Berlin: Springer, 1997. Trade paperback. This book is an excellent introduction to the concept of scale invariance, a growing field of research with wide applications. It describes where and how symmetry under scale transformation (and..... More
Dordrecht: Springer, 2008. Hardcover. The Hilbert-Huang Transform (HHT) is a recently developed technique used to analyze nonstationary data. This book uses methods based on the HHT to analyze hydrological and environmental time series. These results..... More
Berlin: Springer, 2002. Hardcover. This book applies advanced methods from statistical physics and related fields to all types of non-linear dynamics prone to disaster. Based on physical and mathematical theories, the general principles of disaster..... More
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2007. First Edition. Hardcover. "...provides a comprehensive overview of recent theoretical and observational findings concerning the physics of reconnection and the complex structures that may give rise to, or develop from..... More
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2010. First Edition. Hardcover. "Providing a thorough introduction to this exciting field, the textbook covers the cosmological constant, quintessence, k-essence, perfect fluid models, extra-dimensional models, and modified gravity. Observational research is..... More
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2011. Trade paperback. "This volume, the first in [a] series of three heliophysics texts, integrates such diverse topics for the first time as a coherent intellectual discipline." Octavo: 435 p. with..... More
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1994. First Edition. Hardcover. "From large-scale patterns and global dynamo action to tiny flux tubes, from the overshoot layer below the convection zone up to the corona, and from instrumental problems..... More
Dordrecht: Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2002. Hardcover. "This book presents a synthesis of what we learned about particle acceleration and kinematics from recent solar flare observations with the Yokkoh, SOHO, TRACE, CGRO spacecraft and radio instruments..... More
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2006. First Edition. Hardcover. "...provides an introduction to the range of mathematical theory and methods used to analyze and explain these often intricate and beautiful patterns. Bringing together several different approaches..... More
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2004. First Edition. Hardcover. "Quantum gravity is perhaps the most important open problem in fundamental physics. It is the problem of merging quantum mechanics and general relativity, the two great conceptual..... More
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2010. First Edition. Hardcover. "...develops astrophysics from the basics without requiring any previous study in astronomy or astrophysics. Physical concepts, mathematical derivations and observational data are combined in a balanced way..... More
New York: Springer, 2009. Hardcover. This is the first textbook on pattern recognition to present the Bayesian viewpoint. It presents approximate inference algorithms that permit fast approximate answers in situations where exact answers are not..... More
New York and Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1995. First Edition. Hardcover. "...presents a synthesis of the convection and substorm literatures, and an analysis of convection and substorm interactions." International Series on Astronomy and Astrophysics, Volume..... More
Berlin: Springer, 2013. Hardcover. "...presents a thorough, step-by-step introduction to solar and stellar dynamos. Looking first at the ultimate origin of cosmic seed magnetic fields, the antagonists of field amplification are next considered: resistive decay..... More
London and New York: Taylor & Francis, 2003. First Edition. Hardcover. "...presents an updated and coherent view of recent advances in this significant and expanding area, with contributions from some of the leading authors in..... More
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2013. Hardcover. "The book presents fundamental results of probability theory and statistical inference, before exploring several fields of applied statistics, such as data smoothing, regression, multivariate analysis and classification, treatment of..... More
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1987. First Edition. Hardcover. Signed by Larry McMurtry on the front flyleaf. A collection of essays on the film industry, largely culled from the author's column for American Film magazine..... More
Seattle, Washington: Hermetic Press, Inc., 2006-2010. First Edition. Hardcover. The renowned Swiss magician's trilogy of sleightless card magic, revealing the secrets behind professional caliber tricks and effects. Translated from the German by Dave Shepherd. Illustrated..... More
Berlin: Springer, 2001. Hardcover. "This text is unique in covering the basic qualitative and quantitative tools, formulae as well as numbers, needed for the precise interpretation of frontline phenomena." Octavo: 183 p. with 40 figures..... More
Berlin: Springer-Verlag, 1992. Hardcover. "This is the first systematic presentation of gravitational lens theory as developed from first principles." Octavo: 560 with 112 figures. Original printed boards; issued without a dust jacket. The signature of..... More
Berlin: Springer, 2006. Hardcover. Saas-Fee Advanced Course 33. Octavo: 552 p. with 196 illustrations, including 36 in color. Original glossy boards; issued without a dust jacket. The top corner of the rear board is bumped;..... More
Berlin: Springer, 2006. Hardcover. "...offers a succinct and self-contained treatment of general relativity and its application to neutron stars, black holes, gravitational waves and cosmology, at an intermediate level." Octavo: 291 p. with 114 figures..... More
Dordrecht: Springer, 2011. Hardcover. "This book brings together reviews from leading international authorities on the developments in the study of dark matter and dark energy, as seen from both their cosmological and particle physics side."..... More
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2011. First Edition. Hardcover. "Using examples taken from everyday life, from hydraulic jumps in a kitchen sink to Kelvin–Helmholtz instabilities in clouds, the book provides readers with a better understanding of..... More
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2009. First Edition. Hardcover. "...gives a thorough account of theoretical cosmology and perturbations in the early Universe, describing their observational consequences and showing how to relate such observations to primordial physical..... More