Dynamics of dissipation. Invited lectures delivered during the 38th Karpacz winter school of theoretical physics on ``Dynamical semigroups: Dissipation, chaos, quanta'', Lądek Zdrój, Poland, February 6--15, 2002 (Q1419890)

The articles of this volume will be reviewed individually. The preceding winter school has been reviewed (see Zbl 1013.00523). Indexed articles: \textit{Cohen, E. G. D.}, Some recent advances in classical statistical mechanics, 7-33 [Zbl 1083.82008] \textit{Jarzynski, C.}, What is the microscopic response of a system driven far from equilibrium?, 63-82 [Zbl 1047.82017] \textit{Kusnezov, D.; Lutz, E.; Aoki, K.}, Non-equilibrium statistical mechanics of classical and quantum systems, 83-108 [Zbl 1043.82022] \textit{Gaspard, P.}, Dynamical theory of relaxation in classical and quantum systems, 111-163 [Zbl 1042.81025] \textit{Fishman, S.; Rahav, S.}, Relaxation and noise in chaotic systems, 165-192 [Zbl 1058.70023] \textit{Dorfman, J. R.}, Fractal structures in the phase space of simple chaotic systems with transport, 193-212 [Zbl 1059.70017] \textit{Rudnicki, R.; Pichór, K.; Tyran-Kamińska, M.}, Markov semigroups and their applications, 215-238 [Zbl 1057.47046] \textit{Alicki, R.}, Invitation to quantum dynamical semigroups, 239-264 [Zbl 1042.46040] \textit{Fannes, M.}, Finite dissipative quantum systems, 265-281 [Zbl 1042.81050] \textit{Benatti, F.; Floreanini, R.; Romano, R.}, Complete positivity in dissipative quantum dynamics, 283-304 [Zbl 1283.81005] \textit{Cohen, D.}, Driven chaotic mesoscopic systems, dissipation and decoherence, 317-350 [Zbl 1057.70013] \textit{Wellens, T.; Buchleitner, A.}, Quantum state control in cavity QED, 351-375 [Zbl 1044.81771] \textit{Strunz, W. T.}, Solving Schrödinger's equation for an open system and its environment, 377-392 [Zbl 1283.81096] \textit{Tasaki, S.}, Thermodynamic behavior of large dynamical systems -- quantum 1d conductor and classical multibaker map, 395-412 [Zbl 1045.82018] \textit{Bellissard, J.}, Coherent and dissipative transport in aperiodic solids: an overview, 413-485 [Zbl 1283.82008] \textit{Erdős, L.}, Scaling limits of Schrödinger quantum mechanics, 487-506 [Zbl 1283.82006]