An introduction to stochastic processes and nonequilibrium statistical physics (Q2902630)

This book ``aims to provide a compact and unified introduction to the most important aspects in the physics of non-equilibrium systems.'' It is indeed compact having around 300 pages while still covering a wide range of material; the authors move from the Chapman-Kolmogorov equation to pattern and surface formation covering more classical topics like Onsager and BBGKY on the way.NEWLINENEWLINEThe content is clearly explained and helpfully illustrated with a range of figures; it provides an interesting and enjoyable read. Because of the compact nature of the book, one regularly flips back to clarify earlier material, something made easy by clear sectioning and sub-titles. The presentation is via detailed formal (limits are interchanged without comment, etc.) mathematical arguments; these become less complete towards the end of the book.