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Mathematics as a production factor or driving force for innovation? Those, who want to know and understand why mathematics is deeply involved in the design of products, the layout of production processes and supply chains will find this book an indispensable and rich source. Describing the interplay between mathematical and engineering sciences the book focusses on questions like How can mathematics improve to the improvement of technological processes and products? What is happening already? Where are the deficits? What can we expect for the future? 19 articles written by mixed teams of authors of engineering, industry and mathematics offer a fascinating insight of the interaction between mathematics and engineering.
Mathematics as a production factor or driving force for innovation? Those, who want to know and understand why mathematics is deeply involved in the design of products, the layout of production processes and supply chains will find this book an indispensable and rich source. Describing the interp...
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Martin Grotschel is Professor of Information Technology, Institut fur Mathematik, Technische Universitat Berlin and Vice President of the Konrad-Zuse-Zentrum fur Informationstechnik in Berlin.
Professor Lucas has been the Chair of Thermodynamics at RWTH Aachen University since 2000. He previously held positions at the University of Stuttgart, the University of Duisburg, and as the Scientific Director for the Institute of Energy and Environmental Technology, Duisburg Rheinhausen from 1998 to 2002. He is a Member of the Berlin Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities, and ACATECH, German National Academy of Engineering and is a consultant to various industrial companies in the field of energy and chemical engineering. His research interests include the molecular modeling of fluids, energy systems analysis, phase and reaction equilibria in fluids. He is the author or co-author of more than 150 technical articles in scientific journals and is the author of a popular thermodynamics textbook.
Volker Mehrmann is a Professor of Mathematics at TU Berlin. He is a member of acatech (the German Academy of Science and Engineering) and is currently president of GAMM (the German Society for Applied Mathematics and Mechanics).
Martin Grotschel is Professor of Information Technology, Institut fur Mathematik, Technische Universitat Berlin and Vice President of the Konrad-Zuse-Zentrum fur Informationstechnik in Berlin. Professor Lucas has been the Chair of Thermodynamics at RWTH Aachen University since 2000. He previously...
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