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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... pseudopotentials . 13.2 METHOD OF PSEUDOPOTENTIALS IN TWO - BODY PROBLEMS We consider a system of two particles interacting through a finite - ranged potential which has no bound state . The object of the method of pseudo- potentials is ...
... pseudopotentials . 13.2 METHOD OF PSEUDOPOTENTIALS IN TWO - BODY PROBLEMS We consider a system of two particles interacting through a finite - ranged potential which has no bound state . The object of the method of pseudo- potentials is ...
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... pseudopotentials is to replace the hard - sphere boundary condition by an inhomogeneous term for the wave equation . Such an idea is familiar in electrostatics , where to find the electrostatic potential in the presence of a metallic ...
... pseudopotentials is to replace the hard - sphere boundary condition by an inhomogeneous term for the wave equation . Such an idea is familiar in electrostatics , where to find the electrostatic potential in the presence of a metallic ...
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... pseudo- potentials . This is actually not so . In every term of the series appearing in ( 19.32 ) , N is raised to ... pseudopotentials can contribute only to what is designated as ā remainder " in ( 19.32 ) . Therefore we can continue ...
... pseudo- potentials . This is actually not so . In every term of the series appearing in ( 19.32 ) , N is raised to ... pseudopotentials can contribute only to what is designated as ā remainder " in ( 19.32 ) . Therefore we can continue ...
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THE LAWS OF THERMODYNAMICS | 3 |
SOME APPLICATIONS OF THERMODYNAMICS | 33 |
THE PROBLEM OF KINETIC THEORY | 55 |
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