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An accessible and interdisciplinary introduction to the applications of statistical mechanics across the sciences. The book contains a discussion of the methods of statistical physics and includes mathematical explanations alongside guidance to enable the reader to translate theory into practice.
List of contents
- 1: Introduction
- 2: Ideal Gas
- 3: Rubber Bands
- 4: Percolitis
- 5: Ferromagnetism
- 6: Maximum Entropy Methods
- 7: Power Laws
- 8: Universality, Renormalization and Critical Phenomena
- 9: Social Sciences
- 10: Biological Sciences
- 11: Physical Sciences
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About the author
Since completing his PhD at Princeton University, Lawrence S. Schulman has taught at Indiana University and the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, and is currently a Professor of Physics at Clarkson University. His research interests span statistical physics, condensed matter physics, quantum mechanics and cosmology. He has contributed to diverse areas from galactic morphology to the arrow of time and has authored two books and numerous articles in these fields. He is fascinated by the miracle of statistical mechanics.
Summary
An accessible and interdisciplinary introduction to the applications of statistical mechanics across the sciences. The book contains a discussion of the methods of statistical physics and includes mathematical explanations alongside guidance to enable the reader to translate theory into practice.
Additional text
This book ensures that all readers can grasp the fundamental principles and applications of physics, making it an excellent educational tool for a wide range of students.
