Fundamentals of Statistical and Thermal Physics, Volume 10This book is devoted to a discussion of some of the basic physical concepts and methods useful in the description of situations involving systems which consist of very many particulars. It attempts, in particular, to introduce the reader to the disciplines of thermodynamics, statistical mechanics, and kinetic theory from a unified and modern point of view. The presentation emphasizes the essential unity of the subject matter and develops physical insight by stressing the microscopic content of the theory. |
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... Denote the energy of the system by E. Subdivide the energy scale into equal small ranges of magnitude SE , the mag- nitude of SE determining the precision within which one chooses to measure the energy of the system . For a macroscopic ...
... Denote the energy of the system by E. Subdivide the energy scale into equal small ranges of magnitude SE , the mag- nitude of SE determining the precision within which one chooses to measure the energy of the system . For a macroscopic ...
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... denotes the corresponding translational energy of the translational state labeled s . JC , denotes the Hamiltonian describing the motion of the electrons about the nuclei assumed in a fixed configuration ; ( s . ) denotes the ...
... denotes the corresponding translational energy of the translational state labeled s . JC , denotes the Hamiltonian describing the motion of the electrons about the nuclei assumed in a fixed configuration ; ( s . ) denotes the ...
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... denote the transition probability per unit time due to this interaction by Wne ( + + ) where and indicate up and ... denote the mean number of nuclear " up " and " down " spins ; let N + and N_ denote the mean number of electron " up ...
... denote the transition probability per unit time due to this interaction by Wne ( + + ) where and indicate up and ... denote the mean number of nuclear " up " and " down " spins ; let N + and N_ denote the mean number of electron " up ...
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Introduction to statistical methods | 1 |
GENERAL DISCUSSION OF THE RANDOM WALK | 24 |
Statistical description of systems of particles | 47 |
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