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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... mass M ' much larger than that of A. The analogy to the case of energy reservoirs discussed in Sec . 6.2 is apparent . It is , indeed , of some interest to discuss briefly the situation where the combined system A ( 0 ) = A + A ' is in ...
... mass M ' much larger than that of A. The analogy to the case of energy reservoirs discussed in Sec . 6.2 is apparent . It is , indeed , of some interest to discuss briefly the situation where the combined system A ( 0 ) = A + A ' is in ...
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... mass motion ; the second term , which arises only if the molecule is not monatomic , designates the internal energy of rotation and vibration of the atoms with respect to the molecular center of mass . Since the gas is supposed to be ...
... mass motion ; the second term , which arises only if the molecule is not monatomic , designates the internal energy of rotation and vibration of the atoms with respect to the molecular center of mass . Since the gas is supposed to be ...
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... mass of the molecule ; ( s ) 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 ...
... mass of the molecule ; ( s ) 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 ...
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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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