The Dynamics of Patterns
M.I. Rabinovitch, A.B. Ezersky, P.D. Weidman
324 pages, parution le 01/06/2001
Résumé
Spirals, vortices, crystalline lattices, and other
attractive patterns are prevalent in Nature. How do such
beautiful patterns appear from the initial chaos? What
universal dynamical rules are responsible for their
formation? What is the dynamical origin of spatial disorder
in nonequilibrium media? Based on the many visual
experiments in physics, hydrodynamics, chemistry, and
biology, this invaluable book answers those and related
intriguing questions. The mathematical models presented for
the dynamical theory of pattern formation are nonlinear
partial differential equations. The corresponding theory is
not so accessible to a wide audience. Consequently, the
authors have made every attempt to synthesize long and
complex mathematical calculations to exhibit the underlying
physics. The book will be useful for final year
undergraduates, but is primarily aimed at graduate
students, postdoctoral fellows, and others interested in
the puzzling phenomena of pattern formation.
Contents
- Patterns: Prelude to a Dynamical Description
- Linear Stage of Pattern Formation
- Model Equations
- The Ginzburg-Landau Equation
- 'Crystal' Formation
- Quasicrystals
- Breaking of Order
- Localized Patterns
- Spirals
- Patterns in Oscillating Soap Films
- Patterns in Colonies of Microorganisms
- Spatial Disorder
- Patterns in Chaotic Media
- Epilogue: Living Matter and Dynamic Forms
- A Short Guide to Nonlinear Dynamics
- Key Experiments in Pattern Formation
Caractéristiques techniques
| PAPIER | |
| Éditeur(s) | World Scientific |
| Auteur(s) | M.I. Rabinovitch, A.B. Ezersky, P.D. Weidman |
| Parution | 01/06/2001 |
| Nb. de pages | 324 |
| Format | 15,3 x 21,5 |
| Couverture | Broché |
| Poids | 475g |
| Intérieur | Noir et Blanc |
| EAN13 | 9789810240561 |
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