Unsolved problems of noise and fluctuations : UPon'99, Second International Conference, Adelaide, Australia, 12-15 July 1999 / editors, Derek Abbott, Laszlo B. Kish.

Format:

Book

Conference/Event

Contributor:

Abbott, Derek, 1960-

Kish, Laszlo B.

Conference Name:

UPoN (Conference) (1999 : Adelaide, S.A.)

Series:

AIP conference proceedings ; no. 511.

AIP conference proceedings, 0094-243X ; 511

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Noise--Congresses.

Noise.

Random noise theory--Congresses.

Random noise theory.

Electronic noise--Congresses.

Electronic noise.

Electric noise--Congresses.

Electric noise.

Genre:

Conference papers and proceedings.

Physical Description:

xvi, 561 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.

Other Title:

UPon'99

UPoN '99

Place of Publication:

Melville, N.Y. : American Institute of Physics, [2000]

Contents:

Noise in the Universe

Introduction of the Keynote Speaker / R. Crewther 15

Vacuum Viscosity and Quantum Noise: From Atoms to Galaxies (Keynote) / P. C. W. Davies 16

Quantum Stress Tensor Fluctuations (Invited) / L. H. Ford 32

Self-Referential Noise as a Fundamental Aspect of Reality / R. T. Cahill, C. M. Klinger 43

Non-Markovian Stochastic Processes / D. T. Gillespie 49

Thermal and Shot Noise

Signatures of Electron-Electron Interaction in Nanoelectronic Device Shot Noise (Invited) / G. Iannaccone 59

The Puzzle of 1/3 Shot-Noise Suppression in Diffusive Conductors: Universality or Numerical Coincidence? (Invited) / T. Gonzalez, J. Mateos, D. Pardo, O. M. Bulashenko, L. Reggiani 71

Shot Noise in a Coherent Electron Beam / T. Kodama, N. Osakabe, J. Endo, A. Tonomura, K. Ohbayashi 83

A Unified Description of Thermal Noise and Shot Noise in Nonlinear Resistors (Invited) / L. Weiss, W. Mathis 89

Fluctuation-Dissipation Relation Revisited / L. Reggiani, P. Shiktorov, E. Starikov, V. Gruzinskis, L. Varani 101

Have 1/f Noise and (Quantum) Thermal Noise the Same Physical Causes? / M. H. W. Hoffmann 107

1/F Noise

The Scale Invariance of 1/f Noise (Invited) / B. K. Jones 115

The Representative Ensemble and Its Applications to 1/f Type Random Processes / R. M. Howard 124

1/f Noise as Superposition of Random Walks Through Discrete Sets / G. Hartler 130

Theoretical and Experimental Results Concerning the Amplitude Truncation of Gaussian 1/f[superscript alpha] Noises (Invited) / Z. Gingl, S. Ishioka, D. Choi, N. Fuchikami 136

Galton Board as a Model for Fluctuations / J. Kumicak 144

Cognition Friendly Interaction / B. Das 150

Stochastic Resonance

Spatiotemporal Stochastic Resonance and Its Consequences in a Neural System (Invited) / G. Balazsi, L. B. Kish, F. E. Moss 159

In Search for a Possible Statistical Basis of Stochastic Resonance (Invited) / S. M. Bezrukov, I. Vodyanoy 169

Spectral Stochastic Resonance in Interacting Traffic Flows of Cars and Neural Spikes / L. B. Kish, S. M. Bezrukov 179

Brownian Ratchets, Parrondian Ratchets and Noise in Game Theory

Parrondo's Paradoxical Games and the Discrete Brownian Ratchet (Invited) / G. P. Harmer, D. Abbott, P. G. Taylor, J. M. R. Parrondo 189

On Parrondo's Paradoxical Games / C. E. M. Pearce 201

Entropy, Markov Information Sources and Parrondo Games / C. E. M. Pearce 207

The Problem of Detailed Balance for the Feynman-Smoluchowski Engine (FSE) and the Multiple Pawl Paradox / D. Abbott, B. R. Davis, J. M. R. Parrondo 213

Noise in Econophysics and Econoengineering

Stable Processes in Econometric Time Series: Are Prices Made out of Noise? (Invited) / A. Allison, D. Abbott 221

Econophysics: What Can Physicists Contribute to Economics? (Invited) / P. Gopikrishnan, L. A. Nunes Amaral, Y. Lui, M. Meyer, V. Plerou, B. Rosenow, H. E. Stanley 233

Stochastic Control

Stochastically Switched Control Systems / A. Allison, D. Abbott 249

Synchronization of Chaotic Systems by Common Random Forcing / R. Toral, C. R. Mirasso, E. Hernandez-Garcia, O. Piro 255

Noise in Biomedicine

Characterisation of Patterned Irregularity in Locally Interacting, Spatially Extended Systems: Ventricular Fibrillation (Invited) / V. N. Biktashev, A. V. Holden 263

Beyond 1/f: Multifractality in Human Heartbeat Dynamics / P. C. Ivanov, L. A. Nunes Amaral, A. L. Goldberger, S. Havlin, M. G. Rosenblum, Z. Struzik, H. E. Stanley 273

Ambiguity of Voltage Fluctuations Analysis during Electroporation / A. Ridi, E. Pescio, E. Scalas, A. Gliozzi 281

Noise in Lasers

Excess Noise Properties of Linear but Nonnormal Modes / A. E. Siegman 289

Noisy Excitation of Nonlinear Oscillator Arrays / M. W. Hamilton, T. Hill, L. Stamatescu 295

Additive Noise and Noise-Induced Nonequilibrium Phase Transitions (Invited) / A. Zaikin, J. Kurths 30

Entropy, Macroscopic Information, and Phase Transitions (Invited) / J. M. R. Parrondo 31

Noise, Entropy and Information

Entropy Generation in Computation and the Second Law of Thermodynamics (Invited) / S. Ishioka, N. Fuchikami 32

Entropy Production and Heat Generation in Computational Processes / N. Fuchikami, H. Iwata, S. Ishioka 34

Kraft's Number and Ideal Word Packing / N. M. Dragomir, S. S. Dragomir, C. E. M. Pearce, J. Sunde 34

Tree Indexed Markov Processes and Long Range Dependency / L. B. White, S. L. Perreau 35

Noise and Turbulence

Unfamiliar Waves Excited Due to Parametric and Resonant Effects / S. U. Galiev 36

Random Walk in an Eddy and Nanotube Self-Assembly / L. B. Kish, R. Vajtai, P. M. Ajayan 36

Turbulence in Transistors

A Major Source of Noise? / C. Moglestue 37

Noise in Mos Structures

Some Issues in High Frequency Noise Modeling of MOSFETs (Invited) / M. J. Deen, C.-H. Chen 38

Unsolved Problems on 1/f Noise in MOSFETs and Possible Solutions / E. P. Vandamme, L. K. J. Vandamme 39

Issues in High Frequency Noise Simulation for Deep Submicron MOSFETs / J.-S. Goo, C.-H. Choi, F. Danneville, Z. Yu, T. H. Lee, R. W. Dutton 40

On-Off Fluctuations of the Tunnel Current before Breakdown of Thin Oxide MOS Devices / F. Crupi, B. Neri, S. Lombardo 40

Semiconductor Junction Noise Revisited (Invited) / P. J. Edwards, R. McDonald, W. N. Cheung 415

Mesoscopic Noise Theory: Microscopics, or Phenomenology? (Invited) / F. Green, M. P. Das 422

Noise Investigation for Thermionic Field Emission through Well/Barrier Cells in MultiQuantum Well Avalanche Photodiodes / M. Wintrebert-Fouquet, B. Orsal 434

Modeling of Current Transport and 1/f Noise in GaAs Heterobipolar Devices / H. Unlu 440

A Percolative Approach to Resistance Fluctuations / C. Pennetta, G. Trefan, L. Reggiani 447

Impact of the Geometry on the Noise Properties of the 6H-SiC Diodes / H. Ouacha, M. Willander, A. Ouacha, Q. Wahab, G. Holmen 453

Noise Spectroscopy, Diagnostics and Measurement

Resistance Fluctuation Spectroscopy for Chemical Sensors and Sensor Systems / L. B. Kish, R. Vajtai, C. G. Granqvist 463

Characterisation and Management of Electrical Noise in the New Australian Military HF Communication Network / B. Vyden 469

Mystery of the "Huge Capture Cross Section" in Low-Frequency Noise Spectroscopy / M. E. Levinshtein, S. L. Rumyantsev 475

Noise and Reliability

Open Questions on Noise in Metal Lines Subjected to High Current Densities / C. Ciofi, V. Dattilo, B. Neri 483

Low-Frequency Noise, A Practical Tool to Assess Reliability of Laser Diodes? / X. Y. Chen, A. D. van Rheenen 488

Noise Measurement of Optoelectronic Coupled Devices for Reliability Screening: Is There an Optimal Threshold? / J. Xu, Y. Dai, D. Abbott 495

Short Time-Scales in the Kramers Problem / S. M. Soskin, V. I. Sheka, T. L. Linnik, M. Arrayas, I. K. Kaufman, D. G. Luchinsky, P. V. E. McClintock, R. Mannella 503

Slow Dynamics in Systems Driven by "Green" Noise / S. A. Guz, I. G. Ruzavin, M. V. Sviridov, S. M. Bezrukov 509

Activated Escape of Driven Systems / M. I. Dykman, I. A. Khovanov, D. G. Luchinsky, R. Mannella, P. V. E. McClintock, V. N. Smelyanskiy 515

Noise Models and Simulation

Level Crossing Statistics of Atmospheric Wind Speeds: Probability Distribution of Episode Lengths / P. J. Edwards 523

Can the Dual Property of Noise Representation Be Recovered within Generalized Field Methods? / P. Shiktorov, E. Starikov, V. Gruzinskis, T. Gonzalez, J. Mateos, D. Pardo, L. Reggiani, L. Varani 527

Numerical Methods for Systems Excited by White Noise / B. R. Davis 533

Noise in Circuits

Temperature Noise Model for FET Mixers / F. Danneville, B. Tamen, G. Dambrine, A. Cappy 541

2-Stage RC Ladder: Solution of a Noise Paradox / L. Weiss, D. Abbott, B. Davis 547

The Moving Plate Capacitor Paradox / B. R. Davis, D. Abbott, J. M. R. Parrondo 553.

Notes:

First conference called: International Conference on Unsolved Problems of Noise in Physics, Biology, Electronic Technology and Information Technology.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1563968266

OCLC:

43987230