Self-organized criticality in astrophysics : the statistics of nonlinear processes in the universe /

Self-organized criticality in astrophysics : the statistics of nonlinear processes in the universe /

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Author / Creator:Aschwanden, Markus J.
Imprint:Heidelberg ; New York : Springer, c2011.
Description:1 online resource (xiv, 416 p.) : ill. (some col.), maps (some col.)
Language:English
Series:Springer praxis books in astronomy and planetary sciences
Springer-Praxis books in astronomy and planetary sciences.
Subject:
Astrophysics -- Mathematics.
Critical phenomena (Physics)
Self-organizing systems.
Nonlinear systems.
Nonlinear theories.
Astrophysics -- Mathematics.
Critical phenomena (Physics)
Nonlinear systems.
Nonlinear theories.
Self-organizing systems.
Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8897101
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ISBN:9783642150012 (e-book)
3642150012 (e-book)
9783642150005
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (p. [359]-390) and index.
Description based on print version record.
Summary:The concept of 'self-organized criticality' (SOC) has been applied to a variety of problems, ranging from population growth and traffic jams to earthquakes, landslides and forest fires. The technique is now being applied to a wide range of phenomena in astrophysics, such as planetary magnetospheres, solar flares, cataclysmic variable stars, accretion disks, black holes and gamma-ray bursts, and also to phenomena in galactic physics and cosmology. Self-organized Criticality in Astrophysics introduces the concept of SOC and shows that, due to its universality and ubiquity, it is a law of nature. The theoretical framework and specific physical models are described, together with a range of applications in various aspects of astrophyics. The mathematical techniques, including the statistics of random processes, time series analysis, time scale and waiting time distributions, are presented and the results are applied to specific observations of astrophysical phenomena.
Other form:Print version: Aschwanden, Markus J. Self-organized criticality in astrophysics. Berlin ; New York : Springer ; Chichester, UK : In association with Praxis Pub., c2011 9783642150005

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