July 2003, ISBN 1-4020-1453-8, Paperback
Book Series: NATO SCIENCE SERIES: II: Mathematics,
Physics and
Chemistry : Volume 113
Remarkable recent developments in the field
of quantum
communications and quantum information processing
include the
achievement of quantum teleportation, quantum
communication
channels based on entangled states, and the
discovery of quantum
computing algorithms. The present book addresses
the physical
foundations of the subject, as well as the
technological
problems, discussing such aspects as photonics,
quantum imaging,
engineered entanglement in atomic and other
physical systems,
Bose-Einstein condensation, and decoherence.
Indispensable
reading for graduates and Ph.D. students
in departments of
physics, electrical and electronic engineering,
mathematics, and
computer science seeking both an orientation
as well as advanced
training in the field.
July 2003, ISBN 1-4020-1438-4, Hardbound
Book Series: ALGEBRAS AND APPLICATIONS :
Volume 2
This book is the first monograph on the theory
of endomorphism
rings of Abelian groups. The theory is a
rapidly developing area
of algebra and has its origin in the theory
of operators of
vector spaves. The text contains additional
information on groups
themselves, introducing new concepts, methods,
and classes of
groups. All the main fields of the theory
of endomorphism rings
of Abelian groups from early results to the
most recent are
covered. Neighbouring results on endomorphism
rings of modules
are also mentioned.
This text has many pedagogical features:
all the necessary definitions and formulations
of assertions on
Abelian groups, rings, and modules are gathered
in the first two
sections;
each chapter begins with a brief summary
of results;
there are exercises of varying difficulty
in each section;
lesser known facts on rings and modules are
presented with
proofs;
there are comments at the end of each chapter
together with a
brief historical review as well as a look
at the future direction
of modern research;
an extensive bibliography is provided.
This book will be invaluable as a background
text for
introductory as well as advanced graduate
courses. Professional
algebraists might find it useful as a first
systematic
presentation of results previously only to
be found scattered
throughout various journals.
September 2003, ISBN 1-4020-1440-6, Hardbound
Book Series: NATO SCIENCE SERIES: II: Mathematics,
Physics and
Chemistry : Volume 111
A comprehensive survey of the most recent
results from the field
of quark-gluon structure of the nucleon,
in particular how the
spin of the nucleon is shared by its constituents.
After very
intriguing results from CERN and SLAC at
the end of the 1980s,
the last decade has seen a set of second-generation
experiments
at high energy accelerators that have yielded
precise information
on the solution of the 'Spin Crisis' - as
well as opening up new
questions. The articles are written by exerts
from the leading
collaboration and theory groups as well as
providing an expert
summary of the state of the art, the book
points the way to
future research directions. Its main focus
is on semi-inclusive
and exclusive measurements of deep inelastic
lepton scattering,
which enables for the first time the determination
of the flavor-separated
quark spin distributions. Future developments
on generalized
parton distributions and their interpretation
as well as the
transverse spin structure are also covered.
An indispensable
volume for all working in hadronic physics.
Contents and Contributors
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July 2003, ISBN 1-4020-1452-X, Hardbound
Book Series: NATO SCIENCE SERIES: II: Mathematics,
Physics and
Chemistry : Volume 113
Remarkable recent developments in the field
of quantum
communications and quantum information processing
include the
achievement of quantum teleportation, quantum
communication
channels based on entangled states, and the
discovery of quantum
computing algorithms. The present book addresses
the physical
foundations of the subject, as well as the
technological
problems, discussing such aspects as photonics,
quantum imaging,
engineered entanglement in atomic and other
physical systems,
Bose-Einstein condensation, and decoherence.
Indispensable
reading for graduates and Ph.D. students
in departments of
physics, electrical and electronic engineering,
mathematics, and
computer science seeking both an orientation
as well as advanced
training in the field.
August 2003, ISBN 1-4020-1451-1, Hardbound
Book Series: MATHEMATICS AND ITS APPLICATIONS
: Volume 558
The theory of differential operator equations
has been described
in various monographs. But the initial physical
problem which
leads to these equations is often hidden.
When the physical
problem is studied, the mathematical proofs
are either not given
or are quickly explained In this book, we
give a systematic
treatment of the differential equations with
application to
partial differential equations obtained from
elastostatic
problems. In particular, we study problems
which are obtained
from asymptotic expansion with two scales.
We approximate and,
when it is possible, expand the solution
of problems by
elementary solutions.
This book is intended for scientists (mathematicians
in the field
of ordinary and partial differential equations,
differential-operator
equations; theoretical mechanics; theoretical
physicists) and
graduate students in Functional Analysis,
Differential Equations,
Equations of Mathematical Physics, and related
topics.