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Statistical mechanics

by Sethna, James P.
Additional authors: ebrary, Inc.
Series: Oxford master series in statistical, computational, and theoretical physics | Oxford master series in physics ; . 14 Published by : Oxford University Press, (Oxford ; | New York :) Physical details: xix, 349 p. : ill.
Subject(s): Statistical mechanics. | Electronic books.
Year: 2006
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [313]-321) and index.

What is statistical mechanics? -- Random walks with emergent properties. -- Temperature and equilibrium. -- Phase-space dynamics and ergodicity. -- Entropy. -- Free energies. -- Quantum statistical mechanics. -- Calculation and computation. -- Order parameters, broken symmetry, and topology. -- Correlations, response, and dissipation. -- Abrupt phase transitions. -- Continuous phase transitions. -- Appendix: Fourier methods.

Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.

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