The Power of Networks

The Power of Networks

Author: Christopher G. Brinton

Publisher: Princeton University Press

Published: 2018-11-13

Total Pages: 322

ISBN-13: 0691183309

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An accessible illustrated introducton to the networks we use every day, from Facebook and Google to WiFi and the Internet What makes WiFi faster at home than at a coffee shop? How does Google order search results? Is it really true that everyone on Facebook is connected by six steps or less? The Power of Networks answers questions like these for the first time in a way that all of us can understand. Using simple language, analogies, stories, hundreds of illustrations, and no more math than simple addition and multiplication, Christopher Brinton and Mung Chiang provide a smart and accessible introduction to the handful of big ideas that drive the computer networks we use every day. The Power of Networks unifies these ideas through six fundamental principles of networking. These principles explain the difficulties in sharing network resources efficiently, how crowds can be wise or not so wise depending on the nature of their connections, why there are many layers in a network, and more. Along the way, the authors also talk with and share the special insights of renowned experts such as Google’s Eric Schmidt, former Verizon Wireless CEO Dennis Strigl, and “fathers of the Internet” Vint Cerf and Bob Kahn.


Networks of Power

Networks of Power

Author: Thomas Parke Hughes

Publisher: JHU Press

Published: 1993-03

Total Pages: 492

ISBN-13: 9780801846144

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Awarded the Dexter Prize by the Society for the History of Technology, this book offers a comparative history of the evolution of modern electric power systems. It described large-scale technological change and demonstrates that technology cannot be understood unless placed in a cultural context.


Electrical Networks

Electrical Networks

Author: John Choma

Publisher: Wiley-Interscience

Published: 1985-03-21

Total Pages: 808

ISBN-13:

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A detailed introduction to modern network theory. Includes computer models of semiconductor devices and circuits, and several computer modeling techniques. Brings together many useful techniques and basic concepts that have previously been scattered throughout other texts and professional journals. Establishes a strong analytical foundation for the analysis, design, and optimization of active and passive linear electrical networks, unifying classical theory and electronic circuit design. Features rigorous theoretical developments and design-oriented examples and exercises.


Infinite Electrical Networks

Infinite Electrical Networks

Author: Armen H. Zemanian

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 1991-11-29

Total Pages: 328

ISBN-13: 0521401534

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This book presents the salient features of the general theory of infinite electrical networks in a coherent exposition.


Rational Function Systems And Electrical Networks With Multi-parameters

Rational Function Systems And Electrical Networks With Multi-parameters

Author: Kai-sheng Lu

Publisher: World Scientific

Published: 2012-07-25

Total Pages: 319

ISBN-13: 9814412449

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To overcome the problems of system theory and network theory over real field, this book uses matrices over the field F(z) of rational functions in multi-parameters describing coefficient matrices of systems and networks and makes systems and network description over F(z) and researches their structural properties: reducible condition of a class of matrices over F(z) and their characteristic polynomial; type-1 matrix and two basic properties; variable replacement conditions for independent parameters; structural controllability and observability of linear systems over F(z); separability, reducibility, controllability, observability and structural conditions of networks over F(z), and so on. This book involves three subjects: systems, networks and matrices over F(z), which is an achievement of interdisciplinary research.


Metaheuristics for Intelligent Electrical Networks

Metaheuristics for Intelligent Electrical Networks

Author: Frédéric Héliodore

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2017-08-07

Total Pages: 236

ISBN-13: 111913675X

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Intelligence is defined by the ability to optimize, manage and reconcile the currents of physical, economic and even social flows. The strong constraint of immediacy proves to be an opportunity to imagine, propose and deliver solutions on the common basis of optimization techniques. Metaheuristics for Intelligent Electrical Networks analyzes the use of metaheuristics through independent applications but united by the same methodology.


Random Walks and Electric Networks

Random Walks and Electric Networks

Author: Peter G. Doyle

Publisher: American Mathematical Soc.

Published: 1984-12-31

Total Pages: 174

ISBN-13: 1614440220

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Probability theory, like much of mathematics, is indebted to physics as a source of problems and intuition for solving these problems. Unfortunately, the level of abstraction of current mathematics often makes it difficult for anyone but an expert to appreciate this fact. Random Walks and electric networks looks at the interplay of physics and mathematics in terms of an example—the relation between elementary electric network theory and random walks —where the mathematics involved is at the college level.


Electrical Distribution Networks

Electrical Distribution Networks

Author: Nouredine Hadjsaïd

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2013-01-22

Total Pages: 350

ISBN-13: 1118601211

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This book describes the fundamental aspects of the new generation of electrical distribution grids, taking as its starting point the opportunities that exist for restructuring existing infrastructure. It emphasizes the incorporation of renewable energy sources into the distribution grid and the need for a technological evolution towards the implementation of smartgrids. The book is organized into two parts: the first part analyzes the integration of distributed energy sources into the distribution grid and the impact of these sources on grid operation. After a general description of the general characteristics of distribution grids and renewable energy sources, it then analyzes the economics of electrical energy distribution networks and presents the impact of these sources on grid operation. The second part of the book then analyzes the various functions which allow for safe operation of the grid and realization of the path towards real world application of smartgrids.