Complete with reference tables & sample problems, this volume serves as a textbook or reference for solid-state physics & chemistry, materials science, & engineering. Chapters illustrate symmetry, & its role in determining solid properties, as well as a demonstration of group theory. ...

Offers an introduction to Lie theory, representation theory, invariant theory, & algebraic groups. This book presents the principal theorems of representation theory for the classical matrix groups as motivation for the general theory of reductive groups. It is suitable for physicists as well as mathematicians. ...

Presents the various research on the sympathetic nervous system (SNS) which is a branch of the autonomic nervous system. It is always active at a basal level (called sympathetic tone) & becomes more active during times of stress. Its actions during the stress response comprise the fight-or-flight response. ...

Dark thriller by Korean director Chan Wook Park. A deaf mute, Ryu (Shin Ha-Kyun) saves all his hard-earned money for his sister who requires a kidney transplant. He has the wrong blood type to be able to donate one of his kidneys, so he arranges a trade with a group of black-market organ dealers: one of his kidneys & 10 million won in return for their finding a kidney for his sister. Just as the criminals renege on the deal, a legitimate kidney becomes available for transplant. Unfortunately, Ryu no longer has the 10 million won required for the hospital to perform the operation. In retaliation, he & his political activist girlfriend kidnap his former boss's daughter
- but events quickly spiral quickly out of control...
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Dark thriller by Korean director Chan Wook Park. A deaf mute, Ryu (Shin Ha-Kyun) saves all his hard-earned money for his sister who requires a kidney transplant. He has the wrong blood type to be able to donate one of his kidneys, so he arranges a trade with a group of black-market organ dealers: one of his kidneys & 10 million won in return for their finding a kidney for his sister. Just as the criminals renege on the deal, a legitimate kidney becomes available for transplant. Unfortunately, Ryu no longer has the 10 million won required for the hospital to perform the operation. In retaliation, he & his political activist girlfriend kidnap his former boss's daughter
- but events quickly spiral quickly out of control...
...

When Detective Catrin Price returns to Cardiff after 12 years of self-imposed exile she is determined to lay to rest the ghosts of her unhappy past. Then her ex-boyfriend Rhys, once a promising young policeman but now a washed-up junkie, is found dead on one of her first nights on patrol. ...

French director Jean-Luc Godard's deconstruction of the process of construction, both of film narrative & The Rolling Stones' song ' Sympathy for the Devil'. The film presents a collage for the viewer to engage with as they like. Interweaved is footage of the Stones in the studio, writing, rehearsing & recording the famous song, & footage of a group of Black Power protestors in a used car lot, brandishing guns & reading revolutionary tracts. ...

The dynamic relationship between rock music & visual art crosses continents, generations, & cultures. This book looks at the relationship between visual arts & rock-&-roll culture, charting their intersection through works of art, album covers, music videos, & other materials. It is suitable for admirers of contemporary art & culture. ...