Statistical mechanics entropy, order parameters, and complexity / [electronic resource] :
James P. Sethna.
- Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2006.
- xix, 349 p. : ill.
- Oxford master series in statistical, computational, and theoretical physics Oxford master series in physics ; 14 .
- Oxford master series in statistical, computational, and theoretical physics. Oxford master series in physics ; 14. .
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.
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