Experiments and Simulations (Noise in Nonlinear Dynamical Systems, volume 3)

Moss, Frank and McClintock, P. V. E. (editors)

ISBN 10: 0521352290 / ISBN 13: 9780521352291

Published by John Wiley & Sons, New York and London, 1989

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First edition. Octavo hardback. xviii, 388 pp. Letter "J" stamped on title page. Very Good condition. Volume 3 of a 3-volume set, please see inventory numbers #52755 for volume 1. No dust jacket.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Experiments and Simulations (Noise in Nonlinear Dynamical Systems, volume 3)
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, New York and London
• Publication Date: 1989
• ISBN 10: 0521352290
• ISBN 13: 9780521352291
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
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Synopsis

Nature is inherently noisy and nonlinear. It is noisy in the sense that all macroscopic systems are subject to the fluctuations of their environments and also to internal fluctuations. It is nonlinear in the sense that the restoring force on a system displaced from equilibrium does not usually vary linearly with the size of the displacement. To calculate the properties of stochastic (noisy) nonlinear systems is in general extremely difficult, although considerable progress has been made in the past. The three volumes that make up Noise in Nonlinear Dynamical Systems comprise a collection of specially written authoritative reviews on all aspects of the subject, representative of all the major practitioners in the field. The second volume applies the theory of Volume 1 to the calculation of the influence of noise in a variety of contexts. These include quantum mechanics, condensed matter, noise induced transitions, escape processes and transition probabilities, systems with periodic potentials, discrete nonlinear systems, symmetry-breaking transition, and optics.

Book Description

The three volumes that make up Noise in Nonlinear Dynamical Systems comprise a collection of specially written authoritative reviews on all aspects of the subject, representative of all the major practitioners in the field. The second volume applies the theory of Volume 1 to the calculation of the influence of noise in a variety of contexts.