The Principles of Statistical Mechanics

Author: Richard Chace Tolman
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 9780486638966
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 700

Book Description
This is the definitive treatise on the fundamentals of statistical mechanics. A concise exposition of classical statistical mechanics is followed by a thorough elucidation of quantum statistical mechanics: postulates, theorems, statistical ensembles, changes in quantum mechanical systems with time, and more. The final two chapters discuss applications of statistical mechanics to thermodynamic behavior. 1930 edition.

Principles of Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics

Author: D. F. Lawden
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486152243
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 295

Book Description
A thorough exploration of the universal principles of thermodynamics and statistical mechanics, this volume takes an applications-oriented approach to a multitude of situations arising in physics and engineering. 1987 edition.

Elementary Principles in Statistical Mechanics

Author: Josiah Willard Gibbs
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Mechanics
Languages : en
Pages : 248

Book Description

Elementary Principles in Statistical Mechanics

Author: Josiah Willard Gibbs
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Mechanics
Languages : en
Pages : 234

Book Description

Problems in Thermodynamics and Statistical Physics

Author: Peter T. Landsberg
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486795047
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 593

Book Description
Well respected, widely used volume presents problems and full solutions related to a wide range of topics in thermodynamics, statistical physics, statistical mechanics. Suitable for undergraduates and graduate students, self-study, reference. 1989 edition.

Principles of Statistical Mechanics

Author: Amnon Katz
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Information theory
Languages : en
Pages : 206

Book Description

Introductory Statistical Mechanics for Physicists

Author: D. K. C. MacDonald
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486453235
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 196

Book Description
This concise introduction is geared toward those concerned with solid state or low temperature physics. It presents the principles with simplicity and clarity, reviewing issues of critical interest. 1963 edition.

An Introduction to Statistical Thermodynamics

Author: Terrell L. Hill
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486130908
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 546

Book Description
Four-part treatment covers principles of quantum statistical mechanics, systems composed of independent molecules or other independent subsystems, and systems of interacting molecules, concluding with a consideration of quantum statistics.

Principles of Statistical Physics and Numerical Modelling

Author: Valeriy A. Ryabov
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780750313414
Category : Molecular dynamics
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
"This unique text provides an introduction to classical statistical mechanics, using molecular dynamic simulations to teach and explore the subject. Illustrated by numerous figures and animations the book will be useful for students and professionals wishing to receive a contemporary understanding of statistical physics and use the methods in their research." -- Prové de l'editor.

Foundations of Statistical Mechanics

Author: O. Penrose
Publisher: Elsevier
ISBN: 1483156486
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 272

Book Description
International Series of Monographs in Natural Philosophy, Volume 22: Foundations of Statistical Mechanics: A Deductive Treatment presents the main approaches to the basic problems of statistical mechanics. This book examines the theory that provides explicit recognition to the limitations on one's powers of observation. Organized into six chapters, this volume begins with an overview of the main physical assumptions and their idealization in the form of postulates. This text then examines the consequences of these postulates that culminate in a derivation of the fundamental formula for calculating probabilities in terms of dynamic quantities. Other chapters provide a careful analysis of the significant notion of entropy, which shows the links between thermodynamics and statistical mechanics and also between communication theory and statistical mechanics. The final chapter deals with the thermodynamic concept of entropy. This book is intended to be suitable for students of theoretical physics. Probability theorists, statisticians, and philosophers will also find this book useful.