Nonextensive Statistical Mechanics and Its Applications |
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Editor:
| Abe, Sumiyoshi Okamoto, Yuko |
Series title: | Lecture Notes in Physics Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-3-540-41208-3 |
Publication Date: | Feb 2001 |
Publisher: | Springer Berlin / Heidelberg
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Imprint: | Springer |
Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | USD $149.99USD $109.99 |
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.