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The Logic of Thermostatistical Physics /

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This book deals with models and model-building in classical and quantum physics; it relies on logic and the philosophy of science as well as on modern mathematics. The reader will also find vistas into the history of ideas. The philosophical analysis is based on the separation of syntax and semantic...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Emch, Gérard G.
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Liu, Zhuang
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2002.
Subjects:
Physics.
Mathematical physics.
Mechanics.
Thermodynamics.
Electronic books.
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Table of Contents:
  • From the contents: Theories and Models
  • Thermostatics
  • Kinetic Theory of Gases
  • Classical Probability
  • Modern Probability: Syntax and Models
  • Modern Probability: Competing Semantics
  • Setting-up the Ergodic Problem
  • Models and Ergodic Hierarchy
  • Ergodicity vs. Integrability
  • Gibbs Canonical Ensembles
  • Phase Transitions: van der Waals to Lenz
  • Ising and Related Models
  • Scaling and Renormalization
  • Quantum Models for Phase Transitions
  • Approach to Equilibrium in Quantum Mechanics
  • The Philosophical Horizon
  • Appendix A: Models in Mathematical Logic
  • Appendix B: The Calculus of Differentials
  • Appendix C: Recursive Functions
  • Appendix D: Topological Essences
  • Appendix E: Models vs. Models
  • References
  • Indexes.