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Statistical Mechanics (Advanced Texts in Physics)
Franz Schwabl Manufacturer: Springer ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover Similar Items:
ASIN: 3540323430 |
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The completely revised new edition of the classical book on Statistical Mechanics covers the basic concepts of equilibrium and non-equilibrium statistical physics. In addition to a deductive approach to equilibrium statistics and thermodynamics based on a single hypothesis - the form of the microcanonical density matrix - this book treats the most important elements of non-equilibrium phenomena. Intermediate calculations are presented in complete detail. Problems at the end of each chapter help students to consolidate their understanding of the material. Beyond the fundamentals, this text demonstrates the breadth of the field and its great variety of applications. Modern areas such as renormalization group theory, percolation, stochastic equations of motion and their applications to critical dynamics, kinetic theories, as well as fundamental considerations of irreversibility, are discussed. The text will be useful for advanced students of physics and other natural sciences; a basic knowledge of quantum mechanics is presumed.Customer Reviews:
This should be the canonical undergrad Stat Mech text.......2007-03-18
holy bible of statistical mechanics.......2007-02-26
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Evolution of Phase Transitions: A Continuum Theory
Rohan Abeyaratne , and James K. Knowles Manufacturer: Cambridge University Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover Similar Items:
ASIN: 0521661471 |
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This work began with the author’s exploration of the applicability of the finite deformation theory of elasticity when various standard assumptions such as convexity of various energies or ellipticity of the field equations of equilibrium are relinquished. The finite deformation theory of elasticity turns out to be a natural vehicle for the study of phase transitions in solids where thermal effects can be neglected. This is an essential work to those interested in the development and application of continuum-mechanical models that describe the macroscopic response of materials capable of undergoing stress- or temperature-induced transitions between two solid phases. The focus is on the evolution of phase transitions which may be either dynamic or quasi-static, controlled by a kinetic relation which in the framework of classical thermomechanics represents information that is supplementary to the usual balance principles and constitutive laws of conventional theory. The book should be of interest to mechanicians, materials scientists, geophysicists, and applied mathematicians.
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Phase Transition Dynamics
Akira Onuki Manufacturer: Cambridge University Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 0521572932 |
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This book treats a wide variety of topics systematically by constructing time-dependent Ginzburg-Landau models for various systems in physics, metallurgy, and polymer science. Beginning with a summary of advanced statistical-mechanical theories including the renormalization group theory, the book reviews dynamical theories, and covers the kinetics of phase ordering, spinodal decomposition, and nucleation in depth. The phase transition dynamics of real systems are discussed, treating interdisciplinary problems in a unified manner. New topics include supercritical fluid dynamics, stress-diffusion coupling in polymers, and mesoscopic dynamics at structural phase transitions in solids.Download Description
Phase transition dynamics is centrally important to current condensed matter physics. This book treats a wide variety of topics systematically by constructing time-dependent Ginzburg-Landau models for various systems in physics, metallurgy, and polymer science. Beginning with a summary of advanced statistical-mechanical theories including the renormalization group theory, the book reviews dynamical theories, and covers the kinetics of phase ordering, spinodal decomposition, and nucleation in depth. The phase transition dynamics of real systems are discussed, treating interdisciplinary problems in a unified manner. New topics include supercritical fluid dynamics, stress-diffusion coupling in polymers, and mesoscopic dynamics at structural phase transitions in solids. Theoretical and experimental approaches to shear flow problems in fluids are reviewed. Phase Transition Dynamics provides a comprehensive account, building on the statistical mechanics of phase transitions covered in many introductory textbooks. It will be essential reading for researchers and advanced graduate students in physics, chemistry, metallurgy, and polymer science.
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The Physics of Structural Phase Transitions
Minoru Fujimoto Manufacturer: Springer ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 0387948562 |
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Phase transitions in which crystalline solids undergo structural changes present an interesting problem in the interplay between the crystal structure and the ordering process. This text, intended for readers with some prior knowledge of condensed-matter physics, emphasizes the basic physics behind such spontaneous structural changes in crystals. Starting with the relevant thermodynamic principles, the book discusses the nature of order variables and their collective motion in a crystal lattice; in a structural phase transition a singularity in such a collective mode is responsible for the lattice instability, as revealed by soft phonons. This mechanism is analogous to the interplay of a charge-density wave and a periodically deformed lattice in low- dimensional conductors. The text also describes experimental methods for modulated crystal structures and gives examples of structural changes in representative systems. The book is divided into two parts. The first, theoretical, part includes such topics as: the Landau theory of phase transitions; statistics, correlations and the mean-field approximation; pseudospins and their collective modes; soft lattice modes and pseudospin condensates; lattice imperfections and their role in the phase transitions of real crystals. The second part discusses experimental studies of modulated crystals using x-ray diffraction, neutron inelastic scattering, light scattering, dielectric measurements, and magnetic resonance spectroscopy. While the presence of modulated structures in the critical region was not particularly suggested in the published.
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Nonequilibrium Phase Transitions in Lattice Models (Collection Alea-Saclay: Monographs and Texts in Statistical Physics)
Joaquin Marro , and Ronald Dickman Manufacturer: Cambridge University Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover Similar Items: ASIN: 0521480620 |
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This book provides an introduction to nonequilibrium statistical physics via lattice models. Beginning with an introduction to the basic driven lattice gas, the early chapters discuss the relevance of this lattice model to certain natural phenomena, examining simulation results in detail. Later chapters discuss absorbing-state transitions, and examine a variety of systems subject to dynamic disorder. The book discusses the effects of multiparticle rules, nonunique absorbing-states and conservation laws, as well as the use of methods such as mean-field theory, Monte Carlo simulation and the concept of universality. It also includes detailed references and examples using simple respresentations of nature to describe real systems.Customer Reviews:
Excellent review of recent advances on the field........1999-11-02
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Analysis and Simulation of Fluid Dynamics (Advances in Mathematical Fluid Mechanics)
Manufacturer: Birkhäuser Basel ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 3764377410 |
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This volume collects the contributions of a conference held in June 2005, at the laboratoire Paul Painlevé (UMR CNRS 8524) in Lille, France. The meeting was intended to review hot topics and future trends in fluid dynamics, with the objective to foster exchanges of theoretical and numerical viewpoints.
The content of the volume can be split into three categories:
A first set of contributions is devoted to the description of the connection between different models of fluid dynamics. An important part of these papers relies on the discussion of the modeling issues, the identification of the relevant dimensionless coefficients, and on the physical interpretation of the models.
A second set of contributions considers the question of the stability of particular structures in fluid mechanics equations.
The third set of contributions is concerned with numerical issues; it is indeed a crucial challenge to design numerical schemes that are able to capture the complex features generated by fluid flows.
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Classical Nucleation Theory in Multicomponent Systems
Hanna Vehkamäki Manufacturer: Springer ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 3540292136 |
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Nucleation is the initial step of every first-order phase transition, and most phase transitions encountered both in everyday life and industrial processes are of the first-order. Using an elegant classical theory based on thermodynamics and kinetics, this book provides a fully detailed picture of multi-component nucleation. As many of the issues concerning multi-component nucleation theory have been solved during the last 10-15 years, it also thoroughly integrates both fundamental theory with recent advances presented in the literature. Classical Nucleation Theory in Multicomponent Systems serves as a textbook for advanced thermodynamics courses, as well as an important reference for researchers in the field. The main topics covered are: the basic relevant thermodynamics and statistical physics; modelling a molecular cluster as a spherical liquid droplet; predicting the size and composition of the nucleating critical clusters; kinetic models for cluster growth and decay; calculating nucleation rates; and a full derivation and application of nucleation theorems that can be used to extract microscopic cluster properties from nucleation rate measurements. The assumptions and approximations needed to build the classical theory are described in detail, and the reasons why the theory fails in certain cases are explained. Relevant problems are presented at the end of each chapter.
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Computer Simulation Studies in Condensed-Matter Physics XVII: Proceedings of the Seventeenth Workshop, Athens, GA, USA, February 16-20, 2004 (Springer Proceedings in Physics)
Manufacturer: Springer ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 3540265643 |
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This status report features the most recent developments in the field, spanning a wide range of topical areas in the computer simulation of condensed matter/materials physics. Both established and new topics are included, ranging from the statistical mechanics of classical magnetic spin models to electronic structure calculations, quantum simulations, and simulations of soft condensed matter. The book presents new physical results as well as novel methods of simulation and data analysis. Highlights of this volume include various aspects of non-equilibrium statistical mechanics, studies of properties of real materials using both classical model simulations and electronic structure calculations, and the use of computer simulations in teaching.
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Computer Simulation Studies in Condensed-Matter Physics XVIII: Proceedings of the Eighteenth Workshop, Athens, GA, USA, March 7-11, 2005 (Springer Proceedings in Physics)
Manufacturer: Springer ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 3540326391 |
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This volume represents a "status report" emanating from presentations made during the 18 th Annual Workshop on Computer Simulations Studies in Condensed Matter Physics at the Center for Simulational Physics at the University of Georgia in March 2005. It provides a broad overview of the most recent advances in the field, spanning the range from statistical physics to soft condensed matter and biological systems. Results on nanostructures and materials are included as are several descriptions of advances in quantum simulations and quantum computing as well as.methodological advances.
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Dynamics in First Order Phase Transitions in Equilibrium and Nonequilibrium Systems (Lecture Notes in Physics, Vol 207)
Manufacturer: Springer ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 0387133798 |
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The Shepherd And Other Christmas Stories: The Gift Of The Magi, The Cricket On The Hearth, Yes, Virginia There Is A Santa Claus, Hoodoo Mcgiggin And Christmas Cake Recipe
Frederick Forsyth , O. Henry , Charles Dickens , Francis P. Church , and Stephen Leacock Manufacturer: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC Audio) ProductGroup: Book Binding: Audio CD Similar Items: ASIN: 0660192829 |
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The Shepherd & other Xmas Stories.......2006-12-23
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Charles Dickens: Great Expectations, Hard Times, the Cricket on the Hearth (Great Classic Library)
Charles Dickens Manufacturer: Longmeadow Pr ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 0681007761 |
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The Cricket on the Hearth
Charles Dickens Manufacturer: Wildside Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 0809500418 Release Date: 2007-03-30 |
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Dickens gave his first formal expression to his Christmas thoughts in his series of small books, the first of which was the famous "Christmas Carol." There followed four others: "The Chimes," "The Cricket on the Hearth," "The Battle of Life," and "The Haunted Man." The five are known today as the "Christmas Books." Of them all the "Carol" is the best known and loved, and "The Cricket on the Hearth," although third in the series, is perhaps next in popularity, and is especially familiar to Americans through Joseph Jefferson's characterisation of Caleb Plummer.Download Description
THE kettle began it! Don't tell me what Mrs. Peerybingle said. I know better. Mrs. Peerybingle may leave it on record to the end of time that she couldn't say which of them began it; but, I say the kettle did. I ought to know, I hope!Customer Reviews:
Useless format.......2001-12-01
Yuck!.......1996-12-18
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Charles Dickens Christmas Set: The Chimes, the Cricket on the Hearth , the Seven Poor Travellers and a Christmas Carol
Manufacturer: Blackstone Audiobooks ProductGroup: Book Binding: Audio CD Similar Items:
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A Charles Dickens Christmas (A Christmas Carol, The Chimes, & The Cricket on the Hearth)
Charles, Illustrated by Chappell, Warren Dickens Manufacturer: New York: Oxford University Press, 1976 ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: B000NXE848 |
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A Charles Dickens Christmas - A Christmas Carol - The Chimes - The Cricket on the Hearth
Charles Dickens Manufacturer: Oxford University Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: B000BU155S |
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Beautiful Gift Book
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The CHRISTMAS BOOKS. Set of 5 Titles: Christmas Carol, The Chimes, The Cricket on the Hearth, The Battle of Life & The Haunted Man.
Charles [1812 - 1870]. [Miniature Books]. Dickens Manufacturer: Henry Frowde, ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: B000UMWWY0 |
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A Christmas Carol & the Cricket on the Hearth
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A Christmas Carol & the Cricket on the Hearth
Charles Dickens Manufacturer: Bloomsbury Books ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: B000VFMH14 |
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Bright and shiny cover; pages beginning to tan
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A Christmas Carol / The Cricket on the Hearth (Academy Classics for Junior High Schools)
Charles Dickens Manufacturer: Allyn and Bacon ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: B000JGRGUW |
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