1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910450683203321

Autore

Wallace Duane C

Titolo

Statistical physics of crystals and liquids [[electronic resource] ] : a guide to highly accurate equations of state / / Duane C. Wallace

Pubbl/distr/stampa

River Edge, NJ, : World Scientific, c2002

ISBN

1-281-87184-2

9786611871840

981-238-882-6

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (329 p.)

Disciplina

530.4

Soggetti

Equations of state

Crystals - Statistical methods

Liquids - Statistical methods

Statistical physics

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 297-302) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Preface; Contents; Chapter 1 Condensed Matter Hamiltonian; 1 NATURE OF CONDENSED MATTER; 2 DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; 3 ELECTRONIC EXCITED STATES IN METALS; 4 TOTAL HAMILTONIAN; 5 NEARLY-FREE-ELECTRON METALS; Chapter 2 Statistical Mechanics; 6 AVERAGING TECHNIQUES; 7 QUANTUM STATISTICAL MECHANICS; 8 THERMOELASTICITY; 9 CLASSICAL STATISTICS: DERIVATION; 10 CLASSICAL STATISTICS: APPLICATIONS; 11 INTERPRETATION OF STATISTICAL MECHANICS; Chapter 3 Lattice Dynamics; 12 LATTICE STATICS; 13 QUASIHARMONIC PHONONS; 14 THEORY AND EXPERIMENT; 15 EXPERIMENTAL PHONON DATA

Chapter 4 Statistical Mechanics of Crystals16 QUANTUM NUCLEAR MOTION; 17 CLASSICAL NUCLEAR MOTION; 18 ELECTRONIC EXCITATIONS; 19 LEARNING FROM THERMODYNAMIC DATA; 20 CRYSTAL EQUATION OF STATE; Chapter 5 Liquid Dynamics and Statistical Mechanics; 21 CONFIGURATIONAL CORRELATIONS IN A MONATOMIC LIQUID; 22 MELTING OF ELEMENTS; 23 LIQUID DYNAMICS THEORY; 24 VERIFICATION FROM COMPUTER SIMULATIONS; 25 LIQUID



EQUATION OF STATE; Chapter 6 Phase Transitions and Nonequilibrium Processes; 26 THEORETICAL ANALYSIS OF PHASE TRANSITIONS; 27 NONEQUILIBRIUM PROCESSES; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This important book presents a unified formulation from first principles of the Hamiltonian and statistical mechanics of metallic and insulating crystals, amorphous solids, and liquids. Extensive comparison of theory and experiment provides an accurate understanding of the statistical properties of phonons, electrons, and phonon - phonon and electron - phonon interactions in elemental crystals and liquids. Questions are posed along the following lines: What is the "best" theory for a given property? How accurate is a good theory? What information is gained by a comparison of theory and experiment? How accurate is a good experiment?

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910812062603321

Autore

Mitroff Ian I.

Titolo

Why some companies emerge stronger and better from a crisis : 7 essential lessons for surviving disaster / / Ian I. Mitroff

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : American Management Association, , [2005]

©2005

ISBN

0-8144-1630-6

1-281-12629-2

9786611126292

0-8144-1327-7

0-8144-2929-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (256 p.)

Disciplina

658.4/056

Soggetti

Crisis management

Emergency management

Leadership

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

Preliminaries; Contents; Preface; The Crisis Society: The Rise of the



Abnormal; Challenge 1-Right Heart (Emotional IQ); Challenge 2/3-Right Thinking (Creative IQ); Challenge 4-Right Integration (Integrative IQ); Challenge 5-Right Technical Skills (Technical IQ); Challenge 6-Right Transfer (Aesthetic IQ); Challenge 7-Right Soul (Spiritual IQ); When a Whole Society Is in Crisis; Epilogue: A Tale of Two Companies; Major Crises at a Glance; A Brief Primer on Crisis Management; A Theory of Complex Problem-Formation; Index; About the Author

Sommario/riassunto

Disaster is a certainty  -- but ""disaster planning"" is not enough.