Statistical Physics I
Equilibrium Statistical Mechanics
2nd Edition
Published on 2. January 1992
Book
Paperback/Softback
XVI, 256 pages
978-3-540-53662-8 (ISBN)
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Statistical Physics I
discusses the fundamentals of equilibrium statistical mechanics, focussing on basic physical aspects. No previous knowledge of thermodynamics or the molecular theory of gases is assumed. Illustrative examples based on simple materials and photon systems elucidate the central ideas and methods.
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Edition
Second Edition 1992
Language
English
Place of publication
Berlin
Germany
Publishing group
Springer Berlin
Target group
Professional and scholarly
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Edition type
New edition
Illustrations
1 s/w Abbildung
XVI, 256 p. 1 illus.
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 155 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
417 gr
ISBN-13
978-3-540-53662-8 (9783540536628)
DOI
10.1007/978-3-642-58134-2
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Content
1. General Preliminaries.- 1.1 Overview.- 1.2 Averages.- 1.3 The Liouville Theorem.- 2. Outlines of Statistical Mechanics.- 2.1 The Principles of Statistical Mechanics.- 2.2 Temperature.- 2.3 External Forces.- 2.4 Subsystems with a Given Temperature.- 2.5 Subsystems with a Given Pressure.- 2.6 Subsystems with a Given Chemical Potential.- 2.7 Fluctuation and Correlation.- 2.8 The Third Law of Thermodynamics, Nernst's Theorem.- 3. Applications.- 3.1 Quantum Statistics.- 3.2 Ideal Gases.- 3.3 Classical Systems.- 4. Phase Transitions.- 4.1 Models.- 4.2 Analyticity of the Partition Function and Thermodynamic Limit.- 4.3 One-Dimensional Systems.- 4.4 Ising Systems.- 4.5 Approximate Theories.- 4.6 Critical Phenomena.- 4.7 Renormalization Group Method.- 5. Ergodic Problems.- 5.1 Some Results from Classical Mechanics.- 5.2 Ergodic Theorems (I).- 5.3 Abstract Dynamical Systems.- 5.4 The Poincaré and Fermi Theorems.- 5.5 Fermi-Pasta-Ulam's Problem.- 5.6 Third Integrals.- 5.7 The Kolmogorov, Arnol'd and Moser Theorem.- 5.8 Ergodic Theorems (II).- 5.9 Quantum Mechanical Systems.- General Bibliography.- References.- Subject Index,.