05607nam 2200781Ia 450 991082740490332120230725045356.0978352763680835276368039781283869737128386973X978352763681535276368119783527636792352763679X(CKB)3270000000000219(EBL)822725(OCoLC)797919287(SSID)ssj0000622304(PQKBManifestationID)11440831(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000622304(PQKBWorkID)10638021(PQKB)11587318(MiAaPQ)EBC822725(Au-PeEL)EBL822725(CaPaEBR)ebr10577547(CaONFJC)MIL418223(Perlego)1012303(EXLCZ)99327000000000021920110628d2011 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrPhysics of self-organization and evolution /Rainer Feistel and Werner Ebeling2nd ed.Weinheim Wiley-VCHc20111 online resource (535 p.)Description based upon print version of record.9783527409631 3527409637 Includes bibliographical references (p. 453-500) and index.Physics of Self-Organization and Evolution; Contents; Preface; 1 Introduction to the Field of Self-Organization; 1.1 Basic Concepts; 1.2 History of Evolution as a Short Story; 1.3 Structure, Self-organization, and Complexity; 1.4 Entropy, Equilibrium, and Nonequilibrium; 1.5 Dynamics, Stability, and Instability; 1.6 Self-Organization of Information and Values; 2 Fundamental Laws of Equilibrium and Nonequilibrium Thermodynamics; 2.1 The Thermodynamic Way of Describing Nature - Basic Variables; 2.2 Three Fundamental Laws and the Gibbs Relation of Thermodynamics2.3 Thermodynamic Potentials, Inequalities, and Variational Principles2.4 Irreversible Processes and Self-Organization; 2.5 Irreversible Radiation Transport; 2.6 Irreversible Processes and Fluctuations; 2.7 Toward a Thermodynamics of Small Systems Far from Equilibrium; 3 Evolution of Earth and the Terrestrial Climate; 3.1 The Photon Mill; 3.2 Black-Body Radiation Model of Earth; 3.3 Local Seasonal Response; 3.4 Atmospheric Cooling Rate; 3.5 Black-Body Model with Atmosphere; 3.6 Humidity and Latent Heat; 3.7 Greenhouse Effect; 3.8 Spatial Structure of the Planet; 3.9 Early Evolution of Earth4 Nonlinear Dynamics, Instabilities, and Fluctuations4.1 State Space, Dynamic Systems, and Graphs; 4.2 Deterministic Dynamic Systems; 4.3 Stochastic Models for Continuous Variables and Predictability; 4.4 Graphs - Mathematical Models of Structures and Networks; 4.5 Stochastic Models for Discrete Variables; 4.6 Stochastic Processes on Networks; 5 Self-Reproduction, Multistability, and Information Transfer as Basic Mechanisms of Evolution; 5.1 The Role of Self-Reproduction and Multistability; 5.2 Deterministic Models of Self-Reproduction and Bistability5.3 Stochastic Theory of Birth-and-Death Processes5.4 Stochastic Analysis of the Survival of the New; 5.5 Survival of the New in Bistable Systems; 5.6 Multistability, Information Storage, and Information Transfer; 6 Competition and Selection Processes; 6.1 Discussion of Basic Terms; 6.2 Extremum Principles; 6.3 Dynamical Models with Simple Competition; 6.4 Stochastic of Simple Competition Processes; 6.5 Competition in Species Networks; 6.6 Selection and Coexistence; 6.7 Hyperselection; 6.8 Selection in Ecological Systems; 6.9 Selection with Sexual Replication6.10 Selection between Microreactors6.11 Selection in Social Systems; 7 Models of Evolution Processes; 7.1 Sequence-Evolution Models; 7.2 Evolution on Fitness Landscapes; 7.3 Evolution on Smooth Fisher-Eigen Landscapes; 7.4 Evolution on Random Fisher-Eigen Landscapes; 7.5 Evolution on Lotka-Volterra Landscapes; 7.6 Axiomatic Evolution Models; 7.7 Boolean Behavior in the Positive Cone; 7.8 Axiomatic Description of a Boolean Reaction System; 7.9 Reducible, Linear, and Ideal Boolean Reaction Systems; 7.10 Minor and Major of a Boolean Reaction System7.11 Selection and Evolution in Boolean Reaction SystemsThis thoroughly updated version of the German authoritative work on self-organization has been completely rewritten by internationally renowned experts and experienced book authors to also include a review of more recent literature. It retains the original enthusiasm and fascination surrounding thermodynamic systems far from equilibrium, synergetics, and the origin of life, representing an easily readable book and tutorial on this exciting field. The book is unique in covering in detail the experimental and theoretical fundamentals of self-organizing systems as well as such selected featEvolution (Biology)Self-organizing systemsSynergeticsThermodynamic equilibriumEvolution (Biology)Self-organizing systems.Synergetics.Thermodynamic equilibrium.003.7Feistel Rainer1646642Ebeling Werner1936-881898MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910827404903321Physics of self-organization and evolution3996937UNINA05358nam 2200685Ia 450 991101961680332120200520144314.09786610558636978128055863412805586369783527606368352760636X97835276016533527601651(CKB)1000000000019379(EBL)481512(SSID)ssj0000303234(PQKBManifestationID)11265541(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000303234(PQKBWorkID)10275290(PQKB)10187079(MiAaPQ)EBC481512(OCoLC)85820018(Perlego)2764183(EXLCZ)99100000000001937920040218d2004 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrMicrosystem engineering of lab-on-a-chip devices /[editors], Oliver Geschke, Henning Klank, Pieter TellemannWeinheim Wiley-VCHc20041 online resource (272 p.)Description based upon print version of record.9783527307333 3527307338 Includes bibliographical references and index.Microsystem Engineering of Lab-on-a-chip Devices; Contents; Preface; 1 Introduction; 1.1 Learning from the Experiences of Microelectronics; 1.2 The Advantages of Miniaturizing Systems for Chemical Analysis; 1.3 From Concept to μTAS; 1.4 References; 2 Clean Rooms; 3 Microfluidics - Theoretical Aspects; 3.1 Fluids and Flows; 3.2 Transport Processes; 3.2.1 Types of Transport; 3.2.1.1 Convection; 3.2.1.2 Migration; 3.2.1.3 Diffusion; 3.2.1.4 Dispersion; 3.3 System Design; 3.3.1 Laminar Flow and Diffusion in Action; 3.4 An Application: Biological Fluids; 3.5 References4 Microfluidics - Components4.1 Valves and Pumps; 4.1.1 Moving Liquids by Electroosmosis; 4.1.2 Mixers; 4.2 Injecting, Dosing, and Metering; 4.3 Temperature Measurement in Microfluidic Systems; 4.3.1 Microreactors; 4.3.2 Temperature Sensors for Microsystems; 4.3.3 Resistance Temperature Detectors; 4.3.3.1 Metals; 4.3.3.2 Nonmetals; 4.3.4 Thermocouples; 4.3.5 Semiconductor Junction Sensors; 4.3.6 Temperature Sensors Built on Other Principles; 4.3.7 Conclusion; 4.4 Optical Sensors; 4.4.1 Instrumentation; 4.4.2 Absorption Detection; 4.4.3 Evanescent-wave Sensing; 4.4.4 Fluorescence Detection4.5 Electrochemical Sensors4.6 References; 5 Simulations in Microfluidics; 5.1 Physical Aspects and Design; 5.2 Choosing Software and Hardware; 5.2.1 CFD-ACE+Version 6.6; 5.2.2 CoventorWareTM Version 2001.3; 5.2.3 Hardware; 5.2.4 The Core Elements of Typical CFD Software; 5.2.5 Pre-processors; 5.2.6 Solvers; 5.2.7 Post-processors; 5.3 Important Numerical Settings; 5.3.1 Boundary Conditions; 5.3.2 Solver Settings; 5.4 Errors and Uncertainties; 5.5 Interpretation and Evaluation of Simulations; 5.6 Example Simulations; 5.6.1 Fully-developed Flow in a Circular Capillary5.6.2 Movement of a Chemical Plug by Electroosmotic Flow in a Detection Cell5.6.3 Conclusions; 5.7 References; 6 Silicon and Cleanroom Processing; 6.1 Substrate Fabrication; 6.2 Optical Lithography; 6.2.1 Photolithography; 6.2.2 Mask Design; 6.2.3 Hints in Planning Fabrication Runs; 6.3 Deposition; 6.3.1 Fundamentals of Coatings; 6.3.2 Deposition Methods; 6.3.3 Materials; 6.3.4 Lift-off; 6.3.5 Silicides; 6.4 Etching Removal; 6.4.1 Wet-etching Fundamentals; 6.4.2 Etching with HF; 6.4.3 Isotropic Silicon Etch; 6.4.4 Orientation-dependent Silicon Etching6.4.5 Common Orientation-dependent Etchants6.4.6 Other Etchants; 6.4.7 Effects of Not Stirring a Transport-limited Etch; 6.5 Dry Etching; 6.5.1 Plasma Etching Fundamentals; 6.5.2 Plasma Etching Setups; 6.5.3 Etch Gases; 6.5.4 Laser-assisted Etching; 6.6 Heat Treatment; 6.6.1 Thermal Oxidation; 6.6.2 Diffusion; 6.6.3 Annealing; 6.6.4 Wafer Bonding; 6.7 References; 7 Glass Micromachining; 7.1 Wet Chemical Etching; 7.2 Reactive Ion Etching (RIE) of Glass; 7.3 Laser Patterning; 7.4 Powder Blasting; 7.5 Glass Bonding; 7.6 A Microfabrication Example; 7.7 References; 8 Polymer Micromachining8.1 Hot EmbossingWritten on a non-specialist level by an interdisciplinary team of chemists, biologists and engineers from one of Europe's leading centres for microsystem research, the Danish Mikroelektronik Centret (MIC), this is a concise practical introduction to the subject. As such, the book is the first to focus on analytical applications, providing life and analytical scientists, biotechnologists and pharmaceutists with an understanding of the principles behind the design and manufacture of chemical and biochemical microsystems. The text is backed by a chapter devoted to troubleshooting as well as a gMicroelectronicsMicrotechnologyMicroelectronics.Microtechnology.621.381Geschke Oliver504981Klank Henning504982Telleman Pieter504983MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9911019616803321Microsystem Engineering of Lab-on-a-chip Devices807259UNINA