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The aim of this work is to present several topics in time-frequency analysis as subjects in abelian group theory. We could have developed Weyl-Heisenberg theory over free abelian groups of finite rank or more generally developed both topics over locally compact abelian groups.

Devoted to minimax theorems and their applications to partial differential equations, this text presents these theorems in a simple and unified way, starting from a quantitative deformation lemma. Many applications are given to problems dealing with lack of compactness.

The KK-theory of Kasparov is now approximately twelve years old; Nonethe less, it remains a forbiddingly difficult topic with which to work and learn. Finally, the subject itself has come to consist of a number of difficult segments, each of which demands prolonged and intensive study.

This new edition has been thoroughly updated and expanded to include more applications, examples, and exercises, all with solutions. It contains two new chapters on neural networks and simulation.

A survey of the major topics surrounding the modeling and analysis of problems in micromechanics of multicomponent systems, including conceptual and practical aspects. It provides both specialists and nonspecialists with an interdisciplinary perspective of ideas and methods used for modeling heterogeneous materials behavior and their applications.

This volume is a collection of chapters covering recent advances in stochastic optimal control theory and algebraic systems theory. Requiring only knowledge of undergraduate-level control and systems theory, the work may be used as a supplementary textbook in a graduate course on optimal control or algebraic systems theory.

Indiscrete Thoughts gives a glimpse into a world that has seldom been described - that of science and technology as seen through the eyes of a mathematician. Cherished myths are debunked along the way as Gian-Carlo Rota takes pleasure in portraying, warts and all, some of the great scientific personalities of the period.

The significantly expanded second edition of this book combines a fascinating account of the life and work of Bernhard Riemann with a lucid discussion of current interaction between topology and physics.

The name of Bernard Riemann is well known to mathematicians and physicists around the world. His name is indelibly stamped on the literature of mathematics and physics. This remarkable work, rich in insight and scholarship, is addressed to mathematicians, physicists, and philosophers interested in mathematics.

Rev. and corr. ed., with the assistance of Peter Renz

Arising from a special session of the history of logic at an American Mathematical Society meeting, the chapters explore technical innovations, the philosophical consequences of work during the period, and the historical and social context in which the logicians worked.

This text covers differentiable manifolds, global calculus, differential geometry, and related topics constituting a core of information for the first or second year graduate student preparing for advanced courses and seminars in differential topology and geometry.

This softcover book summarizes Lyapunov design techniques for nonlinear systems and raises important issues concerning large-signal robustness and performance. The researcher who wishes to enter the field of robust nonlinear control could use this book as a source of new research topics.

Application areas covered include pulse radars and sonars, multibeam radar and sonar imaging systems, remote dielectric material identification, and code division multiple-access communication systems. This is an excellent reference text for graduate students, researchers, and engineers in radar, sonar, and communication systems.

If we define a real number c to be constructible if, and only if, the point (c, 0) can be constructed starting with the points (0,0) and (1,0), then we may show that the set of constructible numbers is a subfield of the field R of real numbers containing the field Q of rational numbers.

This unique two-volume set presents the subjects of stochastic processes, information theory, and Lie groups in a unified setting, thereby building bridges between fields that are rarely studied by the same people.

This book is an English translation of the famous "Green Book" by Lafontaine and Pansu (1979).

This three-volume work contains articles collected on the occasion of Alexander Grothendieck's sixtieth birthday and originally published in 1990. The articles were offered as a tribute to one of the world's greatest living mathematicians.

In this fascinating biography, Patricia Rife interprets both the life and times of Lise Meitner (1878-1968), providing a rich background of the scientific discoveries and social milieu that affected the research, events, personalities, and politics of 20th century quantum physics.

Basic Algebra and Advanced Algebra systematically develop concepts and tools in algebra that are vital to every mathematician, whether pure or applied, aspiring or established.

In this volume, we have brought together a collection of experts working in this area of research in order to review some of the developments that have taken place over the years and also to present their new works and point out some open problems.

The book provides a unified presentation of new methods, algorithms, and select applications that are the foundations of multidimensional image construction and reconstruction.

This self-contained monograph describes basic set-theoretic methods for control. It provides a discussion of their links to fundamental problems in Lyapunov stability analysis and stabilization, optimal control, control under constraints, persistent disturbance rejection, and uncertain systems analysis and synthesis.

This textbook - a result of the author's many years of research and teaching - brings together diverse concepts of the versatile tool of multibody dynamics, combining the efforts of many researchers in the field of mechanics.

The history of Einstein's theory of general relativity and its role in modern cosmology have presented a challenge to historians and philosophers of science for a long time. This volume features a selection of current investigations in the field, all by leading experts therein.

Devoted to the history of general relativity, this text provides reviews from scholars all over the world. Topics covered include: disputes with Einstein; the empirical basis of general relativity; variational principles in general relativity; and cosmology and general relativity.

This superb and self-contained work is an introductory presentation of basic ideas, structures, and results of differential and integral calculus for functions of several variables. The wide range of topics covered include the differential calculus of several variables, including that of Banach spaces.

In recent years kinetic theory has developed in many areas of the physical sciences and engineering, and has extended the borders of its traditional fields of application. Specific applications presented include plasma kinetic models, traffic flow models, granular media models, and coagulation-fragmentation problems.