From the reviews: "... Each chapter of the book is followed by a notes section and by a problems section. There are over 100 problems, many of which have hints.

This book has two main topics: large deviations and equilibrium statistical mechanics. I hope to convince the reader that these topics have many points of conta

From the reviews: "... Besides the fact that the author's treatment of large deviations is a nice contribution to the literature on the subject, his book has th