Concepts in Thermal Physics

Concepts in Thermal Physics

Volumn 9780199562091, Issue , 2010, Pages 1-512

  Blundell, Stephen J ^a   Blundell, Katherine M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Climate change; Communication; Condensed matter physics; Historical background; Information; Statistical mechanics; Stellar astrophysics; Thermodynamics

Indexed keywords

ASTROPHYSICS; COMMUNICATION; CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS; ISING MODEL; MECHANICS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; STARS; STATISTICAL MECHANICS; THERMODYNAMICS;

BAYES THEOREM; DIFFUSION PROBLEMS; HISTORICAL BACKGROUND; INFORMATION; INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION; MODERN PHYSICS; STELLAR ASTROPHYSICS; THERMAL PHYSICS;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

EID: 84922628943     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199562091.001.0001     Document Type: Book

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