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Ways of Comprehending | The Grand Illusion and the Essence of being Human

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Ways of Comprehending | The Grand Illusion and the Essence of being Human

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Modern Mathematical Methods for Scientists and Engineers | A Street-Smart Introduction

Author: Athanassios Fokas (University of Cambridge, UK & University of Southern California, USA)

Published: October 2024
ISBN: 978-1-80061-514-4

o comprehend the world around us, we first have to decipher how our brains work. This book outlines a new approach to knowledge and comprehension based on the elucidation of several basic neuronal mechanisms. It explores the crucial fact that unconscious processes and conscious experiences form a continuum and, importantly, introduces the concept of metarepresentations. This fundamental notion captures the essence of being human, namely, what separates us from our evolutionary predecessors. Important examples of metarepresentations are language, mathematics, technology and the arts. The interdisciplinary, integrative approach of this book demonstrates how different disciplines and notions which appear disconnected are actually closely related. Furthermore, this approach elucidates how we think about topics such as mathematics, physics, painting, music and philosophy. Most significantly, it helps us understand the origin of our thoughts, feelings and actions, bringing deep insight and fulfilment or, more precisely, eudemonia.

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5: From Homeostasis and Consciousness to Metarepresentations: A Uniquely Human Characteristic

Contents:

  • About the Author
  • Acknowledgements
  • Prologue
  • Preliminaries
  • Basic Notions:
    • Introduction to Neurophysiology
    • Introduction to Neuroanatomy
    • Perception as the Solution of an Inverse Problem
    • From Homeostasis and Consciousness to Metarepresentations: A Uniquely Human Characteristic
  • The Transformative Role of Rerepresentations and Cultural versus Biological Evolution:
    • The Origin of Metarepresentations and Language
    • The Metarepresentations of Arts, Mathematics, Computations, and Technology
    • Biological versus Cultural Evolutions
  • The Interplay Between Unconscious and Conscious Processes:
    • Innate Knowledge and Learning
    • Memory and Learning
    • The Neuronal Substrates of Unconscious Processes and Conscious Experiences
    • Details of Visual Perception
    • Light, Vision, and Art
  • Functional Imaging, Brain Stimulation, and Medicine:
    • The Functional Imaging Techniques of PET and SPECT and the Diagnosis of Dementia
    • The Functional Imaging Technique of FMRI and an Astonishing Medical Application
    • Different Types of Brain Stimulations, Parkinson’s Disease, Major Depression, and Bipolar Disorder
    • The Interdisciplinary Nature of Medicine
  • The Quest for the Hidden Reality:
    • Abstraction and Generalizing are the Essential Features of Mathematics
    • How Can the Problem of Consciousness be Solved?
  • Epilogue
  • Index

Readership: This book is suitable for any university student and university graduate independent of area of matriculation. The book will be equally useful to individuals in arts and the humanities, and ideal for a course within the context of Great Ideas.

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Modern Mathematical Methods for Scientists and Engineers

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Modern Mathematical Methods for Scientists and Engineers

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Modern Mathematical Methods for Scientists and Engineers | A Street-Smart Introduction

Author: Athanassios Fokas (University of Cambridge, UK & University of Southern California, USA) and 
Efthimios Kaxiras (Harvard University, USA)
Published: March 2023
ISBN: ISBN: 978-1-80061-181-8

Modern Mathematical Methods for Scientists and Engineers is a modern introduction to basic topics in mathematics at the undergraduate level, with emphasis on explanations and applications to real-life problems. There is also an “Application” section at the end of each chapter, with topics drawn from a variety of areas, including neural networks, fluid dynamics, and the behavior of “put” and “call” options in financial markets. The book presents several modern important and computationally efficient topics, including feedforward neural networks, wavelets, generalized functions, stochastic optimization methods, and numerical methods.

A unique and novel feature of the book is the introduction of a recently developed method for solving partial differential equations (PDEs), called the unified transform. PDEs are the mathematical cornerstone for describing an astonishingly wide range of phenomena, from quantum mechanics to ocean waves, to the diffusion of heat in matter and the behavior of financial markets. Despite the efforts of many famous mathematicians, physicists and engineers, the solution of partial differential equations remains a challenge.

The unified transform greatly facilitates this task. For example, two and a half centuries after Jean d’Alembert formulated the wave equation and presented a solution for solving a simple problem for this equation, the unified transform derives in a simple manner a generalization of the d’Alembert solution, valid for general boundary value problems. Moreover, two centuries after Joseph Fourier introduced the classical tool of the Fourier series for solving the heat equation, the unified transform constructs a new solution to this ubiquitous PDE, with important analytical and numerical advantages in comparison to the classical solutions. The authors present the unified transform pedagogically, building all the necessary background, including functions of real and of complex variables and the Fourier transform, illustrating the method with numerous examples.

Broad in scope, but pedagogical in style and content, the book is an introduction to powerful mathematical concepts and modern tools for students in science and engineering.

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Quantum Dots – Synthesis, characterization, and optical investigations

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Quantum Dots – Synthesis, characterization, and optical investigations

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Quantum Dots: Synthesis, Characterization, and Optical Investigations

Author: Yarub Al-Douri
Published: September 2024
Series: Part of the IPEM–IOP Series in Coherent Sources, Quantum Fundamentals, and Applications
ISBN: Online – 978-0-7503-5704-3 | Print – 978-0-7503-5702-9

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A comprehensive guide to the synthesis and optical properties of quantum dots

Quantum Dots: Synthesis, Characterization, and Optical Investigations offers a detailed exploration of the synthesis and optical studies of self-assembled quantum dots (QDs), with an emphasis on the ability to modify nanoelectronic properties through structural adjustments. This book covers the latest developments in nanotechnology and advanced procedures, aiming to benefit scientific communities, drive economic growth, and build a sustainable future.

A novel aspect of this work is its focus on artificial intelligence (AI) applications for the synthesis and optimization of quantum dots. AI-driven approaches leverage machine learning algorithms to predict and control the properties of QDs based on factors like composition, size, and shape. Through AI, the synthesis process can be optimized to achieve specific optical and electronic characteristics, thereby enhancing the functionality and uniformity of quantum dots. AI technology also facilitates rapid screening of potential QD configurations to achieve optimal results.

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Photoelectrochemical Engineering for Solar Harvesting: Chemistry, Materials, Devices (Nanophotonics)

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Photoelectrochemical Engineering for Solar Harvesting: Chemistry, Materials, Devices (Nanophotonics)

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Photoelectrochemical Engineering for Solar Harvesting: Chemistry, Materials, Devices (Nanophotonics)

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Editors: Samrana Kazim, Muhammad Nawaz Tahir, Shahzada Ahmad, Sanjay Mathur
 
1st Edition – June 24, 2024
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Photoelectrochemical Engineering for Solar Harvesting: Chemistry, Materials, Devices provides an up-to-date appraisal of the photon engineering of innovative catalysts for solar energy harvesting. This book analyzes the overall progress, potential challenges, and the industrialization of new catalysts in the near future. The primary emphasis is on experimental approaches from materials synthesis to device applications, however, there is also an introduction to relevant photochemistry concepts. This book is suitable for materials scientists and chemists who, through the use of photonics, are in continuous pursuit of improving the efficiencies of different devices used to capture solar energy for the generation of sustainable fuel.

Sunlight-driven fuel synthesis is the most sustainable and potentially economical option for producing energy vectors through water splitting. Thus, this book focuses on the design of photocatalysts and water oxidation catalysts, as artificial photosynthesis and hydrogen fuel production via water oxidation (in place of fossil fuels) are two promising approaches towards renewable energy.

Solar Energy Engineering

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Solar Energy Engineering

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Solar Energy Engineering – Processes and Systems

3rd Edition – December 1, 2023

Author: Soteris A Kalogirou

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Solar Energy Engineering: Processes and Systems, Third Edition, includes updated chapters and extended resources to assist in the research and teaching of solar energy engineering. Sections cover advances in solar collectors, solar water heating, solar space heating and cooling, industrial process heat, solar desalination, photovoltaic technology, solar thermal power systems, modeling of solar energy systems, and a new chapter on wind energy systems. This book provides students, teachers and professionals with the basic principles and applications of solar energy systems and processes to help them understand how to operate and design solar systems.

In addition, this best-selling title includes a student and academic companion site with additional materials on chapter PowerPoints for teaching, problems with a solutions manual, and equations files to assist in problem-solving.

Rodrigo Martins receives spm career and recognition award 2021

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Rodrigo Martins receives spm career and recognition award 2021

It was with great pride that today, December 17th, was made public by the SPM Board of Directors the SPM Career and Recognition Award 2021 to Professor Rodrigo Martins, prestigious professor and researcher of international level.

Full Professor at FCT/UNL, he is Director of CEMOP-Centre of Excellence in Microelectronics, Optoelectronics and Processes; President of the European Academy of Sciences – EurASc; President of the International Union of Materials Research Societies – IUMRS; and member of the ERC Scientific Council-European Research Council.

The Prize will be awarded in a ceremony to be held during MATERIALS 2022 (Marinha Grande, 10-13 April).