Thermodynamic Formalism - The Mathematical Structure of Equilibrium Statistical Mechanics, 2nd

Informationen zum Autor David Ruelle is a Professor Emeritus at Institut des Hautes etudes Scientifiques, Bures-sur-Yvette, Paris. Klappentext Reissued in the Cambridge Mathematical Library this classic book outlines the theory of thermodynamic formalism. Zusammenfassung Reissued in the Cambridge Mathematical Library this classic book outlines the theory of thermodynamic formalism. Background material on mathematics has been collected in appendices to help the reader. Contains a new preface specially written for this edition by the author! updates on open problems and exercises. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Introduction to the 2nd edition; 2. Introduction; 3. Theory of Gibbs States; 4. Gibbs States: complements; 5. Translation invariance: theory of equilibrium states; 6. Connection between Gibbs States and equilibrium; 7. One-dimensional systems; 8. Extension of the thermodynamic formalism; Appendix A.1. Miscellaneous definitions and results; Appendix A.2. Topological dynamics; Appendix A.3. Convexity; Appendix A.4. Measures and abstract dynamical systems; Appendix A.5. Integral representations on convex compact sets; Appendix B. Open problems; Appendix C. Flows; Appendix D. Update of open problems.

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• Authors: David Ruelle, David (Institut des Hautes Etudes Scientifiques Ruelle, Ruelle David
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 25.11.2004
• EAN: 9780521546492
• ISBN: 978-0-521-54649-2
• Dimensions: 155 mm x 228 mm x 14 mm
• Series: Cambridge Mathematical Library
• Subjects: Education and learning > Teaching preparation > Vocational needs; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Physics, astronomy > Miscellaneous; SCIENCE / Mechanics / Thermodynamics, MATHEMATICS / Mathematical Analysis, Thermodynamics & heat, Calculus & mathematical analysis, Calculus and mathematical analysis, Thermodynamics and heat