The Principles of Statistical Mechanics

The Principles of Statistical Mechanics
Author: Richard Chace Tolman
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total Pages: 700
Release: 1979-01-01
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9780486638966

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This is the definitive treatise on the fundamentals of statistical mechanics. A concise exposition of classical statistical mechanics is followed by a thorough elucidation of quantum statistical mechanics: postulates, theorems, statistical ensembles, changes in quantum mechanical systems with time, and more. The final two chapters discuss applications of statistical mechanics to thermodynamic behavior. 1930 edition.

Principles of Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics

Principles of Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics
Author: D. F. Lawden
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total Pages: 295
Release: 2013-01-18
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0486152243

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A thorough exploration of the universal principles of thermodynamics and statistical mechanics, this volume takes an applications-oriented approach to a multitude of situations arising in physics and engineering. 1987 edition.

Problems in Thermodynamics and Statistical Physics

Problems in Thermodynamics and Statistical Physics
Author: Peter T. Landsberg
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total Pages: 593
Release: 2014-06-10
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0486795047

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Well respected, widely used volume presents problems and full solutions related to a wide range of topics in thermodynamics, statistical physics, statistical mechanics. Suitable for undergraduates and graduate students, self-study, reference. 1989 edition.

Introductory Statistical Mechanics for Physicists

Introductory Statistical Mechanics for Physicists
Author: D. K. C. MacDonald
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total Pages: 196
Release: 2006-01-01
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0486453235

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This concise introduction is geared toward those concerned with solid state or low temperature physics. It presents the principles with simplicity and clarity, reviewing issues of critical interest. 1963 edition.

Statistical Physics of Particles

Statistical Physics of Particles
Author: Mehran Kardar
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 211
Release: 2007-06-07
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1139464876

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Statistical physics has its origins in attempts to describe the thermal properties of matter in terms of its constituent particles, and has played a fundamental role in the development of quantum mechanics. Based on lectures taught by Professor Kardar at MIT, this textbook introduces the central concepts and tools of statistical physics. It contains a chapter on probability and related issues such as the central limit theorem and information theory, and covers interacting particles, with an extensive description of the van der Waals equation and its derivation by mean field approximation. It also contains an integrated set of problems, with solutions to selected problems at the end of the book and a complete set of solutions is available to lecturers on a password protected website at www.cambridge.org/9780521873420. A companion volume, Statistical Physics of Fields, discusses non-mean field aspects of scaling and critical phenomena, through the perspective of renormalization group.

Principles of Statistical Physics and Numerical Modelling

Principles of Statistical Physics and Numerical Modelling
Author: Valeriy A. Ryabov
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2018
Genre: Molecular dynamics
ISBN: 9780750313414

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"This unique text provides an introduction to classical statistical mechanics, using molecular dynamic simulations to teach and explore the subject. Illustrated by numerous figures and animations the book will be useful for students and professionals wishing to receive a contemporary understanding of statistical physics and use the methods in their research." -- Prové de l'editor.

Foundations of Statistical Mechanics

Foundations of Statistical Mechanics
Author: O. Penrose
Publisher: Elsevier
Total Pages: 272
Release: 2016-09-21
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1483156486

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International Series of Monographs in Natural Philosophy, Volume 22: Foundations of Statistical Mechanics: A Deductive Treatment presents the main approaches to the basic problems of statistical mechanics. This book examines the theory that provides explicit recognition to the limitations on one's powers of observation. Organized into six chapters, this volume begins with an overview of the main physical assumptions and their idealization in the form of postulates. This text then examines the consequences of these postulates that culminate in a derivation of the fundamental formula for calculating probabilities in terms of dynamic quantities. Other chapters provide a careful analysis of the significant notion of entropy, which shows the links between thermodynamics and statistical mechanics and also between communication theory and statistical mechanics. The final chapter deals with the thermodynamic concept of entropy. This book is intended to be suitable for students of theoretical physics. Probability theorists, statisticians, and philosophers will also find this book useful.