Statistical Mechanics
Foundations, Problems, Perspectives
Published on 28. February 2025
Book
Hardback
700 pages
978-981-02-1693-1 (ISBN)
Description
This work provides an introductory treatment of statistical physics, starting from an elementary level and covering the main classical subjects and applications. The book follows the historical development of statistical mechanics and examines some crucial examples or models.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Singapore
Singapore
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 220 mm
ISBN-13
978-981-02-1693-1 (9789810216931)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Content
Elementary Kinetic Theory of gases; Boltzmann equation; transport phenomena and hydrodynamic equations; foundations of Kinetic Theory; fundamental problems of statistical mechanics - irreversibility, equilibrium, recurrence, regodic problem; statistical ensembles; phase transitions and renormalization group; dynamical systems; Brownian motion and Stochastic processes; fractals; disordered systems; Langevin equation and open ensembles; Bose and Fermi gases; applications.