Stochastic Effects in Physical Systems
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A tutorial review is given of some developments and applications of stochastic processes from the point of view of the practicioner physicist. The index is the following: 1.- Introduction 2.- Stochastic Processes 3.- Transient Stochastic Dynamics 4.- Noise in Dynamical Systems 5.- Noise Effects in Spatially Extended Systems 6.- Fluctuations, Phase Transitions and Noise-Induced Transitions.
93 pages, 36 figures, LaTeX. To appear in Instabilities and Nonequilibrium Structures VI, E. Tirapegui and W. Zeller,eds. Kluwer Academic
93 pages, 36 figures, LaTeX. To appear in Instabilities and Nonequilibrium Structures VI, E. Tirapegui and W. Zeller,eds. Kluwer Academic