Statistical mechanics / R. K. Pathria, Paul D. Beale
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TextPublication details: Amsterdam ; Boston, MA. : Elsevier/Academic Press, c2011Edition: 3rd edDescription: xxvi, 718 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN: - 9780123821881
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Includes bibliographical references and index
The statistical basis of thermodynamics -- Elements of the ensemble theory -- The canonical ensemble -- The grand canonical ensemble -- Formulation of quantum statistics -- The theory of simple gases -- Ideal Bose systems -- Ideal Fermi systems -- Thermodynamics of the early universe -- Statistical mechanics of interacting systems : the method of cluster expansions -- Statistical mechanics of interacting systems : the method of quantized fields -- Phase transitions : criticality, universality, and scaling -- Phase transitions : exact (or almost exact) results for models -- Phase transitions : the renormalization group approach -- Fluctuations and nonequilibrium statistical mechanics -- Computer simulations