Statistical MechanicsThis is a unique and exciting graduate and advanced undergraduate text written by a highly respected physicist who had made significant contributions to the subject. This book conveys to the reader that statistical mechanics is a growing and lively subject. It deals with many modern topics from a physics standpoint in a very physical way. Particular emphasis is given to the fundamental assumption of statistical mechanics S=1n and its logical foundation. Calculational rules are derived without resorting to abstract ensemble theory. |
Contents
EQUILIBRIUM | 1 |
The Basic Concepts of Thermodynamics | 10 |
Electrons in Metals | 48 |
HYPOTHESIS | 65 |
Some Elementary Applications of the Basic Assumption | 88 |
Rules of Calculation | 118 |
Illustrative Examples | 133 |
YangLee Theorem | 153 |
Impurities and Motion | 312 |
Electrostatic Interaction | 329 |
DYNAMICS | 345 |
The Diffusion Equation | 367 |
Numerical Simulation | 388 |
THEORETICAL BASES | 399 |
Echo Phenomena | 415 |
The Origin of the Basic Assumption | 440 |
PROBABILITY | 163 |
Independence and Chaos | 180 |
Correlation Functions | 225 |
APPLICATIONS | 245 |
Phase Equilibrium | 261 |
Ising Model | 297 |
CONDENSATION | 457 |
28 | 480 |
3 | 487 |
Theory of Superfluidity | 518 |
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