Statistical mechanics / Franz Schwabl ; translated by William Brewer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Schwabl, F.

Contributor:

Sabin W. Colton, Jr., Memorial Fund.

Series:

Advanced texts in physics

Language:

English

German

Subjects (All):

Statistical mechanics.

Physical Description:

xvi, 573 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Berlin ; London : Springer-Verlag, 2002.

Language Note:

Translated from the German.

Summary:

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 non-equilibrium 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 other natural sciences; a basic knowledge of quantum mechanics is presumed.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Sabin W. Colton, Jr., Memorial Fund.

ISBN:

3540431632

OCLC:

49352913