02167nam a2200433 a 4500001001200000003000800012005001700020006001900037007001500056008004100071010001700112015001900129016001800148020002200166020002200188020001800210020001800228040002100246035002100267050002500288082001500313090001800328100002900346245011400375260005800489300003400547490008000581490004200661504006600703505043300769533015201202650003401354655003401388710002201422830008901444830005101533856013101584999001801715ebr10229938CaPaEBR20260707181101.0m        u        cr cn|||||||||060825s2006    enka    sb    001 0 eng d  z  2006298188  aGBA6141052bnb7 z0133803232Uk  z019856676X (hbk.)  z0198566778 (pbk.)  z9780198566762  z9780198566779  aCaPaEBRcCaPaEBR  a(OCoLC)64674789514aQC174.8b.S48 2006eb04a530.13222  c119538d935041 aSethna, James P.915248210aStatistical mechanicsh[electronic resource] :bentropy, order parameters, and complexity /cJames P. Sethna.  aOxford ;aNew York :bOxford University Press,c2006.  axix, 349 p. :bill. ;c26 cm.1 aOxford master series in statistical, computational, and theoretical physics1 aOxford master series in physics ;v14  aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [313]-321) and index.0 aWhat is statistical mechanics? -- Random walks with emergent properties. -- Temperature and equilibrium. -- Phase-space dynamics and ergodicity. -- Entropy. -- Free energies. -- Quantum statistical mechanics. -- Calculation and computation. -- Order parameters, broken symmetry, and topology. -- Correlations, response, and dissipation. -- Abrupt phase transitions. -- Continuous phase transitions. -- Appendix: Fourier methods.  aElectronic reproduction.bPalo Alto, Calif. :cebrary,d2009.nAvailable via World Wide Web.nAccess may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. 0aStatistical mechanics.928569 7aElectronic books.2local91902 aebrary, Inc.9191 0aOxford master series in statistical, computational, and theoretical physics.9137031 0aOxford master series in physics ;v14.913703040uhttp://site.ebrary.com/lib/strathmore/Doc?id=10229938zAn electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view  c119538d93504