Fundamentals of Statistical and Thermal Physics, Volume 10This book is devoted to a discussion of some of the basic physical concepts and methods useful in the description of situations involving systems which consist of very many particulars. It attempts, in particular, to introduce the reader to the disciplines of thermodynamics, statistical mechanics, and kinetic theory from a unified and modern point of view. The presentation emphasizes the essential unity of the subject matter and develops physical insight by stressing the microscopic content of the theory. |
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... assume the two values m = or m = - ; i.e. , roughly speaking , one can say that the spin can point either " up " or " down " with respect to the z axis . Example 2 Consider a system consisting of N particles considered fixed in position ...
... assume the two values m = or m = - ; i.e. , roughly speaking , one can say that the spin can point either " up " or " down " with respect to the z axis . Example 2 Consider a system consisting of N particles considered fixed in position ...
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... assumes the value yk . The parameter might be the magnetic moment of the system , or the pres- sure exerted by the system , etc. ( We label the possible values which y may assume by the index k ; if the possible values which y can assume ...
... assumes the value yk . The parameter might be the magnetic moment of the system , or the pres- sure exerted by the system , etc. ( We label the possible values which y may assume by the index k ; if the possible values which y can assume ...
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... assume that the gas is dilute . One proceeds by focusing attention on a single molecule and approxi- mates the situation by assuming that this molecule moves in an effective potential U. ( r ) due to all the other molecules ( which are ...
... assume that the gas is dilute . One proceeds by focusing attention on a single molecule and approxi- mates the situation by assuming that this molecule moves in an effective potential U. ( r ) due to all the other molecules ( which are ...
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Introduction to statistical methods | 1 |
GENERAL DISCUSSION OF THE RANDOM WALK | 24 |
Statistical description of systems of particles | 47 |
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