The specific Gibbs free energy has been calculated for the infinite range Ising model with fixed and finite interaction strength. The model shows a temperature driven first-order phase transition that differs from the infinite ranged Ising model with weak coupling. In the temperature-field phase...

The properties of the response function and the fluctuation dissipation relation in phase-ordering systems are discussed. These issues are shown to be highly nontrivial even in the relatively simple case of coarsening dynamics considered here. It is discussed how the connection between statics...

Traffic examples from vehicular systems to socio- and micro-biological systems are used to illustrate features relevant for modelling. After some comments on linear flow the emphasis turns to collective traffic flow, as it is captured by driven lattice-based excluding-particle models. An...