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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... interparticle potential * ( r ) and treating the problems classically . The potential ( r ) is attractive for bosons and repulsive for fermions , as illustrated in Fig . 10.3 . In this sense we sometimes speak of the " statistical ...
... interparticle potential * ( r ) and treating the problems classically . The potential ( r ) is attractive for bosons and repulsive for fermions , as illustrated in Fig . 10.3 . In this sense we sometimes speak of the " statistical ...
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... interparticle separation v . These two lengths may be of comparable magnitude , but they must be much larger than the range of the interparticle potential , or any other length in the problem , except the size of the container . In ...
... interparticle separation v . These two lengths may be of comparable magnitude , but they must be much larger than the range of the interparticle potential , or any other length in the problem , except the size of the container . In ...
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... interparticle distance . here , consider only one space dimension . The real part of is N Σ cos ( kx , ) ( x1 , ... , xn ) Σ j = 1 0 j The behavior of this function is markedly different for kr , < 1 and for kro > 1 , where ro is the ...
... interparticle distance . here , consider only one space dimension . The real part of is N Σ cos ( kx , ) ( x1 , ... , xn ) Σ j = 1 0 j The behavior of this function is markedly different for kr , < 1 and for kro > 1 , where ro is the ...
Contents
THE LAWS OF THERMODYNAMICS | 3 |
SOME APPLICATIONS OF THERMODYNAMICS | 33 |
THE PROBLEM OF KINETIC THEORY | 55 |
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