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Books in Nonlinear statistical and mathematical physics general

  • Unifying Concepts in Granular Media and Glasses

    From the Statistical Mechanics of Granular Media to the Theory of Jamming
    • 1st Edition
    • Hans J. Herrmann + 3 more
    • English

  • Niels Bohr - Collected Works

    Cumulative Subject Index
    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 13
    • Finn Aaserud
    • English

  • Uncommon Paths in Quantum Physics

    • 1st Edition
    • Konstantin V. Kazakov
    • English

  • Statistical Physics

    Volume 5
    • 3rd Edition
    • L D Landau + 1 more
    • English

  • Exploring Monte Carlo Methods

    • 2nd Edition
    • J. Kenneth Shultis + 1 more
    • English

  • Lectures on Dynamics of Stochastic Systems

    • 1st Edition
    • Valery I. Klyatskin
    • English

  • Tunable Laser Optics

    • 1st Edition
    • Frank J. Duarte
    • English

  • Nonlinear Optics

    • 2nd Edition
    • Robert W. Boyd
    • English

  • Statistical Physics

    Theory of the Condensed State
    • 1st Edition
    • E.M. Lifshitz + 1 more
    • English

  • Symmetries in Quantum Physics

    • 1st Edition
    • U. Fano + 1 more
    • English

  • Random Matrices

    Revised and Enlarged Second Edition
    • 2nd Edition
    • Madan Lal Mehta
    • English

  • Handbook of Fiber Optic Data Communication

    • 2nd Edition
    • Casimer DeCusatis + 1 more
    • English

  • Optical Fiber Telecommunications IV-A

    Components
    • 4th Edition
    • Volume A
    • Tingye Li + 1 more
    • English

  • Concepts of Mathematical Physics in Chemistry: A Tribute to Frank E. Harris - Part B

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 72
    • English
    Concepts of Mathematical Physics in Chemistry: A Tribute to Frank E. Harris - Part B, presents a series of articles concerning important topics in quantum chemistry, including surveys of current topics in this rapidly-developing field that has emerged at the cross section of the historically established areas of mathematics, physics, chemistry, and biology.

  • Lectures on Theoretical Physics

    Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics
    • 1st Edition
    • Arnold Sommerfeld
    • F. Bopp + 2 more
    • English
    Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics deals with the method of thermodynamic potentials, the four Gibbsian potentials, and Boltzmann's statistics. The book reviews the general considerations of thermodynamics, such as the first and second laws of thermodynamics, the van der Waals equation, and Nernst's third law of thermodynamics. The text also discusses the application of thermodynamics to special systems, the theory of phase equilibria, the electromotive force of galvanic cells, and the thermodynamics of near-equilibrium processes. The book explains the equation of state of a perfect gas, the Maxwellian velocity distribution, and the statistical significance of the constants in van der Waal's equation. The text notes that the states of equilibrium can be treated in a simple manner compared to complex methods used in problems connected with irreversible processes. The book explains that the atoms in a molecule are capable of performing small vibrations about their position of equilibrium as they possess both kinetic and potential energy. The text also discusses the quantization of vibrational energy and rotational energy. The book can be helpful for students of physics, thermodynamics, and related subjects. It can also be used by instructors in advanced physics.

  • Ultrashort Laser Pulse Phenomena

    • 2nd Edition
    • Jean-Claude Diels + 1 more
    • English
    Ultrashort Laser Pulse Phenomena, Second Edition serves as an introduction to the phenomena of ultra short laser pulses and describes how this technology can be used to examine problems in areas such as electromagnetism, optics, and quantum mechanics. Ultrashort Laser Pulse Phenomena combines theoretical backgrounds and experimental techniques and will serve as a manual on designing and constructing femtosecond ("faster than electronics") systems or experiments from scratch. Beyond the simple optical system, the various sources of ultrashort pulses are presented, again with emphasis on the basic concepts and how they apply to the design of particular sources (dye lasers, solid state lasers, semiconductor lasers, fiber lasers, and sources based on frequency conversion).

  • The Classical Stefan Problem

    Basic Concepts, Modelling and Analysis
    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 45
    • S.C. Gupta
    • English
    This volume emphasises studies related to classical Stefan problems. The term "Stefan problem" is generally used for heat transfer problems with phase-changes such as from the liquid to the solid. Stefan problems have some characteristics that are typical of them, but certain problems arising in fields such as mathematical physics and engineering also exhibit characteristics similar to them. The term ``classical" distinguishes the formulation of these problems from their weak formulation, in which the solution need not possess classical derivatives. Under suitable assumptions, a weak solution could be as good as a classical solution. In hyperbolic Stefan problems, the characteristic features of Stefan problems are present but unlike in Stefan problems, discontinuous solutions are allowed because of the hyperbolic nature of the heat equation. The numerical solutions of inverse Stefan problems, and the analysis of direct Stefan problems are so integrated that it is difficult to discuss one without referring to the other. So no strict line of demarcation can be identified between a classical Stefan problem and other similar problems. On the other hand, including every related problem in the domain of classical Stefan problem would require several volumes for their description. A suitable compromise has to be made. The basic concepts, modelling, and analysis of the classical Stefan problems have been extensively investigated and there seems to be a need to report the results at one place. This book attempts to answer that need.

  • Mathematical Methods for Physicists

    • 5th Edition
    • George B. Arfken + 1 more
    • English
    Through four editions, Arfken and Weber's best-selling Mathematical Methods for Physicists has provided upper-level undergraduate and graduate students with the paramount coverage of the mathematics necessary for advanced study in physics and engineering. It provides the essential mathematical methods that aspiring physicists are likely to encounter as students or beginning researchers. Appropriate for a physics service course, as well as for more advanced coursework, this is the book of choice in the field.

  • Elementary Differential Geometry

    • 2nd Edition
    • Barrett O'Neill
    • English
    Written primarily for readers who have completed the standard first courses in calculus and linear algebra, Elementary Differential Geometry, Second Edition provides an introduction to the geometry of curves and surfaces. Although the popular First Edition has been extensively modified, this Second Edition maintains the elementary character of that volume, while providing an introduction to the use of computers and expanding discussion on certain topics. Further emphasis has been placed on topological properties, properties of geodesics, singularities of vector fields, and the theorems of Bonnet and Hadamard. For readers with access to the symbolic computation programs, Mathematica or Maple, the book includes approximately 30 optional computer exercises. These are not intended as an essential part of the book, but rather an extension. No computer skill is necessary to take full advantage of this comprehensive text.

  • A Physicist's Guide to Mathematica

    • 1st Edition
    • Patrick T. Tam
    • English
    A Physicists Guide to Mathematica(r) teaches students and professional physicists how to master Mathematica using examples and approaches that will appeal to them. The book illustrates the usefulness of Mathematica in learning, teaching, and carrying out research in physics. Part One gives a practical, physics-oriented, and self-contained introduction to the program. Part Two covers the application of Mathematica to mechanics, electricityand magnetism, and quantum physics.Mathematica enables the user to solve a wide range of physics problems, from the most important to those that are just for fun, and provides an environment that allows the user to develop a greater intuitive understanding of physics. This book aids the reader in using Mathematica for numerical, symbolic, and graphical calculations, and also demonstrates the programs capability to animate two- and three-dimensional graphics. Tams treatment of the subject is greatly detailed, and makes this book an essential reference for anyone needing an introduction to Mathematicas application to physics.This book teaches upper-division and graduate physics students as well as professional physicists how to master Mathematic(r), using examples and approaches that are motivating to them. It also shows that this computer algebra system can be a powerful and wonderful tool for learning, teaching, and doing physics. Part I gives a practical, physics-oriented, and self-contained introduction to Mathematica. Part II considers the application of Mathematica to mechanics, electricity and magnetism, and quantum physics.

  • Analysis, Manifolds and Physics Revised Edition

    • 2nd Edition
    • Volume I
    • Yvonne Choquet-Bruhat + 1 more
    • English
    This reference book, which has found wide use as a text, provides an answer to the needs of graduate physical mathematics students and their teachers. The present edition is a thorough revision of the first, including a new chapter entitled ``Connections on Principle Fibre Bundles'' which includes sections on holonomy, characteristic classes, invariant curvature integrals and problems on the geometry of gauge fields, monopoles, instantons, spin structure and spin connections. Many paragraphs have been rewritten, and examples and exercises added to ease the study of several chapters. The index includes over 130 entries.

  • Diffraction Gratings

    • 1st Edition
    • Volume 6
    • M.C. Hutley
    • English