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The Autonomy of Theory
(2024)gta editionFollowing the exhibition “Tendenzen—Neuere Architektur im Tessin” in Zurich in 1975, contemporaneous architecture in Ticino became the subject of fervent coverage in Swiss and international publications. This extended essay argues that the critical attention emancipated the narratives of Ticino architecture from the actual conditions of production, leading to the paradoxical divergence of its historiography from its history. Placing ...Monograph -
Wikipédia, ou Imaginez un monde
(2024)Rue d'Ulm/EssaiL’encyclopédie libre Wikipédia a révolutionné à bas bruit l’accès à l’information pour des milliards d’individus sur la planète. Mais qui sait comment elle fonctionne? Eui édite le site? Et selon quels principes? Quand – et pourquoi – peut-on avoir confiance dans les informations qu’il fournit? Au-delà, de quoi l’encyclopédie que «tout le monde peut éditer» est-elle réellement le nom? Car Wikipédia ne représente qu’une déclinaison ...Monograph -
Model of intra-organizational communication about technical and production risks to prevent technological accidents before they occur in large critical infrastructure companies
(2024)The purpose of this publication is to describe a universal model for setting up a system in large critical infrastructure companies to allow the immediate reporting of technical and production risks from ordinary employees to top management, in order to prevent technological accidents before they occur. The mission of the model is the prompt transmission of high-quality information about the critical risks of production sites and pre-emergency ...Monograph -
Splitterpoetologie
(2024)Was ist eine Autor:innenbibliothek und wie lässt sich mit ihr literaturwissenschaftlich arbeiten? In welchem Verhältnis zeigen sich in einem Romantext wie Thomas Manns »Joseph in Ägypten« (1936) die in seiner Nachlassbibliothek physisch erhaltenen, die bloß sekundär belegbaren und die nichterhaltenen Lektüren des Autors? Wie fügen sich daraus Textmotive und Bedeutungssplitter zu einem narrativen Muster zusammen, und wie verändert sich ...Monograph -
Metamaterial Analysis and Design
(2024)De Gruyter Series in Applied and Numerical MathematicsMetamaterials are advanced composite materials which have exotic and powerful properties. Their complicated microstructures make metamaterials challenging to model, requiring the use of sophisticated mathematical techniques. This book uses a from-first-principles approach (based on boundary integral methods and asymptotic analysis) to study a class of high-contrast metamaterials. These mathematical techniques are applied to the problem ...Monograph -
Nonlinear Optics on Ferroic Materials
(2024)The use of nonlinear optics for the study of ferroics, that is, magnetically, electrically or otherwise spontaneously ordered and switchable materials has witnessed a remarkable development since its inception with the invention of the laser in the 1960s. This book on Nonlinear Optics on Ferroic Materials reviews and advances an overarching concept of ferroic order and its exploration by nonlinear-optical methods. In doing so, it brings ...Monograph -
Lectures on Symmetry-Assisted Computation
(2024)Scientific problems have an internal "beauty", called, referred to, precisely speaking, as their "symmetry". The symmetry arises, often, from the fact that the scientific problem refers to an object (a molecule, a crystal) and the object itself has some "symmetry" elements, but in more abstract situations, such as those arising in particle physics and quantum technologies, symmetry is often the only known (and relevant!) fact about the ...Monograph -
Vom Verschwinden der Technik
(2024)Wohin gehen Technologien, wenn sie verschwinden und weder Zukunft noch Anwendung haben? Lässt sich ihr Verschwinden überhaupt erzählen? Vielleicht als eine Geschichte im Rückwärtsgang? Oder bloss als grosse Aufräumaktion, bei der Abriss, Demontage und Entsorgung die Hauptrolle spielen? Die hier zusammengestellten Versuche zeigen, wie sich starke Verbindungen wieder auflösen können, warum sogar höchst prominente Technologien plötzlich ...Monograph -
Between Muslim Pīr and Hindu Saint
(2024)This book focuses on the shared religious figure of Laldas/Khan, and uncovers fascinating historical and contemporary dimensions of Hindu-Muslim socio-cultural interactions around his shrines. It explores reformist and extremist politics that have influenced shared religious traditions, shedding light on the impact of the reformist ideologies of the Arya Samaj and Tablighi Jamaat on the followers of Laldas. It presents a compelling analysis ...Monograph -