Descargar Libros y Ebooks (PDF / EPUB)

The Jewish Diaspora in Latin America

Autor: David Sheinin , Lois Baer Barr

Número de Páginas: 328

A current and comprehensive collection of articles on the Jewish presence in Latin America, this multidisciplinary volume draws on the research and analysis of some of the most prominent scholars in Latin American Jewish Studies from the United States, Canada, Israel, Mexico, and Argentina. These specialists in history, politics, anthropology, and literature present 19 essays, 15 of which are original, three reprinted, and one translated here for the first time from Spanish.The book will be of use to specialists in Latin American literature, immigration history, international relations, and Latin American politics, as well as those interested in Jewish history, literature, and society outside Latin America.

Cry for Me, Argentina

Autor: Annette H. Levine

Número de Páginas: 192

Inspired by Madres de la Plaza de Mayo's work for memory and justice, this book is an interdisciplinary study that draws on Latin American literary, trauma, performance, and cultural studies to analyze the narrative of three Argentine women writers/activists.

Jewish Writers of Latin America

Autor: Darrell B. Lockhart

Número de Páginas: 647

Jewish writing has only recently begun to be recognized as a major cultural phenomenon in Latin American literature. Nevertheless, the majority of students and even Latin American literary specialists, remain uninformed about this significant body of writing. This Dictionary is the first comprehensive bibliographical and critical source book on Latin American Jewish literature. It represents the research efforts of 50 scholars from the United States, Latin America, and Israel who are dedicated to the advancement of Latin American Jewish studies. An introduction by the editor is followed by entries on 118 authors that provide both biographical information and a critical summary of works. Argentina, Brazil, and Mexico-home to the largest Jewish communities in Latin America-are the countries with the greatest representation, but there are essays on writers from Venezuela, Chile, Uruguay, Peru, Colombia, Costa Rica, and Cuba.

Space Physics and Aeronomy, Magnetospheres in the Solar System

Autor: Romain Maggiolo , Nicolas André , Hiroshi Hasegawa , Daniel T. Welling

Número de Páginas: 803

Überblick über den aktuellen Wissensstand und künftige Forschungsrichtungen in der Magnetosphärenphysik In den sechs Jahrzehnten seit der Einführung des Begriffs ?Magnetosphäre? sind über den magnetisierten Raum, der jeden Körper in unserem Sonnensystem umgibt, viele Theorien entstanden und viele Erkenntnisse gewonnen worden. Jede Magnetosphäre ist einzigartig und verhält sich doch entsprechend den universellen physikalischen Vorgängen. Der Band ?Magnetospheres in the Solar System? enthält Beiträge von Experten für Experimentalphysik, theoretische Physik und numerische Modellierung, die einen Überblick über verschiedene Magnetosphären vermitteln, von der winzigen Magnetosphäre des Merkur bis zu den gewaltigen planetarischen Magnetosphären von Jupiter und Saturn. Das Werk bietet insbesondere: * Einen kompakten Überblick über die Geschichte der Magnetosphäre, ihre Grundsätze und Gleichungen * Eine Zusammenfassung der grundlegenden Prozesse in der Magnetospährenphysik * Instrumente und Techniken zur Untersuchung von Prozessen in der Magnetosphäre * Eine besondere Schwerpunktsetzung auf die Magnetosphäre der Erde und ihre Dynamik * Eine Darstellung der...

The Clown Service

Autor: Guy Adams

Número de Páginas: 322

Toby Greene has been reassigned. The Department: Section 37 Station Office, Wood Green. The Boss: August Shining, an ex-Cambridge, Cold War-era spy. The Mission: Charged with protecting Great Britain and its interests from paranormal terrorism. The Threat: An old enemy has returned, and with him Operation Black Earth, a Soviet plan to create the ultimate insurgents by re-animating the dead.

Lecturas compartidas del Seminario 9 de Jacques Lacan

Autor: Roberto Bortnik , Hernán Cenoz , Juan Pablo De Arriba , Laureano López Arambarri , Ana Monteoliva , Marcela Presa , Tamara San Emeterio , Horacio Wild

Número de Páginas: 176

(…) Pero entonces debemos decidir: o pensamos que su obra sigue la vía de un progreso indiscutible, en cuyo caso deberíamos leer preferentemente los últimos seminarios y prescindir de los anteriores… O bien pensamos (es nuestro caso) que la lectura debe ceñirse, en principio, al texto y su con-texto, aunque se ensaye luego una reubicación del mismo en relación al conjunto de la obra de Lacan, pero que no escamotee la particularidad del texto, el que debe ser captado en su propio movimiento (…). (…) Adelantamos una opinión: creemos que no hay un verdadero progreso en eso que se llama la obra de Lacan. Hay cambios, sí, algunos bastante radicales; transformaciones, vías que se retoman y otras que se abandonan. Pero sobre todo hay momentos cruciales, momentos notables en los que se cambia el punto de vista. En cada uno de ellos, desde cada nueva perspectiva, algo se gana, algo se ve más plenamente iluminado. Sí, pero también algo se pierde, quedando en la penumbra hasta nuevo aviso. Por esa razón es que se vuelve a leer de nuevo (y como nuevo) a Lacan, como Lacan lo hizo con Freud (…). Fragmentos del Prólogo de Roberto Bortnik. Proporcionamos en este volumen el ...

Historia feminista de la literatura argentina

Número de Páginas: 929

Este tomo propone una historia feminista de las estéticas transmediales que implica una comprensión de los lenguajes artísticos o “modos de decir”. Por eso, los trabajos que integran el tomo pueden considerarse ensayos de imaginación teórica, crítica y artística en un estado de pura especulación: con la literatura argentina van hacia la teoría, los métodos, los activismos, las visualidades y gráficas, las formas de vida, el sonido, el movimiento, las tecnologías, las puestas en escena, la cocina, la gestoría cultural, el fútbol y los museos y buscan encontrar una zona de cercanía.

El gran libro de América judía

Autor: Isaac Goldemberg

Número de Páginas: 1254

Over de Joodse litteratuur in Latijns-Amerika gedurende de 20e eeuw.

Mémoire et culture en Amérique latine: Mémoire et formes culturelles

Autor: Centre De Recherches Interuniversitaire Sur Les Champs Culturels En Amérique Latine. Colloque International

Número de Páginas: 314

Cruzar fronteras, reclamar una Nación

Autor: Sandra Mcgee Deustch

Número de Páginas: 416

En Cruzar fronteras, reclamar una nación, Sandra McGee Deutsch analiza cómo un grupo de inmigrantes doblemente marginal —las mujeres judías— logró crear su identidad nacional argentina, forjar relaciones sociales, comunitarias y laborales, y contribuir de este modo a consolidar la comunidad judía más grande de América Latina en un contexto político cambiante y en ocasiones adverso. Desde esta perspectiva, aporta una mirada diferente a la que predomina en los estudios sobre la inmigración a la región, centrados por lo general en la experiencia de los hombres. A partir de una minuciosa investigación en archivos y de entrevistas personales, McGee Deutsch construye un entramado de historias íntimas y a la vez representativas de un grupo de mujeres provenientes de países europeos y mediterráneos, y vincula sus sentimientos y experiencias con la formación del Estado, el transnacionalismo y las fronteras culturales, políticas, étnicas y de género en un período que va desde la década de 1880 hasta el final del primer gobierno de Perón en 1955. De este modo, la autora ofrece una perspectiva renovada acerca del lugar de estas mujeres —educadoras, amas de casa,...

La doce (Edición corregida y ampliada)

Autor: Gustavo Grabia

Número de Páginas: 254

Historia de la barra brava de Boca Juniors, la más temible del fútbol argentino, que incluye tiros, corridas, muertos, heridos, botines fabulosos, vuelos en helicóptero, traiciones, venganzas y arreglos espurios con la ley, los sindicatos y el poder político. Bienvenidos al paravalanchas VIP de La Bombonera, reino exclusivo de la Doce, brazo armado de la hinchada de Boca Juniors. Gustavo Grabia, el hombre que más sabe de la violencia en el fútbol argentino, reconstruye la historia de una saga mafiosa que incluye tiros, corridas, muertos, heridos, botines fabulosos, vuelos en helicóptero, traiciones, venganzas y arreglos espurios con la ley, los sindicatos y el poder político. Desde el primer muerto en el fútbol debido a un hincha argentino, crimen perpetrado en Uruguay en 1924 y firmado por un proto-barra xeneize, hasta las regencias modernas de Quique el Carnicero, El Abuelo, Rafa Di Zeo, Mauro Martín y Fido Debaux. Con un nivel de documentación y detalle extraordinario, Grabia repasa en La Doce la larga, tremebunda y por momentos disparatada vida de la barra de Boca.

Snakes on a spaceship—An overview of python in space physics

Autor: Angeline G. Burrell , John Coxon , K.-michael Aye , Leslie Lamarche , Sophie A Murray

Número de Páginas: 436

Radiation Belt Dynamics: Theory, Observation and Modeling

Autor: Qianli Ma , Xinliang Gao , Dedong Wang

Número de Páginas: 162

The radiation belts of the Earth and other magnetized planets are populated by relativistic particles which are highly dynamic due to various source and loss processes. Although the Earth's intrinsic magnetic fields trap charged particles, the satellite observations revealed that the outer radiation belt fluxes are strongly affected by solar wind and geomagnetic activities. The direct drivers of the radiation belt variability are radial diffusion due to ultra-low frequency waves, and local wave-particle interactions due to whistler-mode waves, electron cyclotron waves and ion cyclotron waves. Quasilinear and nonlinear theories were developed to demonstrate and quantify the importance of each process in the radiation belt dynamics. Numerical simulations generally reproduce the overall source and loss of radiation belt particles, but detailed quantification of the observed features is challenging. Machine learning technique is proved as a useful tool in reproducing and forecasting the particle fluxes in radiation belts.

Cold-Ion Populations and Cold-Electron Populations in the Earth’s Magnetosphere and Their Impact on the System, 2nd edition

Autor: Joseph E. Borovsky , Gian Luca Delzano , Elena Kronberg , Cecilia Norgen

Número de Páginas: 223

Cold-ion populations and cold-electron populations are extremely difficult to measure in the Earth’s magnetosphere, and their properties, evolutions, and controlling factors are poorly understood. They are sometimes referred to as the “hidden populations”. But they are known to have multiple impacts on the behavior of the global magnetospheric system. These impacts include (a) the reduction of the dayside reconnection rate and consequently the reduction of solar-wind/magnetosphere coupling, (b) alteration of the growth rate and saturation amplitudes of plasma waves resulting in alterations of the energization rates of the radiation belts, (c) changes in plasma-wave properties resulting in changes in the loss rates of the ring current and radiation belts, (d) changes in the mass density of the magnetosphere resulting in changes in the radial diffusion of the radiation belts, (e) spatial and temporal structuring of the aurora, (f) altering magnetotail reconnection, (g) changing spacecraft charging, and (h) acting as sources for warm and hot magnetospheric populations. A recent workshop on the cold-particle populations of the magnetosphere inspired new work on the outstanding...

Dayside Magnetosphere Interactions

Autor: Qiugang Zong , Philippe Escoubet , David Sibeck , Guan Le , Hui Zhang

Número de Páginas: 324

Exploring the processes and phenomena of Earth's dayside magnetosphere Energy and momentum transfer, initially taking place at the dayside magnetopause, is responsible for a variety of phenomenon that we can measure on the ground. Data obtained from observations of Earth’s dayside magnetosphere increases our knowledge of the processes by which solar wind mass, momentum, and energy enter the magnetosphere. Dayside Magnetosphere Interactions outlines the physics and processes of dayside magnetospheric phenomena, the role of solar wind in generating ultra-low frequency waves, and solar wind-magnetosphere-ionosphere coupling. Volume highlights include: Phenomena across different temporal and spatial scales Discussions on dayside aurora, plume dynamics, and related dayside reconnection Results from spacecraft observations, ground-based observations, and simulations Discoveries from the Magnetospheric Multiscale Mission and Van Allen Probes era Exploration of foreshock, bow shock, magnetosheath, magnetopause, and cusps Examination of similar processes occurring around other planets The American Geophysical Union promotes discovery in Earth and space science for the benefit of...

Red Ultimatum

Autor: Edwin D. Fuller , Gary Grossman

Número de Páginas: 502

A former U.S. President's plane is brought down in the Atlantic. Revolutionary forces attack Cairo. The U.S. Secretary of State is kidnapped in Panama. A North Korean ballistic missile submarine tracks toward America's West Coast. A sleeper cell spy awakens in the halls of Congress. A woman assassin takes aim on the Washington Mall. Behind it all is Russian President Nicolai Gorshkov who has mastered the ability to walk between the raindrops and not get wet. Until...China determines that Gorshkov's policies are endangering its global initiatives...until Beijing issues Gorshkov a defiant ultimatum...until Dan Reilly, hotel executive/CIA freelancer, and friend of the Secretary of State, reads the moves on the international political chessboard and picks up the pieces. The non-stop action plays out on Air, Land, and Sea. Yet, with so many geo-political threads being tugged simultaneously, will the Russian leader succeed getting another step closer to rebuilding the old Soviet Empire in his image?

How Not to Date a Pop Star

Autor: Jada Trainor

Número de Páginas: 290

Aaliyah Preston and Tyler Moore were best friends growing up. Tyler played and wrote music, and Aaliyah brought that music to life through dance. They were convinced their lives would change forever after entering a TV talent show, but when Aliyah’s mom ended up in hospital, Tyler had to go alone–and won. Suddenly, he was thrust into the spotlight while she was left behind in their small, seaside town. Several years later, Tyler is the hottest pop star on the planet, and Aaliyah has her heart set on following in her mom’s footsteps and attending the Boston Conservatory to study dance. However, her future becomes hazy when Tyler suddenly comes back home, and wants to make up for all the years they lost–and even plan a future that includes the two of them together. While Tyler may have a lavish lifestyle and fans all the world over, he isn’t happy. What he really wants is a chance at a normal life, and he wants Aaliyah to be part of that life. However, family drama, including long buried secrets about both of their fathers, threaten any plans for their futures. But like the best pop songs, when the music and the lyrics come together everything works in perfect harmony....

The Ransom Note

Autor: Mark Mckay

Número de Páginas: 290

Impossible demands will only breed trouble. Nick Severance and his pregnant wife Mariko leave Japan for the United Kingdom, intending to settle there and bring up their child. Nick is offered his first case as a private investigator in London. There are two things his client, the CEO of a hotel group, wants to know. Can the ransomware gang that paralysed the group's IT systems be tracked down and brought to justice? And was the hit and run that killed his son Gordon, who was the group's IT security director, really an accident? Nick agrees to find answers to those questions. The most promising lead comes in the shape of Gordon's mysterious girlfriend, who it seems nobody met until the day of his funeral. In trying to establish just where she fits in, Nick uncovers a plot to compromise the security of the country. His discovery puts him and Mariko at serious risk, and results in the kind of ransom demand that under the circumstances, nobody could ever pay. But it's a demand that won't remain unanswered. There's too much to lose.

Dynamics of the Earth's Radiation Belts and Inner Magnetosphere

Autor: Danny Summers , I. R. Mann , D. N. Baker , Max-gotthard Schulz

Número de Páginas: 782

Published by the American Geophysical Union as part of the Geophysical Monograph Series, Volume 199. Dynamics of the Earth's Radiation Belts and Inner Magnetosphere draws together current knowledge of the radiation belts prior to the launch of Radiation Belt Storm Probes (RPSP) and other imminent space missions, making this volume timely and unique. The volume will serve as a useful benchmark at this exciting and pivotal period in radiation belt research in advance of the new discoveries that the RPSP mission will surely bring. Highlights include the following: a review of the current state of the art of radiation belt science; a complete and up-to-date account of the wave-particle interactions that control the dynamical acceleration and loss processes of particles in the Earth's radiation belts and inner magnetosphere; a discussion emphasizing the importance of the cross-energy coupling of the particle populations of the radiation belts, ring current, and plasmasphere in controlling the dynamics of the inner magnetosphere; an outline of the design and operation of future satellite missions whose objectives are to discover the dominant physical processes that control the dynamics...

Encyclopedia of Latin American Theater

Autor: Eladio Cortés , Mirta Barrea-marlys

Número de Páginas: 547

Latin American culture has given birth to numerous dramatic works, though it has often been difficult to locate information about these plays and playwrights. This volume traces the history of Latin American theater, including the Nuyorican and Chicano theaters of the United States, and surveys its history from the pre-Columbian period to the present. Sections cover individual Latin American countries. Each section features alphabetically arranged entries for playwrights, independent theaters, and cultural movements. The volume begins with an overview of the development of theater in Latin America. Each of the country sections begins with an introductory survey and concludes with copious bibliographical information. The entries for playwrights provide factual information about the dramatist's life and works and place the author within the larger context of international literature. Each entry closes with a list of works by and about the playwright. A selected, general bibliography appears at the end of the volume.

Stealing People

Autor: Robert Wilson

Número de Páginas: 370

Around the world, the children of the rich are disappearing . . . A chilling thriller starring kidnapping expert Charles Boxer, “a great character” (Kirkus Reviews). Kidnapping expert Charles Boxer is contemplating retirement. He’s found a measure of contentment, even as a mystery from his own past gnaws at his sense of justice. Meanwhile, his ex-wife, Mercy, balances a complicated personal life with an even more precarious professional one in the woefully under-resourced metropolitan police department. But both are suddenly pulled back into action when six children of ultrawealthy families vanish—families from India, China, Russia, Australia, Germany, and the United States—taken by a ruthlessly efficient organization with a single astonishing demand. Trapped, off-balance, and with little left to lose, they plunge into a cauldron of warring intelligence agencies, morally destitute billionaires, and human traffickers, coming finally to a fateful reckoning that will forever change them—in this smart, suspenseful thriller by a Gold Dagger and Gumshoe Award–winning author. “A great character whose emotional trials are exciting to follow.” —Kirkus Reviews

A Global Kinetic Model for Electron Radiation Belt Formation and Evolution

Autor: Zhenpeng Su

Número de Páginas: 113

This thesis focuses on the construction and application of an electron radiation belt kinetic model including various adiabatic and non-adiabatic processes. The terrestrial radiation belt was discovered over 50 years ago and has received a resurgence of interest in recent years. The main drivers of radiation belt research are the fundamental science questions surrounding its complex and dramatic dynamics and particularly its potential hazards posed to space-borne systems. The establishment of physics-based radiation belt models will be able to identify the contributions of various mechanisms, forecast the future radiation belt evolution and then mitigate its adverse space weather effects. Dr. Su is now an Professor works in Department of Geophysics and Planetary Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, China.

Gregory Peck

Autor: Gary Fishgall

Número de Páginas: 392

In Gregory Peck: A Biography, Gary Fishgall meticulously recounts Peck's influential life, revealing the effects of the actor on the film industry and of the film industry on the actor."--BOOK JACKET.

Magnetosphere-Ionosphere Coupling in the Solar System

Autor: Charles R. Chappell , Robert W. Schunk , Peter M. Banks , Richard M. Thorne , James L. Burch

Número de Páginas: 786

Over a half century of exploration of the Earth’s space environment, it has become evident that the interaction between the ionosphere and the magnetosphere plays a dominant role in the evolution and dynamics of magnetospheric plasmas and fields. Interestingly, it was recently discovered that this same interaction is of fundamental importance at other planets and moons throughout the solar system. Based on papers presented at an interdisciplinary AGU Chapman Conference at Yosemite National Park in February 2014, this volume provides an intellectual and visual journey through our exploration and discovery of the paradigm-changing role that the ionosphere plays in determining the filling and dynamics of Earth and planetary environments. The 2014 Chapman conference marks the 40th anniversary of the initial magnetosphere-ionosphere coupling conference at Yosemite in 1974, and thus gives a four decade perspective of the progress of space science research in understanding these fundamental coupling processes. Digital video links to an online archive containing both the 1974 and 2014 meetings are presented throughout this volume for use as an historical resource by the international...

Le Club de la pluie - La maison qui chuchote

Autor: Malika Ferdjoukh

Número de Páginas: 89

Des vacances de Toussaint sur une mystérieuse île en Bretagne ? On ne peut rêver mieux pour le Club de la Pluie, qui aime l’aventure par-dessus tout ! Ambroise et sa bande sont invités dans une grande et vieille maison, où se produisent des faits étranges : un masque aztèque qui pleure du sang, un jardinier blessé, et surtout une voix qui surgit de nulle part... Il paraît que sur une île tout le monde se connaît... Mais alors, qui s’amuse à faire chuchoter la maison ?

Historical Dictionary of the Dirty Wars

Autor: David Kohut , Olga Vilella

Número de Páginas: 495

The Historical Dictionary of the Dirty Wars coversthe period 1954–1990 in South America, when authoritarian regimes waged war on subversion, both real and imagined. The term “dirty war” (guerra sucia), though originally associated with the military dictatorship in Argentina from 1976 to 1983, has since been applied to neighboring dictatorships in Paraguay (1954–1989), Brazil (1964–1985), Bolivia (1971–1981), Uruguay (1973–1985), and Chile (1973–1990). Although the concept is by no means peculiar to Latin America—the term has become a byword for state-sponsored repression anywhere in the world—these regimes were among its most notorious practitioners. In the mid-1970s they joined forces—along with Ecuador and Peru—to create Operation Condor, a top-secret network of military dictatorships that kidnapped, tortured, and disappeared one another’s political opponents. Their death squads operated both nationally and internationally, sometimes beyond the region. This third edition of Historical Dictionary of the Dirty Wars contains a chronology, an introduction, appendixes, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 400 cross-referenced...

Imagi/nación

Autor: María Donapetry

Número de Páginas: 146

Este libro pretende descifrar qué cualidades femeninas se asocian con la representación de una nación y su historia, y cómo pueden interpretarse desde una perspectiva de género. Y el medio que utiliza la autora para este fin es el cine español y latinoamericano, puesto que se hace eco de la realidad a la vez que intenta influir sobre ella, ya sea para afianzar un conservadurismo profundamente patriarcal como para desbancarlo. Además de señalar los modos de alegorización de la nación con un cuerpo de mujer en las películas que se han escogido para este estudio, se analizan los efectos que estas alegorizaciones puedan tener en un público femenino

Auroral Dynamics and Space Weather

Autor: Yongliang Zhang , Larry J. Paxton

Número de Páginas: 324

The aurora is the most visible manifestation of the connection of the Earth to the space environment and has inspired awe, curiosity, and scientific inquiry for centuries. Recent advances in observing techniques and modeling and theoretical work have revealed new auroral phenomena, provided a better understanding of auroral dynamics, and have led to an enhanced capability for auroral forecasts. This monograph features discussions of: New auroral phenomena due to the ring current ion and polar rain electron precipitation Various auroral forms and hemispheric asymmetry Auroral model development and MHD simulations Application of the auroral observations for radio absorption and scintillation Aurora nowcast and forecast for space weather operations Auroral Dynamics and Space Weather is a valuable contribution for scientists, researchers, space weather operators, and students of Earth's space environment.

El testimonio femenino como escritura contestataria

Autor: Emma Sepúlveda Pulvirenti

Número de Páginas: 334

En las tres últimas décadas la producción del testimonio decididamente ha marcado la caracterización de las letras hispanoamericanas, no sólo en el sentido de su repercusión para la teoría literaria, sino también en el surgimiento del testimonio como factor clave en la relación dinámica entre política, literatura e historia. Es así que ha ganado una reputación como discurso de resistencia, ya que su intencionalidad política revela la deficiencia de las representaciones occidentales para ajustar conceptos no hegemónicos de identidad indi-vidual y colectiva. Como componente visible de la obra femenina en las letras latinoamericanas del Siglo XX, su estudio es imprescindible, no sólo para el análisis de la evolución de la narrativa latinoamericana y en el desarrollo de una teoría literaria feminista y global, sino también para entender la relación entre el discurso del Primer Mundo y del subalterno y de la representación en el proceso de descolonización.

Physics of Earth’s Radiation Belts

Autor: Hannu E. J. Koskinen , Emilia K. J. Kilpua

Número de Páginas: 286

This open access book serves as textbook on the physics of the radiation belts surrounding the Earth. Discovered in 1958 the famous Van Allen Radiation belts were among the first scientific discoveries of the Space Age. Throughout the following decades the belts have been under intensive investigation motivated by the risks of radiation hazards they expose to electronics and humans on spacecraft in the Earth’s inner magnetosphere. This textbook teaches the field from basic theory of particles and plasmas to observations which culminated in the highly successful Van Allen Probes Mission of NASA in 2012-2019. Using numerous data examples the authors explain the relevant concepts and theoretical background of the extremely complex radiation belt region, with the emphasis on giving a comprehensive and coherent understanding of physical processes affecting the dynamics of the belts. The target audience are doctoral students and young researchers who wish to learn about the physical processes underlying the acceleration, transport and loss of the radiation belt particles in the perspective of the state-of-the-art observations.

Quasilinear and Nonlinear Wave-Particle Interactions in Magnetospheric Plasmas

Autor: Oliver Allanson , Xiao-jia Zhang , Yoshiharu Omura

Número de Páginas: 144

Low-Frequency Waves in Space Plasmas

Autor: Andreas Keiling , Dong-hun Lee , Valery Nakariakov

Número de Páginas: 528

Low-frequency waves in space plasmas have been studied for several decades, and our knowledge gain has been incremental with several paradigm-changing leaps forward. In our solar system, such waves occur in the ionospheres and magnetospheres of planets, and around our Moon. They occur in the solar wind, and more recently, they have been confirmed in the Sun’s atmosphere as well. The goal of wave research is to understand their generation, their propagation, and their interaction with the surrounding plasma. Low-frequency Waves in Space Plasmas presents a concise and authoritative up-to-date look on where wave research stands: What have we learned in the last decade? What are unanswered questions? While in the past waves in different astrophysical plasmas have been largely treated in separate books, the unique feature of this monograph is that it covers waves in many plasma regions, including: Waves in geospace, including ionosphere and magnetosphere Waves in planetary magnetospheres Waves at the Moon Waves in the solar wind Waves in the solar atmosphere Because of the breadth of topics covered, this volume should appeal to a broad community of space scientists and students, and...

Can Russia Compete?

Autor: Raj M. Desai , Itzhak Goldberg

Número de Páginas: 201

"Looks at Russian government's push toward a knowledge-based economy, particularly in the manufacturing sector. Quantifies and benchmarks sector's relative strengths, identifying opportunities to increase Russian productivity and competitiveness. Examines underlying firm-level determinants of knowledge absorption, competitiveness, and productivity, with an eye to improving workers' skill levels and the investment climate"--Provided by publisher.

Inavouable

Autor: Zygmunt Miloszewski

Número de Páginas: 465

Une version polonaise, contemporaine et surprenante de Monuments Men ! Zakopane, chaîne des Tatras, 26 décembre 1944. Un résistant serre contre lui un étui métallique. À ses oreilles résonnent encore les dernières instructions de l'officier nazi qui lui a confié " le plus grand secret de cette guerre "... Alors qu'il est pris dans une tempête de neige, sa formation d'alpiniste pourrait se révéler cruciale. Non loin de là, dans une auberge, un homme contemple par l'une des fenêtres la même bourrasque déchaînée. Après une ultime hésitation, il croque sa capsule de cyanure. Une matinée d'automne, de nos jours, à Varsovie. Chef du département de recouvrement de biens culturels rattaché au ministère des Affaires étrangères, le docteur Zofia Lorentz est convoquée par le Premier ministre : le Portrait de jeune homme du peintre Raphaël, tableau le plus précieux jamais perdu et recherché depuis la Seconde Guerre mondiale, vient d'être localisé. Accompagnée d'un marchand d'art cynique, d'un officier des services secrets à la retraite et d'une voleuse légendaire, Zofia s'envole pour New York, étape d'une quête contrariée qui pourrait inverser la lecture ...

Coupled Feedback Mechanisms in the Magnetosphere-Ionosphere System

Autor: Scott Alan Thaller , Jean-francois Ripoll , Toshi Nishimura , Philip J. Erickson

Número de Páginas: 342

Arnold von Brescia im Spiegel von acht Jahrhunderten Rezeption

Autor: Romedio Schmitz-esser

Número de Páginas: 716

Arnold von Brescia, 1155 im Zuge der Kaiserkrönung Friedrich Barbarossas hingerichtet, gehört zu den umstrittensten Gestalten des 12. Jahrhunderts. Die widersprüchliche Quellenlage sorgte für eine höchst uneinheitliche Rezeption dieses hochmittelalterlichen Asketen in der Neuzeit. In ihm spiegelten sich Hoffnungen und Wünsche der Autoren zwischen Reformation und Risorgimento. Und auch uns stellt sich die Frage, wie objektiv wir unsere Geschichte sehen. Der Brescianer wird damit zu einem Paradebeispiel für den wechselhaften Umgang Europas mit seiner mittelalterlichen Geschichte

The Van Allen Probes Mission

Autor: Nicola Fox , James L. Burch

Número de Páginas: 643

Documents the science, the mission, the spacecraft and the instrumentation on a unique NASA mission to study the Earth’s dynamic, dangerous and fascinating Van Allen radiation belts that surround the planet This collection of articles provides broad and detailed information about NASA’s Van Allen Probes (formerly known as the Radiation Belt Storm Probes) twin-spacecraft Earth-orbiting mission. The mission has the objective of achieving predictive understanding of the dynamic, intense, energetic, dangerous, and presently unpredictable belts of energetic particles that are magnetically trapped in Earth’s space environment above the atmosphere. It documents the science of the radiation belts and the societal benefits of achieving predictive understanding. Detailed information is provided about the Van Allen Probes mission design, the spacecraft, the science investigations, and the onboard instrumentation that must all work together to make unprecedented measurements within a most unforgiving environment, the core of Earth’s most intense radiation regions. This volume is aimed at graduate students and researchers active in space science, solar-terrestrial interactions and...

Physical Oceanography of the Dying Aral Sea

Autor: Peter O. Zavialov

Número de Páginas: 170

Physical Oceanography of the Dying Aral Sea describes the background, present crisis state, and possible future of this peculiar inland water body from the physical oceanographic standpoint. Based on a wide range of material, a large part of which was published in Russian and has not been previously available to the international reader, the book first provides an historical overview of this unique system, which possesses both lake and sea properties. Next, the current physical state of the lake is described, partly based on original field research and model experiments, along with the remote sensing data, model results and analyses extracted from recent literature. Next, book attempts to forecast the forthcoming state of the Aral Sea and identify plausible future scenarios. Finally, the book discusses the Aral Sea dessication viewd as a part of the global perspective.

Takedown

Autor: Ethan Jones

Número de Páginas: 212

How would you take them down? Devastated after what happened to his family, Tom is out for revenge. But the first step is regaining his freedom from Belmarsh Prison in the UK. However, freedom is not free: He will have to assassinate a devious Russian oligarch in the Netherlands. This oligarch may hold the key to Tom finding out who is the network of assassins targeting him. But if he lets him live, Tom knows the client, a fearsome former KGB director, will make him pay. Before Tom can decide, his enemies start closing in and he is forced to run to Myanmar, Monaco, and Morocco. With the death toll piling up and so many unknowns, can Tom takedown those responsible? Find out in Takedown, book three. Reviews ★★★★★ “You'll be gripped firmly by the imagination throughout Ethan Jones' sensational thriller, Takedown.” ★★★★★ “I read it, teetering on the edge of my seat as I anxiously flipped pages to find out how Tom would prevail over his enemies.” ★★★★★ “Ethan Jones is the master of pacing.” ★★★★★ “Great plot, developed characters, and masterful twists and turns. A definite must-read! Love Tom Maverick and vicariously seeing how an...

Ionization Waves in Electrical Breakdown of Gases

Autor: A.n. Lagarkov , I.m. Rutkevich

Número de Páginas: 237

In the years since the book of Lozanskii and Firsov "The Theory of Spark" [1975] was published, a number of experimental and theoretical studies in the physics of electric breakdown in gases were conducted. As a result of these studies, the concept of a wavelike nature of breakdown initiated by single high-voltage electric pulses or by a constant electric field was confirmed. Theoretical models in which the concept of breakdown in a constant external field was developed were first exposed in the above-named book in the chapter "Development of a streamer regarded as an ionization wave," written by Rodin and Starostin. This book treats the initial stage of electric breakdown as a wave pro cess. The wavelike nature of the phenomena under consideration is pre sented for streamers and sliding discharges, for electric breakdown develop ment in long discharge tubes as well as in gas-filled gaps. Chapter 1 gives a qualitative consideration of phenomena determin ing the electric breakdown of gases. The experimental data and theoretical results are exposed and discussed with application to streamers, plane ion ization waves, breakdown waves in long tubes, and propagation of sliding...