Statistical mechanics : a concise introduction for chemists / B. Widom.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Widom, B.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Statistical mechanics.

Physical Description:

ix, 170 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm

Place of Publication:

Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2002.

Summary:

Statistical mechanics is the theoretical apparatus used to study the properties of macroscopic systems - systems made up of many atoms or molecules - and relates those properties to the system's microscopic constitution. This book is an introduction to statistical mechanics, intended to be used either by advanced undergraduates or by beginning graduate students. The first chapter deals with statistical thermodynamics and aims to quickly derive the most commonly used formulas in the subject. The remainder of the book then illustrates the application of these formulas in traditional areas such as the ideal gas and less traditional areas such as the quantum ideal gas. Highly illustrated with numerous exercises and worked solutions, it provides a concise, up-to-date treatise of statistical mechanics ideal for use on an 8-12 lecture course.

Contents:

The Boltzmann distribution law and statistical theromodynamics

The ideal gas

Chemical equilibrium in ideal-gas mixtures

Ideal harmonic solid and black-body radiation

The third law

The non-ideal gas

The liquid state

Quantum ideal gases.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0521811198

9780521811194

0521009669

9780521009669

OCLC:

47995893

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