TY - BOOK AU - Pécseli,Hans L. TI - Fluctuations in Physical Systems SN - 9780511151217 AV - QC6.4.F58 P43 2000 U1 - 530.13 PY - 2000/// CY - Cambridge PB - Cambridge University Press KW - Fluctuations (Physics) KW - Electronic books N1 - Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Elements of statistical analysis -- 3 Fluctuations in electric circuits -- 4 The fluctuation-dissipation theorem -- 5 The Kramers-Kronig relations -- 6 Brownian motion -- 7 Random walks -- 8 Density fluctuations in gases -- 9 A reference model -- 10 Markov processes -- 11 Diffusion of particles -- 12 Thermal fluctuations in a diode -- 13 Fermi acceleration -- Appendix A: The binomial distribution -- Appendix B: The Poisson distribution -- Appednix C: The Gaussian or normal distribution -- Appendix D: Dirac's δ-function -- Appendix E: Physical constants -- Appendix F: The MKSA units -- References -- Index N2 - This book provides an introduction to applied statistical mechanics by considering physically realistic models UR - https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/buse-ebooks/detail.action?docID=143907 ER -