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Author:   Paul Goldbart (, Dept of Physics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) ,  Nigel Goldenfeld (, Dept of Physics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) ,  David Sherrington (, Theoretical Physics, University of Oxford)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Volume:   126
Dimensions:   Width: 16.30cm , Height: 2.90cm , Length: 24.20cm
Weight:   0.915kg
ISBN:  

9780198528531

ISBN 10:   0198528531
Pages:   460
Publication Date:   02 December 2004
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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1: P.G. DeGennes: Foreword 2: P.M. Goldbart, N. Goldenfeld, D. Sherrington: Preface 3: S.F. Edwards: Reprint: A new method for the evaluation of electric conductivity in metals 4: D. Khmelnitskii: Impurity diagrammatics and the physics of disordered metals 5: S.F. Edwards: Reprint: The statistical dynamics of homogeneous turbulence 6: K.R. Sreenivasan, G.L. Eyink: Sam Edwards and the turbulence theory 7: S.F. Edwards: Reprint: The statistical mechanics of polymers with excluded volume 8: R.C. Ball: The entry of field theory in to polymer science 9: S.F. Edwards: Reprint: The theory of polymer solutions at intermediate concentration 10: Y. Oono, T. Ohta: The coarse grained approach in polymer physics 11: S.F. Edwards: Reprint: Statistical mechanics with topological constraints: II 12: E. Witten: Notes on 'Statistical mechanics with topological constraints I & II' 13: S.F. Edwards, P.W. Anderson: Reprint: Theory of spin glasses 14: P.W. Anderson: Remarks on the Edwards-Anderson paper 15: D. Sherrington: Edwards-Anderson: Opening up the world of complexity 16: G. Parisi: The overlap in glassy systems 17: M. Mezard: Theory of ramdon solid states 18: R.T. Deam, S.F. Edwards: Reprint: The theory of rubber elasticity 19: P.M. Goldbart, N. Goldenfeld: Sam Edwards and the statistical mechanics of rubber 20: M. Doi, S.F. Edwards: Reprint: Dynamics of concentrated polymer systems, Part 2: Molecular motion under flow 21: W.W. Graessley, T.C.B. McLeish: The Doi-Edwards theory 22: S.F. Edwards, D.R. Wilkinson: Reprint: The surface statistics of a granular aggregate 23: M. Kardar: The surface statistics of a growing aggregate 24: S.F. Edwards, R.B.S. Oakeshott: Reprint: Theory of powders 25: J. Kurchan: Building a thermodynamics on sand 26: S.F. Edwards, R.B.S. Oakeshott: Reprint: The transmission of stress in an aggregate 27: J.P. Bouchaud, M.E. Cates: Granular media: Three dimensional ideas of Sir Sam's Chapters on the Edwardsian approach to research 28: J.S. Langer: The case for Edwardsian research in solid mechanics: A sermon 29: G. Allen: A scientist for all seasons

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Paul M. Goldbart, Dept of Physics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1110 West Green Street, Urbana, IL 61801-3080, USA Nigel Goldenfeld, Dept of Physics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1110 West Green Street, Urbana, IL 61801-3080, USA David Sherrington, Theoretical Physics, University of Oxford, 1 Keble Road, Oxford OX1 3NP, UK

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