Dissipative Phenomena in Condensed Matter Some Applications

From the field of nonequilibrium statistical physics, this graduate- and research-level volume treats the modeling and characterization of dissipative phenomena. A variety of examples from diverse disciplines like condensed matter physics, materials science, metallurgy, chemical physics etc. are dis...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Dattagupta, Sushanta, Puri, Sanjay (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2004, 2004
Edition:1st ed. 2004
Series:Springer Series in Materials Science
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Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • 1 Diffusion Processes
  • 2 Kinetic Ising Models
  • 3 An Overview of Phase Ordering Dynamics
  • 4 Domain Growth in Systems with Quenched Disorder
  • 5 Surface-Directed Spinodal Decomposition and Surface Enrichment
  • 6 Phase Ordering Dynamics in the Complex Ginzburg-Landau Equation
  • 7 Quantum Dissipative Systems
  • 8 Dissipative Two-State Systems
  • 9 Quantum Diffusion
  • 10 Coherence and Decoherence
  • References