Statistical Mechanics: Entropy, Order Parameters, and Complexity

by James P. Sethna

Book Overview

Statistical mechanics is our tool for deriving the laws that emerge from complex systems. Sethna's text distills the subject to be accessible to those in all realms of science and engineering -- avoiding extensive use of quantum mechanics, thermodynamics, and molecular physics. Statistical mechanics explains how bacteria search for food, and how DNA replication is proof-read in biology; optimizes data compression, and explains transitions in complexity...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198865252
• ISBN13: 9780198865254
• Release Date: March 2021
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 496 Pages
• Weight: 2.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 7.4" x 9.6"