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NOTABLE TITLES PAGE PHYSICS BIOPHYSICS, BIOLOGICAL AND MEDICAL PHYSICS 1 COMPUTATIONAL, MATHEMATICAL AND 1 THEORETICAL PHYSICS QUANTUM MECHANICS AND QUANTUM INFORMATION 2 MATHEMATICS ALGEBRA AND RELATED TOPICS 2 POPULAR AND RECREATIONAL MATHEMATICS 3 CHEMISTRY THEORETICAL CHEMISTRY 3 GENERAL GENERAL 4 ENGINEERING OCEAN ENGINEERING / COASTAL ENGINEERING 4 LIFE SCIENCES / BIOLOGY CELL / MOLECULAR BIOLOGY / STRUCTURAL 5 BIOLOGY BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT INNOVATION / TECHNOLOGY / KNOWLEDGE / 5 INFORMATION MANAGEMENT ECONOMICS AND FINANCE INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS 6 MATHEMATICAL / QUANTITATIVE FINANCE 7 MONEY AND BANKING / INVESTMENTS / FINANCIAL 7 MARKETS AND INSTITUTIONS MATHEMATICAL / QUANTITATIVE FINANCE 8 ASIAN STUDIES ASIAN BUSINESS / MANAGEMENT 8 BOOKS PHYSICS ASTRONOMY, ASTROPHYSICS AND COSMOLOGY 9 COMPUTATIONAL, MATHEMATICAL AND 9 THEORETICAL PHYSICS CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS 11 INTERDISCIPLINARY PHYSICS 11 OPTICS AND LASER PHYSICS 12 PARTICLE PHYSICS / HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS / 12 QUANTUM FIELDS QUANTUM MECHANICS AND QUANTUM INFORMATION 14 RELATIVITY AND GRAVITATION 14 MATHEMATICS ALGEBRA AND RELATED TOPICS 15 COMPUTER MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE 16 MATHEMATICAL BIOLOGY 17 MATHEMATICAL LOGIC AND FOUNDATIONS 18 MATHEMATICS EDUCATION 18 POPULAR AND RECREATIONAL MATHEMATICS 19 PROBABILITY AND STATISTICS 19

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GENERAL GENERAL POPULAR SCIENCE MATERIALS SCIENCE GENERAL MATERIALS SCIENCE ARCHITECTURE / BUILDING MANAGEMENT ARCHITECTURE ENGINEERING BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING CIVIL ENGINEERING ENGINEERING MECHANICS OCEAN ENGINEERING / COASTAL ENGINEERING COMPUTER SCIENCE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE / MACHINE LEARNING SOFTWARE ENGINEERING / PROGRAMMING LIFE SCIENCES / BIOLOGY BOTANY / PLANT BIOLOGY CANCER RESEARCH CELL / MOLECULAR BIOLOGY / STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY MEDICINE ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE / CHINESE MEDICINE PUBLIC HEALTH BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT CORPORATE GOVERNANCE ENTREPRENEURSHIP INNOVATION INNOVATION / TECHNOLOGY MARKETING ECONOMICS AND FINANCE GENERAL ECONOMICS INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS MACROECONOMICS / MICROECONOMICS MONEY AND BANKING / INVESTMENTS / FINANCIAL MARKETS AND INSTITUTIONS MATHEMATICAL / QUANTITATIVE FINANCE SOCIAL SCIENCES POLITICAL SCIENCE / POLICY STUDIES / PUBLIC POLICY ASIAN STUDIES ASIAN BUSINESS / MANAGEMENT ASIAN ECONOMIES CHINA STUDIES PROCEEDINGS PHYSICS BIOPHYSICS, BIOLOGICAL AND MEDICAL PHYSICS ORDER FORM

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N OTA B L E T I T L E S [ PHYSICS ] BIOPHYSICS, BIOLOGICAL AND MEDICAL PHYSICS Proceedings

THE PHYSICS OF LIVING MATTER: SPACE, TIME AND INFORMATION Proceedings of the 27th Solvay Conference on Physics 27th Solvay Conference on Physics Brussels, Belgium, 19 – 21 October 2017 edited by David Gross (UC Santa Barbara), Alexander Sevrin (Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium & International Solvay Institutes, Belgium) & Boris Shraiman (UC Santa Barbara) Ever since 1911, the Solvay Conferences have shaped modern physics. The format is quite different from other conferences as the emphasis is placed on discussion. The 27th edition held in October 2017 in Brussels and chaired by Boris Shraiman continued this tradition and addressed some of the most pressing open questions in the fields of biophysics, gathering many of the leading figures working on a wide variety of profound problems. More details on Page 40

COMPUTATIONAL, MATHEMATICAL AND THEORETICAL PHYSICS

THE PHYSICAL FOUNDATIONS OF HYDRODYNAMIC PROCESSES Macroscopic and Kinetic Approaches by Nikolay Nikolaevich Fimin & Valery Mihailovich Chechetkin (Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia) This book studies the fundamental concept of hydrodynamics as part of theoretical physics and demonstrates the connection of macroscopic approach with the description of properties of fluid motion and microscopic kinetic theory. It also presents recent investigations in instabilities and turbulence theory. More details on Page 10

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N OTA B L E T I T L E S QUANTUM MECHANICS AND QUANTUM INFORMATION Essential Textbooks in Physics

APPLICATION-DRIVEN QUANTUM AND STATISTICAL PHYSICS

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A Short Course for Future Scientists and Engineers Volume 3: Transitions by Jean-Michel Gillet (CentraleSupélec, Paris-Saclay University, France & Centrale Pékin, Beihang University, China) Bridging the gap between traditional books on quantum and statistical physics, this series is an ideal introductory course for students who are looking for an alternative approach to the traditional academic treatment. More details on Page 14

[ MATHEMATICS ] ALGEBRA AND RELATED TOPICS

LINEAR ALGEBRA AND OPTIMIZATION WITH APPLICATIONS TO MACHINE LEARNING

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Volume I: Linear Algebra for Computer Vision, Robotics, and Machine Learning by Jean Gallier & Jocelyn Quaintance (University of Pennsylvania, USA) This book provides the mathematical fundamentals of linear algebra to practicers in computer vision, machine learning, robotics, applied mathematics, and electrical engineering. By only assuming a knowledge of calculus, the authors develop, in a rigorous yet down to earth manner, the mathematical theory behind concepts such as: vectors spaces, bases, linear maps, duality, Hermitian spaces, the spectral theorems, SVD, and the primary decomposition theorem. At all times, pertinent real-world applications are provided. This book includes the mathematical explanations for the tools used which we believe that is adequate for computer scientists, engineers and mathematicians who really want to do serious research and make significant contributions in their respective fields. More details on Page 15

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N OTA B L E T I T L E S POPULAR AND RECREATIONAL MATHEMATICS Recommended for Bookshops

ALGEBRA FOR PARENTS A Book for Grownups about Middle School Mathematics by Ron Aharoni (Technion, Israel institute of Technology, Israel) The book goes through middle school mathematics and techniques and methods of its teaching. It is meant to aid parents who wish to be involved in the mathematical education of their children, as well as teachers who wish to learn principles of mathematics and of its teaching. More details on Page 19

[ CHEMISTRY ] THEORETICAL CHEMISTRY

SPINACH ON THE CEILING The Multifaceted Life of a Theoretical Chemist by Martin Karplus (Harvard University, USA & Université de Strasbourg, France) The autobiography of Martin Karplus, Nobel Prize in Chemistry, 2013, describes the journey from his childhood in Vienna, his escape to Switzerland in 1938 shortly after Hitler’s entrance into Austria, his education in New England and California, and scientific career which took him to England, Illinois, Columbia, Strasbourg, and Harvard. The author’s optimistic outlook and faith in himself made it possible for him to overcome difficulties in his research and to develop methods in several different fields of science that asked questions to teach him and others something not known before. More details on Page 20

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N OTA B L E T I T L E S [ GENERAL ] GENERAL

SCIENCE RESEARCH WRITING 2nd Edition by Hilary Glasman-Deal (Imperial College London, UK) Science Research Writing uses a reverse-engineering approach to writing developed from extensive work with STEMM researchers at Imperial College London. This approach unpacks current models of STEMM research writing and helps writers to generate the writing tools needed to operate those models effectively in their own field. The reverse-engineering approach also ensures that writers develop future-proof strategies that will evolve alongside the coming changes in research communication platforms. More details on Page 20

[ ENGINEERING ] OCEAN ENGINEERING / COASTAL ENGINEERING

OCEAN WAVE DYNAMICS edited by Ian Young & Alexander Babanin (University of Melbourne, Australia) Ocean waves are important for many reasons. They are the major environmental impact on in the design of coastal or offshore structures. Ocean waves are also fundamental to the processes of coastal flooding and beach erosion. They will play a major role in storm related coastal flooding which will rise in frequency as a result of sea level rise. Ocean waves are also an important part of the coupled ocean-atmosphere system. They determine the roughness of the ocean surface and hence have an impact on winds, fluxes of energy, gases and heat to the ocean and even the stability of ice sheets. More details on Page 24

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N OTA B L E T I T L E S [ LIFE SCIENCES / BIOLOGY ] CELL / MOLECULAR BIOLOGY / STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY

WALTER GILBERT Selected Works by Walter Gilbert (Harvard University, USA) edited by Manyuan Long (The University of Chicago, USA) This book commemorates the eclectic intellectual life of scientist and artist Walter Gilbert. It presents all of his most influential works throughout his scientific career. His scientific explorations covered a broad spectrum of fields. He created widely used concepts such as “Exon”, “Intron” and “RNA World”. Eleven reflective essays by Gilbert are included for the first time, discussing both his scientific studies and anecdotes from his own life. More details on Page 27

[ BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT ] INNOVATION / TECHNOLOGY / KNOWLEDGE / INFORMATION MANAGEMENT Recommended for Bookshops

DESIGN THINKING The Handbook by Falk Uebernickel (University of St. Gallen, Switzerland), Li Jiang (Stanford University, USA), Walter Brenner (University of St. Gallen, Switzerland), Britta Pukall (Milani Design & Consulting, Switzerland), Therese Naef (Milani Design & Consulting, Switzerland) & Bernhard Schindlholzer (Google, Switzerland) Design thinking is more than just a new, one-off method of innovation. It is about establishing an innovation-friendly climate in companies and organizations for the longterm. To achieve this, an interdisciplinary team of authors has composed this “recipe book” that can be practically applied to your everyday business life. This book is for all who intend to understand and practice the design thinking method in the most rapid and uncomplicated way. More details on Page 30

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N OTA B L E T I T L E S [ ECONOMICS AND FINANCE ] INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS

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ENCYCLOPEDIA OF INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS AND GLOBAL TRADE (In 3 Volumes) Volume 1: Foreign Direct Investment and the Multinational Enterprise Volume 2: International Money and Finance Volume 3: International Trade and Commercial Policy edited by Mariana Spatareanu (Rutgers University, USA) & Can Erbil (Boston College, USA) In an era when trade and currency wars threaten to end a long-standing period of growing trade and capital flows, the economics of international trade, investment and finance have become more important than ever. This three-volume Encyclopedia provides a comprehensive and up-to-date overview of the theory and evidence on the causes and consequences of global trade, and the theory and evidence on the economics of international trade, financial and monetary transactions. It provides, first of all, a comprehensive set of entries explaining the key theoretical concepts in international economics as well as the latest empirical and simulation techniques used in the academic literature. In addition, various entries present the history behind — and the controversies surrounding — the core current global trade and monetary institutions, from the World Trade Organization to the European Monetary Union. More details on Page 32

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N OTA B L E T I T L E S MONEY AND BANKING / INVESTMENTS / FINANCIAL MARKETS AND INSTITUTIONS

A RANDOM WALK TO NOWHERE How the Professors Caused a Real “Fraud-on-the-Market”

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by Edward E Williams & John A Dobelman (Rice University, USA) This book is about an intellectual fraud, one that has become part of legal doctrine that has greatly influenced decisions all the way up to the United States Supreme Court. The “efficient market hypothesis” (EMH), born from the Random Walk theory, started out as an honest attempt to improve insights into how financial markets work, but eventually became almost a religion that every financial economist had to buy into, or risk professional crucifixion. The EMH began over a half century ago. It posits that share prices reflect all available market information, and that it is impossible to consistently outperform the market. More details on Page 34

MATHEMATICAL / QUANTITATIVE FINANCE

FITTING LOCAL VOLATILITY Analytic and Numerical Approaches in Black-Scholes and Local Variance Gamma Models by Andrey Itkin (New York University, USA) The concept of local volatility as well as the local volatility model are one of the classical topics of mathematical finance. Although the existing literature is wide, there still exist various problems that have not drawn sufficient attention so far, for example: a) construction of analytical solutions of the Dupire equation for an arbitrary shape of the local volatility function; b) construction of parametric or non-parametric regression of the local volatility surface suitable for fast calibration; c) no-arbitrage interpolation and extrapolation of the local and implied volatility surfaces; d) extension of the local volatility concept beyond the Black – Scholes model, etc. More details on Page 34

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N OTA B L E T I T L E S MATHEMATICAL / QUANTITATIVE FINANCE

HANDBOOK OF FINANCIAL ECONOMETRICS, MATHEMATICS, STATISTICS, AND MACHINE LEARNING

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(In 4 Volumes) edited by Cheng Few Lee (Rutgers University, USA) & John C Lee (Center for PBBEF Research, USA) This four-volume handbook covers important concepts and tools used in the fields of financial econometrics, mathematics, statistics, and machine learning. Econometric methods have been applied in asset pricing, corporate finance, international finance, options and futures, risk management, and in stress testing for financial institutions. This handbook discusses a variety of econometric methods, including single equation multiple regression, simultaneous equation regression, and panel data analysis, among others. It also covers statistical distributions, such as the binomial and log normal distributions, in light of their applications to portfolio theory and asset management in addition to their use in research regarding options and futures contracts. More details on Page 35

[ ASIAN STUDIES ] ASIAN BUSINESS / MANAGEMENT Asia-Pacific Business Series

GUANXI AND BUSINESS (3rd Edition) by Yadong Luo (University of Miami, USA) Interpersonal relationship (guanxi) is one of the major dynamics of Chinese society. Guanxi has been a pervasive part of the Chinese business world for the last few centuries. It binds literally millions of Chinese firms into a social and business web. In China’s new, fastpaced business environment, guanxi has become more entrenched than ever, heavily influencing Chinese political landscapes, social behavior, and business practice. More details on Page 36

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COMPUTATIONAL, MATHEMATICAL AND THEORETICAL PHYSICS

ASTRONOMY, ASTROPHYSICS AND COSMOLOGY THEORY OF SATELLITE FRAGMENTATION IN ORBIT

AN EVENTFUL JOURNEY TO UNIFICATION OF ALL THE FUNDAMENTAL FORCES

by Arjun Tan (Alabama A & M University, USA) & Robert C Reynolds (STAR Dynamics, USA)

by Robert Delbourgo (University of Tasmania, Australia) The author shows that one can successfully unify gravity with electromagnetism geometrically by adding a single complex anticommuting coordinate to spacetime, which can be associated with the property of ‘electricity’. By adding extra four anticommuting properties (‘chromicity’ and ‘neutrinicity’), associated with strong and weak interactions, one can get a unified picture of all the natural forces and particles including the ‘standard model’: The whole construct relies upon the full specification of events and automatically allows for replication of particle families. The monograph traces the history of attempts of unification before explaining the author’s ‘where – when – what’scheme.

Featured Contents: Preface; Satellite Fr a g m e n t a t i o n a n d O r b i t a l D e b r i s ; Physical Processes Underlying Satellite Fragmentations; Gabbard Diagram of Breakup Fragments ; Velocity Perturbations of Breakup Fragments; Explosive Fragmentations of Rocket Bodies; Soviet Anti-Satellite Tests; Solwind P78-1 Fragmentation: US AntiSatellite Test; The Delta-180 Collision Experiment in Space; SPOT-1 Ariane Rocket Fragmentation; Fengyun-1C Fragmentation: Chinese Anti-Satellite Test; Irdium 33 and Cosmos 2251 Collision in Orbit; Explosive Fragmentation of Briz-M Rockets; and others.

Contents: A Historical Look at Forces; Force Fields; Field Disturbances; Enter the Relativistic Quantum; The Grand Communicators; Get the Picture; Property Transformations; Dreams of Unification; Dualities; Curving Spacetime Property; Geometry of Events; Future Prospects; Appendices: Supplementary Mathematics; Glossary; Bibliography.

Readership: Researchers, students, and people. 350pp 978-981-120-855-3

Readership: All science graduates who have studied one or two years of university level mathematics.

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The book begins with a survey of satellite fragmentations in orbit and the consequent formation of orbital debris in chronological order. Next, the fundamental physical processes underlying satellite fragmentations are outlined and the methods of analyzing satellite fragmentations presented. The rest of the book presents analyses of the major satellite fragmentation events including accidental and intentional breakups, those due to explosions and collisions, as well as those belonging to the unknown category.

STATISTICAL MECHANICS AND SCIENTIFIC EXPLANATION

THE PHYSICAL FOUNDATIONS OF HYDRODYNAMIC PROCESSES

Determinism, Indeterminism and Laws of Nature

Macroscopic and Kinetic Approaches by Nikolay Nikolaevich Fimin & Valery Mihailovich Chechetkin (Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia)

edited by Valia Allori (Northern Illinois University, USA)

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This book studies the fundamental concept of hydrodynamics as part of theoretical physics and demonstrates the connection of macroscopic approach with the description of properties of fluid motion and microscopic kinetic theory. It also presents recent investigations in instabilities and turbulence theory.

T h e b o o k ex p l o r e s several open questions in the philosophy and t h e fo u n d a t i o n s o f statistical mechanics. Each chapter is written by a leading expert in philosophy of physics and/or mathematical physics.

Contents: Introduction; Bases of Hydrodynamics: Equations of Motion; Gravity Waves and Solitons; Thermodynamics of Fluids; Shock Waves; Stability and Instabilities in Hydrodynamics: Types of Hydrodynamic Instabilities; Classical Turbulence in Fluid Dynamics; Coherent Hydrodynamic Structures: Vortex Dynamics on the Plane; Poisson Systems in Hydrodynamics; Introducing Metric Structure in Hydrodynamic Systems; Appendix; References.

Featured Contents: The Different Faces of Explanation: The Mentaculus Vision (Barry Loewer); Probabilistic Explanations and the Derivation of Macroscopic Laws (Jean Bricmont); The Language of Typicality: Reassessing Typicality Explanations in Statistical Mechanics (Massimilaino Badino); The Grammar of Typicality (Tim Maudlin); The Past Hypothesis, the Arrows of Time, and Cosmology: Can the Past Hypothesis Explain the Psychological Arrow of Time? (Meir Hemmo and Orly Shenker); Eternal Worlds and the Best System Account of Laws (Christopher Meacham and Ryan Olsen); Some Consideration from Quantum Mechanics: Foundations of Statistical Mechanics and the Status of the Born Rule in De Broglie-Bohm Pilot-Wave Theory (Antony Valentini); Boltzmann and Gibbs: Gibbs and Boltzmann Entropy in Classical and Quantum Mechanics (Sheldon Goldstein, Joel Lebowitz, Roderich Tumulka and Nino Zanghí); and others.

Readership: Researches and postgraduate students for extended study of hydrodynamics. 245pp Mar 2020 978-981-121-115-7 US$98 £85

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Feb 2020 US$138 £120

INTERDISCIPLINARY PHYSICS

CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS PROGRESS IN ADVANCED DIELECTRICS

Textbook INTRODUCTION TO EARTH SCIENCES (2nd Edition)

edited by Li Jin (Xi’an Jiaotong University, China) This book contains 9 feature articles which, together, provide a comprehensive account on the current state of advanced dielectrics and related phenomena. The first two articles present fundamental knowledge related to the characterization of ferroelectric hysteresis, which is the most widely used method to learn the ferroelectricity experimentally. The latest research progress in relaxor ferroelectric is given in the next two articles. The last five articles are dedicated to the multi-functionality of advanced dielectrics, with emphasis on multiferroic magnetoelectric composites, lead-free piezoceramics, pyroelectric/electrocaloric materials, polymer-based dielectrics, and flexible nanodielectrics.

A Physics Approach by Luc Thomas Ikelle (IMDE, USA & Texas A&M University, USA) All of the twelve chapters from the first edition have been improved and/or expanded. In addition to these improvements, six new chapters have been added in this second edition. The new chapters encompass: gravity, microgravity, heat variations in subsurface, Earth’s magnetic field, electricity storage, energy prices, and a more detailed description of our current understanding of Solar system and the applications of this understanding to life on Earth.

Contents: A View of Earth: The Earth’s Spheres; Gravity and Microgravity: Gravity’s Laws and Tidal Forces; Gravitational Anomalies and Microgravity; Earthquakes and Volcanoes: Seismic Waves and Evidences of Earth’s Interior Structure; Earthquakes and Volcanoes; The Tectonic Plate Theory; Earthquake and Volcano Cycles; Earth’s Climates: Climate and Heat Radiation; Geothermics; Electromagnetic Radiation in Vaccum; Electromagnetic Radiation in Matter; Energy Resources: Energy Production and Consumption; Biomass, Solar, and Wind Energy Resources: Fundamentals and Technology; Source Rocks and Seismology; and others.

Contents: Fundamentals of Advanced Dielectrics: The Contribution of Electrical Conductivity, Dielectric Permittivity and Domain Switching in Ferroelectric Hysteresis Loops; Decoding the Fingerprint of Ferroelectric Loops: Comprehension of the Material Properties and Structures; Relaxor Ferroelectrics: Recent Progress in Relaxor Ferroelectrics with Perovskite Structure; Relaxor Ferroelectrics: Cluster Glass Ground State via Random Fields and Random Bonds; Multi-Functionality of Advanced Dielectrics: Multiferroic Magnetoelectric Composites: Historical Perspective, Status, and Future Directions; Lead-Free Piezoelectric Ceramics: Alternatives for PZT?.

Readership: Students and the general public interested in earth and planetary sciences.

Readership: Undergraduate and graduate students or professionals. 300pp 978-981-121-042-6

800pp Feb 2020 978-981-121-302-1 US$168 £150 978-981-121-385-4(pbk) US$78 £70

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This new edition can also be used in 100-level physics classes. The basic physics of matter is covered in detail along with some highly important problems and questions posed and addressed by modern physics and in Geophysics, which is actually a branch of physics.

PARTICLE PHYSICS / HIGH ENERGY PHYSICS / QUANTUM FIELDS

OPTICS AND LASER PHYSICS ULTRA-HIGH-Q OPTICAL MICROCAVITIES

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edited by Yun-Feng Xiao (Peking University, China), Chang-Ling Zou (University of Science and Technology of China, China), Qihuang Gong (Peking University, China) & Lan Yang (Washington University in St. Louis, USA)

MATHEMATICAL FOUNDATIONS OF QUANTUM FIELD THEORY

by Albert Schwarz (University of California at Davis, USA) The book is very different from other books devoted to quantum field theory, both in the style of exposition and in the choice of topics. Written for both mathematicians and physicists, the author explains the theoretical formulation with a mixture of rigorous proofs and heuristic arguments; references are given for those who are looking for more details. The author is also careful to avoid ambiguous definitions and statements that can be found in some physics textbooks.

Confinement and manipulation of photons using microcavities have triggered intense research interest in both basic and applied physics for more than a decade. Prominent examples are whispering gallery microcavities which confine photons by means of continuous total internal reflection along a curved and smooth surface. The long photon lifetime, strong field confinement, and in-plane emission characteristics make them promising candidates for enhancing light-matter interactions on a chip. In this book, we will introduce different ultra-high-Q whispering gallery microcavities, and focus on their applications in enhancing light-matter interaction, such as ultralow-threshold microlasing, highly sensitive optical biosensing, nonlinear optics, cavity quantum electrodynamics and cavity optomechanics.

In terms of topics, almost all other books are devoted to relativistic quantum field theory, conversely this book is concentrated on the material that does not depend on the assumptions of Lorentz-invariance and/or locality. It contains also a chapter discussing application of methods of quantum field theory to statistical physics, in particular to the derivation of the diagram techniques that appear in thermo-field dynamics and Keldysh formalism. It is not assumed that the reader is familiar with quantum mechanics.

Featured Contents: High-Q Lithium Niobate Microcavities and Their Applications; Second-Order Nonlinear Effects and Photon Scattering in Ultra-high-Q Crystalline WGMRs; Organic Self-Assembled Microcavities and Microlasers; Lasing; ParityTime Symmetry; Comb and Microsoliton; Resonance Assisted Tunneling in Weakly Deformed Microcavity; and others.

Contents: Principles of Quantum Theory; Quantum Mechanics of Single-Particle and Non-Identical Particle Systems; Quantum Mechanics of a System of Identical Particles; Operators of Time Evolution: S(t, t0) and Sα(t, t0); and others.

Readership: Student of all levels, undergraduate to research fellows, as well as professors and professionals.

Readership: Physics and mathematics students and researchers. 350pp 978-981-3278-63-9

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Apr 2020 US$128 £115

PROBING PARTICLE PHYSICS WITH NEUTRINO TELESCOPES

TULLIO REGGE: AN ECLECTIC GENIUS

edited by Carlos Pérez de los Heros (Uppsala University, Sweden)

From Quantum Gravity to Computer Play edited by Leonardo Castellani (University of Eastern Piedmont, Italy), Anna Ceresole (National Institute for Nuclear Physics, Turin, Italy), Riccardo D’Auria (Polytechnic University of Turin, Italy) & Pietro Fré (University of Turin, Italy)

This book introduces the reader to how fundamental topics in particle physics can be studied with the largest neutrino telescopes currently in operation. D u e t o t h e i r l a r ge size, reaching cubickilometer volumes, and their wide energy response, these unusual detectors can provide insight on neutrino oscillations, dark matter searches or searches for exotic particles, new neutrino interactions or extra dimensions, among many other topics. Lacking a man-made neutrino “beam”, neutrino telescopes use the copious flux of neutrinos continuously produced by cosmic rays interacting in the Earth’s atmosphere, as well as neutrinos from astrophysical origin. They have therefore access to neutrinos of higher energies and much longer baselines than those produced in present accelerators, being able to search for new physics at complementary scales than currently available in particle physics laboratories around the world. Contents: Introduction; Neutrino Telescopes in Operation and Future Projects; The Atmospheric Neutrino Flux; Neutrino Cross Sections; Standard Neutrino Oscillations ; Non-Standard Neutrino Oscillations and Tests of Lorentz Invariance; Dark Matter Scenarios Beyond the Vanilla SUSY WIMP; Magnetic Monopoles, Strangelets, Nuclearites, and Q-Balls; TeV-Gravity Searches; Large Extra Dimensions; Primordial Black Hole Signatures. Readership: Graduate students and researchers in par ticle physics and astrophysics.

Featured Contents: Black Hole Stability under Perturbations; Regge Poles; Regge Calculus and Discrete Gravity; Hamiltonian Formulation of General Relativity; Quantum Vortices; The Group Manifold Approach to (Super-) Gravity Theories; 2+1 Quantum Gravity; Methods of Algebraic Geometry; Popularization of Science; Reminiscences; Full Bibliography of Scientific Works; and others.

432pp 978-981-3275-01-0

572pp 978-981-121-343-4

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This volume of original articles, collected papers and commentaries by contemporary scholars illustrates the work of Tullio Regge, a giant in the panorama of theoretical physics of the second half of the 20th century, probably the most influential Italian physicist after Enrico Fermi. His brilliant contributions to quantum theory and to general relativity have marked significant turning points in the development of scientific knowledge: Regge poles, Regge behaviour, Regge calculus and his geometric approach to general relativity and its extensions, and continue to have a profound impact on the work of the large theoretical community today. Moreover, his public engagement for the dissemination of scientific culture, his mastering of multimedia technology for outreach and play, and his support for important social causes such as the fight against pseudosciences and the rights of the disabled make him a charismatic character across time, space and disciplines.

RELATIVITY AND GRAVITATION

QUANTUM MECHANICS AND QUANTUM INFORMATION Textbook Essential Textbooks in Physics

APPLICATION-DRIVEN QUANTUM AND STATISTICAL PHYSICS A Short Course for Future Scientists and Engineers (Volume 3: Transitions)

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by Jean-Michel Gillet (CentraleSupélec, ParisSaclay University, France & Centrale Pékin, Beihang University, China)

TOPICS ON STRONG GRAVITY

This third volume covers several basic and more advanced subjects about transitions in quantum and statistical physics. The first part describes how the quantum statistics of fermions and bosons differ but also under what condition they both can merge into the classical-particlestatistics framework seen in Volume 2. The second part introduces time-dependent transitions between quantum states. The time evolution of a simple two-level model gives the minimum background in order to provide more details on the laser’s principle and its numerous uses. The third and last part of the book gives a brief overview of quantum electrodynamics basics with applications to photon absorption or emission spectroscopies and a range of scattering regimes.

A Modern View on Theories and Experiments edited by César Augusto Zen Vasconcellos (Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil & International Center for Relativistic Astrophysics Network Coordinating Center (ICRANet), Italy) In this book, we focus our attention on extended alternative gravity theories and the best astrophysical laboratories to probe the strong field regime: black holes, pulsars, and neutron stars. C o n t e n t s : Spacetime Singularities in General Relativity (Cé sar Zen Vasconcellos); Astrophysical Constraints on Strong Modified Gravity (Daniela Pé rez and Gustavo Esteban Romero); The Pseudo-Complex General Relativity: Theor y and Obser vational Predictions (Peter O Hess and Thomas Boller); Dense Baryonic Matter in the Cores of Neutron Stars (William M Spinella and Fridolin Weber); Probing the Spacetime Around a Black Hole with X-Ray Variability (Tomaso Belloni); Supermassive Black Holes in the Early Universe (José Antonio de Freitas Pacheco); Tidal Effects in the Inspiral Phase of Compact Star Mergers (David Blaschke, Hovik Grigorian, Alexander Ayriyan, David Edwin Alvarez Castillo).

Contents: Quantum Statistics: The Ideal Quantum Gases; Fermion Gases; Boson Gases; Time-Dependent Transitions: Two-Level Couplings; Time-Dependent Perturbation Theory; Standard Approaches to Scattering; Photons: From Electromagnetic Fields to Photons; Single and Two-Photon Processes. Readership: Undergraduate students and graduate students.

Readership: Students and researchers working on general relativity and gravitation.

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ALGEBRA AND RELATED TOPICS Contemporary Mathematics and Its Applications: Monographs, Expositions and Lecture Notes - Vol 2

Textbook LINEAR ALGEBRA AND OPTIMIZATION WITH APPLICATIONS TO MACHINE LEARNING

DERIVED FUNCTORS AND SHEAF COHOMOLOGY

by Ugo Bruzzo (International School for Advanced Studies, Trieste, Italy) & Beatriz Graña Otero (Universidad de Salamanca, Spain)

Volume I: Linear Algebra for Computer Vision, Robotics, and Machine Learning by Jean Gallier & Jocelyn Quaintance (University of Pennsylvania, USA)

The aim of the book is to present a precise and comprehensive introduction to the basic theory of derived functors, with an emphasis on sheaf cohomology and spectral sequences. It keeps the treatment as simple as possible, aiming at the same time to provide a number of examples, mainly from sheaf theory, and also from algebra. Contents: Basic Notions: Categor y Theory, Homological Algebra; Derived Functors: Injective Objects, Right Derived Functors, Free Resolutions, the Long Exact Sequence of a Derived Functor, Acyclic Resolutions, δ-Functors, Left Derived Functors, Additional Exercises; Sheaves: Presheaves and Sheaves, Étalé Space, Direct and Inverse Images, Additional Exercises; Cohomology of Sheaves: Čech Cohomology, Sheaf Cohomology, Comparing Sheaf and Čech Cohomology, Fine Sheaves and de Rham Cohomology, Sheaf Cohomology of Schemes, Additional Exercises; Spectral Sequences: Filtered Complexes, the Spectral Sequence of a Filtered Complex, the Spectral Sequences Associated with a Double Complex, Hypercohomology, the Spectral of Hyperderived Functors, Some Applications, Additional Exercises; Appendix: Pushouts and Pullbacks, Snake Lemma, Baer’s Criterion, Additional Exercises.

Contents: Introduction; Vector Spaces, Bases, Linear Maps; Matrices and Linear Maps; Direct Sums, Affine Maps; Determinants; Gaussian Elimination, LU, Cholesky, Echelon Form; Vector Norms and Matrix Norms; Iterative Methods for Solving Linear Systems; The Dual Space and Duality; and others. Readership: Undergraduate and graduate students interested in mathematical fundamentals of linear algebra in computer vision, machine learning, robotics, applied mathematics, and electrical engineering.

Readership: Graduate students and researchers.

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This book provides the mathematical fundamentals of linear algebra to practicers in computer vision, machine learning, robotics, applied mathematics, and electrical engineering. By only assuming a knowledge of calculus, the authors develop, in a rigorous yet down to earth manner, the mathematical theory behind concepts such as: vectors spaces, bases, linear maps, duality, Hermitian spaces, the spectral theorems, SVD, and the primary decomposition theorem. At all times, pertinent real-world applications are provided.

Series on Knots and Everything

COMPUTER MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE

MATHEMATICS OF HARMONY AS A NEW INTERDISCIPLINARY DIRECTION AND “GOLDEN” PARADIGM OF MODERN SCIENCE

CODES AND MODULAR FORMS A Dictionary

Volume 1: The Golden Section, Fibonacci Numbers, Pascal Triangle, and Platonic Solids

by Minjia Shi (Anhui University, China), YoungJu Choie ((Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)), Anuradha Sharma (Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology Delhi, India) & Patrick Solé (University of Aix Marseille, France)

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by Alexey Stakhov (International Club of the Golden Section, Canada & Academy of Trinitarism, Russia) & Samuil Aranson (Russian Academy of Natural History, Russia)

There are connections between invariant theory and modular forms since the times of Felix Klein, in the 19th century, connections between codes and lattices since the 1960’s. The aim of the book is to explore the interplay between codes and modular forms. Here modular form is understood in a wide sense (Jacobi forms, Siegel forms, Hilbert forms). Codes comprises not only linear spaces over finite fields but modules over some commutative rings. The connection between codes over finite fields and lattices has been well documented since the 1970s. Due to an avalanche of results on codes over rings since the 1990’s there is a need for an update at book level.

Volume I is the first part of the 3-volume book Mathematics of Harmony as a New Interdisciplinary Direction and “Golden” Paradigm of Modern Science. “Mathematics of Harmony” rises in its origin to the “harmonic ideas” of Pythagoras, Plato and Euclid, this 3-volume book aims to promote more deep understanding of ancient conception of the “Universe Harmony, “ the main conception of ancient Greek science, and implementation of this conception to modern science and education. This 3-volume book is a result of the authors’ research in the field of Fibonacci numbers and the Golden Section and their applications. It provides a broad introduction to the fascinating and beautiful subject of the “Mathematics of Harmony, “ a new interdisciplinary direction of modern science. This direction has many unexpected applications in contemporary mathematics, theoretical physics and computer science.

Key Features: • This book makes a census of some constructions and formulas that have not appeared in book form previously

Contents: The Golden Section: History and Applications; Fibonacci and Lucas numbers; Pascal Triangle, Fibonacci p-numbers and Golden p-proportions; Platonic Solids: From Plato’s Cosmology to Fullerenes and Quasycrystals.

Featured Contents: Codes vs Lattices: A Dictionary; Geometry of Numbers; Modular Forms in One Variable; Siegel Modular Forms; Jacobi Forms; and others.

Readership: High school, college and university students and teachers, professionals, scientists and investors.

Readership: Graduate students and researchers. 232pp Dec 2019 978-981-121-291-8 US$88 £75

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World Scientific Series in Information Studies - Vol 11

MATHEMATICAL BIOLOGY

THEORETICAL INFORMATION STUDIES

Textbook

Information in the World

MATHEMATICAL POPULATION GENETICS AND EVOLUTION OF BACTERIAL COOPERATION

edited by Mark Burgin (University of California, Los Angeles, USA) & Gordana Dodig-Crnkovic (Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden & Mälardalen University, Sweden)

by Volker Hösel, Christina Kuttler & Johannes Müller (Technical University Munich, Germany)

The book presents results of collaboration across research fields within info-computational and infostructural frameworks, in attempt to better theoretically and conceptually capture the phenomena of information, and its dynamics (such as computation and communication), as they appear on different levels of organization, on different scales and in different contexts.

Social life of bacteria is in the focus of recent research. Bacteria are simple enough to be accessible by science, but still complex enough to show cooperation, division of labor, bet-hedging, cross-talk and synchronized activities, and a rich variety of social traits. A central question of evolutionary theory is the explanation why this social life did develop, and why these systems are evolutionary stable. This book introduces the reader into the theory of evolution, covering classical models and as well as recent developments. The theory developed is used to represent the up-to-date understanding of social bacteria. This book will be useful for students and lecturers interested in mathematical evolutionary theory, as well as for researchers as a reference. Contents: Neutral Evolution; FrequencyI n d e p e n d e n t S e l e c t i o n ; Fr e q u e n c y Dependent Selection; Moran and WrightFisher Model; Hardy-Weinberg Model; Fisher’s Fundamental Theorem of Evolution; Kingman Coalescence; Site-Frequency Spectrum; Ewens Sampling Formula; Seedbanks and Quiescence; Evolution on Graphs; Game Theory; Replicator Equation; Multilevel Evolution and Price Equation; Hamilton’s Rule; Inclusive Fitness; Adaptive Dynamics; Classification of Bacterial Social Traits; Kin Recognition and Punishment; Quorum Sensing; Cooperation Mediated by Plasmids; Red Queen and Red King; Evolutionary Suicide.

Readership: Graduate students and researchers in Information Theory.

Readership: Graduate students, lecturers and researchers interested in mathematical evolutionary theory.

300pp 978-981-3277-48-9

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Featured Co ntents : 1 Founda t i ons of Information: Why Entropy is not Enough? Good Emerges from the Relaxation between Order and Disorder (Wu Kun and Wang Jian); A Multiscale Taxonomy of Information in the World (Burgin Mark, Dodig-Crnkovic Gordana); A Model of Deceitful Information Communication: Some Views on Theory and Practice of Semantic Information (Li Bocong, Wang Nan); Part 2 Information as a Natural Phenomenon: The No Information at a Distance Principle and Local Mathematics: Some Effects on Physics and Geometry (Benioff Paul); Part 3 Cognition and Intelligence in Natural and Artificial Systems: Information Processing by Structural Machines (Burgin Mark); Consciousness and Information — Before or After the Event (Cottam Ron); Part 4 Social, Cultural, Ethical and Legal Aspects of Information: The Differentia Specifica of Interhuman Communication: A Sociological Reflection on Information Theory (Leydesdorff Loet); and others.

MATHEMATICS EDUCATION

MATHEMATICAL LOGIC AND FOUNDATIONS

Problem Solving in Mathematics and Beyond - Vol 14

UNRAVELLING COMPLEXITY

ENGAGING YOUNG STUDENTS IN MATHEMATICS THROUGH COMPETITIONS — WORLD PERSPECTIVES AND PRACTICES

The Life and Work of Gregory Chaitin edited by Shyam Wuppuluri (R N Podar Institute, India), Francisco Antonio Doria (Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)

Volume II — Mathematics Competitions and how they relate to Research, Teaching and Motivation; Entertaining and Informative Papers from the WFNMC8 Congress in Semriach/Austria 2018

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The revolutions that Gregory Chaitin brought within the fields of science are well known. From his discovery of algorithmic information complexity to his work on Gö del’s theorem, he has contributed deeply and expansively to such diverse fields.

edited by Robert Geretschläger (BRG Kepler, Austria) The two volumes of “Engaging Young Students in Mathematics through Competitions” present a wide scope of aspects relating to mathematics competitions and their meaning in the world of mathematical research, teaching and entertainment.

This book attempts to bring together a collection of articles written by his colleagues, collaborators and friends to celebrate his work in a festschrift. It encompasses various aspects of the scientific work that Chaitin has accomplished over the years. Topics range from philosophy to biology, from foundations of mathematics to physics, from logic to computer science, and all other areas Chaitin has worked on.

Volume II contains background information on connections between the mathematics of competitions and the organization of such competitions, their interplay with research, teaching and more.

It also includes sketches of his personality with the help of biographical accounts in some unconventional articles that will provide a rare glimpse into the personal life and nature of Chaitin.

It will be of interest to anyone involved with mathematics competitions at any level, be they researchers, competition participants, teachers or theoretical educators.

Compared to the other books that exist along a similar vein, this book stands out primarily due to its highly interdisciplinary nature and its scope that will attract readers into Chaitin’s world.

The various chapters were written by the participants of the 8th Congress of the World Federation of National Mathematics Competitions in Austria in 2018.

Readership: Students, professors and researchers and readers who are interested.

Readership: Students, teachers, researchers, and general public.

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PROBABILITY AND STATISTICS

POPULAR AND RECREATIONAL MATHEMATICS

Lecture Notes Series, Institute for Mathematical Sciences, National University of Singapore - Vol 38

Recommended for Bookshops

GENEALOGIES OF INTERACTING PARTICLE SYSTEMS

ALGEBRA FOR PARENTS A Book for Grownups about Middle School Mathematics

edited by Matthias Birkner (Johannes GutenbergUniversität Mainz, Germany), Rongfeng Sun (National University of Singapore, Singapore) & Jan M Swart (The Czech Academy of Sciences, Czech Republic)

by Ron Aharoni (Technion, Israel institute of Technology, Israel) The book goes through middle school mathematics and techniques and methods of its teaching. It is meant to aid parents who wish to be involved in the mathematical education of their children, as well as teachers who wish to learn principles of mathematics and of its teaching. Key Features: • The book is aimed at parents who want to follow the mathematics their children learn in middle school, or to help the child. It is also a “second chance” book, that may enlighten people about the mathematics they learnt long ago, and enhance their understanding

• Lecture notes of the learning sessions, which provide valuable introductions to topics of active interest • Original contributions by participants, which include both survey articles and original research.

C o n t e n t s : Two Te a c h i n g P r i n c i p l e s ; Variables and Unknowns; Forward, or Back to Elementary Mathematics?; Negative Numbers; The Grammar of Algebra; The Binomial Formula; Powers and Logarithms; Equations — How to Go Back to Where You Started; Similarity and Proportion; When Algebra Meets Geometry; Arithmetic Series; Polynomials; Two Unknowns.

Featured Contents: Lecture Notes from Learning Sessions: Coexistence and Duality in Competing Species Models (Yu-Ting Chen and Matthias Hammer); Contributed Articles: PATRICIA Bridges (Steve Evans and Anton Wakolbinger); Collision Times of Random Walks and Applications to the Brownian Web (David Coupier, Kumarjit Saha, Anish Sarkar, and Viet Chi Tran); and others.

Readership: Parents, educated grownups and teachers. 250pp Feb 2020 978-981-120-922-2 US$78 £70 978-981-121-074-7(pbk) US$38 £35

Readership: Graduate students, university professors, researchers and professional mathematicians. 350pp 978-981-120-608-5

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The program Genealogies of Interacting Particle Systems held at the Institute for Mathematical Sciences, National University of Singapore, from 17 July to 18 Aug 2017, brought together experts and young researchers interested in this modern topic. Central to the program were learning sessions where lecturers presented work outside of their own research, as well as a normal workshop. This is reflected in the present volume which contains two types of articles:

[ CHEMISTRY ]

[ GENERAL ]

GENERAL

THEORETICAL CHEMISTRY Recommended for Bookshops

SCIENCE RESEARCH WRITING (2nd Edition)

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SPINACH ON THE CEILING The Multifaceted Life of a Theoretical Chemist

by Hilary Glasman-Deal (Imperial College London, UK)

by Martin Karplus (Harvard University, USA & Université de Strasbourg, France)

The Second Edition has been extensively revised and updated to represent current practice and focuses on the writing needs of both early-stage doctoral STEMM researchers and experienced professional researchers at the highest level, whether or not they are native speakers of English. The book retains the practical, userfriendly format of the First Edition, and now contains seven units that deal separately with the components of written STEMM research communication: Introduction, Method, Results, Discussion, Conclusion, Abstract and Title, as well as extensive FAQ responses and a new Checklist and Tips section. Each unit analyses extracts from recent published STEMM journal papers to enable researchers to discover not only what to write, but, crucially, how to write it.

The autobiography of Martin Karplus, Nobel Prize in Chemistry, 2013, describes the journey from his childhood in Vienna, his escape to Switzerland in 1938 shortly after Hitler’s entrance into Austria, his education in New England and California, and scientific career which took him to England, Illinois, Columbia, Strasbourg, and Harvard. The author’s optimistic outlook and faith in himself made it possible for him to overcome difficulties in his research and to develop methods in several different fields of science that asked questions to teach him and others something not known before. Paralleling his efforts in science, Martin Karplus enjoyed a life-long interest in cooking, working at some of the best restaurants in France and Spain, and in photography, holding numerous exhibitions of his work around the world.

Contents: Preface to the Second Edition; Introduction; How to Write the Introduction; How to Write about Methods; How to Write about Results; How to Write the Discussion; How to Write the Conclusion Section; How to Write an Abstract; Creating a Title; Checklist and Tips; Writing Skills Index; Language Index; Sources and Credits.

Featured Contents: My Ancestors; Childhood Years in Europe; Final Days in Europe; A New Life in America; Beginning of Scientific Interests; College Years; Graduate School; Postdoctoral Sojourn in Oxford and Europe; University of Illinois: NMR and Coupling Constants; Move to Columbia and Focus on Reaction Kinetics; The FBI and Me; and others.

Readership: Both native and non-native speakers of English including science writers, postgraduate students, researchers and teachers.

Readership: A wide range of readers including students, scientists, historians, science enthusiasts, people interested.

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[ MATERIALS SCIENCE ]

POPULAR SCIENCE

GENERAL MATERIALS SCIENCE

Textbook Recommended for Bookshops Science Communication

SCIENCE COMMUNICATION An Introduction edited by Frans van Dam (Utrecht University, The Netherlands), Liesbeth de Bakker (Utrecht University, The Netherlands), Anne M Dijkstra (University of Twente, The Netherlands) & Eric Allen Jensen (Institute for Methods Innovation, UK)

THE PHYSICS OF THE DEFORMATION OF DENSELY PACKED GRANULAR MATERIALS

The book offers a general introduction to the field of science communication. It covers the full range, from basic concepts of science, communication and dialogue to the disciplines of practice, such as informal science education, science journalism and health communication. Every chapter offers general information, theoretical perspectives as well as case studies. The book has been written by experts in their field, devoted teachers as well as researchers and practitioners.

by M A C Koenders

In addition to other books in the field which often depart from a specific angle to science communication, this book offers a broad, up-to-date and coherent overview with both theoretical perspectives and practical guidance.

Contents: Preface; About the Author; General Concepts; Continuum Mechanics and Cartesian Tensor Calculus; The Bounds of Static Equilibrium; Heterogeneity; Fabric Description; Stress-Strain Relation for a Frictionless Assembly; Tangential Interactions; Frictional Granular Materials; Appendix for Mathematical Definitions; List of Symbols and Notations; Index.

Contents: Foreword; Setting the Scene; Views of Science; The Process of Communicating Science; Science in Dialogue; Informal Science Education; Science Journalism; Risk Communication; Health Communication; Environmental Communication; Research in Science Communication.

Readership: Mathematical physicists, civil engineers (especially soil mechanics), chemical engineers with a special interest in cake formation, geologists; applied mathematicians.

Readership: Researchers and students from all fields who are interested in the basics of communicating science and technology. 250pp 978-981-120-987-1

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The aim of the book is to present a theory that explains the physics behind the phenomena during the deformation of densely packed granular media. The physics that describes such features is rather subtle and is developed from the micro to macro level (the latter is the continuum mechanics level that is used in practical applications). It requires the analysis of anisotropy and the heterogeneity of the packing evaluated against the background of a frictional inter-particle interaction.

[ ARCHITECTURE / BUILDING MANAGEMENT ]

ARCHITECTURE RESISTANT CITY

GREENING THE URBAN HABITAT

Histories, Maps and the Architecture of Development

A Quantitative and Empirical Approach

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by David Kim Hin Ho (University of Hertfordshire, UK & National University of Singapore, Singapore)

by Eunice Seng (The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong)

Increasing urban greenery has been observed to enhance the quality of our built environment, and in turn, the quality of life of its inhabitants. The book shows readers how to do so using the GnPR, which it presents as an important urban complement of the leaf area ratio (LAI) concept, through an in-depth discussion of three key aspects of the GnPR. It proposes optimal levels of GnPR for various land-use types and how these levels are benchmarked against current levels of greenery provision; stipulates the greenery quantum which encourages the concentration of some plants, especially native trees and certain local species; and advocates the development of ecological or natural landscapes over manicured gardens. The book also discusses the impact of various levels of GnPR provision with the inevitable capital and maintenance costs of greening built environments, and how they affect the application of the GnPR guidelines.

This vivid book is an inquiry into the stagnation between the development of architectural practice and the progress in urban modernization. It is about islands as territories of resistance. It is about dense places where multitudes dwell in perennial contestations with the city on every front. It is about the histories, tactics and spaces of everyday survival within the hegemonic sway of global capital and unstoppable development. It is preoccupied with making visible the culture of resistance and architecture’s entanglement with it. It is about urban resilience. It is about Hong Kong, where uncertainty is status quo. Contents: Author’s Note; Prologue: Islandness and Resistance; Maps: Territories of Contestation; Noirs: The City, the Woman and Other Spaces; Towers: Technologies, Jardine House and Metropolitan Visions; Composites: The City in a Building; Narratives: Composite Building Studies; and others.

Readership: City planners, architects and civil engineers involved in the conceptualisation, design and building of urban habitations, who aspire to increase the liveability of their cities.

Readership: Rich in historical, theoretical and visual analysis, this original monograph is essential reading for anyone who is interested in understanding and interpreting urban built environments as an accumulation and contestation of spaces and territories. Students of architecture, art and design history, urban design, urban history, urban studies, geography, Asian and cultural studies, will find the methodological approaches, investigations and visualizations useful in shaping their own perspectives on the urban.

440pp 978-981-120-724-2

364pp 978-981-120-461-6

Contents: Introduction; Urban Greenery in Singapore; Landscape Design Guidelines for using the GnPR in Singapore; Statistical Analysis and the Optimization of the GnPR; Best Practices and Technologies; Building Audit Report.

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[ ENGINEERING ]

CIVIL ENGINEERING

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING

HENCKY BAR-CHAIN/NET FOR STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS

World Scientific Series in R&D Management

MANAGING MEDICAL TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATIONS

by C M Wang (The University of Queensland, Australia), H Zhang (Beijing Institute of Technology, China), N Challamel (University of South Brittany, France) & W H Pan (The University of Queensland, Australia)

Exploring Multiple Perspectives edited by Tugrul U Daim (Portland State University, USA & Higher School of Economics, Russia & Chaoyang University of Technology, Taiwan) & Alexander Brem (Friedrich-Alexander-Universität ErlangenNürnberg, Germany) This book addresses the issue of modern medical innovations management through an inductive approach by looking into cases before putting forward solutions in terms of strategies and tools. It provides a model for the designing and implementation of effective healthcare technology management (HTM) systems in hospitals and healthcare provider settings, as well as promotes a new method of analysis of hospital organization for decisionmaking regarding technology to show how systematic management using a strategy that balances bottom-up and top-down driven innovations, can deliver better medical technological advances.

This book is a compilation of the authors’ research on the development of the Hencky bar-chain/net model, and is organized a c c o r d i n g t o t h e d e ve l o p m e n t a n d application of HBM for beams, columns, frames, arches and rings, and plates. Exercises are provided at the end of each chapter to aid comprehension and guide learning. It is a useful reference for students, researchers, academics and practitioners in the field of structural analysis.

Featured Contents: Innovation Strategies: Strategic Management of Innovation; Managing Exploration – Exploitation by Balancing Creativity and Constraint; Tools: Systems Engineering Approaches for Improving Reusable Medical Equipment Reprocessing Processes; International Cases: Catch-Up of Chinese Pharmaceutical Firms Facing Technological Complexity; and others.

Contents: Preface; About the Authors; Hencky Bar-Chain Model; Uniform Beams; NonUniform Beams; Frames; Arches and Rings; Plates; Index.

Readership: Professionals (healthcare administrators, management, and IT personnel); Researchers; Graduate students.

Readership: Senior undergraduate students, graduate students, researchers and practitioners.

300pp 978-981-120-468-5

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This book introduces the concepts and previous research of the Hencky bar-chain/net model, before demonstrating how beams, columns, arches, rectangular plates and circular plates could be successfully modelled by HBM. HBM comprises rigid bars connected by frictionless hinges with elastic rotational springs (and a system of torsional springs in the cells for plates). In the treatment of the above-mentioned structures, HBM is found to be mathematically equivalent to the first order central finite difference method (FDM). So HBM may be regarded as the physical structural model behind the FDM.

ENGINEERING MECHANICS

OCEAN ENGINEERING / COASTAL ENGINEERING

Frontier Research in Computation and Mechanics of Materials and Biology - Vol 2

OCEAN WAVE DYNAMICS

ADVANCED CONTINUUM THEORIES AND FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSES

edited by Ian Young & Alexander Babanin (University of Melbourne, Australia)

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by James D Lee (The George Washington University, USA) & Jiaoyan Li (Idaho National Laboratory, USA)

Ocean Wave Dynamics is the most up-todate book of its kind on the three main processes responsible for the generation and evolution of ocean waves: (i) atmospheric input from the wind, (ii) wave breaking and (iii) nonlinear interactions.

This comprehensive vo l u m e p r e s e n t s a unified framework of continuum theories. It indicates that (i) microcontinuum theories (micromorphic and micropolar theories) are natural extension of classical continuum mechanics, and (ii) classical continuum mechanics is a special case of microcontinuum theories when the deformable material point is idealized as a single mathematical point. The kinematics and basic laws are rigorously derived. Based on axiomatic approach, constitutive theory is systematically derived for various kinds of materials, ranging from Stokesian fluid to thermo-visco-elastic-plastic solid. Material force and Thermomechanical-electromagnetic coupling are introduced and discussed.

Ocean waves are important for many reasons. They are the major environmental impact on in the design of coastal or offshore structures. Ocean waves are also fundamental to the processes of coastal flooding and beach erosion. They will play a major role in storm related coastal flooding which will rise in frequency as a result of sea level rise. Ocean waves are also an important part of the coupled ocean-atmosphere system. They determine the roughness of the ocean surface and hence have an impact on winds, fluxes of energy, gases and heat to the ocean and even the stability of ice sheets.

Featured Contents: Classical Continuum Mechanics: Kinematics; Stresses; Balance Laws; Constitutive Theory; Simple Thermoviscoelasticity; Microcontinuum Field Theories: Kinematics; Stresses and Balance Laws; Constitutive Theory; Thermomechanical Materials; Finite Element Analyses: Preliminaries; Finite Element Formulation of Classical Continuum Mechanics; Dynamic Crack Propagation; Special Topics: Nonlocal Theory; Poromechanics; Mechanobiology; Nematic Liquid Crystal; and others.

Contents: Wind Generated Waves (Ian Young); Air-Sea Interaction (Brian Haus); Breaking and Mixing (Alex Babanin); Nonlinear Processes (Takuji Waseda); Spectral Models (Erick Rogers); Phase Resolving Models (Dmitry Chalikov); Extreme Conditions (Kevin Ewans & Philip Jonathan); Satellite Observations and Climate (Ian Young). Readership: This book provides an up-todate description of the latest research in ocean waves. As such, it provides a single source for an overview of knowledge in this important field.

Readership: Professionals, researchers, academics, and graduate students. 400pp 978-981-120-148-6

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[ COMPUTER SCIENCE ]

SOFTWARE ENGINEERING / PROGRAMMING

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE / MACHINE LEARNING

Handbook

TRANSHUMANISM

HANDBOOK OF SOFTWARE AGING AND REJUVENATION

A Realistic Future? by Jean-Pierre Fillard

Fundamentals, Methods, Applications, and Future Directions

Transhuman, or transhuman, is the concept of an intermediar y form between human and posthuman. In other words, a transhuman is a being that resembles a human in most respects but who has powers and abilities beyond those of standard humans. These abilities might include improved intelligence, awareness, strength, or durability. Transhumans sometimes appear in science-fiction as cyborgs or genetically-enhanced humans.

edited by Tadashi Dohi (Hiroshima University, Japan), Kishor Trivedi (Duke University, USA) & Alberto Avritzer (eSulabSolutions, Inc., USA)

This book will look into the question “Can machines think?” followed by “Can humans extend their lifespan and keep up with machines?” In other words, do we (humans) have to modify ourselves to be bionic humans, to co-exist and make the most of machines in future?

Contents: Introduction; Fundamentals of Software Aging; Software Rejuvenation: Key Concepts and Granularity; Measurements for Software Aging; Markov Chains and Petri Nets; Analysis of Queueing Models for Rejuvenation; Black-Box Models for Restart, Reboot and Rejuvenation; Using Software Aging Monitoring and Rejuvenation for the Assessment of High-Availability Systems; Application to Operating Systems; Aging in Virtualized Environments; Experimental Tools for Software Aging and Analysis; Implementation of Micro-Rejuvenation with Cooperative Stack Leasing; and others.

Contents: About the Author; Introduction; The Origins and Further; The Theories; About The New Ways of Life; The Favorite Goals of Transhumanism; Present Achievements a n d Tr a n s h u m a n i s m ; I n f o r m a t i o n , Communication and Artificial Intelligence; Energy and Civilizations; Man and Men; Issues to be Faced; Robots & Co.; What About Space?; Conclusion; Index.

Readership: This book will be useful for engineers, teachers, and researchers that are working on new approaches to increase the dependability of their mission-critical systems.

Readership: This book is intended for the general public as an introduction to a subfield of Artificial Intelligence. 270pp Mar 2020 978-981-121-138-6 US$68 £60 978-981-121-210-9(pbk) US$38 £35

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The Handbook of Software Aging and Rejuvenation provides a comprehensive overview of the subject, making it indispensable to graduate students as well as professionals in the field. It begins by introducing fundamental concepts, definitions, and the history of software aging and rejuvenation research, followed by methods, tools, and strategies that can be used to detect, analyze, and overcome software aging.

[ LIFE SCIENCES / BIOLOGY ]

CANCER RESEARCH

BOTANY / PLANT BIOLOGY

CELL MECHANICS AND TUMOR DEVELOPMENT

PHYLLOTACTIC PATTERNS A Multidisciplinary Approach

by Ronald L Huston (University of Cincinnati, USA)

by Denis Barabé (Université de Montréal, Canada) & Christian Lacroix (University of Prince Edward Island, Canada)

The focus of this book is on centrioles — small organelles adjacent to the nucleus in all human and animal (eucaryotic) cells. It provides the findings and critical analyses of over 750 articles written in this century.

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This unique book covers phyllotactic processes from the level of genes involved in the establishment of patterns to modeling the emergence of those patterns in space and time. The models in question (deterministic or stochastic) touch on various fields, including geometry, biochemistry, and biophysics.

In addition to centrioles, the topics include: centrosomes, chromosomes, microtubules and kinetochores, cell division and duplication, and tumor development. The book also includes discussions on centriole dynamics and electromagnetics effects. It concludes with a chapter on centriole errors — particularly cells with supernumerary centrioles.

Not only providing a recent review but also current critique and analysis of the discipline, the book will appeal to a variety of individuals involved in developmental modeling as well as pattern initiation and formation. The text is highly illustrated with excellent pictures representing recent developments in the field.

The book is intended for students, scholars, and researchers studying and working in the field of nuclear mechanics. In addition to the book content, it provides a guide for literature investigation.

A biological context or perspective to models and ideas is explored in the book. Terminology specific to the discipline is defined and updated as well.

Key Features: • Unique, comprehensive discussion of centrioles, cell division and tumorigenesis Contents: Introduction; Centrioles; Microtubules; Cell Duplication and Separation; Centriole Errors, Tumorigenesis and Treatment Options.

Contents: Introduction; Phyllotactic; Dynamical Models; Statistical and Probabilistic Approaches; Role of Genes in the Framework of Biochemical/Molecular Models; Biophysical Aspects of Phyllotaxis; Concluding Remarks: Critical Analysis and Critique of the State of the Discipline.

Readership: Cancer researchers, cancer therapists, bio-scientists. 400pp 978-981-120-894-2

Readership: Students (undergraduate and graduate) and reseachers.

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CELL / MOLECULAR BIOLOGY / STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY HEME BIOLOGY (2nd Edition)

WALTER GILBERT

Heme Acts as a Versatile Signaling Molecule Regulating Diverse Biological Processes

Selected Works by Walter Gilbert (Harvard University, USA) edited by Manyuan Long (The University of Chicago, USA)

edited by Li Zhang (The University of Texas at Dallas, USA)

Contents: The Fascinating Chemical and Molecular Properties of Heme; Heme Biosynthesis and Degradation: What Happens When It Goes Haywire?; Heme Uptake and Transport in Mammals; Heme: An Ingenious Regulator of Gene Transcription; Heme-Regulated eIF2αKinase in Stress Response and Erythropoiesis; Heme in Brain Functions: Positive and Negative Roles; Investigating Potential Functions of Heme in MicroRNA Biogenesis; Heme and Lung Cancer; The Chemical and Structural Bases of Heme Recognition: and others.

Featured Contents: Selected works of Walter Gilbert: (1) How DNA Works; mRNA and Protein Synthesis; (2) How DNA is Controlled; (3) DNA Replication; (4) DNA Sequencing; (5) Recombinant DNA; (6) Miscellaneous Topics; (7) Guanine Tetraplex; and others.

Readership: Undergraduate and graduate students, advanced readers and researchers. 300pp 978-981-121-128-7

Readership: Students and researchers.

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This book commemorates the eclectic intellectual life of scientist and artist Walter Gilbert. It presents all of his most influential works throughout his scientific career. His scientific explorations covered a broad spectrum of fields: theoretical physics; molecular biology, from finding messenger RNA to elucidating the regulation of the lac operon to understanding DNA replication; gene evolution and origin of life; genomics; bioinformatics; and beyond. He created widely used concepts such as “Exon”, “Intron” and “RNA World”. Eleven reflective essays by Gilbert are included for the first time, discussing both his scientific studies and anecdotes from his own life. These firsthand accounts record the historical and intellectual contexts for his most monumental scientific discoveries, including his Nobel Prize-winning sequencing method. Memorial chapters, contributed by Gilbert Laboratory alumni, describe the passion, ambition, and efforts of Gilbert and several generations of young scientists under his leadership. Finally, the book collects a few fine pieces of artwork created by Gilbert in recent years. It documents a life of genius and creativity that could inspire others for years to come.

This invaluable book provides the first description of the diverse and fascinating functions of heme in life processes for a broad audience. It begins with an introduction of the intricate chemical proper ties of heme and the history of early observations of human diseases associated with heme. It then proceeds to describe the versatile roles of heme in controlling diverse molecular and cellular processes germane to human life and disease processes. In the second edition, a new chapter is devoted to describe findings about heme uptake, transport, and trafficking of heme synthesis intermediates in mammals. Additionally, a chapter about the newly discovered roles of elevated heme biosynthesis and uptake in lung tumorigenesis is included.

[ MEDICINE ]

PUBLIC HEALTH

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE / CHINESE MEDICINE

Handbook HEALTH REFORMS ACROSS THE WORLD

Evidence-based Clinical Chinese Medicine - Vol 17

EVIDENCE-BASED CLINICAL CHINESE MEDICINE

The Experience of Twelve Small and Medium-sized Nations with Changing Their Healthcare Systems

Volume 17: Colorectal Cancer by Brian H May (RMIT University, Australia) & Yihong Liu (Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine, China)

by Kieke Okma, retired (McGill University, Canada & Catholic University, Leuven, Belgium) This book presents the health reform experiences over the past three decades of twelve small and medium-sized nations that are not often included in international comparative studies in this field. The major conclusion of the study is that despite many similarities in policy goals, policy challenges and in the menu of policy options for countries that seek to offer universal coverage to their population, the health reforms of the nations in this book did not converge into one direction or model. However, we found several widespread policy experiences that are relevant for others, too.

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This seventeenth volume of the Evidencebased Clinical Chinese Medicine series aims to provide a multi-faceted “whole evidence” analysis of the management of Colorectal Cancer in integrative Chinese medicine. The following features mark the importance of this book in the field: • An innovative “whole evidence” approach: This book combines multiple types of evidence from multiple sources to provide a unique and comprehensive assessment of the available evidence for Chinese medicine in colorectal cancer. • Clinically informative and relevant: This book integrates the results of meta-analyses of clinical trial data with evidence from the classical Chinese medicine literature, and the recommendations in contemporary textbooks and clinical guidelines for the application of Chinese medicine. • Developed by a skilled team: The authors are internationally recognised, well-respected leaders in the field of Chinese medicine and evidence-based medicine with strong track records in research with multiple publications in the field of cancer.

The conclusions contain both empirical findings and theoretical conclusions of interest to policy-makers and scholars of international comparison. It is accessible for academics, healthcare managers and students as well as a wider audience of readers interested in the changes in healthcare across the world. Contents: Introduction; Africa: Ghana and Tanzania; Latin America: Chile and Ecuador; Western Europe: The Netherlands and Switzerland; Eastern Europe and the Middle East: The Czech Republic, Slovenia and Israel; Asia and Oceania: New Zeland, Singapore and Taiwan; Conclusions; Appendix; Contributors’ Biographies.

Featured Contents: Evidence-Based Chinese Medicine; Classical Chinese Medicine Literature for Colorectal Cancer and Associated Disorders; Contemporary Clinical Management of Colorectal Cancer with Chinese Medicine; and others.

Readership: National and multi-national policy-makers, healthcare and health insurance managers, journalists.

Readership: Undergraduate and graduate students and practitioners.

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[ BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT ]

ENTREPRENEURSHIP

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

ACADEMIC ENTREPRENEURSHIP

BUSINESS WITH PURPOSE

Creating the Ecosystem for Your University by Robert D Hisrich (Kent State University, USA) With: Tony Stanco (National Council of Entrepreneurial Tech Transfer, USA) & Helena S Wisniewski (National Academy of Inventors, USA)

Advancing Social Enterprise by Melodena Stephens (Mohammed Bin Rashid School of Government, UAE) A Social Enterprise Venture (SEV) is defined as an organization, initiative or startup that has a strong social innovation characteristic focusing on a scalable and sustainable social wealth creation or sustainable living at the individual or community level. Most books that deal with SEVs, unfortunately still focus on non-profits. Current market trends indicate non-profits need more sustainable funding mechanisms for survival. With the growing role of the private sector in the development arena, as highlighted by the UN Sustainable Development Goals, all firms need to relook entrepreneurship from a ‘business-with-purpose’ lens. The fact that venture capitalists/private equity firms are acquiring social ventures, or that SEVs are being divested, reinforces the need to understand which business models work. One of the biggest barriers for growth of SEVs is scalability and internationalization. This book fills the present gap between research and practice; and the non-profits and for-profit worlds.

Contents: Preface; The Importance, History, and Impact of Academic Entrepreneurship; Establishing and Managing a University Entrepreneurial Eco-System; The Role of Patents; Identifying Markets and Opportunities for the Ideas and Technology; Creating the Business Plan for the Idea and Technology; Funding Sources for University Startups; Frequently Used Funding Sources — Government Grants and University Angel Groups; The Role of Incubators and Accelerators; Creating a Business Venture and Technology Transfer; Managing and Increasing the Results of the Ecosystem; Appendix.

Contents: Social Entrepreneurs: Boldly Going Where Few Have Gone Before; The SEV Ecosystem; Lifecycle; Creating your Support System; Managing Resources; and others. Readership: Students, researchers and academics in the field of Entrepreneurship and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR); practitioners in the field of Social Enterprise.

Readership: Undergraduate and graduate level students, university faculty, professionals and those interested in academic entrepreneurship.

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With the increasing interest in entrepreneurship, a wealth of new ideas and technologies, and a need for new sources of revenue, the focus of this book is to provide insights on the process, elements, and activities needed for a university to successfully create new entrepreneurial ventures. The topics covered include: establishing the process itself, patents and copyrights, the role of incubators and accelerators, and funding sources for starting and growing the new ventures. This book provides the basics for a university to fulfill its third mission — to positively impact the well being of the surrounding area and the local, national, and world economies.

INNOVATION

INNOVATION / TECHNOLOGY TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION

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DESIGN THINKING

by Juan Vicente García Manjón (Universidad Europea Miguel de Cervantes (UEMC), Spain)

The Handbook

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by Falk Uebernickel (University of St. Gallen, Switzerland), Li Jiang (Stanford University, USA), Walter Brenner (University of St. Gallen, Switzerland), Britta Pukall (Milani Design & Consulting, Switzerland), Therese Naef (Milani Design & Consulting, Switzerland) & Bernhard Schindlholzer (Google, Switzerland)

Technological Innovation: Strategy and Management offers a comprehensive analysis of technological innovation management from a strategic and integrated approach. The book covers the most relevant topics on the discipline of Innovation Management, such as the conceptual framework for innovation and technology, the study of innovation sources, the strategic management of innovation and technology, innovation enablers (organization, leadership, culture, human capital, creativity and learning), innovation outcomes (product and process innovation), and the evaluation and control of the innovation process. It particularly highlights the role of innovation and technology to build sustainable competitive advantages. The book references the most relevant and updated research work in this realm.

Design thinking is more than just a new, one-off method of innovation. It is about establishing an innovation-friendly climate in companies and organizations for the longterm. To achieve this, an interdisciplinary team of authors has composed this “recipe book” that can be practically applied to your everyday business life. This book is for all who intend to understand and practice the design thinking method in the most rapid and uncomplicated way. The first part describes in depth what this method is all about. The second part of this comprehensive book offers you a stepby-step guide to practically apply design thinking. The subsequent sample cases show how to put theory into practice.

Contents: Understanding Innovation and Technology: Key Definitions and Concepts; Innovation as a Process; Sources of Innovation: A Strategic View; Strategic Management of Technology and Innovation; Organization, Leadership, and Culture; Human Capital, Creativity, and Learning; Innovation in Processes; The Development of New Products; Effects of Innovation on Firm Performance.

Contents: Introduction; Methodical Overview; Toolkit; The Design Thinking Lab; Application in Organisations; Case Studies. Readership: Business owners, lecturers, students and employees interested in design thinking and its implementation. 312pp Feb 2020 978-981-120-214-8 US$88 £75 978-981-120-350-3(pbk) US$38 £35

Readership: Graduate students in business and technology; policy makers, research fellows and practitioners interested in the field of technological innovation management. 300pp 978-981-121-145-4 30

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[ ECONOMICS AND FINANCE ]

MARKETING

GENERAL ECONOMICS

THE END OF COMPETITION

Advances in Research on Islamic Economics and Finance

The Impact of the Network Economy by Cor Molenaar (Erasmus University Rotterdam, The Netherlands)

ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT OF WOMEN IN THE ISLAMIC WORLD

In the book, The End of Competition: The Impact of the Network Economy, the author explores the indicators of change, the motives for change, and the changes that are yet to come. Concrete plans provide clarity regarding the steps that can be taken, and they indicate who is already going down that road. This book will cover the similarities and differences in the approach and developments in both the Western and Asian worlds. We are at the beginning of a new age: the age of “being digital”, and closing our eyes to this is to deny ourselves a future.

Theory and Practice edited by Toseef Azid (Qassim University, Saudi Arabia) & Jennifer L Ward-Batts (Wayne State University, USA)

C o n t e n t s : Fo r e w o r d ; I n t r o d u c t i o n ; Developments of the Network Economy: Opportunities and Threats; The New Market Circumstances; From Supply Chain to Network; Networks Become the Competition; Technology as Basis for New Competitive Relationships; It’s About Customers Not Products: A Change of Vision; New Marketing and Competition Principles Through the Adoption of Technology; Towards to the Future: Going In or Disappear; Opportunities for Asia Based on Characteristics and Culture; Appendices: Bidfood: Development and Practice of a Platform strategy Rollout; Dating Sites: An Example of a Multisided Platform; Differences Between Various Forms of Collaboration.

Featured Contents: Economic Empowerment of Women in the light of the Quran and Sunnah (Abdul Azeem Islahi); Women Empowerment in Islam: Between Myth and Reality (Noor Mohammad Osmani, Abu Umar Faruq Ahmad and Muhammad Yousuf Ali); The Prophetic Vision of Women Empowerment: Evidences from Prophet Mohammad’s Family (Abdullah Faizi); Businesswoman in Islam: A Case Study of Khadija, The wife of Prophet (Irum Saba and Khadija Bari); Women in the Workplace: Shariah and Contemporary Perspective (Mohammad Hashim Kamali); and others.

Readership: Practitioners and researchers in the field of marketing, graduates and researchers in marketing.

Readership: Students and professionals.

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The book, Economic Empowerment of Women in the Islamic World, discusses the economic, social, and political rights and status of women in Islam, which is theoretically given by the Islamic Jurisprudence (Shariah law). The chapters in this volume will address historical practices in comparison to the status of women in the contemporary Muslim world. Men and women in Islam, regardless of their age, social class, and education, are equal as citizens and individuals, but not identical in their rights and responsibilities. It can be observed from Islamic history that in the early age of Islam, women were given full confidence, trust, and high responsibilities in leadership, educational guidance, and decision-making.

INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS Handbook

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In an era when trade and currency wars threaten to end a long-standing period of growing trade and capital flows, the economics of international trade, investment and finance have become more important than ever. This three-volume Encyclopedia provides a comprehensive and up-to-date overview of the theory and evidence on the causes and consequences of global trade, and the theory and evidence on the economics of international trade, financial and monetary transactions. Featured Contents: Volume 1: Foreign Direct Investment and the Multinational Enterprise (Mariana Spatareanu): Part I: The Global Rise and Spread of Foreign Direct Investment: Financial Globalization and Foreign Direct Investment (Steven Poelhekke); Part II: Understanding the Multinational Firm: Taxation and the Multinational Firm (Peter H Egger and Michael Stimmelmayr); Part III: The Determinants of Foreign Direct Investment: Determinants of Foreign Direct Investment (Andreas Waldkirch); Part IV: The Consequences of Foreign Direct Investment: Foreign Direct Investment and Productivity Spillover Effects (Bruno A Merlevede); Volume 2: International Money and Finance (Francisco L Rivera-Batiz): Part I: International Financial Markets and Capital Flows: The Determinants of Capital Flows in Emerging Markets (Swarnali Ahmed Hannan); Part II: The International Monetary System: The Economics of International Reserves (Kuk Mo Jung); Part III: Macroeconomic Policies in the Open Economy: US Monetary Policy from an International Perspective (Stanley Fischer); Part IV: Exchange Rates, Prices, and International Trade: Exchange Rates and Prices under Fixed and Flexible Exchange Rates (James R Lothian); Volume 3: International Trade and Commercial Policy (Can Erbil and Francisco L Rivera-Batiz): Part I: Current Challenges to the World Trading System: How Canada’s International Trade is Changing with the Times (Timothy Lane); Part II: International Trade Theory and Applications: International Trade Theory and Evidence: A Survey (Francisco L Rivera-Batiz, Can Erbil and Alexandra Opanasets); Part III: Regional and Multilateral Trade Agreements: Regional Trade Policy Agreements: An Application to TIPP (Mario Fortuna and Francisco Jose Ferreira Silva); Part IV: International Trade and Economic Development: The Double Helix of Diversification and Growth (Chris Papageorgiou, Sidra Rehman and Ke Wang); and others. Readership: Undergraduate and graduate students, researchers and policymakers. 1062pp

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ECONOMICS OF G20 A World Scientific Reference

(In 2 Volumes)

MACROECONOMICS / MICROECONOMICS

Vol 1: Developing Countries and the Need for G20 Vol 2: How Developing Countries can Achieve Sustainable Development Goals

World Scientific Studies in International Economics

UNDERSTANDING THE IMPLICATIONS OF TRADE AND FINANCIAL MARKET INTEGRATION FOR BUSINESS CYCLES

edited by John Whalley (Western University, Canada), Manmohan Agarwal (Research and Information Sys. for Developing Countries, India)

by Mario J Crucini (Vanderbilt University, USA) The book provides the reader with an over view of key developments in international business cycle research that build upon the pioneering work of Nobel Laureates Finn Kydland and Edward Prescott, who built the first dynamic stochastic general equilibrium model of the closed economy, patterned along the lines of the US economy. As globalization has extended the span of international economic relationships, these modeling approaches have become essential for understanding business cycles today. These models and empirical methods are particularly relevant to our understanding of how domestic innovation, productivity change or policy action (fiscal, monetary and trade-related) feeds back across economies.

Featured Contents: Volume 1: Developing Countries and the Need for G20: State of the World Economy and the Role of the G20: The 2008 – 09 Crisis and Developing Countries; Country Perspectives: Saudi Arabia and the Millennium Development Goals; Volume 2: How Developing Countries can Achieve Sustainable Development Goals: Trade: China and Global Governance; SDGs: Prospects for Achieving the Sustainable Development Goal; Health: Universal Health Care and Africa: Key Policy Challenges and Role of G20; Education: The Goals Concealed in the Goal Revealed: Taking Forward Global Education from SDG 4; and others.

Featured Contents: Business Cycle Facts: What Are the Driving Forces of International Business Cycles? (Mario J Crucini, Ayhan Kose, and Christopher Otrok); Understanding Long-run Price Dispersion (Mario J Crucini and Hakan Yilmazkuday); Business Cycles, Risk Sharing And Asset Market Structure: On International and National Dimensions of Risk Sharing (Mario J Crucini); Business Cycles and the Asset Structure of Foreign Trade (Marianne Baxter and Mario J Crucini); Models of International Prices: Oil Prices and the Terms of Trade (David K Backus and Mario J Crucini); Commercial Policy: Sources of Variation in Real Tariff Rates: The United States, 1900-1940 (Mario J Crucini); and others.

Readership: Economists, researchers and scholars; researchers and political scientists.

Readership: Graduate students and researchers.

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The G20 (or Group of Twenty) is an international body established to manage the global economy, and for the first time, includes developing countries. The G20, unlike the G7, must take into consideration the objectives of developing countries if it is to play a credible role in the management of the world economy. This refrence set examines the issues facing developing countries and studies the role that the G20 can play in light of continuing challenges and objectives to meet the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDG).

MONEY AND BANKING / INVESTMENTS / FINANCIAL MARKETS AND INSTITUTIONS

MATHEMATICAL / QUANTITATIVE FINANCE FITTING LOCAL VOLATILITY

Recommended for Bookshops

Analytic and Numerical Approaches in Black-Scholes and Local Variance Gamma Models

A RANDOM WALK TO NOWHERE How the Professors Caused a Real “Fraud-on-the-Market”

by Andrey Itkin (New York University, USA)

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by Edward E Williams & John A Dobelman (Rice University, USA)

This book was written with the purpose of presenting new results previously developed in a series of papers and explaining them consistently, starting from the general concept of Dupire, Derman and Kani and then concentrating on various extensions proposed by the author and his co-authors. This volume collects all the results in one place, and provides some typical examples of the problems that can be efficiently solved using the proposed methods. This also results in a faster calibration of the local and implied volatility surfaces as compared to standard approaches.

This book is about an intellectual fraud, one that has become part of legal doctrine that has greatly influenced decisions all the way up to the United States Supreme Court. The “efficient market hypothesis” (EMH), born from the Random Walk theory, started out as an honest attempt to improve insights into how financial markets work, but eventually became almost a religion that every financial economist had to buy into, or risk professional crucifixion. The EMH began over a half century ago. It posits that share prices reflect all available market information, and that it is impossible to consistently outperform the market. This theory dominated research in the academic financial community from the outset, and has continued to do so for decades. Meanwhile, the evidence for above-average profit-making opportunities in the markets has been unfairly suppressed.

The methods and solutions presented in this volume are new and recently published, and are accompanied by various additional comments and considerations. Contents: Preface; General Concept of Local Volatility: Local Volatility and Dupire’s Equation; Local Volatility Surface and NoArbitrage; The Black-Scholes Model: Analytical Methods of Building the Local Volatility Surface; Regression-Based Methods; The Variance Gamma Model: An Expanded Local Variance Gamma Model; Geometric Local Variance Gamma Model; Bibliography.

Contents: Preface; Fraud, Lies, and Statistics; The Early History of Modern Financial Economics; The Birth of the Efficient Market Hypothesis; Earlier Views of Market Efficiency; The Impact of Information and Regulation on Market Efficiency; Tests of the EMH; Anomalies; and others. Readership: Practitioners in the business, finance and legal industries and students of these subjects.

Readership: Graduate students. 200pp Jan 2020 978-981-121-276-5 US$88 £75

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Handbook HANDBOOK OF FINANCIAL ECONOMETRICS, MATHEMATICS, STATISTICS, AND MACHINE LEARNING (In 4 Volumes)

edited by Cheng Few Lee (Rutgers University, USA) & John C Lee (Center for PBBEF Research, USA) This four-volume handbook covers important concepts and tools used in the fields of financial econometrics, mathematics, statistics, and machine learning. Econometric methods have been applied in asset pricing, corporate finance, international finance, options and futures, risk management, and in stress testing for financial institutions. This handbook discusses a variety of econometric methods, including single equation multiple regression, simultaneous equation regression, and panel data analysis, among others. It also covers statistical distributions, such as the binomial and log normal distributions, in light of their applications to portfolio theory and asset management in addition to their use in research regarding options and futures contracts.

Readership: Researchers and professionals. 4600pp

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Featured Contents: Volume I: Do Managers Use Earnings Forecasts to Fill a Demand They Perceive from Analysts? (Jian Cao, Xuguang Sheng, Maya Thevenot, and Baohua Xin); Gold in Portfolio: A Long-Term or Short-Term Diversifier? (Fu-Lai Lin, Sheng Yung Yang, and Yu-Fen Chen); Measuring the Collective Correlation of a Large Number of Stocks (Wei-Fang Niu and Henry Horng-Shing Lu); Hedge Ratio and Time Series Analysis (Sheng-Syan Chen, Cheng Few Lee, and Keshab Shresth); Volume II: Durbin-Wu-Hausman Specification Tests (Robert H Patrick); Ranking Analysts by Network Structural Hole (Re-Jin Guo, Yingda Lu, and Lingling Xie); Stochastic Volatility Models: Faking a Smile (Dean Diavatopoulos and Oleg Sokolinskiy); Volume III: Social Media, Bank Relationships and Firm Value (Chia-Hui Chao and Hai-Chin Yu); The Sampling Relationship between Sharpe’s Performance Measure and Its Risk Proxy: Sample Size, Investment Horizon and Market Conditions (Son-Nan Chen and Cheng Few Lee); VG NGARCH versus GARJI Model for Asset Price Dynamics (Lie-Jane Kao and Cheng Few Lee); Non-Parametric Inference on Risk Measures for Integrated Returns (Henghsiu Tsai, Hwai-Chung Ho, and Hung-Yin Chen); Volume IV: A Dynamic CAPM with Supply Effect Theory and Empirical Results (Cheng Few Lee, Chiung-Min Tsai, and Alice C Lee); Alternative Methods to Derive Option Pricing Models: Review and Comparison (Cheng Few Lee and Yibing Chen); and other papers.

[ ASIAN STUDIES ]

[ SOCIAL SCIENCES ]

ASIAN BUSINESS / MANAGEMENT

POLITICAL SCIENCE / POLICY STUDIES / PUBLIC POLICY METROPOLITAN CIRCLES DEVELOPMENT AND THE FUTURE OF URBANIZATION

Recommended for Bookshops Asia-Pacific Business Series

GUANXI AND BUSINESS (3rd Edition)

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edited by Wei Shan (National University of Singapore, Singapore) & Lijun Yang (South China University of Technology, China)

by Yadong Luo (University of Miami, USA) This book delineates social and cultural principles and philosophies underlying guanxi dynamics, along with guanxi’s social norms that have been long embedded in the Chinese society. Although guanxi is embedded in almost every part of social life in China, companies demonstrate different needs and capacity toward guanxi cultivation. Chinese firms develop guanxi as a strategic mechanism to overcome competitive and resource disadvantages by cooperating and exchanging favors with government authorities and other stakeholders. This book presents an integrative framework about guanxi development according to institutional, strategic, and organizational factors. It further articulates how foreign firms adaptively develop their own legitimate and effective guanxi in China’s highly dynamic and complex environment.

This book discusses lessons and challenges of metropolitan circles development and urbanization in Asia, Europe, North America, Latin America and Africa. The book examines the effects of local governance systems, centrallocal relations, and administrative borders on metropolitan area development. It surveys economic, social and environmental issues, with an emphasis on how interconnectivity, circular economy, and climate issues should be integrated into megaregion development planning. The chapters are selected papers from the international conference on metropolitan circles development and urbanization jointly held by the Institute of Public Policy (IPP) at the South China University of Technology and UNESCO in 2018. Contributors from the US, the UK, Japan, France, Singapore, Indonesia, Mexico, Tanzania present their questions, observations, and analyses in a narrative and descriptive style which appeal to a wide range of audience.

Contents: Definition, Principles, and Philosophy of Guanxi; Economic Sociology of Guanxi; Guanxi and Business Performance; Organizational Dynamics and Guanxi; Guanxi-Based Business Strategies; Foreign Businesses and Guanxi; Guanxi, Corruption, and Governance; Practical Guidelines to Guanxi Cultivation.

Contents: Governance Structure; Urban Economy and Sustainability; Emerging Metropolitan Circles and Urbanization. Readership: Academics, policymakers, graduate and undergraduate students interested in urbanization and metropolitan circles. 300pp 978-981-120-707-5

Readership: Students, managers and academics in economics, finance, operations research, management and business sociology.

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ASIAN ECONOMIES

LEADERSHIP Political-economic, Regional Business and Socio-Community Contexts

Series on Chinese Economics Research

edited by T W Lim (Soka University, Japan) & Carol Ma (Singapore University of Social Sciences, Singapore)

Supply-side Structural Reform

THE GREAT TRANSFORMATION by Xiaohe Ma (Academy of Macroeconomic Research, China) The theme of the book revolves around the supply-side structural reform and analyses the concept from different perspectives, such as the basic theories and institutional framework, the fiscal taxation system, the financial system reform, and the innovation system. It attempts to address questions such as: how to understand the supply side and the demand side; why the supply-side structural reform is currently proposed; how to implement the reform; what are the changes brought about by the reform; what factors should be taken into consideration in its implementation; what are the policies to be developed in the process, etc.

Finally, the book focuses on economic leadership in international political economy and global business. Featured Contents: Political Leadership: Leadership: Introduction to the Volume (T W Lim); Leadership: Introduction to Political Leadership in Northeast Asia (T W Lim); Leadership: The Chinese Case Study (T W Lim); Leadership in East Asia (T W Lim); Community Leadership: Community Leadership and Social Development in Singapore (W Kenneth); Understanding Community Leadership — A Case Study of Yokohama Chinatown (W Elim); Economic Leadership in International Political Economy and Global Business: American Power and the Postwar Global Economic Settlement (B Choo); India in SAARC: Leader or Not? (S Shahadave); and others.

Contents: Basic Theories and Institutional Framework for Promotion of Supply-side Structural Reform; Fiscal Taxation System and Policy Framework under Promotion of Supply-side Structural Reform; Financial System Reform under Promotion of the Supply-side Structural Reform; Research on Building Innovation System to Supply-side Structural Reform; Research on Deepening the Reform of State-owned Enterprises and Certain Industries of Monopolistic Nature from Supply Side; Thoughts and Strategies for Opening Wider to the Outside World under Supply-side Structural Reform; Research on Innovation and Policy of Resource and Environment System in Context of Supplyside Structural Reform.

Readership: Students, academics and researchers.

Readership: Students, professionals and general public.

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The book also examines the concept of community leadership and its impact on community well-being. Several specific case studies are examined in depth. While examining political leadership from a macro theoretical and empirical perspective, the book also adopts historicalanthropological perspectives to analyse case studies. The case studies also examine policy formulation and implementation to look at the role of government in handling community-level issues.

CHINA STUDIES Series on China’s Belt and Road Initiative

Series on Chinese Economics Research

21ST-CENTURY MARITIME SILK ROAD INITIATIVE

CHINA’S RURAL LABOR MIGRATION AND ITS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Aims and Objectives, Implementation Strategies and Policy Recommendations

by Xiaoguang Liu (Renmin University of China, China)

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by Jianglin Zhao (Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, China)

The book systematically presents the three most important characteristics of China’s economic development and summarizes them as “the riddle of China’s rising return on capital”, “the riddle of China’s rising rate of saving”, and “the riddle of ‘Okun’s law’ not applicable to China”. It empirically and theoretically analyses the “three riddles” from the perspective of the migration of rural labor. It also proposes macro-policies and developmental strategies to address the “three riddles”.

The concept of a “21stCentury Maritime Silk Road” refers to the p ro p osed m ode r ntime version of the ancient Maritime Silk Road that connected China with the rest of Asia, and even parts of eastern Africa. It is a strategic initiative designed to increase investments in and foster collaboration among all countries along the ancient Silk Road. This volume presents the latest research findings on the directions and implementation methods related to the initiative, and contributors offer policy suggestions, include promoting effective macroeconomic policies, extending microeconomic cooperation schemes, removing trade barriers and facilitating financial integration, building infrastructures that can connect all subregions in Asia, and increasing people-to-people exchanges and industrial cooperation.

Contents: Research Background and Ideas of Analysis; Overview of the Transfer of Agricultural Labor; The Enigma of the Transfer of Agricultural Labor and the Rising Return on Capital; Riddle of the Transfer of Agricultural Labor and the Rise of the Rate of Household Saving in China; The Transfer of Agricultural Labor and the Okun Relationship in China; The Policy Implications of the Transfer of Agricultural Labor; Appendices: Proof of Lemma in Chapter IV; Driving Factors and Spillover Effects of the Transfer of Agricultural Labor; Estimation of China’s Agricultural Labor Productivity; References; Acknowledgements.

Fetaured Contents: Strategic Planning and Objectives of the 21st-Century Maritime Silk Road Initiative; Macro Economic Basis for the 21st-Century Maritime Silk Road Initiative; Microeconomic Basis for the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road Initiative: from the Perspective of Value Chain; Global Value Chain and the 21st-Century Maritime Silk Road; The 21st-Century Maritime Silk Road and Asian Infrastructure Connectivity; and others.

Readership: Academics, policymakers, undergraduate and graduate students interested in China’s rural labor migration and China’s economic development.

Readership: Students, researchers, and professionals.

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WSPC-ZJUP Series on China’s Regional Development

POLITICAL PARTICIPATION AND INSTITUTIONAL INNOVATION

Unlearning Binaries, Strategizing Self edited by Chih-yu Shih (National Taiwan University, Taiwan), Prapin Manomaivibool (Chulalongkorn University, Thailand), Mariko Tanigaki (University of Tokyo, Japan) & Swaran Singh (Jawaharlal Nehru Univ., India)

A Case Study of Zhejiang by Shengyong Chen (Zhejiang Gongshang University, China), Dongsheng Zhong (Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, China), Xingzhi Wu (Zhejiang Institute of Administration, China) & Bingxuan Zhang (Zhejiang Gongshang University, China)

The book is about the colonial construction of intellectual perspectives of the colonized population in terms of the latter’s approach to China and Chineseness in the modern world. Relying on the available oral histories of senior China scholars primarily in Asia, authors from various postcolonial and colonial sites present these multiple routs of self-constitution and reconstitution through the use of China and Chineseness as category. The revealed manipulation of this third category, romantically as well as antagonistically, is easier than straightforward self-reflection for us all to accept that, coming to identities and relations, none, even subaltern, is politically innocent or capable of epistemological monopoly. Through comparative studies, it shows a way of selfunderstanding that does not always require discursive construction of border or cultural consumption of any specific “other”.

The participation of citizens in democratic politics serves as an indicator to measure a country’s development, its political modernization and political civilization.

Featured Contents: Re-arranged Colonial Relations — In the Eyes of the Colonized Self: Exploring China Consciousness of Preindependence India (Swaran Singh); China as Relational Other — In the Eyes of Multiple Selves: Anglo-Chinese Studies in Post-WWII Hong Kong: The Perspectives of Colonial Languages (Mariko Tanigaki); Emerging Pluralist Relations — In the Eyes of Autonomous Self: Pondering China Studies in the Philippines as an Academic Practice and Scholarly Inquiry (Tina Clemente); and others.

Contents: From Election to Governance: New Development of Grassroots Democracy in Zhejiang Province; Democratic Consultation: Deliberative Democracy and Local Public Policy; Hearing: Interest Expression and Interest Integration Mechanism; “Our Round Table Meeting”: TV Political Consultation and Public Consultation; Citizen Participation Platform on Internet; Zhejiang Experience in Promoting the Public Orderly Political Participation and Its Value.

Readership: Supplemental readings for graduate level courses.

Readership: Academics, policy-makers, undergraduate and graduate students.

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To promote citizens’ political participation, it is important to have them participate extensively in local governance and exercise their constitutional rights. This book analyses Zhejiang’s experience in democratic consultation, hearing, people’s proposal solicitation system, television and Internet political consultation, official and citizen dialogue on government websites. It studies how common people can actively participate in politics and manage the public affairs of the country through institutionalized ways and means.

[ PHYSICS ]

RESEARCH ON COMMUNITY CONSTRUCTION IN RURAL CHINA

BIOPHYSICS, BIOLOGICAL AND MEDICAL PHYSICS

by Jiquan Xiang (Central China Normal University, China)

THE PHYSICS OF LIVING MATTER: SPACE, TIME AND INFORMATION

Rural community construction is an important topic of study in China. This book examines the development of various construction models, the reasons behind their emergence, and provides analyses based on their characteristics, problems, and trends.

Proceedings of the 27th Solvay Conference on Physics 27th Solvay Conference on Physics Brussels, Belgium, 19 – 21 October 2017 edited by David Gross (UC Santa Barbara), Alexander Sevrin (Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium & International Solvay Institutes, Belgium) & Boris Shraiman (UC Santa Barbara) Ever since 1911, the Solvay Conferences have shaped modern physics. The format is quite different from other conferences as the emphasis is placed on discussion. The 27th edition held in October 2017 in Brussels and chaired by Boris Shraiman continued this tradition and addressed some of the most pressing open questions in the fields of biophysics, gathering many of the leading figures working on a wide variety of profound problems.

This book is also integrated with comparative analyses on urban and rural communities, and comprises of examples from China and other countries, including United States, Japan, South Korea, and more. Featured Contents: Reconstruction of Rural Communities of Social Life: An Introduction; Village Communities of Imperial Ages and Their Evolution; Transformation of Rural Communities after the Founding of the People’s Republic of China; Construction of Rural Communities since the Beginning of the 21st Century; Foundation and Types of the Construction of Rural Communities; Organization and Governance Structure of Rural Communities; Social Management of Rural Communities and Its Innovation; Rural Community Services and Their Ways; Change and Reconstruction of Rural Community Culture; and others.

The proceedings contain the “rapporteur talks” giving a broad overview with unique insights by distinguished renowned scientists. These lectures cover the five sessions: “Intra-cellular Structure and Dynamics”, “Cell Behavior and Control”, “Inter-cellular Interactions and Patterns”, “Morphogenesis”, “Evolutionary dynamics”. In the Solvay tradition, the proceedings also include the prepared comments to the rapporteur talks. The discussions among the participants — expert, yet lively and sometimes contentious — have been edited to retain their flavor and are reproduced in full. The reader is taken on a breathtaking ride through a fascinating field which is expanding rapidly and which was for the first time the subject of a Solvay Conference on Physics.

Readership: Students, professionals and general public. 610pp 978-981-120-876-8

Feb 2020 US$168 £150

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It offers insights from a historical perspective, through the study of organizational bases, structural functions, behavioral patterns and their roles in national governance, as well as social systems of rural communities in different periods.

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BUSINESS WITH PURPOSE: ADVANCING SOCIAL ENTERPRISE

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CHINA’S RURAL LABOR MIGRATION AND ITS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

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CODES AND MODULAR FORMS: A DICTIONARY

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COLONIAL LEGACIES AND CONTEMPORARY STUDIES OF CHINA AND CHINESENESS: UNLEARNING BINARIES, STRATEGIZING SELF

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DESIGN THINKING: THE HANDBOOK

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ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT OF WOMEN IN THE ISLAMIC WORLD: THEORY AND PRACTICE

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ECONOMICS OF G20: A WORLD SCIENTIFIC REFERENCE (IN 2 VOLUMES)

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ENCYCLOPEDIA OF INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS AND GLOBAL TRADE (IN 3 VOLUMES)

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MOLENAAR C N A

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ENGAGING YOUNG STUDENTS IN MATHEMATICS THROUGH COMPETITIONS - WORLD PERSPECTIVES AND PRACTICES: VOLUME II - MATHEMATICS COMPETITIONS AND HOW THEY RELATE TO RESEARCH, TEACHING AND MOTIVATION

GERETSCHLAGER ROBERT

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EVENTFUL JOURNEY TO UNIFICATION OF ALL THE FUNDAMENTAL FORCES, AN

DELBOURGO ROBERT

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EVIDENCE-BASED CLINICAL CHINESE MEDICINE - VOLUME 17: COLORECTAL CANCER

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FITTING LOCAL VOLATILITY: ANALYTIC AND NUMERICAL APPROACHES IN BLACKSCHOLES AND LOCAL VARIANCE GAMMA MODELS

ITKIN ANDREY

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GENEALOGIES OF INTERACTING PARTICLE SYSTEMS

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GREAT TRANSFORMATION, THE: SUPPLY-SIDE STRUCTURAL REFORM

MA XIAOHE

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GREENING THE URBAN HABITAT: A QUANTITATIVE AND EMPIRICAL APPROACH

HO DAVID KIM HIN

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GUANXI AND BUSINESS (THIRD EDITION)

LUO YADONG

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HANDBOOK OF FINANCIAL ECONOMETRICS, MATHEMATICS, STATISTICS, AND MACHINE LEARNING (IN 4 VOLUMES)

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HANDBOOK OF SOFTWARE AGING AND REJUVENATION

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HEALTH REFORMS ACROSS THE WORLD: THE EXPERIENCE OF TWELVE SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED NATIONS WITH CHANGING THEIR HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS

OKMA KIEKE G ET AL

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HEME BIOLOGY: HEME ACTS AS A VERSATILE SIGNALING MOLECULE REGULATING DIVERSE BIOLOGICAL PROCESSES (SECOND EDITION)

ZHANG LI

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LINEAR ALGEBRA AND OPTIMIZATION WITH APPLICATIONS TO MACHINE LEARNING - VOLUME I: LINEAR ALGEBRA FOR COMPUTER VISION, ROBOTICS, AND MACHINE LEARNING

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MATHEMATICAL POPULATION GENETICS AND EVOLUTION OF BACTERIAL COOPERATION

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MATHEMATICS OF HARMONY AS A NEW INTERDISCIPLINARY DIRECTION AND “GOLDEN” PARADIGM OF MODERN SCIENCE - VOLUME 1: THE GOLDEN SECTION, FIBONACCI NUMBERS, PASCAL TRIANGLE, AND PLATONIC SOLIDS

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PHYSICS OF THE DEFORMATION OF DENSELY PACKED GRANULAR MATERIALS, THE

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TOPICS ON STRONG GRAVITY: A MODERN VIEW ON THEORIES AND EXPERIMENTS

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