Statistical physics of condensed matter systems : a primer / Luciano Colombo.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Colombo, Luciano, 1960- author.

Contributor:

Institute of Physics (Great Britain), publisher.

Series:

IOP (Series). Release 22.

IOP ebooks. 2022 collection.

[IOP release $release]

IOP ebooks. [2022 collection]

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Statistical physics.

Condensed matter.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (various pagings) : illustrations (some color).

Place of Publication:

Bristol [England] (Temple Circus, Temple Way, Bristol BS1 6HG, UK) : IOP Publishing, [2022]

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Biography/History:

Luciano Colombo is a professor of theoretical condensed matter physics at the University of Cagliari and fellow of the Istituto Lombardo Accademia di Scienze e Lettere.

Summary:

This Primer focusses on the statistical physics of classical and quantum systems. The course text explores the three cornerstones of statistical physics which include the Boltzmann, Fermi-Dirac, and Bose-Einstein distribution laws.

Contents:

Introduction to: Statistical physics of condensed matter systems : a primer

part I. Classical statistical physics. 1. The statistical description of a classical system

1.1. Basic concepts

1.2. Equilibrium distribution probability

1.3. The Boltzmann distribution law

1.4. A statistical definition of temperature

1.5. Calculating ensemble averages

1.6. Entropy

1.7. The ideal monoatomic gas

1.8. On the statistical concept of irreversible process

2. Thermal properties of classical gases

2.1. Thermal properties of polyatomic ideal gases

2.2. Real gases

2.3. Thermal properties under the action of an external field

part II. Quantum statistical physics. 3. The statistical description of a quantum system

3.1. Basic concepts

3.2. Fermi-Dirac statistics

3.3. Bose-Einstein statistics

3.4. Quantum statistics revisited

4. Thermal properties of quantum gases

4.1. The electron gas

4.2. The phonon gas

5. Other quantum systems and phenomena

5.1. The photon gas

5.2. The quantum ideal gas

5.3. The Bose-Einstein condensation

part III. Concluding remarks. 6. What is missing in this 'primer'

part IV. Appendices. Appendix A. Mathematical tools

Appendix B. Gibbs entropy

Appendix C. Thermodynamic potentials

Appendix D. Calculating the grand partition function of a real gas

Appendix E. Fermi-Dirac distribution law : a phenomenological derivation

Appendix F. The conceptual framework for solid-state physics

Appendix G. Bose-Einstein distribution law : a phenomenological derivation

Appendix H. Density of states of the blackbody radiation.

Notes:

"Version: 20221201"--Title page verso.

Includes bibliographical references.

Title from PDF title page (viewed on December 5, 2022).

Other Format:

Print version:

ISBN:

9780750322683

9780750322690

OCLC:

1351507260

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