Mayer

From materials science to integrated circuit development, much of modern technology is moving from the microscale toward the nanoscale. This book focuses on the fundamental physics underlying innovative techniques for analyzing surfaces and near-surfaces. New analytical techniques have emerged to meet these technological requirements, all based ...

Swaps, futures, options, structured instruments - a wide range of derivative products is traded in today's financial markets. Analyzing, pricing and managing such products often requires fairly sophisticated quantitative tools and methods. This book serves as an introduction to financial mathematics with special emphasis on aspects relevant in p...

The physics and materials science behind paintings: the pigments, binders, canvas, and varnish that go into making a painting appear the way it does. The text discusses the physical principles behind the colors seen and how these change with illumination, the various types of paint and binders used in both old and modern paintings, and the optic...

Die Digitalisierung des öffentlich-rechtlichen Fernsehens hat in Deutschland zu einer leidenschaftlichen Auseinandersetzung über die damit verbundenen Qualitätsansprüche geführt. Der Governance-Idee folgend zeichnet Angelika Mayer die entsprechende Stakeholder-Debatte nach, um Empfehlungen für die zukünftige Qualitätspositionierung von ARD und Z...