Statistical Physics
Overview
In this revised and enlarged second edition of an established text, Tony Gu nault provides a clear and refreshingly readable introduction to statistical physics. The treatment itself is self-contained and concentrates on an understanding of the physical ideas, without requiring a high level of mathematical sophistication.
The book adopts a straightforward quantum approach to statistical averaging from the outset. The initial part of the book is geared towards explaining the equilibrium properties of a simple isolated assembly of particles. Thus, several important topics, for example an ideal spin-1/2 solid, can be discussed at an early stage. The treatment of gases gives full coverage to Maxwell-Boltzmann, Fermi-Dirac and Bose-Einstein statistics.
Towards the end of the book the reader is introduced to a wider viewpoint and new chapters are included on chemical thermodynamics, interactions in, for example, liquid helium-3 and helium-4, and statistics under extreme conditions.
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- ISBN-13: 9781402059742
- ISBN-10: 1402059744
- Publisher: Springer
- Publish Date: September 2007
- Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.21 x 0.45 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.72 pounds
- Page Count: 204
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