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Product Identifiers

PublisherWiley & Sons, Incorporated, John

ISBN-100471815187

ISBN-139780471815181

eBay Product ID (ePID)1104866

Product Key Features

Number of Pages512 Pages

Publication NameStatistical Mechanics

LanguageEnglish

SubjectMechanics / General

Publication Year1991

FeaturesRevised

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaScience

AuthorKerson Huang

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height1.1 in

Item Weight29 Oz

Item Length9.5 in

Item Width6.4 in

Additional Product Features

Edition Number2

Intended AudienceCollege Audience

LCCN86-032466

Dewey Edition19

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal530.13

Table Of ContentThe Laws of Thermodynamics. Some Applications of Thermodynamics. The Problem of Kinetic Theory. The Equilibrium State of a Dilute Gas. Transport Phenomena. Classical Statistical Mechanics. Canonical Ensemble and Grand Canonical Ensemble. Quantum Statistical Mechanics. General Properties of the Partition Function. Approximate Methods. Fermi Systems. Bose Systems. Superfluids. Ising Model. Onsager Solution. Critical Phenomena. The Landau Approach. Renormalization Group. Appendix. Index.

Edition DescriptionRevised edition

SynopsisFollowing an introduction to the theory of microscopic bodies based on the fundamental atomic laws, this book contains a brief but self-contained discussion of thermodynamics and the classical kinetic theory of gases. An introduction to the modern theory of critical phenomena is featured. This edition contains coverage of recent major advances and important applications, such as superfluids and the Quantum Hall Effect. A large part of the text is devoted to selected applications of statistical mechanics and its value as an illustration of calculating techniques., Unlike most other texts on the subject, this clear, concise introduction to the theory of microscopic bodies treats the modern theory of critical phenomena. Provides up-to-date coverage of recent major advances, including a self-contained description of thermodynamics and the classical kinetic theory of gases, interesting applications such as superfluids and the quantum Hall effect, several current research applications, The last three chapters are devoted to the Landau-Wilson approach to critical phenomena. Many new problems and illustrations have been added to this edition., Unlike most other texts on the subject, this clear, concise introduction to the theory of microscopic bodies treats the modern theory of critical phenomena.

LC Classification NumberQC174.8.H83 1987