Long-Range Interacting Systems - Lecture Notes of the Les Houches Summer School: Volume 90, August 2008 (Hardcover, New)

This book collects together the lecture courses and seminars given at the Les Houches Summer School 2008 on Long-Range Interacting Systems. Leading scientists in different fields of mathematics and physics present their views on this fast growing and interdisciplinary field of research, by venturing upon fundamental problems of probability, transport theory, equilibrium and non-equilibrium statistical mechanics, condensed matter physics, astrophysics and cosmology, physics of plasmas, and hydrodynamics. The thermodynamic and dynamical properties of systems with long-range interactions were poorly understood until a few years ago. Substantial progress has been made only recently by realizing that the lack of additivity induced by long-range interactions does not hinder the development of a consistent thermodynamic formalism. This book reviews the state-of-the-art developments in this field and provides an essential background to future studies. All chapters are written from a pedagogical perspective, making the book accessible to masters and PhD students and all researchers wishing to enter this field.

General

Imprint:	Oxford UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Lecture Notes of the Les Houches Summer School
Release date:	2010
First published:	March 2010
Editors:	Thierry Dauxois • Stefano Ruffo • Leticia F. Cugliandolo
Dimensions:	253 x 175 x 35mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	608
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-0-19-957462-9
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Astronomy, space & time > Theoretical & mathematical astronomy Books > Science & Mathematics > Physics > States of matter > Condensed matter physics (liquids & solids) Books > Science & Mathematics > Physics > Thermodynamics & statistical physics > Thermodynamics Books > Science & Mathematics > Physics > Thermodynamics & statistical physics > Statistical physics
LSN:	0-19-957462-6
Barcode:	9780199574629

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