Statistical mechanics entropy, order parameters, and complexity /

Wedi'i Gadw mewn:
Manylion Llyfryddiaeth
Prif Awdur: Sethna, James P.
Awdur Corfforaethol: ebrary, Inc
Fformat: Electronig eLyfr
Iaith:Saesneg
Cyhoeddwyd: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2006.
Cyfres:Oxford master series in statistical, computational, and theoretical physics.
Oxford master series in physics ; 14.
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Tabl Cynhwysion:
  • What is statistical mechanics?
  • Random walks with emergent properties.
  • Temperature and equilibrium.
  • Phase-space dynamics and ergodicity.
  • Entropy.
  • Free energies.
  • Quantum statistical mechanics.
  • Calculation and computation.
  • Order parameters, broken symmetry, and topology.
  • Correlations, response, and dissipation.
  • Abrupt phase transitions.
  • Continuous phase transitions.
  • Appendix: Fourier methods.