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Budkov, Yury A |
Statistical Field Theory of Ion-Molecular Fluids |
I13181 |
2024 |
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Puri, Ravinder R |
Modern Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics |
I13029 |
2024 |
eBook |
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Neuman, Yair |
Betting Against the Crowd |
I12975 |
2024 |
eBook |
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Bassi, Angelo |
Physics and the Nature of Reality |
I12964 |
2024 |
eBook |
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| 5 |
Lindgren, Kristian |
Information Theory for Complex Systems |
I12951 |
2024 |
eBook |
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Fleck, Robert |
Entropy and the Second Law of Thermodynamics |
I12837 |
2023 |
eBook |
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Ben-Naim, Arieh |
Information Theory and Selected Applications |
I12579 |
2023 |
eBook |
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| 8 |
Evangelista, Luiz Roberto |
An Introduction to Anomalous Diffusion and Relaxation |
I12572 |
2023 |
eBook |
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| 9 |
Wuppuluri, Shyam |
From Electrons to Elephants and Elections |
I12534 |
2022 |
Book |
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Kotecha, Isha |
On Generalised Statistical Equilibrium and Discrete Quantum Gravity |
I12487 |
2022 |
Book |
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| Title | Statistical Field Theory of Ion-Molecular Fluids : Fundamentals and Applications in Physical Chemistry and Electrochemistry |
| Author(s) | Budkov, Yury A;Kalikin, Nikolai N |
| Publication | Cham, 1. Imprint: Springer
2. Springer International Publishing, 2024. |
| Description | XIII, 290 p. 46 illus., 42 illus. in color : online resource |
| Abstract Note | This book presents statistical physics methods based on self-consistent field theory for describing the thermodynamic properties of ion-molecular systems, including electrolyte solutions, ionic liquids, polymeric ionic liquids, and metal-organic complexes. The methods are applicable in both the bulk and at interfaces, taking into account the molecular structure of these systems. The book also provides a comprehensive analysis of the current state of art on statistical field theory for ion-molecular systems. It is primarily intended for researchers and graduate students in physical chemistry and condensed matter physics, as well as for physical chemists, physicists, and engineers interested in molecular system theory and simulation. By presenting these approaches, the book aims to enable readers to solve various problems in physical chemistry and electrochemistry using the methods described. The authors attempted to focus on specific issues and provide the necessary theoretical background. The book includes a mathematical introduction that readers can consult if they need clarification on any mathematical concepts or details omitted in the main text. In order to read the book, it is recommended that readers have a basic understanding of calculus, linear algebra, and probability theory, which can be acquired through standard university courses |
| ISBN,Price | 9783031683640 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. EBOOK
2. EBOOK - SPRINGER
3. Ionic Liquids
4. Salts
5. STATISTICAL MECHANICS
6. THERMODYNAMICS
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| Title | Modern Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics : A Comprehensive Foundation |
| Author(s) | Puri, Ravinder R |
| Publication | Cham, 1. Imprint: Springer
2. Springer Nature Switzerland, 2024. |
| Description | XVI, 399 p. 36 illus : online resource |
| Abstract Note | This undergraduate-level textbook offers a unique and in-depth approach to the study of thermodynamics and statistical mechanics. It covers the fundamentals of thermodynamics using both traditional and postulatory approaches, including origin of the concept of thermodynamic entropy, Euler???s equation, Gibbs-Duhem relations, stability of equilibrium, and the concept of thermodynamic potentials, and that of independent thermodynamic observables. The book then delves into the microscopic foundation of thermodynamics, starting with the kinetic theory and highlighting its historical development. Boltzmann's concept of entropy is explored, along with its applications in deriving Planck???s, Bose???s, Bose-Einstein, and Fermi-Dirac distribution functions. The formal structure of classical and quantum statistical mechanics is built based on the concept of statistical entropy and the maximum entropy principle and used to investigate in detail the thermodynamic properties of ideal classical and quantum systems. The book also covers phase transitions, simple theory of critical phenomena, and the theory of interacting van der Waals gases. Throughout the text, the book provides historical context, enriching the reader's understanding. This textbook is a valuable resource for undergraduate physics students, offering comprehensive coverage, including overlooked topics, and a historical perspective on thermodynamics and statistical mechanics |
| ISBN,Price | 9783031543104 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. EBOOK
2. EBOOK - SPRINGER
3. MATHEMATICAL PHYSICS
4. QUANTUM PHYSICS
5. STATISTICAL MECHANICS
6. Theoretical, Mathematical and Computational Physics
7. THERMODYNAMICS
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| I13029 |
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| Title | Betting Against the Crowd : A Complex Systems Approach |
| Author(s) | Neuman, Yair |
| Publication | Cham, 1. Imprint: Springer
2. Springer Nature Switzerland, 2024. |
| Description | XIV, 167 p. 27 illus., 17 illus. in color : online resource |
| Abstract Note | Crowds are misleading, both in their simplicity and in their complexity. On the one hand, they behave according to expected trends; on the other, they present sudden shifts and frantic, unexpected behavior. Therefore, ???betting against the crowd,??? whether in politics, sports, or finance, requires a deep understanding of the crowd???s dynamics. In this book, Prof. Neuman addresses this challenge by delving into the complexity of crowds. The book involves foundational issues and novel ideas, such as why crowds behave unexpectedly, why betting against the crowd is possible only in short time frames, why is it important to be attentive to suspicious signs that are indicative of the crowd???s behavior, and why the long tail of fatalities in armed conflicts leaves us surprised by blitz attacks of violent mobs. The book combines scientific knowledge, experiments, and accessible, often humorous, exposition. It can be read by anyone with a basic science education who seeks to understand crowds and how one can act within and against them |
| ISBN,Price | 9783031520198 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. Behavioral Finance
2. COMPLEX SYSTEMS
3. EBOOK
4. EBOOK - SPRINGER
5. ECONOMICS
6. Sport Sociology
7. SPORTS
8. STATISTICAL MECHANICS
9. SYSTEM THEORY
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| I12975 |
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| Title | Physics and the Nature of Reality : Essays in Memory of Detlef D??rr |
| Author(s) | Bassi, Angelo;Goldstein, Sheldon;Tumulka, Roderich;Zangh??, Nino |
| Publication | Cham, 1. Imprint: Springer
2. Springer International Publishing, 2024. |
| Description | XV, 450 p. 47 illus., 24 illus. in color : online resource |
| Abstract Note | This volume commemorates the scientific contributions of Detlef D??rr (1951???2021) to foundational questions of physics. It presents new contributions from his former students, collaborators, and colleagues about their current research on topics inspired or influenced by D??rr. These topics are drawn from physics, mathematics, and philosophy of nature, and concern interpretations of quantum theory, new developments of Bohmian mechanics, the role of typicality, quantum physics in relativistic space-time, classical and quantum electrodynamics, and statistical mechanics. The volume thus also gives a snapshot of present research in the foundations of physics |
| ISBN,Price | 9783031454349 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. EBOOK
2. EBOOK - SPRINGER
3. Foundations of Physics and Cosmology
4. PHILOSOPHY OF PHYSICS
5. PHYSICS
6. QUANTUM ELECTRODYNAMICS
7. Quantum Electrodynamics, Relativistic and Many-body Calculations
8. QUANTUM PHYSICS
9. SCIENCE
10. STATISTICAL MECHANICS
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| I12964 |
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| Title | Information Theory for Complex Systems : An Information Perspective on Complexity in Dynamical Systems and Statistical Mechanics |
| Author(s) | Lindgren, Kristian |
| Publication | Berlin, Heidelberg, 1. Imprint: Springer
2. Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2024. |
| Description | XI, 153 p. 70 illus., 16 illus. in color : online resource |
| Abstract Note | This book introduces a comprehensive framework tailored for dissecting complex systems across diverse disciplines. What defines a complex system? How can we harness information to quantify its order, structure, and intricacy? Delving into phenomena from the intricate processes in physical systems to the dynamic behaviours in cellular automata and pattern formation, readers will uncover the profound interplay between physics and information theory. This intricate relationship provides fresh insight into physical phenomena, reimagining them through the lens of information. Notably, the book demystifies how seemingly opposing forces???rising order and increasing disorder???coexist, ultimately shedding light on the second law of thermodynamics as an outcome of deterministic, reversible dynamics beneath the surface. Geared towards graduate students, this book presumes an undergraduate foundation in mathematics and physics, ensuring a deep, engaging exploration for its readers |
| ISBN,Price | 9783662682142 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. COMPLEX SYSTEMS
2. Data structures (Computer science)
3. Data Structures and Information Theory
4. DYNAMICAL SYSTEMS
5. EBOOK
6. EBOOK - SPRINGER
7. INFORMATION THEORY
8. STATISTICAL MECHANICS
9. SYSTEM THEORY
10. THERMODYNAMICS
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| I12951 |
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| Title | Entropy and the Second Law of Thermodynamics : or Why Things Tend to Go Wrong and Seem to Get Worse |
| Author(s) | Fleck, Robert |
| Publication | Cham, 1. Imprint: Springer
2. Springer Nature Switzerland, 2023. |
| Description | XI, 130 p. 21 illus., 17 illus. in color : online resource |
| Abstract Note | This book is a brief and accessible popular science text intended for a broad audience and of particular interest also to science students and specialists. Using a minimum of mathematics, a number of qualitative and quantitative examples, and clear illustrations, the author explains the science of thermodynamics in its full historical context, focusing on the concepts of energy and its availability and transformation in thermodynamic processes. His ultimate aim is to gain a deep understanding of the second law???the increase of entropy???and its rather disheartening message of a universe descending inexorably into chaos and disorder. It also examines the connection between the second law and why things go wrong in our daily lives. Readers will enhance their science literacy and feel more at home on the science side of author C. P. Snow's celebrated two-culture, science-humanities divide, and hopefully will feel more at home in the universe knowing that the disorder we deal with in our daily lives is not anyone's fault but Nature's. |
| ISBN,Price | 9783031349508 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. EBOOK - SPRINGER
2. MATHEMATICS
3. Mathematics in the Humanities and Social Sciences
4. SOCIAL SCIENCES
5. Sociology
6. STATISTICAL MECHANICS
7. STATISTICAL PHYSICS
8. THERMODYNAMICS
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| I12837 |
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| Title | An Introduction to Anomalous Diffusion and Relaxation |
| Author(s) | Evangelista, Luiz Roberto;Lenzi, Ervin Kaminski |
| Publication | Cham, 1. Imprint: Springer
2. Springer International Publishing, 2023. |
| Description | XX, 400 p. 68 illus., 2 illus. in color : online resource |
| Abstract Note | This book provides a contemporary treatment of the problems related to anomalous diffusion and anomalous relaxation. It collects and promotes unprecedented applications dealing with diffusion problems and surface effects, adsorption-desorption phenomena, memory effects, reaction-diffusion equations, and relaxation in constrained structures of classical and quantum processes. The topics covered by the book are of current interest and comprehensive range, including concepts in diffusion and stochastic physics, random walks, and elements of fractional calculus. They are accompanied by a detailed exposition of the mathematical techniques intended to serve the reader as a tool to handle modern boundary value problems. This self-contained text can be used as a reference source for graduates and researchers working in applied mathematics, physics of complex systems and fluids, condensed matter physics, statistical physics, chemistry, chemical and electrical engineering, biology, and many others |
| ISBN,Price | 9783031181504 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. CONDENSED MATTER
2. EBOOK - SPRINGER
3. Mathematical Methods in Physics
4. MATHEMATICAL PHYSICS
5. STATISTICAL MECHANICS
6. STOCHASTIC PROCESSES
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| Title | From Electrons to Elephants and Elections : Exploring the Role of Content and Context |
| Author(s) | Wuppuluri, Shyam;Stewart, Ian |
| Publication | Cham, 1. Imprint: Springer
2. Springer International Publishing, 2022. |
| Description | XXX, 876 p. 54 illus., 28 illus. in color : online resource |
| Abstract Note | This highly interdisciplinary book, covering more than six fields, from philosophy and sciences all the way up to the humanities and with contributions from eminent authors, addresses the interplay between content and context, reductionism and holism and their meeting point: the notion of emergence. Much of today???s science is reductionist (bottom-up); in other words, behaviour on one level is explained by reducing it to components on a lower level. Chemistry is reduced to atoms, ecosystems are explained in terms of DNA and proteins, etc. This approach fails quickly since we can???t cannot extrapolate to the properties of atoms solely from Schr??dinger's equation, nor figure out protein folding from an amino acid sequence or obtain the phenotype of an organism from its genotype. An alternative approach to this is holism (top-down). Consider an ecosystem or an organism as a whole: seek patterns on the same scale. Model a galaxy not as 400 billion-point masses (stars) but as an object in its own right with its own properties (spiral, elliptic). Or a hurricane as a structured form of moist air and water vapour. Reductionism is largely about content, whereas holistic models are more attuned to context. Reductionism (content) and holism (context) are not opposing philosophies ??? in fact, they work best in tandem. Join us on a journey to understand the multifaceted dialectic concerning this duo and how they shape the foundations of sciences and humanities, our thoughts and, the very nature of reality itself |
| ISBN,Price | 9783030921927 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. BIOMATHEMATICS
2. COMPLEX SYSTEMS
3. Eastern Philosophy
4. EBOOK
5. EBOOK - SPRINGER
6. EPISTEMOLOGY
7. Knowledge, Theory of
8. Mathematical and Computational Biology
9. NEUROSCIENCE
10. Neurosciences
11. Philosophy, Asian
12. STATISTICAL MECHANICS
13. SYSTEM THEORY
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| Title | On Generalised Statistical Equilibrium and Discrete Quantum Gravity |
| Author(s) | Kotecha, Isha |
| Publication | Cham, 1. Imprint: Springer
2. Springer International Publishing, 2022. |
| Description | XIX, 180 p. 25 illus., 5 illus. in color : online resource |
| Abstract Note | Absolute concepts of time and energy are integral to standard thermal physics, but background independent systems are devoid of them. This thesis explores the foundational question of generalising equilibrium statistical mechanics to background independent systems, and applies the resulting formulation to non-perturbative discrete quantum gravity. It offers a discussion of the rich interface of thermal physics and quantum gravity in this context, providing a broad contextualisation of such topics. This work details how standard tools from many-body physics can be generalised to discrete quantum gravity labelled with graph-based, or dual polyhedral, quanta that are common to various approaches like tensorial group field theory, loop quantum gravity, dynamical triangulations and lattice quantum gravity. It provides a systematic investigation, both conceptual and technical, of quantum gravitational Gibbs states, thermofield double vacuum states, and their application in condensate cosmology to probe questions of Big Bang singularity resolution and geometric inflation |
| ISBN,Price | 9783030909697 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. Classical and Quantum Gravity
2. COSMOLOGY
3. EBOOK
4. EBOOK - SPRINGER
5. GRAVITATION
6. QUANTUM ELECTRODYNAMICS
7. Quantum Electrodynamics, Relativistic and Many-body Calculations
8. QUANTUM PHYSICS
9. STATISTICAL MECHANICS
10. THERMODYNAMICS
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