A Concise Introduction to the Statistical Physics of Complex Systems

• Main Author: Bertin, Eric (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2012.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Complexity,
• Subjects: Physics.; Game theory.; Systems biology.; Biological systems.; Statistical physics.; Dynamical systems.; Complexity, Computational.; Economic theory.; Statistical Physics, Dynamical Systems and Complexity.; Complexity.; Game Theory, Economics, Social and Behav. Sciences.; Economic Theory/Quantitative Economics/Mathematical Methods.; Biological Networks, Systems Biology.

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...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Equilibrium Systems
• Nonequlibrium Systems
• References.