Statistical mechanics : enthropy, order parameters, and complexit y /
Sethna, James P.
Statistical mechanics : enthropy, order parameters, and complexit y / James P. Sethna - Oxford : Oxford University Press , 2006 - xix, 349 p. : ill. ; 25 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index
What is statistical mechanics? -- Random walks with emergent propert ies. -- Temperature and equilibrium. -- Phase-space dynamics and ergod icity. -- Entropy. -- Free energies. -- Quantum statistical mechanics. -- Calculation and computation. -- Order parameters, broken symmetry, and topology. -- Correlations, response, and dissipation. -- Abrupt ph ase transitions. -- Continuous phase transitions. -- Appendix: Fourier methods.
9780198566779
Statistical mechanics
530.13
Statistical mechanics : enthropy, order parameters, and complexit y / James P. Sethna - Oxford : Oxford University Press , 2006 - xix, 349 p. : ill. ; 25 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index
What is statistical mechanics? -- Random walks with emergent propert ies. -- Temperature and equilibrium. -- Phase-space dynamics and ergod icity. -- Entropy. -- Free energies. -- Quantum statistical mechanics. -- Calculation and computation. -- Order parameters, broken symmetry, and topology. -- Correlations, response, and dissipation. -- Abrupt ph ase transitions. -- Continuous phase transitions. -- Appendix: Fourier methods.
9780198566779
Statistical mechanics
530.13