Perspectives on Statistical Thermodynamics
$81.99 (C)
- Author: Yoshitsugu Oono, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
- Date Published: December 2017
- availability: Available
- format: Hardback
- isbn: 9781107154018
$
81.99
(C)
Hardback
Other available formats:
eBook
Looking for an examination copy?
If you are interested in the title for your course we can consider offering an examination copy. To register your interest please contact [email protected] providing details of the course you are teaching.
-
This original text develops a deep, conceptual understanding of thermal physics, highlighting the important links between thermodynamics and statistical physics, and examining how thermal physics fits within physics as a whole, from an empirical perspective. The first part of the book is devoted to elementary, mesoscopic topics such as Brownian motion, which leads to intuitive uses of large deviation theory, one of the pillars of modern probability theory. The book then introduces the key concepts behind statistical thermodynamics, and the final part describes more advanced and applied topics from thermal physics such as phase transitions and critical phenomena. This important subject is presented from a fresh perspective and in a highly pedagogical manner, with numerous worked examples and relevant cultural side notes throughout, making it ideal as either a textbook for advanced thermal physics courses or for self-study by undergraduate and graduate students in physics and engineering.
Read more- By drawing an intuitive connection between thermodynamics and statistical mechanics readers are given a coherent and well-rounded understanding of the key issues within both disciplines
- Conceptual descriptions are favoured over long mathematical derivations, allowing readers to gain a clear appreciation of the physics behind complex topics in thermal physics
- Includes numerous, detailed worked examples, which reinforce key concepts in the subject and introduce more advanced material of current interest to researchers
Reviews & endorsements
'This is a delightful book quite different from most textbooks. It will be enjoyed by teachers, students and researchers.' Joel Lebowitz, Rutgers University
Customer reviews
Not yet reviewed
Be the first to review
Review was not posted due to profanity
×Product details
- Date Published: December 2017
- format: Hardback
- isbn: 9781107154018
- length: 476 pages
- dimensions: 253 x 192 x 28 mm
- weight: 1.33kg
- contains: 141 b/w illus. 5 tables 114 exercises
- availability: Available
Table of Contents
Preface
Self-study guide
List of Symbols
Part I. Introduction:
1. Introduction
2. Atomic picture of gases
3. Introduction to probability
4. Law of large numbers
5. Maxwell's distribution
6. Delta function and density distribution functions
7. Mean free path and diffusion
8. Introduction to transport phenomena
9. Brownian motion
10. Langevin equation and large deviation
Part II. Statistical Thermodynamics: Basics:
11. Macrosystems in equilibrium
12. Thermodynamic description
13. Basic thermodynamics
14. Thermodynamics: general consequences
15. Entropy through examples
16. Free energy and convex analysis
17. Introduction to statistical mechanics
18. Statistical mechanics of isothermal systems
19. Canonical density operator
20. Classical canonical ensemble
21. Information and entropy
22. Information and thermodynamics
23. Oscillators at low temperatures
24. How to manipulate partial derivatives
25. Thermodynamic stability
26. Fluctuation and response
27. Chemical potential
28. Grand canonical ensemble
29. Ideal quantum systems at low temperatures
30. Photons and internal motions
Part III. Elements of Phase Transition:
31. Phases and phase transitions
32. Phase transition in d-space
33. Critical phenomena and renormalization
34. Mean field and transfer matrix
35. Symmetry breaking
36. First order phase transition
Appendix. Introduction to mechanics
References
Index.-
Resources for
Perspectives on Statistical Thermodynamics
Yoshitsugu Oono
General Resources
Find resources associated with this title
Type Name Unlocked * Format Size Showing of
This title is supported by one or more locked resources. Access to locked resources is granted exclusively by Cambridge University Press to instructors whose faculty status has been verified. To gain access to locked resources, instructors should sign in to or register for a Cambridge user account.
Please use locked resources responsibly and exercise your professional discretion when choosing how you share these materials with your students. Other instructors may wish to use locked resources for assessment purposes and their usefulness is undermined when the source files (for example, solution manuals or test banks) are shared online or via social networks.
Supplementary resources are subject to copyright. Instructors are permitted to view, print or download these resources for use in their teaching, but may not change them or use them for commercial gain.
If you are having problems accessing these resources please contact [email protected].
Sorry, this resource is locked
Please register or sign in to request access. If you are having problems accessing these resources please email [email protected]
Register Sign in» Proceed
You are now leaving the Cambridge University Press website. Your eBook purchase and download will be completed by our partner www.ebooks.com. Please see the permission section of the www.ebooks.com catalogue page for details of the print & copy limits on our eBooks.
Continue ×Are you sure you want to delete your account?
This cannot be undone.
Thank you for your feedback which will help us improve our service.
If you requested a response, we will make sure to get back to you shortly.
×