Principles of statistical physics and numerical modeling / Valeriy A. Ryabov.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ryabov, Valeriy A., author.

Contributor:

Institute of Physics (Great Britain), publisher.

Series:

IOP (Series). Release 5.

IOP expanding physics

[IOP release 5]

IOP expanding physics, 2053-2563

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Statistical physics.

Molecular dynamics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (various pagings) : illustrations (some color).

Place of Publication:

Bristol [England] (Temple Circus, Temple Way, Bristol BS1 6HG, UK) : IOP Publishing, [2018]

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader, EPUB reader, or Kindle reader.

text file

Biography/History:

Valeriy Alexandrovich Ryabov is a Leading Scientists in the Department of Nuclear Technology at the National Research Centre "Kurchatov Institute" in Russia, with over 100 journal publications and several books to his name. His research interests span the physics of irradiated material, molecular dynamics, statistical physics and solid state physics.

Summary:

This unique text provides an introduction to classical statistical mechanics, using molecular dynamic simulations to teach and explore the subject. Illustrated by numerous figures and animations the book will be useful for students and professionals wishing to receive a contemporary understanding of statistical physics and use the methods in their research.

Contents:

1. Phase space

2. Evolution of the phase space distribution function

3. Equilibrium distributions

4. Ensemble of free particles

5. Ensemble of interacting particles

6. Temperature

7. Pressure, stress and tension

8. Entropy

9. Gibbs distribution

10. Isothermal ensemble

11. Free energy

12. Grand canonical ensemble

13. Isobaric ensembles

14. Thermodynamic potentials

15. Finite ensembles and thermodynamics

16. Equation-of-state for a non-ideal gas

17. Processes in an ideal gas

18. Processes in a non-ideal gas

19. Reaction coordinate

20. Structural phase transitions

21. Phase transitions with change of aggregate state

22. Phase transitions in the Ising model

Appendix A. Details of the calculation algorithms

Appendix B. Solutions.

Notes:

"Version: 20180801"--Title page verso.

Includes bibliographical references.

Title from PDF title page (viewed on September 10, 2018).

Other Format:

Print version:

ISBN:

9780750313414

9780750313438

OCLC:

1052762639

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.