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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... macroscopic condition of the gas . For example , the condition that the gas is contained in a box of volume 1 cc is consistent with an infinite number of ways to distribute the molecules in space . Through macroscopic measurements we ...
... macroscopic condition of the gas . For example , the condition that the gas is contained in a box of volume 1 cc is consistent with an infinite number of ways to distribute the molecules in space . Through macroscopic measurements we ...
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... macroscopic conditions , the system is equally likely to exist in any state satisfying these macroscopic conditions . That is , to a given macroscopic situation there corresponds a definite ensemble of systems . ( b ) The equilibrium ...
... macroscopic conditions , the system is equally likely to exist in any state satisfying these macroscopic conditions . That is , to a given macroscopic situation there corresponds a definite ensemble of systems . ( b ) The equilibrium ...
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... macroscopic observ- able of a macroscopic system in thermodynamic equilibrium . For definiteness , we consider a macroscopic system which , although not truly isolated , interacts so weakly with the external world that its energy is ...
... macroscopic observ- able of a macroscopic system in thermodynamic equilibrium . For definiteness , we consider a macroscopic system which , although not truly isolated , interacts so weakly with the external world that its energy is ...
Contents
THE LAWS OF THERMODYNAMICS | 3 |
SOME APPLICATIONS OF THERMODYNAMICS | 33 |
THE PROBLEM OF KINETIC THEORY | 55 |
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