Introduction to Statistical Physics - Rilegato

Libro 19 di 19: Graduate Texts in Contemporary Physics

Salinas, Silvio

 
9780387951195: Introduction to Statistical Physics

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Intended for beginning graduate students or advanced undergraduates, this text covers the statistical basis of equilibrium thermodynamics, both classical and quantum, including examples from solid-state physics.

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Recensione

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It is written in an informal, physics type style, but presents precise and well explained arguments. The list of references is well chosen and contains comments which facilitate further readings.

--Zentralblatt Math

"This book is addressed to physics students at the senior undergraduate or beginning graduate level. As such, it emphasizes physical intuition and central physical arguments over detailed mathematical justification. ... Physics students will enjoy the clarity and calculated simplicity of its presentation, while acquiring a broad knowledge of the subject. But, because of its careful selection of conceptual issues and its unassuming style, the book can also be a useful reference to students in other disciplines, including mathematics ... ." (Roberto Fernández, Mathematical Reviews, Issue 2003 e)

"Statistical physics attempts to explain ... laws by considering the large number of constituent particles from a statistical point of view. This is also the point of view of this textbook ... . It is written in an informal, physics type style, but presents precise and well explained arguments. It supports intuition more than formalism, and discusses a large number of relevant examples and models. ... The list of references is well chosen and contains comments which facilitate further readings." (Michael Baake, Zentralblatt MATH, Vol. 983, 2002)

Contenuti

(1) Introduction to statistical methods (2) Statistical description of a physical system (3) Overview of classical thermodynamics (4) Microcanonical ensemble (5) Canonical ensemble (6) The classical gas in the canonical formalism (7) The grand canonical and pressure ensembles (8) The ideal quantum gas (9) The ideal Fermi gas (10) Free bosons: Bose-Einstein condesations; Gas of photons (11) Phonons and magnons (12) Phase transitions and critical phenomena: Classical theories (13) The Ising model (14) Scaling theories and the renormalization group (15) Non-equilibrium phenomena. I. Kinetic methods (16) Non-equilibrium phenomena. II. Stochastic methods

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ISBN 10:  1441928847 ISBN 13:  9781441928849
Casa editrice: Springer, 2010
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