Random Fluctuations and Pattern Growth: Experiments and Models [electronic resource] /

• Contents • -- Course 1: Random Fluctuations and Transport -- Some Themes and Common Tools -- Structure, Elasticity and Thermal Properties of Silica Networks -- Anomalous Diffusion and Fractons in Disordered Structures -- Fractons in Real Fractals -- Anomalous Transport in Disordered Structures: Effect of Additional Disorder -- Information Exponents for Transport in Regular Lattices and Fractals -- Anomalous Transport in Random Linear Structures -- Course 2: Random Growth Patterns: Aggregation -- Morphological Transitions in Pattern Growth Phenomena -- Visualization and Characterization of Microparticle Growth Patterns -- Origin of Fractal Roughness in Synthetic and Natural Materials -- Electrodeposition -- Course 3: Random Fluctuations in Fluid Systems -- Flow Patterns in Porous Media -- Viscous Fingering in a Circular Geometry -- Construction of a Radial Hele-Shaw Cell -- Growth and Viscous Fingers on Percolating Porous Media -- Structure of Miscible and Immiscible Displacement Fronts in Porous Media -- Dynamics of Invasion Percolation -- Course 4: Random Fluctuations in Liquid Crystals -- Directional Solidification of Liquid Crystals -- Interfacial Instabilities of Condensed Phase Domains in Lipid Monolayers -- Pattern Formation of Molecules Adsorbing on Lipid Monolayers -- Course 5: Random Fluctuations in “Solid” Materials -- to Dense Branching Morphology -- The Material Factors Leading to Dense Branching Morphology in Al:Ge Thin Films -- Theoretical Aspects of Polycrystalline Pattern Growth in Al/Ge Films -- Pattern Formation in Dendritic Solidification -- Relaxation of Excitations in Porous Solids -- Soap Bubbles—A Simple Model System for Solids -- Course 6: Fracture of Disordered Solids -- to Modern Ideas on Fracture Patterns -- Rupture in Random Media -- Fracture Experiments on Monolayers of Microspheres -- Simple Models for Colloidal Aggregation, Dielectric Breakdown and Mechanical Breakdown Patterns -- Dielectric Breakdown Patterns with a Growth Probability Threshold -- Course 7: Fluctuation Phenomena in Membranes and Random Surfaces -- The Statistical Mechanics of Crumpled Membranes -- Fluctuations in Fluid and Hexatic Membranes -- Unbinding Transition and Mutual Adhesion in General of DGDG Membranes -- Scaling Properties of Interfaces and Membranes -- Surfactants in Solution: An Experimental Tool to Study Fluctuating Surfaces -- Course 8: Convection, Turbulence and Multifractals -- to Convection -- Onset of Convection -- Waves and Plumes in Thermal Convection -- An Introduction to Multifractal Distribution Functions -- Multifractals in Convection and Aggregation -- Multifractal Analysis of Sedimentary Rocks -- Phase Transition on DLA -- Course 9: Random Fluctuations and Complex Systems -- Disordered Patterns in Deterministic Growth -- 1/f Versus 1/f? Noise -- A Simple Model of Molecular Evolution -- Scale Invariant Spacial and Temporal Fluctuations in Complex Systems -- The Upper Critical Dimension and ?-Expansion for Self-Organized Critical Phenomena -- Self-Organized Criticality and the Origin of Fractal Growth -- Finite Lifetime Effects in Models of Epidemics -- to Droplet Growth Processes: Simulations, Theory and Experiments -- List of Participants.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Stanley, H. Eugene. editor., Ostrowsky, Nicole. editor., SpringerLink (Online service)
Format:	Texto biblioteca
Language:	eng
Published:	Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 1988
Subjects:	Chemistry., Physical chemistry., Computer graphics., Biochemistry., Condensed matter., Physical Chemistry., Condensed Matter Physics., Biochemistry, general., Computer Graphics.,
Online Access:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-2653-0
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