ABSTRACT

Written by a world-renowned theoretical physicist, Introduction to Statistical Physics, Second Edition clarifies the properties of matter collectively in terms of the physical laws governing atomic motion. This second edition expands upon the original to include many additional exercises and more pedagogically oriented discussions that fully explai

chapter 1|14 pages

A Macroscopic View of Matter

chapter 2|18 pages

Heat and Entropy

chapter 3|14 pages

Using Thermodynamics

chapter 4|18 pages

Phase Transitions

chapter 5|18 pages

The Statistical Approach

chapter 6|16 pages

Maxwell–Boltzmann Distribution

chapter 7|12 pages

Transport Phenomena

chapter 8|12 pages

Canonical Ensemble

chapter 9|10 pages

Grand Canonical Ensemble

chapter 10|18 pages

Noise

chapter 11|12 pages

Stochastic Processes

chapter 12|20 pages

Time-Series Analysis

chapter 13|12 pages

The Langevin Equation

chapter 14|18 pages

Quantum Statistics

chapter 15|12 pages

Quantum Ensembles

chapter 16|12 pages

The Fermi Gas

chapter 17|14 pages

The Bose Gas

chapter 18|14 pages

Bose–Einstein Condensation

chapter 19|16 pages

The Order Parameter

chapter 20|12 pages

Superfluidity

chapter 21|12 pages

Superconductivity