Advances in Condensed Matter and Statistical Physics, Hardcover by Korutcheva, Elka (EDT); Cuerno, Rodolfo (EDT), ISBN 1590338995, ISBN-13 9781590338995, Brand New, Free shipping in the US

This book collects recent results in systems whose evolutions are dominated by fluctuations, driven systems in which the way to dissipate driving forces is relevant, and systems in which disorder induces highly non-trivial dynamics leading naturally to questions of computational complexity. Topics of the 14 papers include multiplicative noise in non-equilibrium phase transitions, the stochastic population dynamics of spiking neurons, anomalous velocity distributions in elastic Maxwell gases, universality issues in surface kinetic roughening of thin solid films, and multi-state neural networks based upon spin glasses. Some of the chapters have appeared in the database. No information is given about the authors. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR ()