Statistical physics and thermodynamics : an introduction to key concepts /
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford, United Kingdom :
Oxford University Press,
2017.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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Table of Contents:
- Cover; Preface; Acknowledgements; Contents; 1 Introduction; 1.1 The Challenge of Statistical Mechanics; 1.2 Classical Probability; Chapter Summary; Further Reading; Exercises; 2 Quantum Theory; 2.1 Review of Basic Concepts; 2.2 Mixed States; 2.3 Composite Systems; Chapter Summary; Further Reading; Exercises; 3 Constructing the State; 3.1 Information and Entropy; 3.2 Maximum Entropy Principle; 3.3 Thermodynamic Square; 3.4 Reproducible Processes and the Second Law; 3.5 Equilibrium and Temperature; 3.6 Fluctuations; Chapter Summary; Further Reading; Exercises; 4 Simple Systems
- 4.1 Harmonic Oscillator4.2 Rotor; 4.3 Spin in a Magnetic Field; 4.4 Paramagnet; Chapter Summary; Further Reading; Exercises; 5 Thermodynamic Limit; 5.1 Homogeneity; 5.2 Stability; 5.3 Equivalence of Ensembles; 5.4 Four Laws; Chapter Summary; Further Reading; Exercises; 6 Perfect Gas; 6.1 Generic Properties; 6.2 Continuum and Classical Limits; 6.3 Fermi Gas; 6.4 Bose-Einstein Condensation; 6.5 Photons; 6.6 Internal Dynamics; 6.7 Dilute Solution; Chapter Summary; Further Reading; Exercises; 7 Processes and Responses; 7.1 Work and Heat; 7.2 Cycles, Barriers, and Reservoirs; 7.3 Potentials
- 7.4 Equilibrium and Stability in the Presence of a Reservoir7.5 Coefficients; Chapter Summary; Further Reading; Exercises; 8 Phase Transitions; 8.1 Coexistence of Phases; 8.2 First-Order Phase Transition; 8.3 Second-Order Phase Transition: Ising Model; Chapter Summary; Further Reading; Exercises; Appendix; References; Index