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This volume is dedicated to the memory of Sergey Naboko
(1950-2020). In addition to original research contributions
covering the vast areas of interest of Sergey Naboko, it includes
personal reminiscences and comments on the works and legacy of
Sergey Naboko’s scientific achievements. Areas from complex
analysis to operator theory, especially, spectral theory, are
covered, and the papers will inspire current and future researchers
in these areas.
This is a collection of contributed papers which focus on recent
results in areas of differential equations, function spaces,
operator theory and interpolation theory. In particular, it covers
current work on measures of non-compactness and real interpolation,
sharp Hardy-Littlewood-Sobolev inequalites, the HELP inequality,
error estimates and spectral theory of elliptic operators, pseudo
differential operators with discontinuous symbols, variable
exponent spaces and entropy numbers. These papers contribute to
areas of analysis which have been and continue to be heavily
influenced by the leading British analysts David Edmunds and Des
Evans. This book marks their respective 80th and 70th birthdays.
Periodic differential operators have a rich mathematical theory as
well as important physical applications. They have been the subject
of intensive development for over a century and remain a fertile
research area. This book lays out the theoretical foundations and
then moves on to give a coherent account of more recent results,
relating in particular to the eigenvalue and spectral theory of the
Hill and Dirac equations. The book will be valuable to advanced
students and academics both for general reference and as an
introduction to active research topics.
How are the churches to say anything useful about the market
economy which is so dominant in everybody's life today? Too often,
Christian responses have failed to take the moral arguments for
markets seriously enough. The market's assertions of liberal
individualism and the impossibility of agreement about
distributional justice undermine much Christian comment and church
practice. Old divisions within Christian ethics offer little help.
Liberal theologies share so many foundations with the market that
their critique has been muted or incoherent. Yet communitarian
theologies, currently in the ascendancy, show little interest in
economics and are not alert to the central dilemmas which markets
seek to address. The book critiques much of the churches' recent
work on economic issues and proposes a renewed theological
seriousness for mission in the economy, where the Christian faith
might contribute authentically to moral agreement in a plural age.
Scapa Flow, a vast, natural harbour in the Orkney Islands, served
as the Royal Navy’s main base during the two world wars, from
where ships sailed to the Battle of Jutland in the First and in
convoy to northern Russia in the Second. Thousands of men and women
saw service in and around this remote anchorage, including soldiers
and sailors who crewed the ships and manned the lonely batteries,
and Wrens, nurses and civilians who were posted there. Scapa Flow
brings together their memories – the bleak isolation, its
implacable winds and glorious sunsets, the camaraderie and good
humour – forming a compelling portrait of a unique war station
that left its mark on all who served there.
"This nicely written, well-illustrated, and generally balanced
book, intersped with Lawrence's own statements and writings,
provides an able introduction to the multifaceted life and legend
of Lawrence of Arabia."--"Military Heritage"
"This gem of a book has turned out well, very well
indeed."--"The Historian"
"A beautifully written, criticial narrative of Lawrence...Brown
has done a tremendous job, with the aid of some lovely
illustrations, of producing a readable and concise account based
around an extensive selection of Lawrence's letters."
--"Military History"
T.E. Lawrence (1888-1935)--known worldwide as Lawrence of
Arabia-- was many people in one: scholar, archaeologist,
intelligence officer, guerrilla leader, diplomat, aspiring writer,
and ordinary serviceman hiding under aliases from the celebrity he
had first largely created and then come to despise. Illegitimate,
but with aristocratic connections, an outsider yet also at ease
with, and much admired by, many of his finest contemporaries, he
was a man forever on the run, whether as a youth searching for
fresh experience and fame, or a middle-aged figure seeking
sanctuary both from his reputation and from a sense of guilt,
resulting from wartime experiences from which he could never break
free. Deeply religious by background, sexually ambiguous and always
on the edge, he craved for peace, but was also convinced he
deserved punishment.
This new biography by Malcolm Brown, a well-known authority on
Lawrence, is part fast-moving adventure story, part modern morality
tale, and places special emphasis on the years of the Arab revolt:
the period that both made Lawrence and broke him.
Thoroughly illustrated withportraits, a rich range of
photographs, letters in Lawrence's hand and extracts from his
writings, T.E. Lawrence presents a compelling portrait of a
remarkable man.
Periodic differential operators have a rich mathematical theory as
well as important physical applications. They have been the subject
of intensive development for over a century and remain a fertile
research area. This book lays out the theoretical foundations and
then moves on to give a coherent account of more recent results,
relating in particular to the eigenvalue and spectral theory of the
Hill and Dirac equations. The book will be valuable to advanced
students and academics both for general reference and as an
introduction to active research topics.
This is a collection of contributed papers which focus on recent
results in areas of differential equations, function spaces,
operator theory and interpolation theory. In particular, it covers
current work on measures of non-compactness and real interpolation,
sharp Hardy-Littlewood-Sobolev inequalites, the HELP inequality,
error estimates and spectral theory of elliptic operators, pseudo
differential operators with discontinuous symbols, variable
exponent spaces and entropy numbers. These papers contribute to
areas of analysis which have been and continue to be heavily
influenced by the leading British analysts David Edmunds and Des
Evans. This book marks their respective 80th and 70th birthdays.
The concept for a treatise covering selected natural polymer
systems was initiated during a national meeting in cell biology in
1978. The challenge to the editor was to organize a book dealing
principally but not exclusively with cellulose. A brief background
may help to provide the reader with information to understand the
reasons for the specific selections within this volume. better
During the past decade, we have witnessed significant changes in
the sciences as well as the day-to-day life styles of our citizens.
It will not be forgotten that during the early seventies, a
significant change was to take many Americans by surprise. The oil
embargo on The United States caused unexpected shortages of fuels.
The long gasoline lines impressed in the minds of Americans that
our energy-rich future with non-renewable resources is limited. The
modelling of ecosystems, population growth, urban development,
etc., have continued to raise our awareness that life on earth,
including renewable resources, is indeed fragile. Contrary to
popular belief, even wood and wood products are not limitless.
This book fills a gap in the market for a balanced and up-to-date
textbook on Christian ethics. It provides a sound and comprehensive
grounding in this subject, and includes engaging examples and
memorable illustrations. It is ideal for students and for those on
ministerial training courses. 'Malcolm Brown providesa clear
intellectual groundwork for working in contemporary Christian
ethics, which takes in all the main theories and theorists
presently influential in the field....More than this, he provides
sharp and stimulating discussions of many of the issues that
presently do, or should, preoccupy Christians, such as just war,
human rights, the market and sexuality.' Professor Stephen
Pattison, University of Birmingham 'This is a riveting read. It
provides the best way to get up to date with the contemporary
debates in Christian ethics. Malcolm Brown is fair, thoughtful and
judicious. If you only have time to read one book on Christian
ethics this year, this is the one to pick.' Professor Ian Markham,
Virginia Theological Seminary
This graduate textbook offers an introduction to the spectral
theory of ordinary differential equations, focusing on
Sturm-Liouville equations.Sturm-Liouville theory has applications
in partial differential equations and mathematical physics.
Examples include classical PDEs such as the heat and wave
equations. Written by leading experts, this book provides a modern,
systematic treatment of the theory. The main topics are the
spectral theory and eigenfunction expansions for Sturm-Liouville
equations, as well as scattering theory and inverse spectral
theory. It is the first book offering a complete account of the
left-definite theory for Sturm-Liouville equations. The modest
prerequisites for this book are basic one-variable real analysis,
linear algebra, as well as an introductory course in complex
analysis. More advanced background required in some parts of the
book is completely covered in the appendices. With exercises in
each chapter, the book is suitable for advanced undergraduate and
graduate courses, either as an introduction to spectral theory in
Hilbert space, or to the spectral theory of ordinary differential
equations. Advanced topics such as the left-definite theory and the
Camassa-Holm equation, as well as bibliographical notes, make the
book a valuable reference for experts.
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger
Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and
hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone
Everyone has an interest in housing, because we all live in some
kind of home. While there has been plenty of theological reflection
on the natural environment, there has been little on the built
environment or on a theology of housing. Addressing the urgent
problems of housing inequality and affordability, Coming Home
proposes a practical and biblical theology of housing provision as
an essential part of community building. It explores the purpose of
home and housing today, housing and human flourishing, shared
living and neighbourliness. It asks how and why the church should
contribute to local and national housing policy - and thus to
building community life - and offers case studies in community
action. Contributors include Samuel Wells, Timothy Gorringe, Niamh
Colbrook, Selina Stone, Angus Ritchie and Shermana Fletcher of the
Centre for Theology and Community. Collectively, they bring
theology and practice together.
In periods of recession, churches frequently respond to social need
in practical ways. These responses are often driven by pastoral
concern rather than a theology of church and society. But without
theological roots, such social action can be vulnerable and
episodic. This volume, commissioned by a group of Bishops in
hard-hit dioceses, looks to develop strong theological foundations
for local social action initiatives by churches, especially for
activists who are not familiar with the Church of England's
tradition of social theology, developed by William Temple and
others a century ago. In exploring what a renewed Anglican social
theology might look like, this also draws on the impact of Catholic
Social Teaching and focuses on the core topics of multiculturalism,
economics, family patterns, ecology and other key issues.
The sky was lit by burning villages and houses . . . Rivers and
seas of flame leaping up hundreds of feet, crowned by black smoke
that covered the entire heaven. It lit up houses wrecked by shells,
dead horses, demolished railway stations, engines that had been
taken up with their lines and signals, and all twisted round and
pulled up, as a bad child spoils a toy. And there we joined the
refugees, with all their goods on barrows and carts, in a double
line moving forwards about a hundred yards an hour, white and drawn
and beyond emotion.' In 1914 the summer peace was shattered by an
assassination in the Balkans and, within weeks, a continent was
engulfed in war. Eager volunteers rushed to enlist. All the nations
involved felt the righteousness of their cause, and everybody
believed the fighting would be over in weeks. The reality was very
different. War that seemed glorious in August had become hellish by
September. British soldiers sent across the Channel found the roads
clogged by desolate crowds of French and Belgian refugees, their
lives destroyed. The suffering caused by the siege of Antwerp, the
gruelling battles of Mons and Ypres, even the fragile Christmas
Truce, brought home the awful reality of war. Using new letters and
diaries from the archives of the Imperial War Museum, Malcolm Brown
skilfully recreates this pivotal year through the moving
experiences of men and women who felt the war first-hand, vividly
capturing the brutal reality of war as well as moments of great
humanity.
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