Cybernetical physics. From control of chaos to quantum control. (Q859464)

A number of ideas and results related to the field of cybernetical physics are presented in this book. Norbert Wiener defined the cybernetics as ``the science of control and communication in the animal and the machine''. The main aim of physics is to describe and analyze the behavior of natural systems, while the aim of cybernetics is to find methods of transforming a system by means of controlling actions in order to achieve its prescribed behavior. The area of cybernetical physics is the study of physical systems by cybernetical means. So, this book belongs to a interdisciplinary area which is infinitely broad and reflects the increase of information exchange and dissemination of ideas between experts from different backgrounds and research areas. The contents of this book is really wide. Thus, the deeper understanding of the book sometimes requires an extra effort from the reader. In the book such problems like control of conservative and dissipative systems, controlled synchronization, control of chaos, control of chaos in distributed systems, laser control of molecular dynamics, etc. are considered. This book is a part of Springer complexity program and may be very useful for researchers from different backgrounds in physics, mathematics, engineering and postgraduate students working for a deeper understanding of structure and behavior of complex systems.