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Title

Statistical mechanics / R.K. Pathria.

Author

Pathria, R. K.

Publication

Kidlington, Oxford ; Burlington, MA : Butterworth-Heinemann, 1996

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Subject

• Statistical mechanics
• Statistical mechanics

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (pages 513-522) and index.

Contents

1. The statistical basis of thermodynamics -- 2. Elements of ensemble theory -- 3. The canonical ensemble -- 4. The grand canonical ensemble -- 5. Formulation of quantum statistics -- 6. The theory of simple gases -- 7. Ideal bose systems -- 8. Ideal fermi systems -- 9. Statistical mechanics of interacting systems: the method of cluster expansion -- 10. Statistical mechanics of interacting systems: the method of quantized fields -- 11. Phase transitions: criticality, universality and scaling -- 12. Phase transitions: exact (or almost exact) results for various models -- 13. Phase transitions: the renormalization group approach -- 14. Fluctuations -- Appendixes: -- A. Influence of boundary conditions on the distribution of quantum states -- B. Certain mathematical functions -- C. "Volume" and "surface area" of an n-dimensional sphere of radius R -- D. On bose- Einstein functions -- E. On fermi-dirac functions -- F. On Watsom functions.

Call Number

JSE 96-1253

ISBN

• 0750624698
• 9780750624695

LCCN

96001679

OCLC

34116798

Author

Pathria, R. K.

Title

Statistical mechanics / R.K. Pathria.

Imprint

Kidlington, Oxford ; Burlington, MA : Butterworth-Heinemann, 1996 (2008 printing)

Edition

2nd ed.

Description

xiv, 529 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (pages 513-522) and index.

Summary

"This text is designed for postgraduate courses in statistical mechanics, and provides a basic grounding in a manner that brings out the essence of the subject with due rigour but without undue pain. This classic text, which was first published in 1972 and has continued to be popular ever since, has now been brought up to date by incorporating the remarkable developments in the field of phase transitions and critical phenomena that have taken place in the intervening years. This has been done by adding three new chapters which will enhance the usefulness of this book both for students and instructors. Widely acclaimed for its clean derivations and clear explanations, Statistical Mechanics in its second edition will continue to provide further generations of students with a solid training in the methods of statistical physics."--Jacket.

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Statistical mechanics

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JSE 96-1253