analytical solutions in their own endeavors. The stages are elementary yet rigorous; suggested student research project topics are provided. After deriving the variational equations, the authors apply them to many interesting problems, including the Earth-Moon system, the effect of an oblate planet, the perturbation of Mercury's orbit due to General Relativity, and the perturbation due to atmospheric drag. Along the way, they introduce several useful techniques such as averaging, Poincare's method of small parameters, and variation of parameters. In the end, this textbook will help students, practicing engineers, and professionals across the fields of astrodynamics, astronomy, dynamics, physics, planetary science, spacecraft missions, and others. "An extensive, detailed, yet still easy-to-follow presentation of the field of orbital perturbations." - Prof. Hanspeter Schaub, Smead Aerospace Engineering Sciences Department, University of Colorado, Boulder "This book, based on decades of teaching experience, is an invaluable resource for aerospace engineering students and practitioners alike who need an in-depth understanding of the equations they use." - Dr. Jean Albert Kechichian, The Aerospace Corporation, Retired "Today we look at perturbations through the lens of the modern computer. But knowing the why and the how is equally important. In this well organized and thorough compendium of equations and derivations, the authors bring some of the relevant gems from the past back into the contemporary literature." - Dr. David A Vallado, Senior Research Astrodynamicist, COMSPOC "The book presentation is with the thoroughness that one always sees with these authors. Their theoretical development is followed with a set of Earth orbiting and Solar System examples demonstrating the application of Lagrange's planetary equations for systems with both conservative and nonconservative forces, some of which are not seen in orbital mechanics books." - Prof. Kyle T. Alfriend, University Distinguished Professor, Texas A&M University

Challenges in Fluid Dynamics - A New Approach (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2017): R. Kh Zeytounian Challenges in Fluid Dynamics - A New Approach (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2017)
R. Kh Zeytounian
R4,137 Discovery Miles 41 370 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This monograph presents a synopsis of fluid dynamics based on the personal scientific experience of the author who has contributed immensely to the field. The interested reader will also benefit from the general historical context in which the material is presented in the book. The book covers a wide range of relevant topics of the field, and the main tool being rational asymptotic modelling (RAM) approach. The target audience primarily comprises experts in the field of fluid dynamics, but the book may also be beneficial for graduate students.

Communications and Multimedia Security (Hardcover, 1995 ed.): Reinhard Posch Communications and Multimedia Security (Hardcover, 1995 ed.)
Reinhard Posch
R4,518 Discovery Miles 45 180 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This volume covers many aspects of multimedia and communications security, from national security policies to file server architectures, from hypertext documents to specialized cryptographic algorithms. It provides the interested reader with a spectrum of up-to-the-minute knowledge on the topics covered.

Mechanical Systems, Classical Models - Volume 1: Particle Mechanics (Hardcover, 2007 ed.): Petre P. Teodorescu Mechanical Systems, Classical Models - Volume 1: Particle Mechanics (Hardcover, 2007 ed.)
Petre P. Teodorescu
R5,882 Discovery Miles 58 820 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book examines the study of mechanical systems as well as its links to other sciences of nature. It presents the fundamentals behind how mechanical theories are constructed and details the solving methodology and mathematical tools used: vectors, tensors and notions of field theory. It also offers continuous and discontinuous phenomena as well as various mechanical magnitudes in a unitary form by means of the theory of distributions.

Theoretical and Applied Aerodynamics - and Related Numerical Methods (Hardcover, 2015 ed.): J.-J. Chattot, M.M. Hafez Theoretical and Applied Aerodynamics - and Related Numerical Methods (Hardcover, 2015 ed.)
J.-J. Chattot, M.M. Hafez
R2,864 Discovery Miles 28 640 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book covers classical and modern aerodynamics, theories and related numerical methods, for senior and first-year graduate engineering students, including: -The classical potential (incompressible) flow theories for low speed aerodynamics of thin airfoils and high and low aspect ratio wings. - The linearized theories for compressible subsonic and supersonic aerodynamics. - The nonlinear transonic small disturbance potential flow theory, including supercritical wing sections, the extended transonic area rule with lift effect, transonic lifting line and swept or oblique wings to minimize wave drag. Unsteady flow is also briefly discussed. Numerical simulations based on relaxation mixed-finite difference methods are presented and explained. - Boundary layer theory for all Mach number regimes and viscous/inviscid interaction procedures used in practical aerodynamics calculations. There are also four chapters covering special topics, including wind turbines and propellers, airplane design, flow analogies and hypersonic (rotational) flows. A unique feature of the book is its ten self-tests and their solutions as well as an appendix on special techniques of functions of complex variables, method of characteristics and conservation laws and shock waves. The book is the culmination of two courses taught every year by the two authors for the last two decades to seniors and first-year graduate students of aerospace engineering at UC Davis.

Gravity: Where Do We Stand? (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2016): Roberto Peron, Monica Colpi, Vittorio Gorini, Ugo Moschella Gravity: Where Do We Stand? (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2016)
Roberto Peron, Monica Colpi, Vittorio Gorini, Ugo Moschella
R3,510 R1,659 Discovery Miles 16 590 Save R1,851 (53%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book presents an overview of the current understanding of gravitation, with a focus on the current efforts to test its theory, especially general relativity. It shows how the quest for a deeper theory, which would possibly incorporate gravity in the quantum realm, is more than ever an open field. The majority of the contributions deals with the manifold facets of "experimental gravitation", but the book goes beyond this and covers a broad range of subjects from the foundations of gravitational theories to astrophysics and cosmology. The book is divided into three parts. The first part deals with foundations and Solar System tests. An introductory pedagogical chapter reviews first Newtonian gravitational theory, special relativity, the equivalence principle and the basics of general relativity. Then it focuses on approximation methods, mainly the post-Newtonian formalism and the relaxed Einstein equations, with a discussion on how they are used in treating experimental tests and in the problem of generation and detection of gravitational waves. Following this is a set of chapters describing the most recent experiments, techniques and observations on the testing of gravity theories in the laboratory, around the Earth and in the Solar System. The second part is dedicated to astrophysical topics deeply linked with the study of gravitation, namely binary pulsars and the perspective of direct detection of gravitational waves. These cases are paradigmatic in that the gravitational signals act at the same time as messengers helping us to understand the properties of important and wide classes of astrophysical objects. The third part explores the many open issues in current knowledge of gravitation machinery, especially related to astrophysical and cosmological problems and the way possible solutions to them impact the quest for a quantum theory of gravitation and unified theory. Included is a selection of the many possible paths, giving a hint to the subtleties one is called upon. Whenever possible, a close link to observational constraints and possible experimental tests is provided. In selecting the topics of the various contributions, particular care has been devoted to ensure their fit in a coherent representation of our understanding of gravitational phenomena. The book is aimed at graduate level students and will form a valuable reference for those working in the field.

Protocol Test Systems - 7th workshop 7th IFIP WG 6.1 international workshop on protocol text systems (Hardcover, 1995 ed.):... Protocol Test Systems - 7th workshop 7th IFIP WG 6.1 international workshop on protocol text systems (Hardcover, 1995 ed.)
Tadanori Mizuno, Teruo Higashino, Norio Shiratori
R4,546 Discovery Miles 45 460 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This is the Proceedings of the 7th IFIP WG6.1 International Workshop on Protocol Test Systems (IWPTS'94) which was held in Tokyo, Japan on November 8-10, 1994. After having been organized in Vancouver (Canada, 1988), Berlin (Germany, 1989), McLean (USA, 1990), Leidschendam (The Netherlands, 1991), Montreal (Canada, 1992) and Pau (France, 1993), this is the 7th international workshop. The aim of the workshop is to be a meeting point between research and industry and between theory and practice of the testing of data communication systems. The workshop consists of the presentations of reviewed and invited papers, tool demonstrations and panel sessions. All submitted papers have been reviewed by the members of the Program Committee and the following additional reviewers including: L. Andrey, N. Arakawa, D. Becam, L. Boullier, R. Dssouli, B. Forghani, M. Higuchi, L. Heerink, G. Huecas, M. Hunter, S. lisaku, Y. Kakuda, K. Kazama, L-S. Koh , R. Langerak, D. Lee, G. Leon, G. Luo, P. Maigron, M. Mori, A. Nakamura, S. Nightingale, K. Okada, K. Okano, N. Okazaki, A. Petrenko, M. Phalippou, A. Rennoch, F. Sato, Y. Sugito, D. Tang, D. Toggweiler, F. Vallo and J. Zhu. The Program Committee has selected excellent papers among them. This proceedings includes two invited papers, fifteen regular papers, six short papers, two panel reports and one panel paper which were presented in the workshop.

Fluid Mechanics - A Problem-Solving Approach (Hardcover): Naseem Uddin Fluid Mechanics - A Problem-Solving Approach (Hardcover)
Naseem Uddin
R3,178 Discovery Miles 31 780 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Provides a comprehensive treatment of fluid mechanics from the basic concepts to in-depth application problems. Covers waves, torrential rains, and tsunamis. Offers two distinct chapters on jet flows and turbulent flows. Includes numerous end-of-chapter problems. Features a Solutions Manual and MAPLE worksheets for instructor use.

New Results in Numerical and Experimental Fluid Mechanics XI - Contributions to the 20th STAB/DGLR Symposium Braunschweig,... New Results in Numerical and Experimental Fluid Mechanics XI - Contributions to the 20th STAB/DGLR Symposium Braunschweig, Germany, 2016 (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2018)
Andreas Dillmann, Gerd Heller, Ewald Kramer, Claus Wagner, Stephan Bansmer, …
R5,953 Discovery Miles 59 530 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book gathers contributions to the 20th biannual symposium of the German Aerospace Aerodynamics Association (STAB) and the German Society for Aeronautics and Astronautics (DGLR). The individual chapters reflect ongoing research conducted by the STAB members in the field of numerical and experimental fluid mechanics and aerodynamics, mainly for (but not limited to) aerospace applications, and cover both nationally and EC-funded projects. Special emphasis is given to collaborative research projects conducted by German scientists and engineers from universities, research-establishments and industries. By addressing a number of cutting-edge applications, together with the relevant physical and mathematics fundamentals, the book provides readers with a comprehensive overview of the current research work in the field. Though the book's primary emphasis is on the aerospace context, it also addresses further important applications, e.g. in ground transportation and energy.

Novel Approaches to the Structure and Dynamics of Liquids: Experiments, Theories and Simulations (Hardcover, 2004 ed.): Jannis... Novel Approaches to the Structure and Dynamics of Liquids: Experiments, Theories and Simulations (Hardcover, 2004 ed.)
Jannis Samios, Vladimir A. Durov
R3,248 Discovery Miles 32 480 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The unique behavior of the "liquid state," together with the richness of phenomena that are observed, render liquids particularly interesting for the scientific community. Note that the most important reactions in chemical and biological systems take place in solutions and liquid-like environments. Additionally, liquids are utilized for numerous industrial applications. It is for these reasons that the understanding of their properties at the molecular level is of foremost interest in many fields of science and engineering. What can be said with certainty is that both the experimental and theoretical studies of the liquid state have a long and rich history, so that one might suppose this to be essentially a solved problem. It should be emphasized, however, that although, for more than a century, the overall scientific effort has led to a considerable progress, our understanding of the properties of the liquid systems is still incomplete and there is still more to be explored. Basic reason for this is the "many body" character of the particle interactions in liquids and the lack of long-range order, which introduce in liquid state theory and existing simulation techniques a number of conceptual and technical problems that require specific approaches. Also, many of the elementary processes that take place in liquids, including molecular translational, rotational and vibrational motions (Trans. -Rot. -Vib. coupling), structural relaxation, energy dissipation and especially chemical changes in reactive systems occur at different and/or extremely short timescales.

Computational Methods in Solid Mechanics (Hardcover, 1994 ed.): A. Curnier Computational Methods in Solid Mechanics (Hardcover, 1994 ed.)
A. Curnier
R5,951 Discovery Miles 59 510 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Summary This bookis an introdU(;tion to the three numerical methodsmost commonly used for the mechanical analysisof deformable solids, namely: * the finite element method(FEM), a particularcaseofGalerkin's method, for the spatial discretisationofsolids; * the linear iteration method(LIM), a generalizationofNewton's method, for solving geometricandmaterial nonlinearities; * the finite difference method (FDM), in fact Newmark's method, for the temporal discretisation oftheproblem. The main reason for this selection is the degree of generality reached by the computerprograms basedon the combinationofthese methods. The originalityofthepresentation lies in the comparable emphasisputon the spatial, temporal and nonlinear dimensions of problem solving. For each dimension, there corresponds one method whose basic principle is exposed. It is then shown how they can be combined in a compact and flexible fonn. Thisjoint investigationofthe three methods leads to a particularly neat global algorithm. It is with this double objectiveof simplicity and unity in mind that this book has been designed. An outline of the book follows. A one-dimensional bar model problem, including all the ingredients necessary for acompletepresentationofthe addressed methods, isdefined in Chapter1. Emphasis is placedon the virtual work principle as an alternative to the.differentialequation ofmotion. Chapters 2, 3 and 4 present the three numerical methods: FEM, LIM and FDM, respectively. Although the presentation relies on a one-dimensional model problem, the fonnalism used is general and directly extendible to two- and three-dimensional situations. The compact combination of the three methods is discussed in detail in Chapter 5, which also contains several sections concerning their computer implementation.

Dynamic Failure of Materials - Theory, Experiments and Numerics (Hardcover, 1991 ed.): H.P. Rossmanith, Ares J. Rosakis Dynamic Failure of Materials - Theory, Experiments and Numerics (Hardcover, 1991 ed.)
H.P. Rossmanith, Ares J. Rosakis
R1,627 Discovery Miles 16 270 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The rapid pace of current developments in the theoretical, analytical, numerical and experimental fields of dynamic failure of materials called for an international seminar of workshop style aimed at improving the finding and understanding of solutions to the basic physical processes involved in dynamic failure. The Vienna Seminar DFM-l was held at the Technical University Vienna in the historic administration building in the city center under the auspices of the university. More than 30 international experts from all over the world followed the invitation to participate at this seminar. High in the list of priorities was the common desire for ample time for discussions after each technical presenta tion, a fact and a chance frequently made overextensive use of during the seminar. Thus, opportunity was given to the seminar participants to present and expose ideas and results of their original research work, either terminated, ongoing, proposed or conceived and intended, to an international forum of experts for critical discussions, evaluation and appraisal. The technical program included dynamic failure of polymers and steel, numerical modelling of fracture processes, experimental techniques and analytical/numerical investigation of crack/wave interaction problems. The scope of the contributions stretched from implementation of advanced mathematical techniques in the theoretical developments to most direct applications in various fields of engineering practice. Papers published in this volume represent revised, updated and expanded versions of the seminar contributions.

Data-Driven Techniques in Speech Synthesis (Hardcover, 2001 ed.): R.I. Damper Data-Driven Techniques in Speech Synthesis (Hardcover, 2001 ed.)
R.I. Damper
R4,541 Discovery Miles 45 410 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This first review of a new field covers all areas of speech synthesis from text, ranging from text analysis to letter-to-sound conversion. At the leading edge of current research, the concise and accessible book is written by well respected experts in the field.

Object Oriented Techniques in Telecommunications (Hardcover): E. L. Cusack, E. S. Cordingley Object Oriented Techniques in Telecommunications (Hardcover)
E. L. Cusack, E. S. Cordingley
R5,891 Discovery Miles 58 910 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The British Telecom laboratories have a worldwide reputation for their research. This latest volume presents a sample of BT's leading-edge work in object technology as applied to communications engineering. The book is divided into two parts. Part One focuses on research activities which are extending current knowledge and includes case studies, investigatory applications and prototyped systems. Part Two details experience of using object technology in real developments from BT.

Energy Management System for Dispatchable Renewable Power Generation (Hardcover): Amer Al-Hinai, Hassan Haes Alhelou Energy Management System for Dispatchable Renewable Power Generation (Hardcover)
Amer Al-Hinai, Hassan Haes Alhelou
R2,333 Discovery Miles 23 330 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

1) Power electronics dominated power systems 2) Controlling of Power electronics converters 3) Understanding the control and stability of power converters 4) To Increase the hosting capacity of renewable generations in modern power systems 5) To familiar with applications of emerging technologies in the power electronics dominated power systems.

Computational Contact Mechanics - Geometrically Exact Theory for Arbitrary Shaped Bodies (Hardcover, 2013 ed.): Alexander... Computational Contact Mechanics - Geometrically Exact Theory for Arbitrary Shaped Bodies (Hardcover, 2013 ed.)
Alexander Konyukhov, Karl Schweizerhof
R5,137 R4,497 Discovery Miles 44 970 Save R640 (12%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book contains a systematical analysis of geometrical situations leading to contact pairs -- point-to-surface, surface-to-surface, point-to-curve, curve-to-curve and curve-to-surface. Each contact pair is inherited with a special coordinate system based on its geometrical properties such as a Gaussian surface coordinate system or a Serret-Frenet curve coordinate system. The formulation in a covariant form allows in a straightforward fashion to consider various constitutive relations for a certain pair such as anisotropy for both frictional and structural parts. Then standard methods well known in computational contact mechanics such as penalty, Lagrange multiplier methods, combination of both and others are formulated in these coordinate systems. Such formulations require then the powerful apparatus of differential geometry of surfaces and curves as well as of convex analysis. The final goals of such transformations are then ready-for-implementation numerical algorithms within the finite element method including any arbitrary discretization techniques such as high order and isogeometric finite elements, which are most convenient for the considered geometrical situation. The book proposes a consistent study of geometry and kinematics, variational formulations, constitutive relations for surfaces and discretization techniques for all considered geometrical pairs and contains the associated numerical analysis as well as some new analytical results in contact mechanics.

January 1 (Hardcover, Reprint 2021): E Gutsche, K. Muller, P Goerlich January 1 (Hardcover, Reprint 2021)
E Gutsche, K. Muller, P Goerlich
R4,245 Discovery Miles 42 450 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
May 1 (Hardcover, Reprint 2021): E Gutsche, K. Muller, P Goerlich May 1 (Hardcover, Reprint 2021)
E Gutsche, K. Muller, P Goerlich
R5,028 Discovery Miles 50 280 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Micromachined Thin-Film Sensors for SOI-CMOS Co-Integration (Hardcover, 2006 ed.): Jean Laconte, Denis Flandre, Jean-Pierre... Micromachined Thin-Film Sensors for SOI-CMOS Co-Integration (Hardcover, 2006 ed.)
Jean Laconte, Denis Flandre, Jean-Pierre Raskin
R4,534 Discovery Miles 45 340 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Co-integration of sensors with their associated electronics on a single silicon chip may provide many significant benefits regarding performance, reliability, miniaturization and process simplicity without significantly increasing the total cost.

Micromachined Thin-Film Sensors for SOI-CMOS Co-integration covers the challenges and interests and demonstrates the successful co-integration of gas-flow sensors on dielectric membrane, with their associated electronics, in CMOS-SOI technology.

We firstly investigate the extraction of residual stress in thin layers and in their stacking and the release, in post-processing, of a 1 Am-thick robust and flat dielectric multilayered membrane using Tetramethyl Ammonium Hydroxide (TMAH) silicon micromachining solution. The optimization of its selectivity towards aluminum is largely demonstrated.

The second part focuses on sensors design and characteristics. A novel loop-shape polysilicon microheater is designed and built in a CMOS-SOI standard process. High thermal uniformity, low power consumption and high working temperature are confirmed by extensive measurements. The additional gas flow sensing layers are judiciously chosen and implemented. Measurements in the presence of a nitrogen flow and gas reveal fair sensitivity on a large flow velocity range as well as good response to many gases. Finally, MOS transistors suspended on released dielectric membranes are presented and fully characterized as a concluding demonstrator of the co-integration in SOI technology.

Lattice Boltzmann Methods for Shallow Water Flows (Hardcover, 2004 ed.): Jian Guo Zhou Lattice Boltzmann Methods for Shallow Water Flows (Hardcover, 2004 ed.)
Jian Guo Zhou
R2,999 Discovery Miles 29 990 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The lattice Boltzmann method (LBM) is a modern numerical technique, very efficient, flexible to simulate different flows within complex/varying geome tries. It is evolved from the lattice gas automata (LGA) in order to overcome the difficulties with the LGA. The core equation in the LBM turns out to be a special discrete form of the continuum Boltzmann equation, leading it to be self-explanatory in statistical physics. The method describes the micro scopic picture of particles movement in an extremely simplified way, and on the macroscopic level it gives a correct average description of a fluid. The av eraged particle velocities behave in time and space just as the flow velocities in a physical fluid, showing a direct link between discrete microscopic and continuum macroscopic phenomena. In contrast to the traditional computational fluid dynamics (CFD) based on a direct solution of flow equations, the lattice Boltzmann method provides an indirect way for solution of the flow equations. The method is characterized by simple calculation, parallel process and easy implementation of boundary conditions. It is these features that make the lattice Boltzmann method a very promising computational method in different areas. In recent years, it receives extensive attentions and becomes a very potential research area in computational fluid dynamics. However, most published books are limited to the lattice Boltzmann methods for the Navier-Stokes equations. On the other hand, shallow water flows exist in many practical situations such as tidal flows, waves, open channel flows and dam-break flows."

Digital Filters and Signal Processing - With MATLAB (R) Exercises (Hardcover, 3rd ed. 1996): Leland B. Jackson Digital Filters and Signal Processing - With MATLAB (R) Exercises (Hardcover, 3rd ed. 1996)
Leland B. Jackson
R6,902 Discovery Miles 69 020 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Digital Filters and Signal Processing, Third Edition ... with MATLAB Exercises presents a general survey of digital signal processing concepts, design methods, and implementation considerations, with an emphasis on digital filters. It is suitable as a textbook for senior undergraduate or first-year graduate courses in digital signal processing. While mathematically rigorous, the book stresses an intuitive understanding of digital filters and signal processing systems, with numerous realistic and relevant examples. Hence, practicing engineers and scientists will also find the book to be a most useful reference. The Third Edition contains a substantial amount of new material including, in particular, the addition of MATLAB exercises to deepen the students' understanding of basic DSP principles and increase their proficiency in the application of these principles. The use of the exercises is not mandatory, but is highly recommended. Other new features include: normalized frequency utilized in the DTFT, e.g., X(ejomega); new computer generated drawings and MATLAB plots throughout the book; Chapter 6 on sampling the DTFT has been completely rewritten; expanded coverage of Types I-IV linear-phase FIR filters; new material on power and doubly-complementary filters; new section on quadrature-mirror filters and their application in filter banks; new section on the design of maximally-flat FIR filters; new section on roundoff-noise reduction using error feedback; and many new problems added throughout.

Evolution of Spontaneous Structures in Dissipative Continuous Systems (Hardcover, 1998 ed.): Friedrich H. Busse, Stefan C.... Evolution of Spontaneous Structures in Dissipative Continuous Systems (Hardcover, 1998 ed.)
Friedrich H. Busse, Stefan C. Muller
R3,256 Discovery Miles 32 560 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

In the decades the of the formation of structures past subject spontaneous in far from has into a branch of - systems equilibrium major physics grown search with ties to It has become evident that strong neighboring disciplines. a diverse of can be understood within a common mat- phenomena range matical framework which has been called nonlinear of continuous dynamics This name the close to the field of nonlinear systems. emphasizes relationship of with few of freedom which has evolved into a dynamics systems degrees mature in the recent features mathematically subject past. Many dynamical of continuous be described reduction few can a to a systems actually through of freedom and of the latter of continue to degrees properties type systems of continuous the inspire study systems. The of this book is to demonstrate the numerous goal through examples that exist for the of nonlinear the opportunities study phenomena through tools of mathematical and use of common analyses dynamical interpretations. Instead of overview of the a providing comprehensive rapidly evolving field, the contributors to this book are to communicate to a wide scientific trying audience the of what have learnt about the formation of essence they spon- neous structures in continuous and about the dissipative systems competition between order and chaos that characterizes these It is that systems. hoped the book will be even to those scientists whose not helpful are disciplines the authors.

Multiscale Phenomena in Plasticity: From Experiments to Phenomenology, Modelling and Materials Engineering (Hardcover): Joel... Multiscale Phenomena in Plasticity: From Experiments to Phenomenology, Modelling and Materials Engineering (Hardcover)
Joel Lepinoux, Dominique Maziere, Vassilis Pontikis, Georges Saada
R6,026 Discovery Miles 60 260 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

A profusion of research and results on the mechanical behaviour of crystalline solids has followed the discovery of dislocations in the early thirties. This trend has been enhanced by the development of powerful experimental techniques. particularly X ray diffraction. transmission and scanning electron microscopy. microanalysis. The technological advancement has given rise to the study of various and complex materials. not to speak of those recently invented. whose mechanical properties need to be mastered. either for their lise as structural materials. or more simply for detenllining their fonnability processes. As is often the case this fast growth has been diverted both by the burial of early fundamental results which are rediscovered more or less accurately. and by the too fast publication of inaccurate results. which propagate widely. and are accepted without criticism. Examples of these statements abound. and will not be quoted here for the sake of dispassionateness. Understanding the mechanical properties of materials implies the use of various experimental techniques. combined with a good theoretical knowledge of elasticity. thermodynamics and solid state physics. The recent development of various computer techniques (simulation. ab initio calculations) has added to the difficulty of gathering the experimental information. and mastering the theoretical understanding. No laboratory is equipped with all the possible experimental settings. almost no scientist masters all this theoretical kno\vledge. Therefore. cooperation between scientists is needed more than even before.

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R4,255 Discovery Miles 42 550 Ships in 12 - 17 working days
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