Statistical mechanics: entropy, order parameters and complexity
Auteur :
Sethna, James
Éditeur :
Oxford University Press
ISBN :
9780198566779
Date de publication :
6 avr. 2006
Dimensions :
21,0 x 15,0 x 2,5 cm
Poids :
819 g
Format :
book
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
Sethna's book distills the core ideas of statistical mechanics to make room for new advances important to information theory, complexity, and modern biology. Aimed at advanced undergraduates and early graduate students, Sethna's text explores everything from chaos through information theory to life at the end of the universe.