Introductory statistical mechanics
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Author
Contributions
- Sánchez, Mariana. - Contributor
Publication
1996 - Clarendon Press, Oxford, England
Language
English
Word Count
72,250 words, Guess
Page Count
289 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL1011266M
- ISBN-100198517947
- OCLC Control Number35145334
- Library of Congress Control Number96051852
- Goodreads2219197
Classifications
- DDC530.13
- LCCQC311.5 .B64 1997
Description
This book aims to explain the ideas and techniques of statistical mechanics - the theory of condensed matter - in a simple and progressive way. The text starts with the laws of thermodynamics and simple ideas of quantum mechanics. The conceptual ideas underlying the subject are explained carefully; the mathematical ideas are developed in parallel to give a coherent overall view. The text is illustrated with examples not just from solid state physics, but also from recent theories of radiation from black holes and recent data on the background radiation from the Cosmic background explorer. The book applies these ideas to successively more complicated systems. At the end of each chapter are exercises, graded so that the easier appear first. They are intended to develop understanding and confidence in tackling problems from all branches of physics.
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- Introductory statistical mechanics
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