Statistical Mechanics
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Statistical Mechanics

  1. 544 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Statistical Mechanics

About this book

International Series in Natural Philosophy, Volume 45: Statistical Mechanics discusses topics relevant to explaining the physical properties of matter in bulk. The book is comprised of 13 chapters that primarily focus on the equilibrium states of physical systems. Chapter 1 discusses the statistical basis of thermodynamics, and Chapter 2 covers the elements of ensemble theory. Chapters 3 and 4 tackle the canonical and grand canonical ensemble. Chapter 5 deals with the formulation of quantum statistics, while Chapter 6 reviews the theory of simple gases. Chapters 7 and 8 discuss the ideal Bose and Fermi systems. The book also covers the cluster expansion, pseudopotential, and quantized field methods. The theory of phase transitions and fluctuations are then discussed. The text will be of great use to researchers who wants to utilize statistical mechanics in their work.

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Table of contents

  1. Front Cover
  2. Statistical Mechanics
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Table of Contents
  5. Preface
  6. Acknowledgments
  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 Pseudopotentials
  18. Chapter 11. Statistical Mechanics of Interacting Systems: The Method of Quantized Fields
  19. Chapter 12. Theory of Phase Transitions
  20. Chapter 13. Fluctuations
  21. APPENDIXES
  22. BIBLIOGRAPHY
  23. INDEX

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