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Koks, Don |
Microstates, Entropy and Quanta |
I08656 |
2018 |
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Koks, Don |
Explorations in Mathematical Physics |
I06751 |
2006 |
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| Title | Microstates, Entropy and Quanta : An Introduction to Statistical Mechanics |
| Author(s) | Koks, Don |
| Publication | Cham, Springer International Publishing, 2018. |
| Description | XXIII, 541 p. 129 illus., 127 illus. in color : online resource |
| Abstract Note | Statistical mechanics: the bane of many a physics student. But when pared back to its underlying concepts and built from the ground up, the field takes on a charm of its own, and embraces a wide variety of physical phenomena. This book presents a straightforward introduction to the key concepts in statistical mechanics, following the popular style of the author's highly successful textbook "Explorations in Mathematical Physics". Offering a clear, conceptual approach to the subject matter, the book presents a treatment that is mathematically complete, while remaining very accessible to undergraduates. It commences by showcasing the counting of configurations, which leads to entropy, thermodynamics, and physical chemistry. The Boltzmann and Maxwell distributions then appear, with related topics of thermal conductivity and viscosity. Next come bosons via Einstein's and Debye's theories of heat capacity, and fermions via electrical conduction and low-temperature heat capacity of metals. The text ends with a derivation of blackbody radiation, and uses this to discuss the greenhouse effect, cosmology, and lasers. Suitable for use with core undergraduate courses in statistical mechanics and thermodynamics, this book concentrates on using solid mathematics, while avoiding cumbersome notation. All mathematical steps are included in the text and worked examples. About the Author Don Koks studied at the University of Auckland in the 1980s, where he obtained a Bachelor of Science in pure and applied mathematics and physics, and a Master of Science in applied accelerator physics. He was awarded a doctorate in quantum cosmology (quantum statistics and black hole theory) by Adelaide University. He works in Australian Defence, specialising in relativistic precision timing, orbital mechanics, spatial orientation concepts, and radar signal processing. Review of Explorations in Mathematical Physics by Don Koks ???With enjoyable and sometimes surprising excursions along the way, the journey provides a fresh look at many familiar topics, as it takes us from basic linear mathematics to general relativity... look forward to having your geometric intuition nourished and expanded by the author???s intelligent commentaries.??? Eugen Merzbacher, University of North Carolina |
| ISBN,Price | 9783030024291 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. COMPLEX SYSTEMS
2. DYNAMICAL SYSTEMS
3. EBOOK
4. EBOOK - SPRINGER
5. IMAGE PROCESSING
6. Mathematical Methods in Physics
7. PHYSICS
8. SIGNAL PROCESSING
9. Signal, Image and Speech Processing
10. Speech processing systems
11. STATISTICAL PHYSICS
12. Statistical Physics and Dynamical Systems
13. THERMODYNAMICS
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| Title | Explorations in Mathematical Physics : The Concepts Behind an Elegant Language |
| Author(s) | Koks, Don |
| Publication | New York, NY, Springer New York, 2006. |
| Description | XV, 544 p. 118 illus : online resource |
| Abstract Note | Have you ever wondered why the language of modern physics centres on geometry? Or how quantum operators and Dirac brackets work? What a convolution really is? What tensors are all about? Or what field theory and lagrangians are, and why gravity is described as curvature? This book takes you on a tour of the main ideas forming the language of modern mathematical physics. Here you will meet novel approaches to concepts such as determinants and geometry, wave function evolution, statistics, signal processing, and three-dimensional rotations. You'll see how the accelerated frames of special relativity tell us about gravity. On the journey, you'll discover how tensor notation relates to vector calculus, how differential geometry is built on intuitive concepts, and how variational calculus leads to field theory. You will meet quantum measurement theory, along with Green functions and the art of complex integration, and finally general relativity and cosmology. The book takes a fresh approach to tensor analysis built solely on the metric and vectors, with no need for one-forms. This gives a much more geometrical and intuitive insight into vector and tensor calculus, together with general relativity, than do traditional, more abstract methods. Don Koks is a physicist at the Defence Science and Technology Organisation in Adelaide, Australia. His doctorate in quantum cosmology was obtained from the Department of Physics and Mathematical Physics at Adelaide University. Prior work at the University of Auckland specialised in applied accelerator physics, along with pure and applied mathematics |
| ISBN,Price | 9780387327938 |
| Keyword(s) | 1. EBOOK
2. EBOOK - SPRINGER
3. Mathematical Methods in Physics
4. MATHEMATICAL PHYSICS
5. PHYSICS
6. Physics, general
7. QUANTUM PHYSICS
8. Theoretical, Mathematical and Computational Physics
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