Statistical mechanics [[electronic resource] ] : theory and molecular simulation / / Mark E. Tuckerman

• Autore: Tuckerman Mark E
• Pubblicazione: New York, : Oxford University Press, 2010
• Descrizione fisica: xv, 696 p. : ill
• Disciplina: 530.13
• Soggetto topico: Statistical mechanics
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [671]-686) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover -- Half-Title -- Title page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Preface -- Contents -- 1 Classical mechanics -- 2 Theoretical foundations of classical statistical mechanics -- 3 The microcanonical ensemble and introduction to molecular dynamics -- 4 The canonical ensemble -- 5 The isobaric ensembles -- 6 The grand canonical ensemble -- 7 Monte Carlo -- 8 Free energy calculations -- 9 Quantum mechanics -- 10 Quantum ensembles and the density matrix -- 11 The quantum ideal gases: Fermi-Dirac and Bose-Einstein statistics -- 12 The Feynman path integral -- 13 Classical time-dependent statistical mechanics -- 14 Quantum time-dependent statistical mechanics -- 15 The Langevin and generalized Langevin equations -- 16 Critical phenomena -- Appendix A Properties of the Dirac delta-function -- Appendix B Evaluation of energies and forces -- Appendix C Proof of the Trotter theorem -- Appendix D Laplace transforms -- References -- Index.
• Sommario/riassunto: By uniting basic concepts in equilibrium and time-dependent statistical mechanics with modern computational techniques, the book provides a comprehensive view of how theory proceeds from concepts to model construction to practical algorithms.
• Titolo autorizzato: Statistical mechanics
• ISBN: 1-282-49066-4; 9786612490668; 0-19-152346-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910456573503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Oxford graduate texts.