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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... calculate , one's powers of prediction are , of course , tremendously increased . Not only can one then calculate thermody- namic quantities from first principles by using ( 3-11-6 ) , but one can also calculate probabilities and thus ...
... calculate , one's powers of prediction are , of course , tremendously increased . Not only can one then calculate thermody- namic quantities from first principles by using ( 3-11-6 ) , but one can also calculate probabilities and thus ...
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... calculate thermodynamic functions such as the entropy S for each phase . We can then go on to calculate for each phase the chemical potential μ ( say , by its definition ( 8.7.5 ) ) and we can express it in terms of T and p . The result ...
... calculate thermodynamic functions such as the entropy S for each phase . We can then go on to calculate for each phase the chemical potential μ ( say , by its definition ( 8.7.5 ) ) and we can express it in terms of T and p . The result ...
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... calculate the frictional force by applying purely macro- scopic hydrodynamic reasoning to the motion of a ... CALCULATION OF THE MEAN - SQUARE DISPLACEMENT 565 Calculation of the mean-square displacement.
... calculate the frictional force by applying purely macro- scopic hydrodynamic reasoning to the motion of a ... CALCULATION OF THE MEAN - SQUARE DISPLACEMENT 565 Calculation of the mean-square displacement.
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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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