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Experiments with rubber balloons and rubber sheets have led to surprising observations, some of them hitherto unknown or not previously described in the literature. In balloons, these phenomena are due to the non-monotonic pressure-radius characteristic which makes balloons a subject of interest to ... More

This self-contained textbook is aiming at graduate students in engineering, chemistry and physics. "Advanced Thermodynamics" prevides a well-done introduction into the field of thermodynamics and includes exercises appropriate also for self-study. Both authors have taught thermodynamics to students ... More

Since the end of the Cold War the growing integration of the world markets and the emergence of an international legal system have dramatically decreased the regulation capacities of the nation states. "Building a Transnational Civil Society" analyzes structural crises of globalization processes and... More

Modern societies have been termed risk societies. Western culture obviously is unable to cope with too much uncertainty. Risk management has become a paradigm for good governance and prudent policies. Further sociological analysis reveals that those who stand in for the fight against risks often tur... More