TY - BOOK AU - Wio,Horacio S. AU - Deza,Roberto R. AU - Lopez,Juan M. TI - Introduction to stochastic processes and nonequilibrium statistical physics T2 - Series on advances in statistical mechanics SN - 9789814374781 (hbk.) U1 - 000SB:530 23 PY - 2012/// CY - Singapore PB - World Scientific KW - Statistical physics KW - Stochastic processes KW - Nonequilibrium thermodynamics N1 - 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 N2 - 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 ER -