Statistical mechanics : a short treatise
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Statistical mechanics : a short treatise
（Texts and monographs in physics）
Springer, c2010
- : pbk
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Bibliography: p. [313]-329
Includes indexes
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This clear book presents a critical and modern analysis of the conceptual foundations of statistical mechanics as laid down in Boltzmann's works. The author emphasises the relation between microscopic reversibility and macroscopic irreversibility, explaining fundamental concepts in detail.
Table of Contents
1. Classical Statistical Mechanics.- 2. Statistical Ensembles.- 3. Equipartition and Critique.- 4. Thermodynamic Limit and Stability.- 5. Phase Transitions.- 6. Coexistence of Phases.- 7. Exactly Soluble Models.- 8. Brownian Motion.- 9. Coarse Graining and Nonequilibrium.- Name Index.
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