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Introduction To Stochastic Processes And Nonequilibrium Statistical Physics, An (Revised Edition) (Hardcover, Revised edition)
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Introduction To Stochastic Processes And Nonequilibrium Statistical Physics, An (Revised Edition) (Hardcover, Revised edition)
Series: Series On Advances In Statistical Mechanics, 19
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This book aims to provide a compact and unified introduction to the
most important aspects in the physics of non-equilibrium systems.
It first introduces stochastic processes and some modern tools and
concepts that have proved their usefulness to deal with
non-equilibrium systems from a purely probabilistic angle. The aim
is to show the important role played by fluctuations in
far-from-equilibrium situations, where noise can promote order and
organization, switching among non-equilibrium states, etc. The
second part adopts a more historical perspective, retracing the
first steps taken from the purely thermodynamic as well as from the
kinetic points of view to depart (albeit slightly) from
equilibrium. The third part revisits the path outlined in the first
one, but now undertakes the mesoscopic description of extended
systems, where new phenomena (patterns, long-range correlations,
scaling far from equilibrium, etc.) are observed.This book is a
revised and extended version of an earlier edition published in
1994. It includes topics of current research interest in
far-from-equilibrium situations like noise-induced phenomena and
free energy-like functionals, surface growth and roughening, etc.
It can be used as an advanced textbook by graduate students in
physics. It also covers topics of current interest in other
disciplines and interdisciplinary approaches in engineering,
biophysics, and economics, among others. The level of detail in the
book is enough to capture the interest of the reader and facilitate
the path to more learning by exploring the modern research
literature provided. At the same time, the book is also complete
enough to be self-contained for those readers who just need an
overview of the subject.
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