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Statistical mechanics: An intermediate course

By Giuseppe Morandi

Book information

Publisher
World Scientific Publishing Company
Year
1996
ISBN
9810222998, 9789810222994
LCC
QC174.8 .M67 1995
Open Library ID
OL792395M
Language
english
Format
DJVU
Filesize
4 MB (4584507 bytes)
Edition
WS
Pages
596\596
Topic
Physics
Library
Kolxo3
DPI
600
Time added
2009-07-20 03:45:11

Description

Discussing the foundations of both classical and quantum statistical mechanics, this book aims to bridge a gap that exists between standard textbooks on the subject and more advanced books. It is devised for a one-semester course on statistical mechanics at the graduate level. Its prerequisite is therefore a more elementary course on the same subject. Emphasis is laid on the geometrical aspects of classical thermodynamics, on the foundational problems, and on selected applications, mainly to spin systems, the meaning of quantum statistics, phase transitions, critical phenomena and the renormalization group.

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