Statistical Mechanics - POD TITLE

Informationen zum Autor Richard P. Feynman was raised in Far Rockaway, New York, and received his Ph.D. from Princeton. He held professorships at both Cornell and the California Institute of Technology. In 1965 he received the Nobel Prize for his work on quantum electrodynamics. He died in 1988. Klappentext This classic graduate lecture note volume on statistical mechanics focuses on Physics, rather than mathematics. It provides a concise introduction to basic concepts and a clear presentation of difficult topics, while challenging the student to reflect upon as yet unanswered questions. Zusammenfassung This classic graduate lecture note volume on statistical mechanics focuses on Physics, rather than mathematics. It provides a concise introduction to basic concepts and a clear presentation of difficult topics, while challenging the student to reflect upon as yet unanswered questions. Inhaltsverzeichnis Front Matter -- INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICAL MECHANICS -- DENSITY MATRICES -- PATH INTEGRALS -- CLASSICAL SYSTEM OF N PARTICLES -- ORDER-DISORDER THEORY -- CREATION AND ANNIHILATION OPERATORS -- SPIN WAVES -- POLARON PROBLEM -- ELECTRON GAS IN A METAL -- SUPERCONDUCTIVITY -- SUPERFLUIDITY

Product details

• Authors: Feynman, Richard Feynman, Richard P. Feynman, Richard Phillips Feynman
• Publisher: Perseus Books Uk
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 05.03.1998
• EAN: 9780201360769
• ISBN: 978-0-201-36076-9
• No. of pages: 368
• Dimensions: 155 mm x 230 mm x 23 mm
• Series: Advanced Books Classics; Advanced Book Program; Frontiers in Physics
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Physics, astronomy > General, dictionaries; SCIENCE / Physics / Condensed Matter