Spin glasses and complexity / Daniel L. Stein, Charles M. Newman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Stein, Daniel L.

Contributor:

Newman, Charles M. (Charles Michael), 1946-

Series:

Primers in Complex Systems

Primers in complex systems

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Computational complexity.

Spin glasses.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (336 p.)

Edition:

Course Book

Place of Publication:

Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2012.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Summary:

Spin glasses are disordered magnetic systems that have led to the development of mathematical tools with an array of real-world applications, from airline scheduling to neural networks. Spin Glasses and Complexity offers the most concise, engaging, and accessible introduction to the subject, fully explaining what spin glasses are, why they are important, and how they are opening up new ways of thinking about complexity. This one-of-a-kind guide to spin glasses begins by explaining the fundamentals of order and symmetry in condensed matter physics and how spin glasses fit into--and modify--this framework. It then explores how spin-glass concepts and ideas have found applications in areas as diverse as computational complexity, biological and artificial neural networks, protein folding, immune response maturation, combinatorial optimization, and social network modeling. Providing an essential overview of the history, science, and growing significance of this exciting field, Spin Glasses and Complexity also features a forward-looking discussion of what spin glasses may teach us in the future about complex systems. This is a must-have book for students and practitioners in the natural and social sciences, with new material even for the experts.

Contents:

Frontmatter

CONTENTS

PREFACE

INTRODUCTION : WHY SPIN GLASSES?

1. ORDER, SYMMETRY, AND THE ORGANIZATION OF MATTER

2. GLASSES AND QUENCHED DISORDER

3. MAGNETIC SYSTEMS

4. SPINGLASSES : GENERAL FEATURES

5. THE INFINITE - RANGE SPIN GLASS

6. APPLICATIONS TO OTHER FIELDS

7. SHORT-RANGE SPIN GLASSES : SOME BASIC QUESTIONS

8. ARE SPIN GLASSES COMPLEX SYSTEMS?

NOTES

GLOSSARY

BIBLIOGRAPHY

INDEX

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019)

ISBN:

9786613923516

9781283611060

1283611066

9781400845637

1400845637

OCLC:

825071195