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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... satisfy the condition that their total energy lies in this energy range . Let ( E ) denote the total number of states of the system . in this range . Suppose that there are among these states a certain number ( E ; yk ) of states for ...
... satisfy the condition that their total energy lies in this energy range . Let ( E ) denote the total number of states of the system . in this range . Suppose that there are among these states a certain number ( E ; yk ) of states for ...
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... satisfy the Schrödinger equation ( 9-9-8 ) ) which do satisfy the boundary con- ditions ( 9.9.20 ) . What this means physically is that in this box with per- fectly reflecting parallel walls standing waves are set up which result from ...
... satisfy the Schrödinger equation ( 9-9-8 ) ) which do satisfy the boundary con- ditions ( 9.9.20 ) . What this means physically is that in this box with per- fectly reflecting parallel walls standing waves are set up which result from ...
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... satisfies ( 14-7-16 ) for a given choice of the function y , it does not necessarily satisfy the original equation ( 14.7-12 ) . Only if ( 14 7.16 ) were satisfied for all possible functions V , could one conclude that ( 14.7-16 ) is ...
... satisfies ( 14-7-16 ) for a given choice of the function y , it does not necessarily satisfy the original equation ( 14.7-12 ) . Only if ( 14 7.16 ) were satisfied for all possible functions V , could one conclude that ( 14.7-16 ) is ...
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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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