Springer copernicus okt 2012 (63 resultados)

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Titel. Neuware -This new edition is intended for third and fourth year undergraduates in Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, and the Applied Sciences, and can serve as a springboard for further work in Continuum Mechanics or General Relativity. Starting from a basic knowledge of calculus and matrix algebra, together with fundamental ideas from mechanics and geometry, the text gradually develops the tools for formulating and manipulating the field equations of Continuum Mechanics. The mathematics of tensor analysis is introduced in well-separated stages: the concept of a tensor as an operator; the representation of a tensor in terms of its Cartesian components; the components of a tensor relative to a general basis, tensor notation, and finally, tensorSpringer-Verlag KG, Sachsenplatz 4-6, 1201 Wien 132 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Titel. Neuware -This book is an introduction to linear algebra, designed as a textbook for upper-division courses. It includes the basic results on vector spaces over fields, determinants, the theory of single linear transformation, and inner product spaces. The text presents proofs of the main theorems and includes numerical examples and exercises; applications to geometry, group theory and differential equations are given.Springer-Verlag KG, Sachsenplatz 4-6, 1201 Wien 364 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Titel. Neuware -The book introduces the Lebesgue-Stieltjes integral on the real line in a natural way as an extension of the Riemann integral. Many applied mathematicians will in all probability find themselves needing to use the Lebesgue or Lebesgue-Stieltjes Integral without having the necessary theoretical background. It is to such readers that this book is addressed. Exercises which extend and illustrate the theory, and provide practice in techniques, are included.Springer-Verlag KG, Sachsenplatz 4-6, 1201 Wien 244 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Titel. Neuware -The purpose of this book is to introduce the basic notions of probability through the discussion of a variety of problems and applications. The most important feature is the attempt to explain fundamental ideas in classical probability to non-specialists whose only prerequisite is algebra. The book can be used as a text for a first course in probability. Each chapter ends with a few problems with answers at the end of the book.Springer-Verlag KG, Sachsenplatz 4-6, 1201 Wien 264 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Titel. Neuware -This is a textbook suitable for a year-long course in analysis at the advanced undergraduate or beginning graduate level. It is intended for students with a strong background in calculus and linear algebra.The topics covered in this course are the calculus of functions of one variable, an introduction to general topology, the general theory of integration, and the calculus, differential and integral, for functions of several variables.Springer-Verlag KG, Sachsenplatz 4-6, 1201 Wien 352 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Titel. Neuware -¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿Data Correcting Approaches in Combinatorial Optimization focuses on algorithmic applications of thewell known polynomially solvable special cases of computationally intractable problems. The purpose of this text is to design practically efficient algorithms for solving wide classes of combinatorial optimization problems. Researches, students and engineers will benefit from new bounds and branching rules in development efficient branch-and-bound type computational algorithms. This book examines applications for solving the Traveling Salesman Problem and its variations, Maximum Weight Independent Set Problem, Different Classes of Allocation and Cluster Analysis as well as some classes of Scheduling Problems. Data Correcting Algorithms in Combinatorial Optimization introduces the data correcting approach to algorithms which provide an answer to the following questions: how to construct a bound to the original intractable problem and findwhich element of the corrected instance one should branch such that the total size of search tree will be minimized. The PC time needed for solving intractable problems will be adjusted with the requirements for solving real world problems.¿Springer-Verlag KG, Sachsenplatz 4-6, 1201 Wien 124 pp. Englisch. …

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Titel. Neuware -Lectures on Finitely Generated Solvable Groups are based on the ¿Topics in Group Theory' course focused on finitely generated solvable groups that was given by Gilbert G. Baumslag at the Graduate School and University Center of the City University of New York. While knowledge about finitely generated nilpotent groups is extensive, much less is known about the more general class of solvable groups containing them. The study of finitely generated solvable groups involves many different threads; thereforethese notes contain discussions on HNN extensions; amalgamated and wreath products; and other concepts from combinatorial group theory as well as commutative algebra. Along with Baumslag¿s Embedding Theorem for Finitely Generated Metabelian Groups, two theorems of Bieri and Strebel are presented to provide a solid foundation for understanding the fascinating class of finitely generated solvable groups. Examples are also supplied, which help illuminate many of the key concepts contained in the notes. Requiring only a modest initial group theory background from graduate and post-graduate students, these notes provide a field guide to the class of finitely generated solvable groups froma combinatorial group theory perspective.¿Springer-Verlag KG, Sachsenplatz 4-6, 1201 Wien 68 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Titel. Neuware -In recent years, statistics has played in an increasing important role in the courtroom. Written at a popular level, this collection of articles by leading statistical consultants discusses the impact of testimony on the consultants, judges, and juries. The primary issue is how well the legal system accepts and interprets statistical evidence and how the recepton of this evidence by the legal process can be improved.Springer-Verlag KG, Sachsenplatz 4-6, 1201 Wien 468 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Titel. Neuware -Impulsive Control in Continuous and Discrete-Continuous Systems is an up-to-date introduction to the theory of impulsive control in nonlinear systems. This is a new branch of the Optimal Control Theory, which is tightly connected to the Theory of Hybrid Systems. The text introduces the reader to the interesting area of optimal control problems with discontinuous solutions, discussing the application of a new and effective method of discontinuous time-transformation. With a large number of examples, illustrations, and applied problems arising in the area of observation control, this book is excellent as a textbook or reference for a senior or graduate-level course on the subject, as well as a reference for researchers in related fields.Springer-Verlag KG, Sachsenplatz 4-6, 1201 Wien 464 pp. Englisch. …

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Titel. Neuware -A recurring theme in a traditional introductory graduate algebra course is the existence and consequences of relationships between different algebraic structures. This is also the theme of this book, an exposition of connections between representations of finite partially ordered sets and abelian groups. Emphasis is placed throughout on classification, a description of the objects up to isomorphism, and computation of representation type, a measure of when classification is feasible.Springer-Verlag KG, Sachsenplatz 4-6, 1201 Wien 260 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Titel. Neuware -The articles collected in this volume represent the contributions presented at the IMA workshop on 'Dynamics of Algorithms' which took place in November 1997. The workshop was an integral part of the 1997 -98 IMA program on 'Emerging Applications of Dynamical Systems.' The interaction between algorithms and dynamical systems is mutually beneficial since dynamical methods can be used to study algorithms that are applied repeatedly. Convergence, asymptotic rates are indeed dynamical properties. On the other hand, the study of dynamical systems benefits enormously from having efficient algorithms to compute dynamical objects.Springer-Verlag KG, Sachsenplatz 4-6, 1201 Wien 160 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Titel. Neuware -This is a translation of a successfeul Czech book with more than 1000 problems. The problems can be used to prepare for the International Mathematical Olympiads or the Putnam exam (a prestigious math competition). Each topic contains brief theoretical discussions that are immediately followed by carefully worked out examples of increasing degrees of difficulty, and by exercises which range from routine to rather challenging problems.Springer-Verlag KG, Sachsenplatz 4-6, 1201 Wien 360 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Titel. Neuware -The Fourier transform and the Laplace transform of a positive measure share, together with its moment sequence, a positive definiteness property which under certain regularity assumptions is characteristic for such expressions. This is formulated in exact terms in the famous theorems of Bochner, Bernstein-Widder and Hamburger. All three theorems can be viewed as special cases of a general theorem about functions qJ on abelian semigroups with involution (S, +, \*) which are positive definite in the sense that the matrix (qJ(sJ + Sk» is positive definite for all finite choices of elements St, . . . , Sn from S. The three basic results mentioned above correspond to (~, +, x\* = -x), ([0, 00[, +, x\* = x) and (No, +, n\* = n). The purpose of this book is to provide a treatment of these positive definite functions on abelian semigroups with involution. In doing so we also discuss related topics such as negative definite functions, completely mono tone functions and Hoeffding-type inequalities. We view these subjects as important ingredients of harmonic analysis on semigroups. It has been our aim, simultaneously, to write a book which can serve as a textbook for an advanced graduate course, because we feel that the notion of positive definiteness is an important and basic notion which occurs in mathematics as often as the notion of a Hilbert space.Springer-Verlag KG, Sachsenplatz 4-6, 1201 Wien 308 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Titel. Neuware -Linear algebra is one of the most imprortant mathematical and computational tools in the sciences. A knowledge of linear algebra is essential for research in statistics or the application of statistics. This book presents the aspects of numerical linear algebra that are important to statisticians.Springer-Verlag KG, Sachsenplatz 4-6, 1201 Wien 240 pp. Englisch. …

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Titel. Neuware -This self-contained book offers a new and direct approach to the theories of special functions with emphasis on spherical symmetry in Euclidean spaces of arbitrary dimensions. Written after many years of lecturing to mathematicians, physicists and engineers in scientific research institutions in Europe and the USA, it uses elementary concepts to present the spherical harmonics in a theory of invariants of the orthogonal group. One of the highlights of this book is the extension of the classical results of the spherical harmonics into the complex. This is particularly important for the complexification of the Funk-HeckeSpringer-Verlag KG, Sachsenplatz 4-6, 1201 Wien 240 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Titel. Neuware -This volume is based on the proceedings of a workshop, Evolutionary Algorithms, that was an integral part of the 1996-97 IMA program on Mathematics in High-Performance Computing. It brought together top researchers working in the area of Evolutionary Computation for a week of intensive interaction. Some very surprising and impressive applications were presented at the workshop, including data decomposition, deriving control parameters for modeling systems using partial differential equations, and even new best known solutions to bin packing problems. The workshop did a great deal to clarify the current state of the theory in Evolutionary algorithms and was useful for bringing people together and strengthening the evolutionarySpringer-Verlag KG, Sachsenplatz 4-6, 1201 Wien 316 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Titel. Neuware -1. Preservation of Moduli of Continuity for Bernstein-type Operators.- 2. Lp-Korovkin Type Inequalities for Positive Linear Operators.- 3. On Some Shift-Invariant Integral Operators, Multivariate Case.- 4. Multivariate Probabilistic Wavelet Approximation.- 5. Probabilistic Approach to the Rounding Problem with Applications to Fair Representation.- 6. Limit Theorems for Random Multinomial Forms.- 7. Multivariate Boolean Trapezoidal Rules.- 8. Convergence Results for an Extension of the Fourier Transform.- 9. Euler Functions E (z) with Complex and Applications.- 10. On the Role of l in Approximation Theory.- 11. The Action Constants.- 12. Bivariate Probability Distributions Similar to Exponential.- 13. Probability Waiting-Time Results for Pattern and Frequency Quotas in the Same Inverse Sampling Problem Via the Dirichlet.- 14. Asymptotic Normality of the Collision Resolution Interval for a Multiple Access Protocol.- 15. An Example of Non-Gaussian Density Process.- 16. Limit Theorems for Functionals of Markov Processes and Renormalizable Stable Fields.- 17. Stable Models in Testable Asset Pricing.- 18. A Note on the Death Process with a Random Parameter.- 19. Stochastic Approximation under Dependent Noises, Detecting Signals and Adaptive Control.- 20. Uniform Norm of Polynomials Constrained with Many Zeros in Two Disjoint Intervals.- 21. Admissible Location of Sample Points of Interpolation by Bivariate C1 Quadratic Splines.- 22. On a Bernstein-Type Operator of Bleimann, Butzer and Hahn III.- 23. A Problem of Analytic Monotone Extension in Three Dimensions.- 24. On the Joint Estimation of Stable Law Parameters.- 25. Representations and Properties of Geometric Stable Laws.- 26. Rearrangements of Conditionally Integrable Functions.- 27. Wavelet Transforms and WaveletApproximations.- 28. Approximations and Derivatives of Probability Functions.- 29. Rate of Convergence in the Central Limit Theorem for Generalized Convolutions.- 30. Order Completeness of L1 with Applications to Stochastics.- 31. On Reliability Analysis of Consecutive-k-out-of-n-F Systems and their Generalizations - A Survey.- 32. The Uniform Closure of Convex Semi-Lattices.- 33. Another Pairwise Independent, Stationary Chain.- 34. The Lebesgue Integral as an Improper Riemann Integral.- 35. Tests of Existence of Generalized Riemann Integrals.- 36. Remark on a Theorem About Polynomials.- Participants.Springer-Verlag KG, Sachsenplatz 4-6, 1201 Wien 472 pp. Englisch. …

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Titel. Neuware -This IMA Volume in Mathematics and its Applications LARGE-SCALE OPTIMIZATION WITH APPLICATIONS, PART II: OPTIMAL DESIGN AND CONTROL is one of the three volumes based on the proceedings of the 1995 IMA three week Summer Program on 'Large-Scale Optimization with Applications to Inverse Problems, Optimal Control and Design, and Molecular and Struc tural Optimization.' The other two related proceedings appeared as Vol ume 92: Large-Scale Optirpization with Applications, Part I: Optimization in Inverse Problems and Design and Volume 94: Large-Scale Optimization with Applications, Part III: Molecular Structure and Optimization. We would like to thank Lorenz T. Biegler, Thomas F. Coleman, An drew R. Conn, and Fadil N. Santosa for their excellent work as organizers of the meetings and for editing the proceedings. We also take this opportunity to thank the National Science Founda tion (NSF), the Department of Energy (DOE), and the Alfred P. Sloan support made the workshops possible.Springer-Verlag KG, Sachsenplatz 4-6, 1201 Wien 352 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Titel. Neuware -Grid generation is a common feature of many computational tasks which require the discretization and representation of space and surfaces. The papers in this volume discuss how the geometric complexity of the physical object or the non-uniform nature of the solution variable make it impossible to use a uniform grid. This volume will be of interest to computational scientists and mathematicians working in a broad variety of applications including fluid mechanics, solid mechanics, materials science, chemistry and physics.Springer-Verlag KG, Sachsenplatz 4-6, 1201 Wien 204 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Titel. Neuware -Fuzzy Logic in Management demonstrates that difficult problems and changes in the management environment can be more easily handled by bringing fuzzy logic into the practice of management. This explicit theme is developed through the book as follows: Chapter 1, 'Management and Intelligent Support Technologies', is a short survey of management leadership and what can be gained from support technologies. Chapter 2, 'Fuzzy Sets and Fuzzy Logic', provides a short introduction to fuzzy sets, fuzzy relations, the extension principle, fuzzy implications and linguistic variables. Chapter 3, 'Group Decision Support Systems', deals with group decision making, and discusses methods for supporting the consensus reaching processes. Chapter 4, 'Fuzzy Real Options for Strategic Planning', summarizes research where the fuzzy real options theory was implemented as a series of models. These models were thoroughly tested on a number of real life investments, and validated in 2001. Chapter 5, 'Soft Computing Methods for Reducing the Bullwhip Effect', summarizes research work focused on the demand fluctuations in supply chains. The program enhanced existing theoretical frameworks with fuzzy logic modeling. Chapter 6, 'Knowledge Management', outlines the collection, storing, transfer and management of knowledge using fuzzy logic. The principles are worked out in detail with software agents. Chapter 7, 'Mobile Technology Application', introduces various applications including empirical facts and how mobile technology can be supported with software agents.Implicitly the book develops themes that successful companies should use to (1) master effectiveness and quality in both the details and the whole, (2) build on and work with flexibility, and (3) support continuous learning in both the organizational and the individual level.Springer-Verlag KG, Sachsenplatz 4-6, 1201 Wien 296 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Titel. Neuware -This volume contains papers on the development and assessment of new approximation and solution techniques that can take advantage of parallel computers. Parallel computers offers the promise of greatly increased performance and the routine calculation of previously intractable problems. The work will be of interest to applied mathematicians, computer scientists, and engineers concerned with investigating the state-of-the-art and future directions in numerical computing.Springer-Verlag KG, Sachsenplatz 4-6, 1201 Wien 320 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Titel. Neuware -Wavelet analysis is a recently developed tool for efficiently representing complex signals (image or data transmissions over telephone witres, for example). This text for upper-level undergraduates or beginning graduate students in engineering or applied mathematics provides a thorough introduction to the subject.Springer-Verlag KG, Sachsenplatz 4-6, 1201 Wien 456 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Titel. Neuware -The focus of this volume is on inverse problems involving electromagnetic radiation and particle beams, with applications to X- ray tomography, nuclear medicine, near-infrared imaging, microwave imaging, electron microscopy, and radiation therapy planning. The volume is intended not only for mathematical scientists and engineers working on these and related problems, but also for non-specialists. It contains much introductory expository material, and large number of references. Many unsolved computational and mathematical problems of substantial practical importance are pointed out.Springer-Verlag KG, Sachsenplatz 4-6, 1201 Wien 304 pp. Englisch. …

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Titel. Neuware -IMA Volumes 135 and 136 focus on mathematical and computational issuesinvolved in modeling processes that contain a wide range of lengthscales over different spatio-temporal regimes.The papers in these two volumes address applications such assemiconductors, plasmas, fluids, chemically reactive gases, etc.Springer-Verlag KG, Sachsenplatz 4-6, 1201 Wien 308 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Titel. Neuware -Welcome to new territory: A course in probability models and statistical inference. The concept of probability is not new to you of course. You've encountered it since childhood in games of chance-card games, for example, or games with dice or coins. And you know about the '90% chance of rain' from weather reports. But once you get beyond simple expressions of probability into more subtle analysis, it's new territory. And very foreign territory it is. You must have encountered reports of statistical results in voter sur veys, opinion polls, and other such studies, but how are conclusions from those studies obtained How can you interview just a few voters the day before an election and still determine fairly closely how HUN DREDS of THOUSANDS of voters will vote That's statistics. You'll find it very interesting during this first course to see how a properly designed statistical study can achieve so much knowledge from such drastically incomplete information. It really is possible-statistics works! But HOW does it work By the end of this course you'll have understood that and much more. Welcome to the enchanted forest.Springer-Verlag KG, Sachsenplatz 4-6, 1201 Wien 756 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Titel. Neuware -For this volume, theoretical and applied statisticians from universities, medical and public health schools, government and private research institutions, and pharmaceutical companies involved in prediction problems in the life and social sciences and in diagnostic and screening tests were brought together to discuss and exchange new results and information on these important issues. A number of papers with applications were presented and especially lively discussions ensued involving the critical issues and difficulties in using and interpreting diagnostic tests and implementing mass screening programs. Both frequentist and Bayesian approaches were employed. The importance of predicting or controllingSpringer-Verlag KG, Sachsenplatz 4-6, 1201 Wien 164 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Titel. Neuware -Changes in production processes reflect the technological advances permeat ing our products and services. U. S. industry is modernizing and automating. In parallel, direct labor is fading as the primary cost driver while engineering and technology related cost elements loom ever larger. Traditional, labor-based ap proaches to estimating costs are losing their relevance. Old methods require aug mentation with new estimating tools and techniques that capture the emerging environment. This volume represents one of many responses to this challenge by the cost analysis profession. The Institute of Cost Analysis (lCA) is dedicated to improving the effective ness of cost and price analysis and enhancing the professional competence of its members. We encourage and promote exchange of research findings and appli cations between the academic community and cost professionals in industry and government. The 1990 National Meeting in Los Angeles, jointly spo~sored by ICA and the National Estimating Society (NES), provides such a forum. Presen tations will focus on new and improved tools and techniques of cost analysis. This volume is the second in a series. The first was produced in conjunction with the 1989 National Meeting of ICA/NES in Washington, D.C. The articles in this volume, all refereed, were selected from about 100 submitted for presen tation at the Los Angeles meeting.Springer-Verlag KG, Sachsenplatz 4-6, 1201 Wien 320 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Titel. Neuware -Mathematical Programming and Financial Objectives for Scheduling Projects focuses on decision problems where the performance is measured in terms of money. As the title suggests, special attention is paid to financial objectives and the relationship of financial objectives to project schedules and scheduling. In addition, how schedules relate to other decisions is treated in detail. The book demonstrates that scheduling must be combined with project selection and financing, and that scheduling helps to give an answer to the planning issue of the amount of resources required for a project. The author makes clear the relevance of scheduling to cutting budget costs.The book is divided into six parts. The first part gives a brief introduction to project management. Part two examines scheduling projects in order to maximize their net present value. Part three considers capital rationing. Many decisions on selecting or rejecting a project cannot be made in isolation and multiple projects must be taken fully into account. Since the requests for capital resources depend on the schedules of the projects, scheduling taken on more complexity. Part four studies the resource usage of a project in greater detail. Part five discusses cases where the processing time of an activity is a decision to be made. Part six summarizes the main results that have been accomplished.Springer-Verlag KG, Sachsenplatz 4-6, 1201 Wien 200 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Titel. Neuware -This book is a text, not a reference, on Point-set Topology. It addresses itself to the student who is proficient in Calculus and has some experience with mathematical rigor, acquired, e.g., via a course in Advanced Calculus or Linear Algebra. To most beginners, Topology offers a double challenge. In addition to the strangeness of concepts and techniques presented by any new subject, there is an abrupt rise of the level of abstraction. It is a bad idea to teach a student two things at the same moment. To mitigate the culture shock, we move from the special to the general, dividing the book into three parts: 1. The Line and the Plane 2. Metric Spaces 3. Topological Spaces. In this way, the student has ample time to get acquainted with new ideas while still on familiar territory. Only after that, the transition to a more abstract point of view takes place. Elementary Topology preeminently is a subject with an extensive array of technical terms indicating properties of topological spaces. In the main body of the text, we have purposely restricted our mathematical vocabulary as much as is reasonably possible. Such an enterprise is risky. Doubtlessly, many readers will find us too thrifty. To meet them halfway, in Chapter 18 we briefly introduce and discuss a number of topological properties, but even there we do not touch on paracompactness, complete normality, and extremal disconnectedness-just to mention three terms that are not really esoteric.Springer-Verlag KG, Sachsenplatz 4-6, 1201 Wien 332 pp. Englisch.…

Taschenbuch. Condición: Neu. This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Titel. Neuware -1. Wave Front Propagation for KPP-Type Equations.- 1.1. Introduction.- 1.2. Wave Fronts in a Flow with Nontrivial Velocity Profile.- 1.3. Generalizations and Remarks.- 1.4. Wave Front Propagation in Anisotropic Media.- 1.5. Wave Front Propagation in a Tube with Absorbing Walls.- 1.6. Wave Front Propagation in Slowly Nonhomogeneous Media.- 1.7. RDE Systems of KPP Type.- 1.8. RDEs in Narrow Branching Channels.- References.- 2. Particle and Wave Transmission in One-Dimensional Disordered Systems.- 2.1. Introduction.- 2.2. Localization.- 2.3. Transmission Coefficient.- 2.4. Reflection and Resonances.- 2.5. Probability Distributions of Transmittivity Decrements for High Energies.- 2.6. Observable Transparency.- 2.7. Waves in the Randomly Stratified Medium.- 2.8. Disorder and Nonlinearity.- References.- 3. Asymptotic Equations for Nonlinear Hyperbolic Waves.- 3.1. Introduction.- 3.2. Hyperbolic Waves.- 3.3. Dissipation and Dispersion.- 3.4. Miscellaneous Applications.- 3.5. Diffraction.- 3.6. Other Topics.- References.Springer-Verlag KG, Sachsenplatz 4-6, 1201 Wien 304 pp. Englisch.…