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Diffusion : Formalism and Applications - Sushanta Dattagupta

Diffusion

Formalism and Applications

By: Sushanta Dattagupta

Hardcover | 12 November 2013 | Edition Number 1

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Within a unifying framework, Diffusion: Formalism and Applications covers both classical and quantum domains, along with numerous applications. The author explores the more than two centuries-old history of diffusion, expertly weaving together a variety of topics from physics, mathematics, chemistry, and biology.





The book examines the two distinct paradigms of diffusion-physical and stochastic-introduced by Fourier and Laplace and later unified by Einstein in his groundbreaking work on Brownian motion. The author describes the role of diffusion in probability theory and stochastic calculus and discusses topics in materials science and metallurgy, such as defect-diffusion, radiation damage, and spinodal decomposition. In addition, he addresses the impact of translational/rotational diffusion on experimental data and covers reaction-diffusion equations in biology. Focusing on diffusion in the quantum domain, the book also investigates dissipative tunneling, Landau diamagnetism, coherence-to-decoherence transition, quantum information processes, and electron localization.

Industry Reviews
"The book is written in a light style, that is to say, it is not overly weighed down with technicalities. It reviews the most basic formulas and their performances in various settings and thus supplies a handy overview of the diffusion theory in action. An impressive attempt is made in Part II to provide a guided tour of diffusions in the quantum setting. The book should be mostly useful for physicists interested in getting first glimpses of diffusion theory." -Mathematical Reviews, August 2015 "Some chapters contain exercises that make the book useful for the beginners. But the other chapters can be interesting to the experts as well." -Yuri E. Gliklikh, Zentralblatt MATH 1295

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