Statistical physics

This book provides an accessible introduction to thermal physics with computational approaches that complement the traditional mathematical treatments of classical thermodynamics and 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.

The 19th IUPAP International Conference on Statistical Physics is devoted to the general field of statistical physics, including traditional topics such as statistical methods concerning the static and dynamic properties of mesoscopic and macroscopic states of matter, as well as hot topics of current interest in applications of statistical physics.

This Element explores the relations between dynamics and modularity on networks, emphasising the importance of time scale separation and network symmetry.

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

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

In this book, the authors bring together basic ideas from fracture mechanics and statistical physics, classical theories, simulation and experimental results to make the statistical physics aspects of fracture more accessible.

This book delves into the intricate world of soft matter physics, specifically focusing on two contemporary complex systems: ferronematics and living liquid crystals.

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

An in-depth account on complex connectivity patterns for graduates and researchers in statistical mechanics, mathematical biology and information science.

This book is the fifth volume of papers on advanced problems of phase transitions and critical phenomena, the first four volumes appeared in 2004, 2007, 2012, and 2015.

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

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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;.

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.

This book is essentially based on the lecture course on "e;Statistical Physics"e;, which was taught by the author at the physical faculty of the Ural State University in Ekaterinburg since 1992.

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

In the past thirty years, the area of spin glasses has experienced rapid growth, including the development of solvable models for glassy systems.

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

Thermodynamics is the physical science surrounding work, heat, and relationships across fundamental quantities, and situates itself near the center of multiple disciplines through its generality and timelessness.

Thermodynamics can never be made easy, but with the right approach and a consistent use of scientific terms it can be made less opaque, and it can give a person, who is prepared to try, an insight into how science explains why things happen the way they do.

This textbook, first published in 2004, provides an introduction to the major mathematical structures used in physics today.

An advanced introduction to a powerful method for describing quantum phenomena for researchers and graduate students.

Detailed account of computational statistical physics, including theoretical foundations and modern, computational applications.

Overview of systems of frequency distributions, their properties, applications to the fields of water resources and environmental engineering.

This textbook provides everything you need to get through a basic physics course.

Within a unifying framework, Diffusion: Formalism and Applications covers both classical and quantum domains, along with numerous applications.

This book presents a broad collection of models and computational methods - from atomistic to continuum - applied to crystal dislocations.

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

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

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

The purpose of this textbook is to bring together, in a self-contained introductory form, the scattered material in the field of stochastic processes and statistical physics.

This book presents an introduction to the main concepts of statistical physics, followed by applications to specific problems and more advanced concepts, selected for their pedagogical or practical interest.

Computer science and physics have been closely linked since the birth of modern computing.

This book offers the reader a journey through the counterintuitive nature of Brownian motion under confinement.

This symposium is dedicated to Prof N N Bogolubov on the occasion of his 80th birthday.

"e;an impressive text that addresses a glaring gap in the teaching of physical chemistry, being specifically focused on biologically-relevant systems along with a practical focus.

This book provides a captivating journey through the realms of classical and quantum systems as it unravels the profound influence that noise may have on their static and dynamic properties.

Random evolution denotes a class of stochastic processes which evolve according to a rule which varies in time according to jumps.

This monograph aims to offer a concise introduction to optimal transport, quickly transitioning to its applications in statistics and machine learning.

A collection of solved problems corresponding to topics in undergraduate and graduate Quantum Mechanics courses.

This book unifies and consolidates methods for analyzing multilayer networks arising from the social and physical sciences and computing.

Combining a statistical physics approach and rigorous econometric analysis, this new framework looks at growth and decline in business firms.

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

This is the first scientic book devoted to the Pauli exclusion principle, which is a fundamental principle of quantum mechanics and is permanently applied in chemistry, physics, and molecular biology.

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.

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