Critical Models
Critical Models

Author: Theodor W. Adorno

Publisher: Columbia University Press

Published: 2005-09-14

Total Pages: 471

ISBN-13: 023151042X

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Critical Models combines into a single volume two of Adorno's most important postwar works ā€” Interventions: Nine Critical Models (1963) and Catchwords: Critical Models II (1969). Written after his return to Germany in 1949, the articles, essays, and radio talks included in this volume speak to the pressing political, cultural, and philosophical concerns of the postwar era. The pieces in Critical Models reflect the intellectually provocative as well as the practical Adorno as he addresses such issues as the dangers of ideological conformity, the fragility of democracy, educational reform, the influence of television and radio, and the aftermath of fascism. This new edition includes an introduction by Lydia Goehr, a renowned scholar in philosophy, aesthetic theory, and musicology. Goehr illuminates Adorno's ideas as well as the intellectual, historical, and critical contexts that shaped his postwar thinking.

Critical Models
Critical Models

Author: Theodor W. Adorno

Publisher: Columbia University Press

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 474

ISBN-13: 9780231135047

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"Critical Models' combines two of Adorno's most important postwar works - 'Interventions' and 'Catchwords"--And addresses issues such as the dangers of ideological conformity, the fragility of democracy, educational reform, the influence of television and radio and the aftermath and continuity of racism.

Disorder and Critical Phenomena Through Basic Probability Models
Disorder and Critical Phenomena Through Basic Probability Models

Author: Giambattista Giacomin

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2011-07-16

Total Pages: 140

ISBN-13: 3642211550

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Understanding the effect of disorder on critical phenomena is a central issue in statistical mechanics. In probabilistic terms: what happens if we perturb a system exhibiting a phase transition by introducing a random environment? The physics community has approached this very broad question by aiming at general criteria that tell whether or not the addition of disorder changes the critical properties of a model: some of the predictions are truly striking and mathematically challenging. We approach this domain of ideas by focusing on a specific class of models, the "pinning models," for which a series of recent mathematical works has essentially put all the main predictions of the physics community on firm footing; in some cases, mathematicians have even gone beyond, settling a number of controversial issues. But the purpose of these notes, beyond treating the pinning models in full detail, is also to convey the gist, or at least the flavor, of the "overall picture," which is, in many respects, unfamiliar territory for mathematicians.

Critical Phenomena in Loop Models
Critical Phenomena in Loop Models

Author: Adam Nahum

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2014-10-01

Total Pages: 150

ISBN-13: 331906407X

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When close to a continuous phase transition, many physical systems can usefully be mapped to ensembles of fluctuating loops, which might represent for example polymer rings, or line defects in a lattice magnet, or worldlines of quantum particles. 'Loop models' provide a unifying geometric language for problems of this kind. This thesis aims to extend this language in two directions. The first part of the thesis tackles ensembles of loops in three dimensions, and relates them to the statistical properties of line defects in disordered media and to critical phenomena in two-dimensional quantum magnets. The second part concerns two-dimensional loop models that lie outside the standard paradigms: new types of critical point are found, and new results given for the universal properties of polymer collapse transitions in two dimensions. All of these problems are shown to be related to sigma models on complex or real projective space, CP^{nāˆ’1} or RP^{nāˆ’1} -- in some cases in a 'replica' limit -- and this thesis is also an in-depth investigation of critical behaviour in these field theories.

Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point Generic Models for Some Traditional Foods
Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point Generic Models for Some Traditional Foods

Author: Who Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean

Publisher: World Health Organization

Published: 2010-01-18

Total Pages: 123

ISBN-13: 9290215909

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This "Manual" is intended to help producers, regulators, trainers and others concerned with the safety of traditional foods in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, and may be used as material for training in food hygiene and the HACCP system, as well as the basis for the development of food safety programs. It is expected that most producers of the foods covered in this manual will have little or no knowledge of the HACCP system, so to expect them to implement the relevant models alone would not be realistic. Rather, governmental or nongovernmental agencies engaged in health, food control, or safety of the environment will need to help groups of producers in implementing the models in their plants. This manual covers just a few of the many traditional foods of the Region. It is hoped that that countries will develop and share generic HACCP models for other traditional foods in the Region so that a second edition can follow.

Information Theory Models Of Instabilities In Critical Systems
Information Theory Models Of Instabilities In Critical Systems

Author: Rodrick Wallace

Publisher: World Scientific

Published: 2016-08-18

Total Pages: 245

ISBN-13: 981314730X

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The book is a unique exploration of a spectrum of unexpected analogs to psychopathologies likely to afflict real-time critical systems, written by a specialist in the epidemiology of mental disorders. The purpose of this book is to develop a set of information-theoretic statistical tools for analyzing the instabilities of real-time cognitive systems at those varying scales and levels of organization, with special focus on high level machine function.The book should be of particular interest to both industry and academic scientists, and government regulators, concerned with driverless cars on intelligent roads. Many of the same concerns also afflict high-end automated weapons systems. The book should appeal to students, researchers, and industrial and governmental administrators facing the design, operation, and maintenance of real time critical systems ranging across manufacturing facilities, transportation, finance, and military operations.

How to Think Differently: 7 Easy Steps to Master Mental Models, Critical Thinking, Decision Making & Problem Solving
How to Think Differently: 7 Easy Steps to Master Mental Models, Critical Thinking, Decision Making & Problem Solving

Author: Troye Bates

Publisher: Lulu.com

Published: 2019-12-11

Total Pages: 80

ISBN-13: 1794787658

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Do you wish you could think differently and develop better problem-solving skills for those crucial moments when you need it most? The ability to think differently is one of the most valuable assets any individual could possess, yet it remains one of our most underdeveloped abilities. If you are ready to be that one person who sees the world from a different perspective, this easy to follow 7-step solution to master mental models to make better decisions is the essential guide you need. YOU WILL LEARN: - How to become the master of your choices. - How to develop your critical thinking abilities. - How to think logically and reasonably. - How to learn to see the bigger picture. - How to become a master strategist by thinking like one. - Understanding the abundance and scarcity mindset. - Why reflection before action matters. 7-Steps is all you need to start bringing about a shift in your mindset for the better. Begin your journey now!