Description

Book Synopsis
In this work, Martin H. Krieger seeks to show what physicists really do behind the nearly impenetrable cloud of mathematical models they use as research tools. He argues that the technical details of these complex calculations also reveal key aspects of the physical properties they model.

Table of Contents
List of Figures Preface 1: Modeling the Constitutions of Matter 2: Analysis: The Stability of Bulk Matter 3: Mathematics: Infinite Volume Limits and Thermodynamics 4: Formalism: Constituting Bulk Matter: Solutions to the Ising Model, and Duality in Those Solutions 5: Analysis: Generic, Formal, Model-Independent Accounts of the Constitution of Matter as Philosophical 6: Formalism: Technical Devices Doing the Work of Physics 7: Physics and Mathematics: Finding the Right Mechanism and Choosing the Right Functions 8: The Physics and the Mathematics Appendix: Two Papers by Lars Onsager A: Electrostatic Interaction of Molecules (1939) B: Crystal Statistics, Part I: A Two-Dimensional Model with an Order-Disorder Transition (1944) Notes References Index

Constitutions of Matter Mathematically Modeling

    Product form

    A Hardback by Martin H. Krieger

    £98.80

    Includes FREE delivery

    RRP £104.00 – you save £5.20 (5%)

    Order before 4pm today for delivery by Fri 11 Sep 2026.

    1 in stock

      Trusted by thousands of customers. See 2,385+ Customer Reviews

      View other formats and editions of Constitutions of Matter Mathematically Modeling by Martin H. Krieger

      Book details

      Publisher The University of Chicago Press
      Published 1 January 1997
      ISBN-13 9780226453040
      978-0226453040
      ISBN-10 0226453049
      Also in:
      Mathematics Mathematical modelling

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      In this work, Martin H. Krieger seeks to show what physicists really do behind the nearly impenetrable cloud of mathematical models they use as research tools. He argues that the technical details of these complex calculations also reveal key aspects of the physical properties they model.

      Table of Contents
      List of Figures Preface 1: Modeling the Constitutions of Matter 2: Analysis: The Stability of Bulk Matter 3: Mathematics: Infinite Volume Limits and Thermodynamics 4: Formalism: Constituting Bulk Matter: Solutions to the Ising Model, and Duality in Those Solutions 5: Analysis: Generic, Formal, Model-Independent Accounts of the Constitution of Matter as Philosophical 6: Formalism: Technical Devices Doing the Work of Physics 7: Physics and Mathematics: Finding the Right Mechanism and Choosing the Right Functions 8: The Physics and the Mathematics Appendix: Two Papers by Lars Onsager A: Electrostatic Interaction of Molecules (1939) B: Crystal Statistics, Part I: A Two-Dimensional Model with an Order-Disorder Transition (1944) Notes References Index

      Recently viewed products

      © 2026 Book Curl

        • American Express
        • Apple Pay
        • Diners Club
        • Discover
        • Google Pay
        • Maestro
        • Mastercard
        • PayPal
        • Shop Pay
        • Union Pay
        • Visa

        Login

        Forgot your password?

        Don't have an account yet?
        Create account