Fractals, scaling and growth far from equilibrium
Author(s)
Bibliographic Information
Fractals, scaling and growth far from equilibrium
（Cambridge nonlinear science series, 5）
Cambridge University Press, 2011, c1998
- : pbk
Available at 7 libraries
Note
Originally published: 1998
"First paperback edition 2011" -- T.p. verso
Includes bibliographical references (p. 608-662) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This 1998 book describes the progress that had been made towards the development of a comprehensive understanding of the formation of complex, disorderly patterns under conditions far from equilibrium. The application of fractal geometry and scaling concepts to the quantitative description and understanding of structure formed under non-equilibrium conditions is described. Self-similar fractals, multi-fractals and scaling methods are discussed, with examples, to facilitate applications in the physical sciences. Computer simulations and experimental studies are emphasised, but the author also includes discussion of theoretical advances in the subject. Much of the book deals with diffusion-limited growth processes and the evolution of rough surfaces, although a broad range of other applications is also included. The techniques and topics will be relevant to graduate students and researchers in physics, chemistry, materials science, engineering and the earth sciences, interested in applying the ideas of fractals and scaling.
Table of Contents
- Preface
- 1. Pattern formation far from equilibrium
- 2. Fractals and scaling
- 3. The basic models
- 4. Experimental studies
- 5. The growth of surfaces and interfaces
- Appendix I. Instabilities
- Appendix II. Multifractals
- Bibliography.
by "Nielsen BookData"