Description |
1 online resource (xvii, 327 pages) : illustrations, color portraits |
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NATO science series. Series II, Mathematics, physics, and chemistry ; vol. 218 |
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NATO science series. Series II, Mathematics, physics, and chemistry ; vol. 218.
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Contents |
Cover -- Contents -- Dedication -- Contributing Authors -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- General Aspects of Pattern Formation -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Basic models for domain coarsening and pattern formation -- 3 Pattern selection -- 4 Modulated patterns -- 5 Beyond the Swift-Hohenberg model -- 6 Wavy patterns -- 7 Conclusions -- 8 Acknowledgement -- References -- Convective patterns in liquid crystals driven by electric field -- Introduction -- 1 Physical properties of nematics -- 2 Electroconvection -- Acknowledgement -- References -- Dynamical phenomena in nematic liquid crystals induced by light -- Introduction -- 1 Simple setups -- complicated phenomena -- 2 Theoretical description -- 3 Obliquely incident, linearly polarized light -- 4 Perpendicularly incident, circularly polarized light -- 5 Perpendicularly incident, elliptically polarized light -- 6 Finite beam-size effects and transversal pattern formation -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Self-Assembly of Quantum Dots from Thin Solid Films -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Mechanisms of morphological evolution of epitaxial films -- 3 Elastic effects and wetting interactions -- 4 Surface-energy anisotropy and wetting interactions -- 5 Conclusions -- Acknowledgment -- References -- Macroscopic and mesophysics together: the moving contact line problem revisited -- References -- Nanoscale Effects in Mesoscopic Films -- Introduction -- 1 Hydrodynamic Equations -- 2 Thermodynamic Equations -- 3 Fluid-Substrate Interactions -- 4 Dynamic Contact Line -- 5 Mobility Relations -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Dynamics of thermal polymerization waves -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Mathematical model -- 3 Gasless combustion -- 4 Analysis of base FP model -- 5 Other thermal FP studies -- 6 Conclusion -- References -- Spatiotemporal Pattern Formation in Solid Fuel Combustion -- 1 Introduction. -- 2 Mathematical Model -- 3 Analytical Results -- 4 Computational Results -- References -- Self-organization of microtubules and motors -- Introduction -- 1 Maxwell Model and Orientational Instability -- 2 Spatial Localization -- 3 Aster and Vortex Solutions -- 4 Conclusion -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Physics of DNA -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Major structures of DNA -- 3 DNA functioning -- 4 Global DNA conformation -- 5 The DNA stability -- 6 Conclusion -- References |
Summary |
Nano-science and nano-technology are rapidly developing scientific and technological areas that deal with physical, chemical and biological processes that occur on nano-meter scale - one millionth of a millimeter. Self-organization and pattern formation play crucial role on nano-scales and promise new, effective routes to control various nano-scales processes. This book contains lecture notes written by the lecturers of the NATO Advanced Study Institute "Self-Assembly, Pattern Formation and Growth Phenomena in Nano-Systems" that took place in St Etienne de Tinee, France, in the fall 2004. They give examples of self-organization phenomena on micro- and nano-scale as well as examples of the interplay between phenomena on nano- and macro-scales leading to complex behavior in various physical, chemical and biological systems. They discuss such fascinating nano-scale self-organization phenomena as self-assembly of quantum dots in thin solid films, pattern formation in liquid crystals caused by light, self-organization of micro-tubules and molecular motors, as well as basic physical and chemical phenomena that lead to self-assembly of the most important molecule on the basis of which most of living organisms are built - DNA. A review of general features of all pattern forming systems is also given. The authors of these lecture notes are the leading experts in the field of self-organization, pattern formation and nonlinear dynamics in non-equilibrium, complex systems |
Analysis |
Growth phenomena |
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Nano-systems |
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fysica |
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physics |
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biofysica |
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biophysics |
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neurale netwerken |
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neural networks |
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chaos |
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materialen |
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materials |
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vloeistoffen (fluids) |
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fluids |
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biomedische wetenschappen |
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biomedicine |
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Physics (General) |
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Fysica (algemeen) |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Notes |
Print version record |
Subject |
Pattern formation (Physical sciences)
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Nanoscience.
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MATHEMATICS -- Functional Analysis.
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Nanoscience.
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Pattern formation (Physical sciences)
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Physique.
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Nanoscience
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Pattern formation (Physical sciences)
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Form |
Electronic book
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Author |
Golovin, Alexander A., 1963?-2008.
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Nepomni︠a︡shchiĭ, A. A. (Aleksandr Abovich)
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North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Public Diplomacy Division.
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ISBN |
9781402043550 |
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1402043554 |
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6610427364 |
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9786610427369 |
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