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List Of Textbooks In Statistical Mechanics
A list of notable textbooks in thermodynamics and statistical mechanics, arranged by category and date. Only or mainly thermodynamics * * * * * * Both thermodynamics and statistical mechanics * * * 2e Kittel, Charles; and Kroemer, Herbert (1980) New York: W.H. Freeman * 2e (1988) Chichester: Wiley , . * (1990) New York: Dover * * * * * * Statistical mechanics * . 2e (1936) Cambridge: University Press; (1980) Cambridge University Press. * ; (1979) New York: Dover * Vol. 5 of the Course of Theoretical Physics. 3e (1976) Translated by J.B. Sykes and M.J. Kearsley (1980) Oxford : Pergamon Press. * . 3e (1995) Oxford: Butterworth-Heinemann * . 2e (1987) New York: Wiley * . 2e (1988) Amsterdam: North-Holland . 2e (1991) Berlin: Springer Verlag , * ; (2005) New York: Dover * :2e (2000) Sausalito, Calif.: University Science * :2e (1998) Chichester: Wiley * * * * * * * * Specialized topics Kinetic theory * Vol. 10 of the Course of Theoretical Physi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Statistical Mechanics
In physics, statistical mechanics is a mathematical framework that applies statistical methods and probability theory to large assemblies of microscopic entities. It does not assume or postulate any natural laws, but explains the macroscopic behavior of nature from the behavior of such ensembles. Statistical mechanics arose out of the development of classical thermodynamics, a field for which it was successful in explaining macroscopic physical properties—such as temperature, pressure, and heat capacity—in terms of microscopic parameters that fluctuate about average values and are characterized by probability distributions. This established the fields of statistical thermodynamics and statistical physics. The founding of the field of statistical mechanics is generally credited to three physicists: *Ludwig Boltzmann, who developed the fundamental interpretation of entropy in terms of a collection of microstates *James Clerk Maxwell, who developed models of probability distr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
