A Concise Introduction to the Statistical Physics of Complex Systems

This concise primer (based on lectures given at summer schools on complex systems and on a masters degree course in complex systems modeling) will provide graduate students and newcomers to the field with the basic knowledge of the concepts and methods of statistical physics and its potential for ap...

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Κύριος συγγραφέας: Bertin, Eric (Συγγραφέας)
Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
Γλώσσα:English
Έκδοση: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2012.
Σειρά:SpringerBriefs in Complexity,
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Διαθέσιμο Online:Full Text via HEAL-Link
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