ENGLISH

Methods of statistical physics

By Tomoyasu Tanaka

Book information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2002
ISBN
9780521580564, 0521580560
Open Library ID
OL7747084M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
2 MB (2406841 bytes)
Pages
311\311
Time added
2009-08-06 05:14:26

Description

This text by one of the originators of the cluster variation method of statistical mechanics is aimed at second- and third-year graduate students studying such topics as the theory of complex analysis, classical mechanics, classical electrodynamics, and quantum mechanics. The central theme is that, given the Hamiltonian for a system, it is possible to calculate the thermodynamics correlation function, either numerically or through the use of infinite series. The book is self-contained, with all required mathematics included either in the text or in Appendixes. The text includes many exercises designed for self-study.

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