Localization & energy transfer in nonlinear systems [[electronic resource] ] : proceedings of the third conference : June 17-21 2002, San Lorenzo de El Escorial Madrid / / editors, Luis Vázquez, Robert S. MacKay, María Paz Zorzano

• Pubblicazione: New Jersey ; ; London, : World Scientific, 2003
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (363 p.)
• Disciplina: 541.351
• Soggetto topico: Energy transfer; Nonlinear systems
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: MacKayR. S (Robert Sinclair) VázquezLuis ZorzanoMaría Paz
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: Preface; CONTENTS; A Non Adiabatic Theory for Ultrafast and Catalytic Transfer of Electrons at Low Temperature S. Aubry and G. Kopidakis; Collapse Control in an Inhomogeneous Nonlinear Schrodinger Equation Model P.L. Christiansen, Yu. B. Gaididei and B. Lemesurier; The Discrete Nonlinear Schrodinger Equation - 20 Years On J. C. Eilbeck and M. Johansson; Experimental Studies and Theory of Nonlinear Rotational Dynamics in the Quantum Regime: The Interplay of Structure, Dynamics and Localization in Crystals F. Fillaux, B. Nicolai and A. Cousson ; Energy Barriers in Coupled Oscillators: From Discrete Kinks to Discrete Breathers J.A. SepulchrePhase Transitions in Homogeneous Biopolymers: Basic Concepts and Methods N. Theodorakopoulos; Charge Transport in a Nonlinear, ThreeDimensional Dna Model with Disorder J. Archalla, D. Hennag and J. Agarural; Breathers and Conformational Transitions in Molecular Crystals Mariette Barthes; What Drives Protein Folding and Protein Function? L. Cruzeiro-Hansson; Some Exact Results for Quantum Lattice Problems J.C. Eilbeck; Collective Rotational Tunnelling and Quantum SineGordon Solitons F. Fillam ; Discrete Breathers Close to the Anticontinuum Limit: Existence and Wave Scattering S. Flach, J. Dorignac, A.E. Miroshnichenko and V. FleurovA Centre Manifold Technique for Computing Time-Periodic Oscillations in Infinite Lattices G. James; On the Modulational Stability of Gross-Pittaevskii Type Equations in 1 + 1 Dimensions 2. Rapti, P. G. Keurelcidis and V. V. Konotop; Isochronous Potentials S. Bolotin and R.S. Mackay; Breathers on Diatomic FPU Chains with Arbitrary Masses G. James and P. Noblez; Dynamics of Discrete Breathers in Flexible Chains J.M. Sancho, M. Ibaries and G.P. Tsironis ; Critical Dynamics of DNA Denaturation N. Theodorakopoulos, M. Peyrard and T. DauxoisScattering and Confinement of Discrete Breathers in Inhomogeneous FPU Chains I. Bena, A . Smena, M. Ibaiies and J.M. Sancho; Resonant Fluxons in Josephson Window Junctions: A Numerical and Analytical Study A . Benabdallah and J.G. Caputo; Interaction of Moving Breathers with an Impurity J. Cuevas, F. Palmero, JFR Archilla and FR Romero; A Nonreciprocal Frequency Doubler of Electromagnetic Waves Based on a Nonlinear Photonic Crystal V. Kuzmiak and V. V. Konotop ; Stationary Energy Transport in Nonlinear Lattices S. Lepri, R. Livi and A. PolitiQuantum Targeted Energy Transfer P. Maniadis, G. Kopidakis and S. Aubry; Breather Scattering in the Dissipative Driven Frenkel-Kontorova Model M. Meister; Transverse DC Magnetization for AC Driven Spins A. E. Miroshnichenko, S. Flach and A . A . Ovchinnikov; Thermal Activation of Breathers in 2D Non-Linear Lattices F. Piazza, R. Livi and S. Lepri; Quasilocal Modes and the Breaking of Integrability N.R. Quintero and P.G. Kevrekidas ; Controlling the Energy Flow in Nonlinear Lattices: A Model for a Thermal Rectifier M. Terraneo, M. Peyrard and G. Casati
• Sommario/riassunto: This conference was the third meeting organized in the framework of the European LOCNET project. The main topics discussed by this international research collaboration were localization by nonlinearity and spatial discreteness, and energy transfer (in crystals, biomolecules and Josephson arrays).
• Altri titoli varianti: Localization and energy transfer in nonlinear systems
• Titolo autorizzato: Localization & energy transfer in nonlinear systems
• ISBN: 1-281-90621-2; 9786611906214; 981-270-462-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910451308403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II