New Directions in Statistical Physics: Econophysics, Bioinformatics, and Pattern Recognition

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pp. 381, as new, still in shrink wrap, “accessible to undergraduates, yet with enough attention to the theory and computation to satisfy the professional researcher Statistical physics addresses the study and understanding of systems with many degrees of freedom. As such it has a rich and varied history, with applications to thermodynamics, magnetic phase transitions, and order/disorder transformations, to name just a few. However, the tools of statistical physics can be profitably used to investigate any system with a large number of components. Thus, recent years have seen these methods applied in many unexpected directions, three of which are the main focus of this volume. These applications have been remarkably successful and have enriched the financial, biological, and engineering literature. Although reported in the physics literature, the results tend to be scattered and the underlying unity of the field overlooked.”

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ISBN 3540431829
Number of pages 381
Original Title New Directions in Statistical Physics: Econophysics, Bioinformatics, and Pattern Recognition
Published Date 2004
Book Condition Very Good
Jacket Condition No dustjacket as published
Binding Hardcover
Size 8vo
Place of Publication New York
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pp. 381, as new, still in shrink wrap, “accessible to undergraduates, yet with enough attention to the theory and computation to satisfy the professional researcher Statistical physics addresses the study and understanding of systems with many degrees of freedom. As such it has a rich and varied history, with applications to thermodynamics, magnetic phase transitions, and order/disorder transformations, to name just a few. However, the tools of statistical physics can be profitably used to investigate any system with a large number of components. Thus, recent years have seen these methods applied in many unexpected directions, three of which are the main focus of this volume. These applications have been remarkably successful and have enriched the financial, biological, and engineering literature. Although reported in the physics literature, the results tend to be scattered and the underlying unity of the field overlooked.”

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Weight 1 kg