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In 17 chapters, this book attempts to deal with well-known and less well-known topics in mathematics.

The ultimate proofs that black holes exist have been obtained very recently thanks to the detection of gravitational waves from their coalescence and due to material orbiting at a distance of some gravitational radii imaged by optical interferometry or X-ray reverberation mapping.

Singular spectrum analysis (SSA) is a technique of time series analysis and forecasting combining elements of classical time series analysis, multivariate statistics, multivariate geometry, dynamical systems and signal processing.

Edited in collaboration with FoLLI, the Association of Logic, Language and Information this book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the Second Interdisciplinary Workshop on Logic, Language, and Meaning, TLLM 2020, held in Tsinghua, China, in December 2020.

The major objective of this book is to introduce advanced design and (online) optimization methods for fault diagnosis and fault-tolerant control from different aspects.

This book presents human-centered concepts and solutions for mobility, logistics and infrastructure that will make our growing metropolitan areas more livable and sustainable.The still accelerating megatrend of urbanization is leading to constantly growing metropolitan areas.

This textbook offers theories, terminology, common approaches and current issues in international business development.

Sustaining a healthy and productive work environment for employees with health issues and work disabilities or those returning to work after sick leave may present a challenge to employers.

Requiring no programming experience, this book teaches game programming and the C# language. It discusses basic game structure, player input, game objects, game worlds, levels, animation, physics and intelligence, guiding the reader to create playable games.

These activities cover animal health, animal movement control, production control and improvement, and control of the products of animal origin before their placement on the market.Release of radionuclides after NREs can cause substantial contamination in the animal production systems.

Each case takes a holistic approach and by doing so, each chapter recognizes that BPM in practice is a multidimensional endeavor covering strategy to operations, systems and infrastructure, governance and culture, models and running processes.This volume also introduces a new device to plan and scope BPM initiatives: the BPM Billboard.

Topics include Bayesian updating, conjugate and reference priors, Bayesian point and interval estimates, Bayesian asymptotics and empirical Bayes methods.

This textbook demonstrates how Enterprise Risk Management creates value in strategic- and decision-making-processes. Since traditional risk management in practice is often an independent stand-alone process with no impact on decision-making processes, it is unable to create value and ties up resources in the company unnecessarily.

This book treats essentials from neurophysiology (Hodgkin-Huxley equations, synaptic transmission, prototype networks of neurons) and related mathematical concepts (dimensionality reductions, equilibria, bifurcations, limit cycles and phase plane analysis).

Healthcare Management

It serves both as an introduction for beginners and as a companion for more advanced undergraduate and graduate students, familiarizing its readers with the major and distinctive properties of English (Standard English as well major national, regional and social varieties), including an in-depth structural comparison with German.

Modeling and analyzing the dynamics of chemical mixtures by means of differ- tial equations is one of the prime concerns of chemical engineering theorists. for example, the electric potential of a membrane can diffuse like a chemical, and of course can interact with real chemical species (ions) which are transported through the membrane.

Some years ago a conference on l-adic cohomology in Oberwolfach was held with the aim of reaching an understanding of Deligne's proof of the Weil conjec tures. We intended especially to provide a complete introduction to etale and l-adic cohomology theory including the monodromy theory of Lefschetz pencils.

Dieses Lehrbuch bietet eine Einführung in die wichtigsten mathematischen Methoden, die Studierende der Physik in den ersten Semestern benötigen. Der Fokus liegt auf der Anwendung dieser Methoden, nicht auf ihrer Begründung. Mit zahlreichen Übungsaufgaben am Ende der Kapitel können Leserinnen und Leser ihre Fähigkeiten überprüfen.Computeralgebrasysteme bilden ein unverzichtbares Hilfsmittel bei der Lösung von Problemen der angewandten Mathematik. Die Entwicklung der mathematischen Methoden wird daher durch spezielle MapleTM-Worksheets ergänzt, die den Einstieg in die Nutzung solcher Systeme erleichtern. Auch eine Reihe der Übungsaufgaben erfordert einen entsprechenden Einsatz von MapleTM. Die Worksheets stehen im Buch sowie online zur Verfügung.Zielgruppe sind in erster Linie Studierende der Physik in den ersten Semestern an deutschsprachigen Universitäten und Hochschulen. Das Buch baut auf einem Kenntnisstand in Mathematik auf, wie er mit dem Abitur erreicht wird.Aus dem InhaltDifferentiation und IntegrationDifferentielle ModellbildungLineare Räume und lineare AbbildungenMehrdimensionale Differentiation und Integration, krummlinige KoordinatensystemeGewöhnliche Differentialgleichungen, Newton'sche MechanikPartielle Differentialgleichungen, Green'sche Funktion, Fourier-TransformationDer AutorAndreas Engel ist Professor für theoretische Physik an der Universität Oldenburg. Das Buch basiert auf seiner Vorlesung "Einführung in die theoretische Physik", die er mehrfach gehalten hat. Sein Arbeitsgebiet liegt in der statistischen Physik.

The topic of skin aging is of growing importance to all working in the field of dermatology, aesthetic medicine and cosmetic medicine. Every specialist interested in dermatology, aesthetic medicine, cosmetic science, cutaneous biology and aging research will find indispensable information of great value for his or her daily work.

Alexander Rhode investigates performance-oriented measures of Contracting Authorities in public tenders conducted within the EU. In public procurement, suppliers tend to attribute increased credibility to precise starting prices which reduces their (perceived) entry risks.

From a mathematical point of view, physiologically structured population models are an underdeveloped branch of the theory of infinite dimensional dynamical systems.

This succinct compilation of essential reference data for the interpretation of NMR, IR, UV/Vis, and mass spectra also provides a hands-on guide for interpreting experimental spectral data and elucidating the structure of the respective compounds behind them.