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Hardback. Electromagnetic complex media are artificial materials that affect the propagation of electromagnetic waves in surprising ways not usually seen in nature. This book introduces the electromagnetics of complex media through a systematic account of their mathematical theory. Series: Princeton Series in Applied Mathematics. Num Pages: 400 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PBW; PHK; PNRH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 240 x 163 x 30. Weight in Grams: 686.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691142173
ISBN
9780691142173
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 126.58
€ 94.57

Paperback. Outer billiards is a basic dynamical system defined relative to a convex shape in the plane. B H Neumann introduced this system in the 1950s, and J Moser popularized it as a toy model for celestial mechanics. All along, the Moser-Neumann question has been one of the central problems in the field. This title offers solution to the problem. Series: Annals of Mathematics Studies. Num Pages: 320 pages, 64 halftones. 35 line illus. BIC Classification: PBM; PBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 464.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691142494
ISBN
9780691142494
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 78.25
€ 59.66

Hardback. Introduces a comprehensive methodology for adaptive control design of parabolic partial differential equations with unknown functional parameters. This book emphasizes stabilization by boundary control and using boundary sensing for unstable PDE systems with an infinite relative degree. Num Pages: 344 pages, 51 line illus. BIC Classification: PBKJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 618.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691142869
ISBN
9780691142869
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 78.25
€ 59.76

Paperback. Studies the intersection cohomology of the Shimura varieties associated to unitary groups of any rank over Q. The author also uses the method developed by Langlands, Ihara, and Kottwitz, which is to compare the Grothendieck-Lefschetz fixed point formula and the Arthur-Selberg trace formula. Series: Annals of Mathematics Studies. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: PBMW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 306.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691142937
ISBN
9780691142937
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.29
€ 48.87

Hardback. Describes and explains the mathematical relationships among matrices, moments, orthogonal polynomials, quadrature rules, and the Lanczos and conjugate gradient algorithms. This book provides the mathematical background and explains the theory. Series: Princeton Series in Applied Mathematics. Num Pages: 376 pages, 88 line illus. 135 tables. BIC Classification: PB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 241 x 155 x 28. Weight in Grams: 670.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691143415
ISBN
9780691143415
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 96.66
€ 72.97

Paperback. An exposition of black-hole astrophysics and general relativity that help you to understand how gamma rays, cosmic rays, and neutrinos are produced by black holes. It presents a mathematical description of fundamental astrophysical radiation processes, including Compton scattering of electrons and photons. Series: Princeton Series in Astrophysics. Num Pages: 568 pages, 115 line illus. BIC Classification: PHP; PHVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 156 x 38. Weight in Grams: 794.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
560
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691144085
ISBN
9780691144085
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 109.32
€ 82.11

Paperback. New Jersey provides some of the most varied birding in North America, and more than 450 species have been recorded in the state. This guide for the birds of New Jersey includes various species known to the state from historical times to the present, featuring over 200 color photos of rarities and regular species. Editor(s): Karlson, Kevin T. Num Pages: 352 pages, 202 color photos. 460 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBEJ; PSVW6; WNCB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 771.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691144108
ISBN
9780691144108
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 19.79

Hardback. Presents a framework for stability and dissipativity analysis and control design for nonnegative and compartmental dynamical systems, which play a key role in various fields, such as engineering, thermal sciences, biology, ecology, economics, genetics, chemistry, medicine, and sociology. This title is suitable for control theorists and engineers. Num Pages: 616 pages, 88 line illus. 4 tables. BIC Classification: PBW. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 263 x 178 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1408.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
624
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691144115
ISBN
9780691144115
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 132.34
€ 98.73

Hardback. Suitable for students and researchers on early galaxies, this title offers an introduction to frontiers in astrophysics: the quest to understand how the oldest and most distant galaxies in our universe first formed. It bridges the gap between theory and observation. Series: Princeton Series in Astrophysics. Num Pages: 560 pages, 32 color illus. 24 halftones. 152 line illus. 6 tables. BIC Classification: PGM; PHVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 241 x 161 x 35. Weight in Grams: 1074.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
568
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691144917
ISBN
9780691144917
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 172.61
€ 127.44

Hardback. Explains the global physical and chemical processes that determine climate on any planet or major planetary satellite - from Mercury to Neptune and even large moons such as Saturn's Titan. Series: Princeton Primers in Climate. Num Pages: 288 pages, 21 halftones. 15 line illus. 4 tables. BIC Classification: RBP; TTD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 23. Weight in Grams: 371.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691145044
ISBN
9780691145044
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 89.76
€ 68.07

Hardback. From the pyramids and the Parthenon to the Sydney Opera House and the Bilbao Guggenheim, this book takes readers on a tour of the mathematics behind some of the world's most spectacular buildings. It explores the elementary mathematics that enlivens the understanding of these buildings. Num Pages: 336 pages, 16 color illus. 111 halftones. 233 line illus. 2 tables. BIC Classification: AM; PBM; PDZM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 247 x 221 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1046.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Edition
Edition Unstated
Number of pages
348
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691145204
ISBN
9780691145204
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.84
€ 47.13

Paperback. Ramsey theory is an area of combinatorics with deep connections to other fields of mathematics such as topological dynamics, ergodic theory, mathematical logic, and algebra. This book presents a method for building higher-dimensional Ramsey spaces from basic one-dimensional principles. Series: Annals of Mathematics Studies. Num Pages: 296 pages, 12 line illus. BIC Classification: PBV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 424.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691145426
ISBN
9780691145426
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 63.29
€ 48.94

Paperback. Gamma-ray bursts are the brightest - and, until recently, among the least understood - cosmic events in the universe. This title offers an overview of gamma-ray bursts and the theoretical framework that physicists have developed to make sense of complex observations across the electromagnetic spectrum. Series: Princeton Frontiers in Physics. Num Pages: 280 pages, 25 line illus. BIC Classification: PHVB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 18. Weight in Grams: 262.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691145570
ISBN
9780691145570
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.99
€ 32.25

Paperback. Argues that superstition become pervasive in contemporary culture. This title asks why people persist in superstitious convictions long after science has shown them to be ill-founded. It examines the controversies and concludes that science is the only way we have of understanding the world. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 236 x 154 x 18. Weight in Grams: 376.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691145976
ISBN
9780691145976
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 17.27

Paperback. The Hubble Space Telescope has produced the most stunning images of the cosmos humanity has ever seen. This book tells the story of this telescope and the visionaries responsible for its extraordinary accomplishments. It takes readers behind the scenes of one of the most ambitious scientific instruments ever sent into space. Num Pages: 320 pages, 25 color illus. 24 halftones. 2 line illus. BIC Classification: PDZ; PGG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 500.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Edition
New edition
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691146355
ISBN
9780691146355
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.93

Hardback. Reveals why our faith in scientific certainty is a dangerous illusion, and how only by embracing science's inherent ambiguities and paradoxes can we truly appreciate its beauty and harness its potential. This book challenges our most sacredly held beliefs about science, technology, and progress. Num Pages: 240 pages, 2 halftones. 3 line illus. BIC Classification: PDA; PDX; PDZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 164 x 20. Weight in Grams: 462.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691146843
ISBN
9780691146843
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 19.79

Hardback. Emphasizing the theory behind the computation, this book provides a self-contained introduction to numerical analysis and presents the advanced mathematics that underpin industrial software. It presents the mathematical foundations of numerical analysis. It introduces many advanced concepts in modern analysis. Num Pages: 344 pages, 33 line illus. 11 tables. BIC Classification: PBKS; PBW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 240 x 158 x 35. Weight in Grams: 622.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
344
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691146867
ISBN
9780691146867
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 101.27
€ 76.39

Paperback. Evolutionary biology has witnessed breathtaking advances over the years. This book describes the advances and explains why a cross-disciplinary and integrated approach to research questions is so essential. It discusses the origins of biological diversity, and mechanisms of evolutionary change at the molecular and developmental levels. Editor(s): Grant, Peter R.; Grant, B. Rosemary. Num Pages: 408 pages, 16 color illus. 22 halftones. 56 line illus. 4 tables. BIC Classification: PSAJ; PSD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 22. Weight in Grams: 678.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691146959
ISBN
9780691146959
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 71.35
€ 54.76

Hardback. American universities serve as economic engines, performing the scientific research that can create new industries, drive economic growth, and keep the United States globally competitive. This title sheds light on how knowledge and politics intersect to structure the economy. Num Pages: 264 pages, 6 line illus. 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JNKG; JNMN; PDK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 240 x 167 x 22. Weight in Grams: 534.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691147086
ISBN
9780691147086
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.99
€ 38.12

Hardback. Offers an introduction to steady flight and performance for fixed-wing aircraft from a twenty-first-century flight systems perspective. This title covers various aspect of flight performance, including maximum and minimum air speed, maximum climb rate, minimum turn radius, flight ceiling, maximum range, and maximum endurance. Num Pages: 416 pages, 23 halftones. 70 line illus. BIC Classification: TBJ; TGMF1; TRP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 256 x 183 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1000.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
416
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691147192
ISBN
9780691147192
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 133.74

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