
Statistical Mechanics: An Intermediate Course (2nd Edition)
World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd
2nd Edition
Published on 18. May 2001
Book
Paperback/Softback
668 pages
978-981-02-4477-4 (ISBN)
Description
This book covers the foundations of classical thermodynamics, with emphasis on the use of differential forms of classical and quantum statistical mechanics, and also on the foundational aspects. In both contexts, a number of applications are considered in detail, such as the general theory of response, correlations and fluctuations, and classical and quantum spin systems. In the quantum case, a self-contained introduction to path integral methods is given. In addition, the book discusses phase transitions and critical phenomena, with applications to the Landau theory and to the Ginzburg-Landau theory of superconductivity, and also to the phenomenon of Bose condensation and of superfluidity. Finally, there is a careful discussion on the use of the renormalization group in the study of critical phenomena.
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Edition
2nd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Singapore
Singapore
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Revised edition
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 154 mm
Thickness: 35 mm
Weight
894 gr
ISBN-13
978-981-02-4477-4 (9789810244774)
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Giuseppe Morandi
Statistical Mechanics: An Intermediate Course
Book
11/1995
World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd
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Persons
Author
Univ Di Bologna, Italy & Infn-sezione Di Bologna, Italy
Univ Di Bologna, Italy
Univ Of Genoa, Italy
Content
Thermodynamics; equilibrium classical statistical mechanics; spin Hamiltonians 1 - classical; equilibrium quantum statistical mechanics; identical particles in quantum statistical mechanics; spin Hamiltonians 2 - quantum; phase transitions and critical phenomena; model systems, scaling laws and mean field theories; superconductivity and superfluidity; the renormalization group and critical phenomena.