Principles of statistical physics and numerical modeling / Valeriy A. Ryabov.
Material type: 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
- electronic
- online resource
- 9780750313414
- 9780750313438
- 530.15/95 23
- QC174.82 .R937 2018eb
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Institue of Physics | BITS Pilani Hyderabad | 530.15/95 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | IOP00040 |
"Version: 20180801"--Title page verso.
Includes bibliographical references.
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.
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.
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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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