Stochastic Transport in Complex Systems

From Molecules to Vehicles
Erscheinungsjahr 2010
ISBN: 978-0-444-56216-6
Verlag: Elsevier Science

Buch, Englisch, 582 Seiten, Format (B × H): 188 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 1247 g

The first part of the book provides a pedagogical introduction to the physics of complex systems driven far from equilibrium. In this part we discuss the basic concepts and theoretical techniques which are commonly used to study classical stochastic transport in systems of interacting driven particles. The analytical techniques include mean-field theories, matrix product ansatz, renormalization group, etc. and the numerical methods are mostly based on computer simulations. In the second part of the book these concepts and techniques are applied not only to vehicular traffic but also to transport and traffic-like phenomena in living systems ranging from collective movements of social insects (for example, ants) on trails to intracellular molecular motor transport. These demonstrate the conceptual unity of the fundamental principles underlying the apparent diversity of the systems and the utility of the theoretical toolbox of non-equilibrium statistical mechanics in interdisciplinary research far beyond the traditional disciplinary boundaries of physics.

Zielgruppe

Graduate students or professionals in theoretical physicists (particularly statistical physicists), engineering (particularly traffic engineers) and biological physicists (particularly in molecular cell biology and social insects).

Autoren/Hrsg.

Schadschneider, Andreas

Chowdhury, Debashish

Nishinari, Katsuhiro

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Angewandte Biologie Biophysik
• Naturwissenschaften Physik Angewandte Physik Biophysik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

I. Methods and Concepts1. Introduction to Nonequilibrium Systems and Transport Phenomena2. Methods for the Description of Stochastic Models3. Particle-Hopping Models of Transport far From Equilibrium4. Asymmetric Simple Exclusion Process - Exact Results

II. Applications5. Vehicular Traffic I: Empirical Facts6. Vehicular Traffic II: The Nagel-Schreckenberg Model7. Vehicular Traffic III: Other CA Models8. Vehicular Traffic III: Non-CA Modelling Approaches9. Transport on Networks10. Pedestrian Dynamics11. Biological Traffic

Über Autor(innen)

Nishinari, Katsuhiro
Dr. Katsuhiro Nishinari is an Associate Professor of Faculty of Engineering, University of Tokyo. He works on interdisciplinary topics in applied mathematics, fluid dynamics, and statistical physics. He has published more than fifty research papers in leading international journals.

Chowdhury, Debashish
Dr. Debashish Chowdhury is a Professor of Physics at the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur. He works on interdisciplinary topics in statistical and biological physics. He has published three books and more than hundred research papers in leading international journals. He is a fellow of the Indian Academy of Sciences.

Schadschneider, Andreas
Dr. Andreas Schadschneider is Professor at the Institute for Theoretical Physics at the University of Cologne. His research covers various aspects of condensed matter physics ranging from solid state physics to interdisciplinary problems in statistical and biological physics. He has published more than hundred research papers in leading international journals.