ABSTRACT

Statistical physics is a core component of most undergraduate (and some post-graduate) physics degree courses. It is primarily concerned with the behavior of matter in bulk-from boiling water to the superconductivity of metals. Ultimately, it seeks to uncover the laws governing random processes, such as the snow on your TV screen. This essential ne

chapter 1|12 pages

The macroscopic view

chapter 2|17 pages

Heat and entropy

chapter 3|15 pages

Using thermodynamics

chapter 4|15 pages

Phase transitions

chapter 5|14 pages

The statistical approach

chapter 6|15 pages

Maxwell–Boltzmann distribution

chapter |13 pages

Transport phenomena

chapter 8|17 pages

Quantum statistics

chapter 9|13 pages

The Fermi gas

chapter 10|12 pages

The Bose gas

chapter 11|13 pages

Bose–Einstein condensation

chapter 12|16 pages

Canonical ensemble

chapter 13|15 pages

Grand canonical ensemble

chapter 14|17 pages

The order parameter

chapter 15|21 pages

Superfluidity

chapter 16|14 pages

Noise

chapter 17|12 pages

Stochastic processes

chapter |22 pages

Time-series analysis