Table of Contents

Table of common physical constants; 1. Introduction; 2. The general theorems of statistical mechanics for assemblies of permanent systems; 3. Assemblies of permanent systems (cont.). The specific heats of simple gases; 4. Partition functions for temperature radiation and crystals. Simple properties of crystals; 5. The general assembly. Dissociation and evaporation; 6. The relationship of the equilibrium theory to classical thermodynamics; 7. Nernst's heat theorem and the chemical constants; 8. The theory of imperfect gases; 9. The theory of imperfect gases (cont.); 10. Interatomic forces; 11. The electron theory of metals, thermionics and metallic conduction. Semi-conductors; 12. Electric and magnetic susceptibilities. Ferromagnetism; 13. Application to liquids and solutions; 14. Assemblies of atoms, atomic ions and electron; 15. Atmospheric problems; 16. Applications to stellar interiors; 17. Mechanisms of interaction. Collision processes; 18. Chemical kinetics in gaseous systems; 19. Mechanisms of interaction. Radiative processes; 20. Fluctuations; 21. Recent applications to cooperative and other phenomena; Index of authors quoted; Index of subjects.