From Microphysics to Macrophysics Methods and Applications of Statistical Physics /

This text not only provides a thorough introduction to statistical physics and thermodynamics but also exhibits the universality of the chain of ideas that leads from the laws of microphysics to the macroscopic behaviour of matter. A wide range of applications teaches students how to make use of the...

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Main Author: Balian, Roger (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2007.
Series:Theoretical and Mathematical Physics,
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Online Access:Full Text via HEAL-Link
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