▪ Abstract This review summarizes results for Rayleigh-Bénard convection that have been
obtained over the past decade or so. It concentrates on convection in compressed gases …

Natural systems are undeniably subject to random fluctuations, arising from either
environmental variability or thermal effects. The consideration of those fluctuations supposes …

Intended for graduate students and researchers in physics, chemistry, biology, and applied
mathematics, this book provides an up-to-date introduction to current research in fluctuations …

This book deals with density, temperature, velocity and concentration fluctuations in fluids
and fluid mixtures. The book first reviews thermal fluctuations in equilibrium fluids on the …

Remarkable and varied pattern-forming phenomena occur in fluids and in phase
transformations. The authors describe and compare some of these phenomena, offer …

Concepts of everyday use such as energy, heat, and temperature have acquired a precise
meaning after the development of thermodynamics. Thermodynamics provides the basis for …

We describe the use of a bright-field microscope for dynamic light scattering experiments on
weakly scattering samples. The method is based on collecting a time sequence of …

This paper describes the development and analysis of finite-volume methods for the Landau–
Lifshitz Navier–Stokes (LLNS) equations and related stochastic partial differential equations …

Soft matter is studied with a large portfolio of methods. Light scattering and video microscopy
are the most employed at optical wavelengths. Light scattering provides ensemble-averaged …

Models of diffusion-driven pattern formation that rely on the Turing mechanism are utilized in
many areas of science. However, many such models suffer from the defect of requiring fine …