Lawrence Schulman (Professor of Physics, Professor of Physics, Clar

Gebundenes Buch

When Things Grow Many

Complexity, Universality and Emergence in Nature

Beschreibung

An accessible and interdisciplinary introduction to the applications of statistical mechanics across the sciences. The book contains a discussion of the methods of statistical physics and includes mathematical explanations alongside guidance to enable the reader to translate theory into practice.

Autor

Since completing his PhD at Princeton University, Lawrence S. Schulman has taught at Indiana University and the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, and is currently a Professor of Physics at Clarkson University. His research interests span statistical physics, condensed matter physics, quantum mechanics and cosmology. He has contributed to diverse areas from galactic morphology to the arrow of time and has authored two books and numerous articles in these fields. He is fascinated by the miracle of statistical mechanics.

Produktdetails

• Oxford Graduate Texts
• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Seitenzahl: 304
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. April 2022
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 241mm x 173mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 730g
• ISBN-13: 9780198861881
• ISBN-10: 0198861885
• Artikelnr.: 62079821