Fundamentals of Statistical and Thermal PhysicsAll macroscopic systems consist ultimately of atoms obeying the laws of quantum mechanics. That premise forms the basis for this comprehensive text, intended for a first upper-level course in statistical and thermal physics. Reif emphasizes that the combination of microscopic concepts with some statistical postulates leads readily to conclusions on a purely macroscopic level. The authors writing style and penchant for description energize interest in condensed matter physics as well as provide a conceptual grounding with information that is crystal clear and memorable. |
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... Boltzmann equation, but resisted the temptation of discussing applications of the Onsager relations to various irreversible phenomena such as thermoelectric effects. It is helpful if a reader can distinguish material of secondary ...
... equation 301 8 -6 Phase transformations and the equation of state 306 SYSTEMS WITH SEVERAL COMPONENTS; CHEMICAL ... BOLTZMANN, BOSE-EINSTEIN, AND FERMI-DIRAC STATISTICS 9-1 Identical particles and symmetry requirements 331 9 -2 Formulation of ...
... Boltzmann equation in the absence of collisions 498 13 -3 Path integral formulation 502 134 Example: calculation of electrical conductivity 504 13' 5 Example: calculation of viscosity 507 136 Boltzmann difl'erential equation formulation ...
... equation (the Boltzmann equation) in 1872. The kinetic theory of gases achieved its modern form when Chapman and Enskog (1916—1917) succeeded in approaching the subject by developing systematic methods for solving this equation. The ...
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Contents
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Macroscopic Parameters and Their Measurement
| 128 |
Simple Applications of Macroscopic Thermodynamics
| 152 |
Basic Methods and Results of Statistical Mechanics
| 201 |
Simple Applications of Statistical Mechanics
| 237 |
Equilibrium between Phases or Chemical Species
| 288 |
Elementary Kinetic Theory of Transport Processes
| 461 |
Transport Theory Using the RelaxationTime Approximation
| 494 |
NearExact Formulation of Transport Theory
| 516 |
Irreversible Processes and Fluctuations
| 548 |
Appendices | 605 |
Numerical Constants
| 629 |
Bibliography | 631 |
Answers to Selected Problems
| 637 |
Quantum Statistics of Ideal Gases | 331 |
Systems of Interacting Particles
| 404 |
Magnetism and Low Temperatures
| 438 |
Index | 643 |