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 269
... specific heat is greater . = 3/2 Cv Nk ≈T Te T Fig . 12.9 . Specific heat of the ideal Bose gas . From ( 12.65 ) we see that S = 0 at T 0 , in accordance with the third law of thermodynamics . This means that the condensed phase ...
... specific heat is greater . = 3/2 Cv Nk ≈T Te T Fig . 12.9 . Specific heat of the ideal Bose gas . From ( 12.65 ) we see that S = 0 at T 0 , in accordance with the third law of thermodynamics . This means that the condensed phase ...
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... specific heat vanishes . This is a consequence of the fact that both the long - range and the short - range order vanish in that region in the present approximation . 1 Lo 0 -kT γε C , ( 0 , T ) / Nk γε kT Fig . 16.5 . Spontaneous ...
... specific heat vanishes . This is a consequence of the fact that both the long - range and the short - range order vanish in that region in the present approximation . 1 Lo 0 -kT γε C , ( 0 , T ) / Nk γε kT Fig . 16.5 . Spontaneous ...
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... heat of transition . The shape of the specific- heat curve near T gives rise to the name 2 - transition . It is similar in appearance to those observed in ferromagnets near the Curie point and in binary alloys near the transition point ...
... heat of transition . The shape of the specific- heat curve near T gives rise to the name 2 - transition . It is similar in appearance to those observed in ferromagnets near the Curie point and in binary alloys near the transition point ...
Contents
THE LAWS OF THERMODYNAMICS | 3 |
SOME APPLICATIONS OF THERMODYNAMICS | 33 |
THE PROBLEM OF KINETIC THEORY | 55 |
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