Kirjahaku

Thermally excited defects such as vortices, disclinations, dislocations, vacancies and interstitials play a key role in the physics of crystals, superfluids, superconductors, liquid crystals and polymer arrays. Geometrical aspects of statistical mechanics become particularly important when thermal fluctuations entangle or crumple extended line-like or surface-like objects in three dimensions. In the case of entangled vortices above the first-order flux lattice melting transition in high temperature superconductors, the lines themselves are defects. A variety of low temperature theories combined with renormalization group ideas are used to describe the delicate interplay between defects, statistical mechanics and geometry characteristic of these problems in condensed matter physics. In this 2002 book, David Nelson provides a coherent and pedagogic graduate level introduction to the field of defects and geometry.

Thermally excited defects such as vortices, disclinations, dislocations, vacancies and interstitials play a key role in the physics of crystals, superfluids, superconductors, liquid crystals and polymer arrays. Geometrical aspects of statistical mechanics become particularly important when thermal fluctuations entangle or crumple extended line-like or surface-like objects in three dimensions. In the case of entangled vortices above the first-order flux lattice melting transition in high temperature superconductors, the lines themselves are defects. A variety of low temperature theories combined with renormalization group ideas are used to describe the delicate interplay between defects, statistical mechanics and geometry characteristic of these problems in condensed matter physics. In this 2002 book, David Nelson provides a coherent and pedagogic graduate level introduction to the field of defects and geometry.

Who’s Your Daddy? Bible-Based Stories for Modern Families: Season 1 is a collection of biblically-based stories that explores how characters in Scripture felt as they lived through their experiences. The art of storytelling and writing, which is integral to the development of the Christian church, must be encouraged. Jesus often used stories to illustrate or make a point and a well-crafted, Bible-based story has the capacity to capture the imagination, inspire, comfort, and encourage. Who’s Your Daddy? Bible-Based Stories for Modern Families: Season 1 provides an opportunity for all to meet the abiding need to ‘hear and tell’ and to have a story to live by. Season 1 begins with the nativity story before continuing to depict scenes from the lives of young biblical characters from both the Old and New Testaments that explores a variety of issues such as teen identity, self-acceptance, mentorship, healing, forgiveness, and commitment. It goes on to a section on fathers, which reflects on some of the issues they face, such as self-conflict, the grieving process, self-sacrifice, and surrender to God’s divine will, before culminating in the Easter story. In Who’s Your Daddy? Bible-Based Stories for Modern Families: Season 1, David R. Nelson has created a delightful read for both teens and families with stories that can also be utilized in church and school programs to supplement their existing teaching.