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100 1 _aSethna, James P.
245 1 0 _aStatistical mechanics
_h[electronic resource] :
_bentropy, order parameters, and complexity /
_cJames P. Sethna.
260 _aOxford ;
_aNew York :
_bOxford University Press,
_c2006.
300 _axix, 349 p. :
_bill.
490 1 _aOxford master series in statistical, computational, and theoretical physics
490 1 _aOxford master series in physics ;
_v14
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [313]-321) and index.
505 0 _aWhat 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.
533 _aElectronic reproduction.
_bPalo Alto, Calif. :
_cebrary,
_d2013.
_nAvailable via World Wide Web.
_nAccess may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
650 0 _aStatistical mechanics.
655 7 _aElectronic books.
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830 0 _aOxford master series in statistical, computational, and theoretical physics.
830 0 _aOxford master series in physics ;
_v14.
856 4 0 _uhttp://site.ebrary.com/lib/daystar/Doc?id=10229938
_zAn electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
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