João Paulo Casquilho, Paulo Ivo Cortez TeixeiraCambridge University Press, 12/18/2014EAN 9781107053786, ISBN10: 1107053781Hardcover, 346 pages, 25.3 x 19.5 x 2 cmLanguage: EnglishRigorous and comprehensive, this textbook introduces undergraduate students to simulation methods in statistical physics. The book covers a number of topics, including the thermodynamics of magnetic and electric systems; the quantum-mechanical basis of magnetism; ferrimagnetism, antiferromagnetism, spin waves and magnons; liquid crystals as a non-ideal system of technological relevance; and diffusion in an external potential. It also covers hot topics such as cosmic microwave background, magnetic cooling and Bose–Einstein condensation. The book provides an elementary introduction to simulation methods through algorithms in pseudocode for random walks, the 2D Ising model, and a model liquid crystal. Any formalism is kept simple and derivations are worked out in detail to ensure the material is accessible to students from subjects other than physics.Preface1. Random walks2. Review of thermodynamics3. The postulates of statistical physics. Thermodynamic equilibrium4. Statistical thermodynamics – developments and applications5. The classical ideal gas6. The quantum ideal gas7. Magnetism8. The Ising model9. Liquid crystals10. Phase transitions and critical phenomena11. Irreversible processesAppendixesIndex.
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