Nonextensive Statistical Mechanics and Its Applications |
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| Editor:
| Abe, Sumiyoshi
Okamoto, Yuko |
| Series title: | Lecture Notes in Physics Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-3-540-40919-9 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2008 |
| Publisher: | Springer
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| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $69.95 |
Book Description:
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Nonextensive statistical mechanics is now a rapidly growing field and a new stream in the research of the foundations of statistical mechanics. This generalization of the well-known Boltzmann--Gibbs theory enables the study of systems with long-range interactions, long-term memories or multi-fractal structures. This book consists of a set of self-contained lectures and includes additional contributions where some of the latest developments -- ranging from astro- to biophysics -- are...
More DescriptionNonextensive statistical mechanics is now a rapidly growing field and a new stream in the research of the foundations of statistical mechanics. This generalization of the well-known Boltzmann--Gibbs theory enables the study of systems with long-range interactions, long-term memories or multi-fractal structures. This book consists of a set of self-contained lectures and includes additional contributions where some of the latest developments -- ranging from astro- to biophysics -- are covered. Addressing primarily graduate students and lecturers, this book will also be a useful reference for all researchers working in the field.