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Basics of statistical physics: A bachelor degree introduction
Müller-Kirsten, H. J. W.
2010
World Scientific
Hackensack
ISBN: 9789814287227, 9814287229
Hackensack : World Scientific 211 pages (2010)2010
Keyword(s): statistical mechanics ; Statistical physics ; Textbook
Content:
- Statistical mechanics of an ideal gas (Maxwell)
- The a priori probability
- Classical statistics (Maxwell-Boltzmann)
- Entropy
- Quantum statistics
- Exact form of distribution functions
- Application to radiation (light quanta)
- Debye theory of specific heat of solids
- Electrons in metals
- Limitations of the preceding theory - improvement with ensemble method
- Averaging instead of maximization, and Bose-Einstein condensation