Statistical Mechanics
eBook - ePub

Statistical Mechanics

  1. 576 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Statistical Mechanics

About this book

'This is an excellent book from which to learn the methods and results of statistical mechanics.' Nature 'A well written graduate-level text for scientists and engineers... Highly recommended for graduate-level libraries.' ChoiceThis highly successful text, which first appeared in the year 1972 and has continued to be popular ever since, has now been brought up-to-date by incorporating the remarkable developments in the field of 'phase transitions and critical phenomena' that took place over the intervening years. This has been done by adding three new chapters (comprising over 150 pages and containing over 60 homework problems) which should enhance the usefulness of the book for both students and instructors. We trust that this classic text, which has been widely acclaimed for its clean derivations and clear explanations, will continue to provide further generations of students a sound training in the methods of statistical physics.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover image
  2. Title page
  3. Table of Contents
  4. Copyright
  5. PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION
  6. PREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITION
  7. HISTORICAL INTRODUCTION
  8. Chapter 1: THE STATISTICAL BASIS OF THERMODYNAMICS
  9. Chapter 2: ELEMENTS OF ENSEMBLE THEORY
  10. Chapter 3: THE CANONICAL ENSEMBLE
  11. Chapter 4: THE GRAND CANONICAL ENSEMBLE
  12. Chapter 5: FORMULATION OF QUANTUM STATISTICS
  13. Chapter 6: THE THEORY OF SIMPLE GASES
  14. Chapter 7: IDEAL BOSE SYSTEMS
  15. Chapter 8: IDEAL FERMI SYSTEMS
  16. Chapter 9: STATISTICAL MECHANICS OF INTERACTING SYSTEMS: THE METHOD OF CLUSTER EXPANSIONS
  17. Chapter 10: STATISTICAL MECHANICS OF INTERACTING SYSTEMS: THE METHOD OF QUANTIZED FIELDS
  18. Chapter 11: PHASE TRANSITIONS: CRITICALITY, UNIVERSALITY AND SCALING
  19. Chapter 12: PHASE TRANSITIONS: EXACT (OR ALMOST EXACT) RESULTS FOR THE VARIOUS MODELS
  20. Chapter 13: PHASE TRANSITIONS: THE RENORMALIZATION GROUP APPROACH
  21. Chapter 14: FLUCTUATIONS
  22. APPENDIXES
  23. BIBLIOGRAPHY
  24. INDEX