An Introduction to Chaos in Nonequilibrium Statistical Mechanics

by J.R. Dorfman

This book is an introduction to the applications in nonequilibrium statistical mechanics of chaotic dynamics, and also to the use of techniques in statistical mechanics important for an understanding of the chaotic behaviour of fluid systems. The fundamental concepts of dynamical systems theory are reviewed and simple examples are given. Advanced topics including SRB and Gibbs measures, unstable periodic orbit expansions, and applications to billiard-ball...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521655897
• ISBN13: 9780521655897
• Release Date: January 2008
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.3" x 9.0"