An Introduction to Statistical Mechanics and Thermodynamics 2nd Edition

An Introduction to Statistical Mechanics and Thermodynamics 2nd Edition – Ebook Instant Download/Delivery ISBN(s): 9780198853237,0198853238,9780192594631, 019259463X

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• ISBN 10: 019259463X
• ISBN 13: 9780192594631
• Author: Robert H. Swendsen

An Introduction to Statistical Mechanics and Thermodynamics returns with a second edition which includes new chapters, further explorations, and updated information into the study of statistical mechanics and thermal dynamics. The first part of the book derives the entropy of the classical ideal gas, using only classical statistical mechanics and an analysis of multiple systems first suggested by Boltzmann. The properties of the entropy are then expressed as “postulates” of thermodynamics in the second part of the book. From these postulates, the formal structure of thermodynamics is developed. The third part of the book introduces the canonical and grand canonical ensembles, which are shown to facilitate calculations for many model systems. An explanation of irreversible phenomena that is consistent with time-reversal invariance in a closed system is presented. The fourth part of the book is devoted to quantum statistical mechanics, including black-body radiation, the harmonic solid, Bose-Einstein and Fermi-Dirac statistics, and an introduction to band theory, including metals, insulators, and semiconductors. The final chapter gives a brief introduction to the theory of phase transitions. Throughout the book, there is a strong emphasis on computational methods to make abstract concepts more concrete.

Table of contents:

1. 1 Introduction
2. 2 The Classical Ideal Gas
3. 3 Discrete Probability Theory
4. 4 The Classical Ideal Gas: Configurational Entropy
5. 5 Continuous Random Numbers
6. 6 The Classical Ideal Gas: Energy Dependence of Entropy
7. 7 Classical Gases: Ideal and Otherwise
8. 8 Temperature, Pressure, Chemical Potential, and All That
9. 9 The Postulates and Laws of Thermodynamics
10. 10 Perturbations of Thermodynamic State Functions
11. 11 Thermodynamic Processes
12. 12 Thermodynamic Potentials
13. 13 The Consequences of Extensivity
14. 14 Thermodynamic Identities
15. 15 Extremum Principles
16. 16 Stability Conditions
17. 17 Phase Transitions
18. 18 The Nernst Postulate: The Third Law of Thermodynamics
19. 19 Ensembles in Classical Statistical Mechanics
20. 20 Classical Ensembles: Grandand Otherwise
21. 21 Refining the Definition of Entropy
22. 22 Irreversibility
23. 23 Quantum Ensembles
24. 24 Quantum Canonical Ensemble
25. 25 Black-Body Radiation
26. 26 The Harmonic Solid
27. 27 Ideal Quantum Gases
28. 28 Bose–Einstein Statistics
29. 29 Fermi–Dirac Statistics
30. 30 Insulators and Semiconductors
31. 31 Phase Transitions and the Ising Model

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