Forum for analysis of the occurrence, impact, and significance of extreme events on natural and human systems.

This book presents an interactive multimodal approach for efficient transcription of handwritten text images. This approach, rather than full automation, assists the expert in the recognition and ...

Algebra Colloquium carries original research articles of high level in the field of pure and applied algebra, as well as papers of related areas which have applications to algebra.

This book presents a comprehensive and novel adaptive enterprise service systems approach to adapting, defining, operating, managing and supporting (ADOMS) the adaptive cloud enterprise architecture.

Frustrated spin systems have been first investigated five decades ago. Well-known examples include the Ising model on the antiferromagnetic triangular lattice studied by G H Wannier in 1950 and the ...

In this section we present briefly the necessary facts concerning the completely integrable models of quantum field theory with massive spectra. We parametrize the massive particles by their ...

Abstract The following sections are included: Elizabeth's Email An Anomaly in Education The Nature of Learning in the East The Cultural Context of Learning in the East Why is there a Paradox in Pro ...

This book treats the subject of sediment transport in the marine environment, covering transport of noncohesive sediment by waves and currents in- and outside the surf zone. It can be read ...

Introduction to Molecular Beams Gas Dynamics is devoted to the theory and phenomenology of supersonic molecular beams. The book describes the main physical idea and mathematical methods of the gas ...

JNOPM is an international, peer-reviewed journal devoted to advancements and applications in nonlinear optics and optical manipulation.

This book presents the separation-of-variables and T-matrix methods of calculating the scattering of electromagnetic waves by particles. Analytical details and computer programs are provided for ...

IJSSD is a forum for research on stability and dynamics of land-based structures, aerospace structures, marine structures, as well as biostructures and micro- and nano-structures ...