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p-adic Banach Space Representations - Dubravka Ban - Bog - Springer International Publishing AG - Plusbog.dk

This book systematically develops the theory of continuous representations on p -adic Banach spaces. Its purpose is to lay the foundations of the representation theory of reductive p -adic groups on p -adic Banach spaces, explain the duality theory of Schneider and Teitelbaum, and demonstrate its applications to continuous principal series. Written to be accessible to graduate students, the book gives a comprehensive introduction to the necessary tools, including Iwasawa algebras, p -adic measures and distributions, p -adic functional analysis, reductive groups, and smooth and algebraic representations. Part 1 culminates with the duality between Banach space representations and Iwasawa modules. This duality is applied in Part 2 for studying the intertwining operators and reducibility of the continuous principal series on p -adic Banach spaces. This monograph is intended to serve both as a reference book and as an introductory text for graduate students and researchers entering the area.

Wealth - Richard P. Rojeck - Bog - Springer International Publishing AG - Plusbog.dk

When hard work and good fortune intersect, wealth is often produced and in abundance. For the wealthy, questions of “will I have enough?” are often supplanted by “how much is too much?”Concerns about how to deploy such wealth to enrich their children’s and grandchildren’s lives while not depriving them of their individual purpose and fulfillment that comes in meeting life’s challenges on their own, are common. And methods to most effectively secure a legacy through philanthropy are of keen interest. These are the issues that, for the wealthy, often matter most. The second edition of Wealth: Strategies to Grow and Protect What Matters helps answer these questions and more. Newly revised, Wealth covers such topics as: How much wealth is enough?; defining a legacy; family governance, estate, gift and income tax strategies; charitable planning; family business; succession planning, and more. Wealth is comprehensive yet written in an approachable, entertaining style. In this second edition, case studies – based upon real life examples of high net worth individuals – have been incorporated into each chapter to further illustrate the concepts presented. Perhaps you will identify with some of them. Throughout, questions are presented to help you think about how the principles apply to your own situation. And in the concluding chapter, Tying It All Together, a comprehensive checklist helps you to determine how you “score” in arranging and managing your affairs to grow and protect what matters most to you.

Melanie Klein - Deborah P. Britzman - Bog - Springer International Publishing AG - Plusbog.dk

This volume introduces the psychoanalyst Melanie Klein to the general field of education and traces her theories of mental life as an emotional situation, through to problems of self/other relations in our own time. The case is made for Klein''s relevance and the difficulties her theories pose to the activities of learning and pedagogical relation. Klein''s vocabulary-the paranoid/schizoid and depressive positions, phantasy, object relations, projective identification, anxiety, envy, and the urge for reparation and gratitude- are discussed in terms of their evolution and the designs of her main questions, all stemming from the problem of inhibition. Her contribution to an understanding of symbolization and the shift from concrete thinking to greater freedom of mind is analyzed. The essay develops the following questions: why is learning an emotional situation? How did Klein''s life and larger history influence her views? What are her central theories of mental life? Why did Klein focus on anxiety and phantasies as making up the life of the mind? What is object relations theory? And, what does Klein''s model of the self proffer to contemporary education in schools and in universities?

Reshaping Convex Polyhedra - Joseph O'rourke - Bog - Springer International Publishing AG - Plusbog.dk

^ the="" study="" of="" convex="" polyhedra="" in="" ordinary="" space="" is="" a="" central="" piece="" classical="" and="" modern="" geometry="" that="" has="" had="" significant="" impact="" on="" many="" areas="" mathematics="" also="" computer="" science.="" present="" book="" project="" by="" joseph="" o’rourke="" costin="" vîlcu="" brings="" together="" two="" important="" strands="" subject="" —="" combinatorics="" polyhedra,="" intrinsic="" underlying="" surface.="" this="" leads="" to="" remarkable="" interplay="" concepts="" come="" life="" wide="" range="" very="" attractive="" topics="" concerning="" polyhedra.="" gets="" message="" across="" thetheory="" although="" with="" roots,="" still="" much="" alive="" today="" continues="" be="" inspiration="" basis="" lot="" current="" research="" activity.="" work="" presented="" manuscript="" interesting="" applications="" discrete="" computational="" geometry,="" as="" well="" other="" mathematics.="" treated="" detail="" include="" unfolding="" onto="" surfaces,="" continuous="" flattening="" convexity="" theory="" minimal="" length="" enclosing="" polygons.="" along="" way,="" open="" problems="" suitable="" for="" graduate="" students="" are="" raised,="" both="" aThe focus of this monograph is converting—reshaping—one 3D convex polyhedron to another via an operation the authors call “tailoring.” A convex polyhedron is a gem-like shape composed of flat facets, the focus of study since Plato and Euclid. The tailoring operation snips off a corner (a “vertex”) of a polyhedron and sutures closed the hole. This is akin to Johannes Kepler’s “vertex truncation,” but differs in that the hole left by a truncated vertex is filled with new surface, whereas tailoring zips the hole closed. A powerful “gluing” theorem of A.D. Alexandrov from 1950 guarantees that, after closing the hole, the result is a new convex polyhedron. Given two convex polyhedra P, and Q inside P, repeated tailoringallows P to be reshaped to Q. Rescaling any Q to fit inside P, the result is universal: any P can be reshaped to any Q. This is one of the main theorems in Part I, with unexpected theoretical consequences. Part II carries out a systematic study of “vertex-merging,” a technique that can be viewed as a type of inverse operation to tailoring. Here the start is P which is gradually enlarged as much as possible, by inserting new surface along slits. In a sense, repeated vertex-merging reshapes P to be closer to planarity. One endpoint of such a process leads to P being cut up and “pasted” inside a cylinder. Then rolling the cylinder on a plane achieves an unfolding of P. The underlying subtext is a question posed by Geoffrey Shephard in 1975 and already implied by drawings by Albrecht Dürer in the 15th century: whether every convex polyhedron can be unfolded to a planar “net.” Toward this end, the authors initiate an exploration of convexity on convex polyhedra, a topic rarely studiedin the literature but with considerable promise for future development. This monograph uncovers new research directions and reveals connections among several, apparently distant, topics in geometry: Alexandrov’s Gluing Theorem, shortest paths and cut loci, Cauchy’s Arm Lemma, domes, quasigeodesics, convexity, and algorithms throughout. The interplay between these topics and the way the main ideas develop throughout the book could make the “journey” worthwhile for students and researchers in geometry, even if not directly interested in specific topics. Parts of the material will be of interest and accessible even to undergraduates. Although the proof difficulty varies from simple to quite intricate, with some proofs spanning several chapters, many examples and 125 figures help ease the exposition and illustrate the concepts. ^

Macroeconomic Survey Expectations - Michael P. Clements - Bog - Springer International Publishing AG - Plusbog.dk

Why should we be interested in macroeconomic survey expectations? This important book offers an in-depth treatment of this question from a point of view not covered in existing works on time-series econometrics and forecasting. Clements presents the nature of survey data, addresses some of the difficulties posed by the way in which survey expectations are elicited and considers the evaluation of point predictions and probability distributions. He outlines how, from a behavioural perspective, surveys offer insight into how economic agents form their expectations.

Global Outsourcing Discourse - Leslie P. Willcocks - Bog - Springer International Publishing AG - Plusbog.dk

The aim of this book is to investigate the discursive power of two original, theoretical lenses when applied to real outsourcing arrangements and phenomena. The Transaction Cost Economics (TCE) and Foucauldian perspectives are brought to bear on five outsourcing relationships in order to test the application of these discourses to rich qualitative data over the outsourcing contractual life-cycle. This will be the first study illustrating the relevance of Foucauldian concepts of governmentality, discourse and power relations to the study of outsourcing arrangements, and will also incorporate the perspectives of both client and supplier organizations. Using discourse analysis, the objective is to critically deconstruct and provide fresh insight into the normative ''outsourcing'' discourse that has grown up around global sourcing practices over the last 30 years.

Health System Redesign - Joachim P. Sturmberg - Bog - Springer International Publishing AG - Plusbog.dk

This forward-looking volume challenges professionals and interested lay readers to reconsider our ways of looking at health and wellness, illness and disease, and the goals of health/healthcare systems. Reframing health systems as complex adaptive systems, the book identifies health care as a central aspect of social care and security for all people, particularly the most vulnerable. From there, the author outlines necessary organizational, design, medical, and community steps toward building health systems that view and practice health care as a human right and can produce optimum care in the long term. And extensive illustrations display effective collaborative problem solving within these systems, in both intriguing theoretical models and the real world. Highlights of the coverage: · Systems and complexity thinking in health and health care · Redesign based on "first principles" · Redesign from an organizational perspective · Working together effectively and efficiently to achieve a common purpose · Analyzing "the workings" of health systems as complex adaptive systems · Person-centered, equitable, and sustainable health systems: achieving the goal Health System Redesign brings a voice and a vision to the most pressing problems in healthcare service delivery, and offers new goals and purpose to health policymakers, health financiers, organizational leaders, clinicians, and concerned members of the local community

The Transformation of Peace - Oliver P. Richmond - Bog - Springer International Publishing AG - Plusbog.dk

The second edition of this influential book examines the transformation of the discourse and praxis of peace, from its early beginnings in the literature on war and power to the development of intellectual and theoretical discourses of peace, contrasting this with the development of practical approaches to peace and examining the intellectual and policy evolution regarding peace. Now with reflections on each chapter and a new introduction and conclusion, the book is essential reading for researchers and students of peace and conflict studies and beyond.

Work Organisation in Practice - P O Boernfelt - Bog - Springer International Publishing AG - Plusbog.dk

This textbook provides an overview of organisation models used in practice from over a century ago to the present day. It outlines the effects these models have on efficiency, learning, innovation and workers'' health and offers critical reflections for students. Some of the models covered are Taylorism, bureaucracy, the socio-technical school, process organisation such as lean production, learning organisations, knowledge management, project organising including agile, platform economy, professional organisations, new public management and sustainable organisations. Featuring learning objectives and reflective questions for students of organisation studies and design, this textbook has a pedagogical structure based on the division of work and the coordination of work. Conclusions are presented on contemporary work organisation models'' impact on working life, ultimately encouraging students to ask the question, how can we create more sustainable work organisations.

Manias, Panics, and Crashes - Charles P. Kindleberger - Bog - Springer International Publishing AG - Plusbog.dk

The Physics of Music - Gordon P. Ramsey - Bog - Springer International Publishing AG - Plusbog.dk

This textbook is designed to help students and professionals understand the intimate connection between music and physics.

Geodesic Beams in Eigenfunction Analysis - Jeffrey Galkowski - Bog - Springer International Publishing AG - Plusbog.dk

This book discusses the modern theory of Laplace eigenfunctions through the lens of a new tool called geodesic beams. The authors provide a brief introduction to the theory of Laplace eigenfunctions followed by an accessible treatment of geodesic beams and their applications to sup norm estimates, L^p estimates, averages, and Weyl laws.

Quantum Theory and Free Will - Henry P. Stapp - Bog - Springer International Publishing AG - Plusbog.dk

This book explains, in simple but accurate terms, how orthodox quantum mechanics works. The author, a distinguished theoretical physicist, shows how this theory, realistically interpreted, assigns an important role to our conscious free choices. Stapp claims that mainstream biology and neuroscience, despite nearly a century of quantum physics, still stick essentially to failed classical precepts in which mental intentions have no effect upon our bodily actions. He shows how quantum mechanics provides a rational basis for a better understanding of this connection, even allowing an explanation of certain phenomena currently held to be "paranormal". These ideas have major implications for our understanding of ourselves and our mental processes, and thus also for the meaningfulness of our lives.

Marketing to the Aging Population - George P. Moschis - Bog - Springer International Publishing AG - Plusbog.dk

This book coaches marketing practitioners and students how to best satisfy the needs of the older consumer population. It first highlights the heterogeneity of the older consumer market, then examines the specific needs of the older consumer.

Physics of the Human Body - Irving P. Herman - Bog - Springer International Publishing AG - Plusbog.dk

This book comprehensively addresses the physics and engineering aspects of human physiology by using and building on first-year college physics and mathematics. Topics include the mechanics of the static body and the body in motion, the mechanical properties of the body, muscles in the body, the energetics of body metabolism, fluid flow in the cardiovascular and respiratory systems, the acoustics of sound waves in speaking and hearing, vision and the optics of the eye, the electrical properties of the body, and the basic engineering principles of feedback and control in regulating all aspects of function. The goal of this text is to clearly explain the physics issues concerning the human body, in part by developing and then using simple and subsequently more refined models of the macrophysics of the human body. Many chapters include a brief review of the underlying physics. There are problems at the end of each chapter; solutions to selected problems are also provided. This second edition enhances the treatments of the physics of motion, sports, and diseases and disorders, and integrates discussions of these topics as they appear throughout the book. Also, it briefly addresses physical measurements of and in the body, and offers a broader selection of problems, which, as in the first edition, are geared to a range of student levels. This text is geared to undergraduates interested in physics, medical applications of physics, quantitative physiology, medicine, and biomedical engineering.

Elementary Particles and Their Interactions - Stephen P. Martin - Bog - Springer International Publishing AG - Plusbog.dk

The Standard Model of elementary particle physics was tentatively outlined in the early 1970s.

Random Walks on Infinite Groups - Steven P. Lalley - Bog - Springer International Publishing AG - Plusbog.dk

This text presents the basic theory of random walks on infinite, finitely generated groups, along with certain background material in measure-theoretic probability.

A Primer on Austrian Macroeconomics - Antony P. Mueller - Bog - Springer International Publishing AG - Plusbog.dk

Additionally, the book discusses the ways in which monetary and fiscal policies can prolong and intensify economic stagnation.Through its clear exposition, this book deepens the understanding of the conditions that determine the unsustainability of credit-driven economic expansions.

Investing in the Trump Era - Nicholas P. Sargen - Bog - Springer International Publishing AG - Plusbog.dk

In the wake of the 2016 U.S. presidential election, investors and the electorate alike are seeking clarity on a wide range of macro policy issues that will impact the economy and markets in the years ahead. The primary goal of this book is to provide an objective source for investors to learn about economic policy issues that surfaced. Topics include long-term growth, the federal budget deficit, healthcare reform, tax reform, regulatory policies affecting the financial system and environment, the nexus of monetary, exchange rate and trade policies, and globalization. The book explains how these issues have evolved, considers arguments from both sides of the political divide, and draws upon evidence from studies by experts in the respective areas. A related goal is to assess the likely impact of economic policies on financial markets. While the presidential election was close, the markets’ response was decisive: U.S. and global equity markets went on a tear as consumer and business confidence soared. This surprised many investors who believed a Trump victory would be bad for financial markets. It also caused many to question whether expectations embedded in markets were too optimistic. Sargen’s assessment is presented in the opening and concluding chapters.

Marketing to the Aging Population - George P. Moschis - Bog - Springer International Publishing AG - Plusbog.dk

This book coaches marketing practitioners and students how to best satisfy the needs of the older consumer population. It first highlights the heterogeneity of the older consumer market, then examines the specific needs of the older consumer. Lastly, the book highlights the most effective ways of reaching and serving older consumer segments for different products and services such as financial services, food and beverages, healthcare and pharmaceuticals, and travel among others. It presents segment-to-industry specific strategies that help marketers develop more refined and targeted micro-marketing strategies and customer relationship management (CRM) systems for building and retaining a large base of older customers. These strategies also help demonstrate how companies can make decisions that increase profitability not only by satisfying consumer needs and wants, but also by creating positive change and improvement in consumer well-being.

The Physics and Metaphysics of Transubstantiation - Mark P. Fusco - Bog - Springer International Publishing AG - Plusbog.dk

This scientific theory for representing physical matter’s identity is recognized, for example, in the symmetry existing between a subatomic particle and its orbital shell, a single particle’s identity in relationship to its thermodynamic system, Hawking radiation, and black hole entropy.

Seasonal Adjustment Without Revisions - Jan P. A. M. Jacobs - Bog - Springer International Publishing AG - Plusbog.dk

Seasonality in economic time series can "obscure" movements of other components in a series that are operationally more important for economic and econometric analyses. In practice, one often prefers to work with seasonally adjusted data to assess the current state of the economy and its future course. This book presents a seasonal adjustment program called CAMPLET, an acronym of its tuning parameters, which consists of a simple adaptive procedure to extract the seasonal and the non-seasonal component from an observed series. Once this process is carried out, there will be no need to revise these components at a later stage when new observations become available. The authors describe the main features of CAMPLET, evaluate the outcomes of CAMPLET and X-13ARIMA-SEATS in a controlled simulation framework using a variety of data generating processes, and illustrate CAMPLET and X-13ARIMA-SEATS with three time series: US non-farm payroll employment, operational income of Ahold and real GDP in the Netherlands. Furthermore they show how CAMPLET performs under the COVID-19 crisis, and its attractiveness in dealing with daily data. This book appeals to scholars and students of econometrics and statistics, interested in the application of statistical methods for empirical economic modeling.

George C. Williams and Evolutionary Literacy - Michael P. Cohen - Bog - Springer International Publishing AG - Plusbog.dk

In this book, a case study of a humanistic reading of an essential evolutionary theorist, George C. Williams (May 12, 1926-September 8, 2010), the author contends that certain classic works of evolutionary theory and history are the most important nature writing of recent times. What it means to be scientifically literate-is essential for humanistic scholars, who must ground themselves with literary reading of scientific texts. As the most influential American evolutionary theorist of the second half of the twentieth century, Williams masters critique, frames questions about adaptation and natural selection, and answers in a plain, aphoristic writing style. Williams aims for parsimony-to "recognize adaptation at the level necessitated by the facts and no higher"-through a minimalist writing style. This voice articulates a powerful process that operates at very low levels by blind and selfish chance at the expense of its designed products, using purely trial and error.

George C. Williams and Evolutionary Literacy - Michael P. Cohen - Bog - Springer International Publishing AG - Plusbog.dk

In this book, a case study of a humanistic reading of an essential evolutionary theorist, George C. As the most influential American evolutionary theorist of the second half of the twentieth century, Williams masters critique, frames questions about adaptation and natural selection, and answers in a plain, aphoristic writing style.

Instrumental Social Justice in Higher Education - Leah P. Hollis - Bog - Springer International Publishing AG - Plusbog.dk

This book offers eight validated instruments on workplace bullying to support robust mixed methods approaches for social justice research. Workplace bullying is an excellent starting point from which scholars can consider social justice research.