Dynamics and thermodynamics of systems with long-range interactions /
Properties of systems with long range interactions are still poorly understood despite being of importance in most areas of physics. The present volume introduces and reviews the effort of constructing a coherent thermodynamic treatment of such systems by combining tools from statistical mechanics w...
| Corporate Author: | |
|---|---|
| Other Authors: | |
| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Berlin ; New York :
Springer,
[2002]
|
| Series: | Lecture notes in physics ;
602. |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | Properties of systems with long range interactions are still poorly understood despite being of importance in most areas of physics. The present volume introduces and reviews the effort of constructing a coherent thermodynamic treatment of such systems by combining tools from statistical mechanics with concepts and methods from dynamical systems. Analogies and differences between various systems are examined by considering a large range of applications, with emphasis on Bose--Einstein condensates. Written as a set of tutorial reviews, the book will be useful for both the experienced researcher as well as the nonexpert scientist or postgraduate student. |
|---|---|
| Item Description: | Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xi, 492 pages) : illustrations. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9783540458357 (electronic bk.) 3540458352 (electronic bk.) |
| ISSN: | 0075-8450 ; |