Statistical Mechanics
eBook - PDF

Statistical Mechanics

An Intermediate Course

  1. 668 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Statistical Mechanics

An Intermediate Course

About this book

This book covers the foundations of classical thermodynamics, with emphasis on the use of differential forms of classical and quantum statistical mechanics, and also on the foundational aspects. In both contexts, a number of applications are considered in detail, such as the general theory of response, correlations and fluctuations, and classical and quantum spin systems. In the quantum case, a self-contained introduction to path integral methods is given. In addition, the book discusses phase transitions and critical phenomena, with applications to the Landau theory and to the Ginzburg–Landau theory of superconductivity, and also to the phenomenon of Bose condensation and of superfluidity. Finally, there is a careful discussion on the use of the renormalization group in the study of critical phenomena.

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Information

Publisher
WSPC
Year
2001
eBook ISBN
9789813102675
Edition
2
Topic
Physical Sciences
Subtopic
Mechanics

Table of contents

  1. Contents
  2. Preface
  3. Chapter 1 Thermodynamics
  4. Chapter 2 Equilibrium Classical Statistical Mechanics
  5. Chapter 3 Spin Hamiltonians I: Classical
  6. Chapter 4 Equilibrium Quantum Statistical Mechanics
  7. Chapter 5 Identical Particles in Quantum Statistical Mechanics
  8. Chapter 6 Spin Hamiltonians II: Quantum
  9. Chapter 7 Phase Transitions and Critical Phenomena
  10. Chapter 8 Model Systems, Scaling Laws and Mean Field Theories
  11. Chapter 9 Superconductivity & Superfluidity
  12. Chapter 10 The Renormalization Group and Critical Phenomena
  13. Appendix A Mathematical Digression I:Differentiable Manifolds and Exterior Calculus
  14. Appendix B Mathematical Digression II:Some Mathematics of Hilbert Spaces.
  15. Appendix C Linear Stability Theory.
  16. Appendix D Eigenvalue and Eigenvector Problems for Non-Symmetric Matrices
  17. Bibliography
  18. Index