I. Theory -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The Inverse Problem of Design -- 3. Complex Extension and the Schwarz Reflection Principle -- 4. Characteristic Coordinates -- 5. Initial Data -- 6. The Singular Solution -- 7. Finite Difference Scheme -- 8. The Sonic Locus -- 9. Branch Points and Limiting...

I. Theory -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Models of Shock Structure -- 3. Iterative Schemes for Three Dimensional Analysis -- 4. Choice of Coordinates and Conformal Mapping -- 5. Two Dimensional Analysis with a Turbulent Boundary Layer Correction -- 6. Design in the Hodograph Plane: A New Model of the...

I. Introduction -- 1. Shockless Airfoils and Supercritical Wing Sections -- 2. Differential Equations of Gas Dynamics -- II. The Method of Complex Characteristics -- 1. A New Boundary Value Problem -- 2. Topology of the Paths of Integration -- 3. Iterative Scheme for the Map Function -- III....

This book documents how Israel emerged as one of the world's leading centers of high technology over the last three decades and the impact that it has had, or failed to have, on the wider economy and politics. Based on the study of start-up companies, the project attributes the rise of Israel's...