Computer science and physics have been closely linked since the birth of modern computing. In recent years, an interdisciplinary area has blossomed at the junction of these fields, connecting insights from statistical physics with basic computational challenges. Researchers have…
Offering a fresh viewpoint on phase changes and the thermodynamics of materials, this textbook covers the thermodynamics and kinetics of the most important phase transitions in materials science, spanning classical metallurgy through to nanoscience and quantum phase transitions.…
A clear, concise and rigorous textbook covering phase transitions in the context of advances in electronic structure and statistical mechanics.
Recent experimental progress has enabled cold atomic gases to be studied at nanokelvin temperatures, creating new states of matter where quantum degeneracy occurs-Bose-Einstein condensates and degenerate Fermi gases. Such quantum states are of macroscopic dimensions. This title …
Recent experimental progress has enabled cold atomic gases to be studied at nanokelvin temperatures, creating new states of matter where quantum degeneracy occurs-Bose-Einstein condensates and degenerate Fermi gases. Such quantum states are of macroscopic dimensions. This title …
This systematic approach to the quantum theory of collective phenomena is based principally on the model of infinite systems. Suitable for advanced undergraduates and graduate students of physics and chemistry, the three-part treatment begins with an exposition of the generalize…
"One scientist has navigated the perils of water science by conducting dozens of simple, carefully controlled experiments and piecing together the first coherent account of water's three dimensional structure and behavior. Professor Pollack takes us on a fantastic voyage through…
"Discusses the fundamental connections between the physics of quantum phase transitions and the technological promise of quantum information, non-equilibrium quantum dynamics and adiabatic quantum computations."
