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Stochastic Effects in Physical Systems

Condensed Matter 2007-05-23 v1

Abstract

A tutorial review is given of some developments and applications of stochastic processes from the point of view of the practicioner physicist. The index is the following: 1.- Introduction 2.- Stochastic Processes 3.- Transient Stochastic Dynamics 4.- Noise in Dynamical Systems 5.- Noise Effects in Spatially Extended Systems 6.- Fluctuations, Phase Transitions and Noise-Induced Transitions.

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@article{arxiv.cond-mat/9707147,
  title  = {Stochastic Effects in Physical Systems},
  author = {Maxi San Miguel and Raul Toral},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/9707147},
  year   = {2007}
}

Comments

93 pages, 36 figures, LaTeX. To appear in Instabilities and Nonequilibrium Structures VI, E. Tirapegui and W. Zeller,eds. Kluwer Academic