Wednesday, September 30, 2015

Computational Methods For PDE In Mechanics




Berardino D"Acunto, "Computational Methods For PDE In Mechanics"


English | 2004 | ISBN: 9812560378 | PDF | pages: 293 | 1,4 mb




This book provides a good introduction to modern computational methods for Partial Differential Equations in Mechanics. Finite-difference methods for parabolic, hyperbolic as well as elliptic partial differential equations are discussed.A gradual and inductive approach to the numerical concepts has been used, such that the presentation of the theory is easily accessible to upper-level undergraduate and graduate students. Special attention has been given to the applications, with many examples and exercises provided along with solutions. For each type of equation, physical models are carefully derived and presented in full details.



My Links




No mirrors please!







Velazquez"s Las Meninas (Masterpieces of Western Painting) by Suzanne L. Stratton-Pruit




Velazquez"s Las Meninas (Masterpieces of Western Painting) by Suzanne L. Stratton-Pruitt


English | 30 Jan. 2003 | ISBN: 0521804884, 0521800579 | 236 Pages | DJVU | 16 MB




Velázquez"s Las Meninas was sequestered in the Spanish royal collections from 1656, when it was painted, until the opening of the Museo del Prado in 1819. From that moment, it has been one of the most famous masterpieces of western painting, inspiring many published studies of its remarkable perspectival construction and of its iconography, as well as challenging later generations of artists, from Pablo Picasso to the present.










Life on the Edge: The Coming of Age of Quantum Biology




Life on the Edge: The Coming of Age of Quantum Biology by Johnjoe McFadden, Jim Al-Khalili


English | ISBN: 0307986810, 0552778079 | 2015 | PDF | 368 pages | 12,2 MB




Life is the most extraordinary phenomenon in the known universe; but how did it come to be? Even in an age of cloning and artificial biology, the remarkable truth remains: nobody has ever made anything living entirely out of dead material. Life remains the only way to make life. Are we still missing a vital ingredient in its creation?




Like Richard Dawkins" The Selfish Gene, which provided a new perspective on how evolution works, Life on the Edge alters our understanding of our world"s fundamental dynamics. Bringing together first-hand experience at the cutting edge of science with unparalleled gifts of explanation, Jim Al-Khalili and Johnjoe Macfadden reveal that missing ingredient to be quantum mechanics; the phenomena that lie at the heart of this most mysterious of sciences.




Drawing on recent ground-breaking experiments around the world, each chapter in Life on the Edge engages by illustrating one of life"s puzzles: How do migrating birds know where to go? How do we really smell the scent of a rose? How do our genes copy themselves with such precision? Life on the Edge accessibly reveals how quantum mechanics can answer these probing questions of the universe.




Guiding the reader through the rapidly unfolding discoveries of the last few years, Al-Khalili and McFadden communicate the excitement of the explosive new field of quantum biology and its potentially revolutionary applications, while offering insights into the biggest puzzle of all: what is life? As they brilliantly demonstrate in these groundbreaking pages, life exists on the quantum edge.