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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... fluctuations in its velocity are essentially unobservable and the particle appears to be at rest . But when m is small ( e.g. , when the particle has a diameter of about a micron ) , v2 becomes appreciable and velocity fluctuations can ...
... fluctuations in its velocity are essentially unobservable and the particle appears to be at rest . But when m is small ( e.g. , when the particle has a diameter of about a micron ) , v2 becomes appreciable and velocity fluctuations can ...
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... fluctuations The preceding considerations permit one also to cal- culate the fluctuation in the volume V of the small subsystem A. The most probable situation is that where V is such that Go is a minimum , Go ( V ) = Gmin . Let ( V ) dV ...
... fluctuations The preceding considerations permit one also to cal- culate the fluctuation in the volume V of the small subsystem A. The most probable situation is that where V is such that Go is a minimum , Go ( V ) = Gmin . Let ( V ) dV ...
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... fluctuations , and y will practically always decrease toward ỹ . - SUGGESTIONS FOR SUPPLEMENTARY READING Fluctuation phenomena C. Kittel : " Elementary Statistical Physics , " secs . 25-32 , John Wiley & Sons , Inc. , New York , 1958 ...
... fluctuations , and y will practically always decrease toward ỹ . - SUGGESTIONS FOR SUPPLEMENTARY READING Fluctuation phenomena C. Kittel : " Elementary Statistical Physics , " secs . 25-32 , John Wiley & Sons , Inc. , New York , 1958 ...
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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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