This title brings together a variety of papers presented at the 9th annual Meso meeting in 2007.
Combinatorial optimization is a multidisciplinary scientific area, lying in the interface of three major scientific domains:... Læs mere
This book presents the principles of non-linear integrated optics. The first objective is to provide the reader with a thorough understanding of integrated... Læs mere
Fundamental elementary facts and theoretical tools for the interpretation and model development of solid-gas... Læs mere
This book, written by recognized experts in the field, is intended for designers of RF or microwave passive integrated circuits.
This volume tackles the burden of judgment and the challenges of ethical disagreements, organizes the cohabitation of scientific and ethical argumentations in such a way they find their appropriate place in the political decision.
Plastics may undergo an industrial treatment for many reasons including strength, chemical inertness, biodegradability, and heat resistance.
Extrusion is by far the most important and the oldest processing and shaping method for thermoplastic polymers. This process concerns almost all synthetic polymers, as well as... Læs mere
Offering an important contribution to the literature, this book details recent advances in all aspects related to scale transition in... Læs mere
* Starting with an updated description of Allen's calculus, the book proceeds with a description of the main qualitative calculi which have been developed over the last two decades * It describes the connection of complexity issues to geometric properties.