Stochastic Nonlinear Systems in Physics, Chemistry, and Biology

I. Introduction: From Deterministic to Stochastic Behavior.- On the Foundations of Kinetic Theory.- Transition Phenomena in Nonlinear Systems.- II. Approximation of Stochastic Processes.- Approximation of Discontinuous Processes by Continuous Processes.- On the Asymptotic Behavior of Motions in Random Flows.- III. Description of Internal Fluctuations.- Some Aspects of Fluctuation Theory in Nonequilibrium Systems.- Aspects of Classical and Quantum Theory of Stochastic Bistable Systems.- Kinetics of Phase Separation.- Chemical Instabilities and Broken Symmetry: The Hard Mode Case.- IV. Long-Term Behavior of Stochastic Systems.- Asymptotic Behavior of Several Dimensional Diffusions.- Qualitative Theory of Stochastic Nonlinear Systems.- V. External Fluctuations and Noise Induced Transitions.- Noise Induced Transitions.- Noise Induced Transitions in Biological Systems.- Multiplicative Ornstein Uhlenbeck Noise in Nonequilibrium Phenomena.- VI. Stochastic Behavior in Model Systems.- Weak Turbulence in Deterministic Systems.- Stochastic Problems in Population Genetics: Applications of Itô's Stochastic Integrals.- Poisson Processes in Biology.- VII. Space-Time Processes and Stochastic Partial Differential Equations.- Linear Stochastic Evolution Equation Models for Chemical Reactions.- Stochastic Measure Processes.- VIII. Phase Transitions and Irreversible Thermodynamics.- Stochastic Methods in Non-Equilibrium Thermodynamics.- Fluctuation Dynamics Near Chemical Instabilities.- Transition Phenomena in Nonlinear Optics.- IX. Markov Processes and Time Reversibility.- Time-Reversibility in Dynamical Systems.- List of Participants.- Index of Contributors.