Delivers a clear and concise exposition of key topics in statistical physics. Detailed mathematical derivations and problems allow students to develop a clear understanding of this important subject.
Delivers a clear and concise exposition of key topics in statistical physics. Detailed mathematical derivations and problems allow students to develop a clear understanding of this important subject.
Malcolm P. Kennett is Associate Professor at Simon Fraser University, Canada. He studied at the University of Sydney and Princeton University and was a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Cambridge. He has taught statistical mechanics at both undergraduate and graduate level for many years and has been recognized for the high quality of his teaching and innovative approaches to the undergraduate and graduate curriculum. His research is focused on condensed matter theory and he has made contributions to the theory of spin glasses, dilute magnetic semiconductors, out of equilibrium dynamics in ultracold atoms, and the Quantum Hall effect in graphene.
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Preface 1. Introduction 2. The microcanonical ensemble 3. Liouville's theorem 4. The canonical ensemble 5. Kinetic theory 6. The grand canonical ensemble 7. Quantum statistical mechanics 8. Fermions 9. Bosons 10. Phase transitions and order Appendix A Gaussian integrals and stirling's formula Appendix B Primer on thermal physics Appendix C Heat capacity cusp in Bose systems References Index.
Preface 1. Introduction 2. The microcanonical ensemble 3. Liouville's theorem 4. The canonical ensemble 5. Kinetic theory 6. The grand canonical ensemble 7. Quantum statistical mechanics 8. Fermions 9. Bosons 10. Phase transitions and order Appendix A Gaussian integrals and stirling's formula Appendix B Primer on thermal physics Appendix C Heat capacity cusp in Bose systems References Index.
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