by Béla Bollobás, Oliver Riordan (2006)
Percolation theory was initiated some fifty years ago as a mathematical framework for the study of random physical processes such as flow through a disordered porous medium. It has proved to be a remarkably rich theory, with applications beyond natural phenomena to topics such as network modelling. The aims of this book, first published in 2006, are twofold. First to present classical results in a way that is accessible to non-specialists. Second, to describe results of Smirnov in conformal invariance, and outline the proof that the critical probability for random Voronoi percolation in the plane is 1/2. Throughout, the presentation is streamlined, with elegant and straightforward proofs requiring minimal background in probability and graph theory. Numerous examples illustrate the important concepts and enrich the arguments. All-in-all, it will be an essential purchase for mathematicians, physicists, electrical engineers and computer scientists working in this exciting area.
Bernice Rappoport
"Find out about camels and scorpions in the desert. View lions, elephants, and other animals of the grasslands. Discover animals that live in different layers of a rain forest. Three special habitats of Africa are waiting for you!"--Page 4 of cover.
George R.R. Martin & Gardner Dozois
Presents a collection of original tales that explores crossover themes of romance, fantasy, and science fiction, with contributions by such genre authors as Tanith Lee, Jo Beverly, Jim Butcher, and Neil Gaiman.
Ronald Cramer, ed
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 11th International Workshop on Practice and Theory in Public-Key Cryptography, PKC 2008, held in Barcelona, Spain, in March 2008. The 21 revised full papers presented together with 1 invited lecture were carefully reviewed and selected from 71 submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections on algebraic and number theoretical cryptoanalysis, theory of public key encryption, digital signatures, identification, broadcast and key agreement, implementation of fast arithmetic, and public key encryption. -- Publisher description.
James R. Hanson
"The aim of this book is to describe some aspects of the chemistry and chemical ecology which are found in the garden. Looking at the numerous interactions between plants, the soil and other organisms in which chemistry plays a central mediating role, this book covers themes including several of the chemically and ecologically interesting compounds that are produced by common ornamental garden vegetables, as well as those produced by predators that attack them."--Jacket.