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Unifying Concepts in Granular Media and Glasses: From the Statistical Mechanics of Granular Media to the Theory of Jamming
Contributor(s): Coniglio, Antonio (Editor), Fierro, Annalisa (Editor), Herrmann, Hans J. (Editor)
ISBN: 0444516077     ISBN-13: 9780444516077
Publisher: Elsevier Science
OUR PRICE:   $135.63  
Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats
Published: June 2004
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Annotation: Deep connections are emerging in the physics of non-thermal systems, such as granular media, and other "complex systems" such as glass formers, spin glasses, colloids or gels. This book discusses the unifying physical theories, developed in recent years, for the description of these systems. The special focus of the book is on recent important developments in the formulation of a Statistical Mechanics approach to granular media and the description of out-of-equilibrium dynamics, such as "jamming" phenomena, ubiquitous in these "complex systems." The book collects contributions from leading researchers in these fields, providing both an introduction, at a graduate level, to these rapidly developing subjects and featuring an up to date, self contained, presentation of theoretical and experimental developments for researchers in areas ranging from Chemistry, to Engineering and Physical Sciences.
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BISAC Categories:
- Technology & Engineering | Nanotechnology & Mems
- Science | Physics - Quantum Theory
- Science | Physics - Mathematical & Computational
Dewey: 620.43
LCCN: 2004047171
Physical Information: 0.57" H x 6.72" W x 9.62" (1.23 lbs) 232 pages
 
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Deep connections are emerging in the physics of non-thermal systems, such as granular media, and other complex systems such as glass formers, spin glasses, colloids or gels. This book discusses the unifying physical theories, developed in recent years, for the description of these systems. The special focus of the book is on recent important developments in the formulation of a Statistical Mechanics approach to granular media and the description of out-of-equilibrium dynamics, such as jamming phenomena, ubiquitous in these complex systems. The book collects contributions from leading researchers in these fields, providing both an introduction, at a graduate level, to these rapidly developing subjects and featuring an up to date, self contained, presentation of theoretical and experimental developments for researchers in areas ranging from Chemistry, to Engineering and Physical Sciences