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NEA-1811 JDL-IMPORTANCE.

JDL-IMPORTANCE, Adjoint Function: Physical Basis of Variational & Perturbation Theory in Transport & Diffusion Problems

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1. NAME OR DESIGNATION

JDL-IMPORTANCE, The Adjoint Function: The Physical Basis of Variational and Perturbation Theory in Transport and Diffusion Problems

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2. COMPUTERS

To submit a request, click below on the link of the version you wish to order. Rules for end-users are available here.

Program name Package id Status Status date
JDL-IMPORTANCE NEA-1811/01 Tested 09-APR-2009

Machines used:

Package ID Orig. computer Test computer
NEA-1811/01 Many Computers PC Windows
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3. DESCRIPTION

Dr. J.D. Lewins has now released the following legacy book for free distribution:

 

Importance: The Adjoint Function: The Physical Basis of Variational and Perturbation Theory in Transport and Diffusion Problems, North-Holland Publishing Company - Amsterdam, 582 pages, 1966


Introduction: Continuous Systems and the Variational Principle

 

  1. The Fundamental Variational Principle

  2. The Importance Function

  3. Adjoint Equations

  4. Variational Methods

  5. Perturbation and Iterative Methods

  6. Non-Linear Theory

 

Note to the user: Dr. J. D. Lewins owns the copyright of the book and he authorises the OECD/NEA Data Bank to distribute it in PDF format at no cost to requesters, in particular to students.

 

This book shall neither be further copied nor sold.

 

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9. STATUS
Package ID Status date Status
NEA-1811/01 09-APR-2009 Screened
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10. REFERENCES
NEA-1811/01, included references:
- J.D. Lewins:
Importance: The Adjoint Function: The Physical Basis of Variational and
Perturbation Theory in Transport and Diffusion Problems, North-Holland
Publishing Company - Amsterdam, 582 pages, 1966
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12. PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE(S) USED
No specified programming language
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15. NAME AND ESTABLISHMENT OF AUTHORS

Jeffery D Lewins
PhD MIT, PhD Cantab, DSc (Eng) London
Magdalene College
Cambridge
CB3 0AG
UK

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16. MATERIAL AVAILABLE
NEA-1811/01
- Readme
- Curriculum vitae of J.D. Lewins
- 1 book in PDF Format
- corrigenda
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17. CATEGORIES
  • S. Legacy books-Proceedings
  • Y. Integral Experiments Data, Databases, Benchmarks

Keywords: adjoint equation, importance function, legacy, nonlinear theory, particle transport, perturbation method, variational method.