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Wio, Horacio Sergio was born on November 14, 1946 in Buenos Aires. Arrived in Spain, 2002, naturalized, 2009. Son of Welka and Sofia (Beitelmajer) Wio.
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This book aims to provide a compact and unified introduction to the most important aspects in the physics of non-equilibrium systems. It first introduces stochastic processes and some modern tools and concepts that have proved their usefulness to deal with non-equilibrium systems from a purely probabilistic angle. The aim is to show the important role played by fluctuations in far-from-equilibrium situations, where noise can promote order and organization, switching among non-equilibrium states, etc. The second part adopts a more historical perspective, retracing the first steps taken from the purely thermodynamic as well as from the kinetic points of view to depart (albeit slightly) from equilibrium. The third part revisits the path outlined in the first one, but now undertakes the mesoscopic description of extended systems, where new phenomena (patterns, long-range correlations, scaling far from equilibrium, etc.) are observed. This book is a revised and extended version of an earlier edition published in 1994. It includes topics of current research interest in far-from-equilibrium situations like noise-induced phenomena and free energy-like functionals, surface growth and roughening, etc. It can be used as an advanced textbook by graduate students in physics. It also covers topics of current interest in other disciplines and interdisciplinary approaches in engineering, biophysics, and economics, among others. The level of detail in the book is enough to capture the interest of the reader and facilitate the path to more learning by exploring the modern research literature provided. At the same time, the book is also complete enough to be self-contained for those readers who just need an overview of the subject. Readership: Graduate students and researchers interested not only in statistical physics, but engineering, biophysics and economics.
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Brings together, in an introductory form, the scattered material in the field of stochastic processes and statistical physics. This book is intended for undergraduate and graduate students of physics who wish to gain an introduction to stochastic, kinetic and nonequilibrium processes.
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This book provides an introductory albeit solid presentation of path integration techniques as applied to the field of stochastic processes. The subject began with the work of Wiener during the 1920's, corresponding to a sum over random trajectories, anticipating by two decades Feynman's famous work on the path integral representation of quantum mechanics. However, the true trigger for the application of these techniques within nonequilibrium statistical mechanics and stochastic processes was the work of Onsager and Machlup in the early 1950's. The last quarter of the 20th century has witnessed a growing interest in this technique and its application in several branches of research, even outside physics (for instance, in economy). The aim of this book is to offer a brief but complete presentation of the path integral approach to stochastic processes. It could be used as an advanced textbook for graduate students and even ambitious undergraduates in physics. It describes how to apply these techniques for both Markov and non-Markov processes. The path expansion (or semiclassical approximation) is discussed and adapted to the stochastic context. Also, some examples of nonlinear transformations and some applications are discussed, as well as examples of rather unusual applications. An extensive bibliography is included. The book is detailed enough to capture the interest of the curious reader, and complete enough to provide a solid background to explore the research literature and start exploiting the learned material in real situations. Readership: Advanced undergraduate and graduate students, researchers interested in stochastic analysis and statistical physics.
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physicist professor researcher
Wio, Horacio Sergio was born on November 14, 1946 in Buenos Aires. Arrived in Spain, 2002, naturalized, 2009. Son of Welka and Sofia (Beitelmajer) Wio.
Bachelor of Science, Otto Krausse, Buenos Aires, 1965. Master of Science in Physics, Institute Balseiro, Argentina, 1972. Doctor of Philosophy in Physics, University Nac.
Cuyo, Argentina, 1977.
Research scholar National Research Council, South Carolina Bariloche, 1973-1977. Assistant researcher National Atomic Energy Commission, 1977-1979. Visiting scientist Technischen University, Munich, 1979-1980, 87-88.
Associate researcher National Atomic Energy Commission, South Carolina Bariloche, 1980-1985. Invited professor University Baleares, Palma de Mallorca, Spain, 1988-1989. Visiting professor FAMAF, United Nations Cordoba, Argentina, 1989.
Full professor Instituto Balseiro, South Carolina Bariloche, 1995—2002. Independent researcher Centro At. Bariloche, 1986—1990, senior researcher, 1990—2002.
Invited professor University Baleares, P. Mallorca, 2002—2003. Marie Curie chair University Cantabria, Spain, 2004, full professor Spain, since 2007. Visiting professor University I. Baleares, Spain, 1990, 92, 2001, 2002 University Mar del Plata, Argentina, 1991, 92, 93, 95, 2001, University Chile, 1995, University Freiburg, Germany, 1992, University Tarapacá, Chile, 2000, University Autónoma, Mexico, 2000.
Visiting researcher Fritz-Haber Institute, 1994, Max Planck Institute, Dresden, 1995, University Libre, Brussels, 1998, University Navarra, 2000, University New Mexico, 1999. Consultant INVAP Southeast, South Carolina Bariloche, 1977. Head statistical physics group Centro Atomico Bariloche, 1986—2002, head theoretical physics division, 1992-1994.
Advisory editor, Physica A, member organizing committee Latin American School Physics, La Plata, 1987, MEDYFINOL Conference, Mar del Plata, since 1991. Chairman 4th Work Nonlinear Phenomena, Bariloche, 1995, workshop on pattern formation, International Centre for Theoretical Physics, Trieste, 1997, workshop on sparsely connected system, Bariloche, 2000. Chairman Work on Complex Systems, Santander, Spain, 2006.
Member International Advisory Communications, International Union of Pure and Applied Physics STATPHYS'23, Genova, Italy, 2007 speaker in field.
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(This book aims to provide a compact and unified introduct...)
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Fellow National Research Council. Member International Centre for Theoretical Physics Italy (associate since 1992), American Physical Society, Argentine Physical Society (treasurer 1983-1986, committee 1986-1988), New York Academy Sciences, Club Los Pehuenes.
Married Maria Luz Martinez Perez, February 16, 1973. Children: Marcelo Gabriel, Mayra Cecilia, Nicolas Bernardo.