Scaling Limits In Statistical Mechanics And Microstructures In Continuum Mechanics
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Scaling Limits in Statistical Mechanics and Microstructures in Continuum Mechanics
Author: Errico Presutti
language: en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date: 2008-11-01
Collective behavior in systems with many components, blow-ups with emergence of microstructures are proofs of the double, continuum and atomistic, nature of macroscopic systems, an issue which has always intrigued scientists and philosophers. Modern technologies have made the question more actual and concrete with recent, remarkable progresses also from a mathematical point of view. The book focuses on the links connecting statistical and continuum mechanics and, starting from elementary introductions to both theories, it leads to actual research themes. Mathematical techniques and methods from probability, calculus of variations and PDE are discussed at length.
Statistical Mechanics of Lattice Systems
Author: Sacha Friedli
language: en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date: 2017-11-23
A self-contained, mathematical introduction to the driving ideas in equilibrium statistical mechanics, studying important models in detail.
Making Sense of Statistical Mechanics
Many people, including physicists, are confused about what the Second Law of thermodynamics really means, about how it relates to the arrow of time, and about whether it can be derived from classical mechanics. They also wonder what entropy really is: Is it all about information? But, if so, then, what is its relation to fluxes of heat? One might ask similar questions about probabilities: Do they express subjective judgments by us, humans, or do they reflect facts about the world, i.e. frequencies. And what notion of probability is used in the natural sciences, in particular statistical mechanics? This book addresses all of these questions in the clear and pedagogical style for which the author is known. Although valuable as accompaniment to an undergraduate course on statistical mechanics or thermodynamics, it is not a standard course book. Instead it addresses both the essentials and the many subtle questions that are usually brushed under the carpet in such courses. As one of the most lucid accounts of the above questions, it provides enlightening reading for all those seeking answers, including students, lecturers, researchers and philosophers of science.