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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... equal distances / between collisions with equal proba- bility in any direction . After a total of N such displacements , what is the mean square displacement R2 of the molecule from its starting point ? 1.19 A battery of total emf V is ...
... equal distances / between collisions with equal proba- bility in any direction . After a total of N such displacements , what is the mean square displacement R2 of the molecule from its starting point ? 1.19 A battery of total emf V is ...
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... equal parts , each of volume V. The left side is filled with gas ; the right side is empty . V fectly accessible , is empty . But it is clearly fantastically improbable that this situation will prevail for any length of time . Indeed ...
... equal parts , each of volume V. The left side is filled with gas ; the right side is empty . V fectly accessible , is empty . But it is clearly fantastically improbable that this situation will prevail for any length of time . Indeed ...
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... equal to unity . * The probability ( 8.4.19 ) is simply a Gaussian distribution with a maxi- mum at the volume V V. Thus is also equal to the mean volume V and the general result ( 1.6-9 ) implies that ( 8.4.19 ) yields a dispersion of ...
... equal to unity . * The probability ( 8.4.19 ) is simply a Gaussian distribution with a maxi- mum at the volume V V. Thus is also equal to the mean volume V and the general result ( 1.6-9 ) implies that ( 8.4.19 ) yields a dispersion of ...
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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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