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Dynamical Systems: Valparaiso. Proceedings of a Symposium Held in Valparaiso, Chile, Nov. 24-29, 1986 (Lecture Notes in Mathematics #1331)

This volume contains original research papers on topics central to Dynamical Systems, such as fractional dimensions (Hausdorff dimension, limity capacity) and limit cycles of polynomial vector fields concerning the well-known Dulac and Hilbert's 16th problems. Stability and bifurcations, intermittency, normal forms, Anosov flows and foliations are also themes treated in the papers. Many of the authors are renowned for their important contributions to the field. This volume should be of much interest to people working in dynamical systems, including, physicists, biologists and engineers.

Algebraic Curves and Projective Geometry: Proceedings of the Conference held in Trento, Italy, March 21-25, 1988 (Lecture Notes in Mathematics #1389)

Lexikon — Landschafts- und Stadtplanung / Dictionary — Landscape and Urban Planning / Dictionnaire — Paysage et urbanisme / Diccionario — Paisaje y urbanismo: Mehrsprachiges Wörterbuch über Planung, Gestaltung und Schutz der Umwelt / Multilingual Dictionary of Environmental Planning, Design and Conservation / Dictionnaire multilingue de planification, d’aménagement et de protection de l’environnement / Léxico multilingüe de planificación, diseño y protección del medio ambiente

Seit etlichen Jahrzehnten bin ich mit der internationalen Ich bin über diese Entwicklung sehr glücklich, denn so Föderation der Landschaftsarchitekten innig verbunden. Als haben doch die damalige Zusammenarbeit und gemein­ freiberuflicher Landschaftsarchitekt wurde ich das erste samen Überlegungen über dieses dringend benötigte Wör­ Mal im Jahr 1962 nach Israel zum dortigen Kongress in terbuch Früchte getragen. Damals ging ich noch von der Haifa eingeladen, später folgten Japan und viele andere Vorstellung aus, dass das eigentlich in 4-5 Jahren erreicht Orte in vielen Ländern, die fiir einen internationalen werden könnte, aber da hier die Gelder fiir wissenschaft­ Kongress ausgewählt wurden. Seit 1966 vertrat ich als liche Kräfte fehlten, da sie von keiner Institution zur Ver­ Mitglied des Deutschen Bundes der Landschafts- und fUgung gestellt wurden, musste die freiwillige Arbeit Gartenarchitekten unsere Vereinigung bei den internatio­ Vorrang haben. Es war deshalb Idealismus verlangt und nalen Besprechungen, auf regionalen Ebenen und im diesen haben die Bearbeiter dieses Lexikons im Team Bereich der Welt. Etliche Jahre Vizepräsident der IFLA, aufgebracht. So ist es mir eine große Freude, diese einlei­ dann in den Jahren 1978-1982 Präsident, später als Past­ tenden Sätze zu schreiben und nochmals meinen Dank President immer aktiv fiir die Belange unseres W eltbundes, auszusprechen fiir den Arbeitswillen und die Energie aller konnte ich genügend Übersicht über Struktur, Ausbildung Mitwirkenden. und Arbeitsziele und -bereiche unseres Berufes gründlich kennen lernen.

p-adic Analysis: Proceedings of the International Conference held in Trento, Italy, May 29-June 2, 1989 (Lecture Notes in Mathematics #1454)

Symposium on Optimization: Held in Nice, June 29th-July 5th, 1969 (Lecture Notes in Mathematics #132)

Lectures on Probability Theory: Ecole d'Ete de Probabilites de Saint-Flour XXII - 1992 (Lecture Notes in Mathematics #1581)

This book contains work-outs of the notes of three 15-hour courses of lectures which constitute surveys on the concerned topics given at the St. Flour Probability Summer School in July 1992. The first course, by D. Bakry, is concerned with hypercontractivity properties and their use in semi-group theory, namely Sobolev and Log Sobolev inequa- lities, with estimations on the density of the semi-groups. The second one, by R.D. Gill, is about statistics on survi- val analysis; it includes product-integral theory, Kaplan- Meier estimators, and a look at cryptography and generation of randomness. The third one, by S.A. Molchanov, covers three aspects of random media: homogenization theory, loca- lization properties and intermittency. Each of these chap- ters provides an introduction to and survey of its subject.

The Scientific View of Sport: Perspectives, Aspects, Issues

progress and happiness - however these terms may be understood in detail - as a significant and constitutive element of scientific inquiry. In this sense the question of the way in which sport really benefits people and contributes to their happiness, and under which individual and social conditions, is a scientific question. It assumes special significance when the fact is taken into account that in the field of sport science a general scepticism is shown towards those dogmas and pedagogical theses which take such an interpretation for granted in the absence of a firm empirical foundation and a critically evolved theory. Sport and Sport Science Sport and exercise, physical culture and education in sport (physical training), gymnastics and touring combined with some form of sport are-as the present report distinctly shows-all over the world among the most striking social phenom­ ena of today. At first sight they seem to be uncomplicated, clear and comprehensible for everybody; they stand for a type of solidarity which is independent of differences in ideological-political outlook, and sometimes exhibit an almost archaic intensity and attraction; they are supported by the active participation or at least the interest of very many people in many parts of the world and are endued with specific func­ tions, varying in importance, of a medical (therapeutical, prophylactic, rehabilitative), pedagogical, psychological and social character.

Etude Geometrique des Espaces Vectoriels I: Une Introduction (Lecture Notes in Mathematics #489)

Etude Geometrique des Espaces Vectoriels II: Polyedres et Polytopes Convexes (Lecture Notes in Mathematics #802)

Encyclopedia of Thoracic Surgery / Handbuch Der Thoraxchirurgie: Band / Volume 2: Spezieller Teil 1 / Special Part 1

Ecole d'Ete de Probabilites de Saint-Flour V, 1975 (Lecture Notes in Mathematics #539)

Mesures Cylindriques, Espaces de Wiener et Fonctions Aleatoires Gaussiennes (Lecture Notes in Mathematics #379)

Seminaire sur les Fonctions Aleatoires Lineaires et les Mesures Cylindriques (Lecture Notes in Mathematics #139)

Les vérités du cancer: Partager l'information, installer la relation (Psycho-Oncologie)

Les médecins et les équipes soignantes perçoivent comme une nouvelle pression la nécessité de transmettre le diagnostic de cancer et de discuter des options thérapeutiques avec un patient qui n’est pas toujours prêt à s y confronter. Bien que l’on puisse saluer le partage de l’information et encourager la transparence, le médecin prend le risque du blocage de dialogue, d’une indifférence, au pire d’un traumatisme. L’idée d’une diminution d’un certain pouvoir médical s’insinue dans le «dispositif» d’annonce qui renvoie la clinique à des apprentissages techniques. Au contraire, certains médecins cherchent à s’inscrire dans un mouvement plus démocratique. Ils constatent cependant que, pour le malade, savoir n’est pas choisir, et que dans les cas difficiles, ils restent encore décideurs. Cet ouvrage fait le point sur les changements obtenus par les lois et leurs conséquences sur les pratiques et incite à une réflexion philosophique sur la vérité et les vérités des interlocuteurs de la scène médicale.

Cancer et traitement: Domicile ou hôpital: le choix du patient (Psycho-Oncologie)

Cet ouvrage fait le point sur les besoins, les attentes et les difficultés de la prise en charge d’un patient atteint de cancer à domicile ou à l’hôpital. En effet, si le nombre de cas de cancers augmente dans les pays occidentaux, leur prise en charge est en pleine évolution. L’accent est aujourd’hui mis sur une annonce plus humaine de la maladie, des traitements moins agressifs et une plus grande qualité de vie. Les patients, mieux informés souhaitent souvent être traités à la maison. La durée de la survie s’allongeant, les séjours hospitaliers sont réduits et choisis. Les équipes de soins à domicile relaieront prochainement plus facilement l’hôpital, grâce à des méthodes spécifiques de communication et aux réseaux de soins. Ici, tous les intervenants impliqués dans l’approche psycho-oncologique du patient abordent le choix du lieu et des moyens de traitements des patients : du médecin généraliste au psychologue, du cancérologue à l’unité de soins palliatifs mobile.

Espaces de Poisson des Groupes Localement Compacts (Lecture Notes in Mathematics #148)

Ecole d'Ete de Probabilites de Saint-Flour VIII, 1978 (Lecture Notes in Mathematics #774)

Seminaire de Probabilites XIX 1983/84: Proceedings (Lecture Notes in Mathematics #1123)

Seminaire de Probabilites XXII (Lecture Notes in Mathematics #1321)

Seminaire de Probabilites XXVII (Lecture Notes in Mathematics #1557)

This volume represents a part of the main result obtained by a group of French probabilists, together with the contributions of a number of colleagues, mainly from the USA and Japan. All the papers present new results obtained during the academic year 1991-1992. The main themes of the papers are: quantum probability (P.A. Meyer and S. Attal), stochastic calculus (M. Nagasawa, J.B. Walsh, F. Knight, to name a few authors), fine properties of Brownian motion (Bertoin, Burdzy, Mountford), stochastic differential geometry (Arnaudon, Elworthy), quasi-sure analysis (Lescot, Song, Hirsch). Taken all together, the papers contained in this volume reflect the main directions of the most up-to-date research in probability theory. FROM THE CONTENTS: J.P. Ansal, C. Stricker: Unicite et existence de la loi minimale.- K. Kawazu, H. Tanaka: On the maximum of a diffusion process in a drifted Brownian environment.- P.A. Meyer: Representation de martingales d'operateurs, d'apres Parthasarathy-Sinha.- K. Burdzy: Excursion laws and exceptional points on Brownian paths.- X. Fernique: Convergence en loi de variables aleatoires et de fonctions aleatoires, proprietes de compacite des lois, II.- M. Nagasawa: Principle ofsuperposition and interference of diffusion processes.- F. Knight: Some remarks on mutual windings.- S. Song: Inegalites relatives aux processus d'Ornstein-Ulhenbeck a n-parametres et capacite gaussienne c (n,2).- S. Attal, P.A. Meyer: Interpretation probabiliste et extension des integrales stochastiques non commutatives.- J. Azema, Th. Jeulin, F. Knight,M. Yor: Le theoreme d'arret en une fin d'ensemble previsible.

Séminaire de Probabilités XVI 1980/81: Supplément: Géométrie Différentielle Stochastique (Lecture Notes in Mathematics #921)

Séminaire de Probabilités XX 1984/85: Proceedings (Lecture Notes in Mathematics #1204)

Seminaire de Probabilites XXVIII (Lecture Notes in Mathematics #1583)

In this volume of original research papers, the main topics discussed relate to the asymptotic windings of planar Brownian motion, structure equations, closure properties of stochastic integrals. The contents of the volume represent an important fraction of research undertaken by French probabilists and their collaborators from abroad during the academic year 1992-1993.

Seminaire de Probabilites XXI (Lecture Notes in Mathematics #1247)

Seminaire de Probabilites XXIII (Lecture Notes in Mathematics #1372)

Besides a number of papers on classical areas of research in probability such as martingale theory, Malliavin calculus and 2-parameter processes, this new volume of the Séminaire de Probabilités develops the following themes: - chaos representation for some new kinds of martingales, - quantum probability, - branching aspects on Brownian excursions, - Brownian motion on a set of rays.