Title: Far from Equilibrium Phase Transitions
Description: This collection of lectures covers a wide range of present day research in thermodynamics and the theory of phase transitions far from equilibrium. The contributions are written in a pedagogical style and present an extensive bibliography to help graduates organize their further studies in this area. The reader will find lectures on principles of pattern formation in physics, chemistry and biology, phase instabilities and phase transitions, spatial and temporal structures in optical systems, transition to chaos, critical phenomena and fluctuations in reaction-diffusion systems, and much more.
Subjects: Quantum theory, Quantum computing, Physics, Statistical physics, Thermodynamics, Transitions de phases, Nichtgleichgewichts-Phasenubergang, Statistische mechanica, Mecanique statistique, Kongress, Bistabilite optique, Phase transformations (Statistical physics), Theorie de la Bifurcation, Congresses, Statistische Mechanik, Congres, Phenomenes critiques (physique), Transitions de phases (physique statistique)