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Nonequilibrium Physics at Short Time Scales: Formation of Correlations

By Yoshiro Kakehashi (auth.) , Dr. Klaus Morawetz (eds.)

Book information

Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
Year
2004
ISBN
978-3-642-05745-8, 978-3-662-08990-3
DOI
10.1007/978-3-662-08990-3
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
18 MB (19387786 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
501\498
Orientation
yes
Scanned
yes
Time added
2013-08-01 04:00:00
Mathematical and Computational Physics;Particle anTheoretical

Description

This introductory level text addresses the broad range of nonequilibrium phenomena observed at short time scales. It focuses on the important questions of correlations and memory effects in dense interacting systems. Experiments on very short time scales are characterized, in particular, by strong correlations far from equilibrium, by nonlinear dynamics, and by the related phenomena of turbulence and chaos. The impressive successes of experiments using pulsed lasers to study the properties of matter and of the new methods of analysis of the early phases of heavy ion reactions have necessitated a review of the available many-body theoretical methods. The aim of this book is thus to provide an introduction to the experimental and theoretical methods that help us to understand the behaviour of such systems when disturbed on very short time scales. The contributions are written in a tutorial style and are largely self-contained, allowing graduate students and researchers alike to become familiar with this exciting interdisciplinary field.

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