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Zero Lower Bound Term Structure Modeling: A Practitioner’s Guide (Applied Quantitative Finance)

Nominal yields on government debt in several countries have fallen very near their zero lower bound (ZLB), causing a liquidity trap and limiting the capacity to stimulate economic growth. This book provides a comprehensive reference to ZLB structure modeling in an applied setting.

Zero Product Determined Algebras (Frontiers in Mathematics)

This book provides a concise survey of the theory of zero product-determined algebras, which has been developed over the last 15 years. It is divided into three parts. The first part presents the purely algebraic branch of the theory, the second part presents the functional analytic branch, and the third part discusses various applications. The book is intended for researchers and graduate students in ring theory, Banach algebra theory, and nonassociative algebra.

Zero-Sum Discrete-Time Markov Games with Unknown Disturbance Distribution: Discounted and Average Criteria (SpringerBriefs in Probability and Mathematical Statistics)

This SpringerBrief deals with a class of discrete-time zero-sum Markov games with Borel state and action spaces, and possibly unbounded payoffs, under discounted and average criteria, whose state process evolves according to a stochastic difference equation. The corresponding disturbance process is an observable sequence of independent and identically distributed random variables with unknown distribution for both players. Unlike the standard case, the game is played over an infinite horizon evolving as follows. At each stage, once the players have observed the state of the game, and before choosing the actions, players 1 and 2 implement a statistical estimation process to obtain estimates of the unknown distribution. Then, independently, the players adapt their decisions to such estimators to select their actions and construct their strategies. This book presents a systematic analysis on recent developments in this kind of games. Specifically, the theoretical foundations on the procedures combining statistical estimation and control techniques for the construction of strategies of the players are introduced, with illustrative examples. In this sense, the book is an essential reference for theoretical and applied researchers in the fields of stochastic control and game theory, and their applications.

Zero to Hero in Cryptocurrency Trading: Learn to trade on a centralized exchange, understand trading psychology, and implement a trading algorithm

Go from the bare basics to implementing your own automatic trading algorithm and become a cryptocurrency trading proKey FeaturesExcel at crypto trading with structured methodologies, practical examples, and real-time trading scenariosGo from the theoretical know-how to developing and testing your own strategyTransform manual trades into an automated algorithm for nonstop tradesPurchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free PDF eBookBook DescriptionIn today's fast-paced digital age, cryptocurrencies have emerged as a revolutionary financial asset class, capturing the attention of investors and traders worldwide. However, navigating the world of cryptocurrency trading can be overwhelming for beginners. Zero to Hero in Cryptocurrency Trading acts as a guiding light to navigate this complex realm. This comprehensive guide to cryptocurrency trading empowers you to go from a novice trader to a proficient investor by helping you implement your own trading strategy. As you progress, you’ll gain structured trading knowledge through hands-on examples and real-time scenarios, bolstered by trading psychology and money management techniques. You’ll be able to automate your manual trades with an algorithm that works even while you sleep. You’ll also benefit from interactive teaching methods, including screenshots, charts, and drawings to help decode market operations and craft your unique edge in the dynamic crypto world. As an added bonus, you’ll receive ready-to-use templates to identify useful indicators, test your strategy, and even maintain a trading journal. By the end of this book, you’ll be well-equipped to trade cryptocurrencies and automate manual trading to give you an edge in the markets.What you will learnMaster trading psychology and prevent emotions from sabotaging tradesManage risks by identifying and tailoring specific risk profilesInterpret, assess, and integrate technical indicators in your tradingGet to grips with trading on a centralized exchangeGet a deeper understanding of risk and money managementGain an edge by identifying trading patternsAutomate the patterns into a strategy for a bot that operates 24/7Who this book is forThis book is for finance and investment professionals, crypto market enthusiasts, and anyone new to trading who wants to kickstart their cryptocurrency trading journey. A basic understanding of cryptocurrencies is a must, but prior trading experience is not necessary.

Zeroing Dynamics, Gradient Dynamics, and Newton Iterations

Neural networks and neural dynamics are powerful approaches for the online solution of mathematical problems arising in many areas of science, engineering, and business. Compared with conventional gradient neural networks that only deal with static problems of constant coefficient matrices and vectors, the authors’ new method called zeroing dynamics solves time-varying problems. Zeroing Dynamics, Gradient Dynamics, and Newton Iterations is the first book that shows how to accurately and efficiently solve time-varying problems in real-time or online using continuous- or discrete-time zeroing dynamics. The book brings together research in the developing fields of neural networks, neural dynamics, computer mathematics, numerical algorithms, time-varying computation and optimization, simulation and modeling, analog and digital hardware, and fractals. The authors provide a comprehensive treatment of the theory of both static and dynamic neural networks. Readers will discover how novel theoretical results have been successfully applied to many practical problems. The authors develop, analyze, model, simulate, and compare zeroing dynamics models for the online solution of numerous time-varying problems, such as root finding, nonlinear equation solving, matrix inversion, matrix square root finding, quadratic optimization, and inequality solving.

Zeros of Sections of Power Series (Lecture Notes in Mathematics #1002)

The Zeroth Book of Graph Theory: An Annotated Translation of Les Réseaux (ou Graphes)—André Sainte-Laguë (1926) (Lecture Notes in Mathematics #2261)

Marking 94 years since its first appearance, this book provides an annotated translation of Sainte-Laguë's seminal monograph Les réseaux (ou graphes), drawing attention to its fundamental principles and ideas. Sainte-Laguë's 1926 monograph appeared only in French, but in the 1990s H. Gropp published a number of English papers describing several aspects of the book. He expressed his hope that an English translation might sometime be available to the mathematics community. In the 10 years following the appearance of Les réseaux (ou graphes), the development of graph theory continued, culminating in the publication of the first full book on the theory of finite and infinite graphs in 1936 by Dénes König. This remained the only well-known text until Claude Berge's 1958 book on the theory and applications of graphs. By 1960, graph theory had emerged as a significant mathematical discipline of its own. This book will be of interest to graph theorists and mathematical historians.

Zeta Functions of Groups and Rings (Lecture Notes in Mathematics #1925)

Zeta functions have been a powerful tool in mathematics over the last two centuries. This book considers a new class of non-commutative zeta functions which encode the structure of the subgroup lattice in infinite groups. It explores the analytic behavior of these functions together with an investigation of functional equations. The book examines many important examples of zeta functions, providing an important database of explicit examples and methods for calculation.

Zeta Functions of Simple Algebras (Lecture Notes in Mathematics #260)

Zeta Functions over Zeros of Zeta Functions (Lecture Notes of the Unione Matematica Italiana #8)

Zeta Functions, Topology and Quantum Physics (Developments in Mathematics #14)

This volume contains papers by invited speakers of the symposium "Zeta Functions, Topology and Quantum Physics" held at Kinki U- versity in Osaka, Japan, during the period of March 3-6, 2003. The aims of this symposium were to establish mutual understanding and to exchange ideas among researchers working in various fields which have relation to zeta functions and zeta values. We are very happy to add this volume to the series Developments in Mathematics from Springer. In this respect, Professor Krishnaswami Alladi helped us a lot by showing his keen and enthusiastic interest in publishing this volume and by contributing his paper with Alexander Berkovich. We gratefully acknowledge financial support from Kinki University. We would like to thank Professor Megumu Munakata, Vice-Rector of Kinki University, and Professor Nobuki Kawashima, Director of School of Interdisciplinary Studies of Science and Engineering, Kinki Univ- sity, for their interest and support. We also thank John Martindale of Springer for his excellent editorial work.

Zeta Integrals, Schwartz Spaces and Local Functional Equations (Lecture Notes in Mathematics #2228)

This book focuses on a conjectural class of zeta integrals which arose from a program born in the work of Braverman and Kazhdan around the year 2000, the eventual goal being to prove the analytic continuation and functional equation of automorphic L-functions. Developing a general framework that could accommodate Schwartz spaces and the corresponding zeta integrals, the author establishes a formalism, states desiderata and conjectures, draws implications from these assumptions, and shows how known examples fit into this framework, supporting Sakellaridis' vision of the subject. The collected results, both old and new, and the included extensive bibliography, will be valuable to anyone who wishes to understand this program, and to those who are already working on it and want to overcome certain frequently occurring technical difficulties.

Zetafunktionen und quadratische Körper: Eine Einführung in die höhere Zahlentheorie (Hochschultext)

Zhang Functions and Various Models

This book focuses on solving different types of time-varying problems. It presents various Zhang dynamics (ZD) models by defining various Zhang functions (ZFs) in real and complex domains. It then provides theoretical analyses of such ZD models and illustrates their results. It also uses simulations to substantiate their efficacy and show the feasibility of the presented ZD approach (i.e., different ZFs leading to different ZD models), which is further applied to the repetitive motion planning (RMP) of redundant robots, showing its application potential.

Ziele, Aufgaben, Realisation eines Krankenhausinformationssystems (Medizinische Informatik, Biometrie und Epidemiologie #36)

Ziele des Mathematikunterrichts — Ideen für den Lehrer: Ideen für d. Lehrer

Ziffern und Ziffernsysteme: I. Teil Die Zahlzeichen der Alten Kulturvölker (Mathematisch-physikalische Bibliothek)

Dieser Buchtitel ist Teil des Digitalisierungsprojekts Springer Book Archives mit Publikationen, die seit den Anfängen des Verlags von 1842 erschienen sind. Der Verlag stellt mit diesem Archiv Quellen für die historische wie auch die disziplingeschichtliche Forschung zur Verfügung, die jeweils im historischen Kontext betrachtet werden müssen. Dieser Titel erschien in der Zeit vor 1945 und wird daher in seiner zeittypischen politisch-ideologischen Ausrichtung vom Verlag nicht beworben.

Ziffern und Ziffernsysteme: II. Teil die Zahlzeichen im Mittelalter und in der Neuzeit (Mathematisch-physikalische Bibliothek)

Dieser Buchtitel ist Teil des Digitalisierungsprojekts Springer Book Archives mit Publikationen, die seit den Anfängen des Verlags von 1842 erschienen sind. Der Verlag stellt mit diesem Archiv Quellen für die historische wie auch die disziplingeschichtliche Forschung zur Verfügung, die jeweils im historischen Kontext betrachtet werden müssen. Dieser Titel erschien in der Zeit vor 1945 und wird daher in seiner zeittypischen politisch-ideologischen Ausrichtung vom Verlag nicht beworben.

Ziffy, der Zahlenzauberer: Eine magische Reise durch die Welt der Mathematik

Lasst euch vom kleinen Zahlenzauberer Ziffy auf eine Reise durch das Land Mathematika mitnehmen. In Mathematika sind die Einwohner an allem interessiert, was mit Mathematik zu tun hat: an den Zahlen, den Mustern, der Geometrie, der langen Geschichte der Wissenschaft, den vielen Menschen, die ihr Leben den Zahlen gewidmet haben, den spannenden Anwendungen und vielem mehr. Und in Ziffys Familie zaubert man sogar mit Zahlen! Ein paar dieser Zaubertricks wird Ziffy euch zeigen, damit ihr selbst Mathe-Magier werden könnt. Außerdem erlebt ihr auf Ziffys Rundgang durch seine Heimat mathematische Abenteuer mit seinen Freunden, versucht euch an mathematischen Knobeleien, hört Geschichten von vergangenen Zeiten und findet Anregungen zum Basteln, Backen und Spielen. Man braucht in Mathematika nur ein wenig Fantasie…

Zinsänderungs- und Bilanzstrukturrisiken: Neue Konzepte zur Abbildung von Volumen- und Zinseffekten (Business, Economics, and Law)

Die hohe Relevanz von Bilanzstrukturrisiken im Niedrig- bzw. Negativzinsumfeld führt zu der zentralen Frage nach etwaigen Abhängigkeiten der präferierten Anlage- und Kreditlaufzeiten vom aktuellen Marktzins. Aus dieser Abhängigkeit wiederum resultiert die Frage nach der Angemessenheit der derzeit angewandten Risikomess- und Risikosteuerungsverfahren. Annika Rüder verfolgt zwei Ziele: Zum einen beschreibt sie anhand theoretischer und empirischer Untersuchungen den Einfluss der Marktzinsen auf die Entwicklung der Bilanzstrukturen. Zum anderen analysiert die Autorin den Einfluss von Bilanzstrukturrisiken auf die Prognosegüte der Risikomess- und Risikosteuerungsverfahren und untersucht deren angemessene Abbildung.

Zinsderivate: Modelle und Bewertung

Zinsderivate: Eine Einführung in Produkte, Bewertung, Risiken

Ein einführendes Lehrbuch zum Thema Zinsderivate, das neben den mathematischen Grundlagen vor allem auch die für die Praxis relevanten Aspekte abdeckt. Das Buch wendet sich an Leser mit Grundkenntnissen in Wahrscheinlichkeitstheorie und Analysis; die für das Verständnis notwendigen speziellen mathematischen Techniken aus der Stochastik werden in zwei Anhängen erläutert.

Zionism and the Biology of Jews (History, Philosophy and Theory of the Life Sciences #19)

This book offers a unique perspective on Zionism. The author, a geneticist by training, focuses on science, rather than history. He looks at the claims that Jews constitute a people with common biological roots. An argument that helps provide justification for the aspirations of this political movement dedicated to the return of the Jewish people to their homeland. His study explores two issues. The first considers the assertion that there is a biology of the Jews. The second deals with attempts to integrate this idea into a consistent history. Both issues unfolded against the background of a romantic national culture of Western Europe in the 19th century: Jews, primarily from Eastern Europe, began to believe these notions and soon they took the lead in the re-formulation of Jewish and Zionist existence. The author does not intend to present a comprehensive picture of the biological literature of the origins of a people and the blood relations between them. He also recognizes that the subject is emotionally-loaded. The book does, however, present a profound mediation on three overlapping questions: What is special or unique to the Jews? Who were the genuine Jews? And how can one identify Jews? This volume is a revised and edited English version of Tzionut Vehabiologia shel Hayehudim, published in 2006.

Zivilgesellschaft – DIE Herausforderung: GLOBArt Academy 2005 (GLOBArt)

Persönlichkeiten aus Kunst, Wissenschaft, Wirtschaft und Politik erörtern, was Zivilgesellschaft ist, welchen Beitrag sie für die Gesellschaft leistet, welche Herausforderungen sie annimmt. Beispiele aus der Praxis als Motivation zum zivilen Engagement werden vorgestellt, die Europäische Verfassung aus dem Blickwinkel des Bürgers betrachtet, Vergleiche gelebter Zivilgesellschaft in den USA, Europa und Afrika angestellt sowie über die Hol- und Bringschuld von Staat und Bürgern diskutiert. Für ihr ziviles Engagement wurden Freda Meissner-Blau und Caritaspräsident Franz Küberl mit dem GLOBArt Award ausgezeichnet.

The Zoologist's Guide to the Galaxy: What Animals on Earth Reveal about Aliens – and Ourselves

DISCOVER HOW LIFE REALLY WORKS - ON EARTH AND IN SPACEWe are unprepared for the greatest discovery of modern science - aliens. Scientists are confident that there is life across the universe, yet we have not moved beyond Hollywood stereotypes. The time has come to abandon our fixation on alien monsters and to look at the science.Using his expert understanding of life on Earth and Darwin's theory of evolution Cambridge zoologist Dr Arik Kershenbaum explains what alien life must be like: how these creatures will move, socialise and communicate.Might there be an alien planet with supersonic animals? Will aliens scream with fear, act honestly or have technology? Is the universe swarming with robots? Dr Kershenbaum uses cutting-edge science to paint an entertaining and compelling picture of extra-terrestrial life. These are aliens - but not as you know them.