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A RANDOM WALK IN PHYSICS: BYND BLCK HOLES TIME-TRAVELS

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<P>This book offers an informal, easy-to-understand account of topics in modern physics and mathematics. The focus is, in particular, on statistical mechanics, soft matter, probability, chaos, complexity, and models, as well as their interplay. The book features 28 key entries and it is carefully structured so as to allow readers to pursue different paths that reflect their interests and priorities, thereby avoiding an excessively systematic presentation that might stifle interest. While the majority of the entries concern specific topics and arguments, some relate to important protagonists of science, highlighting and explaining their contributions. Advanced mathematics is avoided, and formulas are introduced in only a few cases. The book is a user-friendly tool that nevertheless avoids scientific compromise. It is of interest to all who seek a better grasp of the world that surrounds us and of the ideas that have changed our perceptions.</P>

A Random Walk in Physics

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Front Cover.
Half Title Page.
Title Page.
Copyright Page.
Dedication.
Acknowledgments.
Contents.
1: A Sort of Introduction.
2: Random Walk.
3: Atoms.
4: Big Data.
5: Boltzmann.
6: Brownian Motion.
7: Chaos.
8: Complexity Measures.
9: Computers, Algorithms, and Simulations.
10: Determinism.
11: Einstein.
12: Entropy.
13: Fermi.
14: Fractals.
15: Information Theory.
16: Irreversibility.
17: Kolmogorov.
18: Laplace.
19: Laws, Levels of Descriptions, and Models.
20: Maxwell.
21: Mesoscale Systems.
22: Poincar&#x00E9;.
23: Prediction.
24: Probability.
25: Richardson.
26: Statistical Mechanics.
27: Turbulence.
28: Universality.
29: Volterra.
30: von Neumann.
31: A Random Walk in Fiction.
Further Reading.

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