Transport Processes in Macroscopically Disordered Media

Introduction.- Part I.- 1 Introduction.- 2 The methods of description of the macroscopically disordered media.- 3 Effective conductivity of macroscopically disordered systems.- 4 Elements of geometrical theory of percolation.- 5 Effective conductivity in geometrical percolation theory.- 6 Self-dual media.- 7 Continual percolation problem.- 8 The systems with exponentially broad spectrum of local properties.- 9 Finite scaling.- 10 Conductivity of percolation layer.- Part II.- 11 AC conductivity.- 12 Galvanomagnetic properties of macroscopically disordered media.- 13 Flicker noise (1/f-noise).- 14 Higher current moments.- 15 Thermoelectric properties.- 16 Effective elastic properties.- 17 Non-linear properties of composites.- 18 Effective properties of ferromagnetic composites.- 19 Temperature coefficient of resistance and the third harmonic generation in the vicinity of the percolation.- 20 Instability and chaos in the macroscopically disordered media with weak dissipation.- 21 Percolation-like description of the Abrikosov vortex.- 22 Anderson localization in the percolation structure.- 23 Conclusion.

Professor Andrew Snarskii obtained his physics undergraduate and Master Science degrees from Chernivtsi State University in 1972. In 1976 he received PhD also from Chernivtsi State University. He received degree of doctor of science (habilitation degree) from Kiev Institute of Physics in 1991. His fields of research include thermoelectricity, physical processes in percolation structures, deterministic chaos, fractals, theory of complex networks. Now he is a full tenured Professor of Kiev Polytechnic University.

Dr. Igor V. Bezsudnov graduated from Moscow Institute of Electronics and Mathematics in 1985. Since then he always worked in research and development departments of different companies. In 2012 he received Ph.D in physics from Bogolyubov Institute for Theoretical Physics of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine. His fields of research include the behaviour of inhomogeneous media near the percolation threshold, phenomenon of self-organized criticality, thermoelectric properties of disordered media, computer numerical modelling of complex media. Now his affiliation is vice director of NPP Nauka-Service, Moscow, chef of R&D.

Mr. Vladimir A. Sevryukov graduated from Bauman Moscow State Technical University in 1983. His work has always been connected with the development and application of advanced technologies and scientific achievements. Fields of research and interest includes percolation systems and their transport properties, computer modelling of highly disordered media. Currently he is the director of NPP Nauka-Service,Moscow.

Dr. Alexander Morozovskiy graduated from Kiev Polytechnic University in 1982. He worked as researcher in Kiev Institute of Metal Physics. He received his PhD from Kiev Institute of Metal Physics in 1988. His area of research includes theory of percolation, superconductivity, market microstructure, credit risk, econophysics. Currently he is working at Citibank.

Professor Joseph Malinsky