| Description |
1 online resource (xxv, 538 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
pt. I. Thermostatics -- 1. Basic Principles of Thermostatics -- 2. Thermostatics of Phase Transitions -- pt. II. Basic Principles of Statistical Mechanics and Rules of Calculation -- 3. Rules of Calculation -- 4. Fluctuations, Correlations and Response -- 5. Statistical Physics of Ideal Classical Gases -- 6. Statistical Physics of Ideal Quantum Gases -- pt. III. Statistical Mechanics of Interacting Systems -- 7. Interacting Systems; Thermodynamic Limit -- 8. Exact Solution of Some Interacting Systems -- 9. Computer Simulation Methods -- 10. Mean-Field Theory I: Van der Waals-Weiss Formulation -- 11. Mean-Field Theory II: Exact Solution in Infinite Dimension -- 12. Mean-Field Theory III: Landau Formulation -- 13. Beyond Mean-Field Approximation: Scaling and Renormalization Group |
| Summary |
"This modern textbook is based on existing lectures and provides a complete survey on the broad field of statistical mechanics. Special features like historical notes, summaries, problems, mathematical appendix, and computer programs make this volume outstanding from competitive works. Due to its ambitious level and an extensive list of references for technical details on advanced topics, the book is a must also for researchers."--Jacket |
| Analysis |
ER Internet Book Full text |
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FACsci |
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Thermal Physics and Statistical Mechanics |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 508-536) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Statistical mechanics.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Stauffer, Dietrich.
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John Wiley & Sons.
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Wiley InterScience (Online service)
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| ISBN |
1280559608 |
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3527403000 (alk. paper) |
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3527603158 |
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9781280559600 |
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9783527403004 (alk. paper) |
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9783527603152 |
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