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Introduction to stochastic processes and nonequilibrium statistical physics / Horacio S. Wio, Roberto R. Deza and Juan M. Lopez.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Series on advances in statistical mechanics ; v 19Publication details: Singapore : World Scientific, c2012.Edition: Rev. edDescription: xvii, 315 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9789814374781 (hbk.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 000SB:530 23 W796
Contents:
1. Stochastic processes and the master equation-- 2. The Fokker-Planck equation-- 3. The -expansion-- 4. Distributions, BBGKY-hierarcy, balance equations, and the density operator-- 5. Linear nonequilibrium thermodynamics and Onsager relations-- 6. Linear response theory, fluctuation-dissipation theorem-- 7. Stability of dissipative dynamical systems-- 8. Noise-induced phenomena in non-extended dynamical systems-- 9. Formation and propagation of patterns in far-from equilibrium systems-- 10. Noise-induced phenomena in extended systems-- 11. Surface growth and kinetic roughening-- 12. Final comments-- Bibliography-- Index-- About the Authors
Summary: Provides an introduction to the most important aspects in the physics of non-equilibrium systems. This title introduces stochastic processes and some modern tools and concepts that have proved their usefulness to deal with non-equilibrium systems from a probabilistic angle.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 299-309) and index.

1. Stochastic processes and the master equation--
2. The Fokker-Planck equation--
3. The -expansion--
4. Distributions, BBGKY-hierarcy, balance equations, and the density operator--
5. Linear nonequilibrium thermodynamics and Onsager relations--
6. Linear response theory, fluctuation-dissipation theorem--
7. Stability of dissipative dynamical systems--
8. Noise-induced phenomena in non-extended dynamical systems--
9. Formation and propagation of patterns in far-from equilibrium systems--
10. Noise-induced phenomena in extended systems--
11. Surface growth and kinetic roughening--
12. Final comments--
Bibliography--
Index--
About the Authors

Provides an introduction to the most important aspects in the physics of non-equilibrium systems. This title introduces stochastic processes and some modern tools and concepts that have proved their usefulness to deal with non-equilibrium systems from a probabilistic angle.

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