Diffusion and Reactions in Fractals and Disordered Systems (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780521617208)

Fractal structures are found everywhere in nature, and as a consequence anomalous diffusion has far reaching implications in a host of phenomena. This book describes diffusion and transport in disordered media such as fractals, porous rocks and random resistor networks. Part I contains material of general interest to statistical physics: fractals, percolation theory, regular random walks and diffusion, continuous time random walks and Levy walks, and flights. Part II covers anomalous diffusion in fractals and disordered media, while Part III serves as an introduction to the kinetics of diffusion-limited reactions. Part IV discusses the problem of diffusion-limited coalescence in one dimension. This book will be of particular interest to researchers requiring a clear introduction to the field. It will also be a valuable source to graduate students studying in areas of physics, chemistry, and engineering.

Author: Daniel Ben-Avraham, Shlomo Havlin
ISBN-10: 0521617200
ISBN-13: 9780521617208
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 01/20/2005
Pages: 332
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.31lbs
Size: 9.69h x 7.44w x 0.69d