Dynamics of Dissipation

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Garbaczewski, Piotr (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Olkiewicz, Robert (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2002.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2002.
• Series: Lecture Notes in Physics, 597
• Subjects: Statistical physics.; Dynamical systems.; Thermodynamics.; Dynamics.; Ergodic theory.; Complex Systems.; Dynamical Systems and Ergodic Theory.; Statistical Physics and Dynamical Systems.
• Physical Description: X, 516 p. online resource.
• ISBN: 9783540461227
• ISSN: 0075-8450 ;
• DOI: 10.1007/3-540-46122-1

This collection of lectures treats the dynamics of open systems with a strong emphasis on dissipation phenomena related to dynamical chaos. This research area is very broad, covering topics such as nonequilibrium statistical mechanics, environment-system coupling (decoherence) and applications of Markov semi-groups to name but a few. The book addresses not only experienced researchers in the field but also nonspecialists from related areas of research, postgraduate students wishing to enter the field and lecturers searching for advanced textbook material.