Percolation Theory Using Python

2024
ISBN: 978-3-031-59899-9
Verlag: Springer

Buch, Englisch, 214 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 347 g

Reihe: Lecture Notes in Physics

This course-based open access textbook delves into percolation theory, examining the physical properties of random media—materials characterized by varying sizes of holes and pores. The focus is on both the mathematical foundations and the computational and statistical methods used in this field. Designed as a practical introduction, the book places particular emphasis on providing a comprehensive set of computational tools necessary for studying percolation theory.

Readers will learn how to generate, analyze, and comprehend data and models, with detailed theoretical discussions complemented by accessible computer codes. The book's structure ensures a complete exploration of worked examples, encompassing theory, modeling, implementation, analysis, and the resulting connections between theory and analysis.

Beginning with a simplified model system—a model porous medium—whose mathematical theory is well-established, the book subsequently applies the same framework to realistic random systems. Key topics covered include one- and infinite-dimensional percolation, clusters, scaling theory, diffusion in disordered media, and dynamic processes. Aimed at graduate students and researchers, this textbook serves as a foundational resource for understanding essential concepts in modern statistical physics, such as disorder, scaling, and fractal geometry.

Zielgruppe

Graduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Malthe-Sørenssen, Anders

Fachgebiete

• Technische Wissenschaften Maschinenbau | Werkstoffkunde Technische Mechanik | Werkstoffkunde Materialwissenschaft: Elektronik, Optik
• Naturwissenschaften Physik Physik Allgemein Theoretische Physik, Mathematische Physik, Computerphysik
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften: Forschung und Information Kybernetik, Systemtheorie, Komplexe Systeme
• Naturwissenschaften Physik Thermodynamik Festkörperphysik, Kondensierte Materie
• Naturwissenschaften Physik Angewandte Physik Geophysik
• Naturwissenschaften Physik Angewandte Physik Statistische Physik, Dynamische Systeme

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction to Percolation.- One-dimensional Percolation.- Infinite-dimensional Percolation.- Finite-dimensional Percolation.- Geometry of Clusters.-  Finite Size Scaling.- Renormalization.- Subset Geometry.- Flow in Disordered Media.- Elastic Properties of Disordered Media.- Diffusion in Disordered Media.- Dynamic Processes in Disordered Media.- References.- Index.

Über Autor(innen)

Anders Malthe-Sørenssen is the director of the Center for Computing in Science Education, a Center for Excellence in Education, and a Professor of Physics at the University of Oslo. His research interests span the nanoscale and statistical physics, friction, physics of geological processes, neuroscience and AI. Currently, his teaching efforts are focused on revitalizing undergraduate science courses by seamlessly integrating computational methods, providing students with early exposure to research and industrially relevant problems.