Statistical mechanics [electronic resource] : entropy, order parameters, and complexity / James P. Sethna.
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TextSeries: Publication details: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2006.Description: 1 electronic resource (xix, 349 p.)ISBN: - 019856676X (hbk.)
- 0198566778 (pbk.)
- 9780198566762
- 9780198566779
- 9780191566219 (e-book).
- 9780198566762:
- Statistical mechanics
- Physics
- Cosmology & the universe
- Quantum physics (quantum mechanics & quantum field theory)
- Thermochemistry & chemical thermodynamics
- Mechanical engineering & materials
- Maths for engineers
- Atomic & molecular physics
- Thermodynamics & heat
- Plasma physics
- Physics of gases
- Condensed matter physics (liquid state & solid state physics)
- Low temperature physics
- Maths for scientists
IT Carlow ebook.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [313]-321) and index.
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.
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