From Newton to Mandelbrot: A Primer in Theoretical Physics
Dietrich Stauffer
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Description for From Newton to Mandelbrot: A Primer in Theoretical Physics
Hardcover. Series: Graduate Texts in Physics. Num Pages: 270 pages, 84 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: PH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 166 x 242 x 25. Weight in Grams: 584.
This textbook takes the reader on a tour of the most important landmarks of theoretical physics: classical, quantum, and statistical mechanics, relativity, electrodynamics, as well as the most modern and exciting of all: elementary particles and the physics of fractals. The second edition has been supplemented with a new chapter devoted to concise though complete presentation of dynamical systems, bifurcations and chaos theory. The treatment is confined to the essentials of each area, presenting all the central concepts and equations at an accessible level. Chapters 1 to 4 contain the standard material of courses in theoretical physics and are supposed ... Read more
This textbook takes the reader on a tour of the most important landmarks of theoretical physics: classical, quantum, and statistical mechanics, relativity, electrodynamics, as well as the most modern and exciting of all: elementary particles and the physics of fractals. The second edition has been supplemented with a new chapter devoted to concise though complete presentation of dynamical systems, bifurcations and chaos theory. The treatment is confined to the essentials of each area, presenting all the central concepts and equations at an accessible level. Chapters 1 to 4 contain the standard material of courses in theoretical physics and are supposed ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Series
Graduate Texts in Physics
Condition
New
Weight
584g
Number of Pages
270
Place of Publication
Berlin, Germany
ISBN
9783662536834
SKU
V9783662536834
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99-15
About Dietrich Stauffer
CV of D. Stauffer 1980/81 Guest Professor in Marseille, France 1985 Humboldt Prize for French-German Scientific Cooperation 1987 James Chair Professor; Canada 1988-90 first manager of many-body research group at German Supercomputer Center HLRZ Julich 1993/94 first Canada-Germany Research Awardee; spends one year in Antigonish 1994 ... Read more
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