Statistical MechanicsUnlike most other texts on the subject, this clear, concise introduction to the theory of microscopic bodies treats the modern theory of critical phenomena. Provides up-to-date coverage of recent major advances, including a self-contained description of thermodynamics and the classical kinetic theory of gases, interesting applications such as superfluids and the quantum Hall effect, several current research applications, The last three chapters are devoted to the Landau-Wilson approach to critical phenomena. Many new problems and illustrations have been added to this edition. |
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... expansion of an ideal gas . Proof . A thermally isolated system cannot exchange heat with the external world ... expansion and irreversible free expansion . Let us calculate the change of entropy of the gas and of the external ...
... expansion of an ideal gas . Proof . A thermally isolated system cannot exchange heat with the external world ... expansion and irreversible free expansion . Let us calculate the change of entropy of the gas and of the external ...
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... expansion of П ( 1 + ƒ1 ; ) were kept , we would have obtained a systematic expansion of Pu / kT in powers of 1 / v . Such an expansion is known as the virial expansion . ( iii ) The complete virial expansion is difficult to obtain by ...
... expansion of П ( 1 + ƒ1 ; ) were kept , we would have obtained a systematic expansion of Pu / kT in powers of 1 / v . Such an expansion is known as the virial expansion . ( iii ) The complete virial expansion is difficult to obtain by ...
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... expansion , classical , 302ff . quantum , 303ff . Cluster integral , classical , 300 of ideal gases , 307 quantum , 306 Coefficient of accommodation , 110 Cohen , M. , 389n . , 390n . Collision time , 94 Complete set of wave functions ...
... expansion , classical , 302ff . quantum , 303ff . Cluster integral , classical , 300 of ideal gases , 307 quantum , 306 Coefficient of accommodation , 110 Cohen , M. , 389n . , 390n . Collision time , 94 Complete set of wave functions ...
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THE LAWS OF THERMODYNAMICS | 3 |
SOME APPLICATIONS OF THERMODYNAMICS | 33 |
THE PROBLEM OF KINETIC THEORY | 55 |
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