Elements of Statistical Mechanics - With an Introduction to Quantum Field Theory and Numerical Simulation

Informationen zum Autor I. Sachs is Professor of Physics at the Department of Physics! Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitat (LMU)! Munchen! Germany. S. Sen is the Deputy Director of the Hamilton Mathematics Institute Trinity College! Dublin and coauthor of Nash & Sen! Topology and Geometry for Physicists (ISBN 0125140819) J. C. Sexton is Director of High Performance Computing and also Associate Professor at the Department of Pure and Applied Mathematics at Trinity College! Dublin. Klappentext A concise textbook introducing key concepts! tools and applications of statistical mechanics. Zusammenfassung A concise 2006 introduction to key concepts and tools of statistical mechanics. Self-contained! it combines analytical and numerical techniques! and presents a diverse range of applications. Built on many years' teaching experience! this textbook is ideal for advanced students across the physical sciences. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; List of fundamental physical constraints; 1. The problem; 2. Statistical mechanics; 3. Variations of a theme; 4. Handling interactions; 5. Monte Carlo integration; 6. Numerical molecular dynamics; 7. Quantum statistical mechanics; 8. Astrophysics; 9. Non-relativistic quantum field theory; 10. Superfluidity; 11. Path integrals; 12. A second look; 13. Phase transitions and the renormalization group; Index.

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• Authors: Ivo Sachs, Ivo (Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitat Munchen Sachs, Ivo Sen Sachs, Sachs Ivo, Siddartha Sen, Siddhartha Sen, Sen Siddhartha, James Sexton, Sexton James
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 11.05.2006
• EAN: 9780521841986
• ISBN: 978-0-521-84198-6
• No. of pages: 348
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Physics, astronomy > General, dictionaries; SCIENCE / Physics / General, SCIENCE / Physics / Quantum Theory, Quantum physics (quantum mechanics & quantum field theory), Quantum physics (quantum mechanics and quantum field theory), Statistical physics