ABSTRACT dynamical theory, classical or quantum-mechanical, deals always in the first instance with comparatively simple systems such as planetary systems or atoms, finding even there complications ...
This popular, often cited text returns in a softcover edition to provide a thorough introduction to statistical physics and thermodynamics, and to exhibit the universal chain of ideas leading from the ...
Statistical physics of spin systems provides a versatile framework for understanding phase transitions and critical phenomena by modelling collections of interacting discrete variables, or “spins”, ...