Elements of statistical mechanics

Following the Boltzmann-Gibbs approach to statistical mechanics, this new edition of Dr ter Haar's important textbook, Elements of Statistical Mechanics, provides undergraduates and more senior academics with a thorough introduction to the subject. Each chapter is followed by a problem section...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Haar, D. ter
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford Butterworth-Heinemann 1995, 1995
Edition:3rd ed
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Collection: Elsevier ScienceDirect eBooks - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:Following the Boltzmann-Gibbs approach to statistical mechanics, this new edition of Dr ter Haar's important textbook, Elements of Statistical Mechanics, provides undergraduates and more senior academics with a thorough introduction to the subject. Each chapter is followed by a problem section and detailed bibliography. The first six chapters of the book provide a thorough introduction to the basic methods of statistical mechanics and indeed the first four may be used as an introductory course in themselves. The last three chapters offer more detail on the equation of state, with special empha
Physical Description:online resource (xiv, 401 p.) ill
ISBN:0750623470
9780750623476
9780080530802
008053080X