A lucid presentation of statistical physics and thermodynamics which develops from the general principles to give a large number of applications of the theory.
The Manchester Physics Series General Editors: D. J. Sandiford; F. Mandl; A. C. Phillips Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Manchester Properties of Matter B. H. Flowers and E. Mendoza Optics Second Edition F. G. Smith and J ...
A lucid presentation of statistical physics and thermodynamics which develops from the general principles to give a large number of applications of the theory.
The book also features applications to quantum dynamics, thermodynamics, the Ising model and the statistical dynamics of free spins. This book provides a comprehensive presentation of the basics of statistical physics.
Classic text combines thermodynamics, statistical mechanics, and kinetic theory in one unified presentation.
The aim of this book is to provide the fundamentals of statistical physics and its application to condensed matter.