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Introduction to statistical physics : and to computer simulations/ Joao Paulo Casquilho and Portugal, Paulo Ivo Cortez Teixeira.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2015.Description: xv, 331 p. : illustrations ; 26 cmISBN:
  • 9781107053786 (hardback : alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 530.1595 23 C342
Contents:
1. Random walks -- 2. Review of thermodynamics -- 3. The postulates of statistical physics. Thermodynamic equilibrium -- 4 Statistical thermodynamics : developments and applications -- 5. The classical ideal gas -- 6. The quantum ideal gas -- 7. Magnetism -- 8. The Ising model -- 9. Liquid crystals -- 10. Phase transitions and critical phenomena -- 11. Irreversible processes -- Appendices.
Summary: This book introduces undergraduate students to simulation methods in statistical physics. The book covers a number of topics, including the thermodynamics of magnetic and electric systems; the quantum-mechanical basis of magnetism; ferrimagnetism, antiferromagnetism, spin waves and magnons; liquid crystals as a non-ideal system of technological relevance; and diffusion in an external potential. It also covers hot topics such as cosmic microwave background, magnetic cooling and Bose–Einstein condensation. The book provides an elementary introduction to simulation methods through algorithms in pseudocode for random walks, the 2D Ising model, and a model liquid crystal. Any formalism is kept simple and derivations are worked out in detail to ensure the material is accessible to students from subjects other than physics.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Random walks --
2. Review of thermodynamics --
3. The postulates of statistical physics. Thermodynamic equilibrium --
4 Statistical thermodynamics : developments and applications --
5. The classical ideal gas --
6. The quantum ideal gas --
7. Magnetism --
8. The Ising model --
9. Liquid crystals --
10. Phase transitions and critical phenomena --
11. Irreversible processes --
Appendices.

This book introduces undergraduate students to simulation methods in statistical physics. The book covers a number of topics, including the thermodynamics of magnetic and electric systems; the quantum-mechanical basis of magnetism; ferrimagnetism, antiferromagnetism, spin waves and magnons; liquid crystals as a non-ideal system of technological relevance; and diffusion in an external potential. It also covers hot topics such as cosmic microwave background, magnetic cooling and Bose–Einstein condensation. The book provides an elementary introduction to simulation methods through algorithms in pseudocode for random walks, the 2D Ising model, and a model liquid crystal. Any formalism is kept simple and derivations are worked out in detail to ensure the material is accessible to students from subjects other than physics.

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