Statistical Physics
2nd Edition
Published on 1. April 2019
IX, 304 pages
978-3-11-064848-5 (ISBN)
Description
This volume provides a compact presentation of modern statistical physics at an advanced level, from the foundations of statistical mechanics to the main modern applications of statistical physics. Special attention is given to new approaches, such as quantum field theory methods and non-equilibrium problems.
This second, revised edition is expanded with biographical notes contextualizing the main results in statistical physics.
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Series
Edition
2nd ed.
Language
English
Place of publication
Berlin/Boston
Germany
Target group
Professional and scholarly
US School Grade: College Graduate Student
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
40 ill., 10 tbl.
File size
10,90 MB
ISBN-13
978-3-11-064848-5 (9783110648485)
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Statistical Physics
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Statistical Physics
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Person
Michael V. Sadovskii
, Institute for Electrophysics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia.
Content
- Intro
- Preface
- Contents
- 1. Basic principles of statistics
- 2. Gibbs distribution
- 3. Classical ideal gas
- 4. Quantum ideal gases
- 5. Condensed matter
- 6. Superconductivity
- 7. Fluctuations
- 8. Phase transitions and critical phenomena
- 9. Linear response
- 10. Kinetic equations
- 11. Basics of the modern theory of many-particle systems
- A. Motion in phase space, ergodicity and mixing
- B. Statistical mechanics and information theory
- C. Nonequilibrium statistical operators
- Bibliography
- Index
