A space cruiser, in search of its sister ship, encounters beings descended from self-replicating machines.In the grand tradition of H. G. Wells and Jules Verne, Stanisław Lem's The Invincible tells...
A fantastic book. Steven Soderbergh When psychologist Kris Kelvin arrives at the planet Solaris to study the ocean that covers its surface, he finds himself confronting a painful memory embodied in...
Scientists must decode a message from intelligent beings in outer space in this classic science fiction tale by the legendary author of Solaris.“The universe is still struggling to catch up with the...
"Lem had several characters that he retuned to through several novels and many short stories. Ijon Tichy, the narrator and space traveler in this collection of stories, also appears in The Star...
Stability and Stabilization is the first intermediate-level textbook that covers stability and stabilization of equilibria for both linear and nonlinear time-invariant systems of ordinary...
This book is a synthesis of recent work on the experiences of developing countries with stabilization programs. Critical of the orthodox "neoclassical" or "monetarist" approach of the IMF and the...
A distinguished economist examines competition, regulation, and stability in today's global banksDoes too much competition in banking hurt society? What policies can best protect and stabilize...
A distinguished economist examines competition, regulation, and stability in today's global banks
Does too much competition in banking hurt society? What policies can best protect and stabilize...
Assume that a nation is pursuing a given foreign policy and that we are concerned with the way in which it will act in the future. We may want to make a forecast--but then to what extent is the...
This substantially revised second edition teaches the bifurcation of asymptotic solutions to evolution problems governed by nonlinear differential equations. Written not just for mathematicians, it...
This book's coverage of differential equations begins with the structure of the solution space and the stability and periodic properties of linear ordinary and Volterra differential equations...
Modern complex large-scale dynamical systems exist in virtually every aspect of science and engineering, and are associated with a wide variety of physical, technological, environmental, and social...
By the fifteenth century, although ultimate authority over London rested in the crown's hands, the City's autonomy was no longer in dispute. The aldermen were the true rulers in London, and they...
Essential mathematical insights into one of the most important and challenging open problems in general relativity—the stability of black holesOne of the major outstanding questions about black holes...