TY - BOOK ID - 5443801 TI - Dynamics of self-organized and self-assembled structures AU - Desai, Rashmi C. AU - Kapral, Raymond PY - 2009 SN - 9780521883610 052188361X 9780511609725 9780511719660 0511719663 9780511515804 0511515804 0511609728 0511718756 9780511718755 1107200202 128253954X 9786612539541 0511719213 0511517084 9781107200203 6612539542 9780511719219 9780511517082 PB - Cambridge: Cambridge university press, DB - UniCat KW - Pattern formation (Physical sciences) KW - Phase rule and equilibrium. KW - Dynamics. KW - Formation des structures (Sciences physiques) KW - Loi des phases et équilibre KW - Dynamique KW - Phase rule and equilibrium KW - Dynamics KW - Loi des phases et équilibre KW - Dynamical systems KW - Kinetics KW - Mathematics KW - Mechanics, Analytic KW - Force and energy KW - Mechanics KW - Physics KW - Statics KW - Chemistry, Physical and theoretical KW - Critical phenomena (Physics) KW - Equilibrium KW - Chemical equilibrium KW - Chemical systems KW - Critical point KW - Chaotic behavior in systems UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:5443801 AB - 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. Experimental observations are used to introduce the diverse systems and phenomena leading to pattern formation. The physical origins of various spatial structures are discussed, and models for their formation are constructed. In contrast to many treatments, pattern-forming processes in nonequilibrium systems are treated in a coherent fashion. The book shows how near-equilibrium and far-from-equilibrium modeling concepts are often combined to describe physical systems. This inter-disciplinary book can form the basis of graduate courses in pattern formation and self-assembly. It is a useful reference for graduate students and researchers in a number of disciplines, including condensed matter science, nonequilibrium statistical mechanics, nonlinear dynamics, chemical biophysics, materials science, and engineering. ER -