Introduction To Statistical Physics

Rigorous and comprehensive, this textbook introduces undergraduate students to simulation methods in statistical physics. The book covers a number of topics, including the thermodynamics of magnetic and electric systems; the quantum-mechanical basis of magnetism; ferrimagnetism, antiferromagnetism, spin waves and magnons; liquid crystals as a non-ideal system of technological relevance; and diffusion in an external potential. It also covers hot topics such as cosmic microwave background, magnetic cooling and Bose-Einstein condensation. The book provides an elementary introduction to simulation methods through algorithms in pseudocode for random walks, the 2D Ising model, and a model liquid crystal. Any formalism is kept simple and derivations are worked out in detail to ensure the material is accessible to students from subjects other than physics.

• • Author: Jo? Paulo Casquilho, Paulo Ivo Cortez Teixeira
• • Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• • Publication Date: Dec 18, 2014
• • Number of Pages: 346 pages
• • Language: English
• • Binding: Hardcover
• • ISBN-10: 1107053781
• • ISBN-13: 9781107053786