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This monograph is devoted to an entirely new branch of nonlinear physics - solitary intrinsic states, or autosolitons, which form in a broad class of physical, chemical and biological dissipative systems. Autosolitons are often observed as highly nonequilibrium regions in slightly nonequilibrium systems, in many ways resembling ball lightning which occurs in the atmosphere. We develop a new approach to problems of self-organization and turbulence, treating these phenomena as a result of spontaneous formation and subsequent evolution of autosolitons. Scenarios of self-organization involve sophisticated interactions between autosolitons, whereas turbulence is regarded as a pattern of autosolitons which appear and disappear at random in different parts of the system. This monograph is the first attempt to provide a comprehensive summary of the theory of autosolitons as developed by the authors over the years of research. The monograph is comprised of three more or less autonomous parts. Part I deals with the physical nature and experimental studies of autosolitons and self organization in various physical systems: semiconductor and gas plasma, heated gas mixture, semiconductor structures, composite superconductors, optical and magnetic media, systems with uniformly generated combustion matter, distributed gas-discharge and electronic systems. We discuss feasibility of autosolitons in the form of highly nonequilibrium regions in slightly nonequilibrium gases and semiconductors, "hot" and "cold" regions in semiconductor and gas plasmas, static, pulsating and traveling combustion fronts.
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Table of contents (26 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Introduction
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Physics of Autosolitons and Phenomena of Self-Organization in Active Systems
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Front Matter
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Theory of Autosolitons
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Front Matter
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Authors and Affiliations
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Book Title: Autosolitons
Book Subtitle: A New Approach to Problems of Self-Organization and Turbulence
Authors: B. S. Kerner, V. V. Osipov
Series Title: Fundamental Theories of Physics
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-0825-8
Publisher: Springer Dordrecht
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eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 1994
Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-7923-2816-2Published: 31 May 1994
Softcover ISBN: 978-90-481-4394-8Published: 07 December 2010
eBook ISBN: 978-94-017-0825-8Published: 29 June 2013
Series ISSN: 0168-1222
Series E-ISSN: 2365-6425
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVI, 672
Topics: Complex Systems, Applications of Mathematics, Optical and Electronic Materials, Nuclear Physics, Heavy Ions, Hadrons, Classical Mechanics, Statistical Physics and Dynamical Systems