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Stochastic Processes in Physics Chemistry and Biology

By Jan A. Freund , Thorsten Poschel

Book information

Publisher
Springer
Year
2010
ISBN
9783642074295, 3642074294
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
25 MB (26725766 bytes)
Series
Lecture Notes in Physics
Edition
1st Edition.
Pages
499\499
Library
Springer
Time added
2009-08-06 07:02:15

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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