Sökning: "Descartes"

Visar resultat 6 - 10 av 15 avhandlingar innehållade ordet Descartes.

  1. 6. Tropical aspects of real polynomials and hypergeometric functions

    Författare :Jens Forsgård; Boris Shapiro; Grigory Mikhalkin; Stockholms universitet; []
    Nyckelord :NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Amoeba; Tropical Geometry; Hypergeometric function; Geometry of zeros; Discriminant; Mathematics; matematik;

    Sammanfattning : The present thesis has three main topics: geometry of coamoebas, hypergeometric functions, and geometry of zeros.First, we study the coamoeba of a Laurent polynomial f in n complex variables. We define a simpler object, which we call the lopsided coamoeba, and associate to the lopsided coamoeba an order map. LÄS MER

  3. 7. Here and now : Foundations and practice of human-experiential design

    Författare :Kei Hoshi; Eva Waterworth; John Waterworth; David Benyon; Umeå universitet; []
    Nyckelord :Dichotomy; Embodiment; Blended Reality; Experiential Design; Human-Computer Interaction; Health Care; Special Needs; Tangible Presence; Here and Now; computer and systems sciences; data- och systemvetenskap;

    Sammanfattning : The thesis claims that an experiential approach to design really does promise the possibility of scientific design of everyday life. The purpose of this thesis is to show the promise. René Descartes conceptualized the classical formulation of a mind-body dichotomy. LÄS MER

  4. 8. Calderón, el cisma sueco de los Vasa y el tropo "Teatro del mundo" : estudios

    Författare :Julian Vasquez-Lopera; Stockholms universitet; []
    Nyckelord :paradigm; social energy; Wasa dynasty; Calderón; Queen Christina;

    Sammanfattning : The ancient concept "The world is a theatre" has been used by poets and philosophers at all times when talking about human conflicts or when describing human society. By focusing on the historical function of this use, the present dissertation examines four plays by Pedro Calderón de la Barca in relation to the schism of the Swedish Wasa dynasty: El sitio de Bredá, La protestación de la fe, La vida es sueño, Afectos de odio y amor. LÄS MER

  5. 9. Böjelser & begär : en kritik av medicinens beroendebegrepp

    Författare :Jofen Kihlström; Björn Eriksson; Philip Lalander; Örebro universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Sex love addiction; sociological theory of addiction; alcohol; drugs; dependecy; addiction; ctitique of DSM-IV-TR; substance abuse; substance dependecy; Sociology; Sociologi; Sociologi; Sociology;

    Sammanfattning : This book is an attempt to formulate a sociological theory of the phenomena which is otherwise known as substance abuse and substance dependency in the medical field.The first step toward such a theory is a critique of how DSM-IV presents diagnostic criteria for substance abuse and substance dependency as if these criteria are valid and reliable ways of measuring mental illness and bodily dysfunction. LÄS MER

  7. 10. The role of dopaminergic and cholinergic modulation on the striatal network : a computational investigation

    Författare :Robert Lindroos; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Sammanfattning : The famous words from the French philosopher René Descartes (1596-1650), “I think therefore I am”, proclaims that since we are thinking we must also exist. At the time when this was stated, very little was known about the main organ involved in thinking, the nervous system. LÄS MER