Statistical 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.

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 a complete introduction into spatial networks.

Unraveling the mystery of the negative thermal expansion of liquid water has been a challenge for scientists for centuries.

Thermodynamics Kept Simple - A Molecular Approach: What is the Driving Force in the World of Molecules?

A unique volume exploring Majorana''s work, for graduate students and researchers interested in the history of science.

This book explores Lieb's Simplified approach to the ground state of systems of interacting bosons.

The sophistication of modern tools used in the study of statistical mechanics and field theory is often an obstacle to the easy understanding of new important current results reported in journals.

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

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

Thermal and statistical physics has established the principles and procedures needed to understand and explain the properties of systems consisting of macroscopically large numbers of particles.

This second edition of Dynamics, Information and Complexity in Quantum Systems widens its scope by focussing more on the dynamics of quantum correlations and information in microscopic and mesoscopic systems, and their use for metrological and machine learning purposes.

Graduate-level textbook examining important results and analytical techniques through a step-by-step presentation of the structure and function of complex networks.

This thesis establishes a multifaceted extension of the deterministic control framework that has been a workhorse of nonequilibrium statistical mechanics, to stochastic, discrete, and autonomous control mechanisms.

Textbook on statistical field theories for advanced graduate courses in statistical physics.

This book deals with certain important problems in Classical and Quantum Information Theory Quantum Information Theory, A Selection of Matrix Inequalities Stochastic Filtering Theory Applied to Electromagnetic Fields and Strings Wigner-distributions in Quantum Mechanics Quantization of Classical Field Theories Statistical Signal Processing Quantum Field Theory, Quantum Statistics, Gravity, Stochastic Fields and Information Problems in Information Theory It will be very helpful for students of Undergraduate and Postgraduate Courses in Electronics, Communication and Signal Processing.

This book presents a study of phase field modelling of solidification in metal alloy systems.

The "e;Scientific Highlights in Memory of Leon Van Hove"e; meeting brought together many distinguished scientists and several top officials of the European Community in honor of Leon Van Hove, an outstanding European scientist who contributed immensely to the research and development of mathematical and theoretical physics.

This volume of proceedings contains an updated glance at recent developments in statistical physics.

This volume presents a collection of original and peer-reviewed articles related with the applications of Statistical Physics dedicated to Professor Dr Leopoldo Garcia-Colin, in commemoration of his 80th birthday in 2010.

Introduction to gauge/string duality and its applications to quark-gluon plasma for researchers in string theory and quantum field theory.

This text presents a concise and thorough introduction to the main concepts and practical applications of thermodynamics and kinetics in materials science.

This invaluable book provides a broad introduction to a rapidly growing area of nonequilibrium statistical physics.

This fully updated and expanded new edition continues to provide the most readable, concise, and easy-to-follow introduction to thermal physics.

Understanding the structural and thermodynamic properties of surfaces, interfaces, and membranes is important for both fundamental and practical reasons.

This book explains how standard micro-founded macroeconomics is misguided and proposes an alternative method based on statistical physics.

This book provides an accessible yet thorough introduction to thermodynamics, crafted and class-tested over many years of teaching.

Thermal and statistical physics has established the principles and procedures needed to understand and explain the properties of systems consisting of macroscopically large numbers of particles.

This book helps readers understand the elusive concept of entropy to supplement undergraduate courses in physics, engineering, chemistry and mathematics.

The subject of this book is the Casimir effect, a manifestation of zero-point oscillations of the quantum vacuum resulting in forces acting between closely spaced bodies.

Written by a world-renowned theoretical physicist, Introduction to Statistical Physics, Second Edition clarifies the properties of matter collectively in terms of the physical laws governing atomic motion.

Econophysics explores the parallels between physics and economics and is an exciting topic that is attracting increasing attention.

This volume is the first in the new series Nonlinear Time Series and Chaos.

Investigation of the fractal and scaling properties of disordered systems has recently become a focus of great interest in research.

This book is about the Random Field Ising Model (RFIM) - a paradigmatic spin model featuring a frozen disordering field.

This book formulates a unified approach to the description of many-particle systems combining the methods of statistical physics and quantum field theory.

First published in 1998 this unique monograph treats topological, group-theoretic, and geometric problems of ideal hydrodynamics and magneto-hydrodynamics from a unified point of view.

This is the first book in a four-part series designed to give a comprehensive and coherent description of Fluid Dynamics, starting with chapters on classical theory suitable for an introductory undergraduate lecture course, and then progressing through more advanced material up to the level of modern research in the field.

Modern introduction to machine learning with neural networks.

Recent years have shown important and spectacular convergences between techniques traditionally used in theoretical physics and methods emerging from modern mathematics (combinatorics, probability theory, topology, algebraic geometry, etc).

This Element describes a generalisation of percolation to multilayer networks: weak multiplex percolation.

This engaging introduction to statistical reasoning will teach you how to apply powerful statistical tools in a technical context.

Over the last decade new experimental tools and theoretical concepts are providing new insights into collective nonequilibrium behavior of quantum systems.

This textbook serves to teach readers about the origins of life, the probabilistic process of self-assembly underpinning all living systems, from a biophysics perspective.

A completely revised edition that combines a comprehensive coverage of statistical and thermal physics with enhanced computational tools, accessibility, and active learning activities to meet the needs of today's students and educatorsThis revised and expanded edition of Statistical and Thermal Physics introduces students to the essential ideas and techniques used in many areas of contemporary physics.