{"product_id":"9783319296661","title":"Lecture Notes in Physics: Basics and Selected Topics","description":"\u003ch1\u003eLecture Notes in Physics: Basics and Selected Topics\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eSantos, Andrés\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis short primer offers non-specialist readers a concise, yet\ncomprehensive introduction to the field of classical fluids – providing both\nfundamental information and a number of selected topics to bridge the gap\nbetween the basics and ongoing research.   \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn particular, hard-sphere systems represent a favorite playground in\nstatistical mechanics, both in and out of equilibrium, as they represent the\nsimplest models of many-body systems of interacting particles, and at higher\ntemperature and densities they have proven to be very useful as reference\nsystems for real fluids. Moreover, their usefulness in the realm of soft\ncondensed matter has become increasingly recognized – for instance, the\neffective interaction among (sterically stabilized) colloidal particles can be\ntuned\n to almost perfectly match the hard-sphere model.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThese lecture notes present a brief, self-contained overview of\nequilibriumstatistical mechanics of classical fluids, with special\napplications to both the structural and thermodynamic properties of systems\nmade of particles interacting via the hard-sphere potential or closely related\nmodel potentials. In particular it addresses the exact statistical-mechanical\nproperties of one-dimensional systems, the issue of thermodynamic\n(in)consistency among different routes in the context of several approximate\ntheories, and the construction of analytical or semi-analytical approximations\nfor the structural properties.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten pedagogically at the graduate level, with many figures, tables,\nphotographs, and guided end-of-chapter exercises, this introductory text\nbenefits students and newcomers to the field alike.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2016-05-14\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9783319296661\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-3-319-29668-5\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 235cm x155cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 271\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer International Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44481403977868,"sku":"9783319296661","price":53.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9783319296661_787526cc-bd23-4fb0-b3f6-84dab25f127b.jpg?v=1775673392","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9783319296661","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}