Statistical Mechanics.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Davidson, Norman.

Series:

Dover Books on Chemistry

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Statistical mechanics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1054 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Newburyport : Dover Publications, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Clear and readable, this fine text assists students in achieving a grasp of the techniques and limitations of statistical mechanics. The treatment follows a logical progression from elementary to advanced theories, with careful attention to detail and mathematical development, and is sufficiently rigorous for introductory or intermediate graduate courses.Beginning with a study of the statistical mechanics of ideal gases and other systems of non-interacting particles, the text develops the theory in detail and applies it to the study of chemical equilibrium and the calculation of the thermody

Contents:

Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Preface; Table of Contents; Introduction; 2 - Classical Mechanics; PROBLEMS; 3 - Quantum Mechanics; PROBLEM; 4 - Thermodynamics; PROBLEMS; 5 - Mathematics; PROBLEMS; 6 - The Statistical Mechanics of a System of Independent Particles; PROBLEMS; 7 - Statistical Mechanics and Chemical Equilibrium; PROBLEM; 8 - Distribution Laws, Partition Functions, and Thermodynamic Functions for Atoms and Diatomic Molecules; PROBLEMS; 9 - Nuclear Spin Statistics. Isotope Effects; PROBLEMS; 10 - Classical Statistical Mechanics. The Kinetic Theory of Gases; PROBLEMS

11 - Polyatomic MoleculesPROBLEMS; 12 - Black-body Radiation; PROBLEMS; 13 - Canonical and Grand Canonical Ensembles; PROBLEMS; 14 - Fluctuations, Noise, Brownian Motion; PROBLEMS; 15 - Real Gases; PROBLEMS; 16 - Lattice Vibrations and the Thermodynamic Properties of Crystals. Order-Disorder Phenomena; PROBLEMS; 17 - A Digression on Electricity, Magnetism, and Units; 18 - Dielectric Phenomena; PROBLEMS; 19 - Magnetic Phenomena; PROBLEMS; 20 - Distribution Functions and the Theory of Dense Fluids; PROBLEMS; 21 - Solutions of Electrolytes. The Debye-Hückel Theory; PROBLEMS; General References

Appendix 1 - Physical Constants and Conversion FactorsAppendix 2 - Thermodynamic Functions for the Harmonic Oscillator; Index; A CATALOG OF SELECTED DOVER BOOKS IN SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

0-486-16093-9

1-62198-595-4

OCLC:

869524308