Self-Assembly, Pattern Formation and Growth Phenomena in Nano-Systems: Proceedings of the NATO Advanced Study Institute, held in St. Etienne de Tinee, ... II: Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry) [Paperback]

Alexander A. Golovin (Editor), Alexander A. Nepomnyashchy (Editor)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1402043546 | ISBN-13: 978-1402043543 | Publication Date: February 14, 2006 | Edition: 1

Nano-science and nano-technology are rapidly developing scientific and technological areas that deal with physical, chemical and biological processes that occur on nano-meter scale – one millionth of a millimeter. Self-organization and pattern formation play crucial role on nano-scales and promise new, effective routes to control various nano-scales processes. This book contains lecture notes written by the lecturers of the NATO Advanced Study Institute "Self-Assembly, Pattern Formation and Growth Phenomena in Nano-Systems" that took place in St Etienne de Tinee, France, in the fall 2004. They give examples of self-organization phenomena on micro- and nano-scale as well as examples of the interplay between phenomena on nano- and macro-scales leading to complex behavior in various physical, chemical and biological systems. They discuss such fascinating nano-scale self-organization phenomena as self-assembly of quantum dots in thin solid films, pattern formation in liquid crystals caused by light, self-organization of micro-tubules and molecular motors, as well as basic physical and chemical phenomena that lead to self-assembly of the most important molecule on the basis of which most of living organisms are built – DNA. A review of general features of all pattern forming systems is also given. The authors of these lecture notes are the leading experts in the field of self-organization, pattern formation and nonlinear dynamics in non-equilibrium, complex systems.

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• Paperback: 344 pages
• Publisher: Springer; 1 edition (February 14, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1402043546
• ISBN-13: 978-1402043543
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 6.2 x 0.8 inches
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