V M Kenkre (Nitant), Luca Giuggioli

Gebundenes Buch

Theory of the Spread of Epidemics and Movement Ecology of Animals

Beschreibung

Focusing on the Hantavirus epidemic, which has appeared throughout the world and is facilitated by the random movements of mice and other rodents, this book explains the spread of epidemics by exploiting powerful methodologies from physics and mathematics. Flocking and territoriality of animals are also investigated.

Autor

V. M. (Nitant) Kenkre is Distinguished Professor (Emeritus) of Physics at the University of New Mexico. He won the highest faculty recognition of his University, the Annual Research Award, in 2004. He was formerly the Director of the Center for Advanced Studies and the Founding Director of the Consortium of the Americas for Interdisciplinary Science at UNM. He is a Fellow of the American Physical Society and a Fellow of the American Association for Advancement of Science. He has been co-author and co-editor of two books on physics, has published two books on philosophy including one on What is Hinduism and one on poetry titled Tinnitus.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 400
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. Januar 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 244mm x 170mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 726g
• ISBN-13: 9781108841405
• ISBN-10: 1108841406
• Artikelnr.: 60064402