A Dictionary of Neurological Signs: Clinical Neurosemiology

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Whereas most textbooks of neurology approach the subject from either a symptomatic or a diagnostic standpoint, this dictionary focuses on some of the neurological signs which may be elicited through history-taking and physical examination. More than 600 structured and cross-referenced definitions are supplemented, where appropriate, with the neuroanatomical and neurophysiological basis of each sign. Hence the semiological value of signs is elucidated in a way which attempts to integrate clinical phenomenology with underlying neurobiology, thus guiding anatomical and pathological diagnosis and appropriate treatment. This book will be of interest to all students of neurology, undergraduate and postgraduate, as well as more experienced clinicians, including general physicians and general practitioners, and members of ancillary professions who care for patients with neurological disease.

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very helpful dictionary.......2002-11-08

This is a very helpful 226 pages, British written dictionary.
After the definition of each finding or sign, the author explores anatomical and physilogical links, and the disease where the particular sign can be found. Some explanations are short others are lengthy. He finishes with cross-references to other signs, and suggested readings.
I enjoyed leraning from this dictionary, as it was a successful trial of putting many of the neurological signs in one book. It was really as the title said " Clinical Neurosemiology". As other books, nothing can be perfect, and occasionally (5-10%) I did not find few words, so I give it four stars.

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Aimed at graduate physics and chemistry students, this is the first comprehensive monograph covering the concept of the geometric phase in quantum physics from its mathematical foundations to its physical applications and experimental manifestations. It contains all the premises of the adiabatic Berry phase as well as the exact Anandan-Aharonov phase. It discusses quantum systems in a classical time-independent environment (time dependent Hamiltonians) and quantum systems in a changing environment (gauge theory of molecular physics). The mathematical methods used are a combination of differential geometry and the theory of linear operators in Hilbert Space. As a result, the monograph demonstrates how non-trivial gauge theories naturally arise and how the consequences can be experimentally observed. Readers benefit by gaining a deep understanding of the long-ignored gauge theoretic effects of quantum mechanics and how to measure them.

Quantum chemistry: Methods and applications

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Quantum chemistry: Methods and applications
Raymond Daudel
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Finite Element and Boundary Element Applications in Quantum Mechanics (Oxford Texts in Applied and Engineering Mathematics)

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Finite Element and Boundary Element Applications in Quantum Mechanics (Oxford Texts in Applied and Engineering Mathematics)
Ramdas Ram-Mohan
Manufacturer: Oxford University Press, USA
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ASIN: 0198525222

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This book introduces the finite element and boundary element methods (FEM and BEM) for applications to quantum mechanical systems. A discretization of the action integral with finite elements, followed by application of variational principles, brings a very general approach to the solution of Schroedinger's equation for physical systems in arbitrary geometries with complex mixed boundary conditions. The variational approach is a common thread through the book and is used for the improvement of solutions to spectroscopic accuracy, to adaptively improve finite element meshs, to develop a time-dependent theory, and also to generate the solution of large sparse matrix eigenvalue problems. A thorough introduction to BEM is given using the modelling of surface plasmons, quantum electron waveguides, and quantum scattering as illustrative examples. The book should be useful to graduate students and researchers in basic quantum theory, quantum semiconductor modeling, computational physics, mathematics and chemistry

Ab Initio Calculations: Methods and Applications in Chemistry (Lecture Notes in Chemistry)

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Ab Initio Calculations: Methods and Applications in Chemistry (Lecture Notes in Chemistry)
Petr Carsky , and Miroslav Urban
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Applications of Numerical Methods in Molecular Spectroscopy (Chemometrics)

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Applications of Numerical Methods in Molecular Spectroscopy (Chemometrics)
Peter Pelikan , Michal Ceppan , and Marek Liska
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ASIN: 0849373220

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Applications of Numerical Methods in Molecular Spectroscopy provides a mathematical background, theoretical perspective, and review of spectral data processing methods. The book discusses methods of complex spectral profile separation into bands, factor analysis methods, methods of quantitative analysis in molecular spectroscopy and reflectance spectroscopy, and new data processing methods. Mathematical methods in special areas of molecular spectroscopy, such as color science, electron spin resonance, and nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopies are also covered. The book will benefit researchers and postgraduate students in fields of chemistry, physics, and biology.

Asymptotic Methods in Quantum Mechanics: Applications to Atoms, Molecules, and Nuclei (Springer Series in Chemical Physics)

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Asymptotic Methods in Quantum Mechanics: Applications to Atoms, Molecules, and Nuclei (Springer Series in Chemical Physics)
S.H. Patil , and K.T. Tang
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This book describes some general properties of wave functions, with an emphasis on their asymptotic behaviour. The asymptotic region is particularly important since it is the wave function in the outer region of an atom, a molecule or a nucleus, which is sensitive to external interaction. An analysis of these properties helps in constructing simple and compact wave functions and in developing a broad understanding of different aspects of the quantum mechanics of many-particle systems. As applications, wave functions with correct asymptotic forms are used to generate a large data base for susceptibilities, polarizabilities, interatomic potentials, and nuclear densities.

Computational Materials Chemistry: Methods and Applications (Bioelectric Engineering)

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Computational Materials Chemistry: Methods and Applications (Bioelectric Engineering)

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ASIN: 1402017677

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This volume illustrates the contributions that modern techniques in simulation and modeling can make to materials chemistry research and the level of accuracy achievable. While new developments in simulation and modeling are discussed to some extent, the major emphasis is on applications to materials chemistry including in areas of surface chemistry, solid state chemistry, polymer chemistry and nanoscience. The phenomenal improvement in both theoretical methods and computer technology have made it possible for computational chemistry to achieve a new level of chemical accuracy that is providing significant insight into the effect of chemical reactivity on the behavior of materials and helping to design new materials.

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Computational Methods in Quantum Chemistry: Quantum Chemistry (World Scientific Series in Contemporary Chemical Physics, Vol. 5)

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Computational Methods in Quantum Chemistry: Quantum Chemistry (World Scientific Series in Contemporary Chemical Physics, Vol. 5)

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ASIN: 981022611X

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This book provides a comprehensive account, from first principles, of the methods of numerical quantum mechanics, beginning with formulations and fundamental postulates. The development continues with that of the Hamiltonian and angular momentum operators, and with methods of approximating the solutions of the Schroedinger equation with variational and perturbation methods.

Chapter 3 is a description of the Hartree-Fock self-consistent field method, which is developed systematically for atoms. The Born-Oppenheimer approximation is introduced, and the numerical methods presented one by one thereafter in a logically consistent way that should be accessible to undergraduates. These include LCAO, Hartree-Fock-SCF method for molecules, Roothaan LCAO-MO-SCF method, and electron correlation energy.

Chapter 4 is devoted to the more sophisticated computational methods in quantum chemistry, with an introduction to topics that include: the zero differential overlap approximation; Huckel MO theory of conjugated molecules; Pariser-Parr-Pople MO method; extended Huckel theory; neglect of differential overlap methods; invariance in space requirements; CNDO; INDO; NDDO; MINDO; MNDO; AM1; MNDO-PM3; SAM1; SINDO1; CNDO/S; PCILO,X?; and ab initio methods.

This is followed by an introduction to Moller-Plesset perturbation theory of many electrons, and coupled perturbed Hartree Fock theory, with a description of the coupled cluster method. Finally Chapter 5 applies these methods to problems of contemporary interest.

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Traditionally, new materials have been developed by empirically correlating their chemical composition, and the manufacturing processes used to form them, with their properties. Until recently, metallurgists have not used quantum theory for practical purposes. However, the development of modern density functional methods means that today, computational quantum mechanics can help engineers to identify and develop novel materials.

Computational Quantum Mechanics for Materials Engineers describes new approaches to the modelling of disordered alloys that combine the most efficient quantum-level theories of random alloys with the most sophisticated numerical techniques to establish a theoretical insight into the electronic structure of complex materials such as stainless steels, Hume-Rothery alloys and silicates. The practical success of these approaches to applications in all of these areas are covered in detail. The new EMTO-CPA method is detailed, including its application in alloys to model structural stability and elastic properties of random alloys of arbitrary composition and the effect of alloying elements on elastic stiffnesses stacking fault energies and structural parameters. The EMTO-CPA method makes new approaches to computational alloy design feasible. Computational Quantum Mechanics for Materials Engineers shows how the technique will soon allow materials engineers to become "quantum blacksmiths".

Computational Quantum Mechanics for Materials Engineers will interest researchers and postgraduate students in materials science and engineering, solid-state physics and applied quantum mechanics.

Low-Dimensional Applications of Quantum Field Theory (NATO Science Series: B:)

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