Elementary Statistical Physics

Noteworthy for the philosophical subtlety of its foundations and the elegance of its problem-solving methods, statistical mechanics...
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Author: Charles Kittel
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Elementary Statistical Physics by Kittel, Charles

Elementary Statistical Physics

$40.65

Elementary Statistical Physics

$40.65
Author: Charles Kittel
Format: Paperback
Language: English

Noteworthy for the philosophical subtlety of its foundations and the elegance of its problem-solving methods, statistical mechanics can be employed in a broad range of applications -- among them, astrophysics, biology, chemistry, nuclear and solid state physics, communications engineering, metallurgy, and mathematics. Geared toward graduate students in physics, this text covers such important topics as stochastic processes and transport theory in order to provide students with a working knowledge of statistical mechanics.
To explain the fundamentals of his subject, the author uses the method of ensembles developed by J. Willard Gibbs. Topics include the properties of the Fermi-Dirac and Bose-Einstein distributions; the interrelated subjects of fluctuations, thermal noise, and Brownian movement; and the thermodynamics of irreversible processes.
Negative temperature, magnetic energy, density matrix methods, and the Kramers-Kronig causality relations are treated briefly. Most sections include illustrative problems. Appendix. 28 figures. 1 table.



Author: Charles Kittel
Publisher: Dover Publications
Published: 03/08/2004
Pages: 228
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.59lbs
Size: 8.48h x 5.54w x 0.52d
ISBN: 9780486435145

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