Equilibrium statistical physics : phases, phase transitions, and topological phases / Marc Baus, Carlos F. Tejero.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Baus, Marc.

Tejero, Carlos F., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Phase transformations (Statistical physics).

Phase rule and equilibrium.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Cham : Springer, 2021.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

This textbook gradually introduces students to the statistical mechanical study of the different phases of matter and to the phase transitions between them. It uses simple yet fully detailed models of both hard and soft matter systems to demonstrate core concepts, developing the subject matter in a thorough and accessible pedagogical manner throughout. Starting from an introduction to basic thermodynamics and statistical physics, the book progresses from ideal, non-interacting systems to real systems exhibiting classical interactions and phase transitions. It concludes with a selection of more advanced topics, such as the renormalisation group approach to critical phenomena, the density functional theory of interfaces, and kinematic aspects of the phase transformation process. This updated second edition features a considerably expanded study of the topology of the phases, including applications to modern problems such as topological defects of nematic liquid crystals and the topological phase transition of a two-dimensional spin system. Along with a complete introductory overview of the theory of phase transitions, this textbook provides students with ample material for deeper study. References include suggestions for more detailed treatments and six appendices supply overviews of the mathematical tools employed in the text.

Contents:

Basics

Mechanics

Thermodynamics

Statistical Physics

Ideal Systems

Microcanonical Ensemble

Canonical Ensemble

Grand Canonical Ensemble

Non-ideal Systems

Classical Systems with Interactions

Phases of Matter

Phase Transitions

More Advanced Topics

Critical Phenomena

Interfaces

Topological Defects

Phase Transformation Kinetics.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed June 22, 2021).

ISBN:

9783030754327

3030754324

OCLC:

1255367363

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.