Fluctuations in physical systems /
This book provides an introduction to applied statistical mechanics by considering physically realistic models. It provides a simple and accessible introduction to theories of thermal fluctuations and diffusion, and goes on to apply them in a variety of physical contexts. The first part of the book...
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Cambridge ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2000
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Table of Contents:
- Preface
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Elements of statistical analysis
- 3 Fluctuations in electric circuits
- 4 The fluctuation-dissipation theorem
- 5 The Kramers-Kronig relations
- 6 Brownian motion
- 7 Random walks
- 8 Density fluctuations in gases
- 9 A reference model
- 10 Markov processes
- 11 Diffusion of particles
- 12 Thermal fluctuations in a diode
- 13 Fermi acceleration
- Appendix A: The binomial distribution
- Appendix B: The Poisson distribution
- Appednix C: The Gaussian or normal distribution
- Appendix D: Dirac's e-function.
- Appendix E: Physical constants
- Appendix F: The MKSA units
- References
- Index.
