Statistical Mechanics
An Introduction
2nd Edition
Published on 1. November 2001
160 pages
978-0-85709-966-2 (ISBN)
Description
Thirty years' teaching experience have been condensed into this concise introductory book on Statistical Mechanics. Ideal for second and third year undergraduates in physics, applied mathematics, physical chemistry, chemical engineering, metallurgy, materials science and polymer science.
- Provides a concise introduction to statistical mechanics
- Ideal for second and third year undergraduates in physics, applied mathematics, physical chemistry, chemical engineering, metallurgy, materials science and polymer science
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Content
Historical introduction; Some basic ideas; The Boltzmann distribution and related topics; The approach to gases; More detailed treatment of gases; The Maxwell-Boltzmann distribution for monatomic and diatomic gases; Fermi-dirac gases; Bose-Einstein gases; Solids; Liquids; Other related topics; Worked examples; Questions with answers; Appendices: Stirling's approximation; A result for localised particles; Various integrals; Some thermodynamic results; Physical constants; References.
