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Origins and Grand Finale presents an in-depth study of how modern
science and astronomy compare to the biblical narrative of the
origin of the universe as well as the origin of life.
Distinguishing between scientific facts and fairy-tales, as well as
biblical facts and poetry, author Gary Haitel attempts to build a
perfect harmony between science and theology. In Origins and Grand
Finale, Haitel is not proposing new scientific theories. Instead,
he merely examines current scientific theories, however bizarre
they may seem, and explains how they relate to the biblical
narrative. The second part of this guide focuses primarily on
biblical end times and the abuse of political authority. In the
third part, Haitel reflects upon not only the finale of humanity as
described in the Bible, but also the finale of an individual's
physical life here on earth and what to expect after the body
returns to the dust of the earth. Are we just complex biological
accidents, or are we immortal spiritual eternal beings? Written in
a straightforward, down-to-earth fashion, Origins and Grand Finale
offers a unique opportunity to understand the perfect harmony
between science and theology.
Advances in Nonlinear Geosciences is a set of contributions from
the participants of "30 Years of Nonlinear Dynamics" held July 3-8,
2016 in Rhodes, Greece as part of the Aegean Conferences, as well
as from several other experts in the field who could not attend the
meeting. The volume brings together up-to-date research from the
atmospheric sciences, hydrology, geology, and other areas of
geosciences and presents the new advances made in the last 10
years. Topics include chaos synchronization, topological data
analysis, new insights on fractals, multifractals and
stochasticity, climate dynamics, extreme events, complexity, and
causality, among other topics.
This book explores the dynamics of planetary and stellar fluid
layers, including atmospheres, oceans, iron cores, and convective
and radiative zones in stars, describing the different theoretical,
computational and experimental methods used to study these problems
in fluid mechanics, including the advantages and limitations of
each method for different problems. This scientific domain is by
nature interdisciplinary and multi-method, but while much effort
has been devoted to solving open questions within the various
fields of mechanics, applied mathematics, physics, earth sciences
and astrophysics, and while much progress has been made within each
domain using theoretical, numerical and experimental approaches,
cross-fertilizations have remained marginal. Going beyond the state
of the art, the book provides readers with a global introduction
and an up-to-date overview of relevant studies, fully addressing
the wide range of disciplines and methods involved. The content
builds on the CISM course "Fluid mechanics of planets and stars",
held in April 2018, which was part of the research project FLUDYCO,
supported by the European Research Council (ERC) under the European
Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation program.
This book introduces readers to seismic inversion methods and their
application to both synthetic and real seismic data sets. Seismic
inversion methods are routinely used to estimate attributes like
P-impedance, S-impedance, density, the ratio of P-wave and S-wave
velocities and elastic impedances from seismic and well log data.
These attributes help to understand lithology and fluid contents in
the subsurface. There are several seismic inversion methods
available, but their application and results differ considerably,
which can lead to confusion. This book explains all popular
inversion methods, discusses their mathematical backgrounds, and
demonstrates their capacity to extract information from seismic
reflection data. The types covered include model-based inversion,
colored inversion, sparse spike inversion, band-limited inversion,
simultaneous inversion, elastic impedance inversion and
geostatistical inversion, which includes single-attribute analysis,
multi-attribute analysis, probabilistic neural networks and
multi-layer feed-forward neural networks. In addition, the book
describes local and global optimization methods and their
application to seismic reflection data. Given its
multidisciplinary, integrated and practical approach, the book
offers a valuable tool for students and young professionals,
especially those affiliated with oil companies.
Emerging Spatial Big Data (SBD) has transformative potential in
solving many grand societal challenges such as water resource
management, food security, disaster response, and transportation.
However, significant computational challenges exist in analyzing
SBD due to the unique spatial characteristics including spatial
autocorrelation, anisotropy, heterogeneity, multiple scales and
resolutions which is illustrated in this book. This book also
discusses current techniques for, spatial big data science with a
particular focus on classification techniques for earth observation
imagery big data. Specifically, the authors introduce several
recent spatial classification techniques, such as spatial decision
trees and spatial ensemble learning. Several potential future
research directions are also discussed. This book targets an
interdisciplinary audience including computer scientists,
practitioners and researchers working in the field of data mining,
big data, as well as domain scientists working in earth science
(e.g., hydrology, disaster), public safety and public health.
Advanced level students in computer science will also find this
book useful as a reference.
This book is the result of collaboration within the framework of
the Third International Scientific School for Young Scientists held
at the Ishlinskii Institute for Problems in Mechanics of Russian
Academy of Sciences, 2017, November. The papers included describe
studies on the dynamics of natural system - geosphere, hydrosphere,
atmosphere-and their interactions, the human contribution to
naturally occurring processes, laboratory modeling of earth and
environment processes, and testing of new developed physical and
mathematical models. The book particularly focuses on modeling in
the field of oil and gas production as well as new alternative
energy sources.
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Modeling, Dynamics, Optimization and Bioeconomics III
- DGS IV, Madrid, Spain, June 2016, and Bioeconomy VIII, Berkeley, USA, April 2015 - Selected Contributions
(Hardcover, 1st ed. 2018)
Alberto A. Pinto, David Zilberman
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The research and review papers presented in this volume provide an
overview of the main issues, findings, and open questions in
cutting-edge research on the fields of modeling, optimization and
dynamics and their applications to biology, economics, energy,
finance, industry, physics and psychology. Given the scientific
relevance of the innovative applications and emerging issues they
address, the contributions to this volume, written by some of the
world's leading experts in mathematics, economics and other applied
sciences, will be seminal to future research developments and will
spark future works and collaborations. The majority of the papers
presented in this volume were written by participants of the 4th
International Conference on Dynamics, Games and Science: Decision
Models in a Complex Economy (DGS IV), held at the National Distance
Education University (UNED) in Madrid, Spain in June 2016 and of
the 8th Berkeley Bioeconomy Conference: The Future of Biofuels,
held at the UC Berkeley Alumni House in April 2015.
The Web is notoriously unreliable, yet it is the first place many
students look for information. How can students, teachers, parents,
and librarians be certain that the information a Web site provides
is accurate and age appropriate? In this unique book, experienced
science educator Judith A. Bazler reviews hundreds of the most
reliable earth science-related Web sites. Each review discusses the
most appropriate grade level of the site, analyzes its accuracy and
usefulness, and provides helpful hints for getting the most out of
the resource. Sites are organized by topic, from "Air Movements" to
"Wetlands," making it easy to locate the most useful sites. A handy
summary presents the best places on the Web to find information on
science museums, science centers, careers in the earth sciences,
and supplies.
This book documents analyses of the Late Cretaceous dinosaur
nesting sites of the Lameta Formation at Jabalpur, Districts Dhar
and Jhabua, Madhya Pradesh; Districts Kheda and Panchmahal
(Gujarat); and the Pisdura, Dongargaon and Pavna sectors in the
Chandrapur Districts of Maharashtra, which are exposed in India
along an east-west and central axis. In this work, special emphasis
has been given to the dinosaur nesting sites of the east-central
Narbada River region, including its regional geology. The work was
undertaken to provide detailed information concerning dinosaur
eggs, eggshell fragments, nests and clutches found in the Lameta
Formation of peninsular India. Prior to the present work there had
been no detailed review of systematic work on the taxonomy, and of
micro- and ultrastructural studies of dinosaur eggs and eggshells
from the Lameta Formation. The study documents the field and
laboratory investigations that facilitated the reconstruction of
the morphotaxonomy, models for the burial pattern of eggs and
eggshells, taphonomic implications,and the palaeoenvironmental
context and palaeoecological conditions during the Late Cretaceous
at the time of the extrusion of the Deccan traps, which may have
been partly responsible for the extinction of the dinosaurs. The
need to follow a parataxonomic classification for Indian dinosaur
eggs and eggshell types is very apparent, and this book addresses
this aspect in some detail. The emphasis on the application of
parataxonomic schemes is based on the description of new oospecies
and their comparison with previously known forms. The present work
has led to the recovery of numerous nests, many collapsed eggs and
hundreds of dinosaur eggshell fragments from the localities
situated near the east, west and central Narbada River regions. It
will be of interest to academics and professional palaeontologists,
and all students of dinosaurs.
Modern life is increasingly relying on digital technology, which in
turn runs on mathematics. However, this underlying math is hidden
from us. That is mostly a good thing since we do not want to be
solving equations and calculating fractions just to get things done
in our everyday business. But the mathematical details do matter
for anyone who wants to understand how stuff works, or wishes to
create something new in the jungle of apps and algorithms. This
book takes a look at the mathematical models behind weather
forecasting, climate change prediction, artificial intelligence,
medical imaging and computer graphics. The reader is expected to
have only a curious mind; technical math skills are not needed for
enjoying this text.
This book provides a comprehensive introduction to the kinetic
theory for describing flow problems from molecular scale,
hydrodynamic scale, to Darcy scale. The author presents various
numerical algorithms to solve the same Boltzmann-like equation for
different applications of different scales, in which the dominant
transport mechanisms may differ. This book presents a concise
introduction to the Boltzmann equation of the kinetic theory, based
on which different simulation methods that were independently
developed for solving problems of different fields can be naturally
related to each other. Then, the advantages and disadvantages of
different methods will be discussed with reference to each other.
It mainly covers four advanced simulation methods based on the
Boltzmann equation (i.e., direct simulation Monte Carlo method,
direct simulation BGK method, discrete velocity method, and lattice
Boltzmann method) and their applications with detailed results. In
particular, many simulations are included to demonstrate the
applications for both conventional and unconventional reservoirs.
With the development of high-resolution CT and high-performance
computing facilities, the study of digital rock physics is becoming
increasingly important for understanding the mechanisms of enhanced
oil and gas recovery. The advanced methods presented here have
broad applications in petroleum engineering as well as mechanical
engineering , making them of interest to researchers,
professionals, and graduate students alike. At the same time,
instructors can use the codes at the end of the book to help their
students implement the advanced technology in solving real
industrial problems.
This book presents contributions from the joint event 8th INGEO
International Conference on Engineering Surveying and 4th SIG
Symposium on Engineering Geodesy, which was planned to be held in
Dubrovnik, Croatia, on April 1-4, 2020 and was canceled due to
COVID-19 pandemic situation. Editors, in cooperation with the Local
Organisers, are decided to organize the Conference on-line at
October 22-23, 2020. We would like to invite you to participation
through
http://ingeo-sig2020.hgd1952.hr/index.php/2020/08/31/ingeosig2020-virtual-conference-october-22-23-2020/.
The event brought together professionals in the fields of civil
engineering and engineering surveying to discuss new technologies,
their applicability, and operability.
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