Topics in Statistical Mechanics

Topics in Statistical Mechanics
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Publisher : World Scientific Publishing Company
Total Pages : 337
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ISBN-10 : 9781911298366
ISBN-13 : 1911298364
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Book Synopsis Topics in Statistical Mechanics by : Brian Cowan

Download or read book Topics in Statistical Mechanics written by Brian Cowan and published by World Scientific Publishing Company. This book was released on 2005-09-14 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Building on the material learned by students in their first few years of study, this book presents an advanced level course on statistical and thermal physics. It begins with a review of the formal structure of statistical mechanics and thermodynamics considered from a unified viewpoint. After a brief revision of non-interacting systems, emphasis is laid on interacting systems. First, weakly interacting systems are considered, where the interest is in seeing how such interactions cause small deviations from the non-interacting case. Second, systems are examined where interactions lead to drastic changes, namely phase transitions. A number of specific examples are given, and these are unified within the Landau theory of phase transitions. The final chapter of the book looks at non-equilibrium systems and the way these evolve towards equilibrium. Here, fluctuations play a vital role, as is formalized in the Fluctuation–Dissipation theorem. Contents:The Methodology of Statistical MechanicsPractical Calculations with Ideal SystemsNon-Ideal GasesPhase TransitionsFluctuations and Dynamics Readership: Upper undergraduate and postgraduate students of statistical mechanics.


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