Statistical physics

Recent experimental evidence about the possibility of "e;absolute negative temperature"e; states in physical systems has triggered a stimulating debate about the consistency of such a concept from the point of view of Statistical Mechanics.

This book provides an accessible introduction to using the tools of differential geometry to tackle a wide range of topics in physics, with the concepts developed through numerous examples to help the reader become familiar with the techniques.

This book concerns the development of a theory of complex phenomena; using such concepts as fractals; chaos; and fractional derivatives; but; most important; the idea of an allometric control process is developed.

This book offers a unified perspective on the study of complex systems, with contributions written by leading scientists from various disciplines.

Stochastic descriptions of a harmonic oscillator can be obtained by adding additive noise, or/and three types of multiplicative noise: random frequency, random damping and random mass.

In recent years, there has been much synergy between the exciting areas of quantum information science and ultracold atoms.

Presenting in a coherent and accessible fashion current results in nanomagnetism, this book constitutes a comprehensive, rigorous and readable account, from first principles of the classical and quantum theories underlying the dynamics of magnetic nanoparticles subject to thermal fluctuations.

This book highlights cutting-edge topics in contemporary physics, discussing exciting advances and new forms of thinking in evolving fields with emphases both on natural phenomena and applications to modern engineering.

This book reviews and contrasts contemporary and historical perceptions of time from scientific and intuitive human points of view.

The book Modeling Reality covers a wide range of fascinating subjects, accessible to anyone who wants to learn about the use of computer modeling to solve a diverse range of problems, but who does not possess a specialized training in mathematics or computer science.

Links thermal physics and quantum mechanics to give advanced undergraduate and graduate students a modern appreciation for this remarkable subject.

These proceedings comprise the invited lectures and an edited sampling of few other contributions to the 4th Teaching Modern Physics Conference held in Badajoz (Spain) on July 1992, devoted to THERMODYNAMICS AND STATISTICAL PHYSICS: CRITICAL PHENOMENA, PHASE TRANSITIONS, NONLINEAR EVOLUTION, FRACTALS, COMPLEXITY,.

Reference for graduate students and researchers in particle physics, gravitation, cosmology, atomic-optical and condensed matter physics.

This book provides a review of the application of quantum field theory to condensed matter systems, introducing important techniques in condensed matter theory.

This Element presents one of the most recent developments in network science in a highly accessible style.

This 2003 book summarizes theoretical developments in statistical tools to measure financial markets, for students and professionals in econophysics and analytical markets.

Our original objective in writing this book was to demonstrate how the concept of the equation of motion of a Brownian particle - the Langevin equation or Newtonian-like evolution equation of the random phase space variables describing the motion - first formulated by Langevin in 1908 - so making him inter alia the founder of the subject of stochastic differential equations, may be extended to solve the nonlinear problems arising from the Brownian motion in a potential.

Presents a summary of current research on the philosophical issues inherent in the reduction of thermodynamics to statistical mechanics.

`Non-equilibrium Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics: Foundations and Applications' builds from basic principles to advanced techniques, and covers the major phenomena, methods, and results of time-dependent systems.

This book provides the reader with an elementary introduction to chaos and fractals, suitable for students with a background in elementary algebra, without assuming prior coursework in calculus or physics.

This book contains the general description of the mathematical pendulum subject to constant torque, periodic and random forces.

Pendulum is the simplest nonlinear system, which, however, provides the means for the description of different phenomena in Nature that occur in physics, chemistry, biology, medicine, communications, economics and sociology.

All measurements are subject to error because no quantity can be known exactly; hence, any measurement has a probability of lying within a certain range.

This textbook gradually introduces students to the statistical mechanical study of the different phases of matter and to the phase transitions between them.

This book expands the topic of Monte Carlo simulation for graduate students and researchers in physics.

Textbook on statistical physics for graduate and advanced undergraduate courses.

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

Random walks often provide the underlying mesoscopic mechanism for transport phenomena in physics, chemistry and biology.

This book discusses all three formalisms used in the study of finite temperature field theory, namely the imaginary time formalism, the closed time formalism and thermofield dynamics.

A comprehensive textbook covering the applications of string theory methods and the mathematics of AdS/CFT to areas of condensed matter physics.

Fluctuating parameters appear in a variety of physical systems and phenomena.

We live in a world of networks, where everything is amazingly close to everything else.

Theory of magnetic systems for graduate students and researchers in statistical physics and basic field theory.

The first two editions of Concise Chemical Thermodynamics proved to be a very popular introduction to a subject many undergraduate students perceive to be difficult due to the underlying mathematics.

This book highlights the importance of Electron Statistics (ES), which occupies a singular position in the arena of solid state sciences, in heavily doped (HD) nanostructures by applying Heisenberg's Uncertainty Principle directly without using the complicated Density-of-States function approach as given in the literature.

This volume is a collection of original papers and reviews in honour of James McGuire, one of the pioneers of integrable models in statistical physics.

This book provides a critical update of the most recent and innovative developments of avalanche science.

Presenting and developing the theory of spin glasses for mathematical physicists and probabilists working in disordered systems.

The first comprehensive graduate-level introduction to stochastic thermodynamicsStochastic thermodynamics is a well-defined subfield of statistical physics that aims to interpret thermodynamic concepts for systems ranging in size from a few to hundreds of nanometers, the behavior of which is inherently random due to thermal fluctuations.

This book collects lecture courses and seminars given at the Les Houches Summer School 2010 on "e;Quantum Theory: From Small to Large Scales"e;.

Equilibrium and nonequilibrium properties of correlated many-body systems are of growing interest in many areas of physics, including condensed matter, dense plasmas, nuclear matter and particles.

This new edition of College Physics Essentials provides a streamlined update of a major textbook for algebra-based physics.

What is deep learning for those who study physics?

This classic graduate lecture note volume on statistical mechanics focuses on Physics, rather than mathematics.

An innovative and modular textbook combining established classical topics in statistical mechanics with the latest developments in condensed matter physics.

Over 130 years ago, James Clerk Maxwell introduced his hypothetical "e;demon"e; as a challenge to the scope of the second law of thermodynamics.

The Equilibrium Theory of Inhomogeneous Polymers provides an introduction to the field-theoretic methods and computer simulation techniques that are used in the design of structured polymeric fluids.

Density functional theory (DFT) has blossomed in the past few decades into a powerful tool that is used by experimentalists and theoreticians alike.