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Volume 2

The emphasis in this text is on classical electromagnetic theory and electrodynamics, that is, dynamical solutions to the Lorentz-force and Maxwell's equations.

To this reviewer's knowledge, this is the first book accessible to the upper division undergraduate or beginning graduate student that surveys linear programming....

Provides insight on the problem of closed-loop performance and oscillations in discontinuous control systems, covering the class of systems that do not necessarily have low-pass filtering properties. The title is suitable for readers who have knowledge of linear control theory, graduate students, researchers, and practicing engineers.

The lecture series on the Theory of the Top was originally given as a dedication to Goettingen University by Felix Klein in 1895, but has since found broader appeal.

Based on a streamlined presentation of the author's successful work, An Introduction to Frames and Riesz Bases, this book develops frame theory as part of a dialogue between mathematicians and engineers.

Aimed at mathematicians, physicists, engineers, and grad students, this monograph will be useful for the nonlinear analysis of problems arising in geometry or mathematical physics. The material presented covers recent and original results by the authors, and serves as an excellent classroom text or a valuable self-study resource.

Provides a basic foundation for students, practitioners, and researchers interested in some of the diverse areas of multiscale (geo)potential theory. This book develops mathematical methods enabling the gravitational potential of a planetary body to be modeled and analyzes using a continuous flow of observations from land or satellite devices.

H-infinity engineering is a discipline of applied mathematics. This title makes a significant application of H-infinity theory to electronic amplifier design, demonstrating how the developments in H-infinity engineering equip amplifier designers with various tools and avenues for research.

Characterized by the diversity of their applications, contingency tables play a key role in fields such as education and the social sciences. This volume presents a variety of new and sophisticated models for analyzing two- and multidimensional tables.

This book is a study of how a particular vision of the unity of mathematics, often called geometric function theory, was created in the 19th century. The central focus is on the convergence of three mathematical topics: the hypergeometric and related linear differential equations, group theory, and on-Euclidean geometry.

This monograph is a unified presentation of several theories of finding explicit formulas for heat kernels for both elliptic and sub-elliptic operators.

The advent of H -control was a truly remarkable innovation in multivariable theory. It enhanced the application by deepening the theory mathematically and logically, not by weakening it as was done by the reformers of modern control theory in the early 1970s.

Many of the important and creative developments in modern mathematics resulted from attempts to solve questions that originate in number theory. Combining the historical developments with the analytical approach, Topics from the Theory of Numbers offers the reader a diverse range of subjects to investigate.

This monograph presents the first comprehensive treatment in book form of shape-preserving approximation by real or complex polynomials in one or several variables. Such approximation methods are useful in many problems that arise in science and engineering and require an optimal mathematical representation of physical reality.

This second edition, divided into fourteen chapters, presents a comprehensive treatment of contact and symplectic manifolds from the Riemannian point of view.

Many behaviors of real physical, biological, economical, and chemical systems can be described by ordinary differential equations (ODEs). This book provides a general framework useful for the applications, on the conceptual aspects of the theory of ODEs, and a sophisticated use of Mathematica software for the solutions of problems related to ODEs.

This volume consists of about half of the papers presented during a three-day seminar on stochastic processes held at Northwestern University in April 1981. The aim of the seminar was to bring together a small group of kindred spirits working on stochastic processes and to provide an informal atmosphere for them to discuss their current work.

This collection of articles is dedicated to Frank Spitzer on the occasion of his 65th birthday. The articles, written by a group of his friends, colleagues, former students and coauthors, are intended to demonstrate the major influence Frank has had on probability theory for the last 30 years and most likely will have for many years to come.

This book is devoted to one of the fastest developing fields in modern control theory - the so-called H-infinity optimal control theory. The book can be used for a second or third year graduate level course in the subject, and researchers working in the area will find the book useful as a standard reference.

This second edition of A Beginner's Guide to Finite Mathematics takes a distinctly applied approach to finite mathematics at the freshman and sophomore level. Requiring little mathematical background beyond high school algebra, the text will be especially useful for business and liberal arts majors.

Good mathematical notation, descriptions of properties of lines and curves, and the illustration of geometric concepts facilitate the design of computer graphics tools and computer animation.; Video game designers, for example, will find a clear discussion and illustration of hard-to-understand trajectory design concepts.;

"Nitric Oxide and Free Radicals in Peripheral Neurotransmission" is a welcome addition to the literature and describes current research into the role of nitric oxide in the peripheral nervous system and its associated organs.

This text focuses on various aspects of dynamic game theory, and serves as a guide to the vitality of the field and its applications. A variety of topics are presented including: robust control design and H infinity; pursuit-evasion games; and coupled dynamic and stochastic games.

Shape optimization problems are treated from the classical and modern perspectives. This title is suitable for graduate students in pure and applied mathematics, as well as engineers requiring a mathematical basis for the solution of practical problems.

This text features a careful treatment of flow lines and algebraic invariants in contact form geometry, a vast area of research connected to symplectic field theory, pseudo-holomorphic curves, and Gromov-Witten invariants (contact homology).

For more than two thousand years some familiarity with mathematics has been regarded as an indispensable part of the intellectual equipment of every cultured person.

Features research articles that are dedicated to the great French mathematician Jean Leray. This title presents a range of topics with significant results - detailed proofs - in the areas of partial differential equations, complex analysis, and mathematical physics.

Excellent introductory material on the calculus of time scales and dynamic equations.; Numerous examples and exercises illustrate the diverse application of dynamic equations on time scales.; Useful as a comprehensive resource of time scales and dynamic equations for pure and applied mathematicians.;

Then, major steps in the evolution of spacetime concepts were made by Einstein in 1905 (special relativity) and 1915 (general relativity) by using Riemannian connection.