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Stochastic Processes in Physics, Chemistry, and Biology (Lecture Notes in Physics 557)

By Jan A. Freund , Thorsten Poschel , Editors

Book information

Publisher
Springer
Year
2000
ISBN
3540410740, 9783540410744, 3642074294, 9783642074295
Open Library ID
OL9446291M
Language
english
Format
DJVU
Filesize
7 MB (7048464 bytes)
Series
Lecture Notes in Physics'', 557
Edition
1
Pages
499\499
Time added
2011-08-31 04:54:40

Description

The theory of stochastic processes provides a huge arsenal of methods suitable for analyzing the influence of noise on a wide range of systems. Noise-induced, noise-supported or noise-enhanced effects sometimes offer an explanation for as yet open problems (information transmission in the nervous system and information processing in the brain, processes at the cell level, enzymatic reactions, etc.), or pave the way to novel technological applications. Noise can play a prominent role in structure formation in physics, chemistry and biology, e.g. current filaments in semiconductors, catalytic reactions on surfaces, complex dynamics of the heart, brain, or of ecosystems. The book reviews those aspects of applied stochastics addressing researchers as well as students.

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