Nonlinear Coherent Structures in Physics and Biology / Edition 1

by K.H. Spatschek, F.G. Mertens

Overview

This volume contains the Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop (ARW) and Emil-Warburg-Symposium (EWS) "Nonlinear Coherent Structures in Phy­ sics and Biology" held at the University of Bayreuth from June 1 -4, 1993. Director of the ARW was K. H. Spatschek, while F.G. Mertens acted as the co-director, host, and organizer of the EWS. The other members of the scientific organizing committee were A.R. Bishop (Los Alamos), J.C. Eilbeck (Edinburgh), and M. Remoissenet (Dijon). This was the eighth meeting in a series of interdisciplinary workshops founded by our French colleagues who had organized all the previous workshops, e.g. 1989 in Montpel­ lier and 1991 in Dijon. We were asked to organize the meeting this time in Germany. Of course, we wanted to keep the character defined by the previous meetings, which were always characterized by an open and friendly atmosphere, being not too large in quantity, but high in quality. This time altogether 103 participants attended the workshop. During the past years most of the participants met several times and discussed problems connected with the generation of nonlinear coherent structures in physics and biology.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780306448034
Publisher:	Springer US
Publication date:	10/31/1994
Series:	NATO Science Series B: , #329
Edition description:	1994
Pages:	469
Product dimensions:	7.01(w) x 10.00(h) x 0.04(d)

Table of Contents

Solitons on Lattices, Localized Modes, and Biophysical Applications: Quantum Lattices; J.C. Eilbeck, A.C. Scott. Josephson Junctions and Electrical Transmission Lines: Soliton Density Waves in Josephson Junctions; A.V. Ustinov, et al. Lowdimensional Magnetic and Electronic Systems: Nonlinear Excitations in Haldane Spin Chains; J.P. Boucher. Basic Concepts in Soliton Theory: Compactons in Discrete Lattices; Y.S. Kivshar. Nonlinear Dynamics of Perturbed Soliton Systems: Global Attractors and Basic Turbulence; B. Birnir. Instabilities, Bifurcations, and Pattern Formation: Nonlinear Evolution of the Skewed Varicose Instability in Thermal Convection; M.A. Zaks, F.H. Busse. 66 additional articles. Index.

Editorial Reviews

The June 1993 Workshop covered areas from low-dimensional systems to fully developed turbulence. One of the central aspects was the role played by solitons in the nonlinear evolution of otherwise complicated infinite dimensional systems. The topics of interest in these proceedings are centered in the following areas: magnetic and optical systems; biosystems and molecular systems; Josephson junctions and electrical transmission lines; low-dimensional electronic materials; lattice dynamics and localized modes; statistical mechanics and quantum mechanics of solitons; multi-dimensional structures and pattern formation; and numerical and analytical methods based on physical principles. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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