Sphere packings, lattices, and groups

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Stephen L. Wolfe

This volume is a compendium of essential information required by all cell and molecular biologists. As well as providing a wide range of core information needed by all researchers in the biomolecular sciences, it brings together additional selected information of importance from the areas of biochemistry, cell biology, genetics and molecular biology. This book will prove invaluable for all researchers in these fields. The Essential Data series provides rapid access to the core data required by researchers on a daily basis, in convenient pocket-sized volumes.

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Joe Merlino & Kate Wrightson

The Only Authorized Guide to Corel Linux OS! Get up and running on Corel LINUX OS--the Linux distribution built specifically for the desktop. Complete with a CD-ROM containing Corel LINUX OS, this starter kit walks you thorough installation and configuration; explains how to use and administer the K Desktop Environment (KDE); and covers Internet access, networking, and troubleshooting. This book/disc package contains everything you need to put Corel LINUX OS to work for you, and includes a ready-to-run word processor--Corel WordPerfect 8 for Linux. * Install and configure Corel LINUX OS standalone PCs and networks * Master the X Window system and the drag-and-drop KDE * Configure KDE's integrated Internet applications * Create user accounts and set permissions * Streamline routine administration tasks with KDE tools * Use shells, scripts, and text editors * Access local and network drives and the Internet with Corel File Manager * Network Linux machines together with non-Linux machines * Handle security issues and troubleshooting * Integrate with robust applications designed for Linux, including all the components of the Corel WordPerfect 8 for Linux

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N. A. Bobylev, S. V. Emel'yanov, S. K. Korovin

This self-contained monograph presents methods for the investigation of nonlinear variational problems. These methods are based on geometric and topological ideas such as topological index, degree of a mapping, Morse-Conley index, Euler characteristics, deformation invariant, homotopic invariant, and the Lusternik-Shnirelman category. Attention is also given to applications in optimisation, mathematical physics, control, and numerical methods. Audience: This volume will be of interest to specialists in functional analysis and its applications, and can also be recommended as a text for graduate and postgraduate-level courses in these fields.

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Erich Gamma [and others

Four software designers present a catalog of simple and succinct solutions to commonly occurring design problems, using Smalltalk and C++ in example code. These 23 patterns allow designers to create more flexible, elegant, and ultimately reusable designs without having to rediscover the design solutions themselves. The authors begin by describing what patterns are and how they can help you design object-oriented software. They go on to systematically name, explain, evaluate, and catalog recurring designs in object-oriented systems.