Mathematical physics

This wide-ranging book introduces information as a key concept not only in physics, from quantum mechanics to thermodynamics, but also in the neighboring sciences and in the humanities.

This book contains a selection of the latest research in the field of Computational Social Science (CSS) methods, uses, and results, as presented at the 2021 annual conference of the Computational Social Science Society of the Americas (CSSSA).

This book includes contributions about mathematics, physics, philosophy of science, economics and finance and resulted from the Summer School "e;Complexity and Emergence: Ideas, Methods, with a Special Attention to Economics and Finance"e; held in Lake Como School of Advanced Studies, on 22-27 July 2018.

This book aims at providing a solid basis for the education of the next generation of researchers in hot, dense QCD (Quantum ChromoDynamics) matter.

This book deals with the interdisciplinary areas of nuclear physics, supernovae and neutron star physics.

This book is based on the analysis of canonical commutation relations (CCRs) and their possible deformations.

This book presents an in-depth study of the discrete nonlinear Schrodinger equation (DNLSE), with particular emphasis on spatially small systems that permit analytic solutions.

This book discusses analytic and asymptotic methods relevant to radiative transfer in dilute media, such as stellar and planetary atmospheres.

The book aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of the most recent developments in finite volume methods.

Groups and Symmetries: From Finite Groups to Lie Groups presents an introduction to the theory of group representations and its applications in quantum mechanics.

This book studies a class of monopoles defined by certain mild conditions, called periodic monopoles of generalized Cherkis-Kapustin (GCK) type.

The book is based on the author's PhD thesis, which deals with the concept of time in quantum gravity and its relevance for the physics of the early Universe.

Concise, detailed, and transparently structured, this upper-level undergraduate textbook is an excellent resource for a one-semester course on thermodynamics for students majoring in physics, chemistry, or materials science.

Light signals in optical waveguides can be used to transmit very large amounts of data quickly and largely without interference.

This book covers the latest advances in applying agent-based modelling in social sciences.

This book describes a comprehensive approach to applying systems science formally to the deep analysis of a wide variety of complex systems.

Ce livre présente la théorie spectrale des opérateurs auto-adjoints en dimension infinie ainsi que son application à la mécanique quantique.

This book provides an in-depth and accessible description of special relativity and quantum mechanics which together form the foundation of 21st century physics.

Many people, including physicists, are confused about what the Second Law of thermodynamics really means, about how it relates to the arrow of time, and about whether it can be derived from classical mechanics.

This monograph explores classical electrodynamics from a geometrical perspective with a clear visual presentation throughout.

This revised, updated edition provides a comprehensive and rigorous description of the application of Hamilton's principle to continuous media.

Nonlinear Dispersive Equations are partial differential equations that naturally arise in physical settings where dispersion dominates dissipation, notably hydrodynamics, nonlinear optics, plasma physics and Bose-Einstein condensates.

The book discusses the potential of higher-order interactions to model real-world relational systems.

This book, now in a second revised and enlarged edition, covers a course of mathematics designed primarily for physics and engineering students.

This newly designed and enlarged edition offers an up-to-date presentation of biosensor development and modeling from both a chemical and a mathematical point of view.

The idea for this text emerged over several years as the authors participated in research projects related to analysis of data from NASA's RHESSI Small Explorer mission.

This book presents fresh insights into analogue quantum simulation.

This book presents a self-contained introduction to the physics of computing, by addressing the fundamental underlying principles that involve the act of computing, regardless of the actual machine that is used to compute.

This book gathers papers presented at the 13th International Conference on Mesh Methods for Boundary-Value Problems and Applications, which was held in Kazan, Russia, in October 2020.

This book grew out of the Random Transformations and Invariance in Stochastic Dynamics conference held in Verona from the 25th to the 28th of March 2019 in honour of Sergio Albeverio.

This book provides a detailed instruction to virtually reproduce the processes of Additive Manufacturing on a computer.

This brief provides a modern pedagogical exposition of the mechanical approach to statistical mechanics initiated by Boltzmann with his early works (1866-1871).

This book provides an itinerary to quantum mechanics taking into account the basic mathematics to formulate it.

This book offers a thorough technical elaboration and philosophical defense of an objectivist informational interpretation of quantum mechanics according to which its novel content is located in its kinematical framework, that is, in how the theory describes systems independently of the specifics of their dynamics.

What are the physical mechanisms that underlie the efficient generation and transfer of energy at the nanoscale?

This book presents numerical methods for solving a wide range of problems associated with the structure of atoms and simplest molecules, and their interaction with electromagnetic radiation, electrons, and other particles.

This book presents a unified view of the response of materials as a result of femtosecond laser excitation, introducing a general theory that captures both ultrashort-time non-thermal and long-time thermal phenomena.

The Mathieu series is a functional series introduced by Emile Leonard Mathieu for the purposes of his research on the elasticity of solid bodies.

This book presents quantum theory as a theory based on new relationships among matter, thought, and experimental technology, as against those previously found in physics, relationships that also redefine those between mathematics and physics in quantum theory.

This proceedings volume gathers together original articles and survey works that originate from presentations given at the conference Transient Transcendence in Transylvania, held in Brasov, Romania, from May 13th to 17th, 2019.

This book delivers a comprehensive and up-to-date treatment of practical applications of metamaterials, structured media, and conventional porous materials.

This book is comprised of the latest research into CSS methods, uses, and results, as presented at the 2020 annual conference of the Computational Social Science Society of the Americas (CSSSA).

This new expanded second edition has been totally revised and corrected.

The volume covers most of the topics addressed and discussed during the Workshop INdAM "e;Recent advances in kinetic equations and applications"e;, which took place in Rome (Italy), from November 11th to November 15th, 2019.

This thesis is devoted to the systematic study of non-local theories that respect Lorentz invariance and are devoid of new, unphysical degrees of freedom.

This book presents a unified study of dynamically coupled systems involving a rigid body and an ideal fluid flow from the perspective of Lagrangian and Hamiltonian mechanics.

This book provides an introduction to relativistic dissipative fluid dynamics, with particular emphasis on its derivation from microscopic transport theory.

This book is a substantially revised and expanded edition reflecting major developments in stochastic numerics since the first edition was published in 2004.

This textbook is the result of the enhancement of several courses on non-equilibrium statistics, stochastic processes, stochastic differential equations, anomalous diffusion and disorder.

This book bridges disparate fields in an exploration of the phenomena and applications surrounding molecular mobility in glassy materials experiencing inelastic deformation.