TY - BOOK ID - 80828820 TI - Equilibrium and non-equilibrium statistical thermodynamics AU - Le Bellac, Michel. AU - Mortessagne, Fabrice AU - Batrouni, G. George PY - 2004 SN - 9780511606571 9780521821438 9780521528955 0511192282 9780511192289 9780511648175 0511648170 0511606575 051119370X 9780511193705 0521821436 0511194447 9780511194443 1107145643 0511562144 PB - Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, DB - UniCat KW - Thermodynamic equilibrium. KW - Irreversible processes. KW - Statistical thermodynamics. KW - Quantum theory KW - Statistical mechanics KW - Statistical physics KW - Thermodynamics KW - Processes, Irreversible KW - Dynamics KW - Equilibrium KW - Molecular dynamics KW - Nonequilibrium thermodynamics KW - Equilibrium, Thermal KW - Equilibrium, Thermodynamic KW - Equilibrium thermodynamics KW - Thermal equilibrium KW - Chemical equilibrium UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:80828820 AB - This graduate-level text gives a self-contained exposition of fundamental topics in equilibrium and nonequilibrium statistical thermodynamics. The text follows a balanced approach between the macroscopic (thermodynamic) and microscopic (statistical) points of view. The first half of the book deals with equilibrium thermodynamics and statistical mechanics. In addition to standard subjects, the reader will find a detailed account of broken symmetries, critical phenomena and the renormalization group, as well as an introduction to numerical methods. The second half of the book is devoted to nonequilibrium phenomena, first following a macroscopic approach, with hydrodynamics as an important example. Kinetic theory receives a thorough treatment through analysis of the Boltzmann-Lorentz model and the Boltzmann equation. The book concludes with general nonequilibrium methods such as linear response, projection method and the Langevin and Fokker-Planck equations, including numerical simulations. This advanced textbook will be of interest to graduate students and researchers in physics. ER -