Statistical Physics II introduces nonequilibrium theories of statistical mechanics from the viewpoint of the fluctuation-disipation theorem. Emphasis is placed on the relaxation from nonequilibrium to equilibrium states, the response of a system to an external disturbance, and general problems involved in deriving a macroscopic physical process from more basic underlying processes. Fundamental concepts and methods are stressed, rather than the numerous individual applications.
| ISBN: | 9783540538332 |
| Publication date: | 22nd June 1998 |
| Author: | Ryogo Kubo, Morikazu Toda, Natsuki Hashitsume |
| Publisher: | Springer an imprint of Springer Berlin Heidelberg |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 279 pages |
| Series: | Springer Series in Solid-State Sciences |
| Genres: |
Cybernetics and systems theory Classical mechanics Thermodynamics and heat Mathematical physics |