Britain's reputation for its ghostlore remains as intriguing as ever. This book is for those interested in ghostlore – and castles – and for those who wish to visit the scenes of paranormal legend. It could easily be said that in the UK we are spoilt for choice when it comes to atmospheric historic buildings and certainly Britain's many castles are liberally scattered all over the country. The castles selected in this book have been chosen for their prevalence of spectral ...

Memoirs of Emmanuel Gray is a sweeping metaphysical thriller that blends spiritual discovery, high-stakes conflict, and timeless truths about the balance of light and shadow.Alexander Hertz is a weary hospital clerk drifting through a life of monotony—until he encounters Emmanuel Gray, a mysterious patient whose wisdom and quiet power ignite a transformation within him. Emmanuel reveals hidden laws of the universe, gifts Alexander with an otherworldly bow tie, and entrusts...

The contributions gathered here provide an overview of current research projects and selected software products of the Fraunhofer Institute for Algorithms and Scientific Computing SCAI. They show the wide range of challenges that scientific computing currently faces, the solutions it offers, and its important role in developing applications for industry. Given the exciting field of applied collaborative research and development it discusses, the book will appeal to scientists, practitioner...

This volume collects selected papers presented at the Ninth International Workshop on Meshfree Methods held in Bonn, Germany in September 2017. They address various aspects of this very active research field and cover topics from applied mathematics, physics and engineering.The numerical treatment of partial differential equations with meshfree discretization techniques has been a very active research area in recent years. While the fundamental theory of meshfree methods has been d...

There have been substantial developments in meshfree methods, particle methods, and generalized finite element methods since the mid 1990s. The growing interest in these methods is in part due to the fact that they offer extremely flexible numerical tools and can be interpreted in a number of ways. For instance, meshfree methods can be viewed as a natural extension of classical finite element and finite difference methods to scattered node configurations with no fixed connectivity. Further...

Meshfree methods, particle methods, and generalized finite element methods have witnessed substantial development since the mid 1990s. The growing interest in these methods is due in part to the fact that they are extremely flexible numerical tools and can be interpreted in a number of ways. For instance, meshfree methods can be viewed as a natural extension of classical finite element and finite difference methods to scattered node configurations with no fixed connectivity. Furthermore, m...

Meshfree methods are a modern alternative to classical mesh-based discretization techniques such as finite differences or finite element methods. Especially in a time-dependent setting or in the treatment of problems with strongly singular solutions their independence of a mesh makes these methods highly attractive. This volume collects selected papers presented at the Sixth International Workshop on Meshfree Methods held in Bonn, Germany in October 2011. They address various aspects of th...

Like Ireland, England is filled with the ghosts of the ancient and the new. There are many ghosts which walk the English castles reliving their history time and time again. Then there are the phantom ghosts which walk the busy highways teasing the unwary and having a field day testing the nerves of the motorists who know not what to expect! For those who love the stories about the ancient bloodsucker, tune in to Part I where stories of the ancient creature are told in the most strangest wa...

The Tower of London holds secrets and many of them not always good to hear. Who knows how many were killed and tortured in this place that went undocumented. And some say you never will know which room becomes the interrogation chamber…the records do not always tell now, do they?When you explore this selection of ghost stories, you will learn about the ghosts which live in the tower and of the mighty Anne Boleyn, a smart thinking woman when alive, now a spook "that" has been known t...

Have you ever heard a door creak open in the middle of the night when you knew everyone was sleeping? Is there a cold spot in your house that never seems to warm? Does it leave you with a feeling of dread every time you pass through it? Ghostly footsteps in your hallway, or maybe even whispering voices when you are home alone?This mini-novella is a collage of short stories about a few of the otherworldly encounters I've experienced. Although they are not movie worthy, you may find ...

Take a left on the road and you might just hear about the man who disappears each time you knock him down. Take a right and you will hear that going towards the white gates may just well be the headless horseman on his favorite white horse. Take a straight road down and you might learn about the hanging tree known to hang people for crimes as simple as stealing potatoes. Stand yourself in one of the ancient castles in the late hours of the night, and heaven knows what brushes past you!...

This third installment of true ghost stories recounts not only experiences from Willow Cross, but also stories from close personal friends. Ghostly knocks on doors, an apparition who seems to enjoy peeping into windows in the dead of night, and even a specter who insists on taking up residence in a child's closet. As with the other two volumes, all the stories are believed to be 100% true.