Elementary Lectures In Statistical Mechanics

Author : George D.J. Phillies
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 441 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781461212645

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Elementary Lectures in Statistical Mechanics by George D.J. Phillies Pdf

This textbook for graduates and advanced undergraduates in physics and physical chemistry covers the major areas of statistical mechanics and concludes with the level of current research. It begins with the fundamental ideas of averages and ensembles, focusing on classical systems described by continuous variables such as position and momentum, and using the ideal gas as an example. It then turns to quantum systems, beginning with diatomic molecules and working up through blackbody radiation and chemical equilibria. The discussion of equilibrium properties of systems of interacting particles includes such techniques as cluster expansions and distribution functions and uses non-ideal gases, liquids, and solutions. Dynamic behavior -- treated here more extensively than in other texts -- is discussed from the point of view of correlation functions. The text concludes with the problem of diffusion in a suspension of interacting hard spheres and what can be learned about such a system from scattered light. Intended for a one-semester course, the text includes several "asides" on topics usually omitted from introductory courses, as well as numerous exercises.

Author : M. G. Bowler
Publisher : Newnes
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2012-12-02
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780080984056

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Lectures on Statistical Mechanics by M. G. Bowler Pdf

Anyone dissatisfied with the almost ritual dullness of many 'standard' texts in statistical mechanics will be grateful for the lucid explanation and generally reassuring tone. Aimed at securing firm foundations for equilibrium statistical mechanics, topics of great subtlety are presented transparently and enthusiastically. Very little mathematical preparation is required beyond elementary calculus and prerequisites in physics are limited to some elementary classical thermodynamics. Suitable as a basis for a first course in statistical mechanics, the book is an ideal supplement to more conventional texts

Author : J. Willard Gibbs
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2014-12-17
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780486789958

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Elementary Principles in Statistical Mechanics by J. Willard Gibbs Pdf

First book to unite the works of Clausius, Maxwell, Boltzmann, and the author himself. Gibbs' lucid advanced-level text remains a valuable collection of fundamental equations and principles. 1902 edition.

Author : Sacha Friedli,Yvan Velenik
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 643 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2017-11-23
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9781107184824

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Statistical Mechanics of Lattice Systems by Sacha Friedli,Yvan Velenik Pdf

A self-contained, mathematical introduction to the driving ideas in equilibrium statistical mechanics, studying important models in detail.

Author : Mehran Kardar
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 211 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2007-06-07
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781139464871

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Statistical Physics of Particles by Mehran Kardar Pdf

Statistical physics has its origins in attempts to describe the thermal properties of matter in terms of its constituent particles, and has played a fundamental role in the development of quantum mechanics. Based on lectures taught by Professor Kardar at MIT, this textbook introduces the central concepts and tools of statistical physics. It contains a chapter on probability and related issues such as the central limit theorem and information theory, and covers interacting particles, with an extensive description of the van der Waals equation and its derivation by mean field approximation. It also contains an integrated set of problems, with solutions to selected problems at the end of the book and a complete set of solutions is available to lecturers on a password protected website at www.cambridge.org/9780521873420. A companion volume, Statistical Physics of Fields, discusses non-mean field aspects of scaling and critical phenomena, through the perspective of renormalization group.

Author : George Eugène Uhlenbeck,G. W. Ford,E. W. Montroll
Publisher : American Mathematical Society(RI)
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 1963
Category : Statistical mechanics
ISBN : UCSD:31822012341426

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Lectures in Statistical Mechanics by George Eugène Uhlenbeck,G. W. Ford,E. W. Montroll Pdf

Author : Charles Kittel
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1034 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Statistical mechanics
ISBN : CHI:11447979

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Elementary Statistical Physics by Charles Kittel Pdf

Author : Richard P. Feynman
Publisher : Westview Press
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 1998-03-26
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780201360769

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Statistical Mechanics by Richard P. Feynman Pdf

Physics, rather than mathematics, is the focus in this classic graduate lecture note volume on statistical mechanics and the physics of condensed matter.

Author : Berthold-Georg Englert
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2020-06-25
Category : Science
ISBN : 9811225540

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Lectures on Statistical Mechanics by Berthold-Georg Englert Pdf

Author : J. Schieve W. C. Ehlers,J. S. Ford J. Turner,C. George
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2014-01-15
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 3662212641

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Lectures in Statistical Physics by J. Schieve W. C. Ehlers,J. S. Ford J. Turner,C. George Pdf

Author : Jian-sheng Wang
Publisher : World Scientific
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2021-11-03
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789811242168

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Advanced Statistical Mechanics by Jian-sheng Wang Pdf

This short textbook covers roughly 13 weeks of lectures on advanced statistical mechanics at the graduate level. It starts with an elementary introduction to the theory of ensembles from classical mechanics, and then goes on to quantum statistical mechanics with density matrix. These topics are covered concisely and briefly. The advanced topics cover the mean-field theory for phase transitions, the Ising models and their exact solutions, and critical phenomena and their scaling theory. The mean-field theories are discussed thoroughly with several different perspectives — focusing on a single degree, or using Feynman-Jensen-Bogoliubov inequality, cavity method, or Landau theory. The renormalization group theory is mentioned only briefly. As examples of computational and numerical approach, there is a chapter on Monte Carlo method including the cluster algorithms. The second half of the book studies nonequilibrium statistical mechanics, which includes the Brownian motion, the Langevin and Fokker-Planck equations, Boltzmann equation, linear response theory, and the Jarzynski equality. The book ends with a brief discussion of irreversibility. The topics are supplemented by problem sets (with partial answers) and supplementary readings up to the current research, such as heat transport with a Fokker-Planck approach.

Author : Richard Phillips Feynman
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Statistical mechanics
ISBN : OCLC:256169584

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Statistical Mechanics by Richard Phillips Feynman Pdf

Author : Richard Phillips Feynman
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 1972
Category : Statistical mechanics
ISBN : LCCN:72001769

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Statistical Mechanics by Richard Phillips Feynman Pdf

Author : J Kestin
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 420 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2012-12-02
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780323151122

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Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics by J Kestin Pdf

Lectures on Theoretical Physics, Volume V: Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics discusses the significant developments and problems in the study of thermodynamics and statistical mechanics. This volume contains five chapters. The first two chapters provide an overview of the various aspects and applications of thermodynamics. Chapter III contains a preliminary introduction to statistical mechanics, with an emphasis on the Brownian motion, which is the most important example of statistical fluctuations. Chapter IV describes the Boltzmann’s original form of combinatorial method, in which the molecules of a gas are endowed with a physically real existence. This chapter also considers the various numerical combinations that govern the way in which the mutually indistinguishable particles are distributed over the states constituting the substance of the statistics. Chapter V explores the behavior of molecules in perfect gases following the course of historical development. This chapter covers an exact formulation of the kinetic theory of gases. Physics teachers and students will find this book invaluable.

Author : Robert Adolʹfovich Minlos
Publisher : American Mathematical Soc.
Page : 114 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Statistical physics
ISBN : 9780821813379

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Introduction to Mathematical Statistical Physics by Robert Adolʹfovich Minlos Pdf

This book presents a mathematically rigorous approach to the main ideas and phenomena of statistical physics. The introduction addresses the physical motivation, focusing on the basic concept of modern statistical physics, that is the notion of Gibbsian random fields. Properties of Gibbsian fields are analysed in two ranges of physical parameters: "regular" (corresponding to high-temperature and low-density regimes) where no phase transition is exhibited, and "singular" (low temperature regimes) where such transitions occur. Next, a detailed approach to the analysis of the phenomena of phase transitions of the first kind, the Pirogov-Sinai theory, is presented. The author discusses this theory in a general way and illustrates it with the example of a lattice gas with three types of particles. The conclusion gives a brief review of recent developments arising from this theory. The volume is written for the beginner, yet advanced students will benefit from it as well. The book will serve nicely as a supplementary textbook for course study. The prerequisites are an elementary knowledge of mechanics, probability theory and functional analysis.