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Springer Periodic Quasi-Periodic And Chaotic Motions In Celestial Mechanics Theory And Applications by Alessandra Celletti
The book provides the most recent advances of Celestial Mechanics, as provided by high-level scientists working in this field. It covers theoretical investigations as well as applications to concrete problems. Outstanding review papers are included in the book and they introduce the reader to leading subjects, like the variational approaches to find periodic orbits and the space debris polluting the circumterrestrial space. Contributors. 1. Life under construction: Autoethnography of a researcher; Y.S. Lincoln. 2. Mandated openness and higher-education governance: Policy, theoretical, and analytic perspectives; M.K. McLendon, James C. Hearn. 3. Studying college access and choice: A proposed conceptual model; L.W. Perna. 4. The study of academic careers: Looking back, looking forward; M.J. Finkelstein. 5. Institutions of academic governance and institutional theory: A framework for further research; G.E. Kaplan. 6. To use or not to use theory: Is that the question?; A. Kezar.7. Crossborder education: An analytical framework for program and provider mobility; J. Knight. 8. Preparing the professoriate of the future: Graduate student socialization for faculty roles; A.E. Austin, M. McDaniels. 9. Using data mining to analyze large data sets in higher education research: An example of prediction with NSOPF; Yonghong Jade Xu. 10. Toward strategic ambiguity: Antidote to managerialism in governance; J.L. Bess. 11. The political economy of international student flows: Patterns, ideas, and propositions; J.J. Lee et al. 12. Social capital and the racial stratification of college opportunity; R. Teranishi, K. Briscoe. Contents of previous volumes. Subject index. Author index.