“christoph lossen”

This volume surveys important topics in singularity theory, with a particular focus on computational aspects of the subject. The contributors to this volume include R. O. Buchweitz, Y. A. Drozd, W. Ebeling, H. A. Hamm, Le D. T., I. Luengo, F.-O. Schreyer, E. Shustin, J. H. M. Steenbrink, D. van Stra... More

This book provides a quick access to computational tools for algebraic geometry, the mathematical discipline which handles solution sets of polynomial equations. Originating from a number of intense one week schools taught by the authors, the text is designed so as to provide a step by step introduc... More

Christoph Baumer is one of the very few Westerners to have visited many of the most important Assyrian sites, and has written the only comprehensive history of the "Nestorian" (or Apostolic Assyrian) Church, which now fights for survival in its country of origin, Iraq. He traces its apostolic beginn... More

In Renewal Of Priesthood, the author studies acommunity of professional priests from a historical perspective. Since the late1970s, he has observed the priests of the Minakshi temple of Madurai and studieda transformed priesthood that combines tradition with modernity. This richlydocumented and anal... More

This book is a collection of essays on the Sangh Parivar including the RSS, the BJP, and the Bajrang Dal, that trace the rise of the right wing in Indian politics.... More

The articles collected in this volume are based on lectures given at the IMA Workshop, "Computational Radiology and Imaging: Therapy and Diagnostics," March 17-21, 1997. Introductory articles by the editors have been added. The focus is on inverse problems involving electromagnetic radiation and par... More

In this book, the author argues that popular views of suicide bombers -- ascrazed fanatics or brainwashed automatons -- fall short of the mark. In manycases these modern-day martyrs are well-educated young adults who are motivatedmore by how they expect to be remembered -- as heroic figures -- than ... More