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Introduction to statistical physics

By Kerson Huang

Book information

Publisher
Taylor & Francis
Year
2001
ISBN
0748409416, 9780748409419, 0748409424
LCC
QC174.8 .H82 2001
Open Library ID
OL22081790M
Language
english
Format
DJVU
Filesize
2 MB (1779749 bytes)
Edition
illustrated edition
Pages
305\305
Library
Kolxo3
DPI
200
Time added
2009-07-20 03:45:11

Description

Fills the need for an intermediate undergraduate textbook on statistical physics. The subject is introduced from a phenomenalogical stance and presented in terms of thermodynamics, stressing the power and practicality of this approach. The atomic view is then discussed and formal statistical mechanics is brought in. Finally, the reader is brought back to phenomenoloy, in the treatment of noise and random processes. Examples are drawn from topics of strong current interest, such as quantum optics, superconductivity and Bose-Einstein condensation. The book contains a large number of examples and a solutions manual and teachers guide will accompany the text.

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