Topics in statistical mechanics (Record no. 72823)
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| fixed length control field | 201118s2021 si ob 001 0 eng |
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| ISBN | 9781786349798 |
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| ISBN | 1786349795 |
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| 082 00 - CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Call Number | 530.13 |
| 100 1# - AUTHOR NAME | |
| Author | Cowan, B. P., |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Topics in statistical mechanics |
| Sub Title | 2 Edition / |
| 250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT | |
| Edition statement | Second edition. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication | Singapore : |
| Publisher | World Scientific, |
| Year of publication | [2021] |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Number of Pages | 1 online resource (452 p.). |
| 490 0# - SERIES STATEMENT | |
| Series statement | Advanced textbooks in physics, |
| 505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Remark 2 | The methodology of statistical mechanics -- Practical calculations with ideal systems -- Non-ideal gases -- Phase transitions -- Fluctuations and dynamics Appendices. The Gibbs-Duhem relation -- Thermodynamic potentials -- Mathematica notebooks -- Evaluation of the correlation function integral -- BoseEinstein and FermiDirac distribution functions. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | "Building on the material learned by students in their first few years of study, Topics on Statistical Mechanics (Second Edition) presents an advanced level course on statistical and thermal physics. It begins with a review of the formal structure of statistical mechanics and thermodynamics considered from a unified viewpoint. There is a brief revision of non-interacting systems, including quantum gases and a discussion of negative temperatures. Following this, emphasis is on interacting systems. First, weakly interacting systems are considered, where the interest is in seeing how small interactions cause small deviations from the non-interacting case. Second, systems are examined where interactions lead to drastic changes, namely phase transitions. A number of specific examples is given, and these are unified within the Landau theory of phase transitions. The final chapter of the book looks at non-equilibrium systems, in particular the way they evolve towards equilibrium. This is framed within the context of linear response theory. Here fluctuations play a vital role, as is formalized in the Fluctuation-Dissipation theorem. The second edition has been revised particularly to help students use this book for self-study. In addition, the section on non-ideal gases has been expanded, with a treatment of the hard sphere gas, and an accessible discussion of interacting quantum gases. In many cases there are details of Mathematica calculations, including Mathematica Notebooks, and expression of some results in terms of Special Functions"-- |
| 856 40 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS | |
| Uniform Resource Identifier | https://www.worldscientific.com/worldscibooks/10.1142/q0288#t=toc |
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| Koha item type | eBooks |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| -- | Provided by publisher. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--SUBJECT 1 | |
| -- | Statistical mechanics. |
| 650 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--SUBJECT 1 | |
| -- | Statistical mechanics. |
| -- | (OCoLC)fst01132070 |
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