Description
| Product ID: | 9780198505761 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | Introductory Statistical Mechanics |
| Authors: | Author: Mariana Sanchez, Roger Bowley |
| Page Count: | 368 |
| Subjects: | Condensed matter physics (liquid state and solid state physics), Condensed matter physics (liquid state & solid state physics), Thermodynamics and heat, Quantum physics (quantum mechanics and quantum field theory), Statistical physics, Thermodynamics & heat, Quantum physics (quantum mechanics & quantum field theory), Statistical physics |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating Statistical mechanics is the theory underlying condensed matter physics. This book outlines the theory in a simple and progressive way, at a level suitable for undergraduates. It also includes chapters on phase transitions, problems at the end of each chapter, and brief model answers provided for odd-numbered problems. This book explains the ideas and techniques of statistical mechanics-the theory of condensed matter-in a simple and progressive way. The text starts with the laws of thermodynamics and simple ideas of quantum mechanics. The conceptual ideas underlying the subject are explained carefully; the mathematical ideas are developed in parallel to give a coherent overall view. The text is illustrated with examples not just from solid state physics, but also from recent theories of radiation from black holes and recent data on the background radiation from the Cosmic background explorer. In this second edition, slightly more advanced material on statistical mechanics is introduced, material which students should meet in an undergraduate course. As a result the new edition contains three more chapters on phase transitions at an appropriate level for an undergraduate student. There are plenty of problems at the end of each chapter, and brief model answers are provided for odd-numbered problems. From reviews of the first edition: ''...Introductory Statistical Mechanics is clear and crisp and takes advantage of the best parts of the many approaches to the subject'' Physics Today |
| Imprint Name: | Oxford University Press |
| Publisher Name: | Oxford University Press |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 1999-10-21 |
