内容简介
Thisbookemergedfromaclosecollaborationoftheauthorswhichstartedinthefallof2000.Earlythatyearoneofus(J.S.)hadjoinedtheStanfordfacultyafterspendingnearly15yearsattheIBMAlmadenResearchCenterandtheother(H.C.S.)hadjustretiredfromachairattheETHZiirichandcometoStanfordasavisitingprofessor.