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Statistical Mechanics: A Short Treatise

By Giovanni Gallavotti

Book information

Publisher
Springer
Year
1999
ISBN
9783642084386, 9783662039526
DOI
10.1007/978-3-662-03952-6
Google Books ID
2jDuMESyj6MC
Language
english
Format
DJVU
Filesize
4 MB (4514243 bytes)
Series
Texts and Monographs in Physics
Pages
xiv,339\344
DPI
600
Orientation
portrait
Scanned
yes
Time added
2016-05-03 19:57:08
Dynamical Systems and Complexity; ThermodynamicsStatistical Physics

Description

This book presents a critical and modern analysis of the conceptual foundations of statistical mechanics as laid down in Boltzmann's works. The author emphasizes the relation between microscopic reversibility and macroscopic irreversibility. Students will find a clear and detailed explanation of fundamental concepts such as equipartition, entropy, and ergodicity. They will learn about Brownian motion, the modern treatment of the thermodynamic limit phase transitions, the microscopic and macroscopic theory of the coexistence of phases, statistical mechanics of stationary states, and fluctuations and dissipation in chaotic motions.

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