Stochastic Dynamics

Probability in physics....Pages 1-4
From stratonovich calculus to noise-induced phase transitions....Pages 6-14
Generalized langevin equations: A useful tool for the perplexed modeller of nonequilibrium fluctuations?....Pages 15-22
Colored noise in dynamical systems: Some exact solutions....Pages 23-31
On the operator method of variable contraction for stochastic processes....Pages 32-41
Recurrence time statistics in low-dimensional dynamical systems....Pages 42-54
The boltzmann equation for the gas of partly inelastic balls with regard to random interaction forces....Pages 55-66
Ratchets driven by colored gaussian noise....Pages 68-80
A motor protein model and how it relates to stochastic resonance, feynman’s ratchet, and maxwell’s demon....Pages 81-87
A diffusion-limited reaction....Pages 88-100
Stochastic localization in soft anharmonic oscillators....Pages 101-115
Quantum transition state theory for multidimensional dissipative systems....Pages 116-126
Surmounting fluctuating barriers: Basic concepts and results....Pages 127-139
Some problems of cluster dynamics of biological macromolecules....Pages 140-152
Stochastic synchronization....Pages 154-166
Stochastic analysis of limit cycle behavior....Pages 167-178
Symbolic dynamics approach to stochastic processes....Pages 179-192
Stochastic resonance (for beginners)....Pages 193-209
Dynamics of globally coupled noisy oscillators....Pages 210-219
Cluster statistics and traffic on a lattice....Pages 220-231
Phase synchronization in noisy and chaotic oscillators....Pages 232-244
A glauber-dynamics approach to coupled stochastic resonators....Pages 245-258
Stochastic aspects of the force network in a regular granular piling....Pages 260-272
Burgers’ turbulence and dynamical scaling....Pages 273-284
Quantum mechanics simulated by diffusion and branching processes....Pages 285-293
Markov chain models for spatially-distributed reacting systems....Pages 294-305
Macromechanical modeling of the surface flow of granular systems....Pages 306-318
Novel pattern formation in granular matter....Pages 319-333
Self-motion in physico-chemical systems far from thermal equilibrium....Pages 334-345
Synthetic random flows: Generation and applications....Pages 346-357
Active brownian particles: Artificial agents in physics....Pages 358-371
Planetary rings — nonequilibrium systems in space....Pages 372-386