Statistical physics

Practical numerical methods for solving differential equations are illustrated in the increasingly popular open source language R.

This book delves into the foundational principles governing the treatment of molecular networks and "e;chemical space"e;-the comprehensive domain encompassing all physically achievable molecules-from the perspectives of vector space, graph theory, and data science.

Thermodynamics Problem Solving in Physical Chemistry: Study Guide and Map is an innovative and unique workbook that guides physical chemistry students through the decision-making process to assess a problem situation, create appropriate solutions, and gain confidence through practice solving physical chemistry problems.

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

Statistical Mechanics is the study of systems where the number of interacting particles becomes infinite.

This hands-on guide is primarily intended to be used in undergraduate laboratories in the physical sciences and engineering.

This book presents a complete encyclopedia of superconducting fluctuations, summarising the last thirty-five years of work in the field.

This book includes nine articles representing a timely snapshot of the state of the art in the different areas of combinatorics.

A demonstration of how time series econometrics can be used in economics and finance.

To understand phenomena in nature, it is important to focus not only on properties of stationary states, but also their changes in time, that is, the dynamics between bistable states.

The importance and the beauty of modern quantum field theory resides in the power and variety of its methods and ideas, which find application in domains as different as particle physics, cosmology, condensed matter, statistical mechanics and critical phenomena.

This book presents cutting-edge research addressing the mathematical models used to tackle the "e;Target problem"e; as it manifests itself in a wide range of disciplines.

This book introduces an approach to protein folding from the point of view of kinetic theory.

A philosophical perspective to statistical mechanics for graduate students and researchers in the foundations and philosophy of physics.

The present volume is an updated version of the book edited by C N Yang and M L Ge on the topics of braid groups and knot theory, which are related to statistical mechanics.

This book attempts to answer why there is so much interest in clusters.

Energy is at the heart of physics and of huge importance to society and yet no book exists specifically to explain it, and in simple terms.

Brownian diffusion is the motion of one or more solute molecules in a sea of very many, much smaller solvent molecules.

The book provides a unifying insight into fluctuation phenomena in a broad variety of vibrational systems of current interest.

Updated textbook for graduate students and researchers who use computer simulations in their research.

This volume gives an interdisciplinary discussion on the topological aspects of general networks and critical systems for physicists, chemists, biologists, mathematicians, medical scientists, social scientists, and other related researchers.

Introduction to stochastic processes and their applications, and methods for numerical simulation, for graduate students and researchers in physics.

It is generally believed that collisions of particles reduce the self-diffusion coefficient.

The book is devoted to the questions of the long-time behavior of solutions for evolution equations, connected with kinetic models in statistical physics.

This book provides a graduate-level introduction to three powerful and closely related techniques in condensed matter physics: memory functions, projection operators, and the defect technique.

Presents a modern and interdisciplinary perspective on cities that combines new data with tools from statistical physics and urban economics.

As an introductory account of the theory of phase transitions and critical phenomena, this book reflects lectures given by the authors to graduate students at their departments and is thus classroom-tested to help beginners enter the field.

A modern introduction to statistics for undergraduates in physics, with worked examples and case studies to illustrate techniques presented.

While systems at equilibrium are treated in a unified manner through the partition function formalism, the statistical physics of out-of-equilibrium systems covers a large variety of situations that are often without apparent connection.

The aim of this book is to elucidate a number of basic topics in physics of dense plasmas that interface with condensed matter physics, atomic physics, nuclear physics, and astrophysics.

A self-contained, pedagogical introduction to string cosmology for astrophysicists and high-energy physicists, first published in 2007.

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

Statistical mechanics is our tool for deriving the laws that emerge from complex systems.

This book is devoted to analysis of Monte Carlo methods developed in rarefied gas dynamics.

Thermodynamics and information touch theory every facet of chemistry.

This text provides a uniform and consistent approach to diversified problems encountered in the study of dynamical processes in condensed phase molecular systems.

Symmetry is at the heart of our understanding of matter.

This volume of proceedings of the XXII Winter Meeting on Statistical Physics provides an overview of the subjects of current interest in statistical physics.

Authored by a well-known expert in the field of nonequilibrium statistical physics, this book is a coherent presentation of the subject suitable for masters and PhD students, as well as postdocs in physics and related disciplines.

This is a book about graph homomorphisms.

Energy is at the heart of physics and of huge importance to society and yet no book exists specifically to explain it, and in simple terms.

A graduate-level textbook in statistical physics and thermodynamics.

The Luttinger Model is the only model of many-fermion physics with legitimate claims to be both exactly and completely solvable.

A comprehensive overview of recent progress in nonequilibrium statistical mechanics, including applications across a range of disciplines.

Hermite's theorem makes it known that there are three levels of mathematical frames in which a simple addition formula is valid.

Brownian motion is one of the most important stochastic processes in continuous time and with continuous state space.

This book offers a comprehensive discussion of developments at the interface of particle physics, supergravity, and cosmology, for graduates and researchers.

This proceedings volume aims to expose graduate students to the basic ideas of field theory and statistical mechanics and to give them an understanding and appreciation of current topical research.