Complex Materials in Physics and Biology / ed.: F. Mallamace, H. E. Stanley.

Format:

Book

Conference/Event

Contributor:

Mallamace, F. (Franco), editor.

Stanley, H. E., editor.

Società italiana di fisica.

Conference Name:

International School of Physics "Enrico Fermi" (176nd : 2010 : Varenna, Italy)

Series:

International School of Physics "Enrico Fermi." Proceedings of the International School of Physics "Enrico Fermi" ; course 176.

International School of Physics "Enrico Fermi." Proceedings of the International School of Physics "Enrico Fermi" ; course 176

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

System theory--Congresses.

System theory.

Nonlinear systems--Congresses.

Nonlinear systems.

Mathematical physics--Congresses.

Mathematical physics.

Genre:

Conference papers and proceedings.

Physical Description:

xviii, 420 pages : illustrations (some color), portrait ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam, Netherlands ; Washington, DC : IOS Press ; Bologna, Italy : Società italiana di fisica, 2012.

Summary:

The conceptual frame for the course was scaling and universality, the two pillars underlining statistical physics and its treatment of complex materials--particularly biological materials--and complex processes once thought to be unrelated to physics. Among the topics are the dynamics of biopolymers and their hydration water studied by neutron scattering, the dynamic crossover phenomenon in confined water and its relation to the liquid-liquid critical point, a critical overview of agent-based models for economics, long-term memory in climate records and the detection problem, light scattering enhancement in porphyrin nanocomposites, effects of medium-chain alcohols on the structure of phospholipid bilayers, and a dynamical model for operational risk in banks. Annotation ©2013 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Notes:

At head of title: Italian Physical Society.

Added t.p. in Italian.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9781614990703

1614990700

OCLC:

795756790