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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... independent of n . It is easily seen that On + 1 - On = x W which is independent of n . Hence a temperature scale of equal intervals results . Choosing W = 1 ° K results in the absolute Kelvin scale of temperature . It is to be noted ...
... independent of n . It is easily seen that On + 1 - On = x W which is independent of n . Hence a temperature scale of equal intervals results . Choosing W = 1 ° K results in the absolute Kelvin scale of temperature . It is to be noted ...
Page 97
... independent of v . From now on we restrict our attention to velocity- independent external forces so that the last term of ( 5.14 ) may be dropped . For simple molecules the independent conserved properties are mass , momentum , and ...
... independent of v . From now on we restrict our attention to velocity- independent external forces so that the last term of ( 5.14 ) may be dropped . For simple molecules the independent conserved properties are mass , momentum , and ...
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... independent of the choice of the basis { } , although this independence is a property that this expectation value always possesses . The density operator p defined by ( 9.10 ) contains all the information about an ensemble . It is ...
... independent of the choice of the basis { } , although this independence is a property that this expectation value always possesses . The density operator p defined by ( 9.10 ) contains all the information about an ensemble . It is ...
Contents
THE LAWS OF THERMODYNAMICS | 3 |
SOME APPLICATIONS OF THERMODYNAMICS | 33 |
THE PROBLEM OF KINETIC THEORY | 55 |
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