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Statistical Physics II introduces nonequilibrium theories of statistical mechanics from the viewpoint of the fluctuation-disipation theorem. Emphasis is placed on the relaxation from nonequilibrium to equilibrium states, the response of a system to an external disturbance, and general problems involved in deriving a macroscopic physical process from more basic underlying processes. Fundamental concepts and methods are stressed, rather than the numerous individual applications.

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Author:   Ryogo Kubo ,  M. Toda ,  Morikazu Toda ,  R. Kubo
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
Imprint:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K
Edition:   2nd ed. 1991
Volume:   31
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.940kg
ISBN:  

9783540538332

ISBN 10:   354053833
Pages:   279
Publication Date:   14 November 1991
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

1. Brownian Motion.- 1.1 Brownian Motion as a Stochastic Process.- 1.2 The Central Limit Theorem and Brownian Motion.- 1.3 The Langevin Equation and Harmonic Analysis.- 1.4 Gaussian Processes.- 1.5 Brownian Motion Modeled by a Gaussian Process.- 1.6 The Fluctuation-Dissipation Theorem.- 2. Physical Processes as Stochastic Processes.- 2.1 Random Frequency Modulation.- 2.2 Brownian Motion Revisited.- 2.3 Markovian Processes.- 2.4 Fokker-Planck Equation.- 2.5 Contraction of Information. Projected Processes.- 2.6 Derivation of Master Equations.- 2.7 Brownian Motion of a Quantal System.- 2.8 Boltzmann Equation.- 2.9 Generalized Langevin Equation and the Damping Theory.- 3. Relaxation and Resonance Absorption.- 3.1 Linear Irreversible Processes.- 3.2 Complex Admittance.- 3.3 Debye Relaxation.- 3.4 Resonance Absorption.- 3.5 Wave Number-Dependent Complex Admittance.- 3.6 Dispersion Relations.- 3.7 Sum Rules and Interpolation Formulas.- 4. Statistical Mechanics of Linear Response.- 4.1 Static Response to External Force.- 4.2 Dynamic Response to External Force.- 4.3 Symmetry and the Dispersion Relations.- 4.4 Fluctuation and Dissipation Theorem.- 4.5 Density Response, Conduction and Diffusion.- 4.6 Response to Thermal Internal Forces.- 4.7 Some Remarks on the Linear-Response Theory.- 5. Quantum Field Theoretical Methods in Statistical Mechanics.- 5.1 Double-Time Green’s Functions.- 5.2 Chain of Equations of Motion and the Decoupling Approximation.- 5.3 Relation to the Kinetic Equation.- 5.4 Single-Particle Green’s Function and the Causal Green’s Function.- 5.5 Basic Formula for Perturbational Expansion.- 5.6 Temperature Green’s function.- 5.7 Diagram Technique.- 5.8 Dyson Equation.- 5.9 Relationship Between the Thermodynamic Potential and the Temperature Green’sFunction.- 5.10 Special Case of the Two-Particle Green’s function.- General Bibliography of Textbooks.- References.

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