‘Nonlinearity will simply pop up if you are working with nanoscopic systems. (Ron Lifshitz) Exactly this is what the book deals with when discussing systems from the fields of nonlinear optics, solids, hydrodynamics and biophysics. The authors work out the fundamental changes that occur when dynamical systems are scaled down to nanosize. The focus is especially on the effects on the nonlinear dynamical behaviour of (1) scaling, (2) stochasticity and (3) quantum mechanics. The book collects contributions both from the experimental and the theoretical point of view. The authors are leading scientists in the field and give in their contribution a broader introduction to the specific field of research. Two key questions have been addressed in all contributions: firstly thesources of nonlinearity, and secondly understanding, interpreting and controlling the resulting nonlinear dynamics. As specific sources of nonlinearity of nanoscopic systems short-range quantum interactions are discussed. The dynamical phenomena under investigation are synchronization, localization phenomena, and pattern formation. The importance of stochastic forces is pointed out. Time-delayed feedback methods are discussed as a way to control the dynamics of nanosystems, The emphasis on the cross-disciplinary character of the contributors? research work comes obviously clear in the experimental work where, for instance, a nanomechanical oscillator and quantum electronic measuring devices were coupled.
- ISBN: 978-3-527-40791-0
- Editorial: Wiley-VCH
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 488
- Fecha Publicación: 10/02/2010
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés