This text describes the statistcal behavior of complex systems and shows how the fractional calculus can be used to model the behavior. The discussion emphasizes physical phenomena whose evolution is best described using the fractional calculus, such as systems with long-range spatial interactions or long-time memory. The book gives general strategies for understanding wave propagation through random media, the nonlinear response of complex materials, and the fluctuations of heat transport in heterogeneous materials.
- ISBN13 9780387955544
- Publish Date 14 January 2003
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
- Edition 2003 ed.
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 354
- Language English