In addition to a deductive approach to equilibrium statistics and thermodynamics based on a single hypothesis - the form of the microcanonical density...
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Résumé
In addition to a deductive approach to equilibrium statistics and thermodynamics based on a single hypothesis - the form of the microcanonical density matrix - this book treats the most important elements of nonequilibrium phenomena. Intermediate calculations are presented in complete detail. Problems at the end of each chapter help students to consolidate their understanding of the material. Beyond the fundamentals, this text demonstrates the breadth of the field and its great variety of applications. Modern areas such as renormalization group theory, percolation, stochastic equations of motion and their applications to critical dynamics, as well as fundamental considerations of irreversibility, are discussed. The text will be useful for advanced students of physics and cher natural sciences; a basic knowledge of quantum mechanics is presumed.
Sommaire
Basic principles
Equilibrium ensembles
Thermodynamics
Ideal quantum gases
Real gases, liquids, and solutions
Magnétism
Phase transitions, renormalization group theory, and percolation
Brownian motion, equations of motion and the fokker-planck equations