Sethna, James P. <br/><br/>
Statistical Mechanics :  entropy, order parameters, and complexity / 
James P. Sethna. 
 - Oxford ;  New York :  Oxford University Press,  c2006. 
 - xix, 349 p. 
 - Oxford master series in statistical, computational, and theoretical physics Oxford master series in physics ; .
<br/><br/>What is statistical mechanics? -- Random walks with emergent properties. -- Temperature and equilibrium. -- Phase-space dynamics and ergodicity. -- Entropy. -- Free energies. -- Quantum statistical mechanics. -- Calculation and computation. -- Order parameters, broken symmetry, and topology. -- Correlations, response, and dissipation. -- Abrupt phase transitions. -- Continuous phase transitions. -- Appendix: Fourier methods. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780198566779 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Statistical mechanics.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>530.13  / SET/S