Introduction to the physics of complex systems : the mesoscopic approach to fluctuations, non linearity, and self-organization
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Introduction to the physics of complex systems : the mesoscopic approach to fluctuations, non linearity, and self-organization
Pergamon, 1986
1st ed.
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Introduzione alla fisica dei sistemi complessi
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Hokkaido University, Library, Graduate School of Science, Faculty of Science and School of Science図書
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Translation of: Introduzione alla fisica dei sistemi complessi
Bibliography: p. 213-218
Includes index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Interest in the physics of complex macroscopic systems is growing rapidly. Such systems, composed of several subsystems interacting in a non linear way, display fascinating and sometimes surprising phenomena such as self-organization, sharp transitions among qualitatively different states, noise-induced phenomena and seemingly chaotic dynamics. This book provides a wide and unitary approach to the field. which is achieved by stressing the role of the reduction procedures, i.e. of the passage from more detailed to more synthetic dynamical descriptions. The book is aimed at university level readership although emphasis is placed on physical intuition rather than mathematical details. To this end, theoretical sections outlining the major concepts and mathematical techniques needed for the analysis of complex systems are integrated by relevant applications to physical and chemical systems.
Table of Contents
Foreword by F T Arecchi. Preface. Introduction. Theory of Markovian stochastic processes. Applications of the theory of Markovian processes. Theory of non-Markovian stochastic processes. Stochastic processes and irreversible thermodynamics. Stability and bifurcations in dynamical systems. Self-organisation in physical and chemical systems. Appendix: Practical example of an oscillating chemical reaction. Bibliography. Subject index.
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