Equilibrium Statistical Physics (3rd Edition) by Michael Plis... - 9789812561558

Equilibrium Statistical Physics (3rd Edition)Author(s): Michael Plischke, Birger Bergersen\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd, Singapore\nImprint: World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd\nISBN-13: 9789812561558, 978-9812561558\nSynopsis\nThis third edition of one of the most important and best selling textbooks in statistical physics, is a graduate level text suitable for students in physics, chemistry, and materials [url] discussion of strongly interacting condensed matter systems has been expanded. A chapter on stochastic processes has also been added with emphasis on applications of the Fokker-Planck [url] modern theory of phase transitions occupies a central place. The chapter devoted to the renormalization group approach is largely rewritten and includes a detailed discussion of the basic concepts and examples of both exact and approximate calculations. The development of the basic tools includes a chapter on computer simulations in which both M.