Relaxation Phenomena in Condensed Matter Physics

Content: 
Front Matter, Page iii
Copyright, Page iv
Dedication, Page v
PREFACE, Pages xi-xii
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS, Page xiii
GLOSSARY OF ABBREVIATIONS USED, Page xv
INTRODUCTION TO PART A, Pages 3-6
Chapter I - RESPONSE THEORY: MAGNETIC, DIELECTRIC, AND ANELASTIC RELAXATION, Pages 7-33
Chapter II - ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY, Pages 34-44
Chapter III - SCATTERING SPECTROSCOPY, Pages 45-55
Chapter IV - ANGULAR CORRELATION SPECTROSCOPY, Pages 56-62
Chapter V - COMMON RELAXATION PHENOMENA: DIFFERENT TECHNIQUES, Pages 63-76
INTRODUCTION TO PART B, Pages 79-88
Chapter VI - STATIONARY MARKOV PROCESSES, Pages 89-102
Chapter VII - DISCRETE JUMP PROCESSES, Pages 103-129
Chapter VIII - RANDOMLY INTERRUPTED DETERMINISTIC MOTION, Pages 130-155
Chapter IX - CONTINUOUS JUMP PROCESSES, Pages 156-181
Chapter X - IMPULSE PROCESSES, Pages 182-200
Chapter XI - COMBINATION OF JUMP AND IMPULSE PROCESSES, Pages 201-219
Chapter XII - FOKKER-PLANCK PROCESSES, Pages 220-251
Chapter XIII - FOKKER-PLANCK EQUATION IN A POTENTIAL FIELD, Pages 252-268
Chapter XIV - RELAXATION IN COOPERATIVE SYSTEMS, Pages 269-286
Chapter XV - RELAXATION IN DISORDERED SYSTEMS, Pages 287-302
INDEX, Pages 303-309