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Why String Theory?

Why String Theory?

Physics World's 'Book of the Year' for 2016 An Entertaining and Enlightening Guide to the Who What and Why of String Theory now also available in an updated reflowable electronic format compatible with mobile devices and e-readers. During the last 50 years numerous physicists have tried to unravel the secrets of string theory. Yet why do these scientists work on a theory lacking experimental confirmation? Why String Theory? provides the answer offering a highly readable and accessible panorama of the who what and why of this large aspect of modern theoretical physics. The author a theoretical physics professor at the University of Oxford and a leading string theorist explains what string theory is and where it originated. He describes how string theory fits into physics and why so many physicists and mathematicians find it appealing when working on topics from M-theory to monsters and from cosmology to superconductors.

GBP 180.00
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Michael Tippett’s Fifth String Quartet A Study in Vision and Revision

Michael Tippett’s Fifth String Quartet A Study in Vision and Revision

Thomas Schuttenhelm provides a detailed account of the events leading up to and throughout the compositional process associated with Michael Tippett’s Fifth String Quartet and a comprehensive analysis of the entire quartet. The commentary discusses this work in the context of Tippett’s creative development and places it within the historical context of the genre of the string quartet. The commentary includes interviews with the members of the Lindsay String Quartet who premiered the work as well as previously unpublished letters from the composer and interviews with Tippett in which he discusses the quartet in detail. Special attention is given to Tippett’s preliminary attempts which were only recently discovered (2011) and to the evidence that suggests he altered the original ending. Included are images from the composer’s sketchbooks and manuscripts as well as the original beginning and the altered ending. | Michael Tippett’s Fifth String Quartet A Study in Vision and Revision

GBP 18.99
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Tubular String Characterization in High Temperature High Pressure Oil and Gas Wells

Tubular String Characterization in High Temperature High Pressure Oil and Gas Wells

High temperature high oil pressure oil and gas well completion testing have always been a technical challenge and basic theoretical research is one of the key factors needed to ensure a successful completion test. The completion test basic theory includes: a stress analysis of the completion string completion string buckling behavior and temperature and pressure distribution prediction. The completion string is the main bearing and power transmission component for oil and gas well operations and production and it is required to take on a combination of loads which result in completion string deformation. Because of these complex relationships completion string stress analysis has become increasingly more complicated. This book discusses the characters of tubular strings in HTHP (High Temperature - High Pressure) oil and gas wells. These characters include the mechanical behavior of tubular strings and the temperature and pressure variation of tubular strings in different conditions. Mathematical models are established for different conditions and solution existence and uniqueness of some models is discussed providing algorithms corresponding to the different models. Numerical experiments are presented to verify the validity of models and the feasibility of algorithms and the impact of the parameters of models for oil and gas wells is also discussed. This book is written for production and testing engineers to provide them with the tools to deal more effectively with the numerical decisions they have to take and for researchers and technicians in petroleum and gas testing and production engineering. Finally it is also intended to serve as a reference book for mathematicians college teachers and students. | Tubular String Characterization in High Temperature High Pressure Oil and Gas Wells

GBP 84.99
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Shelf Life and Food Safety

Shelf Life and Food Safety

The quality and safety of the food we eat deserves the utmost attention and is a priority for producers and consumers alike. Shelf life studies provide important information to manufacturers and consumers to ensure a high-quality food product. Various evaluation methods are used for shelf life determination and they are usually performed at the manufacturer level. Moreover various techniques are utilized throughout the food chain that enhance the shelf life of food products. This sensitive issue is reviewed in Shelf Life and Food Safety which brings together a group of subject experts to present up-to-date and objective discussions on a broad range of topics including food spoilage and safe preservation packaging and sensory aspects. The book presents both traditional and innovative technologies for enhancing food safety and increasing shelf life along with methods for the assessment and prediction of food safety and shelf life. Key Features Overviews the issues associated with shelf life enhancement and shelf life evaluation of various food products Addresses issues important to maintaining food safety Explains how shelf life depends on factors including ingredients for formulation processing techniques packaging and storage conditions Covers shelf life evaluation methods determinants for shelf life food quality assessment and basic and innovative technologies that will improve the shelf life of food products This book is the first of its kind focusing on issues related to evaluation techniques for shelf life determinants and techniques for shelf life enhancement. It is appropriate for students researchers scientists and professionals in food science and technology. It is also a helpful source of information for people involved in the food industry food processing sector product development marketing and other associated fields.

GBP 170.00
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Routledge Revivals: A Failed Strategy (1993) The Offshore Oil Industry's Development of the Outer Contintental Shelf

Routledge Revivals: A Failed Strategy (1993) The Offshore Oil Industry's Development of the Outer Contintental Shelf

First published in 1993 this book traces and analyses the changing policies of American offshore oil companies concerning the exploration and development of the Outer Continental Shelf in the period from 1970 to 1976 — covering environmental legislation the oil embargo presidential initiatives and proposed international laws. Where previous studies concerning the Outer Continental Shelf had only examined broad policy issues on an international level this study focuses on those American offshore companies who were major actors in ocean affairs especially in the exploration and development of the region. | Routledge Revivals: A Failed Strategy (1993) The Offshore Oil Industry's Development of the Outer Contintental Shelf

GBP 31.99
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Teaching Violin Viola Cello and Double Bass Historical and Modern Pedagogical Practices

Teaching Violin Viola Cello and Double Bass Historical and Modern Pedagogical Practices

Teaching Violin Viola Cello and Double Bass summarizes three centuries of string pedagogy treatises to create a comprehensive resource on methods and approaches to teaching all four bowed string instruments. Co-written by three performance and pedagogy experts each specializing in different string instruments this book is applicable to all levels of instruction. Essays on historical pedagogues are clearly structured to allow for easy comprehension of their philosophies pedagogical practices and unique contributions. This book concludes with a section on application through comparative analysis of the historical methods and approaches. With coverage from the eighteenth century to the present this book will be invaluable for teachers and students of string pedagogy and general readers who wish to learn more about string pedagogy’s rich history diverse content and modern developments. | Teaching Violin Viola Cello and Double Bass Historical and Modern Pedagogical Practices

GBP 44.99
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Teaching Strings in Today's Classroom A Guide for Group Instruction

Teaching Strings in Today's Classroom A Guide for Group Instruction

Teaching Strings in Today’s Classroom: A Guide for Group Instruction assists music education students in-service teachers and performers to realize their goals of becoming effective string educators. It introduces readers to the school orchestra environment presents the foundational concepts needed to teach strings and provides opportunities for the reader to apply this information. The author describes how becoming an effective string teacher requires three things of equal importance: content knowledge performance skills and opportunities to apply the content knowledge and performance skills in a teaching situation. In two parts the text addresses the unique context that is teaching strings a practice with its own objectives and related teaching strategies. Part I (Foundations of Teaching and Learning String Instruments) first presents an overview of the string teaching environment encouraging the reader to consider how context impacts teaching followed by practical discussions of instrument sizing and position chapters on the development of each hand and instruction for best practices concerning tone production articulation and bowing guidelines. Part II (Understanding Fingerings) provides clear guidance for understanding basic finger patterns positions and the creation of logical fingerings. String fingerings are abstract and thus difficult to negotiate without years of playing experience—these chapters (and their corresponding interactive online tutorials) distill the content knowledge required to understand string fingerings in a way that non-string players can understand and use. Teaching Strings in Today’s Classroom contains pedagogical information performance activities and an online virtual teaching environment with twelve interactive tutorials three for each of the four string instruments. ACCOMPANYING VIDEOS CAN BE ACCESSED VIA THE AUTHOR'S WEBSITE: www. teachingstrings. online | Teaching Strings in Today's Classroom A Guide for Group Instruction

GBP 42.99
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Quantum Field Theory Of Point Particles And Strings

Quantum Field Theory Of Point Particles And Strings

The purpose of this book is to introduce string theory without assuming any background in quantum field theory. Part I of this book follows the development of quantum field theory for point particles while Part II introduces strings. All of the tools and concepts that are needed to quantize strings are developed first for point particles. Thus Part I presents the main framework of quantum field theory and provides for a coherent development of the generalization and application of quantum field theory for point particles to strings. Part II emphasizes the quantization of the bosonic string. The treatment is most detailed in the path integral representation where the object of interest the partition function is a sum over random surfaces. The relevant mathematics of Riemann surfaces is covered. Superstrings are briefly introduced and the sum over genus 0 supersurfaces is computed. The emphasis of the book is calculational and most computations are presented in step-by-step detail. The book is unique in that it develops all three representations of quantum field theory (operator functional Schr�dinger and path integral) for point particles and strings. In many cases identical results are worked out in each representation to emphasize the representation-independent structures of quantum field theory. | Quantum Field Theory Of Point Particles And Strings

GBP 130.00
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Geometry Topology and Physics

Geometry Topology and Physics

Differential geometry and topology have become essential tools for many theoretical physicists. In particular they are indispensable in theoretical studies of condensed matter physics gravity and particle physics. Geometry Topology and Physics Second Edition introduces the ideas and techniques of differential geometry and topology at a level suitable for postgraduate students and researchers in these fields. The second edition of this popular and established text incorporates a number of changes designed to meet the needs of the reader and reflect the development of the subject. The book features a considerably expanded first chapter reviewing aspects of path integral quantization and gauge theories. Chapter 2 introduces the mathematical concepts of maps vector spaces and topology. The following chapters focus on more elaborate concepts in geometry and topology and discuss the application of these concepts to liquid crystals superfluid helium general relativity and bosonic string theory. Later chapters unify geometry and topology exploring fiber bundles characteristic classes and index theorems. New to this second edition is the proof of the index theorem in terms of supersymmetric quantum mechanics. The final two chapters are devoted to the most fascinating applications of geometry and topology in contemporary physics namely the study of anomalies in gauge field theories and the analysis of Polakov's bosonic string theory from the geometrical point of view. Geometry Topology and Physics Second Edition is an ideal introduction to differential geometry and topology for postgraduate students and researchers in theoretical and mathematical physics.

GBP 180.00
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Reconceiving Structure in Contemporary Music New Tools in Music Theory and Analysis

Reconceiving Structure in Contemporary Music New Tools in Music Theory and Analysis

This book studies recent music in the western classical tradition offering a critique of current analytical/theoretical approaches and proposing alternatives. The critique addresses the present fringe status of recent music sometimes described as crossover postmodern post-classical post-minimalist etc. and demonstrates that existing descriptive languages and analytical approaches do not provide adequate tools to address this music in positive and productive terms. Existing tools and concepts were developed primarily in the mid-20th century in tandem with the high modernist compositional aesthetic and they have changed little since then. The aesthetics of music composition on the other hand have been in constant transformation. Lochhead proposes new ways to conceive musical works their structurings of musical experience and time and the procedures and goals of analytic close reading. These tools define investigative procedures that engage the multiple perspectives of composers performers and listeners and that generate conceptual modes unique to each work. In action they rebuild a conceptual methodological and experiential place for recent music. These new approaches are demonstrated in analyses of four pieces: Kaija Saariaho’s Lonh (1996) Sofia Gubaidulina’s Second String Quartet (1987) Stacy Garrop’s String Quartet no. 2 Demons and Angels (2004-05) and Anna Clyne’s Choke (2004). This book defies the prediction of classical music’s death and will be of interest to scholars and musicians of classical music and those interested in music theory musicology and aural culture. | Reconceiving Structure in Contemporary Music New Tools in Music Theory and Analysis

GBP 38.99
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Biopackaging

Biopackaging

This book examines the whole range of modern packaging options. It covers edible packaging based on carbohydrates proteins antioxidative and antimicrobial packaging and the chemistry of food and food packaging such as plasticization and polymer morphology. Issues related to shelf life and biodegradability are also discussed in addition to newly discovered processing and preservation techniques most notably modified atmosphere packaging (MAP) and active packaging (AP). | Biopackaging

GBP 44.99
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Differential Geometry of Manifolds

Differential Geometry of Manifolds

Differential Geometry of Manifolds Second Edition presents the extension of differential geometry from curves and surfaces to manifolds in general. The book provides a broad introduction to the field of differentiable and Riemannian manifolds tying together classical and modern formulations. It introduces manifolds in a both streamlined and mathematically rigorous way while keeping a view toward applications particularly in physics. The author takes a practical approach containing extensive exercises and focusing on applications including the Hamiltonian formulations of mechanics electromagnetism string theory. The Second Edition of this successful textbook offers several notable points of revision. New to the Second Edition:New problems have been added and the level of challenge has been changed to the exercisesEach section corresponds to a 60-minute lecture period making it more user-friendly for lecturersIncludes new sections which provide more comprehensive coverage of topicsFeatures a new chapter on Multilinear Algebra

GBP 42.99
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Reification and the Aesthetics of Music

Reification and the Aesthetics of Music

This innovative study re-evaluates the philosophical significance of aesthetics in the context of contemporary debates on the nature of philosophy. Lewis's main argument is that contemporary conceptions of meaning and truth have been reified and that aesthetics is able to articulate why this is the case with important consequences for understanding the horizons and nature of philosophical inquiry. Reification and the Aesthetics of Music challenges the most emphatic and problematic conceptions of meaning and truth in both analytic philosophy and postmodern thought by acknowledging the ontological and logical primacy of our concrete practice-based experiences with aesthetic phenomena. By engaging with a variety of aesthetic practices including Beethoven's symphonies and string quartets Wagner's music dramas Richard Strauss's Elektra the twentieth-century avant-garde Jamaican soundsystem culture and punk and contemporary noise this book demonstrates the aesthetic relevance of reification as well as the concept's applicability to contemporary debates within philosophy.

GBP 42.99
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Science Librarianship at America's Liberal Arts Colleges Working Librarians Tell Their Stories

Science Librarianship at America's Liberal Arts Colleges Working Librarians Tell Their Stories

In this book first published in 1992 science librarians analyse the life and times of small liberal arts college science libraries and the workday life of librarians serving scientists from a main campus library. They describe their efforts to defend expensive science collections in the face of tight budgets to singlehandedly monitor and select literature in all areas from astronomy through zoology and to compete with the humanities and social studies for library shelf space. | Science Librarianship at America's Liberal Arts Colleges Working Librarians Tell Their Stories

GBP 29.99
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Language Acquisition The Basics

Language Acquisition The Basics

Language Acquisition: The Basics is an accessible introduction to the must-know issues in child language development. Covering key topics drawn from contemporary psychology linguistics and neuroscience readers are introduced to fundamental concepts methods controversies and discoveries. It follows the remarkable journey children take; from becoming sensitive to language before birth to the time they string their first words together; from when they use language playfully to when they tell stories hold conversations and share complex ideas. Using examples from 73 different languages Ibbotson sets this development in a diverse cross-cultural context as well as describing the universal psychological foundations that allow language to happen. This book which includes further reading suggestions in each chapter and a glossary of key terms is the perfect easy-to-understand introductory text for students teachers clinicians or anyone with an interest in language development. Drawing together the latest research on typical atypical and multilingual development it is the concise beginner's guide to the field. | Language Acquisition The Basics

GBP 18.99
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Pomegranate Production and Marketing

Pomegranate Production and Marketing

In the past decade many scientific studies were conducted on pomegranates revealing that pomegranate fruit flowers bark and leaves contain bioactive phytochemicals that are antimicrobial reduce blood pressure and act against diseases such as diabetes and cancer. This book presents up-to-date scientific and theoretically viable information about sustainable production storage processing and marketing of pomegranate. It discusses the past and current situation of pomegranate trade and presents simple and practical processing and storage techniques for the extending of shelf life of fresh squeezed 100% natural pomegranate juice while still retaining its safety and nutritional quality. | Pomegranate Production and Marketing

GBP 44.99
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Sweet Dreams Erotic Plots

Sweet Dreams Erotic Plots

A previously unpublished work by the author. 'It was like discovering a previously unknown recording by the Beatles. On a 2007 visit to the author's widow Sybil she handed me a manuscript. The author's last book had been placed in a publishing queue by his retiring editor. After the author''s death Sybil was told that the publisher had discontinued psychoanalytic books. It languished on a home shelf in Los Angeles for sixteen years. I was holding the final work by psychoanalysis's most eloquent writer on sex. ' - From the Foreword by Dr Richard Green | Sweet Dreams Erotic Plots

GBP 120.00
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Zemiology and Human Trafficking

Zemiology and Human Trafficking

Following the rise of the zemiological movement the concept of social harm has attracted a great deal of scholarly attention. Using this perspective a number of scholars have sought to remove the constraining brackets surrounding criminological investigation in order to broaden its legitimate parameters of study and incorporate a wider range of un-criminalized and hidden harms. This book expands the literature on social harm by applying the concept of zemia to human trafficking investigations in Europe North America and Africa. This book draws attention not only to various structurally imbedded harms but also to the wider consequences of such harms. Drawing on a range of international legal cases on trafficking this book offers a new direction in criminological and zemiological thinking and a reimagining of criminal justice responses to harm. | Zemiology and Human Trafficking

GBP 130.00
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Emerging Techniques for Food Processing and Preservation

Emerging Techniques for Food Processing and Preservation

The demand for safe and healthy foods by consumers has increased the interest in developing new food processing techniques over the past decades. Emerging technologies and techniques are not just working to increase the shelf life of food but are also functioning to maintain the same quality of the food that makes it desirable in the first place. Emerging Techniques for Food Processing and Preservation is an essential guide for professionals and researchers in the food industry who seek to stay updated on the latest advancements in food processing and preservation techniques. This comprehensive book explores cutting-edge technologies that can enhance the quality and safety of food products while also improving their shelf life. With contributions from leading experts in the field this book covers a wide range of topics including Electrodialysis Refractance Window Technology Cold Plasma Bio Speckle Laser Technique Nanofluids and many others. Each chapter includes detailed explanations of the principles behind these emerging techniques as well as case studies that demonstrate their practical applications. In this book readers will gain insights into the principles behind these emerging techniques their advantages and limitations and the practical applications in various food products. Whether you are a food scientist engineer or a food industry professional this book will help you stay at the forefront of the rapidly evolving landscape of food processing and preservation.

GBP 170.00
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Handbook of Aseptic Processing and Packaging

Handbook of Aseptic Processing and Packaging

Nine years have passed since the second edition of the Handbook of Aseptic Processing and Packaging was published. Significant changes have taken place in several aseptic processing and packaging areas. These include aseptic filling of plant-based beverages for non-refrigerated shelf-stable formats for longer shelf life and sustainable packaging along with cost of environmental benefits to leverage savings on energy and carbon footprint. In addition insight into safe processing of particulates using two- and three-dimensional thermal processing followed by prompt cooling is provided. In the third edition the editors have compiled contemporary topics with information synthesized from internationally recognized authorities in their fields. In addition to updated information 12 new chapters have been added in this latest release with content on Design of the aseptic processing system and thermal processing Thermal process equipment and technology for heating and cooling Flow and residence time distribution (RTD) for homogeneous and heterogeneous fluids Thermal process and optimization of aseptic processing containing solid particulates Aseptic filling and packaging equipment for retail products and food service Design of facility infrastructure and utilities Cleaning and sanitization for aseptic processing and packaging operations Microbiology of aseptically processed and packaged products Risk-based analyses and methodologies Establishment of validated state for aseptic processing and packaging systems Quality and food safety management systems for aseptic and extended shelf life (ESL) manufacturing Computational and numerical models and simulations for aseptic processing Also there are seven new appendices on original patents examples of typical thermal process calculations and particulate studies—single particle and multiple-type particles and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) filing The three editors and 22 contributors to this volume have more than 250 years of combined experience encompassing manufacturing innovation in processing and packaging R&D quality assurance and compliance. Their insight provides a comprehensive update on this rapidly developing leading-edge technology for the food processing industry. The future of aseptic processing and packaging of foods and beverages will be driven by customer-facing convenience and taste use of current and new premium clean label natural ingredients use of multifactorial preservation or hurdle technology for maximizing product quality and sustainable packaging with claims and messaging.

GBP 205.00
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Museum Educator's Handbook

Museum Educator's Handbook

Described by GEM* as 'a very informative and practical book . worth having on any museum shelf' the Museum Educator's Handbook is a thorough and practical guide to setting up and running education services in all types of museum even the smallest in any geographical setting. This third edition has been comprehensively updated to reflect the increased emphasis on the role of museums at all levels of education from schools to further and higher education. There are new sections which deal with the importance of risk management and quality assurance as well as guidance on the prevalent use of policy documents and new marketing methods. *Group for Education in Museums

GBP 35.99
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