This book presents studies of complexity in the context of nonequilibrium phenomena using theory, modeling, simulations, and experiments, both in the laboratory and in nature.

Inhalt
Space Plasmas.- Nonequilibrium Phenomena in the Magnetosphere.- Complexity and Intermittent Turbulence in Space Plasmas.- Complexity and Topological Disorder in the Earth's Magnetotail Dynamics.- Simulation Study of SOC Dynamics in Driven Current-Sheet Models.- Two State Transition Model of the Magnetosphere.- Global and Multiscale Phenomena of the Magnetosphere.- Low Frequency Magnetic Fluctuations in the Earth's Plasma Sheet.- Magnetospheric Multiscale Mission.- Laboratory Plasmas.- Perspectives of Intermittency in the Edge Turbulence of Fusion Devices.- Transition to Self-Organized High Confinement States in Tokamak Plasmas.- Internal Transport Barriers in Magnetised Plasmas.- Characterization of Turbulence in Terms of Probability Density Function.- Phase Transition in Dusty Plasmas.- Cross-Disciplinary Studies.- Precursors of Catastrophic Failures.- Multi-Scale Interactions and Predictability of the Indian Summer Monsoon.