Description
- ISBN-10: 0198865252
- ISBN-13: 978-0198865254
- Edition: 2nd
- Publisher: OUP Oxford
- Publication date: 26 January 2021
- Part of series: Oxford Master Series in Physics
- Language: English
- Dimensions: 24.38 x 2.54 x 18.8 cm
- Print length: 496 pages
Original price was: ₹2,270.00.₹2,088.40Current price is: ₹2,088.40.
Discover the power of statistical mechanics with Sethna’s “STATISTICAL MECHANICS: ENTROPY, ORDER PARAMETERS, AND COMPLEXITY 2E”. This essential textbook, perfect for “The bookish owl” audience, provides an accessible gateway to understanding emergent laws from complex systems. It masterfully avoids advanced quantum mechanics and thermodynamics, making it ideal for scientists and engineers across disciplines. Explore real-world applications, from biological processes like DNA replication and bacterial foraging to computer science challenges in data compression and complexity, and even social science models of pandemics. With engaging exercises and pedagogical tools suitable for flipped classrooms and remote learning, this book illuminates the fundamental tools for creating new scientific laws and the fascinating simple behaviors hidden within complex systems.
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