Statistical Mechanics
Fundamentals and Modern Applications
1st Edition
Published on 27. November 1997
Book
Hardback
XVI, 400 pages
978-0-471-16165-3 (ISBN)
Description
Statistical Mechanics reflects the latest techniques and developments in statistical mechanics. Covering a variety of concepts and topics - molecular dynamic methods, renormalization theory, chaos, polymer chain folding, oscillating chemical reactions, and cellular automata. 15 computer programs written in FORTRAN are provided to illustrate the concepts as well as more than 100 chapter-end exercises.
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"...a course based on the book will expose the richness and beauty of statistical mechanics to the students and...incite their curiosity for further study and research in this fascinating field." (Zentralblatt MATH, Vol. 973, 2001/23)More details
Product info
GB
Edition
1., Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
John Wiley & Sons Inc
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 27 mm
Weight
795 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-471-16165-3 (9780471161653)
Schweitzer Classification
Persons
RICHARD E. WILDE, PhD, is a professor emeritus of chemistry at Texas Tech University. He is a member of the American Chemical Society, The Royal Society of Chemistry, the American Physical Society, and a Fellow of AAAS. SURJIT SINGH, PhD, is a research scientist with the SubPicosecond and Quantum Radiation Laboratory at Texas Tech University. He is a member of the American Physical Society and the Indian Physics Association.
Content
ESSENTIALS.
Classical Statistical Mechanics.
Quantum Statistical Mechanics.
EQUILIBRIUM STATISTICAL MECHANICS.
Phase Transitions and Critical Phenomena.
The Liquid State.
Molecular Dynamics Methods.
Monte Carlo Methods.
Polymers, Proteins, and Spin Glass Models.
NONEQUILIBRIUM STATISTICAL MECHANICS.
The Boltzmann Equation.
Approaches to Brownian Motion.
Zwanzig-Mori Formalism.
Activated Barrier-Crossing Problem.
Oscillating Chemical Reactions and Chaos.
Introduction to Cellular Automation Models.
Appendices.
Bibliography.
Indexes.