Statistical Physics
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Statistical Physics

  1. 454 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
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Statistical Physics

About this book

Statistical Physics provides an introduction to the basic principles of statistical mechanics. Statistical mechanics is one of the fundamental branches of theoretical physics and chemistry, and deals with many systems such as gases, liquids, solids, and even molecules which have many atoms. The book consists of three parts. Part I gives the principles, with elementary applications to noninteracting systems. It begins with kinetic theory and discusses classical and quantum systems in equilibrium and nonequilibrium. In Part II, classical statistical mechanics is developed for interacting systems in equilibrium and nonequilibrium. Finally, in Part III, quantum statistics is presented to an extent which enables the reader to proceed to advanced many-body theories. This book is written for a one-year graduate course in statistical mechanics or a half-year course followed by a half-year course on related subjects, such as special topics and applications or elementary many-body theories. Efforts are made such that discussions of each subject start with an elementary level and end at an advanced level.

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Information

Year
2013
Print ISBN
9780123746504

Table of contents

  1. Front Cover
  2. Statistical Physics
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Table of Contents
  5. Dedication
  6. Preface
  7. Acknowledgments
  8. Part I. PRINCIPLES AND ELEMENTARY APPLICATIONS
  9. Chapter 1. Kinetic Theory
  10. Chapter 2. Principles of Statistical Mechanics
  11. Chapter 3. Partition Functions
  12. Chapter 4. Ideal Bosons and Fermions
  13. Part II. CLASSICAL INTERACTING SYSTEMS
  14. Chapter 6. Distribution Functions
  15. Chapter 7. Brownian Motion
  16. Chapter 8. Lattice Statistics
  17. Chapter 9. Phenomena near the Critical Temperature
  18. Part III. QUANTUM INTERACTING SYSTEMS
  19. Chapter 11. Propagator Methods for Distribution Functions
  20. Chapter 12. Transport Phenomena in Degenerate Systems
  21. Chapter 13. Irreversibility and Transport Coefficients
  22. Chapter 14. Second Quantization
  23. Chapter 15. Green's Functions
  24. Subject Index