Statistical Mechanics - A Survival Guide

Zusatztext ... constructured with great care and with plenty of worked-out problems. Informationen zum Autor Professor A.M. Glazer, Department of Physics, Clarendon Laboratory, University of Oxford, Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PU, Tel.: [phone], Fax: [phone], Email: [e-mail] J.S. Wark, Department of Physics, Clarendon Laboratory, University of Oxford, Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PU, Tel.: [phone], Fax: [phone], Email: [e-mail] Klappentext The present book is a teaching text designed to introduce the fundamentals of the subject of statistical mechanics. The treatment given is designed to give the student a feeling for the topic of statistical mechanics without being held back by the need to understand complex mathematics. The text is concise and concentrates on the understanding of fundamental aspects. Numerous questions with worked solutions are given throughout. Zusammenfassung Introduces the fundamentals of the subject of statistical mechanics. The treatment given is designed to give the student a feeling for the topic of statistical mechanics without being held back by the need to understand complex mathematics. Numerous questions with worked solutions are given throughout. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface 1: Back to basics 2: The statistics of distinguishable particles 3: Paramagnets and oscillators 4: Indistinguishable particles and monatomic ideal gases 5: Diatomic ideal gases 6: Quantum statistics 7: Electrons in metals 8: Photons and phonons 9: Bose-Einstein condensation 10: Ensembles 11: The end is in sight Appendix A: Worked Answers Appendix B: Useful Integrals Appendix C: Physical Constants Appendix D: Bibliography Index

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• Authors: A M Glazer, A. M. Glazer, A. M. Wark Glazer, A.M. Glazer, A.m. ( Glazer, A.m. Wark Glazer, Mike Glazer, J S Wark, J. S. Wark, J.S. Wark, Wark J.S.
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 26.07.2001
• EAN: 9780198508151
• ISBN: 978-0-19-850815-1
• No. of pages: 160
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Physics, astronomy > Theoretical physics; SCIENCE / Physics / General, SCIENCE / Physics / Quantum Theory, SCIENCE / Physics / Condensed Matter, SCIENCE / Mechanics / Thermodynamics, Quantum physics (quantum mechanics & quantum field theory), Quantum physics (quantum mechanics and quantum field theory), Thermodynamics & heat, Statistical physics, Thermodynamics and heat