About this ebook
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.
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About the author
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.
