Localized States in Physics: Solitons and Patterns
. Ed(S): Descalzi, Orazio (Facultad de Ingenieria, Universidad de Los Andes, Santiago, Chile); Clerc, Marcel G.; Residori, Stefania; Assanto, Gaetano
Systems driven far from thermodynamic equilibrium can create dissipative structures through the spontaneous breaking of symmetries. A particularly fascinating feature of these pattern-forming systems is their tendency to produce spatially confined states. These localized wave packets can exist as propagating entities through space and/or time.
Various examples of such systems will be dealt with in this book, including localized states in fluids, chemical reactions on surfaces, neural networks, optical systems, granular systems, population models, and Bose-Einstein condensates.
This book should appeal to all physicists, mathematicians and electrical engineers interested in localization in far-from-equilibrium systems. The authors - all recognized experts in their fields - strive ... Read more
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About . Ed(S): Descalzi, Orazio (Facultad de Ingenieria, Universidad de Los Andes, Santiago, Chile); Clerc, Marcel G.; Residori, Stefania; Assanto, Gaetano
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