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An Introduction to Chaos in Nonequilibrium Statistical Mechanics

Categorie	Algemeen wetenschap
Boeknummer	#351635-ZB16
Titel	An Introduction to Chaos in Nonequilibrium Statistical Mechanics
Auteur	Dorfman, J.R.
Boektype	Paperback
Uitgeverij	Cambridge University Press
Jaar van uitgave	1999
ISBN10	0521655897
ISBN13	9780521655897
Taal	Engels
Beschrijving	Paperback, illustrated with numerous equations, graphs and diagrams, 8vo.
Samenvatting	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 systems, are then explained. The text emphasises the connections between transport coefficients, needed to describe macroscopic properties of fluid flows, and quantities, such as Lyapunov exponents and Kolmogorov-Sinai entropies, which describe the microscopic, chaotic behaviour of the fluid. Later chapters consider the roles of the expan... (Lees verder)ding and contracting manifolds of hyperbolic dynamical systems and the large number of particles in macroscopic systems. Exercises, detailed references and suggestions for further reading are included.
Pagina's	287
Conditie	Goed
Prijs	€ 30,00

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