Overview

Collective behavior in systems with many components, blow-ups with emergence of microstructures are proofs of the double, continuum and atomistic, nature of macroscopic systems, an issue which has always intrigued scientists and philosophers. Modern technologies have made the question more actual and concrete with recent, remarkable progresses also from a mathematical point of view. The book focuses on the links connecting statistical and continuum mechanics and, starting from elementary introductions to both theories, it leads to actual research themes. Mathematical techniques and methods from probability, calculus of variations and PDE are discussed at length.

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Author:   Errico Presutti
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
Imprint:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K
Edition:   Softcover reprint of hardcover 1st ed. 2009
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 2.40cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.741kg
ISBN:  

9783642092367

ISBN 10:   3642092365
Pages:   470
Publication Date:   16 November 2010
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of print, replaced by POD  
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Table of Contents

Statistical Mechanics of Ising systems.- Thermodynamic limit in the Ising model.- The phase diagram of Ising systems.- Mean field, Kac potentials and the Lebowitz–Penrose limit.- Stochastic Dynamics.- Mesoscopic Theory, non-local functionals.- Non-local, free energy functionals.- Surface tension, Gamma convergence, Wulff shape.- One dimensional interfaces.- Phase transitions in systems with Kac potentials.- Ising systems with Kac potentials.- The LMP model and the Pirogov–Sinai strategy.- Phase transitions in the LMP model.- DLR measures and the ergodic decomposition.

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From the reviews: The author takes an effort to make accessible a variety of problems and mathematical techniques involved in describing how a continuum description emerges from mesoscopic and microscopic models. Technically that refers to large scale phenomena in statistical mechanics and their mathematical formulations in terms of thermodynamic and hydrodynamic limits. The book is intended to both (mathematical) physics and mathematical communities ! . (Piotr Garbaczewski, Zentralblatt MATH, Vol. 1156, 2009) This book is a beautiful overview of the state of the art. ! The link between notions and theories developed in continuum mechanics and PDEs and statistical mechanics is illustrated here. The book is an effort to build bridges between the two areas and, since it is meant for both communities it is written with the presumption that reader may not be expert in all topics. ! The various topics can be easily singled out to be used for courses or lectures ! . (Nicoletta Cancrini, Mathematical Reviews, Issue 2011 a)

From the reviews: The author takes an effort to make accessible a variety of problems and mathematical techniques involved in describing how a continuum description emerges from mesoscopic and microscopic models. Technically that refers to large scale phenomena in statistical mechanics and their mathematical formulations in terms of thermodynamic and hydrodynamic limits. The book is intended to both (mathematical) physics and mathematical communities ! . (Piotr Garbaczewski, Zentralblatt MATH, Vol. 1156, 2009)

Author Information

Errico Presutti is professor of classical mechanics at the Department of Mathematics of the University of Roma Tor Vergata.

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