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Topics In Statistical Mechanics (Hardcover, Second Edition)
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Topics In Statistical Mechanics (Hardcover, Second Edition)
Series: Advanced Textbooks in Physics, 0
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Building on the material learned by students in their first few
years of study, Topics in Statistical Mechanics (Second Edition)
presents an advanced level course on statistical and thermal
physics. It begins with a review of the formal structure of
statistical mechanics and thermodynamics considered from a unified
viewpoint. There is a brief revision of non-interacting systems,
including quantum gases and a discussion of negative temperatures.
Following this, emphasis is on interacting systems. First, weakly
interacting systems are considered, where the interest is in seeing
how small interactions cause small deviations from the
non-interacting case. Second, systems are examined where
interactions lead to drastic changes, namely phase transitions. A
number of specific examples is given, and these are unified within
the Landau theory of phase transitions. The final chapter of the
book looks at non-equilibrium systems, in particular the way they
evolve towards equilibrium. This is framed within the context of
linear response theory. Here fluctuations play a vital role, as is
formalised in the fluctuation-dissipation theorem.The second
edition has been revised particularly to help students use this
book for self-study. In addition, the section on non-ideal gases
has been expanded, with a treatment of the hard-sphere gas, and an
accessible discussion of interacting quantum gases. In many cases
there are details of Mathematica calculations, including
Mathematica Notebooks, and expression of some results in terms of
Special Functions.
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