Phase transition dynamics [electronic resource] / Tian Ma, Shouhong Wang.

Phase transition dynamics [electronic resource] / Tian Ma, Shouhong Wang.

9781461489634 electronic book
1461489636 electronic book
9781461489627

New York, NY : Springer, 2014.

English

1 online resource (xxii, 555 pages) : illustrations

10.1007/978-1-4614-8963-4 doi

QC175.16.P5

530.4/14

This book is an introduction to a comprehensive and unified dynamic transition theory for dissipative systems and to applications of the theory to a range of problems in the nonlinear sciences. The main objectives of this book are to introduce a general principle of dynamic transitions for dissipative systems, to establish a systematic dynamic transition theory, and to explore the physical implications of applications of the theory to a range of problems in the nonlinear sciences. The basic philosophy of the theory is to search for a complete set of transition states, and the general principle states that dynamic transitions of all dissipative systems can be classified into three categories: continuous, catastrophic and random. The audience for this book includes advanced graduate students and researchers in mathematics and physics as well as in other related fields.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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