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Quantum Mechanics and Its Emergent Macrophysics
Geoffrey Sewell Manufacturer: Princeton University Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 0691058326 |
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The quantum theory of macroscopic systems is a vast, ever-developing area of science that serves to relate the properties of complex physical objects to those of their constituent particles. Its essential challenge is that of finding the conceptual structures needed for the description of the various states of organization of many-particle quantum systems. In this book, Geoffrey Sewell provides a new approach to the subject, based on a "macrostatistical mechanics," which contrasts sharply with the standard microscopic treatments of many-body problems.
Sewell begins by presenting the operator algebraic framework for the theory. He then undertakes a macrostatistical treatment of both equilibrium and nonequilibrium thermodynamics, which yields a major new characterization of a complete set of thermodynamic variables and a nonlinear generalization of the Onsager theory. The remainder of the book focuses on ordered and chaotic structures that arise in some key areas of condensed matter physics. This includes a general derivation of superconductive electrodynamics from the assumptions of off-diagonal long-range order, gauge covariance, and thermodynamic stability, which avoids the enormous complications of the microscopic treatments. Sewell also unveils a theoretical framework for phase transitions far from thermal equilibrium. Throughout, the mathematics is kept clear without sacrificing rigor.
Representing a coherent approach to the vast problem of the emergence of macroscopic phenomena from quantum mechanics, this well-written book is addressed to physicists, mathematicians, and other scientists interested in quantum theory, statistical physics, thermodynamics, and general questions of order and chaos.
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Quantum mechanics and its emergent macrophysics [A book review from: Studies in History and Philosophy of Modern Physics]
G.G. Emch Manufacturer: Elsevier ProductGroup: Book Binding: Digital ASIN: B000RR1GZY |
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This digital document is a journal article from Studies in History and Philosophy of Modern Physics, published by Elsevier in 2004. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Media Library immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.
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The Son of Tarzan (Found in the Attic Series, 18)
Edgar Rice Burroughs , and J. St. John Allen Manufacturer: Quiet Vision Pub ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 1576466426 |
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Legends never die!.......2005-09-24
The son of Tarzan becomes Korak the Killer.......2003-12-05
On the one hand, "The Son of Tarzan" is a ERB adventure yarn that closely parallels many of the key elements of the original "Tarzan of the Apes." In that sense this is a fairly predictable story (almost from the moment we hear about "My Dear" we know who she will turn out to be in the end), but given all the speculation about what the Tarzan novels were saying about human society and evolution, it is interesting to note that we have the same relationship between "The Son of Tarzan" and the original "Tarzan of the Apes" that you find between Jack London's "White Fang" and "The Call of the Wild." In each we have the creature of the wild become civilized and then reverse the process in the second. Of course, London's novels have received a lot more consideration along these lines in terms of Darwinism and the whole nature versus nuture debate (effectively canceling the question out by taking it both ways in his two novels), but it is interesting to see Burroughs do essentially the same thing with his own two novels. Final Note: This particular edition features the art of J. St. John Allen, which is always a big plus for any ERB fan.
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Superman/Tarzan: Sons of the Jungle (Superman and Tarzan)
Chuck Dixon , and Carlos Meglia Manufacturer: Dark Horse ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 1569717613 |
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A tiny space-pod rocketing from a doomed, little-known world crash-lands in mysterious East Africa, interrupting a vicious mutiny off the jungle coast. Who would know that this single anomalous event would disrupt the known course of time and space? It sets the lives of two legendary comic-book heroes Superman and Tarzan on very different paths. Orphaned Kal-El, last survivor of Krypton, is now the one raised by apes to become the mighty Lord of the Jungle. John Greystoke, heir to fortune and privilege, now becomes an adventuring wastrel draped in luxury, but not fulfillment. Fate will draw these men together in unexpected ways at the mythical lost city of Opar. Each man will face great danger, and discover his true destiny! Both heroes will be changed forever if they survive!Customer Reviews:
Entertaining, But Too Short.......2005-02-08
eh...........2003-01-04
Chuck Dixon keeps a nice brisk pace to the story. The problem i found with story was it centered too much on Superman. John Greystoke did nothing in this story. It's more of a Superman story and I bought it being a Tarzan fan.
I just bought this book yesterday and read it in about 15 minutes. I'm debating whether to keep it or sell it.
The artwork will probably make me get rid of it. sorry....
i dislike writing low-star reviews.......
Otherworldly Jungle Action.......2002-09-12
Chuck Dixon is a prolific comics author. He's scripted the ROBIN, NIGHTWING, and BIRDS OF PREY monthly comics series for years, and had stints on THE PUNISHER, MARVEL KNIGHTS, GREEN ARROW, BATGIRL, SAVAGE SWORD OF CONAN, AIRBOY, and ALIEN LEGION. At present he is writing the WAY OF THE RAT monthly comic from CrossGen, as well as SCION and CRUX. Carlos Meglia has done work on SPYBOY, STAR WARS, and ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN.
Edgar Rice Burroughs was the king of the action adventure story back in his day. TARZAN OF THE APES was published in 1912. Dixon plays homage to Tarzan's roots and world by keeping the timeframe of his graphic novel centered at that time. Dixon also plays fairly with Superman, whose sense of fair play, honesty, and honor come through despite his savage surroundings. At first glance, pairing the Man of Steel with the Lord of the Jungle might not seem natural or yet even possible, Dixon puts the overall story together well. Burroughs himself had a sense of the fantastic, and the stories he wrote about John Carter of Mars, David Innes of Pellucidar and Carson Napier of Venus-all men who journeyed to distant worlds (except for Pellucidar because it's at the core of the hollow earth)-seem well in keeping with Dixon's treatment of this similar theme. The stories of Clayton and Argo-Zan stay within the mythos of both heroes, and they come together in Opar, the home of Princess La, surely the most sultry and seductive woman Burroughs ever brought to the printed page. Dixon also captures the essence of the time period, reflected in Clayton's journeys around the world and his father's desperate wish for him to make something of himself. The artwork by Meglia at first grates a little because it is so stylistic, but gradually (within a few short pages) the striking colors, inks, and depictions become reader-friendly and take on a life of their own. Meglia has a good sense of the cinematic flow, and his hard-lined panels within panels really stand out. His full-page splash of Argo-Zan belting a stampeding elephant has to be seen to be believed.
Although the graphic novel is good, the feel is almost too familiar. The final resolution of the plots comes about rather easily. Rather than mull over the possibilities in their lives, both heroes seem to just know where they need to go and go there. Also, it would have been nice to see them talk to each other about their experiences a little while planning a new attack to rescue their lady loves and overcome Princess La.
SONS OF THE JUNGLE is a good addition for the graphic novel collector that favors quick-paced Chuck Dixon adventures or wants an excellent representation of the stylized art of Carlos Meglia. The tale is adventurous, easy to get into, and reads well.
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Tarzan 2-in-1 (The Beasts of Tarzan/The Son of Tarzan) (Tarzan the Classics)
Edgar Rice Burroughs Manufacturer: Del Rey ProductGroup: Book Binding: Mass Market Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 0345408306 Release Date: 1996-09-30 |
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THE BEASTS OF TARZANCustomer Reviews:
Good adventures for kids today.......2003-05-28
There is also a sort of poetic irony that Burroughs employs. Tarzan comes from the jungle into civilization, while his son goes from civilization to the jungle. While Tarzan grew up without any sort of guidance or moral direction, he is one of the most chivalrous, honorable, and genuinely good people that I've ever encountered in any book (save the bible.) The implication is that the jungle beasts are sometimes more noble and less cruel (albeit no more gentle) than humans who should know better. Indeed, when Jack and Meriem encounter other apes, baboons, or even people, they insist that they are Great Apes and not human (and are proud of the distinction). This is furthered by the fact that the most unlikely of people (as in the ugly, filthy cook on the ship which holds Jane hostage) sometimes are the most brave and good.
Overall, these two stories are great adventures that hold something deeper for anyone who cares to look.
The Tarzan series.......2002-09-22
The Greystoke Family Saga continues.......2000-05-17
Tarzan (cont) and Korak - two great adventure tales.......1999-09-18
Completion of the best 4-book series ever.......1998-07-25
These two books cap the first four in the Tarzan series and all four taken together should make anyone's 'must read' list. 5 stars to all 4.
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The Son of Tarzan
Manufacturer: BookSurge Classics ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 1594568219 Release Date: 2004-02-02 |
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Super Reader.......2007-08-04
The Son of Tarzan of the Apes becomes Korak the Killer.......2004-06-11
On the one hand, "The Son of Tarzan" is a ERB adventure yarn that closely parallels many of the key elements of the original "Tarzan of the Apes." In that sense this is a fairly predictable story (almost from the moment we hear about "My Dear" we know who she will turn out to be in the end), but given all the speculation about what the Tarzan novels were saying about human society and evolution, it is interesting to note that we have the same relationship between "The Son of Tarzan" and the original "Tarzan of the Apes" that you find between Jack London's "White Fang" and "The Call of the Wild." In each we have the creature of the wild become civilized and then reverse the process in the second. Of course, London's novels have received a lot more consideration along these lines in terms of Darwinism and the whole nature versus nuture debate (effectively canceling the question out by taking it both ways in his two novels), but it is interesting to see Burroughs do essentially the same thing with his own two novels.
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The Son of Tarzan, Large-Print Edition
Edgar Rice Burroughs Manufacturer: Waking Lion Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items: ASIN: 1600963560 Release Date: 2006-07-17 |
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In this sequel to The Beasts of Tarzan, the Lord of the Apes\' old nemesis, Alexis Paulvitch, lures Tarzan\'s son, Jack, to Africa, where he plans to kill him. His plan is foiled when Jack escapes with the help of Akut, the great ape. The pair flee to the jungle where Tarzan was raised a generation earlier, and Jack establishes his own reputation among the apes as Korak the Killer. He also rescues Meriem, a beautiful young woman, from a band of Arab raiders. She turns out to be the daughter of Armand Jacot, the Prince de Cadrenet, and is therefore a fitting mate for the son of Lord Greystoke.
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Tarzan of the Apes + The Son of Tarzan + Tarzan at the Earth's Core + Tarzan Triumphant (COMPLETE / UNABRIDGED, 4 Novels in 1 Volume)
Manufacturer: Avenel Books ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: B000I9QLAQ |
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jungle lord.......2007-05-15
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The Son of Tarzan
Edgar Rice Burroughs Manufacturer: Quiet Vision Pub ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 1576462455 |
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The fourth story of Tarzan's adventures.Paulvitch still lived and sought vengeance against Tarzan. As part of his plot, he lured Tarzan's young son away from London. But the boy escaped, with the aid of the great ape Akut. Together they fled to the savage African jungles where Tarzan had been reared. There the civilized boy had to learn to meet the great beasts. He also had to face and conquer the same dangers his father had conquered. But he grew in time to be Korak the Killer, a warrior almost as mighty as Tarzan. Korak found a friend in Meriem, whom he rescued from a raiding Arab band. Then he discovered that the dangers of the jungle were nothing compared to the dangers devised by men.
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The long boat of the Marjorie W. was floating down the broad Ugambi with ebb tide and current. Her crew were lazily enjoying this respite from the arduous labor of rowing up stream. Three miles below them lay the Marjorie W. herself, quite ready to sail so soon as they should have clambered aboard and swung the long boat to its davits. Presently the attention of every man was drawn from his dreaming or his gossiping to the northern bank of the river. There, screaming at them in a cracked falsetto and with skinny arms outstretched, stood a strange apparition of a man. "Wot the 'ell?" ejaculated one of the crew. "A white man!" muttered the mate, and then: "Man the oars, boys, and we'll just pull over an' see what he wants."Customer Reviews:
A sequel that is as good as the original.......2003-08-31
Pretty good.......2001-10-04
Burrough's gift to the world.......1998-05-12
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The Son of Tarzan
Edgar Rice Burroughs Manufacturer: Waking Lion Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 1600963552 Release Date: 2006-07-17 |
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In this sequel to The Beasts of Tarzan, the Lord of the Apes\' old nemesis, Alexis Paulvitch, lures Tarzan\'s son, Jack, to Africa, where he plans to kill him. His plan is foiled when Jack escapes with the help of Akut, the great ape. The pair flee to the jungle where Tarzan was raised a generation earlier, and Jack establishes his own reputation among the apes as Korak the Killer. He also rescues Meriem, a beautiful young woman, from a band of Arab raiders. She turns out to be the daughter of Armand Jacot, the Prince de Cadrenet, and is therefore a fitting mate for the son of Lord Greystoke.
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The Son of Tarzan (Classic Ace, F-193)
Manufacturer: Ace Books ProductGroup: Book Binding: Mass Market Paperback ASIN: 0441062040 |
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Disney's Tarzan Songbook With Easy Instructions: Songs Include : Two Worlds, You'll Be in My Heart, Son of Man, Trashin' the Camp, Strangers Like Me (Disney's Tarzan)
Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation Manufacturer: Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 0634003321 |
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This great book/instrument pack features a fun red Hohner harmonica and a songbook featuring seven Phil Collins tunes from this big Disney hit: Son of Man * Strangers like Me * Trashin' the Camp * Two Worlds (and Reprise and Finale) * You'll Be in My Heart. Includes black and white line art from the movie.Books:
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