Yves Kodratoff

In this book contemporary knowledge of superconductivity is set against its historical background. First, the highlights of superconductivity research in the twentieth century are reviewed. Further contributions then describe the basic phenomena resulting from the macroscopic quantum state of superconductivity (such as zero resistivity, the Meissner-Ochsenfeld effect, and flux quantization) and review possible mechaniscs, including the classical BCS theory and the more recent alternative theories. The main categories of superconductors - elements, intermetallic phases, chalcogenides, oxides and organic compounds - are described. Common features and differences in their structure and electronic properties are pointed out. This broad overview of superconductivity is completed by a discussion of properties related to the coherence length. Newcomers to the field who seek an overall picture of research in superconductivity, and of the cross-links between its branches, will find this volume especially useful.

European Working Session on Learning, Porto, Portugal, March 6-8, 1991. Proceedings

Machine Learning - EWSL-91

Djamel A. Zighed

Mohand-Said Hacid

Zbigniew W. Ras

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 13th International Symposium on Methodologies for Intelligent Systems, ISMIS 2002, held in Lyon, France, in June 2002. The 63 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from around 160 submissions. The book offers topical sections on learning and knowledge discovery, intelligent user interfaces and ontologies, logic for AI, knowledge representation and reasoning, intelligent information retrieval, soft computing, intelligent information systems, and methodologies.

13th International Symposium, ISMIS 2002, Lyon, France, June 27-29, 2002. Proceedings

Foundations of Intelligent Systems

Ryszard S. Michalski

Ryszard Stanisław Michalski

Jaime Guillermo Carbonell

Tom Michael Mitchell

One of the largest and most active areas of AI, machine learning is of interest to students of psychology, philosophy of science, and education. Although self-contained, volume III follows the tradition of volume I (1983) and volume II (1986). Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

An Artificial Intelligence Approach

Machine Learning

Galdr is a song or howling by which a poem written in runes is "made active." Anthropological texts will often describe a healing ritual where the healer has been seen to mutter some indistinct words over the patient. This book gives these 'mutterings' back their true meaning and importance. It will also explain their rational value by clearly stating the root causes of the sickness, and explore their religious meaning. The poetry and creativity of these chants combine to form a very effective healing technique, albeit a very difficult one. Many of you will be familiar with karate's 'scream that kills', that came to us from the East. We will explore the 'scream (or song) that heals' called galdr by the Norse. In this book, galdr will be explored in two ways: by looking at a new interpretation of the famous Finish epic, Kalevala; and by considering pagan charms from various parts of the world, including two unexpected sources, those from Lithuania (not yet published) and those from Hildegard von Bingen (a German Christian visionary of the early twelfth century, whose charms were not considered to be Pagan). The Kalevala teaches us the twelve steps for physical healing, and the nine steps for healing mental illness. Old charms are used as a model for buidling new ones.

Healing Galdr, Healing Runes

Nordic Magic Healing

Yves Kodratoff

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