Metastability : a potential-theoretic approach /: a potential-theoretic approach. ([2015])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Anton Bovier, Frank den Hollander.
• Authors: Bovier, Anton, 1957-; Hollander, F. den (Frank)
• Contents: Part I Introduction -- 1. Background and motivation -- 2. Aims and scopes -- Part II Markov processes 3. Some basic notions from probability theory -- 4. Markov processes in discrete time.- 5. Markov processes in continuous time -- 6. Large deviations -- 7. Potential theory -- Part III Metastability -- 8. Key definitions and basic properties -- 9. Basic techniques -- Part IV Applications: Diffusions with small noise -- 10. Discrete reversible diffusions -- 11. Diffusion processes with gradient drift -- 12. Stochastic partial differential equations -- Part V Applications: Coarse-graining at positive temperatures -- 13. The Curie-Weiss model -- 14. The Curie-Weiss model with a random magnetic field: discrete distributions -- 15. The Curie-Weiss model with random magnetic field: continuous distributions -- Part VI Applications: Lattice systems in small volumes at low temperatures -- 16. Abstract set-up and metastability in the zero-temperature limit -- 17. Glauber dynamics -- 18. Kawasaki dynamics -- Part VII Applications: Lattice systems in large volumes at low temperatures -- 19. Glauber dynamics -- 20. Kawasaki dynamics -- Part VIII Applications: Lattice systems in small volumes at high densities -- 21. The zero-range process -- Part IX Challenges -- 22. Challenges within metastability -- 23. Challenges beyond metastability -- References.-Glossary -- Index.
• Publisher Details: Cham : Springer
• Publication Date: 2015
• Copyright Date: 2015
• Extent: 1 online resource, color illustrations
• Subjects: 530.15; Mathematics; Mathematical physics; Stability; Distribution (Probability theory); SCIENCE -- Energy; SCIENCE -- Mechanics -- General; SCIENCE -- Physics -- General; Mathematical physics; Stability; Science -- Mathematical Physics; Mathematical physics; Mathematics -- Probability & Statistics -- General; Probability & statistics; Mathematics; Probability Theory and Stochastic Processes; Mathematical Physics; Theoretical, Mathematical and Computational Physics; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319247779; 3319247778; 3319247751; 9783319247755
• Related ISBNs: 9783319247755
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (Ebsco, viewed February 16, 2016).
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