From Newton to Mandelbrot

A Primer in Theoretical Physics with Fractals for the Personal Computer

Dietrich Stauffer, H.Eugene Stanley (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

XII, 211 Seiten

1995 | 2nd, enlarged ed. 1996
Springer Berlin (Verlag)
978-3-540-56589-5 (ISBN)

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From Newton to Mandelbrot takes the student on a tour of the most important landmarks of theoretical physics: classical, quantum, and statistical mechanics, relativity, electrodynamics, and, the most modern and exciting of all, the physics of fractals. The treatment is confined to the essentials of each area, and short computer programs, numerous problems, and beautiful color illustrations round off this unusual textbook. Ideally suited for a one-year course in theoretical physics it will also prove useful in preparing and revising for exams. This edition is corrected and includes a new appendix on elementary particle physics, answers to all short questions, and a diskette where a selection of executable programs exploring the fractal concept can be found.

1. Mechanics.- 2. Electricity and Magnetism.- 3. Quantum Mechanics.- 4. Statistical Physics.- 5. Fractals in Theoretical Physics.- Appendix: Elementary Particles.- A.1 Basic Facts and Other Lies.- A.1.1 Particles.- A.1.2 Forces.- A.2 Quantum Field Theory of Elementary Particles.- A.2.1 Quantum and Thermal Fluctuations.- A.2.2 Simulations at T = 0.- A.2.3 Simulations in the TeraKelvin Region.- Questions.- Answers to Questions.- Further Reading.- Name and Subject Index.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	26.10.1995
Zusatzinfo	XII, 211 p. 17 illus., 16 illus. in color. With 16 Falttafeln.
Verlagsort	Berlin
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 235 mm
Gewicht	446 g
Themenwelt	Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Allgemeines / Lexika
Themenwelt	Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Theoretische Physik
Schlagworte	ecotoxicology • Theoretische Physik
ISBN-10	3-540-56589-2 / 3540565892
ISBN-13	978-3-540-56589-5 / 9783540565895
Zustand	Neuware