This collection of papers covers recent studies on diverse aspects of the... Læs mere
A collection of essays on various aspects of group theory written by some of Hsio-Fu Tuan's former students and colleagues in honour of his 80th birthday. The papers contain the main general results, as well as recent ones, on certain topics within this discipline.
IAU symposium 165 'Compact Stars in Binaries' was held from 15 through 19 August 1994, as part of the 22nd General Assembly of the IAU in The Hague. This symposium received support from: - The International Astronomical Union;
Gottlob Frege's article "Uber Sinn und Bedeutung" ("On Sense and Reference") has come to be seen as a seminal text of analytic philosophy. These essays... Læs mere
These proceedings, which concentrate on imaging above 10 keV, represent the state of the art in the field. The main topics are Bragg concentrators, coded mask-modulation collimators, double Compton telescopes, the occultation method, tracking chambers and experimental techniques.
Featuring over 20 contributions, this text provides an update on the observations made in radio,... Læs mere
This text focuses on members of the gastropod family Littorinidae, which are common throughout the world. They form a very abundant component of many intertidal and shallow subtidal ecosystems, and, by their grazing, often play a central role in shaping these communities.
The coconut palm is a very important plant in the tropical regions, both as a cash crop and in subsistence agriculture. However, the coconut industry has... Læs mere
The main topic of this work is the study of general complexes of differential operators between sections of vector bundles. Recent developments in the theory of complexes of differential operators are dealt with, including formal theory and existence theory.
A range of techniques is available to complement classical breeding methods. These options are based on the integration of... Læs mere
These proceedings present observational and theoretical results on cataclysmic variables (CVs). Main topics include: interrelations among CVs; theory and evolution of classical, recurrent, symbiotic novae; and dwarf novae, nova-like and accretion-induced phenomena.