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Dynamics of self-organized and self-assembled structures /

Physical and biological systems driven out of equilibrium may spontaneously evolve to form spatial structures. In some systems molecular constituents may self-assemble to produce complex ordered structures. This book describes how such pattern formation processes occur and how they can be modeled.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Desai, Rashmi C.
Otros Autores: Kapral, Raymond
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2009.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Self-organized and self-assembled structures
  • Order parameter, free energy and phase transitions
  • Free energy functional
  • Phase separation kinetics
  • Langevin model for nonconserved order parameter systems
  • Langevin model for conserved order parameter systems
  • Interface dynamics at late times
  • Domain growth and structure factor for model B
  • Order parameter correlation function
  • Vector order parameter and topological defects
  • Liquid crystals
  • Lifshitz-Slyozov-Wagner theory
  • Systems with long-range repulsive interactions
  • Kinetics of systems with competing interactions
  • Competing interactions and defect dynamics
  • Diffusively rough interfaces
  • Morphological instability in solid films
  • Propagating chemical fronts
  • Transverse front instabilities
  • Cubic autocatalytic fronts
  • Competing interactions and front repulsion
  • Labyrinthine patterns in chemical systems
  • Turing patterns
  • Excitable media
  • Oscillatory media and complex Ginzburg-Landau equation
  • Spiral waves and defect turbulence
  • Complex-oscillatory media
  • Resonantly-forced oscillatory media
  • Nonequilibrium patterns in laser-induced melting
  • Reaction dynamics and phase segregation
  • Active materials.