From Newton to Mandelbrot

1. Front Matter

   Pages I-XII

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2. Mechanics

   • Dietrich Stauffer, H. Eugene Stanley

   Pages 1-57

3. Electricity and Magnetism

   • Dietrich Stauffer, H. Eugene Stanley

   Pages 59-88

4. Quantum Mechanics

   • Dietrich Stauffer, H. Eugene Stanley

   Pages 89-121

5. Statistical Physics

   • Dietrich Stauffer, H. Eugene Stanley

   Pages 123-164

6. Fractals in Theoretical Physics

   • Dietrich Stauffer, H. Eugene Stanley

   Pages 165-189

7. Back Matter

   Pages 191-211

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From Newton to Mandelbrot takes the student on a tour of the most important landmarks of theoretical physics: classical, quantum, and statistical mechanics, relativity, electrodynamics, and, the most modern and exciting of all, the physics of fractals. The treatment is confined to the essentials of each area, and short computer programs, numerous problems, and beautiful color illustrations round off this unusual textbook. Ideally suited for a one-year course in theoretical physics it will also prove useful in preparing and revising for exams. This edition is corrected and includes a new appendix on elementary particle physics, answers to all short questions, and a diskette where a selection of executable programs exploring the fractal concept can be found.

• Diffusion
• electrodynamics
• elementary particle physics
• field theory
• fractals
• introductory course
• mechanics
• particle physics
• quantum field theory
• quantum mechanics
• relativity
• statistical mechanics
• statistical physics
• theoretical physics
• theory of relativity

• Institut für Theoretische Physik, Universität Köln, Köln, Germany

  Dietrich Stauffer

• Department of Physics, Center for Polymer Studies, Boston, USA

  H. Eugene Stanley

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