Statistical mechanics :
Glazer, A. M.
Statistical mechanics : a survival guide / A.M. Glazer and J.S. Wark. - First Edition - xiii, 142 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Includes index.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [139]).
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.
The present book is a teaching text designed to introduce the fundamentals of the subject of statistical mechanics at a level suitable for students who meet the subject for the first time. 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.
9780198508168 0198508158 (hbk : acidfree paper) 0198508166 (pbk : acidfree paper)
2001275445
GBA1-X9686
Statistical mechanics
Thermodynamics
Mecánica estadística
Termodinámica
QC174.8 / .G55 2001
530.13
Statistical mechanics : a survival guide / A.M. Glazer and J.S. Wark. - First Edition - xiii, 142 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Includes index.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [139]).
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.
The present book is a teaching text designed to introduce the fundamentals of the subject of statistical mechanics at a level suitable for students who meet the subject for the first time. 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.
9780198508168 0198508158 (hbk : acidfree paper) 0198508166 (pbk : acidfree paper)
2001275445
GBA1-X9686
Statistical mechanics
Thermodynamics
Mecánica estadística
Termodinámica
QC174.8 / .G55 2001
530.13