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This book covers all topics in mechanics from elementary Newtonian mechanics, the principles of canonical mechanics and rigid body mechanics to relativistic mechanics and nonlinear dynamics. It was among the first textbooks to include dynamical systems and deterministic chaos in due detail. As compared to the previous editions the present fifth edition is updated and revised with more explanations, additional examples and sections on Noether's theorem. Symmetries and invariance principles, the basic geometric aspects of mechanics as well as elements of continuum mechanics also play an important role. The book will enable the reader to develop general principles from which equations of motion follow, to understand the importance of canonical mechanics and of symmetries as a basis for quantum mechanics, and to get practice in using general theoretical concepts and tools that are essential for all branches of physics. The book contains more than 120 problems with complete solutions, as well as some practical examples which make moderate use of personal computers. This will be appreciated in particular by students using this textbook to accompany lectures on mechanics. The book ends with some historical notes on scientists who made important contributions to the development of mechanics.

Physics. --- Mechanics. --- Theoretical and Applied Mechanics. --- Applications of Mathematics. --- Mathematical Methods in Physics. --- Dynamical Systems and Ergodic Theory. --- Differentiable dynamical systems. --- Mathematics. --- Mathematical physics. --- Mechanics, applied. --- Physique --- Dynamique différentiable --- Mathématiques --- Physique mathématique --- Mécanique --- Mechanics, Applied --- Deterministic chaos.

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This textbook provides a comprehensive introduction to the theories, techniques and applications of image fusion. It is aimed at advanced undergraduate and first-year graduate students in electrical engineering and computer science. It should also be useful to practicing engineers who wish to learn the concepts of image fusion and use them in real-life applications. The book is intended to be self-contained. No previous knowledge of image fusion is assumed, although some familiarity with elementary image processing and the basic tools of linear algebra is recommended. The book may also be used as a supplementary text for a course on advanced image processing. Apart from two preliminary chapters, the book is divided into three parts. Part I deals with the conceptual theories and ideas which underlie image fusion. Particular emphasis is given to the concept of a common representational framework and includes detailed discussions on the techniques of image registration, radiometric calibration and semantic equivalence. Part II deals with a wide range of techniques and algorithms which are in common use in image fusion. Among the topics considered are: sub-space transformations, multi-resolution analysis, wavelets, ensemble learning, bagging, boosting, color spaces, image thresholding, Markov random fields, image similarity measures and the expectation-maximization algorithm. Together Parts I and II form an integrated and comprehensive overview of image fusion. Part III deals with applications. In it several real-life examples of image fusion are examined in detail, including panchromatic sharpening, ensemble color image segmentation and the Simultaneous Truth and Performance algorithm of Warfield et al. The book is accompanied by a webpage from which supplementary material may be obtained. This includes support for course instructors and links to relevant matlab code.

Engineering. --- Signal, Image and Speech Processing. --- Image Processing and Computer Vision. --- Computational Intelligence. --- Artificial Intelligence (incl. Robotics). --- Applications of Mathematics. --- Engineering. --- Artificial intelligence. --- Computer vision. --- Mathematics. --- Ingénierie --- Intelligence artificielle --- Vision par ordinateur --- Mathématiques

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The book focuses classical oligopoly theory as developed in 1840-1940. By the end of this period oligopoly came under the spell of game theory in its probabilistic equilibrium format. Work by Cournot, von Stackelberg, Palander, and Hotelling, causal and dynamic in essence, but ignored, is reconsidered in the light of modern dynamics using topology and numerics. As particular features, von Stackelberg leadership is included in the dynamic Cournot model, the Hotelling problem is solved with elastic demand, thus skipping the absurd idea of quadratic transportation costs. Further, it is shown that the celebrated destabilisation of Cournot equilibrium under increased competition is due to mistakenly assuming constant returns, and that the whole idea of rational expectations is untenable in dynamic oligopoly. Early original ideas in oligopoly theory, such as coexistence and multiplicity of attractors are focused again after many undeserved decades of oblivion.

Oligopolies -- Mathematical models. --- Oligopolies. --- Management --- Business & Economics --- Industrial Management --- Management Theory --- Interorganizational relations. --- Monopolies, Partial --- Partial monopolies --- Applied mathematics. --- Engineering mathematics. --- Industrial organization. --- Economics. --- Industrial Organization. --- Applications of Mathematics. --- Intergroup relations --- Organization --- Complex organizations --- Economic concentration --- Competition, Imperfect --- Interorganizational relations

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This concise textbook presents the mathematics that is foundational to multimedia applications. Featuring a rigorous survey of selected results from algebra and analysis, the work examines tools used to create application software for multimedia signal processing and communication. Key features include: * Over 100 exercises with complete solutions; * Useful algorithms presented in pseudocode and Standard C to help readers with programming, experimentation, and the solution of exercises; * Numerous illustrations based on data from real studies; * Suggestions for further reading at the end of each chapter; * A companion website maintained by the author providing computer programs described in the book as well as additional references and data files, such as images and sounds, to enhance the reader's understanding of key topics; * A supplementary manual containing several hundred exercises, solutions, and sample programs not included in the book available to instructors upon request; * Minimal prerequisites only an undergraduate-level knowledge of mathematics, not including statistics, is required. Mathematics for Multimedia is an ideal textbook for upper undergraduate and beginning graduate students in pure and applied mathematics, engineering, and computer science seeking an innovative approach to contemporary mathematics with practical applications. The work may also serve as a useful reference for multimedia applications developers and other researchers and practitioners interested in the mathematics underlying multimedia software design and implementation.

Mathematics. --- Applications of Mathematics. --- Multimedia Information Systems. --- Algorithms. --- Fourier Analysis. --- Mathematical Software. --- Multimedia systems. --- Fourier analysis. --- Computer software. --- Mathématiques --- Multimédia --- Analyse de Fourier --- Algorithmes --- Logiciels --- Multimedia systems --- Math --- Science --- Computer-based multimedia information systems --- Multimedia computing --- Multimedia information systems --- Multimedia knowledge systems --- Information storage and retrieval systems --- Mathematics

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This new approach to real analysis stresses the use of the subject in applications, showing how the principles and theory of real analysis can be applied in various settings. Applications cover approximation by polynomials, discrete dynamical systems, differential equations, Fourier series and physics, Fourier series and approximation, wavelets, and convexity and optimization. Each chapter has many useful exercises. The treatment of the basic theory covers the real numbers, functions, and calculus, while emphasizing the role of normed vector spaces, and particularly of Rn. The applied chapters are mostly independent, giving the reader a choice of topics. This book is appropriate for students with a prior knowledge of both calculus and linear algebra who want a careful development of both analysis and its use in applications. Review of the previous version of this book, Real Analysis with Real Applications: "A well balanced book! The first solid analysis course, with proofs, is central in the offerings of any math.-dept.; ---and yet, the new books that hit the market don't always hit the mark: the balance between theory and applications, ---between technical proofs and intuitive ideas, ---between classical and modern subjects, and between real life exercises vs. the ones that drill a new concept. The Davidson-Donsig book is outstanding, and it does hit the mark." Palle E. T. Jorgenson, Review from Amazon.com Kenneth R. Davidson is University Professor of Mathematics at the University of Waterloo. Allan P. Donsig is Associate Professor of Mathematics at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

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