Statistical mechanics: fundamentals and modern applicationsThis book examines the latest developments in statistical mechanics, a branch of physical chemistry and physics that uses statistical techniques to predict the properties and the behavior of chemical and physical systems. It begins with a review of some of the essential concepts and then discusses recent developments in both equilibrium and nonequilibrium statistical mechanics. It covers liquids, phase transitions, renormalization theory, Monte Carlo techniques, and chaos. |
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Contents
Classical Statistical Mechanics | 3 |
Quantum Statistical Mechanics | 45 |
Phase Transitions and Critical Phenomena | 83 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Statistical mechanics: fundamentals and modern applications A Wiley-Interscience publication |
| Authors | Richard E. Wilde, Surjit Singh |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Wiley, 1998 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 11 Feb 2010 |
| ISBN | 0471161659, 9780471161653 |
| Length | 400 pages |
| Subjects | › › Science / Chemistry / General Science / Mechanics / General Science / Physics / General Statistical mechanics |
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