Brownian motion - the incessant motion of small particles suspended in a fluid - is an important topic in statistical physics and physical chemistry. This book studies its origin in molecular scale fluctuations, its description in terms of random process theory and also in terms of statistical mechanics. A number of new applications of these descriptions to physical and chemical processes, as well as statistical mechanical derivations and the mathematical background are discussed in detail. Graduate students, lecturers, and researchers in statistical physics and physical chemistry will find this an interesting and useful reference work.
By:
Robert M. Mazo (University of Oregon USA) Imprint: Oxford University Press Country of Publication: United Kingdom Volume: 112 Dimensions:
Height: 231mm,
Width: 157mm,
Spine: 15mm
Weight: 513g ISBN:9780199556441 ISBN 10: 019955644X Series:International Series of Monographs on Physics Pages: 302 Publication Date:27 November 2008 Audience:
College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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Further / Higher Education
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Undergraduate
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active