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Introduction to modern statistical mechanics /

"[This] book contains concise explanations of such fundamentals as the connection between measurements and ensemble averages, discussions of equilibrium fluctuations and stability criteria, and the utility of Legendre transforms. It also explores many of the traditional elementary applications...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Chandler, David, 1944-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, 1987.
Subjects:
Statistical mechanics.
Statistical thermodynamics.
Chemistry, Physical and theoretical.
Table of Contents:
  • Thermodynamics, fundamentals
  • Conditions for equilibrium and stability
  • Statistical mechanics
  • Non-interacting (ideal) systems
  • Statistical mechanical theory of phase transitions
  • Monte Carlo method in statistical mechanics
  • Classical fluids
  • Statistical mechanics of non-equilibrium systems.