edited by Claudio Garola & Arcangelo Rossi (University of Lecce, Italy)
THE FOUNDATIONS OF QUANTUM MECHANICS
Historical Analysis and Open Questions Lecce, Italy 13 - 16 October 1998
This volume provides a sample of the present research on the foundations of quantum mechanics and related topics by collecting the papers of the Italian scholars who attended the conference entitled "The Foundations of Quantum Mechanics ・Historical Analysis and Open Questions" (Lecce, 1998). The perspective of the book is interdisciplinary, and hence philosophical, historical and technical papers are gathered together so as to allow the reader to compare different viewpoints and cultural approaches. Most of the papers confront,
directly or indirectly, the objectivity problem, taking into account the positions of the founders of QM or more recent developments. More specifically, the technical papers in the book pay special attention to the interpretation of the experiments on Bell's inequalities and to decoherence theory, but topics on unsharp QM, the consistent-history approach, quantum probability and alternative theories are also discussed. Furthermore, a number of historical and philosophical papers are devoted to Planck's, Weyl's and Pauli's thought, but topics such as quantum ontology, predictivity of quantum laws, etc., are treated.
Contents:
Kaons and Bell's Inequality (A Afriat)
An Outline of an Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics (G Auletta)
Classical Limit: Localization Induced by Noise (P Blanchard et al.)
Quantum Mechanics: The Real and the Possible (G Boscarino)
On the Decoherence of a Free Semiclassical Positronium (B Carazza.)
Quantum Mechanics Without Waves (M Cini)
Natural Kinds and Concepts of Physics (V Fano)
Is Quantum Physics Contextual? (C Garola)
The Evolution of the Concept of Correlation Function in the Researches on Einstein Locality (A Garuccio)
Objective Quantum Description of Macroscopic System (L Lanz)
Bell Inequalities and Correlation Experiments: A Purely Particle Statistical Investigation (M Minozzo)
Random Path Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics (M Roncadelli)
Information and State Correlations from Classical to Quantum Physics: The Foundations Issue (A Rossi)
Physical Meaning of Bell Type Inequalities (F Selleri) and other papers
Readership: Physicists, logicians, mathematicians, epistemologists and science historians concerned with the foundations of quantum mechanics.
450pp (approx.)
Pub. date: Scheduled Spring 2000
ISBN 981-02-4262-X
edited by Robin Kaiser & James Montaldi (Institut Non Lincire de Nice, France)
PEYRESQ LECTURES ON NONLINEAR PHENOMENA
Nonlinear science has a very broad scope and the aim of this volume of lectures is to introduce different aspects of this vast domain to research students whose studies are necessarily concentrated on only one. The lectures given at summer schools in France between 1997 and 1999, describe analytical, geometrical and experimental approaches to subjects as diverse as turbulence, elasticity, physiology, classical mechanics,
quantum chaos, water waves and the laser cooling of atoms.
Contents:
Elasticity and Geometry (B Audoly & Y Pomeau)
Quantum Chaos (D Delande)
The Water Wave Problem as a Spatial Dynamical System (G Iooss)
Cold Atoms and Multiple Scattering (R Kaiser)
Introduction to Zakharov Theory of Weak Turbulence (M Le Bellac)
Asymptotics Beyond All Orders and Bifurcations (E Lombardi)
Mathematical Modelling in the Life Sciences: Applications in Pattern Formation and Wound Healing (P Maini)
Relative Equilibria and Conserved Quantities in Symetric Hamiltonian Systems (J Montaldi)
Readership: Graduate students in chaos and dynamical systems.
300pp (approx.)
Pub. date: Scheduled Spring 2000
ISBN 981-02-4315-4
edited by Miroslav M Novak (Kingston University, UK)
PARADIGMS OF COMPLEXITY
Fractals and Structures in the Sciences Singapore 16 - 19 April 2000
Every reader will find something of interest in this book ・from superdiffusion of the ocean surface to fetal heartbeats, from solar wind to the wearing-out of tools, from radioactive contamination to texture analysis, from image rendering to neural developments. The all-pervading link connecting these disparate disciplines is the realization that a linear approach to the majority of natural processes is at best only an approximation that can frequently be downright misleading. Consequently, the rise of what is broadly called the theory of complexity has gained tremendous momentum in the last decade or two. This modern approach aims at, and frequently succeeds in, correctly explaining many natural processes.
The papers in this volume are based on presentations of the sixth international conference exploring the above-mentioned issues. These conferences are now regular and well established among the nonlinear series of conferences. This conference series is organized in different geographical regions, to encourage international collaboration. Among the distinguishing features of the series is its multidisciplinary nature,
which has been growing steadily.
Contents:
Bispectra and Phase Correlations for Chaotic Dynamical Systems (A K Evans et al.)
Altered Fractal and Irregular Heart Rate Behavior in Sick Fetuses (M-K Yum et al.)
Extract Multiple Scaling in Long-Term Heart Rate Variability (D C Lin & R L Hughson)
A Semi-Continuous Box Counting Method for Fractal Dimension Measurement of Short Single Dimension Temporal Signals ・ Preliminary Study (V Pean et al.)
A Fractional Brownian Motion Model of Cracking (P S Addison et al.)
Coarsening of Fractal Interfaces (P Streitenberger)
Entropy Dynamics Associated with Self-Organization (R I Zainetdinov)
Fractal Approach to the Regional Seismic Event Discrimination Problem (D N Belyashov et al.)
Fractal and Topological Complexity of Radioactive Contamination (N G Makarenko et al.)
and other papers
Readership: Researchers in nonlinear science, mathematicians, physicists and engineers.
320pp
Pub. date: Apr 2000
ISBN 981-02-4292-1
edited by Wai-Sum Chan, Wai Keung Li & Howell Tong (The University of Hong Kong)
STATISTICS AND FINANCE
An Interface
Proceedings of the Hong Kong International Workshop on Statistics in Finance
The University of Hong Kong 4 - 8 July 1999
Contents:
Heavy-Tailed and Nonlinear Continuous-Time ARMA Models for Financial Time Series (P J Brockwell)
Nonlinear State Space Model Approach to Financial Time Series with Time-Varying Variance (G Kitagawa & S Sato) Nonparametric Estimation and Bootstrap for Financial Time Series (J-P Kreib) A Note on Kernel Estimation in Integrated Time Series (Y-C Xia et al.) Stylized Facts on the Temporal and Distributional Properties of Absolute Returns: An Update (C W J Granger et al.) Volatility Computed by Time Series Operators at High Frequency (U A M・ler) Missing Values in ARFIMA Models (W Palma) Second Order Tail Effects (C G de Vries) Bayesian Estimation of Stochastic Volatility Model via Scale Mixtures Distributions (S T B Choy & C M Chan) On a Smooth Transition Double Threshold Model (Y N Lee & W K Li) Interval Prediction of Financial Time Series (B Cheng & H Tong) A Decision Theoretic Approach to Forecast Evaluation (C W J Granger & M H Pesaran) Portfolio Management and Market Risk Quantification Using Neural Networks (J Franke) Detecting Structural Changes Using Genetic Programming with an Application to the Greater-China Stock Markets (X B Zhang et al.) and other papers
Readership: Researchers in finance, time series analysis, economics and actuarial science, as well as investment bankers, stock market analysts and risk managers.
396pp
Pub. date: May 2000
ISBN 1-86094-237-7
edited by Pisin Chen (Stanford University, USA)
& Cheuk-Yin Wong (Oak Ridge National Laboratory, USA)RECENT ADVANCES AND CROSS-CENTURY OUTLOOKS IN PHYSICS
Interplay Between Theory and Experiment : Atlanta, Georgia, USA 18 - 20 March 1999
Contents:
Supersymmetry
Beam, Plasma, Gravitation, and Astronomy
Particle and Nuclear Physics
Synchrotron Radiation and Atomic Physics
Fractional Quantum Hall Effect
High-Tc Superconductor Physics
Chaos
Highlights of Physics Advances in Taiwan
Bose胞instein Condensation
Physics Without Borders Symposium
Readership: Physicists.
472pp
Pub. date: Apr 2000
ISBN 981-02-4256-5
edited by A Fokas, A Grigoryan, T Kibble & B Zegarlinski (Imperial College, London)
MATHEMATICAL PHYSICS 2000
Mathematical physics has made enormous strides over the past few decades, with the emergence of many new disciplines and with revolutionary advances in old disciplines. One of the especially interesting features is the link between developments in mathematical physics and in pure mathematics. Many of the exciting advances in mathematics owe their origin to mathematical physics ・superstring theory, for example, has led to remarkable progress in geometry ・while very pure mathematics, such as number theory, has found unexpected applications.
The beginning of a new millennium is an appropriate time to survey the present state of the field and look forward to likely advances in the future. In this book, leading experts give personal views on their subjects and on the wider field of mathematical physics. The topics covered range widely over the whole field, from quantum field theory to turbulence, from the classical three-body problem to non-equilibrium statistical
mechanics.
Contents:
Modern Mathematical Physics: What It Should Be (L D Faddeev)
New Applications of the Chiral Anomaly (J Frlich & B Pedrini)
Fluctuations and Entropy Driven Space-time Intermittency in Navier-stokes Fluids (G Gallavotti)
Superstrings and the Unification of the Physical Forces (M B Green)
Questions in Quantum Physics: A Personal View (R Haag)
What Good are Quantum Field Theory Infinities? (R Jackiw)
Constructive Quantum Field Theory (A Jaffe)
Fourier's Law: A Challenge to Theorists (F Bonetto et al.)
The "Corpuscular" Structure of the Spectra of Operators Describing Large Systems (R A Minlos)
Vortex- and Magneto-Dynamics ・A Topological Perspective (H K Moffatt)
Gauge Theory: The Gentle Revolution (L O'Raifeartaigh)
Random Matrices as Paradigm (L Pastur)
Wavefunction Collapse as a Real Gravitational Effect (R Penrose)
Schringer Operators in the Twenty-First Century (B Simon)
The Classical Three-Body Problem ・Where is Abstract Mathematics, Physical Intuition, Computational Physics Most Powerful? (H
A Posch & W Thirring)
Infinite Particle Systems and Their Scaling Limits (S R S Varadhan)
Supersymmetry: A Personal View (B Zumino)
Readership: Mathematicians and physicists.
336pp
Pub. date: May 2000
ISBN 1-86094-230-X
edited by Jan Govaerts (Catholic University of Louvain, Belgium),
M Norbert Hounkonnou (National University of Benin, Republic of Benin)
& William A Lester, Jr. (University of California, Berkeley)CONTEMPORARY PROBLEMS IN MATHEMATICAL PHYSICS
Proceedings of the First International Workshop Cotonou,
Republic of Benin 31 October - 5 November 1999
The topics discussed include recent developments in operator theory and orthogonal polynomials, coherent states and wavelet analysis, geometric methods in theoretical physics and quantum field theory, and the application of these methods of mathematical physics to problems in atomic and molecular physics as well as the world of the elementary particles and their fundamental interactions. This volume should be of interest to anyone working in a field using the mathematical methods of any of these general topics.
Contents:
Coherent States, Wavelets and Geometric Methods in Theoretical Physics: Coherent States, Wavelets and Beyond (J-P Antoine)
Tracking of Multiple Objects Using a CWT-Based Algorithm (F Mujica et al.)
The Plancherel Transform, Wavelets, Coherent States and Wigner Functions (S T Ali)
Quantum Field Theory Atomic and Molecular Physics: Quantum Monte Carlo for Atomic and Molecular Systems (J A W Harkless & W A Lester, Jr.)
Sturmian Approach in Laser-Assisted Electron-Helium Collisions (M Bouzidi et al.)
Quantisation and Gauge Invariance (J Govaerts)
Black Hole Evaporation Process in a Higher Dimensional Inflationary Universe (M R Mbonye)
Operator Theory and Orthogonal Polynomials: Three Lectures on Classical Orthogonal Polynomials (A Ronveaux)
The von Neumann Theory of Self-Adjoint Extensions of Symmetric Linear Operators: Applications to Dirac and Dirac oulomb
Hamiltonians (M N Hounkonnou)
Laguerre reud Equations for Semi-Classical Operators (E Azatassou et al.)
and other papers
Readership: Graduates, postgraduates and researchers in mathematical physics.
392pp
Pub. date: Apr 2000
ISBN 981-02-4297-2