Statistical and Thermal Physics
eBook - PDF

Statistical and Thermal Physics

An Introduction

  1. 450 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Statistical and Thermal Physics

An Introduction

About this book

Concepts and relationships in thermal and statistical physics form the foundation for describing systems consisting of macroscopically large numbers of particles. Developing microscopic statistical physics and macroscopic classical thermodynamic descriptions in tandem, Statistical and Thermal Physics: An Introduction provides insight into basic con

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Table of contents

  1. Front Cover
  2. Contents
  3. Preface
  4. Acknowledgments
  5. Physical Constants
  6. Chapter 1: Introduction: Basic Concepts
  7. Chapter 2: Energy: The First Law
  8. Chapter 3: Entropy: TheĀ Second Law
  9. Chapter 4: Microstates for Large Systems
  10. Chapter 5: Entropy and Temperature: Microscopic Statistical Interpretation
  11. Chapter 6: Zero Kelvin and the Third Law
  12. Chapter 7: Application of Thermodynamics to Gases: The Maxwell Relations
  13. Chapter 8: Applications of Thermodynamics to Condensed Matter
  14. Chapter 9: Phase Transitions and Critical Phenomena
  15. Chapter 10: Ensembles and the Canonical Distribution
  16. Chapter 11: The Grand Canonical Distribution
  17. Chapter 12: The Quantum Distribution Functions
  18. Chapter 13: Ideal Fermi Gas
  19. Chapter 14: Ideal Bose Gas
  20. Chapter 15: Photons and Phonons—The ā€œPlanck Gasā€
  21. Chapter 16: The Classical Ideal Gas
  22. Chapter 17: Nonideal Systems
  23. Chapter 18: The Density Matrix
  24. Chapter 19: Reactions and Related Processes
  25. Chapter 20: Introduction to Irreversible Thermodynamics
  26. Appendix A: Useful Mathematical Relationships
  27. Appendix B: The Binomial Distribution
  28. Appendix C: Elements of Quantum Mechanics
  29. Appendix D: The Legendre Transform in Thermodynamics
  30. Appendix E: Recommended Texts on Statistical and Thermal Physics
  31. Back Cover