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Introduction to Statistical Physics
João Paulo CasquilhoPaulo Ivo Cortez Teixeira
出版Cambridge University Press, 2015
主題Science / Physics / Mathematical & ComputationalScience / Physics / General
ISBN11070537819781107053786
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=Hp-TBQAAQBAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋Rigorous and comprehensive, this textbook 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.