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Pismen, Len |
Patterns and Interfaces in Dissipative Dynamics |
I12732 |
2023 |
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Pismen, Len |
Active Matter Within and Around Us |
I11725 |
2021 |
eBook |
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Pismen, Len |
The Swings of Science |
I08968 |
2018 |
eBook |
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Pismen, Len |
Morphogenesis Deconstructed |
I08906 |
2020 |
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| Title | Patterns and Interfaces in Dissipative Dynamics : Revised and Extended, Now also Covering Patterns of Active Matter |
| Author(s) | Pismen, Len |
| Publication | Cham, 1. Imprint: Springer
2. Springer International Publishing, 2023. |
| Description | XVII, 386 p. 171 illus., 58 illus. in color : online resource |
| Abstract Note | Spontaneous pattern formation in nonlinear dissipative systems far from equilibrium is a paradigmatic case of emergent behaviour associated with complex systems. It is encountered in a great variety of settings, both in nature and technology, and has numerous applications ranging from nonlinear optics through solid and fluid mechanics, physical chemistry and chemical engineering to biology. This book is a first-hand account by one of the leading players in this field, which gives in-depth descriptions of analytical methods elucidating the complex evolution of nonlinear dissipative systems, and brings the reader to the forefront of current research. Since the publication of the first edition, applications of the theory of nonlinear dynamics have been substantially extended to the novel area of active systems, largely motivated by problems of biophysics and biomorphic technology. These problems typically involve media with internal orientation. This new edition incorporates a chapter discussing dynamics of liquids and soft solids with internal orientation, including special features of their instabilities and motion of topological defects, which form the background for various applications to the motion of cells, tissues, and activated soft materials. The contents of the first edition have also been substantially reworked, improving graphics, emphasizing more complex secondary instabilities, and dropping some material pertaining to dynamical systems. This book caters for graduate students and young researchers from many pertinent areas including applied mathematics, physical chemistry, chemical engineering and biophysics, as well as the seasoned scientist in search of a modern source of reference |
| ISBN,Price | 9783031295799 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. BIOPHYSICS
2. Chemometrics
3. Classical and Continuum Physics
4. COMPLEX SYSTEMS
5. DYNAMICAL SYSTEMS
6. EBOOK - SPRINGER
7. Mathematical Applications in Chemistry
8. Pattern Formation
9. Pattern formation (Biology)
10. PHYSICS
11. SYSTEM THEORY
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| Title | Active Matter Within and Around Us : From Self-Propelled Particles to Flocks and Living Forms |
| Author(s) | Pismen, Len |
| Publication | Cham, Springer International Publishing, 2021. |
| Description | XIII, 227 p. 236 illus., 216 illus. in color : online resource |
| Abstract Note | This book presents a comprehensive review of various aspects of the novel and rapidly developing field of active matter, which encompasses a wide variety of self-organized self-driven energy-consuming media or agents. Most naturally occurring examples are of biological origin, spanning all scales from intracellular structures to swimming and crawling cells and microorganisms, to living tissues, bacterial colonies and flocks of birds. But the field also encompasses artificial systems, from colloids to soft robots. Intrinsically out of equilibrium and free of constraints of time-reversal symmetry, such systems display a range of surprising and unusual behaviors. In this book, the author emphasizes connections between fluid-mechanical, material, biological and technological aspects of active matter. He employs a minimum of mathematical tools, ensuring that the presentation is accessible to a wider scientific community. Richly illustrated, it gives the reader a clear picture of this fascinating field, its diverse phenomena and its open questions |
| ISBN,Price | 9783030684211 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. ANIMAL CULTURE
2. Animal Science
3. CELL BIOLOGY
4. CHEMISTRY
5. COMPLEX SYSTEMS
6. CONDENSED MATTER
7. CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS
8. Cytology
9. EBOOK
10. EBOOK - SPRINGER
11. STATISTICAL PHYSICS
12. SYSTEM THEORY
13. Tissues
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| Title | The Swings of Science : From Complexity to Simplicity and Back |
| Author(s) | Pismen, Len |
| Publication | Cham, Springer International Publishing, 2018. |
| Description | VIII, 190 p. 108 illus., 83 illus. in color : online resource |
| Abstract Note | This book is a personal account of some aspects of the emergence of modern science, mostly from the viewpoint of those branches of physics which provided the much needed paradigm shift of "more is different" that heralded the advent of complexity science as an antidote to the purely reductionist approach in fundamental physics. It is also about the humans that have helped to shape these developments, including personal reminiscences and the realization that the so-called exact sciences are inevitably also a social endeavour with all its facets. Served by the razor-sharp wit of the author, this erudite ramble is meant to be neither comprehensive nor systematic, but its generous insights will give the inquisitive academically trained mind a better understanding of what science, and physics in particular, could or should be about |
| ISBN,Price | 9783319997773 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. Chemistry, Physical and theoretical
2. COMPLEX SYSTEMS
3. COMPLEXITY
4. COMPUTATIONAL COMPLEXITY
5. DYNAMICAL SYSTEMS
6. EBOOK
7. EBOOK - SPRINGER
8. History and Philosophical Foundations of Physics
9. PHYSICS
10. Popular Science in Physics
11. STATISTICAL PHYSICS
12. Theoretical and Computational Chemistry
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| Title | Morphogenesis Deconstructed : An Integrated View of the Generation of Forms |
| Author(s) | Pismen, Len |
| Publication | Cham, Springer International Publishing, 2020. |
| Description | VIII, 146 p. 2 illus., 1 illus. in color : online resource |
| Abstract Note | This book is about morphogenesis as the genesis of forms. It is not restricted to plants growing from seed or animals developing from an embryo (although these do supply the most abundant examples) but also addresses kindred processes, from inorganic to social to biomorphic technology. It is about our morphogenetic universe: unplanned, unfair and frustratingly complicated but benevolent in allowing us to emerge, survive, and inquire into its laws |
| ISBN,Price | 9783030368142 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. Applications of Nonlinear Dynamics and Chaos Theory
2. Applied sociology
3. COMPLEXITY
4. COMPUTATIONAL COMPLEXITY
5. Developmental biology
6. EBOOK
7. EBOOK - SPRINGER
8. Evolutionary Biology
9. Plant anatomy
10. Plant Anatomy/Development
11. Plant development
12. Social/Human Development Studies
13. STATISTICAL PHYSICS
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