Statistical mechanics entropy, order parameters, and complexity /

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Príomhchruthaitheoir: Sethna, James P.
Údar corparáideach: ebrary, Inc
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Foilsithe / Cruthaithe: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2006.
Sraith:Oxford master series in statistical, computational, and theoretical physics.
Oxford master series in physics ; 14.
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Clár na nÁbhar:
  • 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.