Statistical Mechanics: A Set Of Lectures
This classic graduate lecture note volume on statistical mechanics focuses on Physics, rather than mathematics. It provides a concise introduction to basic concepts and a clear presentation of difficult topics, while challenging the student to reflect upon as yet unanswered questions.
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Statistical Mechanics: A Set Of Lectures
This classic graduate lecture note volume on statistical mechanics focuses on Physics, rather than mathematics. It provides a concise introduction to basic concepts and a clear presentation of difficult topics, while challenging the student to reflect upon as yet unanswered questions.
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Statistical Mechanics: A Set Of Lectures

Statistical Mechanics: A Set Of Lectures

by Richard P. Feynman
Statistical Mechanics: A Set Of Lectures

Statistical Mechanics: A Set Of Lectures

by Richard P. Feynman

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Overview

This classic graduate lecture note volume on statistical mechanics focuses on Physics, rather than mathematics. It provides a concise introduction to basic concepts and a clear presentation of difficult topics, while challenging the student to reflect upon as yet unanswered questions.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780201360769
Publisher: Westview Press
Publication date: 03/05/1998
Series: Frontiers in Physics
Edition description: REV
Pages: 372
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Richard P. Feynman was raised in Far Rockaway, New York, and received his Ph.D. from Princeton. He held professorships at both Cornell and the California Institute of Technology. In 1965 he received the Nobel Prize for his work on quantum electrodynamics. He died in 1988.

Table of Contents

Front Matter — INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICAL MECHANICS — DENSITY MATRICES — PATH INTEGRALS — CLASSICAL SYSTEM OF N PARTICLES — ORDER-DISORDER THEORY — CREATION AND ANNIHILATION OPERATORS — SPIN WAVES — POLARON PROBLEM — ELECTRON GAS IN A METAL — SUPERCONDUCTIVITY — SUPERFLUIDITY
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