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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... perature T. Consider again the system of Problem 3.2 , i.e. , N weakly interacting particles , each of spin and magnetic moment μ , located in an external field H. Suppose that this system is in thermal contact with a heat reservoir at ...
... perature T. Consider again the system of Problem 3.2 , i.e. , N weakly interacting particles , each of spin and magnetic moment μ , located in an external field H. Suppose that this system is in thermal contact with a heat reservoir at ...
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... perature T , what is the heat capacity per mole of molecules thus adsorbed on a surface of fixed size ? 7.8 The electrical resistivity p of a metal at room temperature is proportional to the probability that an electron is scattered by ...
... perature T , what is the heat capacity per mole of molecules thus adsorbed on a surface of fixed size ? 7.8 The electrical resistivity p of a metal at room temperature is proportional to the probability that an electron is scattered by ...
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... perature T , attained by the system must be less than its initial temperature T .. In other words , in this adiabatic process the external parameter is changed in such a direction as would tend to increase the randomness of the ...
... perature T , attained by the system must be less than its initial temperature T .. In other words , in this adiabatic process the external parameter is changed in such a direction as would tend to increase the randomness of the ...
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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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