Nonlinear Cooperative Phenomena In Biological Systems - Proceedings Of The Adriatico Research Conference
Nonlinear Cooperative Phenomena In Biological Systems - Proceedings Of The Adriatico Research Conference

Author: Leif Matsson

Publisher: World Scientific

Published: 1998-09-28

Total Pages: 358

ISBN-13: 9814544949

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This textbook, pitched at the advanced-undergraduate to beginning-graduate level, focuses on mathematical topics of relevance in contemporary physics that are not usually covered in texts at the same level. Its main purpose is to help students appreciate and take advantage of the modern trend of very productive symbiosis between physics and mathematics. Three major areas are covered: (1) linear operators; (2) group representations and Lie algebra representations; (3) topology and differential geometry.The following are noteworthy features of this book: the style of exposition is a fusion of those common in the standard physics and mathematics literatures; the level of exposition varies from quite elementary to moderately advanced, so that the book is of interest to a wide audience; despite the diversity of the topics covered, there is a strong degree of thematic unity; much care is devoted to detailed cross-referencing so that, from any part of the book, the reader can trace easily where specific concepts or techniques are introduced.

Nonlinear Cooperative Phenomena in Biological Systems
Nonlinear Cooperative Phenomena in Biological Systems

Author: International Centre for Theoretical Physics

Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company Incorporated

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 339

ISBN-13: 9789810234546

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Contains papers and abstracts from an August 1997 conference. Topics include Monte Carlo simulations of biological aging, evolution at molecular resolution, self-organization of colloids and interfaces, energy landscapes of folding proteins, collective proton freezing in hydrated protein powders, and mechanical properties of membranes and cell polarity. Other subjects are cooperative interactions in DNA systems, nonlinear energy localization in a lattice, and vegetation dynamics as a nonlinear cooperative phenomena. No index. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Critical Dynamics
Critical Dynamics

Author: Uwe C. Täuber

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2014-03-06

Total Pages: 529

ISBN-13: 0521842239

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A comprehensive and unified introduction to describing and understanding complex interacting systems.

Algal Toxins: Nature, Occurrence, Effect and Detection
Algal Toxins: Nature, Occurrence, Effect and Detection

Author: Valtere Evangelista

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2008-06-27

Total Pages: 398

ISBN-13: 1402084803

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This volume contains the lectures and seminars given at the NATO Advanced Study Institute on “Sensor Systems for Biological Threads: The Algal Toxins Case”, held in Pisa, Italy in October, 2007. The Institute was sponsored and funded by the Scientific Affairs Division of NATO. It is my pleasant duty to thank this institution. This ASI offered updated information on how far the research on algal toxins has gone in the exploration of structures, biosynthesis and regulation of toxins, and the development of technology for bio-monitoring these c- pounds. Algae can form heavy growths in ponds, lakes, reservoirs and sl- moving rivers throughout the world; algae can house toxins which are - ually released into water when the cells rupture or die. Hundreds of toxins have been identified so far. Detection methods, including rapid screening, have been developed to help us learning more about them, especially to find out which toxins are a real threat for people and what conditions encourage their production and accumulation. Early detection of algal toxins is an - portant aspect for public safety and natural environment, and significant efforts are underway to develop effective and reliable tools that can be used for this purpose.

Marine Biotoxins
Marine Biotoxins

Author: Hans P. Egmond

Publisher: Food & Agriculture Org.

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 300

ISBN-13: 9789251051290

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This paper provides an extensive review of different aspects of five shellfish-poisoning syndromes (paralytic, diarrhoeic, amnesic, neurologic and azapiracid), as well as one fish-poisoning syndrome (ciguatera fish poisoning), and discusses in detail the causative toxins produced by marine organisms, chemical structures and analytical methods of the toxins, habitat and occurrence of the toxin-producing organisms, case studies and existing regulations. Based on this analysis, risk assessments are carried out for each of the toxins, and recommendations are elaborated to improve the management of these risks in order to reduce the harmful effect of these toxins on public health.

Single Charge Tunneling
Single Charge Tunneling

Author: Hermann Grabert

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2013-11-27

Total Pages: 344

ISBN-13: 1475721668

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The field of single charge tunneling comprises of phenomena where the tunneling of a microscopic charge, usually carried by an electron or a Cooper pair, leads to macro scopically observable effects. The first conference entirely devoted to this new field was the NATO Advanced Study Institute on Single Charge Tunneling held in Les Hauches, France, March 5-15, 1991. This book contains a series of tutorial articles based on lectures presented at the meeting. It was intended to provide both an introduction for nonexperts and a valuable reference summarizing the state of the art of single charge tun neling. A complementary publication with contributions by participants of the NATO Advanced Study Institute is the Special Issue on Single Charge Tunneling of Zeitschrift für Physik B, Vol. 85, pp. 317-468 (1991 ). That issue with original papers provides a snapshot af the leading edge of current research in the field. The success of the meeting and the publicatian of this volume was made possible through the generaus support af the NATO Scientific A:ffairs Division, Brussels, Belgium. The Centre de Physique des Hauches has provided a superbly situated conference site and took care af many lacal arrangements. Both far the preparation of the conference and the handling af some manuscripts the suppart af the Centre d 'Etudes de Saclay was essential. The editing of the proceedings volume would not have been passible without the dedicated efforts of Dr. G. -1. Ingald, who tailared a 1\.