Principles of statistical physics and numerical modeling / Valeriy A. Ryabov.

By:

Ryabov, Valeriy A [author.]

Contributor(s):

Institute of Physics (Great Britain) [publisher.]

Material type: Text

TextSeries: IOP (Series). Release 5. | IOP expanding physicsPublisher: Bristol [England] (Temple Circus, Temple Way, Bristol BS1 6HG, UK) : IOP Publishing, [2018]Description: 1 online resource (various pagings) : illustrations (some color)Content type:

text

Media type:

electronic

Carrier type:

online resource

ISBN:

9780750313414
9780750313438

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: No titleDDC classification:

530.15/95 23

LOC classification:

QC174.82 .R937 2018eb

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Contents:

1. Phase space -- 2. Evolution of the phase space distribution function -- 3. Equilibrium distributions -- 4. Ensemble of free particles -- 5. Ensemble of interacting particles -- 6. Temperature -- 7. Pressure, stress and tension -- 8. Entropy -- 9. Gibbs distribution -- 10. Isothermal ensemble -- 11. Free energy -- 12. Grand canonical ensemble -- 13. Isobaric ensembles -- 14. Thermodynamic potentials -- 15. Finite ensembles and thermodynamics -- 16. Equation-of-state for a non-ideal gas -- 17. Processes in an ideal gas -- 18. Processes in a non-ideal gas -- 19. Reaction coordinate -- 20. Structural phase transitions -- 21. Phase transitions with change of aggregate state -- 22. Phase transitions in the Ising model -- Appendix A. Details of the calculation algorithms -- Appendix B. Solutions.

Abstract: This unique text provides an introduction to classical statistical mechanics, using molecular dynamic simulations to teach and explore the subject. Illustrated by numerous figures and animations the book will be useful for students and professionals wishing to receive a contemporary understanding of statistical physics and use the methods in their research.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
Institue of Physics	BITS Pilani Hyderabad	530.15/95 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		IOP00040

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"Version: 20180801"--Title page verso.

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This unique text provides an introduction to classical statistical mechanics, using molecular dynamic simulations to teach and explore the subject. Illustrated by numerous figures and animations the book will be useful for students and professionals wishing to receive a contemporary understanding of statistical physics and use the methods in their research.

Graduate students and researchers in physics and mathematics.

Also available in print.

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

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Valeriy Alexandrovich Ryabov is a Leading Scientists in the Department of Nuclear Technology at the National Research Centre "Kurchatov Institute" in Russia, with over 100 journal publications and several books to his name. His research interests span the physics of irradiated material, molecular dynamics, statistical physics and solid state physics.

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