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Statistical Mechanics (Advanced Texts in Physics) Hardcover - 2006
by Schwabl, Franz
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- Hardcover
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- Title Statistical Mechanics (Advanced Texts in Physics)
- Author Schwabl, Franz
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition 2nd
- Condition Used - Good
- Pages 578
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Springer
- Date 2006-06-13
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index
- Bookseller's Inventory # 3540323430.G
- ISBN 9783540323433 / 3540323430
- Weight 2.22 lbs (1.01 kg)
- Dimensions 9.21 x 6.14 x 1.31 in (23.39 x 15.60 x 3.33 cm)
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2006925304
- Dewey Decimal Code 530
From the publisher
From the rear cover
The completely revised new edition of the classical book on Statistical Mechanics covers the basic concepts of equilibrium and non-equilibrium statistical physics. In addition to a deductive approach to equilibrium statistics and thermodynamics based on a single hypothesis - the form of the microcanonical density matrix - this book treats the most important elements of non-equilibrium phenomena. Intermediate calculations are presented in complete detail. Problems at the end of each chapter help students to consolidate their understanding of the material. Beyond the fundamentals, this text demonstrates the breadth of the field and its great variety of applications. Modern areas such as renormalization group theory, percolation, stochastic equations of motion and their applications to critical dynamics, kinetic theories, as well as fundamental considerations of irreversibility, are discussed. The text will be useful for advanced students of physics and other natural sciences; a basic knowledge of quantum mechanics is presumed.