Large Deviations in Physics
The Legacy of the Law of Large Numbers
Published on 6. June 2014
Book
Paperback/Softback
XIV, 314 pages
978-3-642-54250-3 (ISBN)
Description
This book reviews the basic ideas of the Law of Large Numbers with its consequences to the deterministic world and the issue of ergodicity. Applications of Large Deviations and their outcomes to Physics are surveyed. The book covers topics encompassing ergodicity and its breaking and the modern applications of Large deviations to equilibrium and non-equilibrium statistical physics, disordered and chaotic systems, and turbulence.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Berlin
Germany
Publishing group
Springer Berlin
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Research
Illustrations
40 s/w Abbildungen, 18 farbige Abbildungen
XIV, 314 p. 58 illus., 18 illus. in color.
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 155 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
499 gr
ISBN-13
978-3-642-54250-3 (9783642542503)
DOI
10.1007/978-3-642-54251-0
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Additional editions
Angelo Vulpiani | Fabio Cecconi | Massimo Cencini
Large Deviations in Physics
The Legacy of the Law of Large Numbers
E-Book
05/2014
Springer
€85.59
Available for download
Content
Ergodicity - A Basic Concept.- Large Deviations in Statistical Mechanics: Rigorous and Non-Rigorous.- Large Deviation Techniques for Long-Range Interactions.- Fluctuation-Dissipation and Fluctuation Relations: From Equilibrium to Nonequilibrium Phenomena and Back.- Stochastic Fluctuations in Deterministic Systems.- Large Deviation and Disordered Systems.- Large Deviations in Turbulence.- Ergodicity Breaking Challenges Monte Carlo Methods.- Anomalous Diffusion: Deterministic and Stochastic Perspectives.- The Use of Fluctuation Relations for the Analysis of Free-Energy Landscapes.