Classics of World Science

From the Foreword: Edmund Hlawka is the most famous living Austrian mathematician and a prominent university teacher in Vienna. He contributed important theorems to the geometry of numbers, to the theory of uniform distribution, and to numerical integration. In this book, the editor attempts to summarize Hlawka´s results from 1935 to his 85th birthday in 2001. The book can also be considered as an introduction to a comprehensive review which still seems to be missing, on the history of...

Aus dem Inhalt: Leitideen für Kybernetik und Informatik Die zukünftigen Möglichkeiten der Informationsverarbeitung und der weltweiten Kommunikation Philosophische Konsequenzen der Informatik und der Kybernetik Erinnerungen und Kommentare Biographie und Bibliographie

Contents: From Invariance Groups to Field-Theoretical Anomalies: Introduction Investigation of the Invariance Group in the Three Fundamental Fields Model A Consistent Operator Solution for the Thirring Model Lagrangian Method for Chiral Symmetries Structure of Phenomenological Lagrangians The Conformal Invariance in Quantum Field Theory Scale Invariance, Conformal Invariance, and the High Energy Behavior of Scattering Amplitudes Consequence of Anomalous Ward Identities...

Contents: Solar System: Planets, Atmospheres and Life The Planets Introduction The inner planets The Giant (outer) planets Planetary Atmospheres Introduction Physical properties of a planetary atmosphere Origin of Planetary Atmospheres Planetary Environments and the Evolution of Life Reminiscences and Commentaries: My American Period (1953–1981) Post-doctoral Experience – My years at a US Military Research Center (1953-1960) NASA – Pioneering Years of Space Research...