Statistical mechanics and fractals
By: R.L. Dobrushin, S. Kusuoka.
Contributors: Kusuoka, S. 1954-
Series: Lecture notes in mathematics ;; 1567; Lecture notes in mathematics (Springer-Verlag) ;; 1567.
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published: 1993
Place of publication: Berlin; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 98
Subjects: Statistical mechanics.; Fractals.
Description: This book is composed of two texts, by R.L. Dobrushin and S. Kusuoka, each representing the content of a course of lectures given by the authors. They are pitched at graduate student level and are thus very accessible introductions to their respective subjects for students and non specialists. CONTENTS: R.L. Dobrushin: On the Way to the Mathematical Foundations of Statistical Mechanics.- S. Kusuoka: Diffusion Processes on Nested Fractals.
Notes: Includes bibliographical referencses.