Statistical Mechanics and Fractals

This book is composed of two texts, by R. L. Dobrushin and S. Kusuoka, each representing the content of a course oflectures given by the authors. They are pitched at graduatestudent level and are thus very accessible introductions totheir respective subjects for students and non specialists. CONTENTS: R. L. Dobrushin: On the Way to the MathematicalFoundations of Statistical Mechanics. - S. Kusuoka: DiffusionProcesses on Nested Fractals.

On the way to the mathematical foundations of statistical mechanics. - Lecture on diffusion processes on nested fractals.