Slow relaxations and nonequilibrium dynamics in condensed matter: session LXXVII, 1-26 July 2002, NATO Advanced Study Institute, Euro Summer School, Ecole thematique du CRNS = Relaxations lentes et dynamiques hors d’equilibre en physique de la matiere condensee

Jean-Louis Barrat, Michail Victorovich Feigelman, Jorge Kurchan, Jean Dalibard3540401415, 9783540401414, 2868836852

Intended for graduate students in physics and chemistry, this book touches on granular matter, protein folding, phase separating and evolution kinetics. Taking glasses as a central theme, it presents the problem of slow dynamics from several angles, a ubiquitous feature in condensed matter, mechanics and biological physics. Some of the best established workers in the field present different theoretical and experimental approaches to the subject.