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Synergetics

Far from Equilibrium

  • Conference proceedings
  • © 1979

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Editors:
  1. Adolphe Pacault

    1. Centre de Recherches Paul Pascal, Domaine Universitaire, Talence Cédex, France

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  2. Christian Vidal

    1. Centre de Recherches Paul Pascal, Domaine Universitaire, Talence Cédex, France

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Part of the book series: Springer Series in Synergetics (SSSYN, volume 3)

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Table of contents (26 papers)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages I-X
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  2. Origine et perspectives des structures dissipatives

    • P. Glansdorff
    Pages 1-11

  3. Dissipative Structures in Chemical Systems — Theory and Experiment

    • M. Marek
    Pages 12-17

  4. Bifurcation Diagram of Model Chemical Reactions

    • M. Kaufman-Herschkowitz, T. Erneux
    Pages 18-21

  5. Nonequilibrium Phase Transitions and Instability Hierarchy of the Laser, an Example from Synergetics

    • H. Haken
    Pages 22-33

  6. Mechanisms of Chemical Oscillators

    • R. M. Noyes
    Pages 34-42

  7. Chemical Oscillations During the Oxidative Bromination of Some Aromatic Compounds with Bromate

    • M. Orbán, E. Körös
    Pages 43-46

  8. Quantitative Study of a Chemical Oscillation

    • J.-C. Roux, C. Vidal
    Pages 47-50

  9. Etude cinétique de la réaction de Bray

    • G. Schmitz, H. Rooze
    Pages 51-56

  10. Nonequilibrium Transitions Induced by External Noise

    • R. Lefever, W. Horsthemke
    Pages 57-60

  11. Experimental Evidence of Noise-Induced Transitions in an Open Chemical System

    • P. De Kepper, W. Horsthemke
    Pages 61-63

  12. On Measures of Stability and Relative Stability in Systems with Multiple Stationary States

    • I. Procaccia, J. Ross
    Pages 64-69

  13. Stochastic Simulation of Chemical Systems Out of Equilibrium

    • P. Hanusse
    Pages 70-74

  14. On Membrane Potentials and Their Measurements

    • J. Chanu
    Pages 75-75

  15. Measurement and Interpretation of Membrane Potentials Under Conditions Simulating the Ionic Environment of Biological Membranes

    • M. Delmotte, A. Réjou-Michel, M. Villardi
    Pages 76-78

  16. Temporal and Special Patterns in Biochemical Systems

    • B. Hess
    Pages 79-79

  17. Secondary Effects in Soret-Driven Instability

    • M. G. Velarde
    Pages 80-84

  18. Velocity Field in the Rayleigh-Benard Instability: Transitions to Turbulence

    • M. Dubois, P. Bergé
    Pages 85-93

  19. Scaling Theory of Instability, Nonlinear Fluctuation and Formation of Macroscopic Structure

    • M. Suzuki
    Pages 94-106

  20. Chaos and Strange Attractors in Chemical Kinetics

    • O. E. Rössler
    Pages 107-113
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This volume gathers most of the lectures and communications presented at the meeting t held in Bordeaux from the 27th to the 29 h of September and entitled "Far from equi­ librium : instabilities and structures". This meeting is part of a series of seve­ ral other interdisciplinary conferences such as Elmau 1972, London 1974, Dortmund 1976, Elmau 1977, Tokyo 1978. The old science classification scheme proposed by Auguste Comte tends to be eve­ ry day a bit more blurred out: one gives here, if needed, one additional illustra­ tion of this trend. The three key words "far from equilibrium", "instabilities" and "structures" best illustrate the new concepts which emerge from the description of the dynamics of various systems relevant to many different research areas. Laser emission, chemical reactions, fluid motions, exhibit very particular phenomena when, under appropriate external action,they occur far from equilibrium. These proceedings include the experimental description of such phenomena as well as theoretical at­ tempts in understanding them. Most of the topics investigated here belong to the domains of physics and chemistry but one should be careful not to underestimate the underlying potential biological interest. If the study of simple systems (e. g. , described by a few variables) has been qui­ te successful for several centuries, the recent bearing of our attention on complex systems constitutes a genuine epistemological breakthrough bridging the gap which used to exist between the sciences and the humanism.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Centre de Recherches Paul Pascal, Domaine Universitaire, Talence Cédex, France

    Adolphe Pacault, Christian Vidal

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