Statistical Mechanics'This is an excellent book from which to learn the methods and results of statistical mechanics.' Nature 'A well written graduate-level text for scientists and engineers... Highly recommended for graduate-level libraries.' ChoiceThis highly successful text, which first appeared in the year 1972 and has continued to be popular ever since, has now been brought up-to-date by incorporating the remarkable developments in the field of 'phase transitions and critical phenomena' that took place over the intervening years. This has been done by adding three new chapters (comprising over 150 pages and containing over 60 homework problems) which should enhance the usefulness of the book for both students and instructors. We trust that this classic text, which has been widely acclaimed for its clean derivations and clear explanations, will continue to provide further generations of students a sound training in the methods of statistical physics. |
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... Phase space of a classical system 2.2. Liouville's theorem and its consequences 2.3. The microcanonical ensemble 2.4. Examples 2.5. Quantum states and the phase space Problems Notes Chapter 3. The Canonical Ensemble Equilibrium between ...
... Phase space of a classical system 2.2. Liouville's theorem and its consequences 2.3. The microcanonical ensemble 2.4. Examples 2.5. Quantum states and the phase space Problems Notes Chapter 3. The Canonical Ensemble Equilibrium between ...
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... phase space of appropriate dimensionality. The evolution of the dynamical state in time is depicted by the trajectory of the G-point in the phase space, the “geometry” of the trajectory being governed by the equations of motion of the ...
... phase space of appropriate dimensionality. The evolution of the dynamical state in time is depicted by the trajectory of the G-point in the phase space, the “geometry” of the trajectory being governed by the equations of motion of the ...
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... phase space, then, one has a swarm of infinitely many G-points (which, at any time t, are widely dispersed and, with time, move along their respective trajectories). The fiction of a host of infinitely many, identical but independent ...
... phase space, then, one has a swarm of infinitely many G-points (which, at any time t, are widely dispersed and, with time, move along their respective trajectories). The fiction of a host of infinitely many, identical but independent ...
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... phase space; this was discussed, both from statistical and quantum-mechanical points of view, by Dirac (1929–31). Guided by the classical ensemble theory, these authors considered both microcanonical and canonical ensembles; the ...
... phase space; this was discussed, both from statistical and quantum-mechanical points of view, by Dirac (1929–31). Guided by the classical ensemble theory, these authors considered both microcanonical and canonical ensembles; the ...
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... phase space. Accordingly, we begin our study of the various ensembles with an analysis of the basic features of this space. 2.1. Phase space of a classical system The microstate of a given classical system, at any time t, may be defined ...
... phase space. Accordingly, we begin our study of the various ensembles with an analysis of the basic features of this space. 2.1. Phase space of a classical system The microstate of a given classical system, at any time t, may be defined ...
Contents
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Chapter 6 The Theory of Simple Gases | 127 |
Chapter 7 Ideal Bose Systems | 157 |
The Method of Quantized Fields | 262 |
Criticality Universality and Scaling | 305 |
Exact or Almost Exact Results for the Various Models | 366 |
The Renormalization Group Approach | 414 |
Chapter 14 Fluctuations | 452 |
Appendixes | 495 |
Bibliography | 513 |
Index | 523 |
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