This volume covers the area of statistical physics - in particular statistical thermodynamics and stochastic theory of nonlinear systems far from equilibrium. Topics covered include: structures in excitable systems; reaction-diffusion systems, and nucleation phenomena in gases.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
About the history of nonlinear science; levels of deillegalscription and basic concepts; Gibbsian distributions for equilibrium and stationary states; relaxation of fluctuations and irreversible processes; nonlinear dynamics and stochastics of order parameters; excitations in molecular systems with nonlinear interactions; nucleation phenomena in gases; reaction-diffusion systems; structures in excitable systems; entrophy and information.
Klappentext
This book presents both the fundamentals and the major research topics in statistical physics of systems out of equilibrium. It summarizes different approaches to describe such systems on the thermodynamic and stochastic levels, and discusses a variety of areas including reactions, anomalous kinetics, and the behavior of self-propelling particles.