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Stastical mechanics/

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Pathria, R.K, Beale,Paul D (Author)
Format: Printed Book
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam Elsevier 2014
Edition:3rd ed.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • statistical basis of thermodynamics---elements of ensemble theory---canonical ensemble---grand canonical ensemble---formulation of quantum statistics---theory of simple gases---ideal Bose system---ideal Fermi system---thermodynamics of the early universe---statistical mechanics of interacting systems: the method of cluster expansions--- statistical mechanics of interacting system:the method of quantized fields--- phase transitions:criticality,universality and scaling--- phase transitions:exact(or almost exact)result for various models---phase transitions:the renormalization group approach---fluctuations non equilibrium statistical mechanics---computer simulations