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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Page 140
... consider the system in the limit N V V N ( 7.1 ) where the specific volume v is a given finite number . The system shall be regarded as isolated in the sense that the energy is a constant of the motion . This is clearly an idealization ...
... consider the system in the limit N V V N ( 7.1 ) where the specific volume v is a given finite number . The system shall be regarded as isolated in the sense that the energy is a constant of the motion . This is clearly an idealization ...
Page 144
... consider the microcanonical ensemble for each taken alone . Let the energy of the first subsystem lie between E1 and E1 + 4 and the energy of the second subsystem lie between E , and E2 + 4. The entropies of the subsystems are ...
... consider the microcanonical ensemble for each taken alone . Let the energy of the first subsystem lie between E1 and E1 + 4 and the energy of the second subsystem lie between E , and E2 + 4. The entropies of the subsystems are ...
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... consider the question , " What ensemble is appropriate for the description of a system not in isolation , but in thermal equilibrium with a larger system ? " To answer it we must find the probability that the system has energy E ...
... consider the question , " What ensemble is appropriate for the description of a system not in isolation , but in thermal equilibrium with a larger system ? " To answer it we must find the probability that the system has energy E ...
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THE LAWS OF THERMODYNAMICS | 3 |
SOME APPLICATIONS OF THERMODYNAMICS | 33 |
THE PROBLEM OF KINETIC THEORY | 55 |
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