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Chaos and Coarse Graining in Statistical Mechanics

Chaos and Coarse Graining in Statistical Mechanics

Castiglione, Patrizia
Falcioni, Massimo
Lesne, Annick

Hardcover

General SciencePhysics

ISBN10: 0521895936
ISBN13: 9780521895934
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: Aug 21 2008
Pages: 280
Weight: 1.49
Height: 0.70 Width: 7.00 Depth: 9.80
Language: English
While statistical mechanics describe the equilibrium state of systems with many degrees of freedom, and dynamical systems explain the irregular evolution of systems with few degrees of freedom, new tools are needed to study the evolution of systems with many degrees of freedom. This book presents the basic aspects of chaotic systems, with emphasis on systems composed by huge numbers of particles. Firstly, the basic concepts of chaotic dynamics are introduced, moving on to explore the role of ergodicity and chaos for the validity of statistical laws, and ending with problems characterized by the presence of more than one significant scale. Also discussed is the relevance of many degrees of freedom, coarse graining procedure, and instability mechanisms in justifying a statistical description of macroscopic bodies. Introducing the tools to characterize the non asymptotic behaviors of chaotic systems, this text will interest researchers and graduate students in statistical mechanics and chaos.

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