Phase Transition Dynamics

By Shouhong Wang and Tian Ma

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1493944126
• ISBN13: 9781493944125
• Release Date: August 2016
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 555 Pages
• Weight: 1.77 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.1" x 9.2"