System dynamics is a computer modeling method that has its intellectual origins in control
engineering, management science, and digital computing. It was originally created as a tool to …

… Publication of the text as part of the CUP series Encyclopedia of Mathematics and its
Applications is probably justified: applied scientists may (at their peril) not wish to use the rigorous …

Overall, broader implications are raised for modeling other types of natural hazards. Some
of the key takeaway messages are the following:(1) the impacts natural hazard on …

Negative Poisson’s ratio (NPR) materials, also known as the auxetic materials, expand their
lateral dimensions under uniaxial tension and contract under compression. The Poisson’s …

"Knot theory is a fascinating mathematical subject, with multiple links to theoretical physics.
This enyclopedia is filled with valuable information on a rich and fascinating subject." – Ed …

… As stated above, this encyclopedia is a further attempt to … encyclopedia embedded in the
section “Interfacial Chemistry” of the general Reference Module “Chemistry, Molecular Sciences …

Nonlinear science is a branch of mathematics that studies complex systems of multiple
components that interact to produce a result that would not be expected from a simple addition of …

Color perception in macaque monkeys and humans depends on the visually evoked activity
in three cone photoreceptors and on neuronal post-processing of cone signals. Neuronal …

However, when systems constructed according to a K-strategy dissolve in parts due to some
considerable environmental disturbance these parts"... often cannot sustain themselves and …

The scope of the following article is to survey the physical and chemical properties of the
third modification of carbon, namely [60] fullerene and its higher analogues. The enthusiasm …